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Elizabeth Brocas 1573–1658 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1573

Birth Location: Theddingworth, Leicestershire, , England

Death Date: 18 May 1658

Death Location: Bermondsey Abbey, London, Westminster Abbey, England

Father: William Brocas

Mother: Jane Dexter

Spouse(s): Robert Cotton

Children(s): Thomas Cotton

Elizabeth Brocas was born in 1573 in Theddingworth, Leicestershire, , England, the child of William Brocas And Jane Elizabeth Dexter. Elizabeth Brocas married Robert Bruce Cotton, and had children including Thomas Cotton. Elizabeth Brocas passed away in 1658 in Bermondsey Abbey, London, Westminster Abbey, England.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Brocas was born in 1573 in Theddingworth, Leicestershire, , England, the child of William Brocas And Jane Elizabeth Dexter.
  • Elizabeth Brocas married Robert Bruce Cotton, and had children including Thomas Cotton.
  • Elizabeth Brocas passed away in 1658 in Bermondsey Abbey, London, Westminster Abbey, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Brocas's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Brocas
1573–1658
Birth Place: Theddingworth, Leicestershire, , England
Parents
William Brocas
1547–1657
Theddingworth, Leicestershire, England
Jane (Elizabeth) Dexter
1551–1621
Theddingworth, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Robert Brocas
1510–1557
Dunstable, , Bedfordshire, England
Dorothy Ruthall
1505–1578
Moulsoe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Thomas (Haywood) Dexter
1520–1574
Theddingworth, Leicestershire, England
Lady (Eliza Mary) Matte
1525–1584
Theddingworth, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sophia Dunning
1500–1555
William Matte
1500–1559
William Matte
1500–1559
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Brocas's Descendants

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Elizabeth Brocas (16 May 1573–18 May 1658) m. Robert (Bruce) Cotton (22 Jan 1570–6 May 1631)
  1. 1. Thomas Cotton 1594–1662 m. Elizabeth (Brocas *) Cotton 1573–1658
    1. 1. Sir (John Bertie Hynde Cotton, 3rd Baronet of Connington) * 1621–1702 m. Anne (Harrison Hutchinson) * 1630–1702
      1. 1. Judge (John "Bertie" Cotten) Jr 1658–1728 m. Martha (Angelique) Godwin 1668–1732
        1. 1. Alexander (Spotswood) Cotten 1700–1764 m. Ann Foster 1701–1720

Elizabeth Brocas's Timeline

7 Records

1573
16 May 1573
Birth of Elizabeth Brocas in Theddingworth, Leicestershire, , England
Theddingworth, Leicestershire, , England
1582
16 Aug 1582
Age 9
Elizabeth Brocas was married In St. Alkmund, Derby, England
St. Alkmund, Derby, England
1588
1588
Age 15
Elizabeth Brocas was married in Covington, , Huntingdonshire, England
Covington, , Huntingdonshire, England
1592
1592
Age 19
Elizabeth Brocas was married in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
1620
1620
Age 47
Elizabeth Brocas was married in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
1624
10 Nov 1624
Age 51
Elizabeth Brocas was married in Surrey, England
Surrey, England
1658
18 May 1658
Age 85
Death of Elizabeth Brocas in Bermondsey Abbey, London, Westminster Abbey, England
Bermondsey Abbey, London, Westminster Abbey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1573
    Event Place: Theddingworth, Leicestershire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1582
    Event Place: St. Alkmund, Derby, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1588
    Event Place: Covington, , Huntingdonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1592
    Event Place: Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1624
    Event Place: Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1658
    Event Place: Bermondsey Abbey, London, Westminster Abbey, England

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