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Frances Cotton 1563–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: BET 1563 AND 1586

Birth Location: Combermere, Cheshire, England

Death Date: BET 1608 AND 1674

Death Location: Leicester St Nicholas, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Richard Cotton

Mother: Mary Mainwaring

Spouse(s): George Abell

Children(s): Mary Abell, Robert Abell

In 1563, Frances Cotton entered the world in Combermere, Cheshire, England, born to Richard Cotton And Mary Mainwaring. In 1594, Frances Cotton resided in , Wrenbury, Cheshire, England. Frances Cotton married George A Abell, and had children including Mary Abell, Robert Abell. Frances Cotton passed away in 1608 in Leicester St Nicholas, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1563, Frances Cotton entered the world in Combermere, Cheshire, England, born to Richard Cotton And Mary Mainwaring.
  • In 1594, Frances Cotton resided in , Wrenbury, Cheshire, England.
  • Frances Cotton married George A Abell, and had children including Mary Abell, Robert Abell.
  • Frances Cotton passed away in 1608 in Leicester St Nicholas, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Cotton
1539–1602
Birth Location: Combermere, Cheshire, England
RC
Mary Mainwaring
1541–1578
Birth Location: Ightfield,,Shropshire,England
MM

Spouses(s)

George Abell
1561–1630
Birth Location: Stapenhill, Derby Lockington, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
GA

Children(s)

Mary Abell
1642–1646
Birth Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
MA
Robert Abell
1605–1663
Birth Location: Weymouth, Dorset, England
RA

Frances Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Frances Cotton
1563–1608
Birth Place: Combermere, Cheshire, England
Parents
Richard Cotton
1539–1602
Combermere, Cheshire, England
Mary Mainwaring
1541–1578
Ightfield,,Shropshire,England
Grandparents
George Cotton
1505–1545
Combermere & Stoke, Coventry, England
Mary Onley
1510–1560
Catesby, Northampton, England
Great-Grandparents
John Cotton
1460–1507
Cicely Mainwaring
1460–1507
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Mainwaring
1430–1508
Jane Dudley
1430–1472

Frances Cotton's Descendants

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Frances Cotton (BET 1563 AND 1586–BET 1608 AND 1674) m. George (A.) Abell (1561–11 SEP 1630)
  1. 1. Mary Abell 1642–1646 m. Samuel Luther 1636–1716
    1. 1. Joanna Luther 1687–1706 m. Nathaniel Willmarth 1677–1747
      1. 1. Joanna Wilmarth 1705– m. Timothy Read 1699–1786
        1. 1. Sarah Read 1732–1784 m. Ephraim Bliss 1726–1804
  2. 2. Robert Abell 1605–1663 m. Joanna Hyde 1610–1672
    1. 1. Joshua Abell 1649–1725 m. Mehitabel Smith 1655– m. Bethiah Gager 1657–1723
      1. 1. Sarah Abell 1690–1730 m. John Leffingwell 1689–1733
        1. 1. Elizabeth Leffingwell 1713–1822 m. Ezra Hyde 1709–1741
        2. 2. Mary Leffingwell 1723–1760 m. David Bushnell 1722–1760
      2. 2. Anne Abell 1681–1728 m. Nathaniel Fitch 1679–1759
        1. 1. Elizabeth Fitch 1718–1747 m. Daniel Bissell 1697–1776
    2. 2. Benjamin Abell 1650–1699 m. Hannah Baldwin 1656–1717
      1. 1. Hannah Abell 1679–1756 m. Ebenezer Metcalf 1706–1755
        1. 1. Timothy Metcalf 1711–1773 m. Hannah Metcalf 1712–1756
      2. 2. Mary (Margaret) Abell 1685–1751 m. Joseph Tracy 1682–1765
        1. 1. Elisha (Phineas) Tracy 1712–1783 m. Elizabeth Dorr 1735–1781 m. Lucy Huntington 1722–1751
        2. 2. Joseph Tracy 1706–1787 m. Anna Hinckley 1716–1801
        3. 3. Margaret Tracy 1710–1767 m. William Waterman 1710–1789
        4. 4. Mary Tracy 1708–1780 m. Benjamin (F) Wentworth 1698–1764
        5. 5. Phineas Tracy 1720–1721
        6. 6. Zerwich Tracy 1718–1719
        7. 7. Jerusha Tracy 1723–1764 m. Daniel Peck 1719– m. Jedidiah Hyde 1712–1761
    3. 3. Preserved Abell 1644–1724 m. Sarah Bowen –1704
      1. 1. Joshua Abell 1695– m. Rebecca Carpenter 1698–1758
        1. 1. Joshua Abell 1731–1811 m. Elizabeth Lyon 1735–1774

Frances Cotton's Timeline

6 Records

1563
BET 1563 AND 1586
Birth of Frances Cotton
None
1565
1565
Age 2
Birth of Frances Cotton in Combermere, Cheshire, England
Combermere, Cheshire, England
1594
1 MAY 1594
Age 31
Frances Cotton resided here in , Wrenbury, Cheshire, England
, Wrenbury, Cheshire, England
1599
1 MAY 1599
Age 36
Frances Cotton resided here in , Wrenbury, Cheshire, England
, Wrenbury, Cheshire, England
1608
BET 1608 AND 1674
Age 45
Death of Frances Cotton
None
1632
16 APR 1632
Age 69
Death of Frances Cotton in Hemington, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Hemington, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Combermere, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 45, Ed. 1, Tree #3205
    [2] 3205.ftw

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 MAY 1594
    Event Place: , Wrenbury, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 APR 1632
    Event Place: Hemington, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 45, Ed. 1, Tree #3205
    [2] 3205.ftw

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: BET 1563 AND 1586
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 46, Ed. 1, Tree #0302
    [2] 302.ftw

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BET 1608 AND 1674
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 46, Ed. 1, Tree #0302
    [2] 302.ftw

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leicester St Nicholas, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 MAY 1599
    Event Place: , Wrenbury, Cheshire, England
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