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Rev. William Cotton

Rev. William Cotton[1]

Perpetual Vicar
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Male Abt 1580 -


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    Name William Cotton 
    Title Rev. 
    Birth Abt 1580 
    Gender Male 
    Trade,Profession,Job 07/07/1608 (28 years)  Breage Vicarage, Breage, Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Perpetual Vicar - Perpetual Vicar : Breage with Germoe (07/07/1608 - 07/07/1608 ) 
    Occupation 22 Sep 1605 (25 years) - Ordination
    1607 (27 years) - Breage [Parish Circuit Or Chapel], Breage, Cornwall  Find all individuals with events at this location - 1607 WILLIAM COTTON, M.A. Son of the Bishop of Exeter, resigned, holder of many other benefices in Devon and Cornwall.

    The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Story Of An Ancient Parish. Breage With Germoe, by H. R. Coulthard, M.A.
    https://www.gutenberg.org/files/40488/40488-h/40488-h.htm
    16 Apr 1607 (27 years) - St Breock  Find all individuals with events at this location - Perpetual Vicar : St Breoke (16/04/1607 )
    Type Name Date Office Event Location Full Record
    Appt Cotton, Willimus 16/04/1607 Perpetual Vicar Institution Breock/ View
    7 Jul 1608 (28 years) - Breage [Parish Circuit Or Chapel], Breage, Cornwall  Find all individuals with events at this location - Perpetual Vicar : Breage with Germoe (07/07/1608 - 07/07/1608 )
    Type Name Date Office Event Location Full Record
    Vac Cotton, Willimus 07/07/1608 Perpetual Vicar resignation Breage/ View
    7 Jul 1608 (28 years) - Whimple, Devon  Find all individuals with events at this location - Rector : Whimple (07/07/1608 - 00/00/1645 )
    Type Name Date Office Event Location Full Record
    Appt Cotton, Willimus 07/07/1608 Rector Institution Whimple/ View
    Libc Cotton, Willielmus 00/00/1622 Rector Whimple/ View
    Libc Cotton, William 00/00/1631 Rector Whimple/ View
    Libc Cotton, Willielmus 00/00/1645 Rector Whimple/ View
    19 Sep 1613 (33 years) - Rector : Silverton (19/09/1613 - 19/09/1613 )
    Type Name Date Office Event Location Full Record
    Appt Cotton, Willimus 19/09/1613 Rector Institution Silferton/ View
    Vac Cotton, Willimus 19/09/1613 Rector resignation Silferton/ View
    Libc Cotton, Willielmus 00/00/1622 Rector Silferton/ View
    Libc Cotton, William 00/00/1631 Rector Sylferton/ View
    Libc Cotton, Willyam 00/00/1645 Rector Silferton/ View
    17 Mar 1620 (40 years) - Totnes, Devon  Find all individuals with events at this location - Archdeacon : Archdeacon of Totnes (17/03/1620 - 06/03/1623 )
    Type Name Date Office Event Location Full Record
    Appt Coton, William 17/03/1620 Archdeacon Installation Totton archdeaconry/ View
    Appt Cotton, Willimus 17/03/1620 Archdeacon Collation Archdeaconry of Totton/ View
    Vac Cooton, Willimus 15/02/1622 Archdeacon resignation Archdeaconry of Totton/ View
    Vac Coton, William 06/03/1623 Archdeacon resignation Totton archdeaconry/ View
    Person ID I13434  AHP
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - 1607 WILLIAM COTTON, M.A. Son of the Bishop of Exeter, resigned, holder of many other benefices in Devon and Cornwall. The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Story Of An Ancient Parish. Breage With Germoe, by H. R. Coulthard, M.A. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/40488/40488-h/40488-h.htm - 1607 (27 years) - Breage [Parish Circuit Or Chapel], Breage, Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Perpetual Vicar : Breage with Germoe (07/07/1608 - 07/07/1608 ) Type Name Date Office Event Location Full Record Vac Cotton, Willimus 07/07/1608 Perpetual Vicar resignation Breage/ View - 7 Jul 1608 (28 years) - Breage [Parish Circuit Or Chapel], Breage, Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Archdeacon : Archdeacon of Totnes (17/03/1620 - 06/03/1623 ) Type Name Date Office Event Location Full Record Appt Coton, William 17/03/1620 Archdeacon Installation Totton archdeaconry/ View Appt Cotton, Willimus 17/03/1620 Archdeacon Collation Archdeaconry of Totton/ View Vac Cooton, Willimus 15/02/1622 Archdeacon resignation Archdeaconry of Totton/ View Vac Coton, William 06/03/1623 Archdeacon resignation Totton archdeaconry/ View - 17 Mar 1620 (40 years) - Totnes, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
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  • Histories
    VICARS OF BREAGE: PARISH STAFF Including Vicars and Curates Info on the officiating Ministers, Curates over the years    		VICARS OF BREAGE: PARISH STAFF Including Vicars and Curates Info on the officiating Ministers, Curates over the years

  • Sources 
    1. [S110] CCEd - Clergy of the Church of England Database, (CCEd).

      Person: Cotton, William (1605 - 1645)

      CCEd Person ID: 11828
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      Foster: born in London, s. William, archdeacon of Lewes. Christ Church, matric.16 Jan., 1597-8, aged 15; B.A. 30 June, 1602, M.A. 9 June, 1605, vicar of Breage, Cornwall, canon of Exeter 1607, precentor 1607, rector of Whimple 1608, and of Silverton, Devon, 1613, archdeacon of Totnes 1620, father of Edward 1632, and perhaps of the next named. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus & Add. MS., 15,669.

      Education Events

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      MA : Oxford / Christ Church
      Type Name Date Qualification University Full Record
      Ord Cotton, Willimus 22/09/1605 MA Oxford View
      Ord Cotton, Willimus 21/09/1606 MA Oxford View
      Sub Coton, Gulielmus 21/09/1606 MA Oxford View
      Appt Cotton, Willimus 21/10/1606 MA View
      Appt Cotton, Willimus 22/10/1606 MA View
      Appt Cotton, Willimus 16/04/1607 MA View
      Appt Cotton, Willimus 07/07/1608 MA View
      Appt Cotton, Willimus 19/09/1613 MA View
      Appt Cotton, Willimus 17/03/1620 MA View
      Appt Coton, William 17/03/1620 MA View
      LibC Cotton, Willielmus 00/00/1622 MA View

      Ordination Events

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      deacon : 22/09/1605 (Bridges, John/Oxford 1604-1618)
      Type Name Date Status Event Full Record
      Ord Cotton, Willimus 22/09/1605 deacon ordination View
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      priest : 21/09/1606 (Bridges, John/Oxford 1604-1618)
      Type Name Date Status Event Full Record
      Ord Cotton, Willimus 21/09/1606 priest ordination View

      Appointment Events

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      Perpetual Vicar : St Breoke (16/04/1607 )
      Type Name Date Office Event Location Full Record
      Appt Cotton, Willimus 16/04/1607 Perpetual Vicar Institution Breock/ View
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      Rector : Whimple (07/07/1608 - 00/00/1645 )
      Type Name Date Office Event Location Full Record
      Appt Cotton, Willimus 07/07/1608 Rector Institution Whimple/ View
      Libc Cotton, Willielmus 00/00/1622 Rector Whimple/ View
      Libc Cotton, William 00/00/1631 Rector Whimple/ View
      Libc Cotton, Willielmus 00/00/1645 Rector Whimple/ View
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      Perpetual Vicar : Breage with Germoe (07/07/1608 - 07/07/1608 )
      Type Name Date Office Event Location Full Record
      Vac Cotton, Willimus 07/07/1608 Perpetual Vicar resignation Breage/ View
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      Rector : Silverton (19/09/1613 - 19/09/1613 )
      Type Name Date Office Event Location Full Record
      Appt Cotton, Willimus 19/09/1613 Rector Institution Silferton/ View
      Vac Cotton, Willimus 19/09/1613 Rector resignation Silferton/ View
      Libc Cotton, Willielmus 00/00/1622 Rector Silferton/ View
      Libc Cotton, William 00/00/1631 Rector Sylferton/ View
      Libc Cotton, Willyam 00/00/1645 Rector Silferton/ View
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      Archdeacon : Archdeacon of Totnes (17/03/1620 - 06/03/1623 )
      Type Name Date Office Event Location Full Record
      Appt Coton, William 17/03/1620 Archdeacon Installation Totton archdeaconry/ View
      Appt Cotton, Willimus 17/03/1620 Archdeacon Collation Archdeaconry of Totton/ View
      Vac Cooton, Willimus 15/02/1622 Archdeacon resignation Archdeaconry of Totton/ View
      Vac Coton, William 06/03/1623 Archdeacon resignation Totton archdeaconry/ View
      https://theclergydatabase.org.uk/jsp/persons/DisplayPerson.jsp?PersonID=11828



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