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Roger Cotton 1474–1534 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1474

Birth Location: Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 1534

Death Location: Ridware, Staffordshire, England

Father: John Cotton

Mother: Joanna Herbert

Spouse(s): Alice Savage, Johanna StJohn

Children(s): Humphrey Cotton, Henry Cotton, Sir Cotton, Maud Cotton, John Cotton, Lady COTTON

Roger Cotton was born in 1474 in Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England, the child of John Cotton And Joanna Fitz Herbert. Roger Cotton married Alice Dulcia Savage, Johanna Stjohn, and had children including Henry Cotton, Humphrey Cotton, John Cotton, Lady Maud Cotton, Maud Cotton, Sir Nicholas Cotton. Roger Cotton passed away in 1534 in Ridware, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Roger Cotton was born in 1474 in Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England, the child of John Cotton And Joanna Fitz Herbert.
  • Roger Cotton married Alice Dulcia Savage, Johanna Stjohn, and had children including Henry Cotton, Humphrey Cotton, John Cotton, Lady Maud Cotton, Maud Cotton, Sir Nicholas Cotton.
  • Roger Cotton passed away in 1534 in Ridware, Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cotton
1436–1490
Birth Location: Ridware Hemst, Staffordshire, England
JC
Joanna Herbert
1446–1488
Birth Location: Norbury, Derby, England
JH

Spouses(s)

Alice Savage
1481–1491
Birth Location: Cheshire, England
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Johanna StJohn
1480–1534
Birth Location: Charing, Kent, England
JS

Children(s)

Humphrey Cotton
1520–1550
Birth Location: Staffordshire, England
HC
Henry Cotton
1521–1589
Birth Location: London, London, England
HC
Sir Cotton
1523–1589
Birth Location: London, London, England
SC
Maud Cotton
1527–
Birth Location: London, London, England
MC
John Cotton
1523–1589
Birth Location: London, London, England
JC
Lady COTTON
1527–
Birth Location: London, London, England
LC

Roger Cotton's Ancestors

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Roger Cotton
1474–1534
Birth Place: Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England
Parents
John Cotton
1436–1490
Ridware Hemst, Staffordshire, England
Joanna (Fitz) Herbert
1446–1488
Norbury, Derby, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Roger Cotton's Descendants

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Roger Cotton (1474–1534) m. Alice (Dulcia) Savage (1481–17 May 1491 (or 1511)) m. Johanna StJohn (1480–1534)
  1. 1. Humphrey Cotton 1520–1550
  2. 2. Henry Cotton 1521–1589
  3. 3. Sir (Nicholas) Cotton 1523–1589
  4. 4. Maud Cotton 1527–
  5. 5. John Cotton 1523–1589
  6. 6. Lady (Maud) COTTON 1527–

Roger Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1474
1474
Birth of Roger Cotton in Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England
Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England
1534
1534
Age 60
Death of Roger Cotton in Ridware, Staffordshire, England
Ridware, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1474
    Event Place: Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Becton Hesset, Suff., Norfolk, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1534
    Event Place: Ridware, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
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