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Walter COTTON 1389–1445 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1389

Birth Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 14 May 1445

Death Location: Landwade, Cambridge, England

Father: John Cotton

Mother:

Spouse(s): Joan Rede

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

In 1389, Walter COTTON entered the world in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, born to John Cotton And Bridget Grace. Walter COTTON married Joan Rede, Johanna Reade, and had children including Clement Cotton, Edmund Cotton, Joan Cotton, John Cotton, Thomas Cotton, Walter Cotton, William Cotton, William De Cotten. Walter COTTON passed away in 1445 in Landwade, Cambridge, England.

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Biography

  • In 1389, Walter COTTON entered the world in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, born to John Cotton And Bridget Grace.
  • Walter COTTON married Joan Rede, Johanna Reade, and had children including Clement Cotton, Edmund Cotton, Joan Cotton, John Cotton, Thomas Cotton, Walter Cotton, William Cotton, William De Cotten.
  • Walter COTTON passed away in 1445 in Landwade, Cambridge, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter COTTON's Ancestors

Self
Walter COTTON
1389–1445
Birth Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
John Cotton
1350–1395
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England
Grandparents
Thomas DeCotten
1335–1397
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England
Alice (de) Hastings
1340–1400
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Humphrey DeCotten
1296–1363
Ann Holbrooke
1305–1365
John Hastings
1315–1359
Juliane Leyburne
1303–1367
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cotton
1275–1342
b Holbrooke
1275–1342
a Petronilla
1275–1305

Walter COTTON's Descendants

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Walter COTTON (1389–14 May 1445) m. Joan Rede (1380–May 1445)
  1. 1. Walter Cotton 1420–1475 m. Blanche Fraunceys 1425–1463 m. Anne Abbot 1424–1473 m. Alice Abbott 1574–1473
    1. 1. Clement Cotton 1448–1500 m. Madwen Doggett 1455– m. Magdelena (Madwen) Doggett 1455–1475
      1. 1. Clement Cotton 1475–1525 m. Constance Leventhorpe 1478–1550
        1. 1. Roger Cotton 1508–1608 m. Margaret Halbert 1508–1608
        2. 2. Henry Cotton 1521–1595
        3. 3. Jane Cotton 1505–
        4. 4. George Cotton 1525–1559
        5. 5. Thomas Cotton 1515–
      2. 2. Gregory (Cotton or) DeCotton 1470–
      3. 3. John Cotton 1485–
      4. 4. Blanche (Cotton or) DeCotton 1475–
      5. 5. Jane Cotton 1505–
      6. 6. Roger Cotton 1508–1518
      7. 7. Clement COTTON 1513–
      8. 8. Thomas Cotton 1515–
      9. 9. Henry Cotton 1521–1595
  2. 2. John Cotton 1420–
  3. 3. Joan Cotton 1412–1456
  4. 4. William (De) Cotten 1400–1474
  5. 5. Thomas Cotton 1413–1474
  6. 6. Edmund Cotton 1415–1455
  7. 7. William Cotton 1420–1455
  8. 8. Edmund Cotton 1446–
  9. 9. Clement Cotton 1448–
  10. 10. Thomas Cotton 1444–1474

Walter COTTON's Timeline

2 Records

1389
1389
Birth of Walter COTTON in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
1445
14 May 1445
Age 56
Death of Walter COTTON in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1389
    Event Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1445
    Event Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Landwade, Cambridge, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

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