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Joan Brereton 1454 – 1517 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1454

Birth Location: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 30 APR 1517

Death Location: Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Brereton

Mother: Philippa Hulse

Spouse(s): Richard Cotton

Children(s): Eleanor Cotton, Richard Cotton, Thomas Cotton, Katherine Cotton, Catherine Dutton, Isabel Cotton

Joan Brereton was born in 1454 in Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William De Brereton and Philippa De Hulse. Joan Brereton married Richard Cotton, and had children including Eleanor Cotton, Richard Cotton, Thomas Cotton, Katherine Cotton, Catherine Katherine Dutton, Isabel Cotton. Joan Brereton passed away in 1517 in Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Joan Brereton was born in 1454 in Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William De Brereton and Philippa De Hulse.
  • Joan Brereton married Richard Cotton, and had children including Eleanor Cotton, Richard Cotton, Thomas Cotton, Katherine Cotton, Catherine Katherine Dutton, Isabel Cotton.
  • Joan Brereton passed away in 1517 in Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Brereton
1414 – 1456
Birth Location: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
WB
Philippa Hulse
1416 – 1463
Birth Location: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
PH

Spouses(s)

Richard Cotton
1450 – 1497
Birth Location: Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
RC

Children(s)

Eleanor Cotton
1481 – 1517
Birth Location: Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
EC
Richard Cotton
1482 –
Birth Location: Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
RC
Thomas Cotton
1485 – 1506
Birth Location: Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
TC
Katherine Cotton
1490 – 1580
Birth Location: Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
KC
Catherine Dutton
1491 – 1578
Birth Location: Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
CD
Isabel Cotton
1497 – 1541
Birth Location: United Kingdom
IC

Joan Brereton's Ancestors

Self
Joan Brereton
1454 – 1517
Birth Place: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William De Brereton
1414 – 1456
Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Philippa (De) Hulse
1416 – 1463
Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Brereton
1388 – 1461
Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Corbet
1389 – 1458
Leighton, Montgomeryshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Sir (Hugh) Hulse
1364 – 1415
Raby, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret de) Domville
1366 – 1443
Oxton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Brereton
1359 – 1426
Angella Venables
1360 – 1442
John Corbet
1357 – 1407
Johanna Pigot
1369 – 1389
Hugh Hulse
1342 – 1407
Ellen Bruen
1345 – 1390
Hugh Roger
1322 – 1365
Margery Picmere
1323 – 1369
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Venables
1330 – 1383
Margery Cotton
1335 – 1398
Peter Corbet
1330 –
Alice Orreby
1334 –
William Hulse
1316 –
Sibyl Norbury
1318 –
Hugh Roger
1322 – 1365
Margery Picmere
1323 – 1369
Hugh FitzRoger
1300 – 1365
Hugh Fitzroger
1302 –
Hugh Picmere
1300 – 1356
Hugh Picmere
1301 –

Joan Brereton's Descendants

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Joan Brereton (1454 – 30 APR 1517) m. Richard Cotton (1450 – 1497)
  1. 1. Eleanor Cotton (1481 – 18 JUN 1517) m. William Venables (ABT 1484 – ABT 1541)
  2. 2. Richard Cotton (ABT 1482 – unknown)
  3. 3. Thomas Cotton (1485 – 1506) m. Catherine Ferrers (ABT 1483 – 1537) m. Catharine Ferrers (1476 – 1537)
  4. 4. Katherine Cotton (1490 – 1580) m. Richard Grosvenor (ABT 1480 – 27 JUL 1543)
    1. 1. Thomas Grosvenor (ABT 1505 – 24 APR 1549) m. Matilda (Maud) Poole (ABT 1513 – 19 NOV 1582) m. <Living> m. <Living>
      1. 1. Thomas Grosvenor (ABT 1541 – 12 NOV 1579) m. Anne Bradshaw (ABT 1535 – 22 OCT 1599)
        1. 1. Jonas Grosvenor (18 DEC 1561 – ABT 1608) m. Elizabeth Cotton (ABT 1566 – ABT 1616)
        2. 2. Maud Grosvenor (18 DEC 1561 – ) m. George (( Salmsbury)) Salisbury (ABT 1568 – 1593)
        3. 3. Richard Grosvenor (27 JAN 1562 – 18 SEP 1619) m. Christiana Brooke (ABT 1562 – NOV 1610) m. Jane (Vernon) Bostock
        4. 4. Mary Grosvenor (26 APR 1564 – 1591) m. George (( Salmsbury)) Salisbury (ABT 1568 – 1593)
        5. 5. Thomas (ABT 1565 – 18 SEP 1619)
        6. 6. Ann Grosvenor (29 AUG 1566 – 1618) m. Roger (Esq.) Hurleston (ABT 1530 – 27 NOV 1609)
        7. 7. Gillion Grosvenor (4 FEB 1567 – ) m. Francis Broughton (1567 – )
        8. 8. Julian Grosvenor (1568 – )
        9. 9. William Grosvenor (4 FEB 1568 – )
        10. 10. Agnes Grosvenor (1571 – )
        11. 11. Grosvenor (ABT 1576 – )
    2. 2. John Grosvenor (ABT 1511 – )
    3. 3. George Grosvenor (ABT 1513 – )
    4. 4. John Grosvenor (1514 – (SP)) m. John Grosvenor (ABT 1519 – ) m. <Living>
    5. 5. Elizabeth Grosvenor (ABT 1515 – )
    6. 6. Anthony Grosvenor (ABT 1516 – ABT 1575) m. Juliana Puleston (ABT 1511 – )
    7. 7. Elinor Grosvenor (ABT 1517 – ) m. J Redish (ABT 1513 – )
    8. 8. Katharine Grosvenor (ABT 1519 – 27 JUL 1612) m. Thomas Ravenscroft (1522 – 1572)
    9. 9. Eleanor Grosvenor (1520 – ) m. Robert Bigelow (1552 – ) m. Randall Bigelow (1518 – 14 NOV 1556)
      1. 1. Jane Bigelow (1582 – 1 MAY 1626) m. John Philips (1586 – 1620)
      2. 2. John Baguley (4 NOV 1582 – 1597) m. Margerye Baguley m. Margery Madistard (1584 – 1613)
      3. 3. Hugh Baguley (1588 – 1629) m. Ann Turnpence (ABT 1583 – )
      4. 4. Phillip Baguley (1544 – 1545)
      5. 5. Phillip Bigelow (1544 – 1626)
      6. 6. Randall Baguley (ABT 1550 – ) m. Jane (1550 – )
        1. 1. Philip (de) Baguley (ABT 1573 – )
        2. 2. John (Randall) Bigelow (1578 – 17 MAY 1626) m. Jane Baguley (ABT 1582 – 1 MAY 1626)
        3. 3. John Bagley (ABT 1585 – 1680)
      7. 7. Robert Bigelow (1552 – ) m. Eleanor Grosvenor (1520 – )
      8. 8. Robert Baguley (ABT 1556 – 4 NOV 1582) m. Jane Baguley-Bigelow (1550 – 1598)
    10. 10. Elizabeth Grosvenor (ABT 1520 – ) m. John Molineux (ABT 1515 – ) m. George Wood (ABT 1515 – ) m. John Molineux
    11. 11. Annie Grosvenor (ABT 1521 – )
    12. 12. Dorothy Grosvenor (ABT 1522 – ) m. Richard Wilbraham (1504 – 6 AUG 1558)
    13. 13. Alice Grosvenor (ABT 1523 – )
    14. 14. Margaret Grosvenor (1525 – 1610) m. Ralph Birkenhead (1510 – 1550) m. George Wood m. John Molineux m. Living m. Living m. Living
    15. 15. Anne Grosvenor (1526 – ) m. Roger Puleston (1524 – 29 AUG 1571) m. Robert Puleston
    16. 16. Jane Grosvenor (1529 – ) m. George Sandford (1533 – From 1552 to 1625)
    17. 17. Ursula Grosvenor (1530 – 1578) m. Richard Wharffe (ABT 1525 – ) m. Richard Wharffe (1534 – Unknown)
    18. 18. Dorothy Grosvenor (1534 – 26 MAR 1599) m. Richard Wilbraham (1504 – 6 AUG 1558)
  5. 5. Catherine (Katherine) Dutton (1491 – 1578) m. Richard Grosvenor (1507 – 27 JUL 1542)
  6. 6. Isabel Cotton (1497 – 1541) m. John Bradborne (1485 – 1524) m. William Bassett (12 APR 1494 – AFT 1534)

Joan Brereton's Timeline

2 Records

1454
1454
Birth of Joan Brereton in Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1517
30 APR 1517
Age 63
Death of Joan Brereton in Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1454
    Event Place: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 APR 1517
    Event Place: Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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