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John Cotton 1505 – 1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Lanwade, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 21 APR 1593

Death Location: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: Robert Cotton

Mother: Dorothy Clere

Spouse(s): Isabel Spencer

Children(s): Alice Cotton, U Cotton, Robert Cotton, Frances Cotton, John Cotton, Sarah Cotton, Anne Cotton, Ann Cotton, Roland Cotton, Katheryn Cowper, Dorothy Smith, Edmund Cotton

In 1505, John Cotton entered the world in Lanwade, Cambridgeshire, England, born to Robert Cotton and Dorothy de Clere. John Cotton married Isabel Spencer, and had children including Alice Cotton, U K Cotton, Robert Cotton, Frances Cotton, John Cotton, Sarah Cotton, Anne Cotton, Ann Cotton, Roland Cotton, Katheryn Cowper, Dorothy Smith, Edmund Cotton. John Cotton passed away in 1593 in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1505, John Cotton entered the world in Lanwade, Cambridgeshire, England, born to Robert Cotton and Dorothy de Clere.
  • John Cotton married Isabel Spencer, and had children including Alice Cotton, U K Cotton, Robert Cotton, Frances Cotton, John Cotton, Sarah Cotton, Anne Cotton, Ann Cotton, Roland Cotton, Katheryn Cowper, Dorothy Smith, Edmund Cotton.
  • John Cotton passed away in 1593 in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Cotton's Ancestors

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John Cotton
1505 – 1593
Birth Place: Lanwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
Robert Cotton
1483 – 1519
Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Dorothy (de) Clere
1480 – 1515
Ormsby, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Cotton's Descendants

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John Cotton (1505 – 21 APR 1593) m. Isabel Spencer (1515 – 2 NOV 1578)
  1. 1. Alice Cotton (1518 – )
  2. 2. U (K) Cotton (1534 – 1540)
  3. 3. Robert Cotton (1539 – 1605)
  4. 4. Frances Cotton (1542 – 12 JAN 1568)
  5. 5. John Cotton (1543 – 1620)
  6. 6. Sarah Cotton (1545 – )
  7. 7. Anne Cotton (1547 – 1618) m. Anthony Roper (1538 – 21 JAN 1598)
    1. 1. Johanna Roper (1562 – 14 OCT 1612)
    2. 2. Anthony Roper (1567 – 12 JAN 1642)
    3. 3. John Roper (1569 – )
    4. 4. Henry Roper (1571 – )
    5. 5. Isabel Roper (1572 – 1622) m. Thomas Wiseman (1570 – 1624)
      1. 1. Isabel Wiseman (1587 – )
      2. 2. Thomas Wiseman (12 AUG 1599 – 3 DEC 1616) m. Elizabeth Sidley (MAY 1604 – 18 FEB 1676)
        1. 1. Maria Wiseman (8 MAR 1628 – )
        2. 2. Thomas Wiseman (23 JUL 1630 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth Wiseman (6 JUN 1633 – 1 DEC 1667)
        4. 4. William Wiseman (8 MAY 1636 – 13 FEB 1637)
        5. 5. Helena Wiseman (1637 – )
        6. 6. Susan Wiseman (1639 – )
      3. 3. Francis Wiseman (1604 – )
      4. 4. William Wiseman (1606 – )
      5. 5. Robert Wiseman (1611 – 16 APR 1650) m. Anne Norgate
      6. 6. Joan Wiseman
      7. 7. Ralph Wiseman
      8. 8. Richard Wiseman
      9. 9. Maria (Barbara) Wiseman
      10. 10. Penelope Wiseman ( – 1676)
      11. 11. Francis Wiseman
    6. 6. Jane Roper (1575 – )
    7. 7. Joan Roper (1577 – )
    8. 8. Hendri Roper (1578 – )
    9. 9. Elizabeth Roper (1579 – )
    10. 10. Lass Roper (1581 – )
    11. 11. Ladd Roper (1583 – )
    12. 12. Guy Roper (1585 – )
    13. 13. Jone Roper (1585 – )
  8. 8. Ann Cotton (1547 – 1618)
  9. 9. Roland Cotton (1550 – 1604)
  10. 10. Katheryn Cowper (1555 – 1603)
  11. 11. Dorothy Smith (1620 – 13 DEC 1687)
  12. 12. Edmund Cotton

John Cotton's Timeline

3 Records

1505
1505
Birth of John Cotton in Lanwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Lanwade, Cambridgeshire, England
1593
21 APR 1593
Age 88
Death of John Cotton in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
1593
1593
Age 88
Burial of John Cotton in Landwade, Forest Heath District, Suffolk, England
Landwade, Forest Heath District, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Lanwade, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 APR 1593
    Event Place: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: Age:
    About 87-88

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1593
    Event Place: Landwade, Forest Heath District, Suffolk, England

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