Mary Onley Cotton of Comberemere Abbey was born 1517 in Catesby, Northamptonshire, England to John Onley (1463-1538) and Jane Pontesbury (1467-1537) and died 13 March 1560 Combermere Abbey, Dodcott cum Wilkesley, Cheshire, England of unspecified causes. She married George Cotton (c1505-1545) 1525 JL in Cheshire, 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 Cotton (1541-1580) | 1541 Combermere Abbey, Dodcott cum Wilkesley, Cheshire, England | 16 November 1580 | Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby (1509-1572) Earl Grey, 6th Earl Grey of Ruthlin (c1512-) |
| Elizabeth Cotton (1542-) | |||
| Dorothy Cotton (1543-) | |||
| Winifred Cotton (1544-) | |||
| Richard Cotton (1545-1602) | 2 September 1545 Combermere Abbey, Dodcott cum Wilkesley, Cheshire, England | 14 June 1602 Stoke, Coventry, England | Mary Mainwaring (c1541-1578) Jane Seyliard (c1534-1584) Philippa Dormer (c1549) |
Siblings