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Hugh De Cotton I 1255–1300 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1255

Birth Location: Hodnet, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 1300

Death Location: Rudheath, Cheshire, England

Father: William Cotton

Mother: Isabella Leon

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Tittenlegh

Children(s): Alan Coton

In 1255, Hugh De Cotton I entered the world in Hodnet, Shropshire, England, born to William De Cotton And Isabella De Leon. Hugh De Cotton I married Elizabeth De Tittenlegh, and had children including Alan De Coton. Hugh De Cotton I passed away in 1300 in Rudheath, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1255, Hugh De Cotton I entered the world in Hodnet, Shropshire, England, born to William De Cotton And Isabella De Leon.
  • Hugh De Cotton I married Elizabeth De Tittenlegh, and had children including Alan De Coton.
  • Hugh De Cotton I passed away in 1300 in Rudheath, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Hugh I's Ancestors

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Hugh I
1255–1300
Birth Place: Hodnet, Shropshire, England
Parents
William de Cotton
1235–1290
Coton, Shropshire, England
Isabella (de) Leon
1235–1302
Coton, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Simon (de) Cotton
1195–
Cotton, Cheshire, England
Enid (Grosvenor de) Maatenloch
1190–1270
Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Willemus Cotton
1171–1250
Richard Maatenloch
1165–1265
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cotentin
1110–1180
Isabella Leon
1112–1185

Hugh I's Descendants

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Hugh (De Cotton) I (1255–1300) m. Elizabeth (De) Tittenlegh (ABT 1270–1340)
  1. 1. Alan (De) Coton 1290–1341 m. Margaret (de) Acton 1295–1320
    1. 1. Hugh (De Cotton) II 1315–1360 m. Isabel (De) Heaton 1318–1354
      1. 1. Margery Cotton 1335–1376 m. Hugh (Venables Baron of) Kinderton 1330–1383
        1. 1. Margery Venables 1375–1397 m. Randle Mainwaring 1370–1456

Hugh I's Timeline

2 Records

1255
1255
Birth of Hugh De Cotton I in Hodnet, Shropshire, England
Hodnet, Shropshire, England
1300
1300
Age 45
Death of Hugh De Cotton I in Rudheath, Cheshire, England
Rudheath, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1255
    Event Place: Hodnet, Shropshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 18 December 2018, 09:13), entry for Hugh De Cotton I(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LYXV-5VJ
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book, Cotton of Kenilworth, Ross G Cotton

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1300
    Event Place: Rudheath, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 18 December 2018, 09:13), entry for Hugh De Cotton I(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LYXV-5VJ
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book, Cotton of Kenilworth, Ross G Cotton

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