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John Cotton 1400 – 1463 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1400

Birth Location: Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 1463

Death Location: Sefton, Lancashire, England

Father: John Cotton

Mother: Isabella Fawconer

Spouse(s): Janne Harbert

Children(s):

The story of John Cotton began in 1400 in Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England. John Cotton married Janne Fitz Harbert. John Cotton passed away in 1463 in Sefton, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Cotton began in 1400 in Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England.
  • John Cotton married Janne Fitz Harbert.
  • John Cotton passed away in 1463 in Sefton, Lancashire, England.

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John Cotton's Ancestors

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John Cotton
1400 – 1463
Birth Place: Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England
Parents
John Cotton
1374 – 1430
Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Isabella Fawconer
1378 – 1435
Thurcaston, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (de) Cotton
1349 – 1405
Cotton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Ridware
1353 – 1434
Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Rainald (de) Fewconer
1357 –
Thurcaston, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Maud (de) Bocham
Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Cotton
1323 – 1377
Katherine Dana
1323 –
Walter Ridware
1315 – 1360
Joan Walshels
1331 – 1401
John Bocham
1318 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1400
1400
Birth of John Cotton in Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England
Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England
1463
1463
Age 63
Death of John Cotton in Sefton, Lancashire, England
Sefton, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1400
    Event Place: Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1463
    Event Place: Sefton, Lancashire, England

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