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Mary "Margery" Cotton 1553 – 1625 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jul 1553

Birth Location: Abbotts Ann, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 21 July 1625

Death Location: Whitechapel, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England

Father: Sir Combermere

Mother: Lady Mainwaring

Spouse(s): Thomas Marshall

Children(s): Anne Marshall

In 1553, Mary "Margery" Cotton entered the world in Abbotts Ann, Hampshire, England, born to Sir Knight Richard Cotton, 1539, of Combermere and Lady Mary Mainwaring. Mary "Margery" Cotton married Thomas Nicholas Marshall, and had children including Anne Marshall. Mary "Margery" Cotton passed away in 1625 in Whitechapel, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1553, Mary "Margery" Cotton entered the world in Abbotts Ann, Hampshire, England, born to Sir Knight Richard Cotton, 1539, of Combermere and Lady Mary Mainwaring.
  • Mary "Margery" Cotton married Thomas Nicholas Marshall, and had children including Anne Marshall.
  • Mary "Margery" Cotton passed away in 1625 in Whitechapel, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Combermere
1539 – 1602
Birth Location: Combermere, Comberton, Cheshire (Warwickshire), England
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Lady Mainwaring
1541 – 1578
Birth Location: Ightfield, Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Marshall
1545 – 1618
Birth Location: Abbotts Ann, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Anne Marshall
1576 – 1653
Birth Location: Abbotts Ann, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
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Mary Cotton's Ancestors

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Mary Cotton
1553 – 1625
Birth Place: Abbotts Ann, Hampshire, England
Parents
Sir Knight Richard Cotton, 1539, of Combermere
1539 – 1602
Combermere, Comberton, Cheshire (Warwickshire), England
Lady (Mary) Mainwaring
1541 – 1578
Ightfield, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (George Cotton, Sheriff of Denbighsgire, Steward of Bromfield, Yale, Chirk, and Chirkland, Privy Councillor Of Combermere (Granted) Combe
1505 – 1545
Cotton, Shropshire, England or Combermere, Salopshire, England or St Martins in the Fieldes ... London, England
Lady (Mary Onley Bagnall De) Cotton
1506 – 1560
Catesby (Northampton) England
Sir (John James Mainwaring,) Knight
1530 – 1596
Northwick, Cheshire, England
Jane (Diana) Wright\Mainwaring
1525 – 1600
Calveley, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Randall Mainwaring
1495 – 1577
Elizabeth Malpas
1505 – 1545
Elizabeth Malpas
1505 – 1545
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Randal Brereton
1485 – 1530
Emma Carrington
– 1520

Mary Cotton's Descendants

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Mary ("Margery") Cotton (18 Jul 1553 – 21 July 1625) m. Thomas (Nicholas) Marshall (1545 – 19 March 1618)
  1. 1. Anne Marshall (1576 – 1653) m. Philebert Cogan (1563 – 10 February 1641)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (E) Cogan (1593 – 1647)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Holly (1610 – 4 Jan 1696)
        1. 1. Ann (Kendall) Bigger (1634 – 17 August 1727) m. Colonel (John) Bigger (28 May 1633 – 1675)

Mary Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1553
18 Jul 1553
Birth of Mary "Margery" Cotton in Abbotts Ann, Hampshire, England
Abbotts Ann, Hampshire, England
1625
21 July 1625
Age 72
Death of Mary "Margery" Cotton in Whitechapel, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
Whitechapel, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1553
    Event Place: Abbotts Ann, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 July 1625
    Event Place: Whitechapel, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
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