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James Henry Cotton 1521–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1521

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, , England

Death Date: 22 Dec 1595

Death Location: Middlesex, England

Father: Clement Sr

Mother: Constance Leventhorpe

Spouse(s): Anne Marshall, Mary Cotton

Children(s): Mary Cotton, Mary Cotton

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

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Biography

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

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Cotton's Ancestors

Self
James Cotton
1521–1595
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, , England
Parents
Clement Cotton Sr
1475–1525
Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Constance Leventhorpe
1478–1550
Hatfield Broad Oak, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
Grandparents
Clement Cotton
1448–
London, Middlesex, , England
Madwen Doggett
1455–
, , , England
Richard West
1430–1476
Oakhanger, Hampshire, , England
Catherine Hungerford
1435–1493
Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Cotton's Descendants

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James (Henry) Cotton (1521–22 Dec 1595) m. Anne Marshall (1524–5 Feb 1622) m. Mary (Lawrens) Cotton (1525–1600)
  1. 1. Mary Cotton 1654–
  2. 2. Mary Cotton 1553–1625 m. Thomas Marshall 1545–1618
    1. 1. Lucy Marshall 1580–
    2. 2. Ann Marshall 1576–1650
    3. 3. John Marshall 1572–
    4. 4. William Marshall 1570–1688
    5. 5. Thomas Marshall 1570–1618
    6. 6. Elizabeth Marshall 1574–1631 m. Robert Potter 1566–1631
      1. 1. Susanna Potter 1619–1675
      2. 2. Ann Potter 1610–1643
      3. 3. Robert Potter 1608–1653
      4. 4. Mary Potter 1608–1699
      5. 5. Nicholas Potter 1604–1677
      6. 6. John Potter 1602–1620
      7. 7. Thomas Potter 1600–1595
      8. 8. Nathaniel Potter 1591–
      9. 9. Alice Potter 1587–1643
      10. 10. George Potter 1584–1640 m. Martha Potter 1585–1646
        1. 1. Susanna Potter 1618–1675
        2. 2. George Potter 1618–1640
        3. 3. Nathaniel Potter 1616–1644
        4. 4. Martha Potter 1611–1669
        5. 5. Robert Potter 1608–1655
        6. 6. Elizabeth Potter 1597–1683
        7. 7. Alice Potter 1587–1643 m. Weeden 1585– m. Anthony Paine 1586–1649 m. John Tripp 1610–1678

James Cotton's Timeline

3 Records

1521
1521
Birth of James Henry Cotton in London, Middlesex, , England
London, Middlesex, , England
1595
1595
Age 74
Death of James Henry Cotton in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
1595
22 Dec 1595
Age 74
Burial of James Henry Cotton in Middlesex, England
Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1595
    Event Place: Middlesex, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

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