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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: Sumon Cotton

Mother: Enid Maatenloch

Spouse(s): Isabella Leon

Children(s): Hugh Cotton, Hugh Coton

In 1235, William de Cotton entered the world in Coton, Shropshire, England, born to Sumon Cotton and Enid Maatenloch. William de Cotton married Isabella de Leon, and had children including Hugh de Cotton, Hugh De Coton. William de Cotton passed away in 1290 in Coton, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1235, William de Cotton entered the world in Coton, Shropshire, England, born to Sumon Cotton and Enid Maatenloch.
  • William de Cotton married Isabella de Leon, and had children including Hugh de Cotton, Hugh De Coton.
  • William de Cotton passed away in 1290 in Coton, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sumon Cotton
1195 –
Birth Location: Cotton, Cheshire, England
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Enid Maatenloch
1190 – 1270
Birth Location: Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Isabella Leon
1234 – 1302
Birth Location: Cotton, Cheshire, England
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Children(s)

Hugh Cotton
1255 –
Birth Location: Hodnet, Shropshire, England
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Hugh Coton
1255 – 1300
Birth Location: Hodnet, Shropshire, England
HC

William Cotton's Ancestors

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William Cotton
1235 – 1290
Birth Place: Coton, Shropshire, England
Parents
Sumon Cotton
1195 –
Cotton, Cheshire, England
Enid Maatenloch
1190 – 1270
Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cotton's Descendants

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William (de) Cotton (Abt 1235 – 1290) m. Isabella (de) Leon (Abt 1234 – 1302)
  1. 1. Hugh (de) Cotton (1255 – ) m. Elizabeth (de) Tittenlegh (Abt 1270 – 1340)
    1. 1. Hugh Cotton (1272 – ) m. Margaret (de) Hellesby (1295 – 1320)
      1. 1. Margery Cotton (Abt 1310 – 1398) m. John Heth (Abt 1326 – ) m. John Heth (1306 – 1360)
      2. 2. Hugh (de) Cotton (Abt 1315 – 1360) m. Lady (Isabel de) Heaton (1318 – 1344) m. Isabel deHeyton (Abt 1318 – Abt 1364)
        1. 1. Katherine (de) Cotton (1334 – 1398)
        2. 2. Margery Cotton (1335 – 1398) m. Hugh (de) Venables (1330 – 1383) m. Hugh (de) Venables (1333 – 1383)
        3. 3. Hugh (De Cotton Of) Rudheath (1335 – Deceased)
        4. 4. Richard (De) Cotton (1336 – 1431) m. Isabel (de) Heaton (Abt 1341 – )
        5. 5. Hugh (De) Cotton (1338 – Deceased)
      3. 3. Nicholas (de) Coton (Abt 1340 – ) m. Katherine Hacklett (Abt 1308 – )
  2. 2. Hugh (De) Coton (1255 – 1300) m. Elizabeth (de) Tittenlegh (Abt 1270 – 1340)

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1290
    Event Place: Coton, Shropshire, England
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