COTTON family history

[wilydemon]

If you are researching Cotton family history, contact Ross Cotton, the Guild of One-Name Studies member specialising in Cotton family history research. He may have records of your Cotton ancestors, but if not would like to assist with any research you are doing.

Currently he is researching Cotton families originating from the Isle of Wight and would be interested to hear from Cottons with IoW ancestors.

[nicwoolie]

I am currently researching my Cotton family tree from the Isle Of Wight and thought I`d let you know as that is an area you are interested in.My Cotton`s hail mainly from the Niton area and I have a fair amount of information but wonder wether there is anything I`ve missed

[wilydemon]

Thanks. I have sent a private message sent to Nicwoolie in response.

wilydemon

[pennydog]

I have researched our branch of the Cotton family from Limehouse back to pre 1703 in Linthwaite/Slaithwaite Yorkshire. Would be willing to share info & would love to find out more

[wilydemon]

Thanks. I have sent a private message sent to pennydog in response.

wilydemon

[ccthornton]

Hi

I am a historian investigating the history of a property in Essex (UK) owned by a rich clothier called Thomas Paycocke (d.1518). In Paycocke's will his second wife is named as an Anne Cotton. Other members of her father are also named, being her father George Cotton, her brothers ('brethren') Richard and William Cotton, and her sister Eleanor Cotton. Anne was still alive in 1518 and may have lived up to the 1530s. Anne was pregnant when Thomas died and subsequently had a daughter (I know this from later court cases in Chancery) but the girl is unnamed and I do not know whether she survived. She was disinherited anyway because Thomas Paycocke entailed his estate to his male heirs (the male children of his brothers).

It is a very long shot but I wondered whether you have any information on Cottons as far back as the 16th century? There was a link between Essex and the north-west of England, as a certain John Cotton - of the family established in Staffordshire and Cheshire - married Alice Langham the heiress of the manors of Panfield Hall and Hempsted Hall (both Essex) in the late 15th century. However, none of the names match up, so Anne Cotton and her family are clearly another branch.

all the best
Chris

[Peter Goodey]

The most comprehensive information is likely to be with the person registered for a COTTON one-name study -

Contact ross.cotton (@) one-name.org