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Walter 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): Joan Rede

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

The story of Walter Cotton began in 1376 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. Walter Cotton married Joan Rede, and had children including Edmund Cotton, Joan Cotton, Thomas Cotton, Walter Cotton, William Cotton, William Decotten. Walter Cotton passed away in 1445 in Landwade, Forest Heath District, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Cotton began in 1376 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
  • Walter Cotton married Joan Rede, and had children including Edmund Cotton, Joan Cotton, Thomas Cotton, Walter Cotton, William Cotton, William Decotten.
  • Walter Cotton passed away in 1445 in Landwade, Forest Heath District, Suffolk, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Cotton's Ancestors

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Walter Cotton
1376–1445
Birth Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
John Cotton
1342–1393
Suffolk, England
Bridget Grace
1336–
Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas COTTON
1306–1397
Cotton Hall, Cambridgeshire, England
Alice (De) HASTINGS
1323–
1657841, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Cotton
1285–1360
Anna Holbrook
1290–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Cotton's Descendants

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Walter Cotton (1376–13 May 1445) m. Joan Rede (1380–May 1445)
  1. 1. William DeCotten 1400–1474 m. Alice Abbott 1414–1473
    1. 1. William DeCotten 1426–1461 m. Mary DeWessenham 1430–1499
      1. 1. William Cotten 1460–1521 m. Mary deWesenham 1463–
        1. 1. Thomas Cotten 1482–1557 m. Eleanor Knightley 1486–
  2. 2. Joan Cotton 1412–1456
  3. 3. Thomas Cotton 1413–
  4. 4. Edmund Cotton 1415–
  5. 5. William Cotton 1420–1455
  6. 6. Walter Cotton 1422–

Walter Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1376
    Event Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Landwade, Forest Heath District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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