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William Brereton 1414–1456 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1414

Birth Location: Brereton, Cheshire, , England

Death Date: 1456

Death Location: Chester,,Cheshire,England

Father: William BRERETON

Mother: Alice Corbet

Spouse(s): Philliooa Hulse

Children(s): Joan Brereton, John Brereton, Andrew Brereton, Margaret Brereton, Elizabeth Brereton, Robert BRERETON, Roger BRERETON, Eleanor BRERETON, Matilda BRERETON, Thomas Breynton, Sir Brereton

In 1414, William Brereton entered the world in Brereton, Cheshire, , England, born to William Brereton And Alice Corbet. William Brereton married Philliooa Hulse, and had children including Andrew Brereton, Eleanor Brereton, Elizabeth Brereton, Joan Brereton, John Brereton, Margaret Brereton, Matilda Brereton, Robert Brereton, Roger Brereton, Sir Andrew Brereton, Thomas Breynton. William Brereton passed away in 1456 in Chester,,Cheshire,England.

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Biography

  • In 1414, William Brereton entered the world in Brereton, Cheshire, , England, born to William Brereton And Alice Corbet.
  • William Brereton married Philliooa Hulse, and had children including Andrew Brereton, Eleanor Brereton, Elizabeth Brereton, Joan Brereton, John Brereton, Margaret Brereton, Matilda Brereton, Robert Brereton, Roger Brereton, Sir Andrew Brereton, Thomas Breynton.
  • William Brereton passed away in 1456 in Chester,,Cheshire,England.

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William Brereton's Ancestors

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William Brereton
1414–1456
Birth Place: Brereton, Cheshire, , England
Parents
William BRERETON
1390–1425
Brereton,,Cheshire,England
Alice Corbet
1390–1458
Leighton,Montgomery,,England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Brereton's Descendants

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William Brereton (1414–1456) m. Philliooa Hulse (1399–29 Nov 1463)
  1. 1. Joan Brereton 1454–1517 m. Richard Cotton 1461–1497
    1. 1. Robert Cotton 1483–1519
    2. 2. Isabella Cotton 1494–
    3. 3. Matilda Cotton 1488–1551
    4. 4. Richard COTTON 1482–
    5. 5. Thomas COTTON 1485–1506
    6. 6. Katherine Cotton 1485–1580 m. Richard Grosvenor 1480–1543
    7. 7. Ellen Cotton 1490–1517 m. William Venables 1489–1541
      1. 1. Katherine (Venables) 11thGGM 1513–1557 m. John (de Pontington) Massey 1496–
        1. 1. Elizabeth Massey 1520– m. Henry Leche 1525–1552
        2. 2. Geoffrey Massey 1518–1558
        3. 3. Alice (Eleanor) Massey 1520–
        4. 4. Anne Massey 1526–
        5. 5. William Massey 1527–1579
      2. 2. Hugh Venables 1522–
      3. 3. John Venables 1520–
      4. 4. Robert Venables 1524–
      5. 5. William Venables 1526–
      6. 6. Cecily Venables 1512–
      7. 7. Thomas Venables 1487–1580
      8. 8. Sir (Thomas) Venables 1512–1541
      9. 9. Agnes Venables 1533–1586
    8. 8. Maude COTTON 1472–1521
  2. 2. John Brereton 1462–1527
  3. 3. Andrew Brereton 1448–1527
  4. 4. Margaret Brereton 1453–
  5. 5. Elizabeth Brereton 1458–1497
  6. 6. Robert BRERETON 1440–
  7. 7. Roger BRERETON 1444–
  8. 8. Eleanor BRERETON 1450–
  9. 9. Matilda BRERETON 1447–
  10. 10. Thomas Breynton 1436–1500
  11. 11. Sir (Andrew) Brereton 1438–1495

William Brereton's Timeline

2 Records

1414
1414
Birth of William Brereton in Brereton, Cheshire, , England
Brereton, Cheshire, , England
1456
1456
Age 42
Death of William Brereton in Chester,,Cheshire,England
Chester,,Cheshire,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1414
    Event Place: Brereton, Cheshire, , England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Chester, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lancashire & Cheshire: - Cases in The Court of Star Chamber, 1499-1528
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1456
    Event Place: Chester,,Cheshire,England

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