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Richard Cotton 1460–1499 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1460

Birth Location: Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 30 July 1499

Death Location: England

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Spouse(s): Margery Cotton, Mary Mainwaring

Children(s): Dorothy Cotton, Wagstaffe None, Richard Cotton, Mary Cotton, Richard Wagstaff, 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

In 1460, Richard Cotton entered the world in Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England, born to Sir Richard Cotton And Joan De Venables. Richard Cotton married Margery Cotton, Mary Mainwaring, and had children including Andrew Cotton, Arthur Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Elizabeth Wagstaff, Frances Cotton, George Cotton, Jane Cotton, Jeffray Andrew Cotton, Jeffrey Cotton, Mary Cotton, Nicholas Cotton, Richard Cotton, Richard Wagstaff, Sir Humphrey Cotton, Wagstaffe, William Bishop Of Exeter Cotton, Winifred Cotton. Richard Cotton passed away in 1499 in England.

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Biography

  • In 1460, Richard Cotton entered the world in Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England, born to Sir Richard Cotton And Joan De Venables.
  • Richard Cotton married Margery Cotton, Mary Mainwaring, and had children including Andrew Cotton, Arthur Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Elizabeth Wagstaff, Frances Cotton, George Cotton, Jane Cotton, Jeffray Andrew Cotton, Jeffrey Cotton, Mary Cotton, Nicholas Cotton, Richard Cotton, Richard Wagstaff, Sir Humphrey Cotton, Wagstaffe, William Bishop Of Exeter Cotton, Winifred Cotton.
  • Richard Cotton passed away in 1499 in England.

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Richard Cotton
1460–1499
Birth Place: Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England
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Richard Cotton's Descendants

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Richard Cotton (1460–30 July 1499) m. Margery Cotton (1446–28 April 1479) m. Mary Mainwaring (1541–14 Jun 1578)
  1. 1. Dorothy Cotton 1572–1647
  2. 2. Wagstaffe 1523–1563 m. Wagstaffe 1728–1770 m. Agnes Knight 1527–1613 m. Agnes 1527–1614
    1. 1. Ann Wagstaffe 1563–1606 m. William Hunt 1542–1624
      1. 1. Lucy Sewall 1588–1624
      2. 2. Anne Hunt 1576–1615
      3. 3. Elizabeth Sewall 1587–1643
      4. 4. Abigail Sewell 1588–1658
    2. 2. Elizabeth Wagstaffe –1637
  3. 3. Richard Cotton 1539–1602
  4. 4. Mary Cotton 1570–1571
  5. 5. Richard Wagstaff 1544–1636
  6. 6. Dorothy Cotton 1560–1565
  7. 7. Winifred Cotton 1525–1559
  8. 8. Richard Cotton 1566–1598
  9. 9. George Cotton 1560–1561
  10. 10. Nicholas Cotton 1573–1676
  11. 11. Winifred Cotton 1560–1565
  12. 12. Frances Cotton 1565–1646
  13. 13. Elizabeth Cotton 1566–1567
  14. 14. Frances Cotton 1573–1630
  15. 15. Arthur Cotton 1562–1563
  16. 16. Andrew Cotton 1560–1640
  17. 17. Mary Cotton 1553–1625
  18. 18. 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
  19. 19. Jane Cotton 1560–
  20. 20. Winifred Cotton 1568–1647
  21. 21. Jeffrey Cotton 1564–1640
  22. 22. William, (Bishop of Exeter) Cotton 1560–1621

Richard Cotton's Timeline

6 Records

1460
1460
Birth of Richard Cotton in Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England
Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England
1498
05 Feb 1498
Age 38
Birth of Richard Cotton in Wilden, Bedfordshire, England
Wilden, Bedfordshire, England
1499
30 July 1499
Age 39
Death of Richard Cotton in England
England
1539
27 Aug 1539
Age 79
Birth of Richard Cotton in Combermere, Cheshire, England
Combermere, Cheshire, England
1567
1567
Age 107
Death of Richard Cotton in Wilden, Bedfordshire, England
Wilden, Bedfordshire, England
1602
14 Jun 1602
Age 142
Death of Richard Cotton in Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1539
    Event Place: Combermere, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1602
    Event Place: Coventry, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1567
    Event Place: Wilden, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Feb 1498
    Event Place: Wilden, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 July 1499
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1460
    Event Place: Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England

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