Sir Sir George COTTON

Abt 1505 - 1545  (40 years)

• Name	Sir George COTTON  [1]
  Prefix	Sir
  Birth	Abt 1505	Coton, Shropshire, ENGLAND   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Note	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.
  Death	25 Mar 1545	Combermere, Shropshire, ENGLAND   [1]
  Person ID	I21850	MM
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2010

  
  

  Father	John COTTON,   b. Abt 1465, Coton, Shropshire, ENGLAND
  Mother	Cicely MAINWARING,   b. Abt 1469   d. Bef 1516, Coton, Shropshire, ENGLAND (Age < 46 years)
  Family ID	F4784	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary ONLEY,   b. Abt 1510, Shropshire Co., ENGLAND
  Marriage	Bef 11 Nov 1537  [1]
  Children	1. Richard COTTON,   b. 1539, Stoke, Warwick, ENGLAND d. 14 Jun 1602, Stoke, Warwick, ENGLAND (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F4781	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1505 - Coton, Shropshire, ENGLAND Death - 25 Mar 1545 - Combermere, Shropshire, ENGLAND  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S665] Our Folk - Abell Family, 665.