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Humphrey Cotton 1510–1582 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 11 Oct 1582

Death Location: Langley, Worcestershire, England

Father: George Cotton

Mother: Marie Dorsey

Spouse(s): Lady Anne, Helen Cotton

Children(s): Lady Cotton, Lady Cotton

The story of Humphrey Cotton began in 1510 in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. Humphrey Cotton married Helen Cotton, Lady Sarah Kinnersley Anne, and had children including Lady Emma Cotton, Lady Matilda Maude Cotton. Humphrey Cotton passed away in 1582 in Langley, Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Humphrey Cotton began in 1510 in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Humphrey Cotton married Helen Cotton, Lady Sarah Kinnersley Anne, and had children including Lady Emma Cotton, Lady Matilda Maude Cotton.
  • Humphrey Cotton passed away in 1582 in Langley, Worcestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Cotton
1485–1510
Birth Location: Tunbridge, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Marie Dorsey
1490–1510
Birth Location: Tunbridge, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Anne
1517–1587
Birth Location: Loxley Green, Staffordshire, England
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Helen Cotton
–1560
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Lady Cotton
1535–1570
Birth Location: Bolde, Staffordshire, England
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Lady Cotton
1540–1574
Birth Location: England
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Humphrey Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Humphrey Cotton
1510–1582
Birth Place: Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
George Cotton
1485–1510
Tunbridge, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Marie Dorsey
1490–1510
Tunbridge, Kent, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Humphrey Cotton's Descendants

1.
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Humphrey Cotton (1510–11 Oct 1582) m. Lady (Sarah Kinnersley) Anne (1517–1587) m. Helen Cotton (–abt 1560)
  1. 1. Lady (Matilda Maude) Cotton 1535–1570 m. Sir (George "Sonoria") Pudsey 1532–1577
    1. 1. Lady (Dorothy) Pudsey 1557–1640 m. Sir (Gawen de Sutton) Grosvenor 1566–1626
      1. 1. Lady (Winifred) Grosvenor 1605–1676 m. Thomas Corbin 1594–1638
        1. 1. Henry Corbin 1629–1675 m. Alice Eltonhead 1628–1684
        2. 2. Sir (Thomas Corbin) II 1624–1688
        3. 3. Sir (George) Corbin 1620–1680
        4. 4. Gawin Corbin 1633–1709
        5. 5. Lettice Corbin 1635–1730
        6. 6. Charles Corbin 1633–1730
        7. 7. George Corbin 1631–1720
      2. 2. Lady (Winifred) Grosvenor 1590–1676
      3. 3. Lady (Winifred) GROSVENOR 1605–1676
      4. 4. Alice Eltonhead 1627–1684
      5. 5. Lord (Thomas of Hall End) Grosvenor 1586–
      6. 6. Catherine Grosvenor 1598–1643
      7. 7. Gawen Grosvenor 1596–1660
      8. 8. Job Grosvenor 1594–1669
      9. 9. Sir (Fouke) Grosvenor 1592–1652
    2. 2. James, (of Ballechin Stewart) Pudsey 1570–1627
    3. 3. Catherine (Rose) Pudsey 1562–1636
    4. 4. Richard Pudsey 1562–1638
    5. 5. Maria Pudsey 1560–1609
    6. 6. George Pudsey 1562–1566
    7. 7. Walter Pudsey 1566–1566
    8. 8. Mathew Pudsey 1559–1632
    9. 9. Michael Pudsey 1555–1645
  2. 2. Lady (Emma) Cotton 1540–1574

Humphrey Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1510
1510
Birth of Humphrey Cotton in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1582
11 Oct 1582
Age 72
Death of Humphrey Cotton in Langley, Worcestershire, England
Langley, Worcestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1582
    Event Place: Langley, Worcestershire, England
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