DISPROVEN:
Recent research indicates that Margreta Hill, who married Thomas Cotton, is mistakenly thought to be the daughter of Jacobi Hill due to evidence from her baptism and burial records. These records reveal that Margareta Hill was baptized on December 15, 1588, and buried on January 11, 1589, in Bebington, Cheshire, England.[1] Both records verify that Margreta Hill, who wed Thomas Cotton, is different from Margareta Hill, the daughter of Jacobi Hill, who died in 1589 in Bebington, Cheshire, England, clearly establishing them as separate individuals in close proximity to each other. Bebington, located about 3 miles north of Eastham, is where Margreta Hill married Thomas Cotton on December 28, 1617.[2] As a result, the parentage of Margareta Hill continues to elude identification.
The average age at first marriage was 25 in the early 17th century, so she would have been born sometime before 1592.
After marrying Thomas Cotton in 1617 in Eastham, Cheshire, England, it becomes challenging to pinpoint the particular Cotton child in the Cheshire registers. The number and names of the children will remain undisclosed unless their wills potentially disclose this information. Their wills may have been stored in the Cheshire archives, necessitating researchers to ascertain their death dates for will identification purposes. Since there are no sources, determining their death dates is challenging, leaving the death date unknown.
After their marriage in Cheshire in 1617, it is uncertain if they moved to other counties in England.
There is no evidence of a relationship between Thomas and Margreta (Hill) Cotton and Susanna, who wed William Salisbury in Massachusetts Bay Colony, as Susanna's maiden name is absent from any 17th-century records of Massachusetts Bay Colony and Plymouth Colony.
The confusion about the relationship between Thomas and Margreta (Hill) Cotton from Eastham and Susanna, who wed William Salisbury, likely arose from a misunderstanding by some earlier researchers in the early 2000s. Their research incorrectly linked Susanna and William Salisbury to Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet of Combermere (1635–1712), son of Thomas Cotton of Combermere (1609–1647), who married Hester Salusbury (c. 1635–1710), the daughter of Sir Thomas Salusbury of Llewenny, Baronet.[3] Presently, research indicates no relationship between them.
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Christening: Dec 14 1626 Haddenham, Surrey, England Father: Thomas Cotton Mother: Margerie Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C13530-6 System Origin: England-ODM GS Film number: 1040479 https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-30042-28011934/susan-cotton-in-england-births-christenings
Sex Female Husband Thomas Cotton Daughter Alice Cotton Other information in the record of Alice Cotton from England Births and Christenings Name Alice Cotton Residence Place Haddenham, Cambridge, England Gender Female Christening Date 02 Mar 1622 Christening Date (Original) 2 MAR 1622 Christening Place Haddenham, Surrey, England Father's Name Thomas Cotton Mother's Name Margery Citation "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J943-379 : 10 February 2018, Margery in entry for Alice Cotton, ); citing v 17, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,040,479.
Gender Female Christening Date 15 Dec 1588 Christening Date (Original) 15 DEC 1588 Christening Place BEBINGTON,CHESHIRE,ENGLAND Death Date 11 Jan 1589 Father's Name Jacobi Hill Citation "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5G4-NRX : 11 February 2018, Margareta Hill, 11 Jan 1589); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 942.71 B5 V26S.
Spouse's Name Margreta Hill Event Date 28 Dec 1617 Event Place Eastham,Cheshire,England Citation "England Marriages, 15381973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NK1W-S5Z : 10 February 2018), Thomas Cotton and Margreta Hill, 28 Dec 1617; citing Eastham,Cheshire,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 90,132.
Name Thomas Cotton Event Type Marriage Event Date 28 Dec 1627 Event Place Eastham, Cheshire, England Gender Male Spouse's Name Margreta Hill Citation "England, Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHSF-4YF : 10 December 2017), Thomas Cotton and Margreta Hill, 28 Dec 1627, Marriage; citing item 3, Eastham, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 1,655,667.
Name Thomas Cotton Event Type Marriage Event Date 23 Dec 1615 Event Place , Eastham, Cheshire, England Gender Male Spouse's Name Margreta Hill Citation "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7PY-M5Q : 7 December 2017), Thomas Cotton and Margreta Hill, 23 Dec 1615, Marriage; citing , , Eastham, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 2,106,555.