Biography of John Cotton 3rd Baronet 1621-1702

Paternal Family Tree: Cotton of Langwade

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Leybourne Duchess Norfolk 1536-1567

Before 1621 [his father] Thomas Cotton 2nd Baronet (age 27) and [his mother] Margaret Howard Lady Cotton (age 27) were married.

In 1621 John Cotton 3rd Baronet was born to Thomas Cotton 2nd Baronet (age 27) and Margaret Howard Lady Cotton (age 27).

On 03 Mar 1621 [his mother] Margaret Howard Lady Cotton (age 27) died.

On 06 May 1631 [his grandfather] Robert Bruce Cotton 1st Baronet (age 60) died. His son [his father] Thomas Cotton 2nd Baronet (age 37) succeeded 2nd Baronet Cotton of Conington in Huntingdonshire. [his mother] Margaret Howard Lady Cotton by marriage Lady Cotton of Conington in Huntingdonshire.

Evelyn's Diary. 18 Mar 1644. I went with Sir J. Cotton (age 23), a Cambridgeshire Knight, a journey into Normandy. The first day, we passed by Gaillon, the Archbishop of Rouen's Palace. The gardens are highly commended, but we did not go in, intending to reach Pontoise by dinner. This town is built in a very gallant place, has a noble bridge over the Oise, and is well refreshed with fountains.

Before 02 May 1644 [his father] Thomas Cotton 2nd Baronet (age 50) and [his step-mother] Alice Constable Lady Cotton (age 31) were married. She by marriage Lady Cotton of Conington in Huntingdonshire.

In 1650 [his son] John Cotton was born to John Cotton 3rd Baronet (age 29).

On 16 May 1662 [his father] Thomas Cotton 2nd Baronet (age 68) died. His son John Cotton 3rd Baronet (age 41) succeeded 3rd Baronet Cotton of Conington in Huntingdonshire.

In 1666. John Hayls (age 66). Portrait of John Cotton 3rd Baronet (age 45).

Evelyn's Diary. 02 Jul 1666. Came Sir John Duncomb (age 44) and Mr. Thomas Chicheley (age 52), both Privy Councillors and Commissioners of His Majesty's (age 36) Ordnance, to visit me, and let me know that his Majesty (age 36) had in Council, nominated me to be one of the Commissioners for regulating the farming and making of saltpetre through the whole kingdom, and that we were to sit in the Tower [Map] the next day. When they were gone, came to see me Sir John Cotton (age 45), heir to the famous antiquary, Sir [his grandfather] Robert Cotton: a pretended great Grecian, but had by no means the parts, or genius of his grandfather.

Evelyn's Diary. 12 Mar 1668. Went to visit Sir John Cotton (age 47), who had me into his library, full of good MSS., Greek and Latin, but most famous for those of the Saxon and English antiquities, collected by his [his grandfather] grandfather.

In 1678 [his son] Robert Bruce Cotton 5th Baronet was born to John Cotton 3rd Baronet (age 57).

In 1693 [his son] John Cotton (age 43) died predeceasing his father.

On 12 Sep 1702 John Cotton 3rd Baronet (age 81) died in Stratton. His grandson John Cotton 4th Baronet (age 22) succeeded 4th Baronet Cotton of Conington in Huntingdonshire.

Ancestors of John Cotton 3rd Baronet 1621-1702

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cotton

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Cotton

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Knightley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Cotton

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Cotton

GrandFather: Robert Bruce Cotton 1st Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Shirley 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Shirley 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Willoughby 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Shirley 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Shirley 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Giffard

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Giffard

Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Giffard

Father: Thomas Cotton 2nd Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

John Cotton 3rd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Howard 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stafford Duchess Norfolk 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Percy Duchess Buckingham 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John de Vere 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Colbroke

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Vere Countess of Surrey 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Trussell

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trussell Countess of Oxford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Donne 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

GrandFather: William Howard 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Audley

Great x 3 Grandfather: Geoffrey Audley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Audley 1st Baron Audley Walden

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 1st Marquess Dorset 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Bonville Marchioness Dorset 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey Baroness Audley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Wotton of Boughton Malherbe

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset

Mother: Margaret Howard Lady Cotton 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Dacre 2nd Baron Dacre Gilsland 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mabel Parr Baroness Dacre Gilsland 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Dacre 3rd Baron Dacre Gilsland 7th Baron Greystoke 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Greystoke 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Greystoke 6th Baroness Greystoke Baroness Dacre Gilsland 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Dacre 4th Baron Dacre Gilsland 8th Baron Greystoke 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Talbot 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Talbot 4th Earl of Shrewsbury 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Stafford Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Talbot Baroness Dacre Gilsland 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Hastings Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Neville Baroness Bonville and Hastings 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Elizabeth Dacre 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Leybourne

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Leybourne

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Leybourne

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Pennington

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Pennington

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Leybourne Duchess Norfolk

John Cotton 3rd Baronet 1621-1702 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of John Cotton 3rd Baronet 1621-1702

Ancestors of John Cotton 3rd Baronet 1621-1702