BRERETON of Brereton

Notes: The manor of Brereton is one of the six dependencies of the barony of Kinderton, and in the Domesday Book, the tenant was Gislebertus Venator, who is probably the same man as Gislebert (Gilbert) De Venables, as the Venables family held the barony of Kinderton. The manor of Brereton was soon after granted to another family who assumed the name of the manor. Although it seems likely that the two families were related, particularly as their eventual arms were similar, there is no clear indication of the manner in which they were related. Ralph De Brereton is the first person in this family that is mentioned in records; this is as a witness together with Orme De Davenport, of a deed of Gilbert De Venables, date unknown but sometime during the reigns of William II or Henry I. He may have had two sons: William De Brereton, who is thought to be the ancestor of the Venables family, and another Ralph De Brereton, who witnessed the grant of Marton to Richard De Davenport in 1176. Davenport was married to Amabilia De Venables, indicating again that there were close ties between the families.

Notes: her father gave lands in Brindley/Brunlea to her husband in free marriage.

Married: Gilbert PRAYERS of Stoke (son of Randle of Praers, lord of Stoke, and Alicia of Newhall)

Married: John DAVENPORT (Sir) (son of Sir Thomas Davenport and Agnes Macclesfield)

Married 1: Ellen EGERTON (b. 1326 - d. 1352) (dau. of Sir Phillip Egerton and Ellen St. Pierre) ABT 1347

Married 2: Margaret DONNE (b. ABT 1342 - d. 30 Mar 1417) (dau. of Henry Done of Utkintonand Margaret Thornton)(w. of John Davenport - m.3 Gilbert Trussell) 1354

Notes: in 1375 her father, 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, Catherine and Margery, and the wardship of Richard, with the reversion of the dower of Matilda, widow of Richard Cholmondeley, who was the son of Hugh, the father of Richard, and the brother of William.

Married: William CHOLMONDELEY (d. BEF 1375) (son of Hugh De Colmondelegh and Catherine De Spurstowe)

William BRERETON (Sir)

Notes: a Writ regarding Isabel Egerton, wife of John Delves, knight, was issued on 14 Nov 1395, which resulted in an Inquisition taken at Stafford, on Thursday before Palm Sunday, 19 Richard II [1396], which found Isabel died on Sunday before St Luke last, and her heir was William son of William de Brereton, knight, aged 40 years and more, to wit, son of Ellen sister and heir of the said Isabel. Died in 1425/6 after participating in the battle of Pontorson under lord Scales.

Because both William and Angela were descended from Sir Ralph Vernon, they were considered consanguineous in the fourth degree on each side and needed a dispensation to marry, which Richard de Dounes, prior of the Carmelites of Chester confirmed on 12 Jun 1386, the proceedings stating that the indulgence was granted in consequence of the services of Sir Williamin the crusade against don Enrique, instrusive king of Castile.

Married 1: Angela VENABLES (b. ABT 1370 - d. BEF 1405) (dau. of Hugh Venables and Margery Cotton) 1386, Audlem, Cheshire, England

6. Ellen BRERETON

7. Matthew BRERETON (b. 1394 - d. 13 Mar 1460)

8. John BRERETON (b. 1396 - d. ABT 1426)

9. Henry BRERETON

10. Joan BRERETON

Married 2: Ellen MASCY (dau. of Sir William Mascy of Tatton) (m.2 Sir Gilbert Halsal)

Married: Alice CORBETT (b. BEF 1391 - d. 8 Sep 1458) (dau. of John Corbett and Joan Leighton) (m.2 John Streteley) 1407, Leighton, Montgomery, England

Notes: In 1435, King Henry VI, presented John Browne, clerk, to Malpas Church by reason of the minority of the son and heir of Sir William Brereton, Kt.

In Jun 1474, William, jointly with Robert Brereton, rector of Brereton, made over to the bishop and dean of Winchester, and to their heirs and assigns for ever, all his possessions in Lincolnshire; Williamwas the cousin of William Wainflete, bishop of Winchester, who was the son of father's sister, Margery.[4]

In 1484, at Chester, Thomas Fyton of Pownall, William Davenport of Broomhall, and Edward Fyton, esquires, gave to William Brereton, knight, and Dame Maud his wife, a bond for observance of covenants on the marriage of the said Thomas with Elizabethdaughter of the said Dame Maud.

Married 1: Philippa HULSE (dau. ofSir Hugh Hulse) 1436, Chester, Cheshire, England

Married 2: Maud DUTTON (dau. of Sir John Dutton and Margaret Savage) (w. of William Booth)