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Elizabeth Brocas 1573–1658 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1573

Birth Location: Theddingworth,,Leicestershire,England

Death Date: 18 May 1658

Death Location: Westminster Abbey,Westminster,Middlesex,England

Father: William Brocas

Mother: Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth Dexter. Elizabeth Brocas married Robert Bruce Cotton, and had children including Thomas Cotton. Elizabeth Brocas passed away in 1658 in Westminster Abbey,Westminster,Middlesex,England.

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Biography

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

Immediate Family

Parents

William Brocas
1547–
Birth Location: Theddingworth, Endland, Leicestershire, England
WB
Elizabeth Dexter
1551–1621
Birth Location: Theddingworth, , Leicestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Robert Cotton
1571–1631
Birth Location: Conington,,Huntingdonshire,England
RC

Children(s)

Thomas Cotton
1594–1662
Birth Location: Connington,,Huntingdonshire,England
TC

Elizabeth Brocas's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Brocas
1573–1658
Birth Place: Theddingworth,,Leicestershire,England
Parents
William Brocas
1547–
Theddingworth, Endland, Leicestershire, England
Elizabeth Dexter
1551–1621
Theddingworth, , Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Robert Brocas
–1558
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Brocas's Descendants

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Elizabeth Brocas (1573–18 May 1658) m. Robert (Bruce) Cotton (22 Jan 1571–6 May 1631)
  1. 1. Thomas Cotton 1594–1662 m. Margaret Howard 1593–1621
    1. 1. Elizabeth Cotton 1620–
    2. 2. John Cotton 1625–1702 m. Anne (Hutcheson) Harrison 1630–1658
      1. 1. John Cotton 1658–1728 m. Martha Godwin 1650–1732
        1. 1. Thomas Cotton 1718–1771 m. Patience Bridgers 1729–1795
        2. 2. Anne Cotton 1688–1736 m. John Thomas 1690–1745
        3. 3. Arthur Cotton 1716–1779
        4. 4. James Cotton 1712–1758
        5. 5. Priscilla Cotton 1706–
        6. 6. Alexander (Spotswood) Cotton 1700–1765

Elizabeth Brocas's Timeline

2 Records

1573
1573
Birth of Elizabeth Brocas in Theddingworth,,Leicestershire,England
Theddingworth,,Leicestershire,England
1658
18 May 1658
Age 85
Death of Elizabeth Brocas in Westminster Abbey,Westminster,Middlesex,England
Westminster Abbey,Westminster,Middlesex,England

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1658
    Event Place: Westminster Abbey,Westminster,Middlesex,England
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