Sir James Cotter b. cir 1630 d. 1705: Genealogy of the Bryan and Martin Families

Genealogy of the Bryan and Martin Families

1630 - 1705 (75 years)

Name James Cotter

Title Sir

Birth cir 1630

Gender Male

Death 1705

Siblings 2 brothers and 3 sisters

	1. Sir James Cotter, b. cir 1630 d. 1705 (Age 75 years) ▻ Mary Stapleton; Eleanora Plunkett, m. 30 Jul 1688
	2. Garret Cotter, b. cir 1630
	3. John Cotter, b. cir 1630
	4. Ellen Cotter, b. cir 1630 ▻ John Evans
	5. Mary Cotter, b. cir 1630 ▻ William Barry
	6. Catherine Cotter, b. cir 1630 ▻ John Gwinn

Half-siblings 3 half brothers and 3 half sisters (family of Edmond Cotter and Ellen Sarsfield)

Notes

Sir James Cotter, Knight, was M.P. for Anngrove and the city of Cork. He was collector of customs for the port of Cork; a colonel of dragoons; marshal and secretary of the West Indies, 1676; was appointed, 23 February 1689 by Lieutenant-General Justin MacCarthy, Lord Mountcashell, commander-in-chief of King James's forces in Cork, Kerry, and Limerick; head ranger of Shannon Park, 1689, and; first sovereign of Midleton on its incorporation by charter, 1687. In 1691 he received from the Protestants of Cork a testimonial declaring that while he was governor of Cork for James II, they did "receive all manner of countenance and favour from him, and that there was no hardship put upon them."

Person ID I1287 Private

Last Modified 7 Sep 2024

Family 2 Eleanora Plunkett d. 11 Apr 1698

Marriage 30 Jul 1688

Children

	1. James Cotter, b. 4 Aug 1689 d. 7 May 1720 (Age 30 years)
	2. Matthew Cotter, b. 20 Oct 1690
	3. Edmond Cotter, b. 22 Feb 1691/92 d. 28 Mar 1695 (Age 3 years)
	4. Mary Cotter, b. 15 Apr 1695
	5. Alice Monica Cotter, b. 4 May 1696
	6. Laurence Cotter, b. 17 Sep 1697 d. 1785 (Age 87 years)

Family ID F471 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 20 Feb 2023