Margaret Anne Cotter

Family/Spouse: Edward Pringle Hodgins. Edward was born in cir 1830. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: clergyman

Notes:

Joseph Rogerson Cotter, B.A., served as Rector of Donoughmore, Senior Prebendary of Cloyne, and Rural Dean.

Joseph married Mary Susannah Purcell on 5 Aug 1819. Mary (daughter of George Purcell and unknown) died on 15 Apr 1851. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: St. Peter's College, Cambridge, England
• Education: Westminster School, London, England

Notes:

From: The Dictionary of National Biography, edited by Sir Leslie Stephen and Sir Sidney Lee; Vol. IV. London: Oxford University Press, 1964.

"Cotter, George Sackville (1755-1831), poet and translator, was the fourth son of Sir James Cotter. He was educated at Westminster School, of which he was captain in 1770, and in 1771 he was elected to St. Peter's College, Cambridge. He graduated B.A. in 1775 and M.A. in 1779. Having taken holy orders he became vicar of Kilmacdonough, and rector of Kilcreddan-Garrivoe and Ightermorragh, diocese of Cloyne. In 1788 he published two volumes of 'Poems,' dedicated to Lady Shannon, and consisting of a poem in two books, entitled 'Prospects,' and a collection of odes and other fugitive pieces. In 1826 he published a translation of Terence for the use of the schools, in the preface to which he states that when at Westminster School he had been an actor in three of Terence's comedies. In the following year he printed seven of the plays of Plautus, 'translated literally and grammatically, and cleared of objectionable passages.' The later years of his life were spent at Youghal, Cork, and he died in 1831. By his wife, a daughter of Bayly Rogers, physician and banker of Cork, he left, with other issue, four sons."

George Sackville Cotter was named after Lord George Sackville, a friend of his father's, and was known as "a great musician." His translations of the comedies of Plautus was "Plauti Comoediae septem selectae; Anglice redditae, expurgatae." The comedies are Aulularia, Epidicus, Menaechmi, Mercator, Pseudolus, Trinummus, and Rudens. The book was published by J. F. Dove, London, in 1827. The poems dedicated to Lady Shannon were published by William Flynn, Cork, in 1788. The full title is "Poems, consisting of odes, songs, pastorals, satyrs, &c, and a descriptive poem in four books, called Prospects." His translations of the comedies of Terence was "Four Comedies of Terence, translated, and the stage management and mode of acting them set down, as they were acted at Westminster School; and also the other two comedies of Terence, the Heautotimorumenos and the Hecyra..." It was published by Dodges and M'Arthur, Dublin, in 1824. George Cotter also wrote "An Essay on the Best Mode of Extension of Agriculture in Ireland, by the breaking up and cultivating lay or grasslands." It was printed by A. Edwards, Cork, in 1802. It was originally published in "Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society, 1801." Grorge Cotter is listed in "A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors" by A. Austin Allibone, published by J.B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, in 1858, and in "The Poets of Ireland: A Biographical Dictionary" by David J. O'Donoghue, published by the author, London, in 1892-3.

George married Margaret Rogers on 4 Nov 1775 in St. Finbarr's, Cork, Ireland. Margaret (daughter of Bayly Rogers and Martha Pigott) died on 11 Feb 1832 in (probably) Dublin, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George + unknown. unknown died in cir 1810. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sir James Cotter attended Dublin College, and was at the Middleton School in 1729. He was created a Baronet on 30 April 1763. He represented the borough of Askeyton in the Irish Parliament.

James married Arabella Rogerson in 1746. Arabella (daughter of John Rogerson and Elizabeth Ludlow) died on 18 Mar 1793 in Mallow, County Cork, Ireland; was buried in Carrigtwohill, Cork, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Bayly Rogers was a doctor. His will was probated in Cork, Ireland, in 1786.

Bayly married Martha Pigott in 1750 in Diocese of Cork and Ross, Ireland. Martha (daughter of Emanuel Pigott and Judith Warburton) was born in cir 1730. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

James Cotter was executed for his devotion to the cause of the House of Stuart.

James married Margaret Mathew in Jun 1705. Margaret (daughter of George Mathew and Mary Aldworth) died in 1725. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sir John Rogerson was admitted to Caius College, on 22 October 1690, aged 14. He received his B.A. from Dublin University in 1694, and was admitted to the bar at the Middle Temple on 2 June 1690. He was Attorney-General for Ireland (1720-1727), Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench, Ireland (1727-1741), M.P. for Granard (1713-1714), M.P. for the City of Dublin (1715-1727), and Privy Councillor for Ireland (1727).

John + Elizabeth Ludlow. Elizabeth (daughter of Stephen Ludlow and Alice Lachard) was born in cir 1680. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Joseph Rogers was a doctor.

Joseph + Margaret Bayly. Margaret (daughter of John Bayly and Anne Tuckey) was born in cir 1680. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Emanuel Pigott of Chetwynd was a Member of Parliament for the city of Cork, from 1735-1760.

Emanuel + Judith Warburton. Judith (daughter of Richard Warburton and Elizabeth Pigott) was born in cir 1700. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sir James Cotter, Knt., was M.P. for Anngrove, and a colonel of Dragoons. In 1676, he was appointed marshal and secretary of several of the West India islands. He was governor and collector of Cork, and also represented Cork in Parliament. He was Ranger of the royal parks of Shannon.

James married Eleanora Plunkett on 30 Jul 1688. Eleanora (daughter of Matthew Plunkett and Jane Fitzgerald) died on 11 Apr 1698. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George + Mary Aldworth. Mary (daughter of Richard Aldworth and Martha Travers) was born in cir 1675. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sir John Rogerson, Knight, was a merchant of Dublin, Ireland. He was granted estates in Ireland forfeited under the Williamite Confiscations in 1688.

John + Elizabeth Proby. Elizabeth (daughter of Emanuel Proby and Mary Bland) died in cir 1696. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Stephen + Alice Lachard. Alice was born in cir 1740. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

George Rogers lived at Ashgrove, County Cork, Ireland.

George + Anne Atkins. Anne (daughter of Alexander Atkins and unknown) was born in cir 1650. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John Bayly was of Castlemere, County Cork, Ireland, and was a Justice of the Peace.

John + Anne Tuckey. Anne was born in cir 1650. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas + Jane Moore. Jane (daughter of Emanuel Moore and Martha Hull) died in 1710. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Richard Warburton of Garryhinch was a Member of Parliament for Portarlington, 1692-1715.

Richard married Elizabeth Pigott on 9 Jan 1695. Elizabeth (daughter of John Pigott and unknown) was born in cir 1675. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]