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John Cotton 1336 – 1393 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1336

Birth Location: Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1393

Death Location: Cambridgeshire, England

Father: Thomas Cotton

Mother: Alice Hastings

Spouse(s): Bridget Grace, Alice None

Children(s): Thomas Cotton, Walter Cotton, Anna Cotton

The story of John Cotton began in 1336 in Suffolk, England. John Cotton married Bridget Grace, Alice, and had children including Thomas Cotton, Walter Cotton, Anna Cotton. John Cotton passed away in 1393 in Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Cotton began in 1336 in Suffolk, England.
  • John Cotton married Bridget Grace, Alice, and had children including Thomas Cotton, Walter Cotton, Anna Cotton.
  • John Cotton passed away in 1393 in Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Cotton
1335 – 1391
Birth Location: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
TC
Alice Hastings
1335 – 1400
Birth Location: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
AH

Spouses(s)

Bridget Grace
1336 – 1383
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
BG
Alice None
Birth Location: –
A

Children(s)

Thomas Cotton
1373 – 1437
Birth Location: Cambridgeshire, England
TC
Walter Cotton
1376 – 1445
Birth Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
WC
Anna Cotton
1384 – 1437
Birth Location: Duke, Essex, England
AC

John Cotton's Ancestors

Self
John Cotton
1336 – 1393
Birth Place: Suffolk, England
Parents
Thomas Cotton
1335 – 1391
Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Alice (De) Hastings
1335 – 1400
Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
Humphrey Cotton
1296 – 1363
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Anne Holbrook
1305 – 1375
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
John (de) Hastings
1308 – 1359
Leamington House, Leamington Hastings, Warwickshire, England
Blanche Hastang
1310 – 1358
Great-Grandparents
THOMAS COTTON
1275 – 1342
Margaret Holford
1279 –
Thomas Holbrooke
1275 – 1342
Margaret Maynard
1279 –
Mary Folliet
1318 –
Thomas Hasting
1255 – 1342
Elizabeth Holland
1260 – 1332
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Cotton
1264 – 1374
Anne(Baroness) Fleming
1237 –
THOMAS HOLBROOKE
– 1316
PETRONELLA HOLBROOKE
John Hasting
1260 – 1330
Eva
1275 – 1331

John Cotton's Descendants

1.
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John Cotton (1336 – 1393) m. Bridget Grace (1336 – Aft 1383) m. Alice
  1. 1. Thomas Cotton (1373 – Bef 6 Sep 1437)
  2. 2. Walter Cotton (1376 – 13 May 1445) m. Joane Reade (1380 – May 1445)
    1. 1. Joan Cotton (1397 – 14 Mar 1456) m. Richard Stourton (1390 – 14 Mar 1456) m. Richard Sturgeon (1400 – 1 Jun 1457) m. Hugh Glynn (1420 – 1509)
    2. 2. Winifred Cotton (1404 – 1476) m. Thomas Lee (1400 – 1450)
    3. 3. Winifred Cotton (1404 – 1476) m. Thomas Lee (1400 – 1450)
    4. 4. Thomas Cotton (1413 – 1474)
    5. 5. Edmond (de) Cotton (1414 – 1474)
    6. 6. Cotton (Abt 1414 – ) m. Thomas Higham
    7. 7. William Cotton (9 Jun 1420 – 22 May 1455) m. Alice (Ann) Abbott (1405 – 21 Nov 1473) m. Blanche Fraunceys (1425 – Jul 1463) m. m. Margaret (de) Clifford
      1. 1. Jennete Cotton (1424 – ) m. Thomas Bowyer (1425 – 1454)
      2. 2. Thomas (de) Cotton (1439 – 13 Jul 1499) m. Margaret Wentworth (1441 – 28 Apr 1478)
      3. 3. Janet Cotton (1442 – )
      4. 4. John Cotton (1445 – (no issue))
      5. 5. Catherine Cotton (1446 – 1494) m. Thomas (Clement) Heigham (7 May 1442 – 27 Apr 1492)
      6. 6. Elizabeth Cotton (1446 – )
      7. 7. Robert Cotton (1447 – )
      8. 8. Edmund Cotton (1449 – ) m. Ela Coniers (Abt 1464 – )
      9. 9. William Cotton (1450 – 1461)
      10. 10. Andrew Cotton (1450 – )
      11. 11. Etheldreda Cotton (1454 – 1505) m. Gilbert Talbot (1452 – 16 Aug 1517) m. Thomas Barton (1450 – 1478) m. Richard Gardiner (1439 – 18 Dec 1489) m. John Gardiner (1400 – 1475)
        1. 1. John (Alfred) Talbot (Abt 1485 – Abt 10 Sep 1549) m. Margaret Troutbeck (Abt 1492 – 10 May 1559) m. Elizabeth Wrottesley (Abt 1514 – 10 May 1558)
        2. 2. Mary Talbot (1487 – 1531) m. Thomas (D) Astley (1485 – 1558)
        3. 3. William Talbot (1490 – 10 Oct 1577)
        4. 4. Gilbert Talbot (1492 – )
        5. 5. Mary Gardiner (1483 – 22 Apr 1541)
  3. 3. Anna Cotton (1384 – 1437) m. Lewis DUKE (1380 – Dead)

John Cotton's Timeline

3 Records

1336
1336
Birth of John Cotton in Suffolk, England
Suffolk, England
1393
1393
Age 57
Death of John Cotton in Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridgeshire, England
1393
1393
Age 57
Burial of John Cotton in Dean by Burnley, Lancashire, England
Dean by Burnley, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1336
    Event Place: Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1393
    Event Place: Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1393
    Event Place: Dean by Burnley, Lancashire, England
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