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Henry Cotton 1521–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1521

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 1595

Death Location: London, Middlesex, England

Father: Clement Cotton

Mother: Constance Leventhorpe

Spouse(s): Margaret Marshall

Children(s): Mary Cotton

The story of Henry Cotton began in 1521 in London, Middlesex, England. Henry Cotton married Margaret Anne Marshall, and had children including George Cotton, Jane Cotton, Mary Cotton, Roger Cotton, Thomas Cotton, William Cotton. Henry Cotton passed away in 1595 in London, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Cotton began in 1521 in London, Middlesex, England.
  • Henry Cotton married Margaret Anne Marshall, and had children including George Cotton, Jane Cotton, Mary Cotton, Roger Cotton, Thomas Cotton, William Cotton.
  • Henry Cotton passed away in 1595 in London, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Clement Cotton
1475–1525
Birth Location: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
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Constance Leventhorpe
1478–1550
Birth Location: Hatfield, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Marshall
1525–1622
Birth Location: Tydd Saint Mary, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Mary Cotton
1553–1625
Birth Location: Abbotts Ann, Hampshire, England
MC

Henry Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Henry Cotton
1521–1595
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, England
Parents
Clement Cotton
1475–1525
Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Constance Leventhorpe
1478–1550
Hatfield, Essex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Cotton's Descendants

1.
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Henry Cotton (1521–1595) m. Margaret (Anne) Marshall (1525–5 FEB 1622)
  1. 1. Mary Cotton 1553–1625 m. Thomas (Nicholas) Marshall 1545–1618
    1. 1. Thomas Marshall 1565–1634
    2. 2. Mary Marshall 1569–1618
    3. 3. Thomas (William) Marshall 1570–1618
    4. 4. Nicholas Marshall 1570–
    5. 5. John MARSHALL 1572–
    6. 6. Anne Marshall 1576–1650
    7. 7. Lucy MARSHALL 1580–
    8. 8. Martha Marshall 1585–1646
    9. 9. Audrey Collet 1587–
    10. 10. Katherine Marshall 1590–1646
    11. 11. Elizabeth (Martha) Marshall 1570–1628 m. Robert (Ralph) Potter 1566–1627
      1. 1. Alice (Rose) Potter 1587–1643
      2. 2. Nathaniel Potter 1591–1664
      3. 3. Thomas Potter 1592–1600
      4. 4. Marie Potter 1599–1669
      5. 5. Joan Potter 1595–1630
      6. 6. Elizabeth Potter 1597–1628
      7. 7. John Potter 1602– m. Hannah Meade 1603–1659
        1. 1. Deborah Potter 1628–1692 m. James Reynolds 1625–1700
      8. 8. Nicholas Potter 1604–1677
      9. 9. Mary Potter 1608–1699
      10. 10. Robert Potter 1608–1655
      11. 11. Ann Potter 1611–1630
      12. 12. Susannah Potter 1618–1675
      13. 13. Luke Potter 1620–1697
      14. 14. William PORTER 1590–1626
      15. 15. George Potter 1584–1640 m. Martha 1585–
        1. 1. Rebeckah Potter 1615–

Henry Cotton's Timeline

3 Records

1521
1521
Birth of Henry Cotton in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1595
1595
Age 74
Burial of Henry Cotton in London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
1595
1595
Age 74
Death of Henry Cotton in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England
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