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Mary "Margery" Cotton 1553 – 1647 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1553

Birth Location: Abbotts Ann, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 27 Apr 1647

Death Location: Woore, Shropshire, , England

Father: Sir Combermere,

Mother: Lady Mainwaring

Spouse(s): Thomas Marshall

Children(s): Elizabeth Marshall, Marye Marshall

In 1553, Mary "Margery" Cotton entered the world in Abbotts Ann, Hampshire, England, born to Sir Richard Henry Cotton of Combermere, and Lady Mary Mainwaring. Mary "Margery" Cotton married Thomas Marshall, and had children including Elizabeth Marshall, Marye Katharine Marshall. Mary "Margery" Cotton passed away in 1647 in Woore, Shropshire, , England.

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Biography

  • In 1553, Mary "Margery" Cotton entered the world in Abbotts Ann, Hampshire, England, born to Sir Richard Henry Cotton of Combermere, and Lady Mary Mainwaring.
  • Mary "Margery" Cotton married Thomas Marshall, and had children including Elizabeth Marshall, Marye Katharine Marshall.
  • Mary "Margery" Cotton passed away in 1647 in Woore, Shropshire, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

Thomas Marshall
1546 – 1618
Birth Location: Abbotts Ann, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
TM

Children(s)

Elizabeth Marshall
1570 – 1628
Birth Location: Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England
EM
Marye Marshall
1590 – 1646
Birth Location: Great Munden, Hertfordshire, England
MM

Mary Cotton's Ancestors

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Mary Cotton
1553 – 1647
Birth Place: Abbotts Ann, Hampshire, England
Parents
Sir Richard Henry Cotton of Combermere,
1539 – 1602
Combermere, Acton, Cheshire, 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
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Cotton's Descendants

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Mary ("Margery") Cotton (1553 – 27 Apr 1647) m. Thomas Marshall (March 1546 – 19 March 1618)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Marshall (16 Jan 1570 – 2 Apr 1628) m. Sir (Robert) Potter (1571 – 2 May 1627)
    1. 1. Anne Potter (11 Mar 1589 – abt 1628) m. Thomas (Perrin) II (02 Jan 1585 – 26 Feb 1625)
      1. 1. John Perryn (10 Mar 1614 – 13 Sep 1674) m. Anna (Mary) Hulbert (7 Apr 1618 – 23 Jun 1648)
        1. 1. John Perrin (10 Apr 1643 – 28 May 1694) m. Mary Polley (June 2 1650 – 4 November 1692)
  2. 2. Marye (Katharine) Marshall (1590 – 1646) m. John (B) Peacocke (17 Jan 1594 – 30 Oct 1670)
    1. 1. John (B) Peacock (1618 – 1670) m. Joyce (Susan) Webber (1620 – 1670)
      1. 1. Deborah Peacock (1645 – 14 Dec 1705) m. James Clark (13 Oct 1641 – 29 Feb 1712)
        1. 1. Ephraim Clark (1681 – 6 Jan 1764) m. Esther ('Hester') Belding (1683 – 6 Jul 1744)

Mary Cotton's Timeline

4 Records

1553
1553
Birth of Mary "Margery" Cotton in Abbotts Ann, Hampshire, England
Abbotts Ann, Hampshire, England
1563
4 Apr 1563
Age 10
Birth of Mary "Margery" Cotton in Shillington, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Shillington, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1625
21 Jul 1625
Age 72
Burial of Mary "Margery" Cotton in Middlesex, England
Middlesex, England
1647
27 Apr 1647
Age 94
Death of Mary "Margery" Cotton in Woore, Shropshire, , England
Woore, Shropshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1563
    Event Place: Shillington, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1553
    Event Place: Abbotts Ann, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1647
    Event Place: Woore, Shropshire, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P93/MRY1/001
    [2] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1625
    Event Place: Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P93/MRY1/001
    [2] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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