Sir William Brereton & Lady Elizabeth Savage (nee Somerset)

Sir William Brereton
William was born about 1488 in Malpas.¹ 

• Birth Notes
  • William Brereton, born between 1487 and 1490, was the seventh son of Sir Randle Brereton of Ipstones, Shocklach, and Malpas, Knight Chamberlain of Chester, Knight Banneret and Knight of the body of Henry VII.

He died by execution, Beheaded, on May 17th, 1536 in London.  His burial was in London.^2 1 

• Death Notes
  • In May 1536, William Brereton, the queen's brother, George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford, Henry Norris, Sir Francis Weston and a musician, Mark Smeaton, were all tried and executed for treason and adultery with Anne Boleyn, the King's second wife.
    
    Many historians are now of the opinion that Anne Boleyn, Brereton and their co-accused were innocent.  Brereton's words as he faced the executioner's axe, "The cause whereof I die, judge not. But if you judge, judge the best," may be interpreted as a cautious declaration of his innocence which would avoid the forfeiture of his estates.
    
    An indication of his wife's continued trust in her husband is provided by her bequest to her son 9 years later: "one bracelet of gold, the which was the last token his father sent me."
    
    Name:    Sir William Brereton
    Birth Date:    1487
    Birth Place:    Cheshire, England
    Death Date:    17 May 1536
    Death Place:    London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Cemetery:    Chapel of Saint Peter-ad-Vincula
    Burial or Cremation Place:    London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
    Has Bio?:    Y
    Father:    Randle Brereton
    Mother:    Eleanor Brereton
    Spouse:    Elizabeth Brereton
    URL:    https://www.findagrave.com/mem...

Lady Elizabeth Savage (nee Somerset)
She died in 1545.