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William Cotton 1420 – 1455 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jun 1420

Birth Location: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 22 May 1455

Death Location: St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Walter Cotton

Mother: Joane Reade

Spouse(s): Alice Abbott, Blanche Fraunceys, None None, Margaret Clifford

Children(s): Jennete Cotton, Thomas Cotton, Janet Cotton, John Cotton, Catherine Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Robert Cotton, Edmund Cotton, William Cotton, Andrew Cotton, Etheldreda Cotton

The story of William Cotton began in 1420 in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England. William Cotton married Alice Ann Abbott, Blanche Fraunceys, Margaret de Clifford, and had children including Jennete Cotton, Thomas de Cotton, Janet Cotton, John Cotton, Catherine Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Robert Cotton, Edmund Cotton, William Cotton, Andrew Cotton, Etheldreda Cotton. William Cotton passed away in 1455 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Cotton began in 1420 in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England.
  • William Cotton married Alice Ann Abbott, Blanche Fraunceys, Margaret de Clifford, and had children including Jennete Cotton, Thomas de Cotton, Janet Cotton, John Cotton, Catherine Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Robert Cotton, Edmund Cotton, William Cotton, Andrew Cotton, Etheldreda Cotton.
  • William Cotton passed away in 1455 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cotton's Ancestors

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William Cotton
1420 – 1455
Birth Place: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
Walter Cotton
1376 – 1445
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Joane Reade
1380 – 1445
Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
John Cotton
1336 – 1393
Suffolk, England
Bridget Grace
1336 – 1383
Suffolk, England
John Reade
1350 – 1404
Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England
Cecilia Harlyngrugge
1343 – 1428
Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cotton
1335 – 1391
Alice Hastings
1335 – 1400
Richard Grace
1335 – 1403
Bridget Grace
1332 –
Thomas Reade
1300 – 1360
Margery Chillingham
1319 – 1380
William Harlyngrugge
1315 – 1393
Alice Marmion
1321 – 1367
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Cotton
1296 – 1363
Anne Holbrook
1305 – 1375
John Hastings
1308 – 1359
Blanche Hastang
1310 – 1358
Thomas Grace
1310 – 1380
Pamela Miller
1315 – 1355
Thomas Reade
1278 – 1340
Elizabeth Roche
1287 – 1360
Thomas Marmion
1286 – 1350
Agnes Marmion
1298 – 1360

William Cotton's Descendants

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William Cotton (9 Jun 1420 – 22 May 1455) m. Alice (Ann) Abbott (1405 – 21 Nov 1473) m. Blanche Fraunceys (1425 – Jul 1463) m. m. Margaret (de) Clifford
  1. 1. Jennete Cotton (1424 – ) m. Thomas Bowyer (1425 – 1454)
  2. 2. Thomas (de) Cotton (1439 – 13 Jul 1499) m. Margaret Wentworth (1441 – 28 Apr 1478)
  3. 3. Janet Cotton (1442 – )
  4. 4. John Cotton (1445 – (no issue))
  5. 5. Catherine Cotton (1446 – 1494) m. Thomas (Clement) Heigham (7 May 1442 – 27 Apr 1492)
  6. 6. Elizabeth Cotton (1446 – )
  7. 7. Robert Cotton (1447 – )
  8. 8. Edmund Cotton (1449 – ) m. Ela Coniers (Abt 1464 – )
  9. 9. William Cotton (1450 – 1461)
  10. 10. Andrew Cotton (1450 – )
  11. 11. Etheldreda Cotton (1454 – 1505) m. Gilbert Talbot (1452 – 16 Aug 1517) m. Thomas Barton (1450 – 1478) m. Richard Gardiner (1439 – 18 Dec 1489) m. John Gardiner (1400 – 1475)
    1. 1. John (Alfred) Talbot (Abt 1485 – Abt 10 Sep 1549) m. Margaret Troutbeck (Abt 1492 – 10 May 1559) m. Elizabeth Wrottesley (Abt 1514 – 10 May 1558)
      1. 1. John Talbot (Abt 1528 – 9 Dec 1581) m. Olive Sherrington (1553 – Sep 1646) m. Frances Gifford (1520 – 27 Jul 1558)
        1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Talbot (1570 – 21 Feb 1632) m. Sir (John) Baker (14 Jan 1570 – Mar 1632) m. Arnold Lygon (1558 – 1612) m. Richard Lygon (1530 – 2 Oct 1584)
        2. 2. Bridget Talbot (1575 – )
        3. 3. Thomas Talbot (1576 – 16 Dec 1612) m. Joanne Rushe (19 Jan 1564 – 7 Apr 1604) m. Elizabeth Bostock ( – Abt 1662)
        4. 4. Sharington Talbot (5 Sep 1577 – 1642) m. Elizabeth Leighton (23 May 1573 – 12 Jan 1633) m. Mary Washborne (Abt 1574 – 30 Mar 1661)
      2. 2. Gilbert Talbot (1536 – 4 Jul 1571)
      3. 3. Talbot (Bet 1536 and 1541 – )
      4. 4. Margaret Talbot (Abt 1537 – 24 Feb 1632) m. Richard Lygon (1530 – 2 Oct 1584)
      5. 5. Bridget Talbot (1538 – 1619) m. John Talbot (Abt 1544 – 7 Nov 1613) m. John Talbot (Abt 1479 – 1537)
      6. 6. Ursula Talbot (1540 – )
      7. 7. N (N) Talbot (Apr 1540 – Aft 1540)
      8. 8. Elizabeth Talbot (1543 – )
    2. 2. Mary Talbot (1487 – 1531) m. Thomas (D) Astley (1485 – 1558)
    3. 3. William Talbot (1490 – 10 Oct 1577)
    4. 4. Gilbert Talbot (1492 – )
    5. 5. Mary Gardiner (1483 – 22 Apr 1541)

William Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1420
9 Jun 1420
Birth of William Cotton in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
1455
22 May 1455
Age 35
Death of William Cotton in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England
St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1420
    Event Place: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1455
    Event Place: St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Landwade, Forest Heath District, Suffolk, England

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