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William Moreton 1489–1536 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1489

Birth Location: Moreton, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 1536

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

Father: Ralph Moreton

Mother: Philippa Hulse

Spouse(s): Alice Brereton

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

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

Immediate Family

Parents

Ralph Moreton
1450–1531
Birth Location: England
RM
Philippa Hulse
1463–1516
Birth Location: England
PH

Spouses(s)

Alice Brereton
1493–1552
Birth Location: Bereton Cum Smethwich, Congleton, Cheshire, England
AB

Children(s)

Joan Moreton
1520–1588
Birth Location: Little Moreton Hall, Chester, Cheshire, England
JM
Margaret Moreton
1525–1559
Birth Location: Haughton, Shropshire, England
MM
Anne Moreton
1520–1556
Birth Location: Little Moreton Hall, Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
AM
William Moreton
1515–1563
Birth Location: Little Moreton Hall, Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Moreton
1533–1593
Birth Location: Little Moreton Hall, Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
EM

William Moreton's Ancestors

Self
William Moreton
1489–1536
Birth Place: Moreton, Cheshire, England
Parents
Ralph (Rafe) Moreton
1450–1531
England
Philippa Hulse
1463–1516
England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Moreton's Descendants

1.
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William Moreton (1489–1536) m. Alice Brereton (1493–1552)
  1. 1. Joan (de) Moreton 1520–1588 m. Richard (Fortescue of) Filleigh 1517–1570
    1. 1. Hugh (Fortescue, (Sheriff of) Devon) 1544–1600
      1. 1. Hugh (Fortescue) II 1584–1650 m. Elizabeth Coffin 1596–1670
  2. 2. Margaret (Ann) Moreton 1525–1559 m. Roger (Bradshaw) Fowke 1525–1575
    1. 1. Joane Moreton 1550–1590 m. Roger Fowke 1558–1652
      1. 1. Joyce Fowke 1588–1664 m. Edward (Wiliam) Dickinson 1584–1614
        1. 1. Charles Dickinson 1599–1654 m. Ellen Carter 1599–1636
        2. 2. Walter Dickinson 1610–
        3. 3. Fowke Dickinson 1612–
        4. 4. Catherine Dickinson 1614–
      2. 2. Mary (Jane) Fowke 1569–1664
      3. 3. Thomas Fowke 1571–1652
      4. 4. Elizabeth Fowke 1589– m. Thomas Rawlins 1584–
      5. 5. Jane Fowke 1584–1664
      6. 6. Thomas Jones –1642
      7. 7. Mary (Jane) Fowlke 1576–1664 m. George Alden 1548–1620
        1. 1. John (Alden (Founder of Duxbury) MA) 1599–1687 m. Priscilla (Sarah) Mullins 1602–1688
    2. 2. Joyce (Jocosa) Fowke 1541–1607
    3. 3. Elizabeth Fowke 1548–1608
    4. 4. Jane Fowke 1553–1590
    5. 5. Katherine Fowke 1552–
    6. 6. Roger Fowke 1550–1594
  3. 3. Anne Moreton 1520–1556
  4. 4. William Moreton 1515–1563
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Alice) Moreton 1533–1593 m. William (Edward) Yeardly 1523–1592 m. Thomas (Rhodes) (Rode) 1521–1585
    1. 1. Ralph (Yeardley (Oxford University Merchant-Tailor In) London) 1540–1604 m. Rhoda Marsden 1568–1603
      1. 1. Sir (George Yeardley) (Knight) 1588–1627 m. Lady (Temperance) Flowerdew 1576–1628
        1. 1. Colonel (Argall) Yeardley 1617–1655 m. Frances Knight 1617–1648 m. Anne Custis 1628–1686
        2. 2. Elizabeth Yeardley 1619–1666 m. Major (Joseph) Croshaw 1610–1669
        3. 3. Col. (Francis) Yeardley 1623–1655
    2. 2. Thomas Rhodes 1552–1587
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Harrison) Rhodes 1549–1593
    4. 4. Jane Rhodes 1549–1609
    5. 5. John (James) Rhodes 1550–1644
    6. 6. William Rhodes 1542–1574

William Moreton's Timeline

3 Records

1489
1489
Birth of William Moreton in Little Moreton Hall, Chester, Cheshire, England
Little Moreton Hall, Chester, Cheshire, England
1489
1489
Birth of William Moreton in Moreton, Cheshire, England
Moreton, 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, Chester, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1489
    Event Place: Moreton, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Little Moreton, Moreton cum Alcumlow, Astbury, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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