The Reverend John Cotton (December 4, 1585 - December 23, 1652) was a highly regarded principal among the New England Puritan ministers, who also included John Winthrop, Thomas Hooker, Increase Mather (who became his son-in-law), John Davenport, and Thomas Shepard. He was the grandfather of Cotton Mather, who was named after him. Born in England, he was educated at Derby School, in buildings which are now the Derby Heritage Centre, and attended Cambridge University, … Wikipedia
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