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William Sir Knight Brereton 1350 – 1426 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1350

Birth Location: Egerton, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 10 Jan 1426

Death Location: Cheshire, England

Father: William DeBrereton

Mother: Ellen Egerton

Spouse(s): Angella Venables

Children(s): Margery Brereton, Hugh Brereton, Nicholas Brereton, William Brereton, Elizabeth Brereton, Margery Brereton, Isabel Brereton, Matthew Brereton, John Brereton, Henry Brereton, Henry Brereton, Lady Brereton, Robert Brereton

In 1350, William Sir Knight Brereton entered the world in Egerton, Cheshire, England, born to William DeBrereton and Ellen Egerton. William Sir Knight Brereton married Angella Venables, and had children including Margery Brereton, Hugh Brereton, Nicholas Brereton, William Brereton, Elizabeth Brereton, Margery Brereton, Isabel Brereton, Matthew Brereton, John Brereton, Henry de Brereton, Henry Brereton, Lady Elizabeth (Eleanor) de Brereton, Robert Brereton. William Sir Knight Brereton passed away in 1426 in Cheshire, England.

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  • In 1350, William Sir Knight Brereton entered the world in Egerton, Cheshire, England, born to William DeBrereton and Ellen Egerton.
  • William Sir Knight Brereton married Angella Venables, and had children including Margery Brereton, Hugh Brereton, Nicholas Brereton, William Brereton, Elizabeth Brereton, Margery Brereton, Isabel Brereton, Matthew Brereton, John Brereton, Henry de Brereton, Henry Brereton, Lady Elizabeth (Eleanor) de Brereton, Robert Brereton.
  • William Sir Knight Brereton passed away in 1426 in Cheshire, England.

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William Brereton's Ancestors

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William Brereton
1350 – 1426
Birth Place: Egerton, Cheshire, England
Parents
William DeBrereton
1348 – 1426
Egerton, Cheshire, England
Ellen Egerton
1348 – 1379
Cheshire, England
Grandparents
William Brereton
1300 – 1342
Cheshire, England
Margery DeBosley
1290 – 1360
Bosley, Cheshire, England
Philip DeEgerton
1323 – 1380
Egerton, Cheshire, England
Ellen SaintPeter
1325 – 1337
Egerton, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
David Egerton
1277 – 1362
Isabella Fulleshurst
1300 – 1340
John SaintPeter
1289 – 1289
John SaintPeter
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Vrian SaintPeter
1265 – 1295
Idonea DeMalpas
1217 – 1295

William Brereton's Descendants

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William (Sir Knight) Brereton (14 Feb 1350 – 10 Jan 1426) m. Angella Venables (1370 – 1442)
  1. 1. Margery Brereton (1369 – )
  2. 2. Hugh Brereton (1389 – )
  3. 3. Nicholas Brereton (1389 – )
  4. 4. William Brereton (1390 – 13 Mar 1460)
  5. 5. Elizabeth Brereton (1391 – 1448)
  6. 6. Margery Brereton (1392 – )
  7. 7. Isabel Brereton (1394 – )
  8. 8. Matthew Brereton (1394 – )
  9. 9. John Brereton (1397 – )
  10. 10. Henry (de) Brereton (1398 – )
  11. 11. Henry Brereton (1401 – )
  12. 12. Lady (Elizabeth (Eleanor) de) Brereton (1406 – 22 Nov 1495) m. John Savage (1403 – 29 Jun 1463)
    1. 1. John ((Sir)) Savage (1422 – 22 Nov 1495)
    2. 2. Margaret Savage (1425 – 12 Jul 1469)
    3. 3. Margery SAVAGE (1426 – )
    4. 4. Jane Savage (1427 – )
    5. 5. Eleanor Savage (1428 – 1512)
    6. 6. Elizabeth SAVAGE (1430 – 1487)
    7. 7. Helen Savage (1432 – 1512)
    8. 8. Ann Savage (1434 – 1496)
    9. 9. Alice Savage (1435 – 1581)
    10. 10. Mary Savage (1436 – )
    11. 11. Margaret Savage (1437 – 1525) m. Rand (le (14)) Mainwaring (1398 – 1473)
      1. 1. Margaret Mainwaring (1435 – 1510)
      2. 2. Randle Mainwaring (1435 – 1488)
      3. 3. Roger Mainwaring (1436 – 1513)
      4. 4. Willaim Mainwaring (1442 – 1477)
      5. 5. William Mainwaring (1453 – )
      6. 6. Roger Mainwaring (07 Apr 1470 – 1499) m. Mary Brooke (1473 – 1499)
        1. 1. Margery Mainwaring (1499 – 14 Sep 1561) m. Thomas Maisterson (1495 – 20 Oct 1551)
      7. 7. Randle Mainwaring (1506 – 20 Aug 1559)
      8. 8. Margaret Mainwaring (1596 – 01 Mar 1520)
    12. 12. Katherine Savage (1443 – )
  13. 13. Robert Brereton

William Brereton's Timeline

2 Records

1350
14 Feb 1350
Birth of William Sir Knight Brereton in Egerton, Cheshire, England
Egerton, Cheshire, England
1426
10 Jan 1426
Age 76
Death of William Sir Knight Brereton in Cheshire, England
Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1350
    Event Place: Egerton, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1426
    Event Place: Cheshire, England

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