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Richard Cotton 1540–1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Combermere, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 14 June 1602

Death Location: Wrenbury-cum-Frith, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

Father: George Cotton

Mother: Mary Onley

Spouse(s): Mary Mainwaring

Children(s): Dorothy Cotton, Margaret Cotton, Mary Cotton, Richard Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Ann Cotton, Frances Cotton, George Cotton, Mary Cotton

Richard Cotton was born in 1540 in Combermere, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of George Cotton And Mary Onley. Richard Cotton married Agnes Cotton, Margery Cumberland, Mary Mainwaring, and had children including Ann Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Frances Cotton, George Cotton, Margaret Cotton, Mary Cotton, Richard Cotton. Richard Cotton passed away in 1602 in Wrenbury-cum-Frith, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Cotton was born in 1540 in Combermere, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of George Cotton And Mary Onley.
  • Richard Cotton married Agnes Cotton, Margery Cumberland, Mary Mainwaring, and had children including Ann Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Frances Cotton, George Cotton, Margaret Cotton, Mary Cotton, Richard Cotton.
  • Richard Cotton passed away in 1602 in Wrenbury-cum-Frith, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

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Parents

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Children(s)

Richard Cotton's Ancestors

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Richard Cotton
1540–1602
Birth Place: Combermere, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
George Cotton
1505–1545
Combermere (Cheshire) England
Mary Onley
1517–1545
Catesby (Northampton) England
Grandparents
John Cotton
1464–
Cotton, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Cicely Mainwaring
1469–
Ightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Cotton's Descendants

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Richard Cotton (1540–14 June 1602) m. Mary Mainwaring (1541–1578)
  1. 1. Dorothy Cotton 1575–1646 m. Anthony (Smythe) Smith 1585–1648
    1. 1. John Smith 1572–1669 m. Sarah (Alice) Homan 1595–1632
      1. 1. Mary Richardson 1623–1683 m. Amos Richardson 1623–1683
        1. 1. Samuel Richardson 1660–1713 m. Anna Chesebrough 1660–1750
      2. 2. George Smith 1613–1662
      3. 3. Ann Smith 1617–1632
      4. 4. Alice Smith 1629–1714
      5. 5. George Smith 1619–1662
      6. 6. Richard Smith 1620–
      7. 7. John Smith 1622–1687
      8. 8. Richard Smith 1619–1701
      9. 9. Francis Smith 1620–
      10. 10. Anne Smith 1620–1706
      11. 11. John Smith 1621–1670
      12. 12. Thos Smith –1732
    2. 2. Robert Smyth
  2. 2. Margaret Cotton –1705
  3. 3. Mary Cotton –1694
  4. 4. Richard Cotton –1598
  5. 5. Elizabeth Cotton –1650
  6. 6. Ann Cotton –1805
  7. 7. Frances Cotton 1573–1748
  8. 8. George Cotton 1560–1647 m. Mary Bromley 1566–1641
    1. 1. Martha Cotton 1589–
    2. 2. John Cotton 1600–
    3. 3. Joyce Cotton 1603–
    4. 4. Thomas Cotton 1590–1649
    5. 5. Judith Cotton 1595–
    6. 6. Anne Cotton 1597–
    7. 7. Grace Cotton 1601–
    8. 8. Ambrosia Cotton 1599–
    9. 9. Thomas Cotton 1599–1643
    10. 10. Margaret Cotton 1605–
    11. 11. Dorothy Cotton 1603–1672
    12. 12. Elizabeth Cotton 1587–
  9. 9. Mary Cotton –1694

Richard Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Richard Cotton in Combermere, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Combermere, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1602
14 June 1602
Age 62
Death of Richard Cotton in Stoke, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Stoke, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Combermere, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Abell family in America : Robert Abell of Rehoboth, Mass., his English ancestry and his descendants

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 June 1602
    Event Place: Stoke, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wrenbury-cum-Frith, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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