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Robert Bruce Cotton 1570–1631 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 January 1570

Birth Location: All Saints Churchyard Conington, Huntingdonshire, England

Death Date: 6 May 1631

Death Location: Conington, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: Thomas IV

Mother: Elizabeth Preist

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Brocas

Children(s): Thomas Cotton, Robert Cotten, Mary Cotten, John Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Andrew Cotton, William Cotton

Robert Bruce Cotton was born in 1570 in All Saints Churchyard Conington, Huntingdonshire, England, the child of Thomas Bruce Cotton Iv And Elizabeth Shirley Preist. Robert Bruce Cotton married Elizabeth Brocas, and had children including Andrew Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, John Cotton, Mary Cotten, Robert Bruce Cotten, Thomas Cotton, William Cotton. Robert Bruce Cotton passed away in 1631 in Conington, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • Robert Bruce Cotton was born in 1570 in All Saints Churchyard Conington, Huntingdonshire, England, the child of Thomas Bruce Cotton Iv And Elizabeth Shirley Preist.
  • Robert Bruce Cotton married Elizabeth Brocas, and had children including Andrew Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, John Cotton, Mary Cotten, Robert Bruce Cotten, Thomas Cotton, William Cotton.
  • Robert Bruce Cotton passed away in 1631 in Conington, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Robert Cotton's Ancestors

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Robert Cotton
1570–1631
Birth Place: All Saints Churchyard Conington, Huntingdonshire, England
Parents
Thomas Bruce Cotton IV
1544–1614
Conington, Huntingdonshire, England
Elizabeth (Shirley) Preist
1540–1620
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Cotton Sherriff van) Huntingdonshire
1517–1574
Covington, Huntingdonshire, England
LADY (LUCY HARVEY-BARONESS) COTTON
1530–1587
Conington, Huntingdonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Harvey
1515–1577
Johanna Skenard
1473–1539
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Cotton's Descendants

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Robert (Bruce) Cotton (22 January 1570–6 May 1631) m. Elizabeth Brocas (18 May 1573–18 May 1658)
  1. 1. Thomas Cotton 1594–1662 m. Margaret Howard 1593–1625 m. Alice Constable 1600–
    1. 1. Lucy Cotton 1623–1684
    2. 2. Frances Cotton 1615–1620
    3. 3. Elizabeth Cotton 1620–1684
    4. 4. Ann Cotton 1628–
    5. 5. Frances Cotton 1643–1690
    6. 6. Mary Cotton 1622–
    7. 7. Philip Cotton 1640–
    8. 8. William Cotton 1621–1675
    9. 9. John (Hynde) Cotton 1621–1691 m. Anne Hutchinson 1637–1658
      1. 1. John Cotton 1674–1728 m. Mary 1665– m. Martha Godwin 1683–
        1. 1. Samuel Cotten 1708–1774
        2. 2. John Cotten 1684–1741 m. Judith 1700–1726
        3. 3. Mary Cotten 1695–
        4. 4. Joseph Cotten 1697–1772
        5. 5. Ann Cotten 1703–1727
        6. 6. Patience Cotten 1706–1725
        7. 7. Priscilla Cotten 1721–1725
        8. 8. James Cotton 1716–1758 m. Sarah Bridgers 1720–1777
        9. 9. Arthur Cotten 1716–1789
        10. 10. Susanna Cotten 1713–1736
        11. 11. Alexander (Spotswood) Cotten 1711–1764
        12. 12. William Cotten 1700–1748
        13. 13. Martha Cotten 1702–1761
        14. 14. Thomas (Cotten) Sr 1718–1787 m. PATIENCE (Sarah Bridgers \) Cotton 1720–1795 m. Patience ("Sarah") Bridgers 1729–1767 m. Anne Moore 1720–1757 m. FNU Overton 1725–
  2. 2. Robert (Bruce) Cotten 1594–1662
  3. 3. Mary Cotten 1583–
  4. 4. John Cotton 1585–1613
  5. 5. Dorothy Cotton 1603–1694
  6. 6. Andrew Cotton 1591–
  7. 7. William Cotton 1600–1640

Robert Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1570
22 January 1570
Birth of Robert Bruce Cotton in All Saints Churchyard Conington, Huntingdonshire, England
All Saints Churchyard Conington, Huntingdonshire, England
1631
6 May 1631
Age 61
Death of Robert Bruce Cotton in Connington
Connington

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 January 1570
    Event Place: All Saints Churchyard Conington, Huntingdonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 267615
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1631
    Event Place: Connington
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 267615
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Conington, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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