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Roland Cotton 1558–1604 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1558

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 21 APR 1604

Death Location: Derby, Derbyshire, England

Father: George Cotton

Mother: Margaret Whittacre

Spouse(s): MARY HURLBERT

Children(s): Dorothy Cotton, John Cotton, Mary Cotton, Roland Cotton, Thomas Cotton

The story of Roland Cotton began in 1558 in London, Middlesex, England. Roland Cotton married Mary Louisa Hurlbert, and had children including Dorothy Cotton, John Cotton, Mary Cotton, Roland Cotton, Thomas Cotton. Roland Cotton passed away in 1604 in Derby, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Roland Cotton began in 1558 in London, Middlesex, England.
  • Roland Cotton married Mary Louisa Hurlbert, and had children including Dorothy Cotton, John Cotton, Mary Cotton, Roland Cotton, Thomas Cotton.
  • Roland Cotton passed away in 1604 in Derby, Derbyshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Cotton
1525–1559
Birth Location: London, EN
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Margaret Whittacre
1525–1590
Birth Location: London, Greater London, England
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Spouses(s)

MARY HURLBERT
1556–1595
Birth Location: Derby, Derbyshire, England
MH

Children(s)

Dorothy Cotton
1599–1694
Birth Location: England
DC
John Cotton
1585–1652
Birth Location: Derby, EN
JC
Mary Cotton
1583–1584
Birth Location: Derby, Derbyshire, England
MC
Roland Cotton
1587–1652
Birth Location: Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England
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Thomas Cotton
1594–1646
Birth Location: Derby Parish, Derbyshire, England
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Roland Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Roland Cotton
1558–1604
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, England
Parents
George Cotton
1525–1559
London, EN
Margaret Whittacre
1525–1590
London, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Clement Cotton
1475–1526
Landwade, Cambridge, Eng
Constance Leventhorpe
1478–1527
Hatfield, Essex, Eng
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Leventhorpe
1445–1481
Katherine Hungerford
1435–1492
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Hungerford
1409–1459
Margaret Botreaux
1410–1477

Roland Cotton's Descendants

1.
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Roland Cotton (1558–21 APR 1604) m. MARY (LOUISA) HURLBERT (16 AUG 1556–5 JUL 1595)
  1. 1. Dorothy Cotton 1599–1694 m. Henry Smith 1588–1648
    1. 1. Samuel Smith 1638–1703 m. Mary Ensign 1639–1723
      1. 1. Samuel Smith 1663–1723 m. Joanna McLathlin 1665–1689
      2. 2. Sarah Smith 1665–1733 m. John Lawrence 1664–1694
      3. 3. Dorothy Smith 1667–1693 m. William Rooker 1660–1691
      4. 4. Ebenezer Smith 1668–1728 m. Sarah Huxley 1675–1749
        1. 1. Sarah Smith 1694–1695
        2. 2. Dorcas Smith 1707–1731 m. Joseph Hastings 1703–1786
        3. 3. Dorothy Smith 1696–1697
        4. 4. Ebenezer Smith 1699–1700
        5. 5. Joanna Smith 1703–1704
        6. 6. Jonathan Smith 1705–1706
        7. 7. Mary Smith 1710–1711
        8. 8. Mary Smith 1713–1716
        9. 9. Nathaniel Smith 1702–1766 m. Mercy Smith 1706–1765
      5. 5. Ichabod Smith 1670–1744 m. Mary Huxley 1670–1747
        1. 1. Samuel Smith 1700–1767 m. Jerusha Mather 1700–1790
      6. 6. James Smith 1675–1676
      7. 7. Mary Smith 1673–1702 m. James Barnes 1675–1700
      8. 8. Preserved Smith 1677–1713 m. Mary Smith 1681–1746
        1. 1. Samuel Smith 1705–1799
        2. 2. Chileab Smith 1708–1800 m. Sarah Moody 1709–1789
        3. 3. Ebenezer Smith 1700–1729
        4. 4. James Smith 1710–1711
        5. 5. Mary Smith 1699–1714
        6. 6. Moses Smith 1712–1726 m. Sarah 1696–1738
        7. 7. Preserved Smith 1700–1727
    2. 2. Dorothy Smith 1636–1706 m. Mark (Sension St.) John/ 1633–1693 m. Isaac Moore 1622–1706 m. John Blakeman 1631–1662 m. Francis Hall 1608–1689
    3. 3. Joanna Smith 1641–1670 m. Philip Russell 1629–1693
    4. 4. Noah Smith 1643–1644
    5. 5. Peregrine Smith 1620–1648 m. Mary Bertie 1617–1652
  2. 2. John Cotton 1585–1652 m. Sarah Hawkridge 1601–1676
    1. 1. John Cotton 1640–1699 m. Joanna Rossiter 1642–1702
      1. 1. Rolland Cotton 1667–1722 m. Elizabeth Saltonstall 1668–1726
        1. 1. Abigail Cotton 1699–1732 m. Shearjashub Bourne 1699–1768
        2. 2. Elizabeth Cotton 1693–1694
        3. 3. Joanna Cotton 1691–1692 m. John Brown 1696–1742
        4. 4. John Cotton 1690–1691
        5. 5. Josiah Cotton 1703–1780 m. Susannah Salter 1717–
        6. 6. Maria (Saltonstall) Cotton 1710–1688
        7. 7. Nathaniel Cotton 1697–1698
        8. 8. Roland Cotton 1701–1702
        9. 9. Ruth Cotton 1710–1710
        10. 10. Sarah Cotton 1696–1697
    2. 2. Maria Cotton 1641–1714 m. Increase Mather 1639–1723
      1. 1. Cotton Mather 1663–1728 m. Abigail Phillips 1674–1713
  3. 3. Mary Cotton 1583–1584 m. Robert Bamford 1579–
  4. 4. Roland Cotton 1587–1652 m. Alice Bennet 1582–1625 m. Elizabeth (Saunders) Saltonstall 1588–1671
  5. 5. Thomas Cotton 1594–1646 m. Mary Gill-Harwood 1595–1636

Roland Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1558
1558
Birth of Roland Cotton in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1604
21 APR 1604
Age 46
Death of Roland Cotton in Derby, Derbyshire, England
Derby, Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 28 June 2017, 03:38), entry for Rowland Cotton(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 9DMZ-Q2Y
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ( : 30 December 2014), Roland Cotton in entry for Mary Cotton, Mary Cotton; citing Derby, Derbyshire, England, reference 2:2P27MP9; FHL microfilm 1,041,183.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ( : 30 December 2014), Rowland Cotton in entry for Mary Cotton, Mary Cotton; citing Derby, Derbyshire, England, reference 2:2P27MMV; FHL microfilm 1,041,183.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Publications of the Harleian Society Vol xli 1897 page 21
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ( : 30 December 2014), Roland Cotton in entry for Thomas Cotton, Thomas Cotton; citing Derby, Derbyshire, England, reference 2:2P27R22; FHL microfilm 1,041,183.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch ( : 10 December 2014), Roland Cotton and Mary Hulbert, 1582; citing St. Alkmund, Derby, England, reference 2:3QDNL0P; FHL microfilm 496,690.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ( : 30 December 2014), Roland Cotton in entry for John Cotton, John Cotton; citing Derby, Derbyshire, England, reference 2:2P27N8R; FHL microfilm 1,041,183.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ( : 30 December 2014), Rowland Cotton in entry for Roland Cotton, Roland Cotton; citing Derby, Derbyshire, England, reference 2:2P27P95; FHL microfilm 1,041,183.
    [9] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 28 June 2017, 03:38), entry for Rowland Cotton(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 9DMZ-Q2Y
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ( : 30 December 2014), Roland Cotton in entry for Mary Cotton, Mary Cotton; citing Derby, Derbyshire, England, reference 2:2P27MP9; FHL microfilm 1,041,183.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ( : 30 December 2014), Rowland Cotton in entry for Mary Cotton, Mary Cotton; citing Derby, Derbyshire, England, reference 2:2P27MMV; FHL microfilm 1,041,183.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Publications of the Harleian Society Vol xli 1897 page 21
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ( : 30 December 2014), Roland Cotton in entry for Thomas Cotton, Thomas Cotton; citing Derby, Derbyshire, England, reference 2:2P27R22; FHL microfilm 1,041,183.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch ( : 10 December 2014), Roland Cotton and Mary Hulbert, 1582; citing St. Alkmund, Derby, England, reference 2:3QDNL0P; FHL microfilm 496,690.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ( : 30 December 2014), Roland Cotton in entry for John Cotton, John Cotton; citing Derby, Derbyshire, England, reference 2:2P27N8R; FHL microfilm 1,041,183.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ( : 30 December 2014), Rowland Cotton in entry for Roland Cotton, Roland Cotton; citing Derby, Derbyshire, England, reference 2:2P27P95; FHL microfilm 1,041,183.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Evercreech, Somerset
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chaddesden, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 28 June 2017, 03:38), entry for Rowland Cotton(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 9DMZ-Q2Y
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ( : 30 December 2014), Roland Cotton in entry for Mary Cotton, Mary Cotton; citing Derby, Derbyshire, England, reference 2:2P27MP9; FHL microfilm 1,041,183.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ( : 30 December 2014), Rowland Cotton in entry for Mary Cotton, Mary Cotton; citing Derby, Derbyshire, England, reference 2:2P27MMV; FHL microfilm 1,041,183.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Publications of the Harleian Society Vol xli 1897 page 21
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ( : 30 December 2014), Roland Cotton in entry for Thomas Cotton, Thomas Cotton; citing Derby, Derbyshire, England, reference 2:2P27R22; FHL microfilm 1,041,183.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch ( : 10 December 2014), Roland Cotton and Mary Hulbert, 1582; citing St. Alkmund, Derby, England, reference 2:3QDNL0P; FHL microfilm 496,690.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ( : 30 December 2014), Roland Cotton in entry for John Cotton, John Cotton; citing Derby, Derbyshire, England, reference 2:2P27N8R; FHL microfilm 1,041,183.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ( : 30 December 2014), Rowland Cotton in entry for Roland Cotton, Roland Cotton; citing Derby, Derbyshire, England, reference 2:2P27P95; FHL microfilm 1,041,183.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 APR 1604
    Event Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 28 June 2017, 03:38), entry for Rowland Cotton(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 9DMZ-Q2Y
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ( : 30 December 2014), Roland Cotton in entry for Mary Cotton, Mary Cotton; citing Derby, Derbyshire, England, reference 2:2P27MP9; FHL microfilm 1,041,183.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ( : 30 December 2014), Rowland Cotton in entry for Mary Cotton, Mary Cotton; citing Derby, Derbyshire, England, reference 2:2P27MMV; FHL microfilm 1,041,183.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Publications of the Harleian Society Vol xli 1897 page 21
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ( : 30 December 2014), Roland Cotton in entry for Thomas Cotton, Thomas Cotton; citing Derby, Derbyshire, England, reference 2:2P27R22; FHL microfilm 1,041,183.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch ( : 10 December 2014), Roland Cotton and Mary Hulbert, 1582; citing St. Alkmund, Derby, England, reference 2:3QDNL0P; FHL microfilm 496,690.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ( : 30 December 2014), Roland Cotton in entry for John Cotton, John Cotton; citing Derby, Derbyshire, England, reference 2:2P27N8R; FHL microfilm 1,041,183.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ( : 30 December 2014), Rowland Cotton in entry for Roland Cotton, Roland Cotton; citing Derby, Derbyshire, England, reference 2:2P27P95; FHL microfilm 1,041,183.
    [9] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: Public Member Trees
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