Biography of William Brereton 1st Baron Brereton 1550-1631
Paternal Family Tree: Brereton
Maternal Family Tree: Catherine Anne Grosvenor 1477
Before 20 Jan 1539 [his father] William Brereton (age 19) and [his mother] Jane Warburton (age 11) were married.
On 05 Feb 1550 William Brereton 1st Baron Brereton was born to William Brereton (age 30) and Jane Warburton (age 22).
On 26 Aug 1559 [his father] William Brereton (age 39) died.
On 20 Jan 1561 [his step-father] Lawrence Smith (age 46) and [his mother] Jane Warburton (age 33) were married at St Oswald's Church, Brereton [Map].
1579. Unknown Painter. Portrait of William Brereton 1st Baron Brereton (age 28).
In 1580 [his daughter] Mary Brereton Countess Thomond was born to William Brereton 1st Baron Brereton (age 29).
Around 1585 William Brereton 1st Baron Brereton (age 34) and his wife [his future wife] Margaret Savage (age 36) commissioned the building of Brereton Hall, Cheshire [Map]; a Prodigy House.
Margaret Savage:
In 1549 she was born to John Savage and Elizabeth Manners.
Before 25 Feb 1591 William Brereton 1st Baron Brereton and she were married. They were third cousins.
On 07 Apr 1597 Margaret Savage died.
Before 06 Sep 1590 [his mother] Jane Warburton (age 63) died.
Before 25 Feb 1591 William Brereton 1st Baron Brereton (age 41) and Margaret Savage (age 42) were married. They were third cousins.
On 25 Feb 1591 [his son] John Bererton was born to William Brereton 1st Baron Brereton (age 41) and [his wife] Margaret Savage (age 42).
On 07 Apr 1597 [his wife] Margaret Savage (age 48) died.
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Thomas Mildmay 1st Baronet (age 38) was created 1st Baronet Mildmay of Moulsham.
John Molyneux 1st Baronet (age 30) was created 1st Baronet Molyneux of Teversall in Nottinghamshire.
Richard Molyneux 1st Baronet (age 51) was created 1st Baronet Molyneux of Sefton. Frances Gerard Lady Molyneux (age 42) by marriage Lady Molyneux of Sefton.
Estrange Mordaunt 1st Baronet (age 39) was created 1st Baronet Mordaunt of Massingham Parva.
Richard Musgrave 1st Baronet (age 26) was created 1st Baronet Musgrave of Hartley Castle in Westmoreland.
[his former brother-in-law] John Savage 1st Baronet (age 61) was created 1st Baronet Savage of Rocksavage in Cheshire.
Henry Savile 1st Baronet (age 32) was created 1st Baronet Savile of Methley.
William Sedley 1st Baronet (age 53) was created 1st Baronet Sedley of Ailesford in Kent.
Edward Seymour 1st Baronet (age 48) was created 1st Baronet Seymour of Berry Pomeroy. Elizabeth Champernowne Baroness Seymour by marriage Lady Seymour of Berry Pomeroy.
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John Tufton 1st Baronet (age 67) was created 1st Baronet Tufton of Hothfield. Christian Browne Lady Tufton by marriage Lady Tufton of Hothfield.
William Twysden 1st Baronet (age 45) was created 1st Baronet Twysden of Roydon in Kent. Anne Finch Lady Twysden (age 37) by marriage Lady Twysden of Roydon in Kent.
John Wentworth 1st Baronet (age 28) was created 1st Baronet Wentworth of Gosfield. Catherine Finch Lady Wentworth (age 23) by marriage Lady Wentworth of Gosfield.
William Wentworth 1st Baronet (age 49) was created 1st Baronet Wentworth of Wentworth Woodhouse in Yorkshire.
Henry Willoughby 1st Baronet (age 31) was created 1st Baronet Willoughby of Risley in Derbyshire.
Philip Wodehouse 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Woodhouse of Wilberhall. Note. Date uncertain.
Richard Worsley 1st Baronet (age 22) was created 1st Baronet Worsley of Appuldurcombe.
John Wynn 1st Baronet (age 58) was created 1st Baronet Wynn of Gwydir.
On 14 Jul 1615 [his former brother-in-law] John Savage 1st Baronet (age 65) died. His son Thomas Savage 1st Viscount Savage (age 29) succeeded 2nd Baronet Savage of Rocksavage in Cheshire. Elizabeth Darcy 1st Countess Rivers (age 34) by marriage Lady Savage of Rocksavage in Cheshire.
In 1618 William Brereton 1st Baron Brereton (age 67) installed a memorial to the Brereton family when their remains were brought from St Mary's Church, Astbury, Cheshire and reinterred in the Chancel of St Oswald's Church, Brereton [Map]. The family motto "Opitulante Deo" being "God being my Helper". The inscription: In ancient times when this Church of Brereton was a donative chapel within the parish of Astbury, the ancestors of William Brereton (age 67) knight, Baron of Malpas, (who erected this monument in 1618 A.D.), had been buried in the Churchyard at Astbury, where ancient monuments of some of them still remain at this date, marked in English with the words "Knightes burialls". But after the said chapel was made a parochial church, the ancestors of the said William Berereton, knight, patron of this Chapel of Brereton, were buried in this chancel, except those who died in countries abroad.
On 11 May 1624 William Brereton 1st Baron Brereton (age 74) was created 1st Baron Brereton.
Before 28 Dec 1629 [his son] John Bererton (age 38) and [his daughter-in-law] Anne Fitton (age 35) were married. They were second cousin once removed.
On 28 Dec 1629 [his son] John Bererton (age 38) died.
On 01 Oct 1631 William Brereton 1st Baron Brereton (age 81) died. His grandson William Brereton 2nd Baron Brereton (age 20) succeeded 2nd Baron Brereton and inherited Brereton Hall, Cheshire [Map]. Elizabeth Goring Baroness Brereton by marriage Baroness Brereton.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of Malcolm III King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 13 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Louis "Lion" VIII King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Brereton
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Brereton 10th Lord Brereton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Andrew Brereton
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Brereton
GrandFather: William Brereton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Savage
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Savage
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Elizabeth Brereton
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Savage 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 1st Baron Stanley
10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Stanley 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Goushill Baroness Stanley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Savage 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Vernon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Vernon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Vernon
Father: William Brereton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
William Brereton 1st Baron Brereton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Warburton
GrandFather: Peter Warburton of Arley
Mother: Jane Warburton
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Winnington
GrandMother: Elizabeth Winnington
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Grosvenor
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Grosvenor
Great x 2 Grandfather: Randall Grosvenor
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Anne Grosvenor