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George Cotton 1506–1545 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1506

Birth Location: Cotton, Salop, England

Death Date: 25 Mar 1545

Death Location: Nettleden, Dacorum Borough, Hertfordshire, England

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Spouse(s): Mary Onley

Children(s): Sir Cotton

George Cotton was born in 1506 in Cotton, Salop, England, the child of John Cotton And Cicely Mainwaring. George Cotton married Mary Onley, and had children including Sir Richard Cotton. George Cotton passed away in 1545 in Nettleden, Dacorum Borough, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • George Cotton was born in 1506 in Cotton, Salop, England, the child of John Cotton And Cicely Mainwaring.
  • George Cotton married Mary Onley, and had children including Sir Richard Cotton.
  • George Cotton passed away in 1545 in Nettleden, Dacorum Borough, Hertfordshire, England.

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George Cotton's Ancestors

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George Cotton
1506–1545
Birth Place: Cotton, Salop, England
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George Cotton's Descendants

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George Cotton (1506–25 Mar 1545) m. Mary Onley (1517–)
  1. 1. Sir (Richard) Cotton 1539–1602 m. Mary Mainwaring 1541–1578 m. Jane Seylyard 1557–1596
    1. 1. Jeffrey Cotton 1579–1622 m. Joane Reade 1589–1642
      1. 1. Rev. (William) Cotton 1609–1640 m. Ann Graves 1620–1684
        1. 1. Verlinda Cotton 1640–1683 m. Thomas Burdett 1636–1667 m. Richard Broughton 1634–1706
        2. 2. Walter Cotton 1636–1640
        3. 3. William Cotton 1636–1637
      2. 2. Richard Cotton 1622–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Cotton 1615–1616
      4. 4. Francis Cotton 1619–1620
      5. 5. John Cotton 1613–1673
      6. 6. Thomas Cotton 1617–1674
      7. 7. Anne Cotton 1611–1612
      8. 8. Peter Cotton 1607–1615
      9. 9. Verlinda Cotton 1605–1675 m. William Stone 1598–1659
        1. 1. Captain (Thomas Stone) Dr 1635–1733 m. Eliza (Christiana) Parish 1632–1710
    2. 2. Arthur Cotton 1562–1649
    3. 3. Jane Cotton 1580–
    4. 4. Dorothy Cotton 1572–1647
    5. 5. Elizabeth Cotton 1566–1567
    6. 6. Winifred Cotton 1568–1569
    7. 7. George Cotton 1560–1561
    8. 8. Andrew Cotton 1575–1640
    9. 9. Frances Cotton 1565–1646
    10. 10. Robert Cotton –1596
    11. 11. Son (2) Cotton 1590–
    12. 12. Daughter Cotton 1597–
    13. 13. Son (3) Cotton 1599–

George Cotton's Timeline

3 Records

1506
1506
Birth of George Cotton in Cotton, Salop, England
Cotton, Salop, England
1537
11 Nov 1537
Age 31
George Cotton was married
None
1545
25 Mar 1545
Age 39
Death of George Cotton in Combermere, Cheshire, Northamptonshire, England
Combermere, Cheshire, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1506
    Event Place: Cotton, Salop, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1537
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1545
    Event Place: Combermere, Cheshire, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nettleden, Dacorum Borough, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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