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Sir George Cotton 1505–1545 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Shropshire, England

Death Date: 25 March 1545

Death Location: Nettleden, Dacorum Borough, Hertfordshire, England

Father: John RUDHEATH

Mother: Cecily Mainwaring

Spouse(s): Mary Bagnall, Lady Cotton

Children(s): Richard Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Mary Cotton, Winifred Cotton, Mary Grey, Richard Cotton, Winifred Dering, Dorothy Torbock, Elizabeth Francis

Sir George Cotton was born in 1505 in Shropshire, England, the child of John De Cotton Esq Of Rudheath And Cecily Mainwaring. Sir George Cotton married Lady Mary Onley Bagnall De Cotton, Mary Bagnall, and had children including Dorothy Cotton, Dorothy Torbock, Elizabeth Cotton, Elizabeth Francis, Mary Cotton, Mary Grey, Richard Cotton, Winifred Cotton, Winifred Dering. Sir George Cotton passed away in 1545 in Nettleden, Dacorum Borough, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir George Cotton was born in 1505 in Shropshire, England, the child of John De Cotton Esq Of Rudheath And Cecily Mainwaring.
  • Sir George Cotton married Lady Mary Onley Bagnall De Cotton, Mary Bagnall, and had children including Dorothy Cotton, Dorothy Torbock, Elizabeth Cotton, Elizabeth Francis, Mary Cotton, Mary Grey, Richard Cotton, Winifred Cotton, Winifred Dering.
  • Sir George Cotton passed away in 1545 in Nettleden, Dacorum Borough, Hertfordshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Cotton's Ancestors

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Sir Cotton
1505–1545
Birth Place: Shropshire, England
Parents
John de COTTON, ESQ of RUDHEATH
1464–1558
Cotton, Alkington, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Cecily Mainwaring
1468–1549
Ightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Cotton's Descendants

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Sir (George) Cotton (1505–25 March 1545) m. Mary Bagnall (1506–14 March 1560) m. Lady (Mary Onley Bagnall DE) Cotton (14 March 1506–1559)
  1. 1. Richard Cotton 1539–1602 m. Mary Mainwaring 1541–1578 m. Mary (12GGM Maria Mainwairing) Cotton 1541–1578 m. Mary (12GGM Maria Mainwairing) Cotton 1541–1578
    1. 1. Mary (Cotton\) 3-13 1553–1625 m. Thomas Marshall 1545–1618 m. William Bulkeley 1559–1630 m. George Abell 1561–1630
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Martha) Marshall 1570–1628 m. Sir (Ralph Robert) Porter 1566–1631
        1. 1. George Potter 1584–1640 m. Martha (Marshall\) 3-3 1585–1645
      2. 2. Ann (Cogan) Marshall 1580–1623
      3. 3. John Marshall 1572–1649
      4. 4. Lucy Marshall 1580–1649
      5. 5. Martha Marshall 1585–1645
      6. 6. Mary (Ruth) Marshall 1578–
      7. 7. Thomas (William) Marshall 1570–1618
      8. 8. William Marshall 1570–1688
    2. 2. Richard Cotton –1599
    3. 3. Robert Cotton –1596
    4. 4. Andrew Cotton 1564–1640
    5. 5. George Cotton 1560–1647
    6. 6. Frances Abell 1565–1632
    7. 7. Dorothy Cotton 1572–1647
    8. 8. Frances Cotton 1565–1632 m. George (A) Abell 1561–1630
      1. 1. Capt. (Robert) Abell 1589–1663
      2. 2. Dorthy ((Mary)) Abell 1593–1646
      3. 3. George Abell 1591–1663
      4. 4. Mary Abell 1613–1646
      5. 5. Richard Abell 1604–1634
    9. 9. George Cotton 1560–1647 m. Mary Bromley 1566–1641
      1. 1. Ambrosia Cotton 1599–1684
      2. 2. Anne Cotton 1597–
      3. 3. Dorothy Cotton 1603–1672
      4. 4. Elizabeth Cotton 1587–
      5. 5. Grace Cotton 1601–1643
      6. 6. John Cotton 1600–
      7. 7. Joyce Cotton 1603–
      8. 8. Judith Cotton 1595–
      9. 9. Margaret Cotton 1605–1606
      10. 10. Martha Cotton 1589–
      11. 11. Thomas Cotton 1590–1649
      12. 12. Thomas Cotton 1599–1643
      13. 13. Frances Hassall –1674
    10. 10. Dorothy Cotton 1572–1647
    11. 11. Frances (Elizabeth) Cotton 1565–1630
    12. 12. Andrew Cotton 1560–1640
    13. 13. Arthur Cotton 1562–1649
    14. 14. Elizabeth Cotton 1566–1646
    15. 15. George Cotton 1560–1647
    16. 16. Mary Cotton 1553–1625
    17. 17. Nicholas Cotton 1573–
    18. 18. Thomas Cotton 1596–1597
    19. 19. William (Bishop Exeter) Cotton 1560–1621
    20. 20. Winifred Cotton 1568–1647
  2. 2. Dorothy Cotton 1543–1612 m. Edward Torbock –1608
    1. 1. Dorothy Rutter –1650
    2. 2. Margaret Torbock –1578
  3. 3. Elizabeth Cotton 1537–1594
  4. 4. Mary Cotton 1541–1580 m. Sir (Edward 3rd Earl Og Derby Stanley) KG 1509–1572
    1. 1. Henry Stanley 1531–1593 m. Lady (Margaret) Clifford 1540–1596 m. Jane Halsall 1535–1585
      1. 1. Dorothy Stanley 1594–1636
      2. 2. Edward Stanley 1556–
      3. 3. Ferdinand (Stanley Earl van) Derby 1559–1594 m. Alice Spencer 1559–1637
        1. 1. Frances Stanley 1583–1636
        2. 2. Elizabeth Stanley 1588–1633 m. Henry Hastings 1586–1643
        3. 3. Anna Stanley 1580–1647
      4. 4. Francis Stanley 1562–
      5. 5. Martha Stanley 1565–
      6. 6. William Stanley 1561–1642
      7. 7. Ursula Salusbury 1568–1636
    2. 2. Jane Stanley 1540–1569
  5. 5. Winifred Cotton 1525–1559
  6. 6. Mary Grey –1580
  7. 7. Richard Cotton 1539–1602
  8. 8. Winifred Dering –1599
  9. 9. Dorothy Torbock –1612
  10. 10. Elizabeth Francis –1594

Sir Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1505
1505
Birth of Sir George Cotton in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England
1545
25 March 1545
Age 40
Death of Sir George Cotton
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 March 1545
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nettleden, Dacorum Borough, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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