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Rev. John Cotton 1615–1679 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1615

Birth Location: Frithelstock, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 14 July 1679

Death Location: Stafford County, Virginia, USA

Father: Edward Cotton

Mother: Margaret (Petre)

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Rev. John Cotton was born in 1615 in Frithelstock, Devon, England, United Kingdom, the child of Edward Cotton And Margaret Peters Petre. Rev. John Cotton passed away in 1679 in Stafford County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Rev. John Cotton was born in 1615 in Frithelstock, Devon, England, United Kingdom, the child of Edward Cotton And Margaret Peters Petre.
  • Rev. John Cotton passed away in 1679 in Stafford County, Virginia, USA.

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Rev. Cotton's Ancestors

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Rev. Cotton
1615–1679
Birth Place: Frithelstock, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edward Cotton
1586–1647
Devon, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (Peters) (Petre)
1586–1643
Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (Bishop of Exeter) Cotton
1560–1621
Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Mary Cotton
1561–1629
Combermere, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Combermere
1539–1602
Lady Mainwaring
1541–1578
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Cotton
1506–1545
Lady Bagnall
1517–1560
Arthur Mainwaring
1525–1590
Margaret Mainwaring
1521–1574

Rev. Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1615
4 May 1615
Birth of Rev. John Cotton in Frithelstock, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Frithelstock, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1679
14 July 1679
Age 64
Death of Rev. John Cotton in Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Stafford County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1615
    Event Place: Frithelstock, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 July 1679
    Event Place: Stafford County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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