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Joan Sharp 1449–1496 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1449

Birth Location: Malden, Cambridge, Essex, ENGLAND

Death Date: 1496

Death Location: Landwade, ENGLAND

Father: Nicholas Sharp

Mother: Agnes Tyrrell

Spouse(s): Thomas Cotton

Children(s): Robert Cotton, John Cotton, Leonard Cotton, Martin Cotton, William Cotton

In 1449, Joan Sharp entered the world in Malden, Cambridge, Essex, ENGLAND, born to Nicholas Sharp And Agnes Tyrrell. Joan Sharp married Thomas Cotton, and had children including Dorothy Cotton, John Cotton, Leonard Cotton, Martin Cotton, Robert Cotton, William Cotton. Joan Sharp passed away in 1496 in Landwade, ENGLAND.

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Biography

  • In 1449, Joan Sharp entered the world in Malden, Cambridge, Essex, ENGLAND, born to Nicholas Sharp And Agnes Tyrrell.
  • Joan Sharp married Thomas Cotton, and had children including Dorothy Cotton, John Cotton, Leonard Cotton, Martin Cotton, Robert Cotton, William Cotton.
  • Joan Sharp passed away in 1496 in Landwade, ENGLAND.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joan Sharp's Ancestors

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Joan Sharp
1449–1496
Birth Place: Malden, Cambridge, Essex, ENGLAND
Parents
Nicholas Sharp
1405–
Agnes Tyrrell
1407–
Grandparents
John Sharp
1400–1435
Coggeshall, Braintree, Essex, ENGLAND
Jane Staunton
1405–1472
Staunton, Nottinghamshire, ENGLAND
John Tyrrell
1375–1437
Heron Hall, East Horndon, Essex, ENGLAND
Margaret (Alice) Coggeshall
1380–1422
Bocking, Braintree district, Essex, ENGLAND
Great-Grandparents
Henry Sharp
1375–
Margaret Tey
1378–1400
Thomas Staunton
1374–
Katherine Fitzsimon
1374–
Walter Tyrrell
1338–1406
Elizabeth Flambard
1358–1422
William Coggeshall
1350–1411
Antiocha Hawkwood
1353–1379
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sharp
1350–
John Tey
1344–
Robert Staunton
1339–1369
Agnes Lathberrie
1343–
John Fitzsimon
1350–1392
Maude Bagot
1354–
Walter Tyrrell
1320–1406
Jane Swynford
1324–
John Flambard
1324–1383
Elizabeth Fitzralph
1340–1394
Henry Coggeshall
1331–
Joane Welles
1335–1375
John Hawkwood
1328–1394
Domnina Visconti
1334–1377

Joan Sharp's Descendants

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Joan Sharp (1449–1496) m. Thomas Cotton (1446–)
  1. 1. Robert Cotton 1485–1519 m. Dorothy Clare 1480–1528
    1. 1. John Cotton 1510–1593 m. Isabel Spencer 1515–1578
      1. 1. Alice Cotton 1537–1564 m. Thomas Rivett 1519–1582
        1. 1. Alice Rivett 1559– m. Thomas Gerard 1560–1621
        2. 2. Mirabella Rivett 1561–1593 m. Christopher Heydon 1561–1623
        3. 3. Isabella Rivett 1563–1563
      2. 2. Frances Cotton 1541–1568 m. Thomas Andrews 1545–1594
      3. 3. John Cotton 1543–1621 m. Elizabeth Bradbourn 1557– m. Anne Houghton 1589–1671 m. Elizabeth Caryll 1557–
      4. 4. Robert Cotton 1545–
      5. 5. Sarah Cotton 1545–
      6. 6. Ann Cotton 1547–1618 m. Anthony Roper 1534–1597
      7. 7. Edmund Cotton 1550–
    2. 2. Anne Cotton 1506–
    3. 3. Bridget Cotton 1509–1578 m. John Huddleston 1517–1557
    4. 4. Robert Cotton 1518–
    5. 5. Thomas Cotton 1503–1526 m. Margery Pigot 1503–
  2. 2. John Cotton 1468–
  3. 3. Leonard Cotton 1470–
  4. 4. Martin Cotton 1472–
  5. 5. William Cotton 1483– m. Jane Bromly 1501–

Joan Sharp's Timeline

3 Records

1449
1449
Birth of Joan Sharp in Malden, Cambridge, Essex, ENGLAND
Malden, Cambridge, Essex, ENGLAND
1496
1496
Age 47
Death of Joan Sharp in Landwade, ENGLAND
Landwade, ENGLAND
1496
1496
Age 47
Burial of Joan Sharp in Landwade, ENGLAND
Landwade, ENGLAND

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1449
    Event Place: Malden, Cambridge, Essex, ENGLAND

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1496
    Event Place: Landwade, ENGLAND

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1496
    Event Place: Landwade, ENGLAND

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