'Cotter01'
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Families covered: Cotter of Anngrove, Cotter of Aylsham, Cotter (Cottit) of Innismore, Cotter of Rockforest
| BP1934 reports that, according to Gibson's 'History of Cork', this family was originally of Danish origin. | |||||||||||||||
| William Cottyr (a temp Edward IV who r. 1461-1483) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | William Cottyr of Innismore, co. Cork (b c1498) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Hodnett (dau of Thomas Hodnett of Belvelly Castle) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Garrett Cottir of Innismore (b c1546) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Barry (dau of Garret Barry "of the family of the Viscounts Buttevant") | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Edmond Cotter of Innismore & Anngrove, co. Cork (d 1660) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Elizabeth Connell (dau of John Connell of Barry's Court, sister of Hon. Mrs. Sarsfield) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Garrett Cotter (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Sir James Cotter of Anngrove, Governor of Cork (d 1705, Colonel, Marshall & CIC in the West Indies) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Mary Stapleton (dsp, dau of Sir William Stapleton, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (30.07.1688) Eleanora Plunkett (dau of Matthew, 7th Lord Louth, by Jane Fitzgerald) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | James Cotter of Anngrove (b 04.08.1689, d 07.05.1720) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1706) Margaret Mathew (dau of Major George Mathew of Thurles by Mary, dau of Sir Richard Aldworth) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Sir James Cotter, 1st Bart of Rockforest in co. Cork (b 1714, d 09.06.1770) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1746) Arabella Rogerson (dau/coheir of Lord Chief Justice John Rogerson (by Elizabeth, dau of Stephen Ludlow), widow of Colonel Casaubon) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir James Laurence Cotter, 2nd Bart of Rockforest (b 1748, d 09.02.1829) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Anne Kearney (dsp 1773, dau of Francis Kearney of Garretstown) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Isabella Hingston (d 04.1832, dau of Rev. James Hingston (by Catherine, dau of Rev. Benezer Murdock of Kilshanick), widow of George Brereton of Carrigslaney) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Sir James Laurence Cotter, 3rd Bart of Rockforest (d 31.12.1834) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.01.1820) Helena Trydell Lombard (d 01.06.1870, dau/coheir of James Lombard of Lombardstown by Ann, dau of John Townsend Becher of Creagh) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | John Rogerson Cotter (dsp 31.03.1847, rector of Innishannon) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Ellen Scott (dau of Rev. Robert Scott of Dublin) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (30.04.1840) Ellen Hoare (d 10.05.1841, dau of Rev. T. Hoare of Castletown Roche) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (05.1845) Caroline Shaw (d 09.11.1864, dau of Sir Robert Shaw, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | George Edmond Cotter (b 02.06.1795, d 06.08.1880, rector of Monanimy) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (13.05.1828) Grace La Touche (dau of William Digges La Touche of Sans Souci & Dublin) | |||||||||||||||
| (d) | Nelson Kearney Cotter (b 1806, d 18.07.1869, 5th son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1842) Mary Nason (dau of R. Nason of Bettyville) | |||||||||||||||
| (e) | Isabella Cotter | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Digges La Touche of Sans Souci | |||||||||||||||
| (f) | Henrietta Cotter | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Wise of Cork | |||||||||||||||
| (g) | Thomasine Cotter | ||||||||||||||
| m. Arundel Hill of Graig | |||||||||||||||
| (h)+ | other issue - Richard Baillie (d unm 1843), Henry Johnson (d unm 1830), Catherine | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Edmund Cotter (b 1749, d unm 09.1770) | ||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Rogerson Cotter | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Harrold (dau of R. Harrold, widow of William Grady) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Jane Cotter | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1822) Vicomte De La Hitte of France (General) | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | George Sackville Cotter (d 1831, vicar of Kilmacdonough, etc.) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Rogers (dau of Bayly Rogers by Martha, dau of E. Pigott) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | James Laurence Cotter (b 1783, d 09.1850, vicar of Buttevant) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (09.1807) Matilda Sampayo (dau of A. Sampayo) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1827) Harriet Louisa Carleton (d 08.1845, dau of Rev. E. Carleton) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | George Sackville Cotter (b 01.07.1783, d 09.04.1869, Colonel) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.03.1819) Jane Crofts (dau/coheir of W. Crofts) | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Rogers Cotter (d 1847, MD) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| (d) | Joseph Rogerson Cotter (b 02.09.1790, d 04.02.1868, rector of Donoughmore, prebendary of Cloyne) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (25.09.1814) Annie Charlotte Butler (dau of Capt. J.B. Butler, niece of Bishop Bennet) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (05.8.1819) Mary Purcell (d 15.04.1851, dau of George Purcell) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (01.05.1852, sp) Mary Anne Gaitskell (d 13.08.1864, dau of Capt. Henry Gaitskell, widow of Rev. E.B. Vardon) | |||||||||||||||
| (e) | Arabella Cotter | ||||||||||||||
| m. H. Rudkin | |||||||||||||||
| (f) | Elizabeth Cotter | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Darroch of Gourock (General) | |||||||||||||||
| (g) | Margaret Cotter | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rev. J. Caldwell | |||||||||||||||
| (h) | Louisa Cotter (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sophia Cotter | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rev. _ Butler (prebendary) | |||||||||||||||
| (j) | Anne Cotter | ||||||||||||||
| m1/2. W.A. Spiller of Uplands | |||||||||||||||
| It appears that Anne (also) married ... | |||||||||||||||
| m2/1. William Hales Hingston (d 1823, prebendary of Coole) | |||||||||||||||
| (k) | Isabella Cotter | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Edmond Cotter | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ O'Brien of co. Clare | |||||||||||||||
| (i)+ | issue - George (dsp, Captain), Edmond (Major) | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Ellen Cotter | ||||||||||||||
| m. Michael Galwey of Rockspring | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Elizabeth Cotter | ||||||||||||||
| m. Kean Mahony | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Mary Cotter (b 15.04.1695) | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Mahony | |||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | other issue - Laurence (b 17.09.1697, d unm c1785), Alicia Monica (b 04.05.1698, d young) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | John Cotter | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Edward Cotter of Aylsham, Norfolk | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Martin Cotter (Captain in Sardinian army) | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | Francis Cotter of Aylsham (Captain in Sardinian army) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Anne Cotter | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ O'Brien | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Ellen Cotter | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Evans | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Mary Cotter | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Barry | |||||||||||||||
| f. | Catherine Cotter | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Gwinn | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sir John Gwinn (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Ellen Sarsfield ("of Lord Kilmallock's family") | |||||||||||||||
| g.+ | other issue - Edmond, William, Patrick, Anne, Eleanor, Alice | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BP1934 (Cotter)
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