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William Cotton 1350–1405 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1350

Birth Location: Cotton,,Cheshire,England

Death Date: 1405

Death Location: Staffordshire, England

Father: Edmund Cotton

Mother: Katherine None

Spouse(s): Agnes Ridware

Children(s): John Cotton

In 1350, William Cotton entered the world in Cotton,,Cheshire,England, born to Edmund Cotton And Katherine. William Cotton married Agnes Ridware, and had children including John Cotton. William Cotton passed away in 1405 in Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1350, William Cotton entered the world in Cotton,,Cheshire,England, born to Edmund Cotton And Katherine.
  • William Cotton married Agnes Ridware, and had children including John Cotton.
  • William Cotton passed away in 1405 in Staffordshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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William Cotton's Ancestors

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William Cotton
1350–1405
Birth Place: Cotton,,Cheshire,England
Parents
Edmund Cotton
1330–1377
Cotton,,Cheshire,England
Katherine
1334–1398
Cotton,,Cheshire,England
Grandparents
William Cotton
1295–1380
Cotton, Cheshire, , England
Isabella
1302–1350
Cotton, Cheshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
William Cotton
1265–1320
Joan
1269–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cotton
1230–1290
Isabella
1234–1268

William Cotton's Descendants

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William Cotton (1350–1405) m. Agnes Ridware (1339–1434)
  1. 1. John Cotton 1382–1430 m. Isabella Fawconer 1386–1435
    1. 1. Richard Cotton 1408–1455 m. Joan Venables 1412–1456
      1. 1. John Cotton 1436–1456 m. Mary Poole 1438–1469
        1. 1. Richard Cotton 1461–1497 m. Joan Brereton 1454–1517

William Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1350
1350
Birth of William Cotton in Cotton,,Cheshire,England
Cotton,,Cheshire,England
1405
1405
Age 55
Death of William Cotton in Staffordshire, England
Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1350
    Event Place: Cotton,,Cheshire,England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1405
    Event Place: Staffordshire, England

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