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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, Lady Cotton*, Dorothy Cotton, George Abby, Jane Cotton, William Exeter”, Arthur Cotton, Andrew Cotton, Jeffrey Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Winifred Cotton, Frances Cotton, Nicholas Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton

In 1541, Lady Mary Mainwaring entered the world in Ightfield, Shropshire, England, born to 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 Mary "Margery" Cotton, Lady Mary Cotton*, Dorothy Cotton, George Cotton - Master of Combermere Abby, Jane Cotton, William Cotton “Bishop of Exeter”, Arthur Cotton, Andrew Cotton, Jeffrey Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Winifred Cotton, Frances de Cotton, Nicholas Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton. Lady Mary Mainwaring passed away in 1578 in Stoke, Warwickshire, , England.

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Biography

  • In 1541, Lady Mary Mainwaring entered the world in Ightfield, Shropshire, England, born to 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 Mary "Margery" Cotton, Lady Mary Cotton*, Dorothy Cotton, George Cotton - Master of Combermere Abby, Jane Cotton, William Cotton “Bishop of Exeter”, Arthur Cotton, Andrew Cotton, Jeffrey Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Winifred Cotton, Frances de Cotton, Nicholas Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton.
  • Lady Mary Mainwaring passed away in 1578 in Stoke, Warwickshire, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Mainwaring's Ancestors

Self
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 (18 Jul 1553 – 21 July 1625) m. Thomas (Nicholas) Marshall (1545 – 19 March 1618)
    1. 1. Anne Marshall (1576 – 1653) m. Philebert Cogan (1563 – 10 February 1641)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (E) Cogan (1593 – 1647)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Holly (1610 – 4 Jan 1696)
  2. 2. Lady (Mary) Cotton* (18 July 1553 – 25 Mar 1629)
  3. 3. Dorothy Cotton (1560 – 1605)
  4. 4. George (Cotton - Master of Combermere) Abby (1560 – 01 Dec 1647)
  5. 5. Jane Cotton (1560 – 1 Dec 1647)
  6. 6. William (Cotton “Bishop of) Exeter” (1560 – 26 Aug 1621)
  7. 7. Arthur Cotton (1562 – 1649)
  8. 8. Andrew Cotton (1564 – 6 Sep 1640)
  9. 9. Jeffrey Cotton (1564 – 6 Sep 1640)
  10. 10. Elizabeth Cotton (1566 – 1567)
  11. 11. Winifred Cotton (1568 – 1569)
  12. 12. Frances (de) Cotton (1573 – 13 September 1630)
  13. 13. Nicholas Cotton (1573 – 3 November 1676)
  14. 14. Elizabeth Cotton ( – abt 1567)

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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