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Reverend William Cotton 1599–1652 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1599

Birth Location: Slaithwaite, England

Death Date: 29 Jun 1652

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Sampson Cotton

Mother: Mary Wettwood

Spouse(s): Anne Edge

Children(s): Mary (1642-1726)

Reverend William Cotton was born in 1599 in Slaithwaite, England, the child of Sampson Cotton And Mary Wettwood. Reverend William Cotton married Anne Edge, and had children including Mary Cotton Key Eng 1642 1726. Reverend William Cotton passed away in 1652 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Reverend William Cotton was born in 1599 in Slaithwaite, England, the child of Sampson Cotton And Mary Wettwood.
  • Reverend William Cotton married Anne Edge, and had children including Mary Cotton Key Eng 1642 1726.
  • Reverend William Cotton passed away in 1652 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Reverend Cotton's Ancestors

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Reverend Cotton
1599–1652
Birth Place: Slaithwaite, England
Parents
Sampson Cotton
1584–1635
St. Michael, Stone, Staffordshire, England
Mary Wettwood
1588–1635
Standon, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Francis Wettwood
1565–1640
Standon, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Wettwood
1540–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Reverend Cotton's Descendants

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Reverend (William) Cotton (1599–29 Jun 1652) m. Anne Edge (1612–)
  1. 1. Mary (Cotton - Key (Eng)) (1642-1726) 1642–1726 m. Thomas (Key of Aspley, an Ancient) Planter 1643–1695
    1. 1. Thomas Key 1673–1721 m. Elizabeth Perkins 1682–
      1. 1. William (Key (of) Western) 1703–1762 m. Mary Plant 1705–1732
        1. 1. Thomas (Key (of) Western) 1727–1784 m. Mary Lindop 1733–1807

Reverend Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1599
1599
Birth of Reverend William Cotton in Slaithwaite, England
Slaithwaite, England
1652
29 Jun 1652
Age 53
Death of Reverend William Cotton in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1599
    Event Place: Slaithwaite, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1652
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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