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William de Cotton 1235–1290 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1235

Birth Location: Coton, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 1290

Death Location: Coton, Shropshire, England

Father: Simon Cotton

Mother: Enid Maatenloch

Spouse(s): Isabella Leon

Children(s): Hugh I

The story of William de Cotton began in 1235 in Coton, Shropshire, England. William de Cotton married Isabella De Leon, and had children including Hugh De Cotton I. William de Cotton passed away in 1290 in Coton, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William de Cotton began in 1235 in Coton, Shropshire, England.
  • William de Cotton married Isabella De Leon, and had children including Hugh De Cotton I.
  • William de Cotton passed away in 1290 in Coton, Shropshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cotton's Ancestors

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William Cotton
1235–1290
Birth Place: Coton, Shropshire, England
Parents
Simon de Cotton
1195–
Cotton, Cheshire, England
Enid (Grosvenor de) Maatenloch
1190–1270
Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Willemus (De) Cotton
1171–1250
Richard (Grosvenor De) Maatenloch
1165–1265
Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Cotentin
1110–1180
Isabella Leon
1112–1185
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Simon Contentin
1089–1136
Enid Maatenloch
1090–1110
Herve Leon
1060–1128
Lituise Navarre
1081–1118

William Cotton's Descendants

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William (de) Cotton (ABT 1235–1290) m. Isabella (de) Leon (ABT 1235–ABT 1302)
  1. 1. Hugh (De Cotton) I 1255–1300 m. Elizabeth (De) Tittenlegh 1270–1340
    1. 1. Alan (De) Coton 1290–1341 m. Margaret (de) Acton 1295–1320
      1. 1. Hugh (De Cotton) II 1315–1360 m. Isabel (De) Heaton 1318–1354
        1. 1. Margery Cotton 1335–1376 m. Hugh (Venables Baron of) Kinderton 1330–1383

William Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1235
ABT 1235
Birth of William de Cotton in Coton, Shropshire, England
Coton, Shropshire, England
1290
1290
Age 55
Death of William de Cotton in Coton, Shropshire, England
Coton, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1235
    Event Place: Coton, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 27 December 2018, 08:15), entry for William de Cotton(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L4TP-VPP

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1290
    Event Place: Coton, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 27 December 2018, 08:15), entry for William de Cotton(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L4TP-VPP

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