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Joan BRERETON 1454–1517 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1454

Birth Location: Brereton, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 30 Apr 1517

Death Location: Chester, Cheshire, England

Father: Sir Brereton

Mother: Lady Brereton)

Spouse(s): Richard COTTON, Clement Heigham

Children(s): Lady Cotton

Joan BRERETON was born in 1454 in Brereton, Cheshire, England, the child of Sir William Ix Lord Of Brereton Brereton And Lady Philippa Toulouse Of Brereton Cheshire Hulse M Brereton. Joan BRERETON married Clement Heigham, Humphrie Cotton, Richard Cotton, and had children including Lady Eleanor Cotton. Joan BRERETON passed away in 1517 in Chester, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • Joan BRERETON was born in 1454 in Brereton, Cheshire, England, the child of Sir William Ix Lord Of Brereton Brereton And Lady Philippa Toulouse Of Brereton Cheshire Hulse M Brereton.
  • Joan BRERETON married Clement Heigham, Humphrie Cotton, Richard Cotton, and had children including Lady Eleanor Cotton.
  • Joan BRERETON passed away in 1517 in Chester, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Brereton
1414–1456
Birth Location: Brereton Cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
SB
Lady Brereton)
1416–1463
Birth Location: Brereton, Cheshire, England
LB

Spouses(s)

Richard COTTON
1461–1499
Birth Location: Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England
RC
Clement Heigham
1445–1519
Birth Location: Higham, Suffolk, England
CH

Children(s)

Lady Cotton
1490–1517
Birth Location: Hamstall, Ridware, Staffordshire, England
LC

Joan BRERETON's Ancestors

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Joan BRERETON
1454–1517
Birth Place: Brereton, Cheshire, England
Parents
Sir William, IX Lord of Brereton, Brereton
1414–1456
Brereton Cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
Lady (Philippa Toulouse of Brereton, Cheshire Hulse (m.) Brereton)
1416–1463
Brereton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William) Brereton
1386–1426
Brereton, Cheshire, England
Alice Corbet
1389–1458
Leighton, Montgomery, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joan BRERETON's Descendants

1.
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Joan BRERETON (1454–30 Apr 1517) m. Richard COTTON (1461–30 Jul 1499) m. Clement Heigham (1445–20 Mar 1519)
  1. 1. Lady (Eleanor) Cotton 1490–1517 m. Sir (William (Baron of Kindeton)) Venables 1492–1541
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas Kinderton Venable Baron of) Kinderton 1514–1580 m. Matilda (Maud) Needham 1515–1578
      1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Venables 1532–1590 m. HENRY (MAINWARING) ESQ. 1526–1590
        1. 1. Anna Manwaring 1556–1633 m. Captain (Peter) Daniels 1554–1652

Joan BRERETON's Timeline

2 Records

1454
1454
Birth of Joan BRERETON in Brereton, Cheshire, England
Brereton, Cheshire, 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, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1517
    Event Place: Chester, Cheshire, England
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