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Mary Mainwaring 1541–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1541

Birth Location: Ightfield, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 14 Jun 1578

Death Location: Stoke, Warwickshire, , England

Father: Sir Mainwaring

Mother: Jonne Manwaring

Spouse(s): Richard Cotton

Children(s): Dorothy Cotton, Richard Cotton, Mary Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Winifred Cotton, Richard Cotton, George Cotton, Nicholas Cotton, Winifred Cotton, Frances Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Frances Cotton, Arthur Cotton, Andrew Cotton, Mary Cotton, Jeffray Cotton, Jane Cotton, Winifred Cotton, Jeffrey Cotton, William, Cotton

The story of Mary Mainwaring began in 1541 in Ightfield, Shropshire, England. Mary Mainwaring married Richard Cotton, and had children including Andrew Cotton, Arthur Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Frances Cotton, George Cotton, Jane Cotton, Jeffray Andrew Cotton, Jeffrey Cotton, Mary Cotton, Nicholas Cotton, Richard Cotton, William Bishop Of Exeter Cotton, Winifred Cotton. Mary Mainwaring passed away in 1578 in Stoke, Warwickshire, , England.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Mainwaring began in 1541 in Ightfield, Shropshire, England.
  • Mary Mainwaring married Richard Cotton, and had children including Andrew Cotton, Arthur Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Frances Cotton, George Cotton, Jane Cotton, Jeffray Andrew Cotton, Jeffrey Cotton, Mary Cotton, Nicholas Cotton, Richard Cotton, William Bishop Of Exeter Cotton, Winifred Cotton.
  • Mary Mainwaring passed away in 1578 in Stoke, Warwickshire, , England.

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Mary Mainwaring's Ancestors

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Mary Mainwaring
1541–1578
Birth Place: Ightfield, Shropshire, England
Parents
Sir John James Mainwaring
1525–1590
Northwick, Cheshire, England
Jonne Manwaring
1520–1600
Calveley, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Mainwaring's Descendants

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Mary Mainwaring (1541–14 Jun 1578) m. Richard Cotton (1460–30 July 1499)
  1. 1. Dorothy Cotton 1572–1647
  2. 2. Richard Cotton 1539–1602
  3. 3. Mary Cotton 1570–1571
  4. 4. Dorothy Cotton 1560–1565
  5. 5. Winifred Cotton 1525–1559
  6. 6. Richard Cotton 1566–1598
  7. 7. George Cotton 1560–1561
  8. 8. Nicholas Cotton 1573–1676
  9. 9. Winifred Cotton 1560–1565
  10. 10. Frances Cotton 1565–1646
  11. 11. Elizabeth Cotton 1566–1567
  12. 12. Frances Cotton 1573–1630
  13. 13. Arthur Cotton 1562–1563
  14. 14. Andrew Cotton 1560–1640
  15. 15. Mary Cotton 1553–1625
  16. 16. Jeffray (ANDREW) Cotton 1578–1642 m. Joane (Poss) Reade 1589–1640 m. Joane (Poss) Reade*-Cotton 1589–1642 m. Joane (Poss) Reade*-Cotton 1589–1642 m. Joane (Poss) Reade 1589–1640
    1. 1. Francis Cotton 1619–1620
    2. 2. John Cotton 1613–1673
    3. 3. Richard Cotton 1622–
    4. 4. Anne Cotton 1611–1612
    5. 5. Verlinda Cotton 1605–1675
    6. 6. Thomas Cotton 1617–1674
    7. 7. Elizabeth ("Reade") Cotton 1615–1616
    8. 8. Peter Cotton 1607–1640
    9. 9. William Cotton 1610–1652 m. Hailstone 1612–1665
      1. 1. Reverend (John Scott) Cotton 1643–1683 m. Mary (Stowe Gibbs) Cotton 1643–1705
        1. 1. Maria Cotton 1672–1705
        2. 2. William COTTON 1667–1741
        3. 3. John (Cotton) Jr 1666–1757
        4. 4. Deliverance Cotton 1679–1679
        5. 5. Thankful Cotton 1679–1679
        6. 6. Samuel Cotton 1676–1741
        7. 7. Mary ((Marie)) Stow-Cotton 1675–1705
        8. 8. Jeremiah COTTON 1670–1765
        9. 9. Mary (Maria Cotton) Fletcher 1678–1705 m. Samuel (Fletcher) Jr. 1632–1697
  17. 17. Jane Cotton 1560–
  18. 18. Winifred Cotton 1568–1647
  19. 19. Jeffrey Cotton 1564–1640
  20. 20. William, (Bishop of Exeter) Cotton 1560–1621

Mary Mainwaring's Timeline

3 Records

1541
1541
Birth of Mary Mainwaring in Ightfield, Shropshire, England
Ightfield, Shropshire, England
1542
25 Jul 1542
Age 1
Mary Mainwaring was baptized in Cheshire, England
Cheshire, England
1578
14 Jun 1578
Age 37
Death of Mary Mainwaring in Stoke, Warwickshire, , England
Stoke, Warwickshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Nantwich, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Parish Registers, Church of England. Record Office; Chester, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1542
    Event Place: Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Parish Registers, Church of England. Record Office; Chester, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Ightfield, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1578
    Event Place: Stoke, Warwickshire, , England

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