Click to expand/collapse all notes

Click to expand/collapse all other details

Sir John Brereton

John was born on February 25th, 1591 in Brereton cum Smethwick.

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.

John's father was Lord William Brereton and his mother was Margaret Savage. His paternal grandparents were Sir William Brereton MP and Jane Warburton. He had two brothers and a sister, named Robert, William and Mary. He was the youngest of the four children. He had a half-brother named William. He died at the age of 38 on December 28th, 1629 in Cheshire. His burial was on December 31st, 1629 at St. Oswalds (Malpas).¹

Death Notes
- Aged 38 years in 1629 when he died.

General Notes
- Died before his father.

Social & Emotional Relationships
- John and John Brereton were distant.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Andrew Brereton
  
  Sir William Brereton III
  - b.~  1473 in Brereton cum Smethwick d.14 Feb 1541 in Kilkenny
  
  Agnes Leigh
  
  Sir William Brereton
  - b.~  1500 d.1534
  
  Alice Savage
  
  Sir William Brereton MP
  - b.1521 in Sandbach d.04 Sep 1559
  
  Anne Booth
  
  Lord William Brereton
  - b.06 Feb 1550 in Brereton cum Smethwick d.01 Oct 1631 in Cheshire
  
  Jane Warburton
  - b.~  1525 d.>  1550
  
  Sir John Brereton
  - b.25 Feb 1591 in Brereton cum Smethwick d.28 Dec 1629 in Cheshire
  
  Margaret Savage
  - b.1549 in Clifton d.07 Apr 1597 in Brereton cum Smethwick

Personal Timeline

Click here for details of John's family with Lady Anne Fyton

¹ FindAGrave