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William BRERETON

William BRERETON

Male 1326 - Abt 1381  (54 years)

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  • Name William BRERETON  [1
    Born 14 Feb 1326  Egerton, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID GN4Q-JXV 
    MilitaryService 1346  Cr?cy-en-Ponthieu, Somme, Picardie, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Battle of Cr?cy 
    MilitaryService 1347  N?jera, La Rioja, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Battle of Navaretta 
    Died Abt 1381  Brereton, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I594767045  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2023 

    Father William BRERETON,   b. 1286, Brereton, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1342, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Margery BOSLEY,   b. Abt 1300, Bosley, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1360, Bostock, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Family ID F536728827  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elena EGERTON,   b. Abt 1326, Egerton, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1352, Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 26 years) 
    Married Abt 1345  Of Egerton, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Ellen BRERETON,   b. Abt 1350, Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1390, Bruen Stapleford, Tarvin, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 40 years)
     2. William BRERETON,   b. 14 Feb 1351, Egerton, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1426, Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2023 
    Family ID F536728825  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Margaret DONNE,   b. 1342, Woodford, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 1417, Woodford, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married Abt 1354  [2
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth BRERETON,   b. Abt 1360, Brereton, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1422, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 62 years)
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2023 
    Family ID F536728828  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Biography
      William Brereton of Brereton was born in 1314 in Egerton, Cheshire, England or 1320 in Brereton, Cheshire, England or 14 February1326 in Egerton, Cheshire, England.

      William married twice:
      Ellen Egerton in 1349 in Brereton, Cheshire, England.

      Margaret Donne in 1354 in Brereton, Cheshire, England.

      William and Margaret had children:
      Elizabeth Brereton, who was married to William de Cholmondelegh, son of Hugh de Colmondelegh. Elizabeth's husband, William, died before 49 Edward III [1375], when her father, this Sir William Brereton, paid the Black Prince, as earl of Chester, 166/3/4d for the grant of the marriages of William Cholmondeley's children Richard, Katherine and Margery, and the wardship of Richard, with the reversion of the dower of Matilda, widow of Richard de Cholmondeley, brother of Hugh, father of William.

      Sir William Brereton of Brereton and Malpas died in 1370 in Brereton, Cheshire, England or in 1381 in Cheshire, England.

      During the reign of Richard II (1377-1399), William's first wife, Ellen de Egerton, became the sole heir to the estate of her father, Philip Egerton.
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      William (William VII) de Brereton
      Born about 14 Feb 1326 in Egerton, Cheshire, England
      ANCESTORS ancestors
      Son of William Brereton and Margery (Bosley) Brereton
      Brother of Margaret (Brereton) Delves, Ellen (Brereton) Overton, Ralph Brereton, John Brereton, Robert Brereton and Hugh Brereton
      Husband of Elena (Egerton) Brereton ? married about 1347 in Brereton, Cheshire, England
      Husband of Margaret (Donne) Brereton ? married 1354 in Brereton, Cheshire, England
      DESCENDANTS descendants
      Father of Ellen (Brereton) Bruyn, William (Brereton) de Brereton Kt, Elizabeth (Brereton) Cholmondeley, Unknown (Brereton) de BRERETON and Randal Brereton
      Died about 1381 in Brereton, Cheshire, England



  • Sources 
    1. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for William Brereton, person ID GFXG-564. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for William Brereton, person ID GN4Q-JXV. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for Elena Egerton, person ID L28J-ZP2. (Reliability: 3).