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John Cotton 1342–1393 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1342

Birth Location: Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1393

Death Location: Cotton Hall, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: Thomas COTTON

Mother: Alice HASTINGS

Spouse(s): Bridget Grace

Children(s): Walter Cotton

John Cotton was born in 1342 in Suffolk, England, the child of Thomas Cotton And Alice De Hastings. John Cotton married Bridget Grace, and had children including Walter Cotton. John Cotton passed away in 1393 in Cotton Hall, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Cotton was born in 1342 in Suffolk, England, the child of Thomas Cotton And Alice De Hastings.
  • John Cotton married Bridget Grace, and had children including Walter Cotton.
  • John Cotton passed away in 1393 in Cotton Hall, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Cotton's Ancestors

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John Cotton
1342–1393
Birth Place: Suffolk, England
Parents
Thomas COTTON
1306–1397
Cotton Hall, Cambridgeshire, England
Alice (De) HASTINGS
1323–
1657841, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
Humphrey Cotton
1285–1360
Anna Holbrook
1290–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Cotton's Descendants

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John Cotton (1342–1393) m. Bridget Grace (1336–)
  1. 1. Walter Cotton 1376–1445 m. Joan Rede 1380–1445
    1. 1. William DeCotten 1400–1474 m. Alice Abbott 1414–1473
      1. 1. William DeCotten 1426–1461 m. Mary DeWessenham 1430–1499
        1. 1. William Cotten 1460–1521 m. Mary deWesenham 1463–
    2. 2. Joan Cotton 1412–1456
    3. 3. Thomas Cotton 1413–
    4. 4. Edmund Cotton 1415–
    5. 5. William Cotton 1420–1455
    6. 6. Walter Cotton 1422–

John Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1342
1342
Birth of John Cotton in Suffolk, England
Suffolk, England
1393
1393
Age 51
Death of John Cotton in Cotton Hall, Cambridgeshire, England
Cotton Hall, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1342
    Event Place: Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1393
    Event Place: Cotton Hall, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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