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Joan Sharpe 1450–1496 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1450

Birth Location: Essex, England

Death Date: 29 Mar 1496

Death Location: Lanwade, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: Nicholas Sharpe

Mother: Agnes Tirrell

Spouse(s): Thomas Cotton

Children(s): Andrea Cotton

Joan Sharpe was born in 1450 in Essex, England, the child of Nicholas Sharpe And Agnes Tirrell. Joan Sharpe married Thomas Cotton, and had children including Andrea Cotton. Joan Sharpe passed away in 1496 in Lanwade, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • Joan Sharpe was born in 1450 in Essex, England, the child of Nicholas Sharpe And Agnes Tirrell.
  • Joan Sharpe married Thomas Cotton, and had children including Andrea Cotton.
  • Joan Sharpe passed away in 1496 in Lanwade, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Joan Sharpe's Ancestors

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Joan Sharpe
1450–1496
Birth Place: Essex, England
Parents
Nicholas Sharpe
1422–1473
Maulden, Essex, England
Agnes Tirrell
1425–1484
East Horndon, Essex, England
Grandparents
John Sharpe
1400–1435
Braintree, Essex, England
Lady (Jane) Staunton
1405–1435
Staunton Harrold, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joan Sharpe's Descendants

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Joan Sharpe (1450–29 Mar 1496) m. Thomas Cotton (1439–30 Jul 1499)
  1. 1. Andrea Cotton 1486–1574 m. Bassingbourne 1485–
    1. 1. Anne Bassingbourne 1510–1558 m. Thomas (Harris) Gawdy 1509–1556
      1. 1. Bassingborne Gawdy 1535–1590 m. Anne Wootton 1535–1587
        1. 1. Sir (Bassingbourne) Gawdy 1560–1606 m. Dorothie Bacon 1576–1621

Joan Sharpe's Timeline

2 Records

1450
1450
Birth of Joan Sharpe in Essex, England
Essex, England
1496
29 Mar 1496
Age 46
Death of Joan Sharpe in Lanwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Lanwade, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1496
    Event Place: Lanwade, Cambridgeshire, England

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