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William De Brereton 1414 – 1456 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1414

Birth Location: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 18 OCT 1456

Death Location: Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Brereton

Mother: Alice Corbet

Spouse(s): Philippa Hulse

Children(s): Thomas Breyton, William Brereton, Robert Brereton, John Brereton, Henry Brereton, Hugh Brereton, Matthew Brereton, Matilda Brereton, Andrew Brereton, Eleanor Brereton, Joan Brereton, Margaret Brereton, Elizabeth Brereton

In 1414, William De Brereton entered the world in Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, born to William Brereton and Alice Corbet. William De Brereton married Philippa De Hulse, and had children including Thomas Breyton, William Brereton, Robert Brereton, John Brereton, Henry Brereton, Hugh Brereton, Matthew Brereton, Matilda Brereton, Andrew Brereton, Eleanor Brereton, Joan Brereton, Margaret Brereton, Elizabeth Brereton. William De Brereton passed away in 1456 in Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1414, William De Brereton entered the world in Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, born to William Brereton and Alice Corbet.
  • William De Brereton married Philippa De Hulse, and had children including Thomas Breyton, William Brereton, Robert Brereton, John Brereton, Henry Brereton, Hugh Brereton, Matthew Brereton, Matilda Brereton, Andrew Brereton, Eleanor Brereton, Joan Brereton, Margaret Brereton, Elizabeth Brereton.
  • William De Brereton passed away in 1456 in Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Brereton
1388 – 1461
Birth Location: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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Alice Corbet
1389 – 1458
Birth Location: Leighton, Montgomeryshire, Wales, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Philippa Hulse
1416 – 1463
Birth Location: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Thomas Breyton
1436 – 1500
Birth Location: Burghill, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
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William Brereton
1438 –
Birth Location: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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Robert Brereton
1440 – 1463
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
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John Brereton
1442 – 1486
Birth Location: Brereton, Cheshire, England
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Henry Brereton
1442 –
Birth Location: Brereton, Chester, England
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Hugh Brereton
1444 – 1527
Birth Location: Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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Matthew Brereton
1446 –
Birth Location: Brereton, Cheshire, England
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Matilda Brereton
1447 –
Birth Location: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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Andrew Brereton
1448 – 1527
Birth Location: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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Eleanor Brereton
1450 – 1497
Birth Location: of Brereton, Cheshire, England
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Joan Brereton
1454 – 1517
Birth Location: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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Margaret Brereton
1455 – 1539
Birth Location: Brereton, Cheshire, England
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Elizabeth Brereton
1458 – 1497
Birth Location: Brereton, Cheshire, England
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William Brereton's Ancestors

Self
William Brereton
1414 – 1456
Birth Place: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Brereton
1388 – 1461
Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Corbet
1389 – 1458
Leighton, Montgomeryshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Brereton
1359 – 1426
Egerton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Angella Venables
1360 – 1442
Kinderton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
John Corbet
1357 – 1407
Leighton, Montgomeryshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Johanna Pigot
1369 – 1389
Leighton, Montgomeryshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Venables
1330 – 1383
Margery Cotton
1335 – 1398
Peter Corbet
1330 –
Alice Orreby
1334 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Venables
1298 – 1367
Katherine Houghton
1312 – 1368
Hugh Cotton
1313 – 1360
Isabel Heaton
1315 – 1344

William Brereton's Descendants

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William (De) Brereton (1414 – 18 OCT 1456) m. Philippa (De) Hulse (1416 – 29 NOV 1463)
  1. 1. Thomas Breyton (1436 – 1500) m. Anne Harper (ABT 1440 – )
  2. 2. William Brereton (ABT 1438 – ) m. Katherine Byron (1445 – )
  3. 3. Robert Brereton (ABT 1440 – AFT 1463) m. Ann Savage
  4. 4. John Brereton (1442 – 21 JUL 1486)
  5. 5. Henry Brereton (ABT 1442 – ) m. Katherine Byron (1445 – )
  6. 6. Hugh Brereton (ABT 1444 – 1527) m. Anna Donne (ABT 1450 – 1506)
  7. 7. Matthew Brereton (ABT 1446 – )
  8. 8. Matilda Brereton (ABT 1447 – ) m. Thomas Needham (1398 – 1463)
  9. 9. Andrew Brereton (1448 – 1527) m. Ellen (Agnes) Leigh (1444 – 1473)
  10. 10. Eleanor Brereton (ABT 1450 – 12 APR 1497) m. Hugh Cholmondeley (1513 – )
  11. 11. Joan Brereton (1454 – 30 APR 1517) m. Richard Cotton (1450 – 1497)
    1. 1. Eleanor Cotton (1481 – 18 JUN 1517) m. William Venables (ABT 1484 – ABT 1541)
    2. 2. Richard Cotton (ABT 1482 – unknown)
    3. 3. Thomas Cotton (1485 – 1506) m. Catherine Ferrers (ABT 1483 – 1537) m. Catharine Ferrers (1476 – 1537)
    4. 4. Katherine Cotton (1490 – 1580) m. Richard Grosvenor (ABT 1480 – 27 JUL 1543)
      1. 1. Thomas Grosvenor (ABT 1505 – 24 APR 1549) m. Matilda (Maud) Poole (ABT 1513 – 19 NOV 1582) m. <Living> m. <Living>
        1. 1. Thomas Grosvenor (ABT 1541 – 12 NOV 1579) m. Anne Bradshaw (ABT 1535 – 22 OCT 1599)
      2. 2. John Grosvenor (ABT 1511 – )
      3. 3. George Grosvenor (ABT 1513 – )
      4. 4. John Grosvenor (1514 – (SP)) m. John Grosvenor (ABT 1519 – ) m. <Living>
      5. 5. Elizabeth Grosvenor (ABT 1515 – )
      6. 6. Anthony Grosvenor (ABT 1516 – ABT 1575) m. Juliana Puleston (ABT 1511 – )
      7. 7. Elinor Grosvenor (ABT 1517 – ) m. J Redish (ABT 1513 – )
      8. 8. Katharine Grosvenor (ABT 1519 – 27 JUL 1612) m. Thomas Ravenscroft (1522 – 1572)
      9. 9. Eleanor Grosvenor (1520 – ) m. Robert Bigelow (1552 – ) m. Randall Bigelow (1518 – 14 NOV 1556)
        1. 1. Jane Bigelow (1582 – 1 MAY 1626) m. John Philips (1586 – 1620)
        2. 2. John Baguley (4 NOV 1582 – 1597) m. Margerye Baguley m. Margery Madistard (1584 – 1613)
        3. 3. Hugh Baguley (1588 – 1629) m. Ann Turnpence (ABT 1583 – )
        4. 4. Phillip Baguley (1544 – 1545)
        5. 5. Phillip Bigelow (1544 – 1626)
        6. 6. Randall Baguley (ABT 1550 – ) m. Jane (1550 – )
        7. 7. Robert Bigelow (1552 – ) m. Eleanor Grosvenor (1520 – )
        8. 8. Robert Baguley (ABT 1556 – 4 NOV 1582) m. Jane Baguley-Bigelow (1550 – 1598)
      10. 10. Elizabeth Grosvenor (ABT 1520 – ) m. John Molineux (ABT 1515 – ) m. George Wood (ABT 1515 – ) m. John Molineux
      11. 11. Annie Grosvenor (ABT 1521 – )
      12. 12. Dorothy Grosvenor (ABT 1522 – ) m. Richard Wilbraham (1504 – 6 AUG 1558)
      13. 13. Alice Grosvenor (ABT 1523 – )
      14. 14. Margaret Grosvenor (1525 – 1610) m. Ralph Birkenhead (1510 – 1550) m. George Wood m. John Molineux m. Living m. Living m. Living
      15. 15. Anne Grosvenor (1526 – ) m. Roger Puleston (1524 – 29 AUG 1571) m. Robert Puleston
      16. 16. Jane Grosvenor (1529 – ) m. George Sandford (1533 – From 1552 to 1625)
      17. 17. Ursula Grosvenor (1530 – 1578) m. Richard Wharffe (ABT 1525 – ) m. Richard Wharffe (1534 – Unknown)
      18. 18. Dorothy Grosvenor (1534 – 26 MAR 1599) m. Richard Wilbraham (1504 – 6 AUG 1558)
    5. 5. Catherine (Katherine) Dutton (1491 – 1578) m. Richard Grosvenor (1507 – 27 JUL 1542)
    6. 6. Isabel Cotton (1497 – 1541) m. John Bradborne (1485 – 1524) m. William Bassett (12 APR 1494 – AFT 1534)
  12. 12. Margaret Brereton (1455 – 1539) m. Richard Patten (1451 – AFT 1476)
  13. 13. Elizabeth Brereton (1458 – 12 APR 1497) m. John (Thomas) Radcliffe (1454 – 12 APR 1497) m. John Radcliff (1430 – 12 APR 1497) m. William Radcliffe (ABT 1452 – 12 APR 1497)
    1. 1. Katherine Radcliffe (ABT 1474 – 28 AUG 1517) m. Thomas Davenport (1470 – APR 1525)
      1. 1. Thomas Davenport (1497 – 1546) m. Elizabeth Fitton (9 AUG 1507 – 15 DEC 1577)
      2. 2. Katherine Davenport (ABT 1499 – )
      3. 3. Elizabeth Davenport (ABT 1501 – AFT 1510)
      4. 4. Alice Davenport (1506 – 9 APR 1591) m. George (Beeston,) MP (12 SEP 1501 – 13 SEP 1601)
        1. 1. Dorothy Beeston (1522 – 1580) m. Thomas (William) Gregory (1520 – 1599) m. Gregory Pennaliggan (ABT 1518 – ) m. John Mills (1565 – 1605)
        2. 2. Emma Chapman (1523 – 1606) m. Thomas (william) Gregory (1522 – 1599) m. John Mills (1565 – 1605)
        3. 3. Anne Beeston (1526 – 29 SEP 1589)
        4. 4. Hugh ("Hukyn") Beeston (1526 – 3 MAY 1608) m. Thomasine Copleston (ABT 1526 – BEF 1579) m. Margaret Dennis (1544 – )
        5. 5. John Beeston (1540 – 1637) m. Prudence Bulmer (1540 – 1678) m. Margaret Ireland (1528 – 1594) m. Isabell Jelly (1612 – )
        6. 6. Jane Beeston (1543 – 1620) m. Geoffrely Shakerley (ABT 1541 – ABT 1730)
        7. 7. Hugh Beeston (1543 – 24 FEB 1626/1627) m. Margaret Downes (1547 – 25 MAR 1615)

William Brereton's Timeline

2 Records

1414
1414
Birth of William De Brereton in Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1456
18 OCT 1456
Age 42
Death of William De Brereton in Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1414
    Event Place: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 OCT 1456
    Event Place: Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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