Person
William Cotun
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- Westminster (Middlesex) 2
- Winchester (Hampshire) 1
Named alongside
Possibly the same person, or kin
Others in the Cotun family. Same forename + overlapping dates may be one identity (e.g. a remarried woman, or a mis-split father/son). See the whole family →
- William de Coton same forename · 1327-02-10 – 1455-02-07 · 15 entries
- William de Cotony same forename · undated · 2 entries
- William de Couton same forename · 1316-10-19 – 1377-09-25 · 2 entries
- Thomas Cotton · 1309-08-21 – 1484-10-28 · 42 entries
- John de Coton · 1310-07-01 – 1468-11-17 · 38 entries
- Stephen de Coton · 1275-05-06 – 1327-06-28 · 26 entries
- John de Cotun · 1273-09-24 – 1385-06-23 · 23 entries
- John de Cotene · 1291-02-04 – 1348-02-06 · 22 entries
- John Cotton · 1374-01-22 – 1386-11-18 · 21 entries
- Alan de Couton · 1300-05-01 – 1331-06-13 · 20 entries
Similarly-spelled families (suggestions, not merged)
These surnames sound close to Cotun (e.g. Warenna/Warenne, Conestable/Constable). They are kept separate on purpose, some look-alikes are genuinely different families (Clare vs Claver). If you are sure two are one family, tell us to merge them.
Name variants
- “William Cotun” ×5
Entries (chronological)
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1330-01-12 date: inferred auto-linked
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. The king sends to them herein the petition of William Cotun and William Shire, executors the will of Roger Peterel, exhibited before him and his council in and orders them to…
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1330-01-18 date: inferred auto-linked
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. The king sends to them herein the petition of William Cotun and William Shire, executors the will of Roger Peterel, exhibited before him and his council in and orders them to…
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1393-02-10 date: inferred auto-linked
to William Cotun, indicted for entering on Thursday after St. in the thirteenth year the fold of Hugh Davy in Benstede Popham, and stealing his two ewes, value 2s. and on Monday before Peter in Cathedra in that year stea…
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