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Thomas Cotton 1540–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1540

Birth Location: Tamworth, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 4 Nov 1589

Death Location: Staffordshire, England

Father: Henry Cotton

Mother: Margaret marshall

Spouse(s): Isabell Peastwoode

Children(s): Hamletus Coton, Isabel COTON, william COTON

Thomas Cotton was born in 1540 in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, the child of Henry Cotton And Margaret Ann Marshall. Thomas Cotton married Isabell Peastwoode, and had children including Hamletus Coton, Isabel Coton, William Coton. Thomas Cotton passed away in 1589 in Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Thomas Cotton was born in 1540 in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, the child of Henry Cotton And Margaret Ann Marshall.
  • Thomas Cotton married Isabell Peastwoode, and had children including Hamletus Coton, Isabel Coton, William Coton.
  • Thomas Cotton passed away in 1589 in Staffordshire, England.

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Children(s)

Thomas Cotton's Ancestors

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Thomas Cotton
1540–1589
Birth Place: Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Henry Cotton
1520–1590
Abbot's Ann, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (ann) marshall
1525–1594
Grandparents
richard Cotton
1480–1534
Cotton hall, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
johanna (st) john
1480–1534
Charing, Kent, England
Nicholas (John Marshall) sir
1500–1583
Tydd Saint Mary, Lincolnshire, England
Ann Doane
1500–1549
Tydd Saint Mary, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Cotton's Descendants

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Thomas Cotton (abt 1540–4 Nov 1589) m. Isabell Peastwoode (ABT 1552–abt 1591)
  1. 1. Hamletus Coton 1577–1650 m. Mary Harper 1584–1647
    1. 1. Thomas (William) Cotton 1618–1656 m. Elizabeth Hinckes 1612–1656
      1. 1. thomas Cotton 1637– m. mary jevon 1639–
        1. 1. John Cotton 1661– m. Frances 1657–1699
  2. 2. Isabel COTON 1576–
  3. 3. william COTON 1570–

Thomas Cotton's Timeline

4 Records

1540
abt 1540
Birth of Thomas Cotton in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
1589
4 Nov 1589
Age 49
Burial of Thomas Cotton in Staffordshire, England
Staffordshire, England
1593
1593
Age 53
Death of Thomas Cotton in Stone, Staffordshire, England
Stone, Staffordshire, England
1593
1593
Age 53
Thomas Cotton - Probate in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1540
    Event Place: Tamworth, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1593
    Event Place: Stone, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Staffordshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, Extracted Church of England Parish Records; Title: Various publications of parish and probate records
    [3] Staffordshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Staffordshire Record Office; Stafford, Staffordshire, England
    [4] Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry, England, Indexes of Wills and Probate, Indexes created from registers held at Staffordshire Record Office; Stafford, Staffordshire, England; Dioceses Of Lichfield and Coventry Wills and Probate 1521-1860

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1589
    Event Place: Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Staffordshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, Extracted Church of England Parish Records; Title: Various publications of parish and probate records
    [2] Staffordshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Staffordshire Record Office; Stafford, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1593
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry, England, Indexes of Wills and Probate, Indexes created from registers held at Staffordshire Record Office; Stafford, Staffordshire, England; Dioceses Of Lichfield and Coventry Wills and Probate 1521-1860

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