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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 Heath, Worcestershire, England

Father: Sir Knight

Mother: Margaret Mainwaring

Spouse(s): Sir Knt

Children(s): Jeffray Cotton, Arthur Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Frances Cotton, George Cotton, Mary Cotton, William Cotton

Lady Mary Mainwaring was born in 1541 in Ightfield, Shropshire, England, the child of Sir Arthur Mainwaring Knight And Margaret De Mainwaring. Lady Mary Mainwaring married Sir Richard Cotton Knt, and had children including Arthur Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Frances Cotton, George Cotton, Jeffray Cotton, Mary Cotton, William Bishop Of Exeter Cotton. Lady Mary Mainwaring passed away in 1578 in Stoke Heath, Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Mary Mainwaring was born in 1541 in Ightfield, Shropshire, England, the child of Sir Arthur Mainwaring Knight And Margaret De Mainwaring.
  • Lady Mary Mainwaring married Sir Richard Cotton Knt, and had children including Arthur Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Frances Cotton, George Cotton, Jeffray Cotton, Mary Cotton, William Bishop Of Exeter Cotton.
  • Lady Mary Mainwaring passed away in 1578 in Stoke Heath, Worcestershire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Mainwaring's Ancestors

Self
Lady Mainwaring
1541–1578
Birth Place: Ightfield, Shropshire, England
Parents
Sir Arthur MAINWARING Knight
1520–1590
Ightfield, Shropshire, England
Margaret (de) Mainwaring
1521–1590
Over, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Randolph de) Mainwaring
1495–1577
Over Peover, Cheshire, England
Elizabeth Brereton
1488–1545
Malpas, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Mainwaring's Descendants

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Lady (Mary) Mainwaring (1541–14 Jun 1578) m. Sir (Richard Cotton,) Knt (22 Aug 1539–14 Jun 1602)
  1. 1. Jeffray Cotton 1578–1622
  2. 2. Arthur Cotton 1562–1649
  3. 3. Dorothy Cotton 1560–1605
  4. 4. Frances Cotton 1565–1630 m. George (A. Abell,) Sr 1561–1630
    1. 1. Robert Abell 1605–1663 m. Joanna Hyde 1610–1672
      1. 1. John Abell 1645–1669
      2. 2. Samuel Hyde 1637–1677
      3. 3. Benjamin Abell 1650–1699
      4. 4. Sergeant (Caleb) Abell 1646–1731
      5. 5. Joshua ((Jofhuah)) Abell 1649–1725
      6. 6. Abraham Abell 1639–1639
      7. 7. Cuthbert Abell 1640–1663
      8. 8. Lieutenant (Preserved Abell - Colonial troops - related to actor John Lithgow, Edgar Lee) Masters 1642–1724
      9. 9. ANNE (EBAL) ABELL 1645–1708
      10. 10. Capt. (Robert Abell) V 1628–1658
      11. 11. Mary ABELL 1642–1705 m. Elder (Rev. Samuel) Luther 1636–1716
        1. 1. Samuel Luther 1663–1714 m. Sarah Chaffee 1666–1750
        2. 2. Martha Luther 1681–1764
        3. 3. Ebenezer Luther 1678–1754
        4. 4. Elizabeth Luther 1672–1714
        5. 5. Experience Luther 1675–1714
        6. 6. Joannah Luther 1687–1706
        7. 7. John Luther 1663–1697
        8. 8. Jonah Luther 1681–1706
        9. 9. Joshua Luther 1670–1747
        10. 10. Mary Luther 1668–1741
        11. 11. Mehitable Luther 1676–1764
        12. 12. Nathaniel Luther 1664–
        13. 13. Susannah Luther 1686–1777
        14. 14. Theophilus Luther 1665–1728
      12. 12. Richard (Abell) Jr 1645–1687
    2. 2. George (Abell of Hemington, Stapenhill, and Derby,) Leicestershire*** 1587–1646
    3. 3. Dorthy ((Mary)) Abell 1593–1646
    4. 4. George Abell 1602–1646
    5. 5. Mary Abell 1593–1594
    6. 6. George Abell 1587–1646
    7. 7. Joanna (Foote ABELL) HYDE 1610–1672
    8. 8. Dorothy Abell 1612–1646
  5. 5. George Cotton 1560–1647
  6. 6. Mary Cotton 1553–1625
  7. 7. William (Bishop of Exeter) Cotton 1560–1621

Lady Mainwaring's Timeline

2 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 Heath, Worcestershire, England
Stoke Heath, Worcestershire, England

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: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1578
    Event Place: Stoke Heath, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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