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Alan De Cotton 1240–1341 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1240

Birth Location: Coton Hall, Alveley, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 1341

Death Location: Hodnet, Shropshire, England

Father: Hugh Cotton

Mother: Elizabeth Tittenlegh

Spouse(s): Margaret d'Acton

Children(s): Hugh Cotton

The story of Alan De Cotton began in 1240 in Coton Hall, Alveley, Shropshire, England. Alan De Cotton married Margaret D Acton, and had children including Hugh De Cotton. Alan De Cotton passed away in 1341 in Hodnet, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Alan De Cotton began in 1240 in Coton Hall, Alveley, Shropshire, England.
  • Alan De Cotton married Margaret D Acton, and had children including Hugh De Cotton.
  • Alan De Cotton passed away in 1341 in Hodnet, Shropshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alan Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Alan Cotton
1240–1341
Birth Place: Coton Hall, Alveley, Shropshire, England
Parents
Hugh De Cotton
1255–1300
Hodnet, Shropshire, England
Elizabeth (de) Tittenlegh
1234–1319
Tittenlegh, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William de) Cotton
1235–1290
Coton, Shropshire, England
Isabella (de) Leon
1234–1302
Cotton, Cheshire, England
Hamon (de Tittenlegh of) Titley
1245–
Titley, Herefordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Simon Cotton
1195–
Enid Maatenloch
1190–1270
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Maatenloch
1165–1265

Alan Cotton's Descendants

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Alan (De) Cotton (1240–1341) m. Margaret d'Acton (1295–1320)
  1. 1. Hugh (de) Cotton 1315–1360 m. Lady (Isabel de) Heaton 1318–1344
    1. 1. Margery (de) Coton 1335–1398 m. Sir (Hugh de Venables Baron of) Kinderton 1328–1383
      1. 1. Margery Venables 1369–1459 m. Randle Mainwaring 1363–1456 m. Richard Bulkeley 1369–1391
        1. 1. Randle Mainwaring 1398–1474 m. Margaret Savage 1425–1469
        2. 2. Margery (De) Bulkeley 1390–1431 m. Sir (Lawrence De Warren Baron of) Stockport 1390–1444
        3. 3. Margery Mainwaring 1396–1432 m. Sir (William De Chester Bromley, of) Baddington 1392–1430
      2. 2. Richard Venables 1365–1403 m. Isabel (de) Langton 1363–1450
        1. 1. Joan Venables 1384–1420 m. Sir (Thomas) Grosvenor 1377–1429

Alan Cotton's Timeline

4 Records

1240
1240
Birth of Alan De Cotton in Coton Hall, Alveley, Shropshire, England
Coton Hall, Alveley, Shropshire, England
1290
abt 1290
Age 50
Birth of Alan De Cotton in Hodnet, Shropshire, England
Hodnet, Shropshire, England
1322
1322
Age 82
Death of Alan De Cotton in England
England
1341
1341
Age 101
Death of Alan De Cotton in Hodnet, Shropshire, England
Hodnet, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1290
    Event Place: Hodnet, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1240
    Event Place: Coton Hall, Alveley, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1322
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1341
    Event Place: Hodnet, Shropshire, England

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