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Lady Mary Mainwaring 1541–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1541

Birth Location: Ightfield, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 14 Jun 1578

Death Location: Stoke, Warwickshire, , England

Father: Sir Knight

Mother: Jane Wright\Mainwaring

Spouse(s): Sir Combermere

Children(s): Mary Cotton, Arthur Cotton, Frances Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, George Abby, Elizabeth Cotton, Jane Cotton, William Exeter”, Andrew Cotton, Nicholas Cotton, Jeffrey Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Winifred Cotton, Lady Cotton*

Lady Mary Mainwaring was born in 1541 in Ightfield, Shropshire, England, the child of Sir John James Mainwaring Knight And Jane Diana Wright Mainwaring. Lady Mary Mainwaring married Sir Knight Richard Cotton 1539 Of Combermere, and had children including Andrew Cotton, Arthur Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Frances De Cotton, George Cotton Master Of Combermere Abby, Jane Cotton, Jeffrey Cotton, Lady Mary Cotton, Mary Margery Cotton, Nicholas Cotton, William Cotton Bishop Of Exeter, Winifred Cotton. Lady Mary Mainwaring passed away in 1578 in Stoke, Warwickshire, , England.

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Biography

  • Lady Mary Mainwaring was born in 1541 in Ightfield, Shropshire, England, the child of Sir John James Mainwaring Knight And Jane Diana Wright Mainwaring.
  • Lady Mary Mainwaring married Sir Knight Richard Cotton 1539 Of Combermere, and had children including Andrew Cotton, Arthur Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Frances De Cotton, George Cotton Master Of Combermere Abby, Jane Cotton, Jeffrey Cotton, Lady Mary Cotton, Mary Margery Cotton, Nicholas Cotton, William Cotton Bishop Of Exeter, Winifred Cotton.
  • Lady Mary Mainwaring passed away in 1578 in Stoke, Warwickshire, , England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Mainwaring's Ancestors

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Lady Mainwaring
1541–1578
Birth Place: Ightfield, Shropshire, England
Parents
Sir John James Mainwaring, Knight
1530–1596
Northwick, Cheshire, England
Jane (Diana) Wright\Mainwaring
1525–1600
Calveley, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Randall Mainwaring
1495–1577
Over Peover, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Martha Brereton Of) Malpas
1505–1545
Malpas, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Martha Brereton Of) Malpas
1505–1545
Malpas, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Randal Brereton
1485–1530
Emma Carrington
–1520
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Mainwaring's Descendants

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Lady (Mary) Mainwaring (1541–14 Jun 1578) m. Sir (Knight Richard Cotton, 1539, of) Combermere (22 August 1539–14 Jun 1602)
  1. 1. Mary ("Margery") Cotton 1553–1625 m. Thomas (Nicholas) Marshall 1545–1618
    1. 1. Anne Marshall 1576–1653 m. Philebert Cogan 1563–1641
      1. 1. Elizabeth (E) Cogan 1593–1647
        1. 1. Elizabeth Holly 1610–1696
  2. 2. Arthur Cotton 1562–1649
  3. 3. Frances (de) Cotton 1573–1630
  4. 4. Dorothy Cotton 1560–1605
  5. 5. George (Cotton - Master of Combermere) Abby 1560–1647
  6. 6. Elizabeth Cotton 1566–1567
  7. 7. Jane Cotton 1560–1647
  8. 8. William (Cotton “Bishop of) Exeter” 1560–1621
  9. 9. Andrew Cotton 1564–1640
  10. 10. Nicholas Cotton 1573–1676
  11. 11. Jeffrey Cotton 1564–1640
  12. 12. Elizabeth Cotton –1567
  13. 13. Winifred Cotton 1568–1569
  14. 14. Lady (Mary) Cotton* 1553–1629

Lady Mainwaring's Timeline

3 Records

1541
1541
Birth of Lady Mary Mainwaring in Ightfield, Shropshire, England
Ightfield, Shropshire, England
1578
14 Jun 1578
Age 37
Death of Lady Mary Mainwaring in Stoke, Warwickshire, , England
Stoke, Warwickshire, , England
1601
1601
Age 60
Lady Mary Mainwaring was married in Combermere, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Combermere, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Ightfield, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1601
    Event Place: Combermere, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1578
    Event Place: Stoke, Warwickshire, , England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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