Robet Salusbury Cotton, 3rd Baronet of Combermere was born 1695 in England to Thomas Cotton, 2nd Baronet of Combermere (1672-1715) and Philadelphia Lynch (1675-1758) and died 27 August 1748 England of unspecified causes. He married Elizabeth Tollemache (1682-1745) 1720 in England.
Biography
Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton, 3rd Baronet (2 January 1695 – 27 August 1748) was a politician in Great Britain. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Cheshire from 1727 to 1734 and for Lostwithiel from 1741 to 1747.
- KINSHIP: Son and heir.
- CHRISTENED: 2.1.1695. St. Margaret’s, Westminster, Middlesex, England
- RESIDENCE: Combermere Abbey and Llewenny
- PROBATE: Will dated 15 Aug 1745; will proved 14 Jan 1749
- DIED: 27 Aug 1748. Buried in Wrenbury church
- SUCCEEDED by his brother
Cotton Family Ancestry
The Cotton Family of Combermere Abbey has an extensive family ancestry that is directly descended from Henry II of England (1133-1189), Charlemagne (747-814) and the ancient Kings of Wessex. There are also many other notable family descendants.
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.
Marriage and Family
1730 Marital coat of arms for Cotton/Tollebache
MARRIED: c. 1720, Lady Elizabeth Tollemache, 1682 – 16.8.1745, of Hellingham, Suffolk. Daughter of Lionel Tollemache, third Earl of Dysart. CHILDREN: None
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Thomas Salusbury Cotton (c1691-1710) | |||
| Henry Cotton (1692-1692) | |||
| Anne Cotton (1693-1693) | |||
| Robert Salusbury Cotton (1695-1748) | 1695 England | 27 August 1748 England | Elizabeth Tollemache (1682-1745) |
| Philadelphia Cotton (1698-) | |||
| Stephen Salusbury Cotton (1700-1727) | |||
| Hugh Calveley Cotton (1701-1702) | |||
| John Salusbury Cotton (1708-1730) | |||
| Sophia Cotton (1704-1756) | |||
| Lynch Salusbury Cotton, 4th Baronet of Combermere (1706-1775) | 1706 England | 14 August 1775 England | Elizabeth Abigail Cotton (1714-1777) |
| Hester Maria Cotton (1707-1733) | |||
| Signey Arabella Cotton (1709-1781) | |||
| George Calveley Cotton (1710-1715) | |||
| William Salusbury Cotton (1712-1715) | |||
| Vere Cotton (1713-1730) | |||
| Henry Salusbury Cotton (1714-1714) | |||
References
- Robert Cotton - disambiguation
- Combermere Abbey - Wikipedia
- Lionel Tollemache - Wikipedia
- Combermere Abbey
- Combermere Restoration - Cotton Family History
- 'Houses of Cistercian monks: The abbey of Combermere' in A History of the County of Chester (Vol. 3), pp. 150–156 (1980)
- The Cottons of Combermere Abbey