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Rev. John Cotton

Male 1585 - 1652  (67 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Rev. John Cotton was born on 4 Dec 1585 in Derby, Derbyshire, England; died on 23 Dec 1652 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

    John married Elizabeth Horrocks on 3 Jul 1613 in Balsham, Cambridgeshire, England. Elizabeth died before 1632. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    John married Sarah Hawkredd on 25 Apr 1632 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. Sarah (daughter of Anthony Hawkredd and Isabel Bonner) was born about 1601; died on 27 May 1676. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Rev. Seaborn Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Aug 1633 in At sea; died on 20 Apr 1686 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
    2. 3. Rev. John Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Mar 1640 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was christened on 22 Mar 1640 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 18 Sep 1699 in Charleston, South Carolina.
    3. 4. Maria Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Feb 1642 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was christened on 20 Feb 1642 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Rev. Seaborn Cotton Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 12 Aug 1633 in At sea; died on 20 Apr 1686 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire.

    Seaborn married Dorothy Bradstreet on 14 Jun 1654 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts. Dorothy (daughter of Simon Bradstreet, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and Anne Dudley) died on 26 Feb 1671. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Rev. John Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point died on 27 Mar 1710.

  2. 3.  Rev. John Cotton Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 15 Mar 1640 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was christened on 22 Mar 1640 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 18 Sep 1699 in Charleston, South Carolina.

    John married Joanna Rossiter on 7 Nov 1660 in of Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut. Joanna (daughter of Dr. Bray Rossiter and Elizabeth Alsop) was born in Jul 1642; died on 12 Oct 1702 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Rev. Rowland Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Dec 1667 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony; died on 18 Mar 1722 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
    2. 7. Josiah Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jan 1679 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 19 Aug 1756 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

  3. 4.  Maria Cotton Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 16 Feb 1642 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was christened on 20 Feb 1642 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

    Maria married Increase Mather on 6 Mar 1662. Increase (son of Rev. Richard Mather and Elizabeth Holt) was born on 21 Jun 1639 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was christened on 23 Jun 1639 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 23 Aug 1723 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Rev. Dr. Cotton Mather  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Feb 1663 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 13 Feb 1728 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.


Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Rev. John Cotton Descendancy chart to this point (2.Seaborn2, 1.John1) died on 27 Mar 1710.

    John married Anne Lake on 17 Aug 1686. Anne (daughter of Capt. Thomas Lake and Mary Goodyear) was born on 12 Oct 1663 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 29 Mar 1737 in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 6.  Rev. Rowland Cotton Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.John1) was born on 27 Dec 1667 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony; died on 18 Mar 1722 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

    Rowland married Elizabeth Saltonstall in Sep 1692 in z. Elizabeth (daughter of Nathaniel Saltonstall and Elizabeth Ward) was born on 17 Sep 1668; died on 8 Jul 1726 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Joanna Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1772.

  3. 7.  Josiah Cotton Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.John1) was born on 8 Jan 1679 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 19 Aug 1756 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

    Josiah married Hannah Sturtevant on 8 Jan 1708. Hannah (daughter of John Sturtevant and Hannah Winslow) was born on 10 Apr 1687 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 27 May 1756 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Hannah Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Apr 1709 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

  4. 8.  Rev. Dr. Cotton Mather Descendancy chart to this point (4.Maria2, 1.John1) was born on 12 Feb 1663 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 13 Feb 1728 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.


Generation: 4

  1. 9.  Joanna Cotton Descendancy chart to this point (6.Rowland3, 3.John2, 1.John1) died in 1772.

    Joanna married Rev. John Brown in 1719 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts. John (son of Ichabod Brown and Martha Woodbury) was born on 1 Nov 1696 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 2 Dec 1742 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Abigail Brown  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1732 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 28 Nov 1800 in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

  2. 10.  Hannah Cotton Descendancy chart to this point (7.Josiah3, 3.John2, 1.John1) was born on 3 Apr 1709 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

    Hannah married Thompson Phillips on 30 Sep 1725. Thompson (son of George Phillips) was born about 1680 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut; died about 1730 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Hannah Phillips  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Jun 1728 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut; died in Mar 1769 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.