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Joan Brereton 1454–1517 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1454

Birth Location: Brereton, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 30 Apr 1517

Death Location: Chester, Cheshire, England

Father: William Brereton

Mother: Phillipa Hulse

Spouse(s): Richard Cotton

Children(s): Thomas Cotton, Matilda Cotton, Eleanor Cotton, Isabella Cotton, Richard Cotton, Robert Cotton, Ellen Cotton, Catherine Cotton

In 1454, Joan Brereton entered the world in Brereton, Staffordshire, England, born to William Brereton And Phillipa Hulse. Joan Brereton married Richard Cotton, and had children including Catherine Cotton, Eleanor Cotton, Ellen Cotton, Isabella Cotton, Matilda Cotton, Richard Cotton, Robert Cotton, Thomas Cotton. Joan Brereton passed away in 1517 in Chester, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1454, Joan Brereton entered the world in Brereton, Staffordshire, England, born to William Brereton And Phillipa Hulse.
  • Joan Brereton married Richard Cotton, and had children including Catherine Cotton, Eleanor Cotton, Ellen Cotton, Isabella Cotton, Matilda Cotton, Richard Cotton, Robert Cotton, Thomas Cotton.
  • Joan Brereton passed away in 1517 in Chester, Cheshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Joan Brereton's Ancestors

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Joan Brereton
1454–1517
Birth Place: Brereton, Staffordshire, England
Parents
William Brereton
1414–1456
Brereton, Cheshire, England
Phillipa Hulse
1416–1463
Brereton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
William Brereton
1390–1425
Brereton, Cheshire, England
Alice Corbet
1389–1458
Leighton, Montgomery, England
Great-Grandparents
William Brereton
1350–1426
Angella Venables
1370–1442
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Brereton
1320–1385
Ellen Egerton
1326–1379

Joan Brereton's Descendants

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Joan Brereton (1454–30 Apr 1517) m. Richard Cotton (1461–1497)
  1. 1. Thomas Cotton 1485–1506
  2. 2. Matilda Cotton 1488–1551
  3. 3. Eleanor Cotton 1490– m. William Venables 1489–1541
    1. 1. Thomas Venables 1514–1580 m. Matilda (M) Needham 1516–
      1. 1. Mary (E) Venables 1532–1590 m. Henry Mainwaring 1526–1590
        1. 1. Anna Mainwaring 1556–1623 m. Peter Daniels 1550–
  4. 4. Isabella Cotton 1494–
  5. 5. Richard Cotton 1482–
  6. 6. Robert Cotton 1483–1519
  7. 7. Ellen Cotton –1517
  8. 8. Catherine Cotton 1490–1580 m. Richard Grosvenor 1477–1542
    1. 1. Thomas Grosvenor 1513–1559 m. Maud Pool 1507–1582
      1. 1. Thomas Grosvenor 1529–1579 m. Annie Bradshaw 1535–1599
        1. 1. Richard Grosvenor 1562–1619 m. Christiana Brooke 1543–1610
        2. 2. Mary Grosvenor 1569–1593 m. George Salisbury 1568–1593
    2. 2. Mary Grosvenor 1536–1599
    3. 3. Richard Grosvenor 1511–1542
    4. 4. Anne Grosvenor 1526–

Joan Brereton's Timeline

2 Records

1454
1454
Birth of Joan Brereton in Brereton, Staffordshire, England
Brereton, Staffordshire, England
1517
30 Apr 1517
Age 63
Death of Joan Brereton in Chester, Cheshire, England
Chester, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1454
    Event Place: Brereton, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: One World Tree (sm)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1517
    Event Place: Chester, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: One World Tree (sm)

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