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George COTTON 1505–1545 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Combermere (Cheshire) England

Death Date: 25 March 1545

Death Location: Nettleden, Dacorum Borough, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Cicely MAINWARING

Mother: John COTTON

Spouse(s): Mary ONLEY

Children(s): Richard Combermere, Mary (Grey), Dorothy (Torboch), Elizabeth (Francis)

George COTTON was born in 1505 in Combermere (Cheshire) England, the child of Cicely Mainwaring And John Cotton. George COTTON married Mary Onley, and had children including Dorothy Cotton Torboch, Elizabeth Cotton Francis, Mary Cotton Grey, Richard Cotton Of Combermere. George COTTON passed away in 1545 in Nettleden, Dacorum Borough, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • George COTTON was born in 1505 in Combermere (Cheshire) England, the child of Cicely Mainwaring And John Cotton.
  • George COTTON married Mary Onley, and had children including Dorothy Cotton Torboch, Elizabeth Cotton Francis, Mary Cotton Grey, Richard Cotton Of Combermere.
  • George COTTON passed away in 1545 in Nettleden, Dacorum Borough, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George COTTON's Ancestors

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George COTTON
1505–1545
Birth Place: Combermere (Cheshire) England
Parents
Cicely MAINWARING
1468–1507
Cotton (Shropshire) England
John COTTON
1464–1508
Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas MAINWARING
1437–1508
Over Peover (Cheshire) England
Jane (de SUTTON of) Dudley
1434–1476
Dudley Castle, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William MAINWEARING
–1497
John Dudley
1400–1487
Elizabeth Lady
1390–1478
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Randle VENABLES)
1363–1456
Margery VENABLES
1369–1459
John SUTTON
1380–1406
Constance (Sutton)
1385–1432
John BERKELEY
1352–1428
Elizabeth Berkeley
1353–1420

George COTTON's Descendants

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George COTTON (1505–25 March 1545) m. Mary ONLEY (1517–13 Mar 1559)
  1. 1. Richard (COTTON of) Combermere 1540–1602 m. Mary MAINWARING 1541–1578
  2. 2. Mary (COTTON) (Grey) 1541–1580
  3. 3. Dorothy (COTTON) (Torboch) 1543–1602
  4. 4. Elizabeth (COTTON) (Francis) 1535–1594

George COTTON's Timeline

2 Records

1505
1505
Birth of George COTTON in Combermere (Cheshire) England
Combermere (Cheshire) England
1545
25 March 1545
Age 40
Death of George COTTON in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Combermere (Cheshire) England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 March 1545
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nettleden, Dacorum Borough, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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