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George Cotton 1506–1545 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1506

Birth Location: Combermere, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 25 Mar 1545

Death Location: Combermere, Cheshire, England

Father: Sir RUDHEATH

Mother: Cicely Mainwaring

Spouse(s): Lady Cotton

Children(s): Sir Combermere,, Mary Grey, Baron 1540, Lady Cotton, Lady Cotton, Winifred Cotton, Frances Cotton, George Cotton, William Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Matilda Cotton, Maud Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Winifred Cotton

George Cotton was born in 1506 in Combermere, Cheshire, England, the child of Sir John De Cotton Esquire Of Rudheath And Cicely Mainwaring. George Cotton married Lady Mary Onley Bagnall De Cotton, and had children including Baron Sir Robert Cotton 1540, Dorothy Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Frances Cotton, George Cotton, Lady Emma Cotton, Lady Mary Alice Cotton, Mary Grey, Matilda Cotton, Maud Cotton, Sir Richard Henry Cotton Of Combermere, William Cotton, Winifred Cotton. George Cotton passed away in 1545 in Combermere, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • George Cotton was born in 1506 in Combermere, Cheshire, England, the child of Sir John De Cotton Esquire Of Rudheath And Cicely Mainwaring.
  • George Cotton married Lady Mary Onley Bagnall De Cotton, and had children including Baron Sir Robert Cotton 1540, Dorothy Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Frances Cotton, George Cotton, Lady Emma Cotton, Lady Mary Alice Cotton, Mary Grey, Matilda Cotton, Maud Cotton, Sir Richard Henry Cotton Of Combermere, William Cotton, Winifred Cotton.
  • George Cotton passed away in 1545 in Combermere, Cheshire, England.

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George Cotton's Ancestors

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George Cotton
1506–1545
Birth Place: Combermere, Cheshire, England
Parents
Sir John de COTTON, ESQUIRE, of RUDHEATH
1464–1508
Coton, Cotton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Cicely Mainwaring
1468–1507
Ightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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George Cotton's Descendants

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George Cotton (1506–25 Mar 1545) m. Lady (Mary Onley Bagnall De) Cotton (14 Mar 1506–13 Mar 1560)
  1. 1. Sir (Richard Henry Cotton of) Combermere, 1539–1602 m. Lady (Mary) Mainwaring 1541–1578
    1. 1. Mary (Marshall) Cotton 1553–1625 m. Thomas (Nicholas Marshall) II 1545–1618
      1. 1. Martha (Marshall\) 3-3 1585–1645 m. GEORGE (RICHARD POTTER (b 1584 London m 1607 Martha Marshall or Middleton) ?) 1584–1640
        1. 1. Robert Potter 1608–1653 m. Isabel (Anthony) Tripp 1612–1643
        2. 2. Susanna Potter 1619–1675
      2. 2. Ann Marshall 1576–1650
  2. 2. Mary Grey –1580
  3. 3. Baron (Sir Robert Cotton,) 1540 1540–1605
  4. 4. Lady (Emma) Cotton 1540–1574
  5. 5. Lady (Mary Alice) Cotton 1541–1580
  6. 6. Winifred Cotton 1525–1559
  7. 7. Frances Cotton 1530–1565
  8. 8. George Cotton 1540–
  9. 9. William Cotton 1536–
  10. 10. Elizabeth Cotton 1535–1594
  11. 11. Matilda Cotton 1536–1571
  12. 12. Maud Cotton 1529–
  13. 13. Dorothy Cotton 1543–1612
  14. 14. Winifred Cotton 1545–1599

George Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1506
1506
Birth of George Cotton in Combermere, Cheshire, England
Combermere, Cheshire, England
1545
25 Mar 1545
Age 39
Death of George Cotton in Combermere, Cheshire, England
Combermere, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1506
    Event Place: Combermere, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1545
    Event Place: Combermere, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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