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Mary Mainwaring 1541 – 1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1541

Birth Location: Ightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 14 June 1578

Death Location: Nantwich, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Mainwaring

Mother: Elizabeth Mainwaring

Spouse(s): Richard Cotton

Children(s): Frances Cotton, Mary Marshall

Mary Mainwaring was born in 1541 in Ightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Arthur Mainwaring and Elizabeth Mainwaring. Mary Mainwaring married Richard Cotton, and had children including Frances Cotton, Mary Cotton of Combermere M- Marshall. Mary Mainwaring passed away in 1578 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Mary Mainwaring was born in 1541 in Ightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Arthur Mainwaring and Elizabeth Mainwaring.
  • Mary Mainwaring married Richard Cotton, and had children including Frances Cotton, Mary Cotton of Combermere M- Marshall.
  • Mary Mainwaring passed away in 1578 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Mary Mainwaring's Ancestors

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Mary Mainwaring
1541 – 1578
Birth Place: Ightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Arthur Mainwaring
1520 – 1590
Ightfield, Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Mainwaring
1520 – 1601
'Over', Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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Mary Mainwaring's Descendants

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Mary Mainwaring (1541 – 14 June 1578) m. Richard Cotton (27 August 1539 – 14 June 1602)
  1. 1. Frances Cotton (1565 – 16 April 1646)
  2. 2. Mary (Cotton of Combermere M-) Marshall (18 July 1553 – 21 July 1625) m. Thomas (Nicholas) Marshall (March 1546 – 19 March 1618)
    1. 1. Capt. (John I) Marshall (1565 – 1600)
    2. 2. Capt (Thomas Marshall, III) Immigrant (1570 – 19 March 1618)
    3. 3. Martha Marshall (abt 1585 – 4 February 1645) m. Sir (George) Potter (1584 – 2 September 1640)
      1. 1. Nathaniel Potter (1616 – 20 October 1644) m. Dorothy Wilbore (1617 – 19 February 1696)
        1. 1. Deborah Reynolds (1628 – 15 October 1692) m. James Reynolds (1625 – 1690)

Mary Mainwaring's Timeline

2 Records

1541
1541
Birth of Mary Mainwaring in Ightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Ightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1578
14 June 1578
Age 37
Death of Mary Mainwaring in Nantwich, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Nantwich, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Ightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 June 1578
    Event Place: Nantwich, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wrenbury-cum-Frith, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

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