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Willem Brereton 1390–1459 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1390

Birth Location: Brereton Cum Smethwick, Congleton, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 13 Mar 1459

Death Location: Chester, Cheshire, England

Father: William Brereton

Mother: Anyll Venables

Spouse(s): Alice Corbet

Children(s): William Brereton, Eleanor Brereton, Eleanor Brereton, Isabell Brereton, Maud Brereton, Thomas Bruerton, Ralph Brereton, Alice Brereton

Willem Brereton was born in 1390 in Brereton Cum Smethwick, Congleton, Cheshire, England, the child of William De Brereton And Anyll De Venables. Willem Brereton married Alice Corbet, and had children including Alice De Brereton, Eleanor Brereton, Isabell De Brereton, Maud De Brereton, Ralph De Brereton, Thomas De Bruerton, William Brereton. Willem Brereton passed away in 1459 in Chester, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • Willem Brereton was born in 1390 in Brereton Cum Smethwick, Congleton, Cheshire, England, the child of William De Brereton And Anyll De Venables.
  • Willem Brereton married Alice Corbet, and had children including Alice De Brereton, Eleanor Brereton, Isabell De Brereton, Maud De Brereton, Ralph De Brereton, Thomas De Bruerton, William Brereton.
  • Willem Brereton passed away in 1459 in Chester, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Brereton
1347–1426
Birth Location: Egerton, Cheshire, England
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Anyll Venables
1374–1442
Birth Location: Kinderton, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Alice Corbet
1390–1458
Birth Location: Leighton, Montgomeryshire, Wales
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Children(s)

William Brereton
1414–1456
Birth Location: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
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Eleanor Brereton
1406–1422
Birth Location: Cheshire, England
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Eleanor Brereton
1406–1422
Birth Location: Cheshire, England
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Isabell Brereton
1418–1463
Birth Location: Brereton, Cheshire, England
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Maud Brereton
1420–1451
Birth Location: Shavington, Shropshire, England
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Thomas Bruerton
1420–1505
Birth Location: Cheshire, England
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Ralph Brereton
1422–
Birth Location: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
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Alice Brereton
1424–1497
Birth Location: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
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Willem Brereton's Ancestors

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Willem Brereton
1390–1459
Birth Place: Brereton Cum Smethwick, Congleton, Cheshire, England
Parents
William de Brereton
1347–1426
Egerton, Cheshire, England
Anyll (de) Venables
1374–1442
Kinderton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
William Brereton
1326–1402
Brereton Cum Smethwick, Congleton, Cheshire, England
Elena (de) Egerton
1326–1379
Egerton, Cheshire, England
Hugh (de) Venables
1330–1383
Kinderton cum Hulme, Cheshire, England
Margery Cotton
1335–1398
Rudheath, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Brereton
1290–1355
Margaret Bosley
1290–1360
Phillip Egerton
1296–1363
Ellen Pierre
1301–1353
Hugh Venables
1296–1367
Katherine Houghton
1310–1368
Hugh Cotton
1315–1360
Isabel Heaton
1318–1344
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Brereton
1263–1346
Roesia Vernon
1266–1321
Richard Bosley
1263–1307
Jane Fulford
1268–
David Egerton
1279–1362
Isabella Fullerhurst
1278–1340
Urian Pierre
1278–1311
Isolda Grey
1280–1343
Hugh Venables
1270–1311
Agatha Vernon
1280–1350
Richard Houghton
1278–1341
Sibyl Lea
1284–1330
Alan Cotton
1290–1322
Margaret Hellesby
1295–1320
Thomas Heton
1288–1353
Agnes Heyton
1292–1336

Willem Brereton's Descendants

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Willem Brereton (1390–13 Mar 1459) m. Alice Corbet (1390–8 Sep 1458)
  1. 1. William Brereton 1414–1456 m. Philippa (Eleanor) Hulse 1415–1463 m. Katherine Bulkeley 1430–1480
    1. 1. Andrew Brereton 1440–1527 m. Lady (Agnes Ellen) Leigh 1445–1517
      1. 1. Catherine Brereton 1492–1541 m. Thomas (Assheton Hough) Smith 1480–1538
        1. 1. Jane Smith 1520–1563 m. Hugh Massie 1516–1563 m. Randulph Crewe 1493–1578
        2. 2. Thomas Smith 1514–1577 m. Margaret Pigeon 1519–1593
        3. 3. Bridget Smith 1514–1600 m. Robert Fulleshurst 1510– m. Robert Fulleshurst 1470–
        4. 4. Lawrence Smith 1516–1582 m. Anne Fullerhurst 1515– m. Jane Warburton 1525–1637
        5. 5. Andrew Smith 1517–1602
        6. 6. Thomas Smith 1519–1580
        7. 7. George Smith 1520–1608
        8. 8. Edward Smith 1522–1600
        9. 9. Urian Smith 1523–1601
        10. 10. Elizabeth Smith 1526–1620
        11. 11. Roger Smith 1528–1621
        12. 12. Ursula Smith 1530–1585 m. Rowland Stanley 1516–1613
        13. 13. William Smith 1530–1599
        14. 14. Rye Smith 1532–1599
      2. 2. Elisabeth Brereton 1464–1541 m. Philip Leigh 1455–1523
      3. 3. Johanna Brereton 1470– m. Lawrence Dutton 1474–1527
      4. 4. William Brereton 1473–1541 m. Lady (Eleanor of Ipstones) Brereton 1476–1567 m. Alice Savage 1472–1506
      5. 5. John Brereton 1474–
      6. 6. Roger Brereton 1476–1541
      7. 7. Ellen Brereton 1477–1541 m. John (William) Fitton 1471–1526
      8. 8. Andrew Brereton 1478–1530 m. Andrew Brereton 1475–1525
      9. 9. Mathilda Brereton 1481–1540 m. Sir (John) Davenport 1480–1554
      10. 10. Matthew Brereton 1483–1506
      11. 11. Alice Brereton 1490–1552 m. William Moreton 1489–1536
    2. 2. Thomas Brereton 1436–1500 m. Anne Harper 1440–
      1. 1. John Brereton 1458–1527 m. Sybil Milbourne 1471–1537 m. Sybil Devereaux 1474–
        1. 1. Elizabeth Breynton 1495–1542 m. James Baskerville 1492–1556
        2. 2. Isabel Breynton 1490–1530 m. John Lingen 1482–1546
        3. 3. Simon Breynton 1502– m. Alyes Gytton 1507–
        4. 4. ISABEL BREYNTON 1509–1575 m. John (William) Lingen 1500–1554
    3. 3. William Brereton 1438–1507 m. Katherine Byron 1445–
    4. 4. John Brereton 1442–1486 m. Katherine Berkeley 1414–1494
    5. 5. Hugh Brererton 1445– m. Anne Donne 1455–
    6. 6. Agnes Brereton 1450–1497
    7. 7. Elin Brereton 1450–
    8. 8. Joan Brereton 1454–1517 m. Richard Cotton 1455–1497
  2. 2. Eleanor Brereton 1406–1422
  3. 3. Eleanor Brereton 1406–1422
  4. 4. Isabell (de) Brereton 1418–1463 m. Robert Aston 1415–1483
  5. 5. Maud (de) Brereton 1420–1451 m. Robert Needham 1394–1480 m. Thomas Needham 1400–1463
  6. 6. Thomas (de) Bruerton 1420–1505 m. Lady (Lydia) Ward 1427–1498
  7. 7. Ralph (de) Brereton 1422–
  8. 8. Alice (de) Brereton 1424–1497 m. Peter Corbet 1431–1500

Willem Brereton's Timeline

2 Records

1390
1390
Birth of Willem Brereton in Brereton Cum Smethwick, Congleton, Cheshire, England
Brereton Cum Smethwick, Congleton, Cheshire, England
1459
13 Mar 1459
Age 69
Death of Willem Brereton in Chester, Cheshire, England
Chester, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1390
    Event Place: Brereton Cum Smethwick, Congleton, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Willem Brereton, person ID LZ2Q-6CB.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Malpas, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Willem Brereton, person ID LZ2Q-6CB.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1459
    Event Place: Chester, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Willem Brereton, person ID LZ2Q-6CB.
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