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Elizabeth Cotton 1542–1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1542

Birth Location: Barton, Suffolk, England

Death Date: Aft 1573

Death Location: England

Father: George Cotton

Mother: Jane Goldingham

Spouse(s): Francis Bacon

Children(s): Elizabeth Bacon

The story of Elizabeth Cotton began in 1542 in Barton, Suffolk, England. Elizabeth Cotton married Francis Bacon, and had children including Elizabeth Bacon. Elizabeth Cotton passed away in 1573 in England.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Cotton began in 1542 in Barton, Suffolk, England.
  • Elizabeth Cotton married Francis Bacon, and had children including Elizabeth Bacon.
  • Elizabeth Cotton passed away in 1573 in England.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Cotton
1485–1555
Birth Location: Great Barton, Suffolk, England
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Jane Goldingham
1505–1580
Birth Location: Belstead, Suffolk, England
JG

Spouses(s)

Francis Bacon
1561–1626
Birth Location: Strand, London, England
FB

Children(s)

Elizabeth Bacon
1573–1618
Birth Location: Hessett, Suffolk, England
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Elizabeth Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Cotton
1542–1573
Birth Place: Barton, Suffolk, England
Parents
George Cotton
1485–1555
Great Barton, Suffolk, England
Jane Goldingham
1505–1580
Belstead, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Edmund Cotton
1449–1505
Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Alice Conyers
1464–1532
Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
William Cotton
1420–1455
Alice Abbott
1424–1473
Richard Conyers
1444–1490
Alice Wycliffe
1445–1482
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Cotton
1376–1445
Joan Reade
1380–1445
John Abbott
1381–1443
Agnes
1385–1443
John Conyers
1416–1490
Margery Darcy
1418–1469
John Wycliffe
1420–1444
Anne Rokeby
1422–1454

Elizabeth Cotton's Descendants

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Elizabeth Cotton (1542–Aft 1573) m. Francis Bacon (22 Jan 1561–9 Apr 1626)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Bacon 1573–1618 m. James Bacon 1569–1618
    1. 1. James Bacon 1595–1649 m. Martha Woodward 1597–1670
      1. 1. Martha Bacon 1629–1667 m. Anthony Smith 1613–1667
        1. 1. Abigail Smith 1656–1692 m. Lewis Burwell 1647–1710
        2. 2. George Smith 1652–1710
        3. 3. Anna Smith 1652–
        4. 4. Elizabeth Smith 1653–1702
        5. 5. Martha Smith 1653–
      2. 2. William Bacon 1618–
      3. 3. Thomas Bacon 1620–1657
      4. 4. Colonel (Nathaniel) Bacon 1620–1692
      5. 5. Elizabeth Bacon 1622–
      6. 6. Anne Bacon 1626–
    2. 2. Nathaniel Bacon 1593–1692
    3. 3. William Bacon 1596–1660
    4. 4. Eleanor Bacon 1599–

Elizabeth Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1542
1542
Birth of Elizabeth Cotton in Barton, Suffolk, England
Barton, Suffolk, England
1573
Aft 1573
Age 31
Death of Elizabeth Cotton in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Barton, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft 1573
    Event Place: England
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