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Walter Cotton 1643–1713 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1643

Birth Location: Crakesmarsh, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 1713

Death Location: Surry County, Virginia, USA

Father: William Cathedral

Mother:

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hyde

Children(s): Richard Cotton, Thomas Cotton, Ann Cotton, William Cotton

Walter Cotton was born in 1643 in Crakesmarsh, Staffordshire, England, the child of William Cotton Rector Of Silverton Archdeacon Of Totnes And Precentor Of Exeter Cathedral And Elizabeth Hender. Walter Cotton married Elizabeth Hyde, and had children including Ann Cotton, Richard Cotton, Thomas T Cotton, William Cotton. Walter Cotton passed away in 1713 in Surry County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Walter Cotton was born in 1643 in Crakesmarsh, Staffordshire, England, the child of William Cotton Rector Of Silverton Archdeacon Of Totnes And Precentor Of Exeter Cathedral And Elizabeth Hender.
  • Walter Cotton married Elizabeth Hyde, and had children including Ann Cotton, Richard Cotton, Thomas T Cotton, William Cotton.
  • Walter Cotton passed away in 1713 in Surry County, Virginia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Cotton's Ancestors

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Walter Cotton
1643–1713
Birth Place: Crakesmarsh, Staffordshire, England
Parents
William Cotton Rector of Silverton, Archdeacon of Totnes, and Precentor of Exeter Cathedral
1620–1656
Silverton, Devon, England
Grandparents
Bishop (William John Cotton Bishop of Exeter, Canterbury,) England
1560–1621
Silverton, Exeter, Devon, England
Mary (Maria) Hulme
1561–1647
Combermere, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Cotton
1523–1589
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Cotton
1455–1497

Walter Cotton's Descendants

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Walter Cotton (1643–1713) m. Elizabeth Hyde (1658–)
  1. 1. Richard Cotton 1690–1718
  2. 2. Thomas (T.) Cotton 1692–1778 m. Jane Hyde 1700–1768
    1. 1. Thomas Cotton 1719–1792
    2. 2. Cary Cotton 1724–
    3. 3. Littleberry Cotton 1728–
    4. 4. Richard Cotton 1730–1790 m. Elizabeth Weaver 1740–1781
      1. 1. Weaver Cotton 1768–1836 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Bennett 1780–1850
        1. 1. Cary (William) Cotton 1802–1881 m. Hannah (H.) Bates 1806–1892
        2. 2. Henry Cotton 1795–
        3. 3. Eli Cotton 1804–1888
        4. 4. Travis Cotton 1812–1850
        5. 5. Weaver (Alexander) Cotton 1822–1896
  3. 3. Ann Cotton 1692–
  4. 4. William Cotton 1694–1740

Walter Cotton's Timeline

3 Records

1643
1643
Birth of Walter Cotton in Crakesmarsh, Staffordshire, England
Crakesmarsh, Staffordshire, England
1643
1 May 1643
Walter Cotton was baptized in St Peter,Wolverhampton,Stafford,England
St Peter,Wolverhampton,Stafford,England
1713
1713
Age 70
Death of Walter Cotton in Surry County, Virginia, USA
Surry County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1643
    Event Place: Crakesmarsh, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 May 1643
    Event Place: St Peter,Wolverhampton,Stafford,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1713
    Event Place: Surry County, Virginia, USA

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