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Humphrey (Sir) Cotton 1510–1582 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 11 Oct 1582

Death Location: Langley, Worcestershire, England

Father: Clement DeCotten

Mother: Constance Leventhorpe

Spouse(s): Sarah Cotton

Children(s): Matilida None, Lady Cotton, Elaine Cotton, William Cotton, Catherine Cotton, William Cotton, Sir Combermere, Elizabeth Cotton, Edward Cotton, Winifred Cotton, Emma Cotton, George Cotton, Sir Baron, Michael of

Humphrey (Sir) Cotton was born in 1510 in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Clement Cotton Or De Cotton Or Decotten And Constance Leventhorpe. Humphrey (Sir) Cotton married Sarah Anne Lady Kinnersley Cotton, and had children including Catherine Cotton, Edward Cotton, Elaine Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Emma Cotton, George Cotton, Lady Matilda Maude Cotton, Matilida, Michael Cotton Of, Sir Richard Cotton Of Combermere, Sir Richard Cotton Of Combermere Baron, William Cotton, William De Bould Cotton, Winifred Cotton. Humphrey (Sir) Cotton passed away in 1582 in Langley, Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Humphrey (Sir) Cotton was born in 1510 in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Clement Cotton Or De Cotton Or Decotten And Constance Leventhorpe.
  • Humphrey (Sir) Cotton married Sarah Anne Lady Kinnersley Cotton, and had children including Catherine Cotton, Edward Cotton, Elaine Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Emma Cotton, George Cotton, Lady Matilda Maude Cotton, Matilida, Michael Cotton Of, Sir Richard Cotton Of Combermere, Sir Richard Cotton Of Combermere Baron, William Cotton, William De Bould Cotton, Winifred Cotton.
  • Humphrey (Sir) Cotton passed away in 1582 in Langley, Worcestershire, England.

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Humphrey Cotton's Ancestors

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Humphrey Cotton
1510–1582
Birth Place: Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Clement Cotton or De Cotton or DeCotten
1475–1525
Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Constance Leventhorpe
1478–1550
Hatfield Heath, Essex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Humphrey Cotton's Descendants

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Humphrey ((Sir)) Cotton (1510–11 Oct 1582) m. Sarah (Anne (Lady) Kinnersley -) Cotton (1517–1587)
  1. 1. Matilida 1540–1580 m. Sir (George "Sonoria ") Pudsey 1532–1603
    1. 1. Maria (Cotton Gibbons Pudsey 11th) GGM 1562–1600 m. Captain (Thomas Stanton III "an ancient captaine in the Irish wars" III 11th) GGF 1560–1610
      1. 1. Judith (Margaret) Stanton 1582–1617 m. Thomas (E. Cowper \) Cooper 1576–1611
        1. 1. Judith (Cooper) (Pilgrim) 1604–1650 m. Dr (Captain Reverend Henry Smith (Plantagenet) Ancestor) 1599–1648
      2. 2. Thomas Staunton –1741
        1. 1. Sarah Stanton 1705–
        2. 2. Hannah Stanton –1793
      3. 3. Mary (Ann) Stanton 1597–1691
    2. 2. Dorothy Pudsey 1580–
    3. 3. Elizabeth Pudsey 1560–
    4. 4. George Pudsey 1568–1619
    5. 5. Matthew Pudsey 1559–
    6. 6. Michael Pudsey 1562–
    7. 7. Richard Pudsey 1560–
    8. 8. Walter Pudsey 1564–1566
    9. 9. William Pudsey 1565–
  2. 2. Lady (Matilda Maude) Cotton 1535–1570
  3. 3. Elaine Cotton 1536–1609
  4. 4. William Cotton 1536–1602
  5. 5. Catherine Cotton 1550–1638
  6. 6. William (De Bould) Cotton 1545–1588
  7. 7. Sir (Richard Cotton of) Combermere 1539–1602
  8. 8. Elizabeth Cotton 1566–1616
  9. 9. Edward Cotton 1540–1590
  10. 10. Winifred Cotton 1525–1559
  11. 11. Emma Cotton 1540–1631
  12. 12. George Cotton 1540–1602
  13. 13. Sir (Richard Cotton of Combermere) Baron 1539–1602
  14. 14. Michael (Cotton) of 1539–1594

Humphrey Cotton's Timeline

3 Records

1510
1510
Birth of Humphrey (Sir) Cotton in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1563
October 1563
Age 53
Humphrey (Sir) Cotton was married
None
1582
11 Oct 1582
Age 72
Death of Humphrey (Sir) Cotton in Langley, Worcestershire, England
Langley, Worcestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1563

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1582
    Event Place: Langley, Worcestershire, England

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