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George Cotton 1560–1647 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: Combermere Abbey, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1647

Death Location: Wrenbury-cum-Frith, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

Father: Richard Cotton

Mother: Mary Cotton

Spouse(s): Mary Bromley

Children(s): Ambrosia Cotton, Anne Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Grace Cotton, John Cotton, Joyce Cotton, Judith Cotton, Margaret Cotton, Martha Cotton, Thomas Cotton, Thomas Cotton, Frances Hassall

In 1560, George Cotton entered the world in Combermere Abbey, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Richard Cotton And Mary 12Ggm Maria Mainwairing Cotton. George Cotton married Mary Bromley, and had children including Ambrosia Cotton, Anne Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Frances Hassall, Grace Cotton, John Cotton, Joyce Cotton, Judith Cotton, Margaret Cotton, Martha Cotton, Thomas Cotton. George Cotton passed away in 1647 in Wrenbury-cum-Frith, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1560, George Cotton entered the world in Combermere Abbey, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Richard Cotton And Mary 12Ggm Maria Mainwairing Cotton.
  • George Cotton married Mary Bromley, and had children including Ambrosia Cotton, Anne Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Frances Hassall, Grace Cotton, John Cotton, Joyce Cotton, Judith Cotton, Margaret Cotton, Martha Cotton, Thomas Cotton.
  • George Cotton passed away in 1647 in Wrenbury-cum-Frith, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Cotton's Ancestors

Self
George Cotton
1560–1647
Birth Place: Combermere Abbey, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Cotton
1539–1602
Combermere, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (12GGM Maria Mainwairing) Cotton
1541–1578
Ightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (George) Cotton
1505–1545
Shropshire, England
Mary Bagnall
1506–1560
Catesby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Sir (John James Mainwaring,) Knight
1530–1596
Cheshire, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Jane (Diana) Wright\Mainwaring
1525–1600
Northwich, County, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John RUDHEATH
1464–1558
Cecily Mainwaring
1468–1549
Sir Mainwaring
1495–1577
Elizabeth Brereton
1495–1545
Roger Wright
1510–1600
Elizabeth Malpas
1505–1545
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Randel Brereton
1485–1530
Eleanor Dutton
1484–1522

George Cotton's Descendants

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George Cotton (1560–1647) m. Mary Bromley (24 July 1566–1641)
  1. 1. Ambrosia Cotton 1599–1684
  2. 2. Anne Cotton 1597–
  3. 3. Dorothy Cotton 1603–1672
  4. 4. Elizabeth Cotton 1587–
  5. 5. Grace Cotton 1601–1643
  6. 6. John Cotton 1600–
  7. 7. Joyce Cotton 1603–
  8. 8. Judith Cotton 1595–
  9. 9. Margaret Cotton 1605–1606
  10. 10. Martha Cotton 1589–
  11. 11. Thomas Cotton 1590–1649
  12. 12. Thomas Cotton 1599–1643
  13. 13. Frances Hassall –1674

George Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1560
1560
Birth of George Cotton in Combermere Abbey, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Combermere Abbey, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1647
1647
Age 87
Death of George Cotton in Nantwich, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Nantwich, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Combermere Abbey, Cheshire, 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: Death
    Event Date: 1647
    Event Place: Nantwich, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wrenbury-cum-Frith, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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