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Bookmark or Share- John Cotton | Puritan Minister, Massachusetts Bay ColonyJohn 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.
- John Cotton (1585-1662) | Reformed Theology at A Puritan's MindJohn Cotton (1585-1662) 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.
- Freedom: A History of US. Biography. John Cotton | PBS - THIRTEENJohn Cotton | PBS. Englishman John Cotton, born in 1585, received an excellent education. Cotton loved learning and became a minister with his only desire to please God rather than men....
- Biography: John Cotton (1584-1652) | The Mather ProjectJOHN COTTON (1584-1652), leading Puritan clergyman in New England, defender of Congregationalism, and millenarian theologian, was born in Derby, Derbyshire, England, where he attended Grammar School from 1593-1597.
- Reverend John Cotton: Puritan Reformist - History of Massachusetts BlogReverend John Cotton: Puritan Reformist - History of Massachusetts Blog. Rebecca Beatrice Brooks February 17, 2015 3 Comments. John Cotton was a clergymen from England who moved to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1633. John Cotton’s Early Life: Cotton was born on December 4, 1585, in Derby, England to Rowland Cotton, a lawyer, and Mary Hubert.
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