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Richard Cotton 1404 – 1455 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1404

Birth Location: Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 22 MAY 1455

Death Location: St Albans, Somerset, England

Father: John Cotton

Mother: Isabella Fawconer

Spouse(s): Joan DeVenables

Children(s): Richard deCotton, John Cotton, William deCotton

In 1404, Richard Cotton entered the world in Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England, born to John Cotton and Isabella Fawconer. Richard Cotton married Joan Johanna Jane DeVenables, and had children including Richard deCotton, John Cotton, William deCotton. Richard Cotton passed away in 1455 in St Albans, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1404, Richard Cotton entered the world in Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England, born to John Cotton and Isabella Fawconer.
  • Richard Cotton married Joan Johanna Jane DeVenables, and had children including Richard deCotton, John Cotton, William deCotton.
  • Richard Cotton passed away in 1455 in St Albans, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cotton
1374 – 1430
Birth Location: Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
JC
Isabella Fawconer
1378 – 1435
Birth Location: Thurcaston, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
IF

Spouses(s)

Joan DeVenables
1412 – 1456
Birth Location: Hemstall, Staffordshire, England
JD

Children(s)

Richard deCotton
1432 –
Birth Location: Ridware Hemst, Staffordshire, England
Rd
John Cotton
1436 – 1456
Birth Location: Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
JC
William deCotton
1438 – 1455
Birth Location: Connington, Huntingdonshire, England
Wd

Richard Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Richard Cotton
1404 – 1455
Birth Place: Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England
Parents
John Cotton
1374 – 1430
Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Isabella Fawconer
1378 – 1435
Thurcaston, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (de) Cotton
1349 – 1405
Cotton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Ridware
1353 – 1434
Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Rainald (de) Fewconer
1357 –
Thurcaston, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Maud (de) Bocham
Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Cotton
1323 – 1377
Katherine Dana
1323 –
Walter Ridware
1315 – 1360
Joan Walshels
1331 – 1401
John Bocham
1318 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Cotton's Descendants

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Richard Cotton (1404 – 22 MAY 1455) m. Joan (Johanna Jane) DeVenables (1412 – 14 APR 1456)
  1. 1. Richard deCotton (1432 – )
  2. 2. John Cotton (1436 – 1456) m. Mary Poole (1438 – ) m. Johanna Fitzherbert (ABT 1445 – 1453)
    1. 1. Richard Cotton (1450 – 1497) m. Joan Brereton (1454 – 30 APR 1517)
      1. 1. Eleanor Cotton (1481 – 18 JUN 1517) m. William Venables (ABT 1484 – ABT 1541)
      2. 2. Richard Cotton (ABT 1482 – unknown)
      3. 3. Thomas Cotton (1485 – 1506) m. Catherine Ferrers (ABT 1483 – 1537) m. Catharine Ferrers (1476 – 1537)
      4. 4. Katherine Cotton (1490 – 1580) m. Richard Grosvenor (ABT 1480 – 27 JUL 1543)
        1. 1. Thomas Grosvenor (ABT 1505 – 24 APR 1549) m. Matilda (Maud) Poole (ABT 1513 – 19 NOV 1582) m. <Living> m. <Living>
        2. 2. John Grosvenor (ABT 1511 – )
        3. 3. George Grosvenor (ABT 1513 – )
        4. 4. John Grosvenor (1514 – (SP)) m. John Grosvenor (ABT 1519 – ) m. <Living>
        5. 5. Elizabeth Grosvenor (ABT 1515 – )
        6. 6. Anthony Grosvenor (ABT 1516 – ABT 1575) m. Juliana Puleston (ABT 1511 – )
        7. 7. Elinor Grosvenor (ABT 1517 – ) m. J Redish (ABT 1513 – )
        8. 8. Katharine Grosvenor (ABT 1519 – 27 JUL 1612) m. Thomas Ravenscroft (1522 – 1572)
        9. 9. Eleanor Grosvenor (1520 – ) m. Robert Bigelow (1552 – ) m. Randall Bigelow (1518 – 14 NOV 1556)
        10. 10. Elizabeth Grosvenor (ABT 1520 – ) m. John Molineux (ABT 1515 – ) m. George Wood (ABT 1515 – ) m. John Molineux
        11. 11. Annie Grosvenor (ABT 1521 – )
        12. 12. Dorothy Grosvenor (ABT 1522 – ) m. Richard Wilbraham (1504 – 6 AUG 1558)
        13. 13. Alice Grosvenor (ABT 1523 – )
        14. 14. Margaret Grosvenor (1525 – 1610) m. Ralph Birkenhead (1510 – 1550) m. George Wood m. John Molineux m. Living m. Living m. Living
        15. 15. Anne Grosvenor (1526 – ) m. Roger Puleston (1524 – 29 AUG 1571) m. Robert Puleston
        16. 16. Jane Grosvenor (1529 – ) m. George Sandford (1533 – From 1552 to 1625)
        17. 17. Ursula Grosvenor (1530 – 1578) m. Richard Wharffe (ABT 1525 – ) m. Richard Wharffe (1534 – Unknown)
        18. 18. Dorothy Grosvenor (1534 – 26 MAR 1599) m. Richard Wilbraham (1504 – 6 AUG 1558)
      5. 5. Catherine (Katherine) Dutton (1491 – 1578) m. Richard Grosvenor (1507 – 27 JUL 1542)
      6. 6. Isabel Cotton (1497 – 1541) m. John Bradborne (1485 – 1524) m. William Bassett (12 APR 1494 – AFT 1534)
    2. 2. Audrey Cotton (ABT 1471 – )
  3. 3. William deCotton (1438 – 1455)

Richard Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1404
1404
Birth of Richard Cotton in Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England
Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England
1455
22 MAY 1455
Age 51
Death of Richard Cotton in St Albans, Somerset, England
St Albans, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1404
    Event Place: Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 MAY 1455
    Event Place: St Albans, Somerset, England
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