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Sir George Cotton 1506 – 1545 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1506

Birth Location: Coton, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 25 Mar 1545

Death Location: Cheshire, England

Father: Sir Rudheath

Mother: Cicely Mainwaring

Spouse(s): Mary Onley

Children(s): Richard Cotton

The story of Sir George Cotton began in 1506 in Coton, Shropshire, England. Sir George Cotton married Mary Onley, and had children including Richard Cotton. Sir George Cotton passed away in 1545 in Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir George Cotton began in 1506 in Coton, Shropshire, England.
  • Sir George Cotton married Mary Onley, and had children including Richard Cotton.
  • Sir George Cotton passed away in 1545 in Cheshire, England.

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Children(s)

Sir Cotton's Ancestors

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Sir Cotton
1506 – 1545
Birth Place: Coton, Shropshire, England
Parents
Sir John de Cotton, Esquire, of Rudheath
1464 – 1558
Coton, Cotton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
Cicely Mainwaring
1468 – 1516
Ightfield, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
William (De Cotton) II
1432 – 1491
Coton, Shropshire, England
Agnes Young
1437 – 1524
Kenton, Shropshire, England
Thomas Mainwaring
1437 – 1508
Ightfield, Shropshire, England
Jane (de) Sutton
1434 – 1494
Dudley Castle, Dudley, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Sutton
1400 – 1487
Lady Berkeley
1401 – 1478
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Cotton's Descendants

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Sir (George) Cotton (1506 – 25 Mar 1545) m. Mary Onley (1517 – 13 Mar 1560)
  1. 1. Richard Cotton (27 Aug 1539 – 14 Jun 1602) m. Mary Mainwaring (1541 – 14 Jun 1578)
    1. 1. Frances Cotton (1565 – 16 Apr 1646) m. George (A.) Abell (1561 – 11 Sep 1630)
      1. 1. Richard Abell (7 Jul 1609 – 1658) m. Joanna (Ann) Cooper (1610 – 19 Sep 1672)
        1. 1. Samuel Abell (1650 – 8 Jan 1696) m. Ann (1650 – 8 Jan 1697)

Sir Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1506
1506
Birth of Sir George Cotton in Coton, Shropshire, England
Coton, Shropshire, England
1545
25 Mar 1545
Age 39
Death of Sir George Cotton in Cheshire, England
Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1506
    Event Place: Coton, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1545
    Event Place: Cheshire, England

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