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John Hynde Cotton 1621–1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Mar 1621

Birth Location: Connington, Huntingdonshire England

Death Date: 1691

Death Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA

Father: Thomas Cotton

Mother: Margaret Howard

Spouse(s): Anne Hutchinson

Children(s): John Cotton

In 1621, John Hynde Cotton entered the world in Connington, Huntingdonshire England, born to Thomas Cotton And Margaret Howard. John Hynde Cotton married Anne Hutchinson, and had children including John Cotton. John Hynde Cotton passed away in 1691 in North Carolina, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1621, John Hynde Cotton entered the world in Connington, Huntingdonshire England, born to Thomas Cotton And Margaret Howard.
  • John Hynde Cotton married Anne Hutchinson, and had children including John Cotton.
  • John Hynde Cotton passed away in 1691 in North Carolina, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Cotton
1594–1662
Birth Location: Connington Castle, Huntingdonshire, England
TC
Margaret Howard
1593–1625
Birth Location: Castle Howard, Yorkshire, England
MH

Spouses(s)

Anne Hutchinson
1637–1658
Birth Location: Marks Hall, Essex, England
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Children(s)

John Cotton
1674–1728
Birth Location: Virginia
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John Cotton's Ancestors

Self
John Cotton
1621–1691
Birth Place: Connington, Huntingdonshire England
Parents
Thomas Cotton
1594–1662
Connington Castle, Huntingdonshire, England
Margaret Howard
1593–1625
Castle Howard, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Robert (Bruce) Cotton
1570–1631
All Saints Churchyard Conington, Huntingdonshire, England
Elizabeth Brocas
1573–1658
Theddingworth, Harborough District, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas IV
1544–1614
Elizabeth Preist
1540–1620
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Huntingdonshire
1517–1574
LADY COTTON
1530–1587

John Cotton's Descendants

1.
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John (Hynde) Cotton (9 Mar 1621–1691) m. Anne Hutchinson (20 Aug 1637–1658)
  1. 1. John Cotton 1674–1728 m. Mary 1665– m. Martha Godwin 1683–
    1. 1. Samuel Cotten 1708–1774
    2. 2. John Cotten 1684–1741 m. Judith 1700–1726
    3. 3. Mary Cotten 1695–
    4. 4. Joseph Cotten 1697–1772
    5. 5. Ann Cotten 1703–1727
    6. 6. Patience Cotten 1706–1725
    7. 7. Priscilla Cotten 1721–1725
    8. 8. James Cotton 1716–1758 m. Sarah Bridgers 1720–1777
    9. 9. Arthur Cotten 1716–1789
    10. 10. Susanna Cotten 1713–1736
    11. 11. Alexander (Spotswood) Cotten 1711–1764
    12. 12. William Cotten 1700–1748
    13. 13. Martha Cotten 1702–1761
    14. 14. Thomas (Cotten) Sr 1718–1787 m. PATIENCE (Sarah Bridgers \) Cotton 1720–1795 m. Patience ("Sarah") Bridgers 1729–1767 m. Anne Moore 1720–1757 m. FNU Overton 1725–
      1. 1. Allen Cotton 1753–1795
      2. 2. John Cotton 1750–1792
      3. 3. Susannah Cotton 1756–1813
      4. 4. Jemima (Iris) Cotton 1762–1821 m. Nathaniel Edwards 1755–1837
        1. 1. Lovena Sutton 1804–1852
        2. 2. Cullin Edwards 1796–1876
        3. 3. Little (Berry) Edwards 1789–1859
        4. 4. Patience Cotton 1802–1841
        5. 5. Thomas (Cotton Edwards) Sr 1800–1872
        6. 6. L. (B.) Edwards 1789–1839
      5. 5. Alexander Cotton 1754–
      6. 6. Lemuel COTTON 1760–1801
      7. 7. Charity Cotten 1750–1830
      8. 8. Lovena Cotten 1754–
      9. 9. Talitha Cotton 1752–1846 m. Robert Hobdy 1744–1797
      10. 10. Jemima (Iris) Cotten 1762–1821 m. Nathaniel Edwards 1755–1837
        1. 1. Lovena Sutton 1804–1852
        2. 2. Cullin Edwards 1796–1876
        3. 3. Little (Berry) Edwards 1789–1859
        4. 4. Patience Cotton 1802–1841
        5. 5. Thomas (Cotton Edwards) Sr 1800–1872
        6. 6. L. (B.) Edwards 1789–1839
      11. 11. Mary Cotten 1758–1840
      12. 12. Temperance Cotton 1764–
      13. 13. Elizabeth Cotten 1763–
      14. 14. Lovena Cotten 1751–
      15. 15. Noah (Butler) Cotton 1752–1815
      16. 16. James Cotten 1749–1797
        1. 1. Mary Cotten 1789–
        2. 2. Dickinson Cotten 1792–
      17. 17. Thomas (Moore) Cotten 1748–1795 m. Priscilla Knight 1748–1843
        1. 1. John Cotton 1779–1851
        2. 2. Moore Cotton 1771–1836
        3. 3. James (Allen) Cotten 1781–1868
      18. 18. Samuel (Overton) Cotten 1744–
        1. 1. 1782–1874 m. Nancy 1820–1889 m. Sallie 1793–1830

John Cotton's Timeline

3 Records

1621
9 Mar 1621
Birth of John Hynde Cotton in Connington, Huntingdonshire England
Connington, Huntingdonshire England
1691
1691
Age 70
Death of John Hynde Cotton in North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
1702
12 Sep 1702
Age 81
Death of John Hynde Cotton in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1621
    Event Place: Connington, Huntingdonshire England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1844.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKS
    [2] UK, Portraits and Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London; Dublin, Ireland; People and Portraits
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1702
    Event Place: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Portraits and Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London; Dublin, Ireland; People and Portraits
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1691
    Event Place: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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