Richard Cotton, b: 1461 - Hamstall Ridware, England

^{1503 Leonard da Vinci paints Mona Lisa}
^{1512 Michelangelo paints Sistine Chapel}
^{1534 Henry VIII controls English church}
^{1538 Cortes conquers Mexico}
^{1547 Ivan the Terrible rules Russia}

^{1453 End of Hundred Years War}
^{1479 Formation of kingdom of Spain}
^{1488 Diaz rounds Cape of Good Hope}
^{1492 Columbus discovers West Indies}
^{1498 Vasco da Gama sails to India}

^{1406 Florence conquers Pisa}
^{1415 Battle of Agincourt}
^{1427 Portuguese reach the Azores}
^{1434 Medici rules in Florence}
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			^{Richard Cotton}^{b.1408 Hamstall Ridwar, England d.1455 Saint Albans, England}

		^John Cotton^{b.1436 Hamstall Ridwar, England d.1456}	^{Joan Venables}^{b.1412 Staffordshire, England d.1456 Smithfield, England}

	^{Richard Cotton}^{b.1461 Hamstall Ridwar, England d.1497 Hereford, England}

		^Mary Poole^{b.1438 Radbourne, England d.1469 Radbourne, England}

^{Isabel Cotton}^{b.1493 Kinderton-with, England d.}



	^{Joan (Jane) Brereton}^{b.1454 Brereton, England d.1517 Chester, England}

^{1503 Leonard da Vinci paints Mona Lisa}
^{1512 Michelangelo paints Sistine Chapel}
^{1534 Henry VIII controls English church}
^{1538 Cortes conquers Mexico}
^{1547 Ivan the Terrible rules Russia}

^{1453 End of Hundred Years War}
^{1479 Formation of kingdom of Spain}
^{1488 Diaz rounds Cape of Good Hope}
^{1492 Columbus discovers West Indies}
^{1498 Vasco da Gama sails to India}

^{1406 Florence conquers Pisa}
^{1415 Battle of Agincourt}
^{1427 Portuguese reach the Azores}
^{1434 Medici rules in Florence}
^{1440 Gutenberg, printing w/type}


			^{Sir John Cotton}^{b.1375 Hamstall Ridwar, England d.1430 Hamstall Ridwar, England}

		^{Richard Cotton}^{b.1408 Hamstall Ridwar, England d.1455 Saint Albans, England}	^{Isabella Fawconer}^{b.1386 Thurcaston, England d.1435 Hamstall Ridwar, England}

	^John Cotton^{b.1436 Hamstall Ridwar, England d.1456}

		^{Joan Venables}^{b.1412 Staffordshire, England d.1456 Smithfield, England}

^{Richard Cotton}^{b.1461 Hamstall Ridwar, England d.1497 Hereford, England}



	^Mary Poole^{b.1438 Radbourne, England d.1469 Radbourne, England}

^{1503 Leonard da Vinci paints Mona Lisa}
^{1512 Michelangelo paints Sistine Chapel}
^{1534 Henry VIII controls English church}
^{1538 Cortes conquers Mexico}
^{1547 Ivan the Terrible rules Russia}

^{1453 End of Hundred Years War}
^{1479 Formation of kingdom of Spain}
^{1488 Diaz rounds Cape of Good Hope}
^{1492 Columbus discovers West Indies}
^{1498 Vasco da Gama sails to India}

^{1406 Florence conquers Pisa}
^{1415 Battle of Agincourt}
^{1427 Portuguese reach the Azores}
^{1434 Medici rules in Florence}
^{1440 Gutenberg, printing w/type}


			^{Richard Cotton}^{b.1408 Hamstall Ridwar, England d.1455 Saint Albans, England}

		^John Cotton^{b.1436 Hamstall Ridwar, England d.1456}	^{Joan Venables}^{b.1412 Staffordshire, England d.1456 Smithfield, England}

	^{Richard Cotton}^{b.1461 Hamstall Ridwar, England d.1497 Hereford, England}

		^Mary Poole^{b.1438 Radbourne, England d.1469 Radbourne, England}

^{Catherine Cotton}^{b.1485 Hereford, England d.1554 Eccles, England}

^{1503 Leonard da Vinci paints Mona Lisa}
^{1512 Michelangelo paints Sistine Chapel}
^{1534 Henry VIII controls English church}
^{1538 Cortes conquers Mexico}
^{1547 Ivan the Terrible rules Russia}

^{1453 End of Hundred Years War}
^{1479 Formation of kingdom of Spain}
^{1488 Diaz rounds Cape of Good Hope}
^{1492 Columbus discovers West Indies}
^{1498 Vasco da Gama sails to India}

^{1406 Florence conquers Pisa}
^{1415 Battle of Agincourt}
^{1427 Portuguese reach the Azores}
^{1434 Medici rules in Florence}
^{1440 Gutenberg, printing w/type}


			^{William Cotton}^{b.1350 Cotton, Cheshire, England d.1405}

		^{Sir John Cotton}^{b.1375 Hamstall Ridwar, England d.1430 Hamstall Ridwar, England}	^{Agnes Ridware}^{b.1339 Ridware Hemstal, England d.1434 England}

	^{Richard Cotton}^{b.1408 Hamstall Ridwar, England d.1455 Saint Albans, England}

		^{Isabella Fawconer}^{b.1386 Thurcaston, England d.1435 Hamstall Ridwar, England}

^John Cotton^{b.1436 Hamstall Ridwar, England d.1456}



	^{Joan Venables}^{b.1412 Staffordshire, England d.1456 Smithfield, England}

^{1503 Leonard da Vinci paints Mona Lisa}
^{1512 Michelangelo paints Sistine Chapel}
^{1534 Henry VIII controls English church}
^{1538 Cortes conquers Mexico}
^{1547 Ivan the Terrible rules Russia}

^{1453 End of Hundred Years War}
^{1479 Formation of kingdom of Spain}
^{1488 Diaz rounds Cape of Good Hope}
^{1492 Columbus discovers West Indies}
^{1498 Vasco da Gama sails to India}

^{1406 Florence conquers Pisa}
^{1415 Battle of Agincourt}
^{1427 Portuguese reach the Azores}
^{1434 Medici rules in Florence}
^{1440 Gutenberg, printing w/type}


			^{Edmund de Cotton}^{b.1320 Wem, Shropshire, England d.1377}

		^{William Cotton}^{b.1350 Cotton, Cheshire, England d.1405}

	^{Sir John Cotton}^{b.1375 Hamstall Ridwar, England d.1430 Hamstall Ridwar, England}

		^{Agnes Ridware}^{b.1339 Ridware Hemstal, England d.1434 England}

^{Richard Cotton}^{b.1408 Hamstall Ridwar, England d.1455 Saint Albans, England}



	^{Isabella Fawconer}^{b.1386 Thurcaston, England d.1435 Hamstall Ridwar, England}