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Bookmark or Share- John Cotton | Digital Puritan PressJohn Cotton (1584–1652) was an English clergyman and colonist. He was a principal figure among the New England Puritan ministers, who also included Thomas Hooker, Increase Mather (who became his son-in-law), John Davenport, and Thomas Shepard and John Norton, who wrote his first biography.
- Author info: John Cotton - Christian Classics Ethereal LibraryJohn Cotton was an English clergyman and colonist. He was a principal figure among the New England Puritan ministers, who also included Thomas Hooker, Increase Mather (who became his son-in-law), John Davenport, and Thomas Shepard and John Norton, who wrote his first biography.
- John Cotton: Shaping Puritan Theology in Early AmericaJohn Cotton’s influence on Puritan theology during the early days of American colonization cannot be understated. A leading figure in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, his theological insights and sermons shaped much of the religious landscape in New England.
- Reverend John Cotton: Puritan Reformist - History of ...John Cotton was a clergymen from England who moved to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1633. Cotton was born on December 4, 1585, in Derby, England to Rowland Cotton, a lawyer, and Mary Hubert. He attended Derby School before enrolling in Trinity College in Cambridge at age 13.
- John Cotton | Puritan Minister, Massachusetts Bay Colony ...John Cotton (born Dec. 4, 1585, Derby, Derbyshire, Eng.—died Dec. 23, 1652, Boston, Mass. [U.S.]) was an influential New England Puritan leader who served principally as “teacher” of the First Church of Boston (1633–52) after escaping the persecution of Nonconformists by the Church of England.
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