William BRERETON

1326 - Abt 1381  (54 years)

• Name	William BRERETON  [1]
  Birth	14 Feb 1326	Egerton, Cheshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  MilitaryService	1346	Crécy-en-Ponthieu, Somme, Picardie, France   [2]
  	MilitaryService
  MilitaryService	1347	Nájera, La Rioja, Spain   [2]
  	MilitaryService
  _FSFTID	GN4Q-JXV
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GN4Q-JXV
  _UID	130F4BD07C5145C5A37EC633E2426F60215E
  Death	Abt 1381	Brereton, Cheshire, England   [1]
  Person ID	I594767045	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2023

  
  

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

  
  

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

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret DONNE,   b. 1342, Woodford, Cheshire, England d. 30 Mar 1417, Woodford, Cheshire, England (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1354  [2]
  Children	1. Elizabeth BRERETON,   b. Abt 1360, Brereton, Cheshire, England d. Abt 1422, Cheshire, England (Age ~ 62 years)
  Family ID	F536728828	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2023

  
  

• 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. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for William Brereton, person ID GFXG-564. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for William Brereton, person ID GN4Q-JXV. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for Elena Egerton, person ID L28J-ZP2. (Reliability: 3).