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William Moreton 1489–1536 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1489

Birth Location: Little Moreton Hall, Moreton cum Alcumlow, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 1536

Death Location: Little Moreton, Moreton cum Alcumlow, Astbury, Cheshire, England

Father: Ralph Moreton

Mother: Margaret Tresham

Spouse(s): Alice Brereton

Children(s): Elizabeth Moreton, Alice Moreton, Ralph Moreton, Margaret Moreton, William Morton, Alice Moreton, Elizabeth Moreton, Joan Moreton, Anne Moreton, Elizabeth Moreton

The story of William Moreton began in 1489 in Little Moreton Hall, Moreton cum Alcumlow, Cheshire, England. William Moreton married Alice Brereton, and had children including Alice Elizabeth Moreton, Alice Moreton, Anne Moreton, Elizabeth Maston Moreton, Elizabeth Moreton, Joan Moreton, Margaret Moreton, Ralph Moreton, William Morton. William Moreton passed away in 1536 in Little Moreton, Moreton cum Alcumlow, Astbury, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Moreton began in 1489 in Little Moreton Hall, Moreton cum Alcumlow, Cheshire, England.
  • William Moreton married Alice Brereton, and had children including Alice Elizabeth Moreton, Alice Moreton, Anne Moreton, Elizabeth Maston Moreton, Elizabeth Moreton, Joan Moreton, Margaret Moreton, Ralph Moreton, William Morton.
  • William Moreton passed away in 1536 in Little Moreton, Moreton cum Alcumlow, Astbury, Cheshire, England.

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William Moreton's Ancestors

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William Moreton
1489–1536
Birth Place: Little Moreton Hall, Moreton cum Alcumlow, Cheshire, England
Parents
Ralph Moreton
1450–1507
Moreton Hall, Cheshire, England
Margaret Tresham
1450–1547
Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Richard Moreton
1425–1454
Congleton, Cheshire, England
Margaret Woodnorth
1420–
Moreton, Cheshire, England
William (Tresham Speaker of the House of Commons, Chancellor of the Duchy of) Lancaster
1395–1450
Sywell, Northamptonshire, England
Isabelle Vaux
1404–1478
Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Ralphe Moreton
1390–
Johanna Vernon
1400–1441
John Woodward
1401–1465
Margery Weaver
1405–1479
Thomas Tresham
1360–
Lady Rempstone
1370–
William Northants
1374–1460
Eleanor Drakelowe
1374–1454
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Moreton's Descendants

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William Moreton (1489–1536) m. Alice Brereton (1490–1552)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Maston) Moreton 1533–1592 m. William (Edward) Yeardley 1523–1592
    1. 1. Ralph (Yeardley) Sr 1549–1603 m. Rhoda Marston 1568– m. Agnes Abbott 1550–1576
      1. 1. George Yeardley 1588–1627 m. Temperance Flowerdew 1590–1628
        1. 1. Argall Yeardley 1618–1655 m. Frances Knight 1617–1648 m. Anne Custis 1628–1686
        2. 2. Elizabeth Yeardley 1618–
        3. 3. Francis Yeardley 1623–1655 m. Sarah Offley 1609–1657
      2. 2. Thomas Yeardley 1582–1590
      3. 3. Thomas Yardley –1595
      4. 4. Catherine Yeardley 1591–
      5. 5. Richard Yardley –1603
      6. 6. Anne Yardley –1638 m. Harris 1586– m. Richard Hinde 1590–1625
      7. 7. Ralph Yeardley 1585–1655 m. Elizabeth Dodd 1608– m. Rose Davis 1597–1650
      8. 8. John Yeardley 1590–1635 m. Jane Underwood 1595–1655
    2. 2. Elizabeth Yeardley 1549–1593
    3. 3. Ralph Yeardley 1553–1603 m. Elizabeth Dod 1557–
    4. 4. George Yeardley 1555–
    5. 5. Randall Yeardley 1562–
    6. 6. Hannah Yeardley 1545– m. Andrew Beech 1540–1635
    7. 7. William Yeardley 1552–1624 m. Rhoda Marston –1603 m. Margaret (M) Lawton 1556–1612
    8. 8. John Yeardley 1543– m. Margery Johnson 1544–
  2. 2. Alice Moreton 1527–1594 m. Thomas (De Rode) Rhodes 1521–1585
    1. 1. Thome Rhodes 1552–1604 m. Cecilia Stone 1556–1619
      1. 1. Rachel Rhodes 1585–1677 m. Adam Yarrett 1580–1666
        1. 1. William Yarrett 1610–1679 m. Margaret Wigge 1611–1677
        2. 2. Paul Luke 1623–1666 m. Sarah Sisley 1622–1665 m. Sarah Llewellen 1636–1672
        3. 3. Jane Yarrett 1630–1661 m. Walter Dickinson 1621–1681
        4. 4. Alice Yarrett 1635–1670 m. John (Hughlett,) I 1619–1697
    2. 2. Rodolphus Rodes 1555–
    3. 3. Randall Rode 1550– m. Anne Barker 1555–
    4. 4. Elizabeth Rhodes 1565–
    5. 5. John Rhodes 1560–1644 m. Rosalyn (Ann) Wilson 1559–1639
    6. 6. Thomas Rhodes 1563–
    7. 7. Mary Rodes 1565–
    8. 8. Richard Rhodes 1567–
    9. 9. Samuel Rhodes 1568–
    10. 10. Elizabeth Rodes 1571–
    11. 11. James Rhodes 1560–1644 m. Rosalyn (Ann) Wilson 1559–1639
    12. 12. Alyce Rhodes 1566– m. Boyd 1560–
    13. 13. William Rodes 1568–1578
    14. 14. Wilson Rhodes 1569–
    15. 15. Edward Rodes 1573–1575
    16. 16. Edward Rodes 1575–
    17. 17. William Rhodes 1545–1607 m. Jane Farrar 1549–1609
  3. 3. Ralph Moreton 1517–
  4. 4. Margaret Moreton 1521– m. George Calveley 1520–
  5. 5. William Morton 1515–1563 m. Anne Fouleshurst 1513–1600
  6. 6. Alice (Elizabeth) Moreton 1523–1598 m. Thomas Eccles 1536–1587
  7. 7. Elizabeth Moreton 1527–1594 m. William Yardley 1523–1594
  8. 8. Joan Moreton 1520–1588 m. Richard Fortescue 1517–1570
  9. 9. Anne Moreton 1525– m. William Golborne 1520–
  10. 10. Elizabeth Moreton 1511–1554 m. James Broster 1511–1553

William Moreton's Timeline

2 Records

1489
1489
Birth of William Moreton in Little Moreton Hall, Moreton cum Alcumlow, Cheshire, England
Little Moreton Hall, Moreton cum Alcumlow, Cheshire, England
1536
1536
Age 47
Death of William Moreton in Little Moreton, Moreton cum Alcumlow, Astbury, Cheshire, England
Little Moreton, Moreton cum Alcumlow, Astbury, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1489
    Event Place: Little Moreton Hall, Moreton cum Alcumlow, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Little Moreton, Moreton cum Alcumlow, Astbury, Cheshire, England

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