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Rev. William Cotton 1580–1656 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1580

Birth Location: Silverton, Devon, England

Death Date: 1656

Death Location: Bottreaux Castle, Cornwall , England

Father: Bishop England

Mother: Mary Hulme

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cotton

Children(s): Mary 9GGM

The story of Rev. William Cotton began in 1580 in Silverton, Devon, England. Rev. William Cotton married Elizabeth Hender 1575 1585 Cotton, and had children including Mary Alice Cotton 9Ggm. Rev. William Cotton passed away in 1656 in Bottreaux Castle, Cornwall , England.

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Biography

  • The story of Rev. William Cotton began in 1580 in Silverton, Devon, England.
  • Rev. William Cotton married Elizabeth Hender 1575 1585 Cotton, and had children including Mary Alice Cotton 9Ggm.
  • Rev. William Cotton passed away in 1656 in Bottreaux Castle, Cornwall , England.

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Children(s)

Rev. Cotton's Ancestors

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Rev. Cotton
1580–1656
Birth Place: Silverton, Devon, England
Parents
Bishop William John Cotton, Bishop of Exeter, Canterbury, England
1560–1621
Silverton, Exeter, Devon, England
Mary (Maria) Hulme
1561–1647
Combermere, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Knight Richard Cotton, 1539, of) Combermere
1539–1602
Combermere (Cheshire) England
Mary Mainwairing
1541–1578
Ightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Rev. (Thomas Holmes) (Hulme,Holme)
1545–1602
Palatine, Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Alice (Newman) Tasker
1540–1582
Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
George Cotton
1506–1545
Lady Bagnell
1506–1560
John Mainwairing
1530–1586
Lady Wright
1525–1600
Sir HOLMES
1514–1558
Elizabeth HulmeHolmes
1510–1597
John Newman
1519–1541
Mary Probert
1510–1548
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John RUDHEATH
1464–1558
Cecily Mainwaring
1468–1549
John Onley
1463–1512
Jane Pontesbury
1467–
Sir Mainwaring
1495–1577
Elizabeth Malpas
1505–1545
Thomas Wright
1510–1577
Elizabeth Malpas
1505–1545
Sir HULME
1485–1558
Lady Bleasdale
1490–1530
Robert Massey
1454–1540
Dorothy Calveley
1477–1530

Rev. Cotton's Descendants

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Rev. (William) Cotton (Abt 1580–1656) m. Elizabeth (Hender, 1575, 1585,) Cotton (1575–1656)
  1. 1. Mary (Alice Cotton) 9GGM 1595–1661 m. Henry (Thomas) Salter 1600–1660
    1. 1. Mellony (Salter 8) GGM 1625–1660 m. Robert Heath 1629–1706
      1. 1. Robert Heath 1656–
        1. 1. Deborah Heath 1700–1781 m. John Gliddon 1702–1757

Rev. Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1580
Abt 1580
Birth of Rev. William Cotton in Silverton, Devon, England
Silverton, Devon, England
1656
1656
Age 76
Death of Rev. William Cotton in Bottreaux Castle, Cornwall , England
Bottreaux Castle, Cornwall , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1580
    Event Place: Silverton, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Bottreaux Castle, Cornwall , England

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