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COURTHOPE, John (1673-99), of Danny Park, Suss.

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bap. 27 Nov. 1673, 1st s. of Peter Courthope (d. 1725) of Danny Park by Philadelphia, da. of Sir John Stapley, 1st Bt., of Patcham, Suss. educ. Lewes sch.; Trinity Coll. Camb. 1691. unm.
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COURTHOPE, John (1673-99), of Danny Park, Suss.
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COURTENAY, William (1676-1735), of Powderham Castle, Devon

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b. 11 Mar. 1676, 1st s. of Francis Courtenay*. educ. Exeter, Oxf. 1695. m. 13 July 1704, Lady Anne, da. of James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon, and sis. of Hon. Henry II*, Hon. James* and Hon. Robert Bertie*, and Montagu Venables-Bertie*, Ld. Norreys, 5s. 8da. suc. fa. 1699, gdfa. as 2nd Bt. 1 Aug. 1702. Vivian, Vis. Devon, 247–9; Luttrell, Brief Relation, v. 445.
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Ld. lt. Devon 1714–16.

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COURTENAY, Sir William, 2nd Bt. (1676-1735), of Powderham Castle, Devon.
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COURTENAY, George (1666-1725), of Ford, Devon

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bap. 13 May 1666, 7th but 4th surv. s. of Sir William Courtenay, 1st Bt.†; bro. of Francis* and Richard Courtenay†. educ. M. Temple 1684. unm. Vivian, Vis. Devon, 248.
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Ensign, 1 Ft. Gds. 1689; commr. victualling 1711–14.

V.-adm. Devon and Exeter 1689–d. SP 44/165/285.

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COURTENAY, George (1666-1725), of Ford, Devon
Main residence: Ford, Devon.
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COURTENAY, Francis (1652-99), of Powderham Castle, Devon

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bap. 27 Feb. 1652, 2nd s. of Sir William Courtenay, 1st Bt.†, of Powderham Castle by Margaret (d. 1694), da. of Sir William Waller† of Osterley Park, Mdx.; bro. of George* and Richard Courtenay†. m. settlement 26 Nov. 1670 (with £4,000), Mary, da. of William Boevey, merchant, of Little Chelsea, Mdx. and Flaxley Abbey, Glos., 3s. (2 d.v.p.) 9da. Vivian, Vis. Devon, 248–9; A. W. Cawley-Boevey, Mems. Boevey Fam. 19, 156.
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COURTENAY, Francis (1652-99), of Powderham Castle, Devon.
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COULSON, Thomas (1645-1713), of Tower Royal, London

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bap. 1 Oct. 1645, o. s. of William Coulson of London and Greenwich, Kent, by Ann, da. of Thomas Rhode of London, citizen and draper. unm. ?1da. illegit. by Jane Radcliffe. suc. fa. 1664. IGI, London; info. from Dr P. L. Gauci; Hutchins, Dorset, ii. 565; PCC 125 Leeds.
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Cttee. Old E.I. Co. 1697–8, 1702–9, manager, united trade 1702–4, 1705–8, dir. united co. 1709–13. Add. 38871, ff. 9–17.

Commr. taking subscriptions to land bank 1696; Greenwich Hosp. 1704. Daily Courant, 8 Aug. 1704; CJ, xii. 509.

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COULSON, Thomas (1645-1713), of Tower Royal, London
Main residence: Tower Royal, London.
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COTTON, Rowland (1674-1753), of Etwall, Derbys. and Bellaport, Salop.

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bap. 8 Dec. 1674, 1st s. of Ralph Cotton of Bellaport by Abigail, da. of James Abney of Willesley, Leics., and sis. of Sir Edward* and Sir Thomas Abney*. educ. Wadham, Oxf. 1691. m. 27 May 1695, Mary (d. 1761), da. and coh. of Sir Samuel Sleigh of Etwall, 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 3da. suc. fa. 1693. IGI, Staffs., Derbys.; J. P. Yeatman, Feudal Hist. Derbys. v. 52–53, 65; W. Woolley, Hist. Derbys. (Derbys. Rec. Soc. vi), 105; Add. 6695, f. 283; NRA Rep. 10882 (Cotton of Etwall), citing 286/M/F/13.
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Burgess, Newcastle-under-Lyme 1695, capital burgess 1696–1707, mayor 1697–8; sheriff, Salop 1697–8; steward of manor of Newcastle 1702–6. R. W. Bridgett, ‘Hist. of Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1661–1760’ (Keele Univ. MA thesis, 1982), 174; T. Pape, Educational Endowments of Newcastle-under-Lyme, 33; idem, Newcastle-under-Lyme from Restoration to 1760, p. 31; Somerville, Duchy of Lancaster Official Lists, 168.

Member SPCK, SPG.

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COTTON, Rowland (?1675-1753), of Etwall, Derbys. and Bellaport, Salop.
Main residences: Etwall, Derbys.; Bellaport, Salop.
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COTTON, Sir Robert (1644-1717), of Hatley St. George, Cambs.

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bap. 2 May 1644, 3rd s. of Sir Thomas Cotton, 2nd Bt.†, of Conington Castle, Hunts., being 1st surv. s. by his 2nd w. Alice, da. and h. of Sir John Constable of Dromanby, Yorks.; half-bro. of Sir Joseph Cotton, 3rd Bt.†, of Conington Castle. m. lic. 4 July 1663, Gertrude (d. 1701), da. of William Morice† of Werrington, Devon, 1s. d.v.p. 1da. Kntd. 3 June 1663. F. A. Blaydes, Genealogia Bedfordensis 110; London Mar. Lic. ed. Foster, 337; Le Neve’s Knights (Harl. Soc. viii), 171; Top and Gen. iii. 40.
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Freeman, Cambridge 1679; sheriff, Cambs. and Hunts. Jan.–Nov. 1688. C. H. Cooper, Annals of Cambridge, iii. 582.

Jt. postmaster-gen. 1691–1708. Cal. Treas. Bks. ix. 1037; xxii. 345.

Commr. taking subscriptions to land bank 1696. CJ, xii. 508.

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COTTON, Sir Robert I (1644-1717), of Hatley St. George, Cambs.
Main residence: Hatley St. George, Cambs.
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COTTON, Sir Robert (1644-1717)

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COTTON, Sir Robert, 1st Bt. (c.1635-1712), of Combermere, Cheshire

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b. c. 1635, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Thomas Cotton of Combermere (d.v.p., s. of George Cotton of Combermere), being 1st s. by his 2nd w. Elizabeth, da. of Sir George Calverley of Lee and coh. of her bro. Sir Hugh Calverley. educ. travelled abroad (France) 1651–5. m. c.1666, Hester (d. 1710), da. of Sir Thomas Salusbury, 2nd Bt.†, of Llewenni, Denb., and h. to her bro. Sir John Salusbury†, 5s. (4 d.v.p.) 11da. suc. gdfa. 1649; Kntd. 25 June 1660; cr. Bt. 29 Mar. 1677. Ormerod, Cheshire, iii. 405, 414–15; Verney Mems. i. 502; ii. 28.
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Commr. for corporations, Cheshire 1662–3, loyal and indigent officers 1662; alderman, Chester by 1664–84; freeman, Denbigh 1665, common councilman 1700–d.; steward, lordship of Denbigh 1689–1702; custos rot. Denb. June– Oct. 1689, 1699–1702. Chester RO, Chester bor. recs. assembly bks. A/B/2, ff. 137, 150; J. Williams, Recs. of Denbigh, 136, 143, 145; Cal. Treas. Bks. x. 181.

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COTTON, Sir Robert II, 1st Bt. (c.1635-1712), of Combermere, Cheshire.
Main residence: Combermere, Cheshire.
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COTTON, Sir Robert, 1st Bt. (c.1635-1712)

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COTTON, John Hynde (1686-1752), of Madingley Hall, Cambs.

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bap. 7 Apr. 1686, 1st and o. surv. s. of Sir John Cotton, 2nd Bt.*; educ. Westminster; Emmanuel, Camb. 1701, MA 1705. m. (1) 24 May 1714 (with c.£8,500), Lettice (d. 1718), da. of Sir Ambrose Crowley*, 1s. 1da.; (2) 3 June 1724, Margaret (d. 1734), da. and coh. of James Craggs I*, wid. of Samuel Trefusis*, 1da. d.v.p. suc. fa. as 3rd Bt. 15 Jan. 1713. Cambs. RO (Cambridge), Cotton of Madingley mss 588/F43, W. Cole, ‘Gens Cottoniana Cantabrigiensis’, pp. 59–63; 588/T99; 588/L88, p. 8; Madingley par. reg. P114/2; MI Cambs. ed. Palmer, 78.
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Freeman, Cambridge 1707, Chester 1737; burgess, Edinburgh 1744, Glasgow 1744, Hamilton 1744. Cambs. RO (Cambridge), Cambridge bor. recs. common day bk. 1681–1722, p. 404; Cotton of Madingley mss 588/F56–58; Chester RO, A/B/4/80v.

Ld. of Trade 1712–14; treasurer of the chamber 1744–6. Cal. Treas. Bks. xxvi. 351–2; xxix. 633.

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COTTON, Sir John Hynde, 3rd Bt. (c.1688-1752), of Madingley Hall, Cambs.
Main residence: Madingley Hall, Cambs.
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COTTON, Sir John, 4th Bt. (c.1680-1731), of Conington Castle, Hunts. and Stratton Park, nr. Biggleswade, Beds.

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b. c. 1680, 1st s. of John Cotton (d.v.p, 1st surv. s. of Sir John Cotton, 3rd Bt.†, of Cotton House, Westminster and Stratton Park) by Frances, da. of Sir George Downing, 1st Bt., of East Hatley, Cambs. m. 4 July 1708 (with £6,000), Elizabeth, da. of Hon. James Herbert*, 2da. d.v.p. suc. fa. 1681, gdfa. as 4th Bt. 12 Sept. 1702. F. A. Blaydes, Genealogia Bedfordiensis, 110–11; Mar. Lic. Vicar-Gen. (Harl. Soc. xxx), 228; Beds. N. and Q. i. 217.
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COTTON, Sir John, 4th Bt. (c.1680-1731), of Conington Castle, Hunts. and Stratton Park, nr. Biggleswade, Beds.
Main residences: Conington Castle, Hunts.; Stratton Park, nr. Biggleswade, Beds.
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COTTON, Sir John, 4th Bt. (c.1680-1731)

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