THOMAS COTON, esquire.
Writ 3 September, inquisition the last day of October, 15 Henry VII.
Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Series 2, Volume 2, Henry VII. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1915.
Pages 197-223
Thomas Rotheram, late bishop of Rochester, John Grene of Wedyngton, Thomas Sharp, Thomas Wenslowe, Stephen Sharp, John Hertelpole, Thomas Bettes, Thomas Beusay and John Rotheram, were seised of the under-mentioned manor and advowson, and, being so seised, gave them to Nicholas Sharp and Agnes his wife, for the term of their lives in survivorship, with remainder to Thomas Cotton, named in the writ, and Joan his wife, and the heirs of the same Joan of her body by the said Thomas begotten, with remainder, if she died without heir of her body by the said Thomas begotten, after the decease of the said Thomas, to the said Nicholas Sharp and the heirs of his body, with remainder in default to Thomas Sharp, Christopher Sharp, esquire, Robert Sharp, Stephen Sharp, clerk, Christopher Alingyll, William Grene and Thomas Bouesay, their heirs and assigns for ever; by virtue of which the said Nicholas and Agnes were seised of the manor aforesaid in their demesne as of free tenement and died so seised, after whose death the said Thomas Cotton and Joan then his wife, entered upon the said manor and were thereof seised, viz. Joan in fee tail by the form of the gift and Thomas in his demesne as of free tenement; and afterwards the said Joan died so seised and the said Thomas survived her and was seised of the said manor in his demesne as of free tenement by survivorship, and died so seised.
He died the last day of July last. Robert Cotton, his son of the body of the said Joan by him the said Thomas begotten, is his next heir, and is aged 22 and more. Cf. No. 270.

Braybrooke Its Castle, Manor and Lords, by W. Paley Baildon, F.S.A., printed 1923
p 59
According to the Visitations of Northamptonshire, Sir Nicholas married first, Anne, daughter of Thomas Throngmorton, and secondly, Alice daughter of John Thornborough. The first wife is said to have died without issue. It is open to question wherher this alleged first marriage ever took place. John Thornborough was in receipt of the rents and profits of the family property as from the death of John Griffin, in 1485, when NIcholas was only 9 years of age. This strongly suggests that he was either contracted to or already marrried to Alice Thornborough. She was the mother of several of his children, including Thomas and Edward with whom alone we are concerned. She marrried (2) Sir Robert Cotton, and they presented Leonard Cotton to the Rectory of Braybrooke, July 19, 1510. (Bridges, Northants., vol. 2, p 11.)
(BJC My note: 'The History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire, Compiled from the Manuscript Collections of the Late Learned Antiquary John Bridges, Esq, 1791)

page 103
Spiritualities within the Deanery of Rothwell

Braybroke.
Leonard Cotton, Rector.
Profits of the rectory in great and small tithes and the issues of the manse and glebe lands in common years, as demised to farm to Thomas Gryffyn, £23 17s. 4d.
Thereout in procurations and fees to the Archdeacon of Northampton, 10s. 1 1/2d.
And remains, £23 6s. 8 1/2d.
The tenth is 46s. 8 1/2d.
Northants. N. & Q., N. S., vol. 3, p 239
Court Book of Richard Howland, BP. of Peterborough, 1584-1800

He was not listed as a child of Robert and Alice in the Visitation of Cambridgeshire
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(BJC My note: 'The History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire, Compiled from the Manuscript Collections of the Late Learned Antiquary John Bridges, Esq, 1791)
page 103, Braybroke.
Leonard Cotton, Rector.
Profits of the rectory in great and small tithes and the issues of the manse and glebe lands in common years, as demised to farm to Thomas Gryffyn, £23 17s. 4d.
Thereout in procurations and fees to the Archdeacon of Northampton, 10s. 1 1/2d.
And remains, £23 6s. 8 1/2d.
The tenth is 46s. 8 1/2d.
Northants. N. & Q., N. S., vol. 3, p 239
Court Book of Richard Howland, BP. of Peterborough, 1584-1800