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Thomas Cotton 1594–1662 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1594

Birth Location: Connington Castle, Huntingdonshire, England

Death Date: 13 May 1662

Death Location: Conington, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: Robert Cotton

Mother: Elizabeth Brocas

Spouse(s): Margaret Howard, Alice Constable

Children(s): Lucy Cotton, Frances Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Ann Cotton, Frances Cotton, Mary Cotton, Philip Cotton, William Cotton, John Cotton

Thomas Cotton was born in 1594 in Connington Castle, Huntingdonshire, England, the child of Robert Bruce Cotton And Elizabeth Brocas. Thomas Cotton married Alice Constable, Margaret Howard, and had children including Ann Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Frances Cotton, John Hynde Cotton, Lucy Cotton, Mary Cotton, Philip Cotton, William Cotton. Thomas Cotton passed away in 1662 in Conington, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • Thomas Cotton was born in 1594 in Connington Castle, Huntingdonshire, England, the child of Robert Bruce Cotton And Elizabeth Brocas.
  • Thomas Cotton married Alice Constable, Margaret Howard, and had children including Ann Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Frances Cotton, John Hynde Cotton, Lucy Cotton, Mary Cotton, Philip Cotton, William Cotton.
  • Thomas Cotton passed away in 1662 in Conington, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Cotton
1594–1662
Birth Place: Connington Castle, Huntingdonshire, England
Parents
Robert Bruce Cotton
1570–1631
All Saints Churchyard Conington, Huntingdonshire, England
Elizabeth Brocas
1573–1658
Theddingworth, Harborough District, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Bruce Cotton) IV
1544–1614
Conington, Huntingdonshire, England
Elizabeth (Shirley) Preist
1540–1620
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Huntingdonshire
1517–1574
LADY COTTON
1530–1587
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Harvey
1515–1577
Johanna Skenard
1473–1539

Thomas Cotton's Descendants

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Thomas Cotton (19 May 1594–13 May 1662) m. Margaret Howard (19 Dec 1593–3 March 1625) m. Alice Constable (1600–)
  1. 1. Lucy Cotton 1623–1684
  2. 2. Frances Cotton 1615–1620
  3. 3. Elizabeth Cotton 1620–1684
  4. 4. Ann Cotton 1628–
  5. 5. Frances Cotton 1643–1690
  6. 6. Mary Cotton 1622–
  7. 7. Philip Cotton 1640–
  8. 8. William Cotton 1621–1675
  9. 9. John (Hynde) Cotton 1621–1691 m. Anne Hutchinson 1637–1658
    1. 1. John Cotton 1674–1728 m. Mary 1665– m. Martha Godwin 1683–
      1. 1. Samuel Cotten 1708–1774
      2. 2. John Cotten 1684–1741 m. Judith 1700–1726
      3. 3. Mary Cotten 1695–
      4. 4. Joseph Cotten 1697–1772
      5. 5. Ann Cotten 1703–1727
      6. 6. Patience Cotten 1706–1725
      7. 7. Priscilla Cotten 1721–1725
      8. 8. James Cotton 1716–1758 m. Sarah Bridgers 1720–1777
      9. 9. Arthur Cotten 1716–1789
      10. 10. Susanna Cotten 1713–1736
      11. 11. Alexander (Spotswood) Cotten 1711–1764
      12. 12. William Cotten 1700–1748
      13. 13. Martha Cotten 1702–1761
      14. 14. Thomas (Cotten) Sr 1718–1787 m. PATIENCE (Sarah Bridgers \) Cotton 1720–1795 m. Patience ("Sarah") Bridgers 1729–1767 m. Anne Moore 1720–1757 m. FNU Overton 1725–
        1. 1. Allen Cotton 1753–1795
        2. 2. John Cotton 1750–1792
        3. 3. Susannah Cotton 1756–1813
        4. 4. Jemima (Iris) Cotton 1762–1821 m. Nathaniel Edwards 1755–1837
        5. 5. Alexander Cotton 1754–
        6. 6. Lemuel COTTON 1760–1801
        7. 7. Charity Cotten 1750–1830
        8. 8. Lovena Cotten 1754–
        9. 9. Talitha Cotton 1752–1846 m. Robert Hobdy 1744–1797
        10. 10. Jemima (Iris) Cotten 1762–1821 m. Nathaniel Edwards 1755–1837
        11. 11. Mary Cotten 1758–1840
        12. 12. Temperance Cotton 1764–
        13. 13. Elizabeth Cotten 1763–
        14. 14. Lovena Cotten 1751–
        15. 15. Noah (Butler) Cotton 1752–1815
        16. 16. James Cotten 1749–1797
        17. 17. Thomas (Moore) Cotten 1748–1795 m. Priscilla Knight 1748–1843
        18. 18. Samuel (Overton) Cotten 1744–

Thomas Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1594
19 May 1594
Birth of Thomas Cotton in Connington Castle, Huntingdonshire, England
Connington Castle, Huntingdonshire, England
1662
13 May 1662
Age 68
Death of Thomas Cotton in Stratton Bedfordshire, buried at Conington, Huntingdonshire, England
Stratton Bedfordshire, buried at Conington, Huntingdonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1594
    Event Place: Connington Castle, Huntingdonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 285
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1662
    Event Place: Stratton Bedfordshire, buried at Conington, Huntingdonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 285
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Conington, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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