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Mary Mainwaring 1541–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1541

Birth Location: Ightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1578

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

Father:

Mother: Jonne Manwaring

Spouse(s): Richard Cotton

Children(s): Dorothy Cotton, Margaret Cotton, Mary Cotton, Ann Cotton, Frances Cotton

The story of Mary Mainwaring began in 1541 in Ightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom. Mary Mainwaring married Richard Cotton, and had children including Ann Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Frances Cotton, Margaret Cotton, Mary Cotton. Mary Mainwaring passed away in 1578 in Wrenbury-cum-Frith, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Mainwaring began in 1541 in Ightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Mary Mainwaring married Richard Cotton, and had children including Ann Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Frances Cotton, Margaret Cotton, Mary Cotton.
  • Mary Mainwaring passed away in 1578 in Wrenbury-cum-Frith, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Mainwaring's Ancestors

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Mary Mainwaring
1541–1578
Birth Place: Ightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Jonne Manwaring
1520–1600
Calveley, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Randall John) Mainwaring
1495–1577
Slepe, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Brereton
1505–1545
Malpas, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Randall Brereton
1485–1530
Eleanor Dutton
1484–1522
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Mainwaring's Descendants

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Mary Mainwaring (1541–1578) m. Richard Cotton (1540–14 June 1602)
  1. 1. Dorothy Cotton 1575–1646 m. Anthony (Smythe) Smith 1585–1648
    1. 1. John Smith 1572–1669 m. Sarah (Alice) Homan 1595–1632
      1. 1. Mary Richardson 1623–1683 m. Amos Richardson 1623–1683
        1. 1. Samuel Richardson 1660–1713 m. Anna Chesebrough 1660–1750
      2. 2. George Smith 1613–1662
      3. 3. Ann Smith 1617–1632
      4. 4. Alice Smith 1629–1714
      5. 5. George Smith 1619–1662
      6. 6. Richard Smith 1620–
      7. 7. John Smith 1622–1687
      8. 8. Richard Smith 1619–1701
      9. 9. Francis Smith 1620–
      10. 10. Anne Smith 1620–1706
      11. 11. John Smith 1621–1670
      12. 12. Thos Smith –1732
    2. 2. Robert Smyth
  2. 2. Margaret Cotton –1705
  3. 3. Mary Cotton –1694
  4. 4. Ann Cotton –1805
  5. 5. Frances Cotton 1573–1748

Mary Mainwaring's Timeline

3 Records

1541
1541
Birth of Mary Mainwaring in Ightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Ightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1542
25 Jul 1542
Age 1
Mary Mainwaring was baptized in Cheshire, England
Cheshire, England
1578
1578
Age 37
Death of Mary Mainwaring in England, England, United Kingdom
England, 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
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1542
    Event Place: Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [2] Cheshire, England, Parish Registers, Church of England. Record Office; Chester, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Nantwich, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Parish Registers, Church of England. Record Office; Chester, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: England, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wrenbury-cum-Frith, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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