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Margaret Cotton 1467 – 1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1467

Birth Location: Thornton, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 1560

Death Location: Glemsford, Suffolk, England

Father: John Cotton

Mother: Janne Harbert

Spouse(s): Richard Belgrave

Children(s): Brigitt Belgrave, Dorothy Belgrave, William Belgrave, Birgitt Belgrave, Belgrave Blaby, Elizabeth Cheyne, Robert Cheney, John Belgrave, Anne Cheney, Agnes Cheney, John Cheyne, John Cheney, John Cheyney, Young None, Cheyney None, Eleanor Cheney, Catherine Belgrave, Dorothy Belgrave, Margaret Young, Humphry Young, Thomas Young, Walter None, Edward Young, Dorothy None, Edmond Edward, Joan Young, Helen Young, Emma young

Margaret Cotton was born in 1467 in Thornton, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of John Cotton and Janne Fitz Harbert. Margaret Cotton married Richard de Belgrave, and had children including Brigitt Belgrave, Dorothy Belgrave, William Belgrave, Birgitt Belgrave, Belgrave of Blaby, Elizabeth Cheyne, Robert Cheney, John Belgrave, Anne Cheney, Agnes Cheney, John Cheyne, John Cheney, John Cheyney, Young, Cheyney, Eleanor Cheney, Catherine Belgrave, Dorothy Belgrave, Margaret Young, Humphry Young, Thomas Young, Walter, Edward Young, Dorothy, Edmond or Edward, Joan Young, Helen Young, Emma Jane young. Margaret Cotton passed away in 1560 in Glemsford, Suffolk, England.

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  • Margaret Cotton was born in 1467 in Thornton, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of John Cotton and Janne Fitz Harbert.
  • Margaret Cotton married Richard de Belgrave, and had children including Brigitt Belgrave, Dorothy Belgrave, William Belgrave, Birgitt Belgrave, Belgrave of Blaby, Elizabeth Cheyne, Robert Cheney, John Belgrave, Anne Cheney, Agnes Cheney, John Cheyne, John Cheney, John Cheyney, Young, Cheyney, Eleanor Cheney, Catherine Belgrave, Dorothy Belgrave, Margaret Young, Humphry Young, Thomas Young, Walter, Edward Young, Dorothy, Edmond or Edward, Joan Young, Helen Young, Emma Jane young.
  • Margaret Cotton passed away in 1560 in Glemsford, Suffolk, England.

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Margaret Cotton's Ancestors

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Margaret Cotton
1467 – 1560
Birth Place: Thornton, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
John Cotton
1436 – 1456
Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England
Janne (Fitz) Harbert
1402 – 1496
Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Richard Cotton
1404 – 1455
Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England
Joan Venables
1412 – 1456
Staffordshire, England
Nicholas Fitzherbert
1400 – 1472
Norbury, Derbyshire, England
Alice Booth
1405 – 1460
Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Cotton
1436 – 1456
Richard Venables
1390 –
Parnel Dutton
1375 –
Henry FitzHerbert
1365 – 1411
Margaret Downes
1375 –
Sir Booth
1386 –
Isabela Findern
1390 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Cotton
1404 – 1455
Joan Venables
1412 – 1456
Sir Booth
1353 – 1421
Joanna Trafford
1358 – 1405

Margaret Cotton's Descendants

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Margaret Cotton (ABT 1467 – 1560) m. Richard (de) Belgrave (1460 – 15 MAY 1509)
  1. 1. Brigitt Belgrave (ABT 1438 – )
  2. 2. Dorothy Belgrave (ABT 1440 – ) m. Henry Cave (ABT 1475 – )
  3. 3. William Belgrave (ABT 1442 – )
  4. 4. Birgitt Belgrave (ABT 1446 – )
  5. 5. Belgrave (of) Blaby (ABT 1448 – )
  6. 6. Elizabeth Cheyne (1472 – 1545) m. Roger Lee (1510 – 4 JUL 1552) m. Benedictus Lee (1474 – ABT 1545) m. Robus Coyley (ABT 1538 – ) m. Robert D'Oyley (ABT 1514 – ABT 1577)
  7. 7. Robert Cheney (1488 – 1552) m. Mary Sylam (ABT 1492 – ) m. Elizabeth Webb (1493 – 20 DEC 1516) m. Mary Sylam (ABT 1588 – )
  8. 8. John Belgrave (1490 – ) m. Joan Swyke (1491 – 1512) m. Elizabeth Hadelstone (1513 – 1583)
  9. 9. Anne Cheney (ABT 1490 – ) m. Edmund Peckham (ABT 1486 – ) m. Edmond Peckham m. (Sir) (Edmond) Peckham
  10. 10. Agnes Cheney (ABT 1492 – 1558) m. Edward Restwold (ABT 1488 – 1547)
  11. 11. John Cheyne (ABT 1496 – )
  12. 12. John Cheney (ABT 1496 – )
  13. 13. John Cheyney (ABT 1496 – )
  14. 14. Young (1500 – ) m. Young (1500 – )
  15. 15. Cheyney (ABT 1500 – ) m. Richard Faulkner
  16. 16. Eleanor Cheney (ABT 1502 – ) m. John Babham (<1498> – )
  17. 17. Catherine Belgrave (<1504> – )
  18. 18. Dorothy Belgrave (1505 – )
  19. 19. Margaret Young (<1513> – ) m. Mister Fowler (<1513> – ) m. Fowler (ABT 1518 – )
  20. 20. Humphry Young (ABT 1514 – ) m. Elizabeth Underhill (<1519> – ) m. Underhill Yong
  21. 21. Thomas Young (<1515> – )
  22. 22. Walter (ABT 1516 – ) m. Mary Darell (<1521> – ) m. Miss Kove (<1521> – ) m. Miss Darrell (ABT 1517 – )
  23. 23. Edward Young (<1517> – )
  24. 24. Dorothy (ABT 1523 – )
  25. 25. Edmond (or) Edward (ABT 1526 – )
  26. 26. Joan Young (1592 – ) m. William (ABT 1589 – 10 JAN 1621) m. <Living>
  27. 27. Helen Young (ABT 1809 – 14 DEC 1881) m. (Capt.) (Oliver St.) John (6 AUG 1803 – 15 NOV 1844) m. Henry (Anson) Nutt (<1807> – )
  28. 28. Emma (Jane) young (<1811> – 30 NOV 1864) m. John (Alexander) Callander (19 SEP 1809 – FEB 1871)

Margaret Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1467
ABT 1467
Birth of Margaret Cotton in Thornton, Buckinghamshire, England
Thornton, Buckinghamshire, England
1560
1560
Age 93
Death of Margaret Cotton in Glemsford, Suffolk, England
Glemsford, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1467
    Event Place: Thornton, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Glemsford, Suffolk, England

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