Frances Cotton Abell was born 1573 in Combermere Abbey, Dodcott cum Wilkesley, Cheshire, England to Richard Cotton (1545-1602) and Mary Mainwaring (c1541-1578) and died 16 April 1646 Lockington, Leicestershire, England of unspecified causes. She married George Abell (1561-1630) 1591 in Leicestershire, England.
Combermere Abbey
Combermere Abbey
Principle residence was the Combermere Abbey located in Dodcott cum Wilkesley, English County of Cheshire. A former Christian monastery founded in 1130 AD and at one time the third largest church in Cheshire. In August 1539, the abbey and its estates, were granted to Sir George Cotton, an esquire of the body to Henry VIII of England (1491-1547). The Cotton Family kept it as a country home which they held up till 1919.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Mary Abell (1593-) | |||
| George Abell (1595-) | |||
| Robert Abell (1605-1663) | 1605 Stapenhill, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom | 20 June 1663 Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts | Joanna Hyde (1610-1672) |
| Richard Abell (1610-) | |||
| Dorothy Abell (1612-) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| George Cotton (1560-) | 1564 Combermere Abbey, Dodcott cum Wilkesley, Cheshire, England | 1647 England | Mary Bromley (1566-1647) |
| Arthur Cotton (1562-1649) | |||
| Mary Cotton (1563-) | |||
| Andrew Cotton (1564-1640) | |||
| Elizabeth Cotton (1566-) | |||
| Winifred Cotton (1568-) | |||
| Dorothy Cotton (1572-1647) | |||
| Frances Cotton (1573-1646) | 1573 Combermere Abbey, Dodcott cum Wilkesley, Cheshire, England | 16 April 1646 Lockington, Leicestershire, England | George Abell (1561-1630) |
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Richard Cotton (c1582-) | |||
| Thomas Cotton (c1584-) | |||
| Robert Cotton (c1586-) | |||
| Jane Cotton (c1588-) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Philip Cotton (1598-) | |||
| Bridgett Cotton (1600-) | |||