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Rev. John William Cotton 1619–1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1619

Birth Location: Burnbury Parish, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 20 Aug 1640

Death Location: Northhampton, Virginia

Father: Jeffray Cotton

Mother: Joane Reade

Spouse(s): Ann Graves

Children(s): Verlinda Cotton, Infant Cotton, Mary Cotton, John Cotton, William Cotton, Catherine Cotton, Rebecca Cotton, Hannah Cotton, Benjamin Cotton, John Cotton

Rev. John William Cotton was born in 1619 in Burnbury Parish, Cheshire, England, the child of Jeffray Cotton And Joane Poss Reade. Rev. John William Cotton married Ann Graves, and had children including Benjamin Cotton, Catherine Cotton, Hannah Cotton, Infant A Cotton, John Cotton, Mary Cotton, Rebecca Cotton, Verlinda Cotton, William Cotton. Rev. John William Cotton passed away in 1640 in Northhampton, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Rev. John William Cotton was born in 1619 in Burnbury Parish, Cheshire, England, the child of Jeffray Cotton And Joane Poss Reade.
  • Rev. John William Cotton married Ann Graves, and had children including Benjamin Cotton, Catherine Cotton, Hannah Cotton, Infant A Cotton, John Cotton, Mary Cotton, Rebecca Cotton, Verlinda Cotton, William Cotton.
  • Rev. John William Cotton passed away in 1640 in Northhampton, Virginia.

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Rev. Cotton's Ancestors

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Rev. Cotton
1619–1640
Birth Place: Burnbury Parish, Cheshire, England
Parents
Jeffray Cotton
1578–1622
Bunbury, Cheshire, England
Joane (Poss) Reade
1576–1642
England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rev. Cotton's Descendants

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Rev. (John William) Cotton (18 Mar 1619–20 Aug 1640) m. Ann Graves (1620–18 Jul 1683)
  1. 1. Verlinda Cotton 1640–1683 m. Thomas Burdett 1636–1666 m. Richard Broughton –1706
    1. 1. Frances Burdett 1662–
    2. 2. Sarah Burdett 1666–1747
    3. 3. Parthenia Burdett 1663–1698
    4. 4. Elizabeth Burdett 1652–1686
    5. 5. Samuel Boughton 1672–1714
    6. 6. Verlinda Boughton 1674–
    7. 7. Katherine Boughton 1676–
  2. 2. Infant (A) Cotton 1638–1640
  3. 3. Mary Cotton 1641–1665
  4. 4. John Cotton 1643–1683
  5. 5. William Cotton 1646–1652
  6. 6. Catherine Cotton 1649–1708
  7. 7. Rebecca Cotton 1652–1652
  8. 8. Hannah Cotton 1660–
  9. 9. Benjamin Cotton 1665–
  10. 10. John Cotton 1728–

Rev. Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1619
18 Mar 1619
Birth of Rev. John William Cotton in Burnbury Parish, Cheshire, England
Burnbury Parish, Cheshire, England
1640
20 Aug 1640
Age 21
Death of Rev. John William Cotton in Northhampton, Virginia
Northhampton, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1619
    Event Place: Burnbury Parish, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1640
    Event Place: Northhampton, Virginia

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