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Sir Richard Cotton 1539–1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1539

Birth Location: Combermere, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 14 Jun 1602

Death Location: Wrenbury-cum-Frith, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

Father: George Cotton

Mother: Mary Onley

Spouse(s): Mary Mainwaring, Jane Seylyard

Children(s): Jeffrey Cotton, Arthur Cotton, Jane Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Winifred Cotton, George Cotton, Andrew Cotton, Frances Cotton, Robert Cotton, Son Cotton, Daughter Cotton, Son Cotton

The story of Sir Richard Cotton began in 1539 in Combermere, Cheshire, England. Sir Richard Cotton married Jane Seylyard, Mary Mainwaring, Phillipa Dormer, and had children including Andrew Cotton, Arthur Cotton, Daughter Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Frances Cotton, George Cotton, Jane Cotton, Jeffrey Cotton, Robert Cotton, Son 2 Cotton, Son 3 Cotton, Winifred Cotton. Sir Richard Cotton passed away in 1602 in Wrenbury-cum-Frith, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

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  • The story of Sir Richard Cotton began in 1539 in Combermere, Cheshire, England.
  • Sir Richard Cotton married Jane Seylyard, Mary Mainwaring, Phillipa Dormer, and had children including Andrew Cotton, Arthur Cotton, Daughter Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Frances Cotton, George Cotton, Jane Cotton, Jeffrey Cotton, Robert Cotton, Son 2 Cotton, Son 3 Cotton, Winifred Cotton.
  • Sir Richard Cotton passed away in 1602 in Wrenbury-cum-Frith, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

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Sir Cotton's Ancestors

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Sir Cotton
1539–1602
Birth Place: Combermere, Cheshire, England
Parents
George Cotton
1506–1545
Cotton, Salop, England
Mary Onley
1517–
Catesby (Northampton) England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Cotton's Descendants

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Sir (Richard) Cotton (27 Aug 1539–14 Jun 1602) m. Mary Mainwaring (1541–14 Jun 1578) m. Jane Seylyard (1557–3 July 1596)
  1. 1. Jeffrey Cotton 1579–1622 m. Joane Reade 1589–1642
    1. 1. Rev. (William) Cotton 1609–1640 m. Ann Graves 1620–1684
      1. 1. Verlinda Cotton 1640–1683 m. Thomas Burdett 1636–1667 m. Richard Broughton 1634–1706
        1. 1. Frances (Burdett) (Ashton) 1660–1696
        2. 2. Parthenia Burdett 1663–1697
        3. 3. Elizabeth Burdett 1652–1686
        4. 4. Samuel Boughton 1670–1714
      2. 2. Walter Cotton 1636–1640
      3. 3. William Cotton 1636–1637
    2. 2. Richard Cotton 1622–
    3. 3. Elizabeth Cotton 1615–1616
    4. 4. Francis Cotton 1619–1620
    5. 5. John Cotton 1613–1673
    6. 6. Thomas Cotton 1617–1674
    7. 7. Anne Cotton 1611–1612
    8. 8. Peter Cotton 1607–1615
    9. 9. Verlinda Cotton 1605–1675 m. William Stone 1598–1659
      1. 1. Captain (Thomas Stone) Dr 1635–1733 m. Eliza (Christiana) Parish 1632–1710
        1. 1. Barbara Stone 1654–1732 m. Dennis Garrett 1650–1691 m. John Broad 1672–1709
  2. 2. Arthur Cotton 1562–1649
  3. 3. Jane Cotton 1580–
  4. 4. Dorothy Cotton 1572–1647
  5. 5. Elizabeth Cotton 1566–1567
  6. 6. Winifred Cotton 1568–1569
  7. 7. George Cotton 1560–1561
  8. 8. Andrew Cotton 1575–1640
  9. 9. Frances Cotton 1565–1646
  10. 10. Robert Cotton –1596
  11. 11. Son (2) Cotton 1590–
  12. 12. Daughter Cotton 1597–
  13. 13. Son (3) Cotton 1599–

Sir Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1539
27 Aug 1539
Birth of Sir Richard Cotton in Combermere, Cheshire, England
Combermere, Cheshire, England
1602
14 Jun 1602
Age 63
Death of Sir Richard Cotton in Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1539
    Event Place: Combermere, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1602
    Event Place: Coventry, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wrenbury-cum-Frith, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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