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Mary 12GGM Maria Mainwairing Cotton 1541–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1541

Birth Location: Ightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 14 Jun 1578

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

Father: Sir Knight

Mother: Jane Wright\Mainwaring

Spouse(s): Richard Cotton

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

The story of Mary 12GGM Maria Mainwairing Cotton began in 1541 in Ightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom. Mary 12GGM Maria Mainwairing Cotton married Richard Cotton, and had children including Andrew Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Frances Cotton, George Cotton. Mary 12GGM Maria Mainwairing Cotton passed away in 1578 in Wrenbury-cum-Frith, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary 12GGM Maria Mainwairing Cotton began in 1541 in Ightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Mary 12GGM Maria Mainwairing Cotton married Richard Cotton, and had children including Andrew Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Frances Cotton, George Cotton.
  • Mary 12GGM Maria Mainwairing Cotton passed away in 1578 in Wrenbury-cum-Frith, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Mary Cotton
1541–1578
Birth Place: Ightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John James Mainwaring, Knight
1530–1596
Cheshire, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Jane (Diana) Wright\Mainwaring
1525–1600
Northwich, County, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Randle) Mainwaring
1495–1577
Over Peover, Carincham, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Brereton
1495–1545
Malpas Castle, Whitchurch, England., Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Roger Wright
1510–1600
Coddington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Martha Brereton Of) Malpas
1505–1545
Malpas, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Randel Brereton
1485–1530
Eleanor Dutton
1484–1522
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Cotton's Descendants

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Mary (12GGM Maria Mainwairing) Cotton (1541–14 Jun 1578) m. Richard Cotton (27 August 1539–14 June 1602)
  1. 1. Andrew Cotton 1564–1640
  2. 2. Frances Cotton 1565–1632 m. George (A) Abell 1561–1630
    1. 1. Capt. (Robert) Abell 1589–1663
    2. 2. Dorthy ((Mary)) Abell 1593–1646
    3. 3. George Abell 1591–1663
    4. 4. Mary Abell 1613–1646
    5. 5. Richard Abell 1604–1634
  3. 3. George Cotton 1560–1647 m. Mary Bromley 1566–1641
    1. 1. Ambrosia Cotton 1599–1684
    2. 2. Anne Cotton 1597–
    3. 3. Dorothy Cotton 1603–1672
    4. 4. Elizabeth Cotton 1587–
    5. 5. Grace Cotton 1601–1643
    6. 6. John Cotton 1600–
    7. 7. Joyce Cotton 1603–
    8. 8. Judith Cotton 1595–
    9. 9. Margaret Cotton 1605–1606
    10. 10. Martha Cotton 1589–
    11. 11. Thomas Cotton 1590–1649
    12. 12. Thomas Cotton 1599–1643
    13. 13. Frances Hassall –1674
  4. 4. Dorothy Cotton 1572–1647

Mary Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1541
1541
Birth of Mary 12GGM Maria Mainwairing Cotton in Ightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Ightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1578
14 Jun 1578
Age 37
Death of Mary 12GGM Maria Mainwairing Cotton in Stoke, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Stoke, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1578
    Event Place: Stoke, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wrenbury-cum-Frith, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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