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George Cotton 1505 – 1545 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Combermere (Cheshire) England

Death Date: 1545

Death Location: Combermere, Cheshire, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Rudheath

Mother: Cicely Mainwaring

Spouse(s): Mary Onley

Children(s): Richard Cotton

In 1505, George Cotton entered the world in Combermere (Cheshire) England, born to Sir John de Cotton, Esquire, of Rudheath and Cicely Mainwaring. George Cotton married Mary Onley, and had children including Richard Cotton. George Cotton passed away in 1545 in Combermere, Cheshire, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1505, George Cotton entered the world in Combermere (Cheshire) England, born to Sir John de Cotton, Esquire, of Rudheath and Cicely Mainwaring.
  • George Cotton married Mary Onley, and had children including Richard Cotton.
  • George Cotton passed away in 1545 in Combermere, Cheshire, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Rudheath
1464 – 1508
Birth Location: Coton, Cotton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
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Cicely Mainwaring
1468 – 1507
Birth Location: Ightfield, Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Onley
1517 – 1560
Birth Location: Catesby (Northampton) England
MO

Children(s)

Richard Cotton
1539 – 1602
Birth Location: England
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George Cotton's Ancestors

Self
George Cotton
1505 – 1545
Birth Place: Combermere (Cheshire) England
Parents
Sir John de Cotton, Esquire, of Rudheath
1464 – 1508
Coton, Cotton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
Cicely Mainwaring
1468 – 1507
Ightfield, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Cotton's Descendants

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George Cotton (1505 – 1545) m. Mary Onley (1517 – 14 March 1560)
  1. 1. Richard Cotton (1539 – 14 June 1602) m. Mary Mainwaring (1541 – 1578)
    1. 1. Frances (de) Cotton (1565 – 16 Apr 1646) m. George (Abell of Hemington, Stapenhill, and Derby,) Leicestershire (1561 – 11 Sep 1630)
      1. 1. Robert (Abell of Hemington, County of Leicester and Stapenhill, County of Derby) - (abt. 1605 – 20 Jun 1663) m. Joanna ("Goody" Abell Hyde) - (11 Jan 1610 – 19 Sep 1672)
        1. 1. Sgt (Caleb Abell) - (Apr 1646 – 7 Aug 1731) m. Margaret Post (21 Feb 1653 – 02 Nov 1700)

George Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1505
1505
Birth of George Cotton in Combermere (Cheshire) England
Combermere (Cheshire) England
1545
1545
Age 40
Death of George Cotton in Combermere, Cheshire, Northamptonshire, England
Combermere, Cheshire, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Combermere (Cheshire) England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Combermere, Cheshire, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
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