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Sir Lord Walter I Cotton 1376–1445 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1376

Birth Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England

Death Date: 13 May 1445

Death Location: Landwade, Forest Heath District, Suffolk, England

Father: John Cotton

Mother: Bridget Grace

Spouse(s): Lady Rede

Children(s): Walter Cotton, Joan Cotton, Thomas Cotton, Edmund Cotton, William DeCotten, Edmund Cotton, Clement Cotton, Thomas Cotton

In 1376, Sir Lord Walter I Cotton entered the world in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England, born to John Cotton And Bridget Grace. Sir Lord Walter I Cotton married Lady Joan Rede, and had children including Clement Cotton, Edmund Cotton, Joan Cotton, Thomas Cotton, Walter Cotton, William Decotten. Sir Lord Walter I Cotton passed away in 1445 in Landwade, Forest Heath District, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1376, Sir Lord Walter I Cotton entered the world in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England, born to John Cotton And Bridget Grace.
  • Sir Lord Walter I Cotton married Lady Joan Rede, and had children including Clement Cotton, Edmund Cotton, Joan Cotton, Thomas Cotton, Walter Cotton, William Decotten.
  • Sir Lord Walter I Cotton passed away in 1445 in Landwade, Forest Heath District, Suffolk, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Cotton's Ancestors

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Sir Cotton
1376–1445
Birth Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England
Parents
John Cotton
1365–1393
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England
Bridget Grace
1336–1425
Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Thomas (De) Cotten
1335–1397
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England
Alice (De) Hastings
1340–1400
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Cotton
1296–1363
Ann *
1305–1365
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cotton
1275–1342
Anne, Cotton
1278–1296
Thomas Holbrooke
1275–1360
Margaret Holebrok
1275–1305

Sir Cotton's Descendants

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Sir (Lord Walter I) Cotton (1376–13 May 1445) m. Lady (Joan) Rede (1380–May 1445)
  1. 1. Walter Cotton 1420–1455 m. Blanche Fraunceys 1425–1463
    1. 1. Clement (Montrevil Cotton) I 1448–1559 m. MADWEN ((Magdalena)) Doggett 1455–1510
      1. 1. Clement Cotton 1475–1525 m. Constance Leventhorpe 1478–1550
        1. 1. Henry Cotton 1521–1594 m. Margaret (Ann) Marshall 1525–1594
        2. 2. Jane Cotton 1505–
        3. 3. George Cotton 1525–1559
        4. 4. Thomas Cotton 1515–
        5. 5. Roger Cotton 1508–1608
        6. 6. Roger Cotton 1508–1518
        7. 7. Roger Cotton 1508–1608
        8. 8. Roger Cotton 1505–1608
      2. 2. Gregory (Cotton or) DeCotton 1470–
      3. 3. Blanche (Cotton or) DeCotton 1475–
      4. 4. John Cotton 1485–
      5. 5. Jane Cotton 1505–
      6. 6. Roger Cotton 1508–1518
      7. 7. Clement COTTON 1513–
      8. 8. Thomas Cotton 1515–
      9. 9. George Cotton 1525–1559
  2. 2. Joan Cotton 1412–1456
  3. 3. Thomas Cotton 1413–1474
  4. 4. Edmund Cotton 1415–1455
  5. 5. William DeCotten 1400–1474
  6. 6. Edmund Cotton 1446–
  7. 7. Clement Cotton 1448–
  8. 8. Thomas Cotton 1444–1474

Sir Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1376
1376
Birth of Sir Lord Walter I Cotton in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England
1445
13 May 1445
Age 69
Death of Sir Lord Walter I Cotton in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1376
    Event Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1445
    Event Place: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Landwade, Forest Heath District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Millennium File

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