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Walter Cotton 1376–1445 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1376

Birth Location: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 14 May 1445

Death Location: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Cotton

Mother: Bridget Grace

Spouse(s): Joane Reade, Margaret Frosh

Children(s): Walter Cotton, Joan Cotton, Winifred Cotton, Wiliam Cotton, Thomas Cotton, Edmond Cotton, Cotton None

The story of Walter Cotton began in 1376 in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom. Walter Cotton married Joane Reade, Margaret Fressh Or Frosh, Marjory Fresshe, and had children including Cotton, Edmond De Cotton, Joan Cotton, Thomas Cotton, Walter Cotton, Wiliam Landwade Cotton, Winifred Cotton. Walter Cotton passed away in 1445 in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Cotton began in 1376 in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Walter Cotton married Joane Reade, Margaret Fressh Or Frosh, Marjory Fresshe, and had children including Cotton, Edmond De Cotton, Joan Cotton, Thomas Cotton, Walter Cotton, Wiliam Landwade Cotton, Winifred Cotton.
  • Walter Cotton passed away in 1445 in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Walter Cotton
1376–1445
Birth Place: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Cotton
1351–1393
Cotton Hall, Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Bridget Grace
1351–
Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Thomas Cotton
1335–1397
Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Alice (De) Hastings
1335–1400
Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Cotton
1296–1363
Anne Holbrook
1305–1375
John Hastings
1308–1359
Blanche Hastang
1310–1358
2nd-Great-Grandparents
THOMAS COTTON
1275–1342
Thomas Holbrooke
1275–1342
Mary Folliet
1318–
Thomas Hasting
1255–1342
Elizabeth Holland
1260–1332

Walter Cotton's Descendants

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Walter Cotton (1376–14 May 1445) m. Joane Reade (Abt 1376–May 1445) m. Margaret (Fressh or) Frosh (Abt 1379–1412)
  1. 1. Walter Cotton 1420–1455 m. Blanche Fraunceys 1425–1463 m. Alice (Ann) Abbott 1418–1473
    1. 1. Clement Cotton 1448–1525 m. Madwen Doggett 1455–1475 m. MADWEN ((Magelena)) Doggett 1455–1473
      1. 1. Clement Cotton 1475–1525 m. Constance Leventhorpe 1485–1550
        1. 1. Henry Cotton 1521–1595 m. Margaret Marshall 1524–1622 m. Margaret Rabon 1525–1594
        2. 2. Frances Cotton 1500–1570 m. Nathaniel Lynde 1488–1569
        3. 3. Roger Cotton 1505–1518
        4. 4. Jane Cotton 1505–
        5. 5. F. (Roger) Cotton 1508–1608 m. Margaret Halbert 1508–1571
        6. 6. William Cotton 1510–1561
        7. 7. Bridget Cotton 1513–
        8. 8. Thomas Cotton 1515–
        9. 9. Elizabeth Cotton 1523–
        10. 10. Margaret Cotton 1525–1600
        11. 11. George Cotton 1528–1559 m. Margaret Whittacre 1525–1590
      2. 2. George Cotton 1460– m. George Cotton 1467–
    2. 2. Joyce (Joan) Cotton 1445–1530 m. Thomas Young 1446–1506
  2. 2. Joan Cotton 1397–1456 m. Richard Stourton 1390–1456 m. Richard Sturgeon 1400–1457 m. Hugh Glynn 1420–1509
    1. 1. Joan (Sturgeon () Stourton) 1427–1500 m. Sir (Thomas) Frowyk 1423–1485
      1. 1. Henry Frowyke 1452–1505 m. Joan Danvers 1449–1487 m. Margaret Leigh 1454–1487 m. Eleanor Throckmorton 1455–
        1. 1. Margaret Frowick 1466–1562 m. Michael Fisher 1462–1548
      2. 2. George Frowick 1450–
      3. 3. Lady (Elizabeth) Frowyk 1455–1505 m. Thomas Bledlowe 1423–1485
      4. 4. Thomas Frowick 1460–1506 m. Margaret Leigh 1454–1487 m. Joan (Elizabeth) Bardville 1466–1515 m. Elizabeth Jakys 1468–1516
      5. 5. Isabel Frowicke 1464–1516 m. Thomas Hawte 1466–1502
  3. 3. Winifred Cotton 1404–1476 m. Thomas Lee 1382–
  4. 4. Wiliam (Landwade) Cotton 1410–1455 m. Alice (Ann) Abbott 1418–1473
    1. 1. Thomas (de) Cotton 1439–1499 m. Margaret Wentworth 1441–1478
    2. 2. Etheldreda Cotton 1446–1494 m. Gilbert Talbot 1452–1517 m. Thomas Barton 1450–1478 m. Richard Gardiner 1439–1489 m. John Gardiner 1400–1475
      1. 1. John (Alfred) Talbot 1485–1549 m. Margaret Troutbeck 1492–1559 m. Elizabeth Wrottesley 1514–1558
        1. 1. Mary Talbot 1510–1560 m. Thomas Poole 1504–1595
        2. 2. Elizabeth Talbott 1500–
        3. 3. Isabella Talbot 1500–1531 m. Richard (De Ashton or) Assheton 1444–1507
        4. 4. John Talbot 1513–1555 m. Frances Gifford 1520–1558
        5. 5. Audrey Talbot 1514– m. Thomas Needham 1515–
        6. 6. Anne Talbot 1515–1565 m. Thomas Needham 1510–1570
        7. 7. Constance Talbot 1517–1565 m. George Blount 1513–1582
        8. 8. Dorothy Talbot 1517–1570 m. John Skrymshire 1514–1569
        9. 9. N (N) Talbot 1521–
        10. 10. William Talbot 1530–1564
      2. 2. Mary Talbot 1504–1531 m. Thomas (D) Astley 1485–1558
      3. 3. William Talbot 1504–1577
    3. 3. Janet Cotton 1442–
    4. 4. John Cotton 1445–
    5. 5. Elizabeth Cotton 1446–
    6. 6. Robert Cotton 1447–
    7. 7. Edmund Cotton 1449– m. Ela Coniers 1464–
    8. 8. William Cotton 1450–1461
    9. 9. Andrew Cotton 1450–
    10. 10. Audrey Cotton 1453–1505 m. Richard Gardiner 1439–1489
  5. 5. Thomas Cotton 1413–1474
  6. 6. Edmond (de) Cotton 1414–1474
  7. 7. Cotton 1414–

Walter Cotton's Timeline

3 Records

1376
1376
Birth of Walter Cotton in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
1445
13 May 1445
Age 69
Death of Walter Cotton in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
1445
14 May 1445
Age 69
Burial of Walter Cotton in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1376
    Event Place: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Walter Cotton, person ID MBL3-4P5.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1445
    Event Place: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Walter Cotton, person ID MBL3-4P5.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 14 May 1445
    Event Place: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Walter Cotton, person ID MBL3-4P5.

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