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Sybil Brereton 1545–1610 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: Handforth, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 19 FEB 1610

Death Location: , , England

Father: Urian Brereton

Mother: Lady Honford

Spouse(s): Thomas Leigh

Children(s): Ralph Leigh, Dorothy Lee, Thomas Leigh, Dorothy Lee, Edward Legh, Dorothy Legh, Frances Legh, Frances Legh, Joan Legh, Cuthbert Legh, Mary Leigh, Cuthbert Leigh, Elizabeth Leighe, Urian Legh, Margaret Leigh

In 1545, Sybil Brereton entered the world in Handforth, Cheshire, England, born to Urian Brereton And Lady Margaret Handforth Or Honford. Sybil Brereton married Thomas Leigh, and had children including Cuthbert Legh, Cuthbert Leigh, Dorothy Lee, Dorothy Legh, Edward Legh, Elizabeth Leighe, Frances Legh, Joan Or Jane Legh, Margaret Leigh, Mary Leigh, Ralph Leigh, Thomas Leigh, Urian Legh. Sybil Brereton passed away in 1610 in , , England.

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  • In 1545, Sybil Brereton entered the world in Handforth, Cheshire, England, born to Urian Brereton And Lady Margaret Handforth Or Honford.
  • Sybil Brereton married Thomas Leigh, and had children including Cuthbert Legh, Cuthbert Leigh, Dorothy Lee, Dorothy Legh, Edward Legh, Elizabeth Leighe, Frances Legh, Joan Or Jane Legh, Margaret Leigh, Mary Leigh, Ralph Leigh, Thomas Leigh, Urian Legh.
  • Sybil Brereton passed away in 1610 in , , England.

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Sybil Brereton's Ancestors

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Sybil Brereton
1545–1610
Birth Place: Handforth, Cheshire, England
Parents
Urian Brereton
1501–1577
Chester, Cheshire, England
Lady (Margaret Handforth or) Honford
1503–1547
Handforth, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Randle Brereton
1480–1530
Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
Eleanor Dutton
1480–1532
Hatton, Cheshire, England
William Honford
1476–1513
Handforth, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Randle Brereton
1452–1536
Emma Carrington
1442–1515
Peter Dutton
1450–1538
Elisabeth Fouleshurst
1454–1516
John Honford
1418–1473
Margaret Savage
1450–1525
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Randle Brereton
1414–1478
Katherine Bulkeley
1425–1468
John Carrington
1400–1452
Isabel Beeston
1395–1455
Peters Dutton
1435–1502
Elizabeth Grosvenor
1429–1516
Robert Fouleshurst
1419–1502
Joan Vernon
1417–1474
John Honford
1421–1473
Margery Warren
1418–1475
John Savage
1422–1495
Katherine Stanley
1431–1498

Sybil Brereton's Descendants

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Sybil Brereton (1545–19 FEB 1610) m. Thomas Leigh (JUL 1547–25 JAN 1601)
  1. 1. Ralph Leigh 1572– m. Dorothy Kempe 1545–1616
    1. 1. George Leigh 1598–
    2. 2. John Leigh 1599–
    3. 3. William Leigh 1601– m. William Leigh 1601–
      1. 1. William Lee 1630– m. Ann Eidwell 1634–
        1. 1. Elizabeth Lee 1654–1693 m. William Frank 1649– m. Hugh Davies 1650–
  2. 2. Dorothy Lee 1561–1593
  3. 3. Thomas Leigh 1568–1598
  4. 4. Dorothy Lee 1565–1600 m. William Story 1560–1620
  5. 5. Edward Legh 1570–1598
  6. 6. Dorothy Legh 1576–
  7. 7. Frances Legh 1577–1577
  8. 8. Frances Legh 1580–
  9. 9. Joan (or Jane) Legh 1578– m. Jacob Forde 1575–
  10. 10. Cuthbert Legh –1624
  11. 11. Mary Leigh 1569– m. Glassor 1560– m. Leigh 1565– m. John Bentley 1566–
  12. 12. Cuthbert Leigh 1571–1624 m. Elizabeth Fawcett 1575–1626
  13. 13. Elizabeth Leighe 1574– m. Thomas Mollineux 1572– m. Richard Molineux 1576– m. Richard Sutton –1601
  14. 14. Urian Legh 1566–1627 m. Margaret Trafford 1570–1610
  15. 15. Margaret Leigh 1582–1653 m. John Barrow 1583– m. Henry Arderne 1580–1623 m. William Davenport 1584–1655

Sybil Brereton's Timeline

3 Records

1545
1545
Birth of Sybil Brereton in Handforth, Cheshire, England
Handforth, Cheshire, England
1609
19 FEB 1609
Age 64
Burial of Sybil Brereton in Prestbury, Cheshire, England
Prestbury, Cheshire, England
1610
19 FEB 1610
Age 65
Death of Sybil Brereton in , , England
, , England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Handforth, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 19 FEB 1609
    Event Place: Prestbury, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 FEB 1610
    Event Place: , , England

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