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Maud Cotton 1472–1551 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1472

Birth Location: Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 1551

Death Location: Norbury, Derbyshire, England

Father: Richard Cotton

Mother: Joan Brereton

Spouse(s): Anthony FitzHerbert

Children(s): Elizabeth FitzHerbert, Lady Herbert, Margerie FitzHerbert, Nicholas Fitzherbert, Dorothy FitzHerbert, Richard FitzHerbert, Dorothy Herbert, Sir FitzHerbert, Thomas MP, William Swynnerton, Elizabeth FitzHerbert, Barbara FitzHerbert, John FitzHerbert, Catherine FitzHerbert

Maud Cotton was born in 1472 in Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England, the child of Richard Cotton And Joan Brereton. Maud Cotton married Anthony Fitzherbert, and had children including Barbara Fitzherbert, Catherine Fitzherbert, Dorothy Fitz Herbert, Dorothy Fitzherbert, Elizabeth Fitzherbert, John Fitzherbert, Lady Margery Fitz Herbert, Margerie Fitzherbert, Nicholas Fitzherbert, Richard Fitzherbert, Sir John Fitzherbert, Thomas Fitzherbert Of Norbury Mp, William Fitzherbert Mp Of Swynnerton. Maud Cotton passed away in 1551 in Norbury, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • Maud Cotton was born in 1472 in Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England, the child of Richard Cotton And Joan Brereton.
  • Maud Cotton married Anthony Fitzherbert, and had children including Barbara Fitzherbert, Catherine Fitzherbert, Dorothy Fitz Herbert, Dorothy Fitzherbert, Elizabeth Fitzherbert, John Fitzherbert, Lady Margery Fitz Herbert, Margerie Fitzherbert, Nicholas Fitzherbert, Richard Fitzherbert, Sir John Fitzherbert, Thomas Fitzherbert Of Norbury Mp, William Fitzherbert Mp Of Swynnerton.
  • Maud Cotton passed away in 1551 in Norbury, Derbyshire, England.

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Maud Cotton's Ancestors

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Maud Cotton
1472–1551
Birth Place: Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Richard Cotton
1455–1497
Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England
Joan Brereton
1454–1517
Brereton-cum-Smethwick, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
William Brereton
1414–1485
Cheshire, England
Philippa (De) Hulse
1414–1463
Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Brereton
1389–1425
Alice Corbet
1389–1458
Hugh Hulse
1361–1415
Margery Domville
1366–1443
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Brereton
1350–1426
Anyll Venables
1360–
John Corbet
1355–1407
Joan Pigot
1365–1389
Hugh Hulse
1342–1407
Ellen Bruen
1345–1390
John Domville
1322–1395
Cecily Mobberley
–1400

Maud Cotton's Descendants

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Maud Cotton (1472–1551) m. Anthony FitzHerbert (1466–27 MAY 1538)
  1. 1. Elizabeth FitzHerbert 1503–1575 m. William Bassett 1494–1534
    1. 1. Anne Basset 1534–1600 m. Thomas Alsopp 1530–1584
      1. 1. Sarah (Anne) Allsop 1554–1628 m. John Alsop 1547–1606
        1. 1. Anthony Alsopp 1574–1626 m. Jane Smyth 1579–1665
      2. 2. Elianor Alsop 1567–1615
      3. 3. Thomas Alsop 1556–1584 m. Elizabetha Bagaley 1551–1588
    2. 2. Anne Bassett 1526– m. Wilhelum Alsop 1520–1581 m. John Alsopp 1595–
  2. 2. Lady (Margery Fitz) Herbert 1495–
  3. 3. Margerie FitzHerbert 1495–
  4. 4. Nicholas Fitzherbert 1503–
  5. 5. Dorothy FitzHerbert 1497–1557
  6. 6. Richard FitzHerbert 1514–
  7. 7. Dorothy (Fitz) Herbert 1508–
  8. 8. Sir (John) FitzHerbert 1515–1590
  9. 9. Thomas (Fitzherbert, of Norbury,) MP 1517–1591
  10. 10. William (Fitzherbert, MP, of) Swynnerton 1520–1559
  11. 11. Elizabeth FitzHerbert 1521–
  12. 12. Barbara FitzHerbert 1527–
  13. 13. John FitzHerbert 1523–1590
  14. 14. Catherine FitzHerbert 1527–

Maud Cotton's Timeline

3 Records

1472
1472
Birth of Maud Cotton in Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England
Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England
1551
1551
Age 79
Death of Maud Cotton in Marbury, Cheshire, England
Marbury, Cheshire, England
1551
1551
Age 79
Burial of Maud Cotton in Norbury, Derbyshire, England
Norbury, Derbyshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1472
    Event Place: Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1551
    Event Place: Marbury, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1551
    Event Place: Norbury, Derbyshire, England

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