Sir George Cotton

Sir George Cotton - was born about 1505 in Cotton, Sallop co. and died on 25 Mar 1545 in Combermere, Salop, England . He was the son of John Cotton and Cicely Mainwaring.

Sir George married Mary Onley before 11 Nov 1537. Mary was born about 1510, lived in Salop. She is the daughter of John Onley and Jane Pontesbury.

Sir George - George Cotton was knighted by Henry VIII and was the grantee of Combermere.

The Cottons of Combermere rose to great heights in the reign of Henry VIII, and this was due in a measure to the alliances with these other families by marriage. George Cotton was knighted by Henry VIII and was the grantee of Combermere. Sir George Cotton, Knight, and Esquire of the Body to Henry VIII, and knighted by him, grantee of Combermere in 32 year of Henry VIII, including the monastery, with its church, bell tower, Lake of Combermere and the cemetery, all by the King's letters patent. In this grant were lands called Dodcote in County Salop, Cliffe and Hales in Drayton, Erdlet Grange in Staffordshire, Wincell Grange in County Cheshire and Cotes Grange in Derbyshire.

The site of Combermere Abbey, with 22,000 acres, became the property of Sir George Cotton, as a reward for his service to Henry VIII. He pulled down most of the abbey buildings except the abbots' lodgings. The original building had a stone ground floor with timber above. Sir George's son, Richard, remodelled the house in 1563. There is a picture of the house as it was in 1760, before the restoration carried out in the early 19th century. (Sources: - 1)

Children: (Quick Family Chart)

i. Richard Cotton was born in 1539 in Stoke, Warwick, England and died on 14 Jun 1602 in Stoke, Warwick, England . See #11. below.

Combermere Abbey remodelled by in 1563.

Child:

Richard Cotton - was born in 1539 in Stoke, Warwick, England and died on 14 Jun 1602 in Stoke, Warwick, England . He was the son of Sir George Cotton and Mary Onley.

Richard married Mary Mainwaring. Mary was born about 1541 in Lightfield, Stropshire, England. She was the daughter of Sir Arthur Mainwaring and Margaret Mainwaring. She died before 2 Jun 1578 .

ID: I56164

Name: George Cotton

Given Name: George

Surname: Cotton

Sex: M

Birth: 1506 in Cotton, England

Death: 1545 in Combermere, England

Change Date: 24 Nov 2004 at 22:40

Father: John Cotton b: 1465 in England

Mother: Cecily Mainwaring b: 1469 in England

Marriage 1 Mary Onley b: 1506 in England

Married: 1538 in Cambermere, Cheshire, England

Change Date: 24 Nov 2004

Children

Richard Cotton b: 2 Sep 1545 in Southhill, Bedford, England

George Cotton, son of John and Cicely was born abt 1505 in Combermere, Cheshire, England. He was granted Combermere by King Henry VIII. He married before 11 Nov. 1537, Mary Onley, daughter of John Onley. The Cottons of Combermere rose to great heights in the reign of Henry VIII, and this was due in a measure to the alliances with these other families by marriage. George Cotton was knighted by Henry VIII and was the grantee of Combermere. Sir George Cotton, Knight, and Esquire of the Body to Henry VIII, and knighted by him, grantee of Combermere in 32 year of Henry VIII, including the monastery, with its church, bell tower, Lake of Combermere and the cemetery, all by the King's letters patent. In this grant were lands called Dodcote in County Salop, Cliffe and Hales in Drayton, Erdlet Grange in Staffordshire, Wincell Grange in County Cheshire and Cotes Grange in Derbyshire.

The site of Combermere Abbey, with 22,000 acres, became the property of Sir George Cotton, as a reward for his service to Henry VIII. He pulled down most of the abbey buildings except the abbots' lodgings. The original building had a stone ground floor with timber above. Sir George's son, Richard, remodelled the house in 1563. There is a picture of the house as it was in 1760, before the restoration carried out in the early 19th century.

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• 'Sir George Cotton, Sheriff of Denbighshire,Steward of Bromfield, Yale, Chirk, & Chirckland, Privy Councillor1,2,3
• 'M, b. circa 1505, d. 25 March 1545
• Father John Cotton, Esq.3 b. c 1465
• Mother Cecily Mainwaring3 b. c 1473
• ' Sir George Cotton, Sheriff of Denbighshire,Steward of Bromfield, Yale, Chirk, & Chirckland, Privy Councillor was born circa 1505 at Cotton, Wem, Shropshire, England.2,3 He married Mary Onley, daughter of John Onley, Esq. and Jane Pontesbury, before 11 November 1537; 1 son (Richard, Esq.) and 4 daughters (Mary, wife of (1) Sir Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl Derby & (2) Sir Henry Grey, 6th Earl Grey of Ruthin; Elizabeth (wife of William Francis); Dorothy (wife of Edward Torback); and Winifred (wife of Thomas Dering, Esq.) born to this marriage.2,3 Sir George Cotton, Sheriff of Denbighshire,Steward of Bromfield, Yale, Chirk, & Chirckland, Privy Councillor died on 25 March 1545 at Combermere, Cheshire, England.2,3
• 'Family Mary Onley b. 1506, d. 14 Mar 1560
• Children
  • ◦Mary Cotton4 d. 16 Nov 1580
  • ◦Richard Cotton, Esq.+2,3 b. c 1539, d. 14 Jun 1602
• Citations
• 1.[S2937] Unknown author, Plantagenet Ancestry of 17th Century Colonists, by David Faris, p. 1; Ancestors of American Presidents by Gary Boyd Roberts, p. 149; Burke's Peerage, 1938, p. 630.
• 2.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 33.
• 3.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 1.
• 4.[S11568] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. IV, p. 210.
• http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p372.htm#i...
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• Jane SUTTON
• Born: ABT 1434, Dudley Castle, Staffordshire, England
• Died: AFT 1475
• 'Notes: Her grandson, Sir George Cotton, was member of Privy Council of Henry VIII; knighted by King Henry VIII; grantee of Combermere, Co. Salop 1541; obtained 2/3 of Newhall Manor' vice-chamberlain of the Household to Prince Edward; birth date listed as 1505. Married Mary Onley BEF 11 Nov 1537. She was the dau. of John Onley, Esq., of Catesby, co. Northampton, by Jane Pontesbury, dau. of Thomas Pontesbury, of Albrighton, co. Salop. They had one son and four daughters. He and his wife were granted the abbey of Combermere by the King, and the manors of Wilkesley and Pulton, co., Chester. Sir George died at Combermere on 25 Mar 1545. His widow died at Combermere on 14 Mar 1559/60.
• Father: John SUTTON (1º B. Sutton of Dudley)
• Mother: Elizabeth BERKELEY (B. Powis/B. Dudley)
• Married: Thomas MAINWARING (d. 1508) (son of William Mainwaring and Margaret Warren) ABT 1455, Dudley Castle, Staffordshire, England
• Children:
  • 1. Cecily MAINWARING (m. John Cotton, Esq.)
  • 2. John MAINWARING (Sir Knight) (b. 1475 - d. 1517/8) (m. Joan Lacon)
• http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/SUTTON.htm
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• JUSTUS P. "Jut" LUTHER
• (1833 - 1911)
• 7th WI Infantry, Co. E
  • TENTH GENERATION
• 516. George Abell: born in 1561 in Stapenhill, Hemington, Leicester, England; married on 1 May 1599 in England; died on 13 Sep 1630 in Lockington, Leicester, England
• 517. Frances Cotton: born between 1565 and 1572 in Hemington, Leicestershire, England; died in 1631 in Lockington, Leicester, England
  • ELEVENTH GENERATION
• 1032. Robert II Abell (Esquire): born between 1522 and 1524 in Stapenhill, Hemington, Leicester, England; married in 1560 in England; died on 18 Mar 1588 in Lockington, Leicester, England
• 1033. Elizabeth (Abell): born between 1526 and 1525 in Stapenhill, Hemington, Leicester, England; died
• 1034. Richard Cotton: born in 1540 in Ightfield, Cheshire, England; married in 1559 in Marbury, Chester, England; died on 14 Jun 1602
• 1035. Mary Mainwaring: born about 1541 in Ightfield, Cheshire, England; died before 4 Jun 1578
  • TWELFTH GENERATION
• 2064. Robert I Abell: born in 1531 in Stapenhill, Hemington, Leicester, England; died in 1596 in Ticknall, Derby, England
• '2068. George Cotton (Knight): born in 1506 in Combemere, Cheshire, England; married in 1539; died on 25 Mar 1545 in Combemere, Cheshire, England
• '2069. Mary Onley: born in 1517 in Catesly, Northampton, England; died on 13 Mar 1560
  • THIRTEENTH GENERATION
• 4136. John Cotton: born in 1464 in Cotton, Shropshire, England; married in 1506; died
• 4137. Cicely Mainwaring: born in 1469 in Ightfield, Shropshire, England; died
  • FOURTEENTH GENERATION
• 8272. William II de Cotton: born in 1432 in Cotton, Alkengton, Shropshire, England; married; died
• 8273. Agnes Young: born about 1437 in Kenton, Shropshire, England; died
  • FIFTEENTH GENERATION
• 16544. William I de Cotton: born in 1400 in Cotton, Alkengton, Shropshire, England; married in 1432; died
• 16545. (Miss) Hulse: born in 1405 in Norbury, Cheshire, England; died
• 16546. Philip Young: born about 1405 in Kenton, Shropshire, England; died
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The Cottons of Combermere rose to great heights in the reign of Henry VIII, and this was due in a measure to the alliances with these other families by marriage. George Cotton was knighted by Henry VIII and was the grantee of Combermere.

Sir George Cotton, Knight, and Esquire of the Body to Henry VIII, and knighted by him, grantee of Combermere in 32 year of Henry VIII, including the monastery, with its church, bell tower, Lake of Combermere and the cemetery, all by the King's letters patent. In this grant were lands called Dodcote in County Salop, Cliffe and Hales in Drayton, Erdlet Grange in Staffordshire, Wincell Grange in County Cheshire and Cotes Grange in Derbyshire. His wife Mary died March 13, 1560. She was daughter of John Onley, of Catesby, Northampton.

Source: Ancestors of American Presidents - (1989) p. 296 Source: The Genealogist, vol. 5, pg. 158-171, by Neil D. Thompson, F.A.S.G Source: The Abell Family In America, pg. 36,38 Source: Medieval English Ancestors of Robert Abell by Carl Boyer, 3rd (2001) Source: Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families (Douglas Richardson); 2013; Vol. 1:106 Source: Kin of Mellcene Thurman Smith Source: AFN: HF3T-05

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=123374141

Esquire of the Body to Henry VIII, vice-chamberlain to Edward VI while he was Prince of Wales; lord of Combermere Abbey and Pulton Manor, sheriff of Denbigh, steward of Bromfield, Yale, and Chirk.

In 1531 George was a favorite companion of the king in his exercises of archery and was said to have won much prize money at the butts, or 'rounds', at Tothill Fields near Westminster.

George and his younger brothers, Sir Richard Cotton (d. 1556) and Robert Cotton (d. 1591), were sons of John Cotton, esquire, of Cotton in Wem by his wife Cecily Mainwaring, daughter of Thomas Mainwaring, esquire, of Ightfield by his wife Jane Sutton.