Brereton was the son of Sir William Brereton of Brereton, Cheshire and was baptised on 6 February 1550.


Sir William (William I) "Baron Brereton" of Brereton
Born February 11, 1550 in Brereton, Cheshire, England
Son of William (Brereton) of Brereton and Jane (Warburton) Smith
Brother of Anne (Brereton) Smythe
Husband of Margaret Savage — married [date unknown] in Cheshire
Father of John Brereton

William died at the age of about 80 and was buried at Brereton.
Died October 1, 1631 [location unknown]

William wrote his Will on 20 May 1630 (copy available in Latin), when he noted that he was in good health but "dreading the uncertain hour of death". He died at his house on 1 Oct. 1631. Probate was granted on 16 February 1631/32.

Name:    William Brereton
Birth Date:    1550
Death Date:    1 Oct 1631
Cemetery:    St Oswald Churchyard
Burial or Cremation Place:    Brereton, Cheshire
Father:    William Brereton
Spouse:    Margaret Brereton
Children:    Robert Brereton, John Brereton, William Brereton

Born at Brereton Hall, Cheshire, England

Brereton was the son of William Brereton and was baptised at Collegiate Church, Manchester, in 1604.

Sir William died 7-April-1661 at Croydon Palace in Surrey aged 57.

Name:    William Brereton
Birth Date:    1604
Death Date:    7 Apr 1661
Death Place:    Croydon, London Borough of Croydon, London
Cemetery:    St Giles Churchyard
Burial or Cremation Place:    Newcastle-under-Lyme, Newcastle-Under-Lyme Borough, Staffordshire, England