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Frances Cotton 1573–1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1573

Birth Location: Hemington (Leicester), Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 16 April 1632

Death Location: Lockington, North West Leicestershire District, Leicestershire, England

Father: Sir Cotton

Mother: Lady Mainwaring

Spouse(s): George Abell

Children(s): Richard Abell, Robert Abell

In 1573, Frances Cotton entered the world in Hemington (Leicester), Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Richard Cotton And Lady Mary Mainwaring. Frances Cotton married George Abell, and had children including Richard Abell, Robert Abell. Frances Cotton passed away in 1632 in Lockington, North West Leicestershire District, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1573, Frances Cotton entered the world in Hemington (Leicester), Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Richard Cotton And Lady Mary Mainwaring.
  • Frances Cotton married George Abell, and had children including Richard Abell, Robert Abell.
  • Frances Cotton passed away in 1632 in Lockington, North West Leicestershire District, Leicestershire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Frances Cotton's Ancestors

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Frances Cotton
1573–1632
Birth Place: Hemington (Leicester), Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Richard Cotton
1539–1602
Combermere, Cheshire, England
Lady (Mary) Mainwaring
1541–1578
Ightfield, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Arthur) Mainwaring
1520–1590
Ightfield, Shropshire, England
Lady (Margaret) Mainwaring
1521–1574
Over Peover, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Mainwaring
1495–1520
Lady Corbet
1498–1540
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Corbet
1476–1513
Elizabeth Vernon
1481–1563

Frances Cotton's Descendants

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Frances Cotton (1573–16 April 1632) m. George Abell (1561–1630)
  1. 1. Richard Abell 1610–1647 m. Joanna (Ann) Foote 1610–1672
    1. 1. Samuel (Abell) I 1650–1697 m. Winifred Hall 1684–1754
      1. 1. Samuel (Abell) II 1677–1763 m. Winifred Riley 1652–1697
        1. 1. Samuel (Abell) III 1719–1777 m. Eleanor O'Bryan 1704–1775
  2. 2. Robert Abell 1605–1663
    1. 1. Preserved Abell 1644–1724
      1. 1. Joshua (Abell) Sr 1695–1732
        1. 1. Cpt. (Robert Abell) Abell 1721–1800

Frances Cotton's Timeline

3 Records

1573
1573
Birth of Frances Cotton in Hemington (Leicester), Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Hemington (Leicester), Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
1598
1598
Age 25
Frances Cotton was married in Wrenbury, Ches, England, United Kingdom
Wrenbury, Ches, England, United Kingdom
1632
16 April 1632
Age 59
Death of Frances Cotton in Lockington, North West Leicestershire District, Leicestershire, England
Lockington, North West Leicestershire District, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1573
    Event Place: Hemington (Leicester), Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1598
    Event Place: Wrenbury, Ches, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 April 1632
    Event Place: Lockington, North West Leicestershire District, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lockington, North West Leicestershire District, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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