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  • Name: Sir George COTTON
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: Abt 1505 in Cotton, Salop b
  • Death: 25 Mar 1545 in Combermere, Cheshire d


  • Parents:
  • Father:
  • John COTTON Birth: Abt 1465 Death: Before 1549
  • Mother:
  • Cecily MAINWARING Death: Abt 16 Dec 1549

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Mary COTTON Death: 16 Nov 1580
  2. Elizabeth COTTON
  3. Dorothy COTTON
  4. Winifred COTTON
  5. Richard COTTON Birth: Abt 1539 in Combermere Death: 14 Jun 1602 in Stoke, Warwickshire

Bibliography
  1. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 04 Dacre-Dysart. London: St Catherine Press, 1916. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Vol 4 also available at http://archive.org/completepeerageo04byucoka Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP IV [Ap][p0-9].*].
  2. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 07 Hussee-Lincolnshire. London: St Catherine Press, 1929. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP VII [Ap][p0-9].*].
  3. Faris, David, Plantagenet ancestry of seventeenth century colonists: the descent from the later Plantagenet Kings of England, Henry III, Edward I, Edward II, and Edward III, of emigrants from England and Wales to the North American colonies before 1701, second edition. Boston: New England Historical Genealogical Society, 1999. NYPL APR (New England) 01-1513. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Faris PA2 p[0-9ivxc]*].
  4. Richardson, Douglas, Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. Baltimore, MD: Genelogical Publishing Co, 2004. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Richardson PA p[0-9]*].
  5. Richardson, Douglas, Royal Ancestry. Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson, 2013. NYPL JFF 16-1184 v1-5 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v1[pc][0-9]*].
  6. Roberts, Gary Boyd, The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States: who were themselves notable or left descendants notable in American history, with a 2008 Addendum, Coda, and Final Additions. Baltimore, MD: Gen Pub Co, 2008. NYPL APK 08-4216. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Roberts RD600 p[0-9]*].
  7. Roberts, Gary Boyd, Ancestors of American Presidents, First Authoritative Edition. Santa Clarita, CA: Carl Boyer, 1995. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Roberts USPres [A-Zp][A-Z0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
abt 1505 [Ref: Faris PA2 p1, Richardson PA p33, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p106],
place:
[Ref: Faris PA2 p1, Richardson PA p33, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p106],
parents:
[Ref: Faris PA2 p1, Richardson PA p33, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p106, Roberts RD600 p312, Roberts USPres p192, Roberts USPres p193, Roberts USPres p367]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Faris PA2 p1, Richardson PA p33, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p106],
place:
[Ref: Faris PA2 p1, Richardson PA p33, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p106]
Sources with Information about marriage to Mary ONLEY
date:
before 11 Nov 1537 [Ref: Faris PA2 p1, Richardson PA p33, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p106],
names:
[Ref: Roberts USPres p192],
child:
[Ref: CP IV p210, CP VII p172, Faris PA2 p1, Richardson PA p33, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p106, Roberts RD600 p312, Roberts USPres p193, Roberts USPres p367]
Research Notes:
Knt, of Combermere, Cheshire [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v1p106]
of Combermere, co Chester [Ref: CP IV p210]

Esquire of the Body to King Henry VIII [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v1p106]

Steward of Bromfield, Yale, Chirk, and Chirckland [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v1p106]

Vice Chamberlain of the household to Prince Edward Tudor (future King Edward VI) [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v1p106]

Privy Councillor [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v1p106]



Pedigree of Sir George COTTON
          /-----William COTTON
 /-----John COTTON
|        |         /-----Philip YONGE
|         \-----Agnes YONGE
Sir George COTTON
|                                                               /-----William MAINWARING
|                                                      /-----Roger MAINWARING
|                                             /-----William MAINWARING
|                                            |         \-----Christian De BIRTLES
|                                    /-----William MAINWARING
|                                   |        |         /-----Henry DAVENPORT
|                                   |         \-----Mary DAVENPORT
|                           /-----Randle MAINWARING
|                          |        |                  /-----Roger LEYCESTER
|                          |        |         /-----Nicholas LEYCESTER
|                          |         \-----Elizabeth LEYCESTER
|                  /-----William MAINWARING
|                 |         \-----Margery VENABLES
|         /-----Thomas MAINWARING
|        |        |         /-----John WARREN
|        |         \-----Margaret WARREN
 \-----Cecily MAINWARING
         |                                                      /-----Sir John I De SUTTON, Lord Of Dudley Castle
         |                                             /-----Sir John II De SUTTON
         |                                            |         \-----Margaret De SOMERY, Baroness Dudley
         |                                    /-----Sir John III De SUTTON
         |                                   |        |         /-----John CHERLETON, Lord Cherleton
         |                                   |         \-----Isabel De CHERLETON
         |                                   |                  \-----Hawise FERCH OWAIN De La POLE
         |                           /-----John IV De SUTTON
         |                          |        |                  /-----John De CLINTON
         |                          |        |         /-----Sir John De CLINTON
         |                          |        |        |         \-----Alice De GRENDON
         |                          |         \-----Joan CLINTON
         |                          |                 |         /-----Sir Roger HILLARY
         |                          |                  \-----Joan HILLARY
         |                          |                           \-----Katherine De SUTTON
         |                  /-----John V De SUTTON
         |                 |        |                           /-----Sir Philip Le DESPENSER
         |                 |        |                  /-----Sir Philip Le DESPENSER
         |                 |        |                 |         \-----Margaret GOUSHILL
         |                 |        |         /-----Sir Philip Le DESPENSER, Lord Despenser
         |                 |        |        |        |         /-----Sir John De COBHAM, Lord Cobham
         |                 |        |        |         \-----Joan De COBHAM
         |                 |        |        |                  \-----Joan BEAUCHAMP
         |                 |         \-----Alice Le DESPENSER
         |                 |                  \-----Elizabeth
         |         /-----Sir John VI SUTTON, K.G., Lord Dudley
         |        |        |                                    /-----William Le BLUND
         |        |        |                           /-----Sir Walter Le BLOUNT
         |        |        |                          |         \-----Isabel De BEAUCHAMP
         |        |        |                  /-----John Le BLOUNT
         |        |        |                 |        |         /-----Ralph SODINGTON
         |        |        |                 |         \-----Joan De SODINGTON
         |        |        |         /-----Sir Walter Le BLOUNT
         |        |        |        |        |                  /-----Sir Ralph MOUNTJOY
         |        |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Thomas MOUNTJOY
         |        |        |        |         \-----Isoude MOUNTJOY
         |        |         \-----Constance BLOUNT
         |        |                 |                           /-----Fernan Gomez De Toledo
         |        |                 |                  /-----Gomez Perez De Toledo
         |        |                 |                 |         \-----Teresa Vasquez
         |        |                 |         /-----Don Diego Gomez De Toledo, Lord Of Casarrubios
         |        |                 |        |         \-----Ines Garcia De Toledo
         |        |                  \-----Sancha De AYALA
         |        |                          |                  /-----Pedro Lopez De AYALA
         |        |                          |         /-----Fernan Perez De AYALA
         |        |                          |        |         \-----Sancha Fernandez BARROSO
         |        |                           \-----Inez Alfonso De AYALA
         |        |                                   |         /-----Diego Gutierrez De CEBALLOS
         |        |                                    \-----Elvira Alvarez De CEBALLOS
         |        |                                             \-----Juana Garcia CARRILLO
          \-----Jane SUTTON
                  |                                             /-----Maurice De BERKELEY, Baron Of Berkeley
                  |                                    /-----Sir Thomas De BERKELEY, Lord Berkeley
                  |                                   |         \-----Isabel FITZ ROY
                  |                           /-----Sir Maurice De BERKELEY, Lord Berkeley
                  |                          |        |         /-----William De FERRERS, Earl Of Derby
                  |                          |         \-----Joan De FERRERS
                  |                          |                  \-----Margaret De QUINCEY
                  |                  /-----Thomas De BERKELEY, Lord Berkeley
                  |                 |        |                  /-----Roger La ZOUCHE
                  |                 |        |         /-----Eudo La ZOUCHE
                  |                 |        |        |         \-----Margaret BISET
                  |                 |         \-----Eve ZOUCHE
                  |                 |                 |         /-----William De CANTELOU, Lord Abergavenny
                  |                 |                  \-----Milicent De CANTELOU
                  |                 |                           \-----Eva De BRAIOSE, Baroness Abergavenny
                  |         /-----Sir John De BERKELEY
                  |        |        |         /-----Sir John De CLYVEDON
                  |        |         \-----Katherine De CLYVEDON
                  |        |                  \-----Emma
                   \-----Elizabeth BERKELEY
                           |         /-----Sir John BETTESHORNE
                            \-----Elizabeth BETTESHORNE
                                    |         /-----John De CORMAILLES
                                     \-----Goda



Descendants of Sir George COTTON
1. Sir George COTTON m. Mary ONLEY
m. Mary ONLEY father: John ONLEY mother: Jane PONTESBURY

2nd generation

6. Richard COTTON m1. Mary MANWARING m2. Jane SULLIARD m3. Philippa (DORMER)
m. Mary MANWARING father: Sir Arthur MANWARING mother: Margaret MANWARING
m. Jane SULLIARD father: William SULLIARD mother: Joan TODD
m. Philippa (DORMER)

3rd generation

12. Frances COTTON m. George ABELL
m. George ABELL father: Robert ABELL

4th generation

16. Robert ABELL m. Joanna (ABELL)
m. Joanna (ABELL)

5th generation

21. Caleb ABELL m1. Margaret POST m2. Mary MILLER
m. Margaret POST father: John POST mother: Hester HYDE
m. Mary MILLER