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Rev. John Cotton 1585–1652 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Dec 1585

Birth Location: Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 15 Oct 1652

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Father: Rowland Cotton

Mother: Mary Hurlbert

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Horrocks, Sarah Hawkred

Children(s): John Cotton, Rowland Cotton, Sarah Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Mary Cotton, Dorothy Cotton

Rev. John Cotton was born in 1585 in Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England, the child of Rowland Cotton And Mary Hurlbert. Rev. John Cotton married Elizabeth Horrocks, Sarah Hawkred, and had children including Dorothy Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, John Cotton, Mary Cotton, Rowland Cotton, Sarah Cotton. Rev. John Cotton passed away in 1652 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Rev. John Cotton was born in 1585 in Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England, the child of Rowland Cotton And Mary Hurlbert.
  • Rev. John Cotton married Elizabeth Horrocks, Sarah Hawkred, and had children including Dorothy Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, John Cotton, Mary Cotton, Rowland Cotton, Sarah Cotton.
  • Rev. John Cotton passed away in 1652 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

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Rev. Cotton's Ancestors

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Rev. Cotton
1585–1652
Birth Place: Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England
Parents
Rowland Cotton
1558–1604
London, Middlesex, , England
Mary Hurlbert
1561–1595
Derby, Derbyshire, , England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rev. Cotton's Descendants

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Rev. (John) Cotton (4 Dec 1585–15 Oct 1652) m. Elizabeth Horrocks (1585–02 Oct 1630) m. Sarah Hawkred (1601–27 May 1676)
  1. 1. John Cotton 1640–1699 m. Dorothy Bradstreet 1633–1671
    1. 1. Sarah Cotton 1663–1690
  2. 2. Rowland Cotton 1643–1650
  3. 3. Sarah Cotton 1635–1650
  4. 4. Elizabeth Cotton 1637–1656
  5. 5. Mary Cotton 1642–1714 m. Increase (Mather) Rev. 1639–1723
    1. 1. Maria Mather 1664–1746
    2. 2. Jerusha Mather 1684–1710
    3. 3. Sarah Mather 1671–1746
    4. 4. Katharine Mather 1682–1683
    5. 5. Hannah Mather 1680–1706
    6. 6. Reverend (Samuel) Mather 1674–1729
    7. 7. Elizabeth Mather 1665–1745
    8. 8. Reverend (Nathanael) Mather 1669–
    9. 9. Abigail Mather 1677–1748
    10. 10. Dr. (Cotton) Mather 1663–1728
  6. 6. Dorothy Cotton 1634–1671

Rev. Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1585
4 Dec 1585
Birth of Rev. John Cotton in Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England
Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England
1652
15 Oct 1652
Age 67
Death of Rev. John Cotton in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1585
    Event Place: Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. I
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 284

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1652
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. I
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 284

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