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Frances Cotton 1565 – 1646 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1565

Birth Location: Dodcott cum Wilkesley, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 16 Apr 1646

Death Location: Lockington, Leicestershire, England

Father: Richard Cotton

Mother: Mary Mainwaring

Spouse(s): George Abell

Children(s): Robert Abell

The story of Frances Cotton began in 1565 in Dodcott cum Wilkesley, Cheshire, England. Frances Cotton married George A Abell, and had children including Robert Abell. Frances Cotton passed away in 1646 in Lockington, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Frances Cotton began in 1565 in Dodcott cum Wilkesley, Cheshire, England.
  • Frances Cotton married George A Abell, and had children including Robert Abell.
  • Frances Cotton passed away in 1646 in Lockington, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

Spouses(s)

George Abell
1561 – 1630
Birth Location: Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
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Children(s)

Robert Abell
1605 – 1663
Birth Location: Hemington, Leicestershire, England
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Frances Cotton's Ancestors

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Frances Cotton
1565 – 1646
Birth Place: Dodcott cum Wilkesley, Cheshire, England
Parents
Richard Cotton
1539 – 1602
Combermere Abbey, Cheshire, England
Mary Mainwaring
1541 – 1578
Ightfield, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Arthur Mainwaring
1525 – 1590
Ightfield, Shropshire, England
Margaret Mainwaring
1521 – 1591
Over Peover, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Mainwaring
1495 – 1558
Dorothy Corbet
1498 – 1600
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Corbet
1477 – 1513
Elizabeth Vernon
1475 – 1563

Frances Cotton's Descendants

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Frances Cotton (1565 – 16 Apr 1646) m. George (A) Abell (1561 – 13 Sep 1630)
  1. 1. Robert Abell (5 May 1605 – 20 Jun 1663) m. Joanna (11 Jan 1610 – Abt. 1682)
    1. 1. Experience Abell (Oct 1653 – Jan 1706) m. Deacon (John) Baldwin (5 Dec 1654 – 18 Jan 1705)
      1. 1. Tabitha Baldwin (2 Apr 1699 – 1775) m. Samuel Brewster (May 1697 – 24 Jun 1776)
        1. 1. Samuel Brewster (30 Mar 1729 – 29 Jul 1780) m. Agnes Sweetland (13 Oct 1726 – 14 Nov 1768)

Frances Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1565
1565
Birth of Frances Cotton in Dodcott cum Wilkesley, Cheshire, England
Dodcott cum Wilkesley, Cheshire, England
1646
16 Apr 1646
Age 81
Death of Frances Cotton in Lockington, Leicestershire, England
Lockington, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Dodcott cum Wilkesley, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1646
    Event Place: Lockington, Leicestershire, England
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