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.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France
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
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 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