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William (Esquire) Cotton 1477 – 1515 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1477

Birth Location: Langwade, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 1515

Death Location: Oxenhoath (in West Peckham), Kent

Father: Thomas Cotton

Mother: Jane Sharpe

Spouse(s): Margaret Cotton)

Children(s): Joan Cotton

The story of William (Esquire) Cotton began in 1477 in Langwade, Cambridgeshire, England. William (Esquire) Cotton married Margaret Colepepper( Cotton), and had children including Joan Cotton. William (Esquire) Cotton passed away in 1515 in Oxenhoath (in West Peckham), Kent.

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Biography

  • The story of William (Esquire) Cotton began in 1477 in Langwade, Cambridgeshire, England.
  • William (Esquire) Cotton married Margaret Colepepper( Cotton), and had children including Joan Cotton.
  • William (Esquire) Cotton passed away in 1515 in Oxenhoath (in West Peckham), Kent.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Cotton
Birth Location: Of, Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
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Jane Sharpe
1520 – 1555
Birth Location: Rolleston, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Cotton)
1481 – 1518
Birth Location: Oxon Hoath Manor, West Peckham, Tonbridge, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Joan Cotton
1518 – 1557
Birth Location: Derbyshire, England
JC

William Cotton's Ancestors

Self
William Cotton
1477 – 1515
Birth Place: Langwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
Thomas Cotton
Of, Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Jane Sharpe
1520 – 1555
Rolleston, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Grandparents
Robert Sharpe
1498 – 1569
Rolleston, Lincolnshire, England
Agnes (Ballydaye) Sharpe
1503 – 1565
, Rutland, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cotton's Descendants

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William ((Esquire)) Cotton (1477 – 1515) m. Margaret (Colepepper() Cotton) (14 Nov 1481 – 1518)
  1. 1. Joan Cotton (1518 – Jan 1557) m. Sir (THOMAS OSWALD LEIGH, Lord Mayor of London, Baron of Stoneleigh, Sir) Knight (1509 – 17 November 1571)
    1. 1. Katherine (Countess of Mountjoy Leigh) (Blount) (1539 – 25 Jun 1576) m. James (Sir Knight 6th Baron Mountjoy) Blount (1533 – 20 Oct 1582)
      1. 1. Sir (Christopher Blount, knight of) Kidderminster (1555 – 18 March 1601) m. Lettice (Latisha Knollys Countess of Essex &) Leicester (8 November 1543 – 25 Dec 1634)
        1. 1. James (Blount of the Astley) Blounts (1594 – 1655) m. Anne Clare (1596 – 1651)

William Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1477
1477
Birth of William (Esquire) Cotton in Langwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Langwade, Cambridgeshire, England
1515
1515
Age 38
Death of William (Esquire) Cotton in Oxenhoath (in West Peckham), Kent
Oxenhoath (in West Peckham), Kent

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1477
    Event Place: Langwade, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Oxenhoath (in West Peckham), Kent
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