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Henry Cotton 1521–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1521

Birth Location: London, England

Death Date: 1595

Death Location: Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Father: Sir Knight

Mother: Lady Leventhorp

Spouse(s): Margaret Marshall

Children(s): Mary Cotton

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

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Biography

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

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Cotton's Ancestors

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Henry Cotton
1521–1595
Birth Place: London, England
Parents
Sir Clement II Cotton, Knight
1475–1525
Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Lady (Constance Marjory) Leventhorp
1478–1550
Hatfield Broad Oak, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
Grandparents
Sir (Clement) Cotton
1480–1559
Cambridgeshire, England
Magdalena (Mudwin) Doggett
1480–1554
Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Leventhorp
1474–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Cotton's Descendants

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Henry Cotton (1521–1595) m. Margaret (Anne) Marshall (1525–8 Jul 1594)
  1. 1. Mary Cotton 1553–1629 m. Sir (Thomas) Marshall 1545–1618
    1. 1. Elizabeth Marshall 1570–1628 m. Robert (Ralph) Potter, 1571–1631
      1. 1. Luke Potter 1608–1697 m. Lady (Mary) Edmonds 1625–1711
        1. 1. Dorothy Potter 1650–1752 m. MAJ. (Noah) Brooks 1656–1738

Henry Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1521
1521
Birth of Henry Cotton in London, England
London, England
1595
1595
Age 74
Death of Henry Cotton in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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