Fellow of Corpus Christi, Cambridge at time of ordination as deacon, 24/9/1752.
VENN: Adm. sizar (age 17) as ;Cobb; at ST JOHN'S, July 4, 1746. S. of John. B. at Lynn. School, Lynn. ' Matric. 1746. Migrated to Corpus Christi, 1750. B.A. 1750-1; M.A. 1754; B.D. 1762. Fellow of Corpus Christi, 1752-62. Moderator, 1760. Taxor, 1760. Fellow of Peterhouse, 1765. Ord. deacon (Ely) Sept. 24, 1752; priest (Lincoln) Sept. 23, 1753. R. of Gt Braxted, Essex, 1762-81. V. of Coggeshall. R. of Rettendon. Died Oct. 13, 1781, aged 53. (Masters-Lamb.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1752 | Disp-Ord | Cott, John | / | View | |
| 1752 | Ordi(ordination) | Cott, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1753 | Disp-Ord | Cott, John | / | View | |
| 1753 | Ordi(ordination) | Colt, John | / | priest | View |
| 1757 | Appt(Licensing) | Cott, John | Stow cum Qui / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1759 | Libc | Cott, | Stow cum Qui / | Curate | View |
| 1762 | Subsc | Cott, John | Great Braxted / | Rector | View |
| 1762 | Appt(Institution) | Cott, John | Gt Braxted / | Rector | View |
| 1767 | Appt(Institution) | Cott, John | Coggeshall / | Vicar | View |
| 1767 | Disp-App | Cott, John | Great Braxted / | Rector | View |
| 1767 | Disp(Dispensation) | Cott, John | Coggeshall / | Vicar | View |
| 1773 | Appt(Resignation) | Cott, John | Coggeshall / | Vicar | View |
| 1773 | Disp(Dispensation) | Cott, John | Markshall / | Rector | View |
| 1773 | Disp-App | Cott, John | Great Braxted / | Rector | View |
| 1773 | Vac(resignation) | Cott, John | Coggeshall / | Vicar | View |
| 1774 | Appt(Institution) | Cott, John | Rettingdon alias Ratingdon / | Rector | View |
| 1774 | Appt(Institution) | Cott, John | Markshall / | Rector | View |
| 1774 | Disp(Dispensation) | Cott, John | Rettingdon als. Rattingdon / | Rector | View |
| 1774 | Appt(Licensing) | Cott, John | diocese of London / | Preacher | View |
| 1774 | Disp-App | Cott, John | Great Braxted / | Rector | View |
| 1774 | Appt(Presentation) | Cott, John | Rettingdon / | Rector | View |
| 1775 | Vac(cession) | Cott, John | Marskall / | Rector | View |
| 1781 | Vac(Death) | Cott, John | Rettingdon / | Rector | View |
| 1781 | Vac(natural death) | Cott, John | Ratingdon / | Rector | View |
| 1782 | Vac(natural death) | Cott, John | Great Braxted / | Rector | View |