Sir John Brereton 
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Birth Notes
John Brereton
Born February 25, 1591 in Brewerton, Yorkshire, England
Son of William (Brereton) of Brereton and Margaret Savage
Brewerton is an old English spelling for Brereton, and the family lived at Brereton Hall, Brereton in Cheshire (not Yorkshire). Perhaps they came under the authority of the house of York after the War of the Roses when Richard Duke of York claimed the English throne.
Death Notes
Aged 38 years in 1629 when he died.
General Notes
Died before his father.
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Connections & Relationships
John and John Brereton were distant.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1473 in Brereton cum Smethwick d.14 Feb 1541 in Kilkenny
- b.~ 1500 d.1534
- b.1521 in Sandbach d.04 Sep 1559
- b.06 Feb 1550 in Brereton cum Smethwick d.01 Oct 1631 in Cheshire
- b.~ 1525 d.> 1550
- b.25 Feb 1591 in Brereton cum Smethwick d.28 Dec 1629 in Cheshire
- b.1549 in Clifton d.07 Apr 1597 in Brereton cum Smethwick
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John and Anne were married in a religious ceremony on April 18th, 1608 in Chester.2
Marriage/Union Notes
Year of Marriage: 1609
Last Name: Fitton
First Name: Anne
Spouse's Last Name: Brereton
Spouse's First Name: John
Place: Chester Archdeaconry Marriage Licences
County: Cheshire
Record source: Boyd's 1st Misc Series 1538-1775
Data provider: Society of Genealogists
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Children
Birth Notes
William Brereton, 2nd Baron Brereton of Leighlin was born on 28 February 1611. and baptised on 8 March 1611 at Gawsorth, Cheshire
He married Lady Elizabeth Goring, daughter of George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich and Mary Neville.
Forenames: Wm.
Surname: Brereton
Christening Date: 08 Mar 1611
Father's Forenames: John
Father's Surname: Brereton
Record Group: Part 1 - 44
Record Number: 1120
City or Town: Brereton-cum-Smethwick, Cheshire
Record source: Diocese of Chester parish registers of baptisms 1538-1910
Data provider: Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
This is NOT Sir William 1st Bt. 1604-1661, 1st s. of William Brereton of Handforth and Margaret. That is his uncle of similar age.
Death Notes
Name: William Right Honble. Lord Brereton
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 21 Apr 1664
Event Place: , Brereton-cum-Smethwick, Cheshire, England
Gender: Male
GS Film number: 2103922
Digital Folder Number: 004018949
Image Number: 00949
Birth Notes
Estimated between 1599 and 1653Birth Notes
Forenames: Jane
Surname: Brereton
Sex: Female
Christening Date: 11 May 1623
Father's Forenames: Jo
Father's Surname: Brereton
Record Group: Part 1 - 44
Record Number: 247
City or Town: Brereton-cum-Smethwick, Cheshire
Record source: Diocese of Chester parish registers of baptisms 1538-1910
Data provider: Cheshire Archives and Local StudiesBirth Notes
Forenames: John
Surname: Brereton
Christening Date: 21 Nov 1624
Father's Forenames: Jo
Father's Surname: Brereton
Record Group: Part 1 - 44
Record Number: 282
City or Town: Brereton-cum-Smethwick, Cheshire
Record source: Diocese of Chester parish registers of baptisms 1538-1910
Data provider: Cheshire Archives and Local StudiesDeath Notes
There is mention of a Will dated February 8, 1653/54: written by John of Nantwich, mercer, refering to his two sons, John and William, both under age, and an estate at Bartherton in the Parish of Wybunbury and tenements in Blacklow.
John is buried with his brother William (1611-1664) and both parents (and others) at St Oswald ChurchyardBirth Notes
Forenames: Edw.
Surname: Brereton
Christening Date: 03 Feb 1630
Location: Brereton-cum-Smethwick
Father's Forenames: Jo.
Father's Surname: Brereton
City or Town: Brereton-cum-Smethwick, Cheshire
Record source: Diocese of Chester Bishop's Transcripts of Baptisms
Data provider: Cheshire Archives and Local StudiesDeath Notes
Possibly Edward Brereton died in infancy, as later William (Brereton) of Leighlin was the only surviving son.
William (William II) Lord Brereton
William, known as William II, was born on February 28th, 1611 in Brereton cum Smethwick and his baptism took place on March 8th, 1611.
Mary Brereton
Mary was born about 1620 in Brereton cum Smethwick.
Jane Brereton
Jane was born in 1623 in Brereton cum Smethwick and her baptism took place there on May 11th, 1623.4
John Brereton
John was born in 1623 in Brereton cum Smethwick and his baptism took place there on November 21st, 1624.
Edward Brereton
Edward was born in January 1630 in Brereton cum Smethwick and his baptism took place there on February 3rd, 1630.4
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