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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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+ | [[Combermere Abbey| The Cotton Family of Combermere Abbey]] has an extensive family ancestry that is directly descended from [[Henry II of England (1133-1189)]], [[Charlemagne (747-814)]] and the ancient Kings of Wessex. There are also many other notable family descendants. |
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=== Combermere Abbey === |
=== Combermere Abbey === |
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+ | == References == |
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+ | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combermere_Abbey Combermere Abbey] - Wikipedia |
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+ | *[http://www.combermereabbey.co.uk/ Combermere Abbey] |
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+ | *[http://www.combermere-restoration.co.uk/1500s-to-present-day/ Combermere Restoration] - Cotton Family History |
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+ | *[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=39977 'Houses of Cistercian monks: The abbey of Combermere' in ''A History of the County of Chester'' (Vol. 3), pp. 150–156 (1980)] |
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+ | *[http://www.thornber.net/cheshire/htmlfiles/combermere.html The Cottons of Combermere Abbey] |
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Revision as of 16:43, 4 September 2016
George Cotton of Combermere was born circa 1564 in Combermere Abbey, Dodcott cum Wilkesley, Cheshire, England to Richard Cotton (1545-1602) and Mary Mainwaring (c1541-1578) and died circa 1647 England of unspecified causes. He married Mary Bromley (1566-1647) 1584 in England.
Biography
Cotton Family Ancestry
The Cotton Family of Combermere Abbey has an extensive family ancestry that is directly descended from Henry II of England (1133-1189), Charlemagne (747-814) and the ancient Kings of Wessex. There are also many other notable family descendants.
Combermere Abbey
Principle residence was the Combermere Abbey located in Dodcott cum Wilkesley, English County of Cheshire. A former Christian monastery founded in 1130 AD and at one time the third largest church in Cheshire. In August 1539, the abbey and its estates, were granted to Sir George Cotton, an esquire of the body to Henry VIII of England (1491-1547). The Cotton Family kept it as a country home which they held up till 1919.
Marriage and Family
BORN: 1560 DISTINCTION: Esquire. RESIDENCE: Of Combermere Abbey PROBATE: Will dated 3 May 1647; codicil dated 17 Aug 1647. PROBATE: Named in the will of his brother-in-law, George ABELL. DIED: c 1647 MARRIED: Mary Bromley of Shifnal c. 1569 – 1647, daughter of Sir George Bromley, Justice of Chester, and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Thomas Lacon
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Elizabeth Cotton (c1588-1647) | |||
Martha Cotton (c1590-) | |||
Dorothy Cotton (c1592-) | |||
Frances Cotton (c1594-) | |||
Judith Cotton (c1596-) | |||
Anne Cotton (c1598-) | |||
Grace Cotton (c1602-) | |||
Joyce Cotton (c1604-) | |||
Margaret Cotton (c1606-) | |||
Thomas Cotton (1609-1647) | 1609 Combermere Abbey, Dodcott cum Wilkesley, Cheshire, England | 1646 England | Frances Needham (c1608-1629) Elizabeth Calveley (1609-1648) |
Siblings
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
George Cotton (1560-) | 1564 Combermere Abbey, Dodcott cum Wilkesley, Cheshire, England | 1647 England | Mary Bromley (1566-1647) |
Arthur Cotton (1562-1649) | |||
Mary Cotton (1563-) | |||
Andrew Cotton (1564-1640) | |||
Elizabeth Cotton (1566-) | |||
Winifred Cotton (1568-) | |||
Dorothy Cotton (1572-1647) | |||
Frances Cotton (1573-1646) | 1573 Combermere Abbey, Dodcott cum Wilkesley, Cheshire, England | 16 April 1646 Lockington, Leicestershire, England | George Abell (1561-1630) |
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Richard Cotton (c1582-) | |||
Thomas Cotton (c1584-) | |||
Robert Cotton (c1586-) | |||
Jane Cotton (c1588-) |
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Philip Cotton (1598-) | |||
Bridgett Cotton (1600-) |
Residences
References
- Combermere Abbey - Wikipedia
- Combermere Abbey
- Combermere Restoration - Cotton Family History
- 'Houses of Cistercian monks: The abbey of Combermere' in A History of the County of Chester (Vol. 3), pp. 150–156 (1980)
- The Cottons of Combermere Abbey