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Dorothy Cotton 1543–1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1543

Birth Location: Combermere, Cheshire, , England

Death Date: 14 Jun 1602

Death Location: Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Father: Sir Cotton

Mother: Lady Cotton

Spouse(s): Edward Lymbrey

Children(s): Dorothy Lymbrey, Richard Cotton, Jane Cotton, Frances Cotton, Mary Marshall, Jeffrey Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Winifred Cotton, Arthur Cotton, Nicholas Cotton, William Exeter”, Andrew Cotton, George Abby, Elizabeth Cotton, Frances Cotton, Mary Cotton

The story of Dorothy Cotton began in 1543 in Combermere, Cheshire, , England. Dorothy Cotton married Edward Of Lyn House Mariner Lymbrey, and had children including Andrew Cotton, Arthur Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Dorothy Lady Cotton Lymbrey, Elizabeth Cotton, Frances Cotton, Frances De Cotton, George Cotton Master Of Combermere Abby, Jane Cotton, Jeffrey Cotton, Mary Margery Cotton, Mary Cotton Marshall, Nicholas Cotton, Richard Cotton, William Cotton Bishop Of Exeter, Winifred Cotton. Dorothy Cotton passed away in 1602 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy Cotton began in 1543 in Combermere, Cheshire, , England.
  • Dorothy Cotton married Edward Of Lyn House Mariner Lymbrey, and had children including Andrew Cotton, Arthur Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Dorothy Lady Cotton Lymbrey, Elizabeth Cotton, Frances Cotton, Frances De Cotton, George Cotton Master Of Combermere Abby, Jane Cotton, Jeffrey Cotton, Mary Margery Cotton, Mary Cotton Marshall, Nicholas Cotton, Richard Cotton, William Cotton Bishop Of Exeter, Winifred Cotton.
  • Dorothy Cotton passed away in 1602 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Cotton
1510–1582
Birth Location: Staffordshire, England
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Lady Cotton
1506–1560
Birth Location: Catesby (Northampton) England
LC

Spouses(s)

Edward Lymbrey
1530–1570
Birth Location: Lymbrey, Oxfordshire, England
EL

Children(s)

Dorothy Lymbrey
1560–1647
Birth Location: Lymbrey, Oxfordshire, , England,
DL
Richard Cotton
1566–1598
Birth Location: Combermere, Cheshire, England
RC
Jane Cotton
1560–
Birth Location: Combermere, Cheshire, England
JC
Frances Cotton
1573–1630
Birth Location: Hemington, Leicestershire, England
FC
Mary Marshall
1553–1625
Birth Location: Bassingham, North Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
MM
Jeffrey Cotton
1564–1640
Birth Location: Combermere, Cheshire, , England
JC
Dorothy Cotton
1560–1600
Birth Location: Combermere, Cheshire, England
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Winifred Cotton
1568–1647
Birth Location: Combermere, Cheshire, England
WC
Arthur Cotton
1562–1563
Birth Location: Combermere, Cheshire, England
AC
Nicholas Cotton
1573–1676
Birth Location: Hornchurch, Essex, England
NC
William Exeter”
1560–1621
Birth Location: Exeter, Devon, England
WE
Andrew Cotton
1564–1640
Birth Location: Combermere, Cheshire, , England
AC
George Abby
1560–1647
Birth Location: Combermere Abbey, Dodcott cum Wilkesley, Nr. Audlem, Cheshire, England
GA
Elizabeth Cotton
1561–1567
Birth Location: Combermere, Cheshire, Northamptonshire, England
EC
Frances Cotton
1565–1646
Birth Location: Combermere, Cheshire, England
FC
Mary Cotton
1553–1705
Birth Location: Abbotts Ann, Hampshire, England
MC

Dorothy Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Cotton
1543–1602
Birth Place: Combermere, Cheshire, , England
Parents
Sir Humphrey Cotton
1510–1582
Staffordshire, England
Lady (Mary Onley Bagnall De) Cotton
1506–1560
Catesby (Northampton) England
Grandparents
John (Onley 1463 -) 1512
1463–1512
Catesby Abbey, Catesby, Northamptonshire, England
Jane (Pigott 1467 -) 1513
1467–1513
Albrighton, Salop, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Cotton's Descendants

1.
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Dorothy Cotton (1543–14 Jun 1602) m. Edward (of Lyn House Mariner) Lymbrey (1530–1570)
  1. 1. Dorothy (Lady Cotton) Lymbrey 1560–1647 m. Sir (Edward George Calcott (Calcotte, Colcotte), Immigrant from England to) America. 1560–1610 m. SGT. (JOHN "THE IMMIGRANT" HARRIS 10th) MGGF 1588–1638
    1. 1. Dorothy (Calcott (House of Lymbrey) (Poule)) (Harris) 1590–1638 m. JOHN (Thomas Harris V ^* Immigrant, Sgt in Colonial Militia, Served in House of) Burgesses 1588–1638
      1. 1. Dorothy (Ann) Harris 1619–1684 m. Maj. (John B Bond) Sr 1612–1669 m. John (A) Baker 1605–1645 m. John Baker 1619–1655
        1. 1. Frances (Dorothy) Cobb 1670–1703 m. Edward Cobb 1664–1730 m. Edward Cobb 1664–1730
        2. 2. William Bond 1645–1696
        3. 3. Frances (Dorothy) Bond 1649–1684
        4. 4. Benjamin (V) BOND 1650–1660
        5. 5. BENJAMIN (V) Bond 1650–1690
        6. 6. John Bond 1647–1745
        7. 7. William Bond 1645–1695
        8. 8. John Bond 1647–1688
      2. 2. Thomas Harris 1626–1717
      3. 3. Daniel Harris –1701
      4. 4. John Harris 1624–1684
      5. 5. William Harris 1629–1678
      6. 6. Dorothy Harris 1619–1684
      7. 7. William (Robert Harris "Curles Neck Plantation" II Ma. (Killed in Indian) Battle) 1626–1678
      8. 8. Frances Harris 1613–1679
      9. 9. Cranmer Harris 1608–1674
      10. 10. Thomas Harris 1636–1688
      11. 11. George Harris 1614–1672
      12. 12. Dorothy Harris 1619–1684
      13. 13. Peter Harris 1617–1679
      14. 14. Maj (Robert) Harris 1626–1717
      15. 15. Capt (William) Harris 1608–1730
      16. 16. John Harris 1611–1679
      17. 17. John (Wyatt) Harris 1624–1663
      18. 18. Alice Harris 1619–1645
      19. 19. CaptThomas (Edward) Harris 1616–1672
      20. 20. Peter Harris 1620–1679
      21. 21. Maj (Robert Harris of) VA 1614–1701
      22. 22. Cranmer Harris 1608–1674
      23. 23. Peter Harris 1632–1709
      24. 24. Capt (William) Harris 1608–1730
      25. 25. William Harris 1629–1678
      26. 26. Alice Harris 1614–1645
      27. 27. John Harris 1611–1679
      28. 28. Peter Harris 1617–1679
      29. 29. Major (Robert) Harris 1630–1701
      30. 30. Dorothy (Harris) Bond 1607–1634
      31. 31. Robert (Harris) (Major) 1614–1701
      32. 32. Peter Harris 1617–1688
      33. 33. George Harris 1614–1672
      34. 34. Captain (William) Harris 1608–1730
      35. 35. John Harris 1624–1673
      36. 36. Alice Harris 1614–1645
      37. 37. Major (Robert Harris of) VA 1614–1701
      38. 38. Peter Harris 1620–1679
      39. 39. Thomas Harris 1636–1687
      40. 40. Thomas (Harris) I 1616–1672
      41. 41. John Harris 1611–1664
      42. 42. George Harris 1614–
    2. 2. George Harris 1614–
    3. 3. Alice Harris 1614–1645
    4. 4. John Harris 1611–1638
  2. 2. Richard Cotton 1566–1598
  3. 3. Jane Cotton 1560–
  4. 4. Frances Cotton 1573–1630
  5. 5. Mary (Cotton) Marshall 1553–1625
  6. 6. Jeffrey Cotton 1564–1640
  7. 7. Dorothy Cotton 1560–1600
  8. 8. Winifred Cotton 1568–1647
  9. 9. Arthur Cotton 1562–1563
  10. 10. Nicholas Cotton 1573–1676
  11. 11. William (Cotton “Bishop of) Exeter” 1560–1621
  12. 12. Andrew Cotton 1564–1640
  13. 13. George (Cotton - Master of Combermere) Abby 1560–1647
  14. 14. Elizabeth Cotton 1561–1567
  15. 15. Frances (de) Cotton 1565–1646
  16. 16. Mary ("Margery") Cotton 1553–1705

Dorothy Cotton's Timeline

14 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Dorothy Cotton in Oxfordshire, England
Oxfordshire, England
1541
1541
Birth of Dorothy Cotton in Ightffield, Shropshire, England
Ightffield, Shropshire, England
1543
1543
Birth of Dorothy Cotton in Combermere, Cheshire, , England
Combermere, Cheshire, , England
1543
1543
Birth of Dorothy Cotton in Combermere, Cheshire, , England
Combermere, Cheshire, , England
1543
1543
Birth of Dorothy Cotton in Combermere, Cheshire, , England
Combermere, Cheshire, , England
1543
1543
Birth of Dorothy Cotton in Combermere, Cheshire, , England
Combermere, Cheshire, , England
1543
1543
Birth of Dorothy Cotton in Combermere, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Combermere, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1543
1543
Birth of Dorothy Cotton in Combermere, Cheshire, , England
Combermere, Cheshire, , England
1601
9 Aug 1601
Age 58
Death of Dorothy Cotton in Stoke, Warwickshire, , England
Stoke, Warwickshire, , England
1602
14 Jun 1602
Age 59
Death of Dorothy Cotton in Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Coventry, Warwickshire, England
1602
14 Jun 1602
Age 59
Death of Dorothy Cotton in Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Coventry, Warwickshire, England
1612
August 1612
Age 69
Death of Dorothy Cotton in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1612
August 1612
Age 69
Death of Dorothy Cotton in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1612
August 1612
Age 69
Death of Dorothy Cotton in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Combermere, Cheshire, , England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Combermere, Cheshire, , England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Combermere, Cheshire, , England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Ightffield, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Combermere, Cheshire, , England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Combermere, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Combermere, Cheshire, , England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1602
    Event Place: Coventry, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: August 1612
    Event Place: Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1601
    Event Place: Stoke, Warwickshire, , England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: August 1612
    Event Place: Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: August 1612
    Event Place: Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1602
    Event Place: Coventry, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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