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CodeP/0013
Datesc.1515-1574
Person NameCotton; Thomas (c.1515-1574); High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire (1547); MP, of Conington
SurnameCotton
ForenamesThomas
TitleHigh Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire (1547)
EpithetMP, of Conington
ActivityA sizeable landholder in Huntingdonshire, the first of his branch of the family to truly be one of the most powerful men in the county. He administered large estates and seemingly worked hard to expand his lands. He served in a variety of capacities in local government, including as JP for most of his life and representing the county in Parliament twice. His position waxed and waned as a result of the religious turmoil of the day, as an avowed Catholic he benefitted in the reign of Mary I but under Elizabeth I was named a "hinderer of religion" in 1564. Despite this, the wealth of his lands meant he retained his role as JP.
RelationshipsFather: Thomas Cotton (c.1480-1517)
Mother: Joan Paris (m.1512) daughter of John Paris of Linton, Cambridgeshire
Spouse: Lucy Harvey (m. before 1544) daughter of John Harvey of Elmesthorpe, Leicestershire
Children: Thomas Cotton (1544-1592)
Robert Cotton
Philip Cotton
Lawrence Cotton
John Cotton (c.1550-1635)
Kenelm Cotton
Linked entries in the catalogue
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KCON/3/1/A/5Letters Patent Licence to Alienate
KCON/3/1/A/2Grant
KHAC4/4179Robert Cotton's notes on Hunts (copies)
KCON/1/A/4Court Rolls (and drafts)
KCON/1/A/8Court Orders
KCON/2/4/A/1Inquisitio Post Mortem
KCON/2/4/A/2Quitclaim
KCON/3/1/A/6Bargain and Sale
KCON/2/4/A/3Lease (and copy)
KCON/1/A/6Lists of Fines (Gersumae)
KCON/1/A/3Court Rolls (and drafts)
KCON/3/1/A/3Bargain and Sale
K588/F/34Pedigree book and cartulary of Cotton family of Conington with ink sketches of achievements and monuments of a knight.
K588/F/41Pedigree roll of Cottons of Conington, Huntingdonshire, with parallel pedigree of Sir Robert Cotton and Scottish royal family from Bruce to Mary Queen of Scots.
K588/Z/1Volume of manuscript historical notes upon Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire parishes by Sir Robert Cotton, baronet, of Conington (Huntingdonshire) [the antiquary].
KCON/3/1/A/4Letters Patent Licence to Alienate
KHP17/6/2List of Cotton family monumental inscriptions.
KCON/8/1Pedigree of the Brus-Cotton family, showing the descent of the lordship of Conington, Hunts, from Waltheof Earl of Huntingdon to whom St. Edward the Confessor gave it after he had banished Turkill the Dane.
KCON/3/1/A/7Grant (and Power of Attorney)
KCON/3/1/A/8Declaration
KCON/1/A/5Court Rolls (and drafts)
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