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William de Cotton 1349 – 1405 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1349

Birth Location: Cotton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1405

Death Location: Cotton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Edmund Cotton

Mother: Katherine Dana

Spouse(s): Agnes Ridware

Children(s): John Cotton

William de Cotton was born in 1349 in Cotton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Edmund de Cotton and Katherine Brett de Dana. William de Cotton married Agnes Ridware, and had children including John Cotton. William de Cotton passed away in 1405 in Cotton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William de Cotton was born in 1349 in Cotton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Edmund de Cotton and Katherine Brett de Dana.
  • William de Cotton married Agnes Ridware, and had children including John Cotton.
  • William de Cotton passed away in 1405 in Cotton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.

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William Cotton's Ancestors

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William Cotton
1349 – 1405
Birth Place: Cotton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edmund de Cotton
1323 – 1377
Cotton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Katherine (Brett de) Dana
1323 –
Cotton, Cheshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cotton's Descendants

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William (de) Cotton (1349 – 1405) m. Agnes Ridware (1353 – 1434)
  1. 1. John Cotton (1374 – 1430) m. Isabella Fawconer (1378 – 1435)
    1. 1. John Cotton (1400 – 1463) m. Janne (Fitz) Harbert (1402 – 1496)
    2. 2. Richard Cotton (1404 – 22 MAY 1455) m. Joan (Johanna Jane) DeVenables (1412 – 14 APR 1456)
      1. 1. Richard deCotton (1432 – )
      2. 2. John Cotton (1436 – 1456) m. Mary Poole (1438 – ) m. Johanna Fitzherbert (ABT 1445 – 1453)
        1. 1. Richard Cotton (1450 – 1497) m. Joan Brereton (1454 – 30 APR 1517)
        2. 2. Audrey Cotton (ABT 1471 – )
      3. 3. William deCotton (1438 – 1455)

William Cotton's Timeline

3 Records

1349
1349
Birth of William de Cotton in Cotton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Cotton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1405
1405
Age 56
Death of William de Cotton in Cotton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Cotton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1405
1405
Age 56
Burial of William de Cotton in Cotton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Cotton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1349
    Event Place: Cotton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1405
    Event Place: Cotton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1405
    Event Place: Cotton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

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