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Robert Cotton 1678–1749 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1678

Birth Location: Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 12 Jul 1749

Death Location: England

Father: Sir Sr

Mother: Anne Harrison

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The story of Robert Cotton began in 1678 in Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States. Robert Cotton passed away in 1749 in England.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Cotton began in 1678 in Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.
  • Robert Cotton passed away in 1749 in England.

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Robert Cotton's Ancestors

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Robert Cotton
1678–1749
Birth Place: Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Parents
Sir John Hyde "Immigrant" Cotton Sr., English Politician, Knight of Connington, 3rd Baronet of Connington, Gentleman of the Privy Chamber, Sr
1625–1702
Huntingdonshire, England
Anne (Hutcheson) Harrison
1630–1658
Eyworth, Bedfordshrire, , England
Grandparents
Thomas Cotton
1594–1662
Conington, Cambridgeshire, , England
Margaret Howard
1593–1625
, , , England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Cotton
1570–1631
Elizabeth Brocas
1573–1658
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cotton
1550–1614
Elizabeth Shirley
1540–1620

Robert Cotton's Timeline

4 Records

1669
1669
Birth of Robert Cotton in Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
1678
1678
Birth of Robert Cotton in Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
1749
12 Jul 1749
Age 71
Death of Robert Cotton in England
England
1749
12 Jul 1749
Age 71
Death of Robert Cotton in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1669
    Event Place: Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1749
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1749
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

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