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John Cotton 1436–1457 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1436

Birth Location: Hamstall-ridware, Staff, England

Death Date: 1457

Death Location: Norbury, Derbyshire, England (1476?)

Father: Richard Cotton

Mother: Johanna Venables

Spouse(s): Mary Poole, Joanna FitzHerbert

Children(s): Richard Cotton, Catherine Cotton, Richard Cotton, Margaret Cotton, John Cotton, Alice Cotton, Catherine Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Margaret Cotton, Audrey Cotton, Joan Cotton, Richard Cotton, Margaret Cotton, Ann Cotton, Roger Cotton, Richard Cotton, Ethelreda Cotton

The story of John Cotton began in 1436 in Hamstall-ridware, Staff, England. John Cotton married Joanna Fitzherbert, Mary Poole, and had children including Alice Cotton, Ann Cotton, Audrey Cotton, Catherine Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Ethelreda Audrey Cotton, Joan Cotton, John Cotton, Margaret Cotton, Richard Cotton, Roger Cotton. John Cotton passed away in 1457 in Norbury, Derbyshire, England (1476?).

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Biography

  • The story of John Cotton began in 1436 in Hamstall-ridware, Staff, England.
  • John Cotton married Joanna Fitzherbert, Mary Poole, and had children including Alice Cotton, Ann Cotton, Audrey Cotton, Catherine Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Ethelreda Audrey Cotton, Joan Cotton, John Cotton, Margaret Cotton, Richard Cotton, Roger Cotton.
  • John Cotton passed away in 1457 in Norbury, Derbyshire, England (1476?).

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John Cotton's Ancestors

Self
John Cotton
1436–1457
Birth Place: Hamstall-ridware, Staff, England
Parents
Richard Cotton
1408–1455
Hemstall, Staffordshire, England
Johanna Venables
1412–1456
Hemstall, Staffordshire, , England
Grandparents
John Cotton
1382–1430
Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England
Isabella Fawconer
1386–1435
Thurcaston, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Cotton's Descendants

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John Cotton (1436–1457) m. Mary Poole (1438–1469) m. Joanna FitzHerbert (1446–1453)
  1. 1. Richard Cotton 1461–1497 m. Joan Brerenton 1454–1517
    1. 1. Eleanor Cotton 1490–1517 m. Sir (William Venables Baron of) Kinderton 1489–1541
      1. 1. Katherine Venables 1500–1557 m. Sir (John DePontington) Massey 1496–1551
        1. 1. Elizabeth Massey 1520– m. William (Leche) ** 1515–1552 m. Arthur (DE Gayton) Glegge –1566
        2. 2. Geoffrey Massey 1518–1558
        3. 3. William (De Pontington) Massey 1515–1579
        4. 4. William Massey 1530–1579
        5. 5. Alice (Eleanor) Massey 1522–
        6. 6. Cicely Massey 1524–
        7. 7. Anne Massey 1526–
      2. 2. Sir (Thomas Venables Knight, Baron of) Kinderton 1514–1580
      3. 3. Cecily Venables 1510–
      4. 4. Katherine Venables 1513–1557
    2. 2. Catherine Cotton 1490–1580
    3. 3. Matilda Cotton 1488–1551
    4. 4. Thomas Cotton 1485–1506
    5. 5. Robert Cotton 1483–1519
    6. 6. Ellen Cotton –1517
    7. 7. Maude COTTON 1472–1521
    8. 8. Isabella Cotton 1494–
    9. 9. Richard Cotton 1482–
    10. 10. Catherine Cotton 1485–1538
  2. 2. Catherine Cotton –1507
  3. 3. Richard Cotton 1478–1534
  4. 4. Margaret Cotton 1473–1569
  5. 5. John Cotton 1475–
  6. 6. Alice Cotton 1470–
  7. 7. Catherine Cotton 1460–
  8. 8. Elizabeth Cotton 1469–1488
  9. 9. Elizabeth Cotton 1488–1469
  10. 10. Margaret Cotton 1473–1583
  11. 11. Audrey Cotton 1454–1494
  12. 12. Joan Cotton 1430–
  13. 13. Richard Cotton 1478–1534
  14. 14. Margaret Cotton 1462–
  15. 15. Ann Cotton 1484–
  16. 16. Roger Cotton 1474–
  17. 17. Richard Cotton 1547–1497
  18. 18. Ethelreda (Audrey) Cotton 1454–1494

John Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1436
1436
Birth of John Cotton in Hamstall-ridware, Staff, England
Hamstall-ridware, Staff, England
1457
1457
Age 21
Death of John Cotton in Norbury, Derbyshire, England (1476?)
Norbury, Derbyshire, England (1476?)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1436
    Event Place: Hamstall-ridware, Staff, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1457
    Event Place: Norbury, Derbyshire, England (1476?)

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