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Sir William Maston Moreton 1489–1536 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1489

Birth Location: Little Moreton Hall, Chester, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 1536

Death Location: Little Moreton, Moreton cum Alcumlow, Astbury, Cheshire, England

Father: Ralph Moreton

Mother: Phillipa Hulse

Spouse(s): Lady Mason

Children(s): Lady Moreton, Lady Morton, Lady (Yardley), Ralph Moreton, Anne Moreton, Elizabeth Yardley, Joan Moreton, Margaret Moreton, William Moreton

In 1489, Sir William Maston Moreton entered the world in Little Moreton Hall, Chester, Cheshire, England, born to Ralph Ralfe De Morton Moreton And Phillipa Hulse. Sir William Maston Moreton married Lady Alice Elizabeth De Brereton De Moreton Mason, and had children including Anne Moreton, Antoinetti Alice Deysher, Elizabeth Moreton Yardley, Joan Moreton, Lady Alice Elizabeth Morton, Lady Elizabeth Maston De Moreton, Lady Elizabeth Maston Moreton Yardley, Margaret Moreton, Ralph William Moreton, William Moreton. Sir William Maston Moreton passed away in 1536 in Little Moreton, Moreton cum Alcumlow, Astbury, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1489, Sir William Maston Moreton entered the world in Little Moreton Hall, Chester, Cheshire, England, born to Ralph Ralfe De Morton Moreton And Phillipa Hulse.
  • Sir William Maston Moreton married Lady Alice Elizabeth De Brereton De Moreton Mason, and had children including Anne Moreton, Antoinetti Alice Deysher, Elizabeth Moreton Yardley, Joan Moreton, Lady Alice Elizabeth Morton, Lady Elizabeth Maston De Moreton, Lady Elizabeth Maston Moreton Yardley, Margaret Moreton, Ralph William Moreton, William Moreton.
  • Sir William Maston Moreton passed away in 1536 in Little Moreton, Moreton cum Alcumlow, Astbury, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ralph Moreton
1450–1507
Birth Location: England
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Phillipa Hulse
1463–1516
Birth Location: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Mason
1493–1552
Birth Location: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
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Children(s)

Lady Moreton
1527–1593
Birth Location: Little Moreton Hall, Chester, Cheshire, England
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Lady Morton
1505–1593
Birth Location: Chester, Cheshire, England
LM
Lady (Yardley)
1528–1594
Birth Location: LIttle Moreton Hall, Chester, Cheshire, England
L(
Ralph Moreton
1517–1563
Birth Location: Chester, Cheshire, England
RM
Anne Moreton
1520–1556
Birth Location: Little Moreton Hall, Chester, Cheshire, England
AM
Elizabeth Yardley
1515–1594
Birth Location: Little Moretown, Chester, Cheshire, England
EY
Joan Moreton
1520–1588
Birth Location: Little Moreton Hall, Chester, Cheshire, England
JM
Margaret Moreton
1521–1522
Birth Location: Little Moreton Hall, Chester, Cheshire, England
MM
William Moreton
1515–1563
Birth Location: Little Moreton Hall, Chester, Cheshire, England
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Sir Moreton's Ancestors

Self
Sir Moreton
1489–1536
Birth Place: Little Moreton Hall, Chester, Cheshire, England
Parents
Ralph Ralfe De MORTON Moreton
1450–1507
England
Phillipa Hulse
1463–1516
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Moreton's Descendants

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Sir (William Maston) Moreton (1489–1536) m. Lady (Alice Elizabeth De Brereton - De Moreton -) Mason (1493–1552)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Maston de) Moreton 1527–1593 m. William (Edward) Eardley\Yardley 1523–1592 m. Sir (Francis Rhodes) (Rode) 1530–1588 m. Thomas ((Sir) Rode\Rhodes) II 1521–1585
    1. 1. Thomas Yeardley 1545–1653 m. Agnes Clarke 1550–1565
      1. 1. Katheren ((Kaythren) Yeardley Yardley) 12GGM 1560–1621 m. Davyd (David Povye Povey Pova) 12GGF 1510–1593
        1. 1. William Povey 1588–1660
        2. 2. John Povah 1588–1660
        3. 3. Dorothy Povey 1591–1672
        4. 4. Roger Povah 1585–1593
        5. 5. David Povah 1591–1624
        6. 6. David Pova(Povey) 1591–1624
        7. 7. David Povey 1590–1590
        8. 8. John (Pova) Povey 1588–1624
      2. 2. Ales Yeardley 1584–1657
      3. 3. Randle Yeardleye 1575–1596
    2. 2. Ellen Yardley 1540–1583
    3. 3. Hannah Yardley 1544–
    4. 4. Ralph (Raffe I Yeardley Yardley Earlye, son of William I Oxford U, merchant-tailor in) London 1549–1603
    5. 5. William Yardley 1552–1624
    6. 6. Catherine Yeardley 1591–
    7. 7. John (William) Yeardley 1543–
    8. 8. William Rhodes 1543–1809
    9. 9. Thomas ((Sir) Rode\Rhodes) II 1521–1585 m. Lady (Elizabeth Maston de) Moreton 1527–1593
    10. 10. Elizabeth (Harrison) Yeardley 1549–1593
    11. 11. Jane Rhodes 1549–1609
    12. 12. Richard Yeardley 1547–
    13. 13. Sir (Captain Governor George) Yeardley 1588–1627
  2. 2. Lady (Alice Elizabeth) Morton 1505–1593 m. Sir (Thomas de Rode) II 1503–1587
    1. 1. Joan Rodes 1560–1635
    2. 2. Thomas (Rhodes) III 1552–1604
    3. 3. William Rhodes 1542–1574
    4. 4. William Rhodes 1560–1631
    5. 5. William Rodes 1542–1607
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Harrison Yeardley) Rhodes 1549–1655
    7. 7. Elizabeth Rhodes 1555–1655
    8. 8. Ralph (Yardley\Yeardley Rode or) Rhodes 1549–1603
    9. 9. John Roades 1560–1644
    10. 10. James Rhodes 1560–1659
    11. 11. Sir (John James Rhoades) (DeRode) 1560–1639
    12. 12. Jane Rhodes 1549–1609
    13. 13. Walter Rhodes 1577–1653
    14. 14. Thomas (Roades (Rodes)) (Rhodes) 1543–1587
  3. 3. Lady (Elizabeth Maston Moreton) (Yardley) 1528–1594 m. William (Edward Yardley\) Eardly 1523–1592 m. Sir (Francis Rhodes) (Rode) 1530–1588 m. John (Moreton) Morton 1526– m. Sir (Francis Thomas Rhodes II,) Esquire 1521–1585
    1. 1. Ralph (Raffe I Yeardley Yardley Earlye, son of William I Oxford U, merchant-tailor in) London 1549–1603
    2. 2. Richard Yeardley 1547–
    3. 3. Sir (Captain Governor George) Yeardley 1588–1627
    4. 4. John (William) Yeardley 1543–1809
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Harrison) Yeardley 1549–1593
    6. 6. Thomas YEARDLEY 1545–1653
    7. 7. Johanna Yeardley 1540–1644
    8. 8. Jane Rhodes 1549–1609
    9. 9. John Rhodes 1560–1644
    10. 10. William Yardley 1552–1624
    11. 11. Thomas Roode 1552–1604
    12. 12. William Rhodes 1542–1574
    13. 13. Jane Rhodes 1549–1609
    14. 14. Elizabeth (Harrison Yeardley) Rhodes 1549–1655
    15. 15. Sir (John James Rhoades) (DeRode) 1560–1639
    16. 16. James Rhodes 1560–1660
    17. 17. Ralph (Yardley\Yeardley Rode or) Rhodes 1549–1603
    18. 18. William Rhodes 1560–1631
  4. 4. Ralph (William) Moreton 1517–1563
  5. 5. Anne Moreton 1520–1556
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Moreton) Yardley 1515–1594
  7. 7. Joan Moreton 1520–1588
  8. 8. Margaret Moreton 1521–1522
  9. 9. William Moreton 1515–1563

Sir Moreton's Timeline

2 Records

1489
1489
Birth of Sir William Maston Moreton in Little Moreton Hall, Chester, Cheshire, England
Little Moreton Hall, Chester, Cheshire, England
1536
1536
Age 47
Death of Sir William Maston Moreton in Little Moreton, Moreton cum Alcumlow, Astbury, Cheshire, England
Little Moreton, Moreton cum Alcumlow, Astbury, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1489
    Event Place: Little Moreton Hall, Chester, Cheshire, England

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lancashire & Cheshire: - Cases in the Court of Star Chamber, 1499-1528

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Little Moreton, Moreton cum Alcumlow, Astbury, Cheshire, England
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