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Lady Mary Mainwaring 1541–1611 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1541

Birth Location: Lightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 27 Sep 1611

Death Location: Wrenbury-cum-Frith, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

Father: Sir Mainwaring

Mother: Margaret Mainwaring

Spouse(s): Richard Combermere

Children(s): Mary Cotton, Andrew Cotton, George Cotton, Frances Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton

Lady Mary Mainwaring was born in 1541 in Lightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Arthur Mannering Mainwaring And Margaret Mainwaring. Lady Mary Mainwaring married Richard Cotton Of Combermere, and had children including Andrew Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Frances Cotton, George Cotton, Mary Marie Cotton, William Cotton. Lady Mary Mainwaring passed away in 1611 in Wrenbury-cum-Frith, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Mary Mainwaring was born in 1541 in Lightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Arthur Mannering Mainwaring And Margaret Mainwaring.
  • Lady Mary Mainwaring married Richard Cotton Of Combermere, and had children including Andrew Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Frances Cotton, George Cotton, Mary Marie Cotton, William Cotton.
  • Lady Mary Mainwaring passed away in 1611 in Wrenbury-cum-Frith, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Mainwaring
1525–1590
Birth Location: Shropshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
SM
Margaret Mainwaring
1521–1574
Birth Location: Peover Superior, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
MM

Spouses(s)

Richard Combermere
1539–1602
Birth Location: Combermere, Comberton, Cheshire (Warwickshire), England
RC

Children(s)

Mary Cotton
1553–1622
Birth Location: St Leonard, Streatham, Surrey, England
MC
Andrew Cotton
1564–1640
Birth Location: –
AC
George Cotton
1560–1647
Birth Location: –
GC
Frances Cotton
1573–1748
Birth Location: Hemington (Leicester), Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
FC
Dorothy Cotton
1572–1647
Birth Location: –
DC
Elizabeth Cotton
1566–1650
Birth Location: Combermere, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
EC

Lady Mainwaring's Ancestors

Self
Lady Mainwaring
1541–1611
Birth Place: Lightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Arthur Mannering Mainwaring
1525–1590
Shropshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Mainwaring
1521–1574
Peover Superior, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Richard) Mainwaring
1499–1558
Ightfield, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Dorothy (of Moreton) Corbet
1498–1540
Moreton Corbet, Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Randolph (Randall) Mainwaring
1495–1577
Over Peover, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Brereton
1488–1545
Malpas, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Mainwaring
1478–1518
Joan Lacon
1478–1524
Sir Corbet
1477–1513
Elizabeth Vernon
1479–1563
John Mainwaring
1471–1515
Katherine Honford
1471–1529
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Mainwaring
1450–1508
Jane Sutton
1455–
Sir Corbet
1451–1493
Lady Devereux
1452–1516
Sir Vernon
1445–1515
Lady Talbot
1445–1494

Lady Mainwaring's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Mary) Mainwaring (1541–27 Sep 1611) m. Richard (Cotton of) Combermere (22 August 1539–14 Jun 1602)
  1. 1. Mary (Marie) Cotton 1553–1622 m. Thomas Marshall 1545–1618 m. William Bulkeley 1559–1630
    1. 1. Martha Taylor 1585–1667 m. George Potter 1584–1640
      1. 1. Martha Sheriff 1620–1695 m. Thomas (Shreve) (Sheriff) 1620–1675 m. Lewis Hues 1620–
        1. 1. Caleb (Sheriff) Shreve 1652–1741 m. Sarah Arenson 1662–1741
        2. 2. Robert Hazard 1635–1710
        3. 3. Elizabeth Hazard 1630–1711
        4. 4. Hannah Hazard 1637–
        5. 5. Martha Hazard 1649–
        6. 6. Corpl (Jonathan) Hazzard* 1630–1711
    2. 2. Elizabeth Marshall 1574–1627 m. Robert Potter 1566–1631
      1. 1. George Potter 1584–1640 m. Martha Taylor 1585–1667
      2. 2. Alice Potter 1587–1643
      3. 3. William Porter 1590–1626
      4. 4. Ann Potter 1611–
      5. 5. Elizabeth Potter 1597–
      6. 6. Emma Potter 1607–1659
      7. 7. Joan Potter 1595–
      8. 8. John Potter 1602–1620
      9. 9. Mary Potter 1608–1643
      10. 10. Nicholas Potter 1604–1677
      11. 11. Robert Potter 1606–
      12. 12. Susannah Potter 1618–1675
      13. 13. Thomas Potter 1592–1600
      14. 14. Thomas Potter 1600–1650
    3. 3. Ann (Cogan) Marshall 1580–1623
    4. 4. John Marshall 1572–1649
    5. 5. Lucy Marshall 1580–1649
    6. 6. Mary (Ruth) Marshall 1578–
    7. 7. Thomas (William Marshall) III 1570–1618
    8. 8. William Marshall 1570–1688
  2. 2. Andrew Cotton 1564–1640
  3. 3. George Cotton 1560–1647
  4. 4. Frances Cotton 1573–1748 m. Sir (George A Abell of Hemington, Stapenhill, and Derby,) Leicestershire 1561–1630
    1. 1. George (Cotton) Abell 1605–1646
    2. 2. Robert (Abell of Hemington, Cty Leicester, Cty Stapenhill, Cty Derby) - 1605–1662 m. Joanna (Foote Hyde) Abell 1610–1672
      1. 1. Caleb (Abell) Sr 1646–1731 m. Margaret Abell 1653–1700 m. Mary (Miller) Loomer 1662–1731
        1. 1. Noah Abell 1706–1781 m. Anna Marshall 1711–1801
        2. 2. Joanna Abell 1681–1759 m. Zechariah Loomis 1681–1751
        3. 3. Samuel Abell 1672–1761
        4. 4. Theophilus Abell 1680–1724 m. Annie Calkins 1692– m. Mary Ciddell 1692–1733
        5. 5. Caleb (Abell) Jr 1677–1735 m. Abigail Sluman 1680–1748
        6. 6. Abigail Abell 1689–1736 m. Christopher Huntington 1690–
        7. 7. Experience Abell 1674–1765 m. John (Hyde) Hide 1667–1727
        8. 8. Benjamin Abell 1687–1769 m. Lydia Hazen 1694–1739
        9. 9. Captain (John Abel) Sr 1678–1769 m. Rebecca Sluman 1682–1738
        10. 10. Margaret Abel 1680–1751
        11. 11. Hannah Abell 1692–1752 m. Christopher Huntington 1686–1759
      2. 2. Joshua Abell 1649–1724 m. Mehitable Smith 1655–1684 m. Bethiah Gadger 1657–1723
        1. 1. Martha Abell 1682–1751 m. Captain (Obadiah) Smith 1676–1727
        2. 2. Anne Abell 1681–1728 m. Captain (Nathaniel) Fitch 1679–1759
        3. 3. Lydia Abell 1688–1752 m. Thomas Lathrop 1681–
        4. 4. 1693–1761 m. Hugh (Calkins) II 1690–1751
        5. 5. Nehemiah Abell 1679–1679
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Abell) Lathrop 1695–1781 m. Deacon (John) Lathrop 1690–1752
        7. 7. Mehitable Abell 1686–1694
        8. 8. Robert Abell 1675–1677
      3. 3. Abraham Abell 1639–1639
      4. 4. Boy Abell 1655–1706
      5. 5. Experience Abell 1653–1706 m. Deacon (John) Baldwin 1654–1704
        1. 1. Mehitabel (Baldwin) Lee 1695–1784
        2. 2. John (Baldwin) III 1687–1745
        3. 3. Tabitha (Baldwin) Brewster 1699–1775
      6. 6. James Abell 1655–1724
      7. 7. Mary Abell 1642–1663 m. Samuel Luther 1636–
      8. 8. Lieutenant (Preserved) Abell 1644–1724 m. Sarah Bowen 1656–1704
        1. 1. Joshua Abell 1695–1732
        2. 2. Mary Walker 1697–1747
        3. 3. Dorothy Read 1677–1741
        4. 4. Joanna Abell 1682–1703
    3. 3. Dorthy ((Mary)) Abell 1593–1646
    4. 4. Mary Abell 1613–1646
    5. 5. Richard Abell 1604–1634
    6. 6. Minnie (Louisa) Abel 1613–1646
  5. 5. Dorothy Cotton 1572–1647
  6. 6. Elizabeth Cotton 1566–1650

Lady Mainwaring's Timeline

3 Records

1541
1541
Birth of Lady Mary Mainwaring in Lightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Lightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1578
14 June 1578
Age 37
Death of Lady Mary Mainwaring in Stoke, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Stoke, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
1611
27 Sep 1611
Age 70
Burial of Lady Mary Mainwaring in Wrenbury-cum-Frith, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Wrenbury-cum-Frith, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Lightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Astley, Shropshire
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 June 1578
    Event Place: Stoke, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1611
    Event Place: Wrenbury-cum-Frith, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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