Person:William Brereton (37)

SIR WILLIAM BRERETON was born in April 1473, Brerton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, to Sir Andrew Brereton (1448-1527) and Agnes Legh (1445-1493.) He married (1) Alice Savage; (2) *Eleanor Unknown about 1508 of Clifton, Cheshire, England; (3) Elanor Egerton.

William Brewerton died 4 February 1541, Kikenny, Ireland, age 68.

Biography Sir William Brereton of Brereton, knight, was born in 1473 in Brereton, Cheshire, England.[1] William was the oldest son of Sir Andrew Brereton of Brereton and Agnes DeLeigh, daughter of Robert Ligh of Adlington.[2] [3] [4] His paternal grandparents were Sir William Brereton of Brereton and Phillipa Hulse, the daughter of sir Hugh and the sister of Thomas Hulse.[2] [4] William had nine siblings: 1. Elizabeth, who was married to 1) Phillip Ligh of Bouthes, son of Sir John Legh of Bouthes,[5] and Jane (Joane), daughter and coheir of Sir Thomas Ashton of Aston/Asheton, knight, in co. Lancashire[6] and 2) John Carrington of Carrington;[4] [2] 2. Katherine wife of Sir Thomas Smith of Hough;[4] [2] 3. Alice wife of William Morton of Little Morton;[4] [2] 4. Maud/Matilda wife of John Damport of Damport/Davenport of Davenport;[2] [4] 5. Ellen, wife of John Fitton of Gawsworth;[4] 6. John Brereton of Leek in Staff.[4] 7. Andrew[4], served in Ireland, was a member of the privy council, and was recalled in 1550 for quarrelling with Con Bacach O'Neilll, first earl of Tyrone[3]; 8. Matthew[4] 9. Johanna, wife of Laurence Dutton of Marshe, brother and heir of Sir Thomas Dutton of Dutton[4] His father, Andrew, married twice, his second wife was Anne Done and there are no records of children from this marriage,[2] Ormerod does not record Andrew's second marriage to Anne Done. His father's younger brother Hugh Brereton of Wimbersley, also married an Anne Done, the daughter of Robert, the younger son of John Done of Utkinton. [2] [4] Is this the same Anne? William's father also had two illegitimate daughters whose mothers are not recorded:[2] 1. Katherine, wife of William Bowyer of Knipsley, and 2. Elizabeth, wife of John Smith of Oldlaugh [Oldhaugh Harl. 1050]. Marriages and Children William married Alice, daughter to Sir John Savage.[2] [3] [4] They had one child:[2] [3] [4] 1. William, who married Anne, daughter of Sir William Boothe of Dunham. After Alice's death, William married Elenor/Eleanor, daughter to Sir Randoll/Ralph Brereton of Ipstones,[2] [3] and the widow of John Egerton of Wrinehill.[4] [7] William and Eleanor had three sons and five daughters:[2] [3] [4] 1. Richard/Ralph Brereton of the Lea, who married Thomasine, daughter and heir to George Ashley of Ashley, esq, and from whom the Breretons of Ashley are descended[7], and 2. Mary, wife of Sir Warbuton of Arley. 3. Margaret, who was married to 1) William Goodman and 2) William Mostyn; 4. Henry; 5. Katherine, who was married to 1) Edward Fulleshurst of Crewe and 2) Roger Brereton; 6. Elen, wife of Robert Dokenfeld of Dokenfeld; 7. Anne, wife of David Kynaston of Hanney, baptised on 1 January 1547-8 at Brereton; 8. John, a captain in Ireland; Career William was knighted before 1523.[3] In September, 1534, Sir William was in Chester awaiting ships to transport him to Ireland,[8] where he was going with Lord Deputy Sir William Skeffyngton.[9] Sir William was welcomed by the citizens of Dublin on 17 October. In March 1535 he led the storming party which captured Maynooth Castle,[3] rebellion of Lord Thomas Fitzgerald,[9] After Skeffington's death in 1535, Brereton returned to England where he was made deputy chamberlain of Chester.[3] On 2 October 1539, Sir William sailed for Ireland with a broken leg and two hundred and fifty archers.[3] In Ireland he was made marshal of the army in Ireland and a member of the Irish privy council.[3] He participated in the fighting against Desmond in Munster, despite his broken leg.[3] Lord Deputy Leonard Gray wrote to King Henry VIII from Drogheda on 14 March 1540, urging his suit for a furlough, and this was not his first request. On 1 April, the King replied to Gray and Sir William Brereton, that he was temporarily recalling Gray and Brereton was to act as Lord Justice.[10] On 8 May 1540, J Alen and Brabazon wrote to Essex that Sir William Brereton was elected and sworn Lord Chief Justice of Ireland.[10] Lord Justice Brereton wrote to Essex on 17 May from Trim that there was "Peace with O'Neill. O'Conor burns Kildare, No security with Desmond."[10] On 12 June, The Council in England wrote to William that Gray was committed to the Tower and his property was taken in charge.[10] On 7 July, 1540, Sir Anthony St Ledger was appointed lord deputy and on his arrived in Ireland on 12 August, Sir William was relieved of his post of lord justice. Sir William fought at Odrone in the autumn of 1540.[3] Death Sir William died at Kilkenny on 4 February 1540-1, and is believed to be buried in St Canice church there.[3]

About Sir William Brereton, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland • Sir William Brereton1,2 • M, #44399, b. 1473 • Father Sir Andrew Brereton b. c 1440 • Mother Agnes Legh b. c 1445 • Sir William Brereton was born in 1473 at of Brereton, Cheshire, England. He married Alice Savage, daughter of Sir John Savage and Dorothy Vernon, circa 1498 at of Clifton, Cheshire, England.1 Sir William Brereton married Eleanor Brereton, daughter of Sir Randle Brereton, Chamberlain of Chester and Eleanor Dutton, circa 1519.3 • Family 1 Alice Savage b. c 1472 • Child • Sir William Brereton b. c 1506 • Family 2 Eleanor Brereton b. c 1498 • Child • Mary Brereton+4,2 b. c 1520

Sir William Brereton BIRTHSir William Brereton BIRTH 1473 Cheshire, England DEATH 4 Feb 1541 (aged 67–68) Ireland BURIAL Non-Cemetery Burial, Specifically: Buried in Ireland 1473 Cheshire, England This William Brereton married first Alice Savage and then second his cousin, Eleanor Brereton. She is not the same Eleanor who married Edgerton. Sir William Brereton was chief justice and lord high marshal of Ireland. He succeeded his Uncle William (his father Andrew's brother).

He had one child with Alice and eight children with his second wife Eleanor. This is the line where several of his children begin to have Irish descendants.

See the attached biography from: Dictionary of National Biography, 1901 supplement

"The future lord justice was knighted before 1523, and served on various local commissions, in which it is difficult accurately to distinguish him from contemporary William Breretons. In October 1534 he was sent with Sir William Skeffington [q. v.] to Ireland when Henry VIII"The future lord justice was knighted before 1523, and served on various local commissions, in which it is difficult accurately to distinguish him from contemporary William Breretons. In October 1534 he was sent with Sir William Skeffington [q. v.] to Ireland when Henry VIII resolved to substitute a firmer control for the rule of Kildare. It was rumoured that the Irish had captured Dublin, and Skeffington sent Brereton to effect a landing, while he himself proceeded to Waterford. The rumour proved false, Brereton was welcomed by the citizens on 17 Oct., and a week later Skeffington followed him. In the ensuing operations against the Irish Brereton was Skeffington's right-hand man, and he led the storming party which captured Maynooth Castle in March 1534-5. After Skeffington's death at the end of the year, Brereton returned to England, where he became deputy chamberlain of Chester.

On 2 Oct. 1539 Brereton was ordained to levy two hundred and fifty archers, and proceed with them to Ireland. Returning home one day from musters he broke his leg, but nevertheless he sailed for Ireland early in November. On his arrival he was made marshal of the army in Ireland and a member of the Irish privy council. In spite of his broken leg he took an active part in fighting against Desmond in Munster during the winter, and when Henry VIII recalled Lord Leonard Grey [q. v.] the deputy, Brereton was on 1 April 1540 commanded to act as lord justice during his absence. On 7 July Sir Anthony St. Leger [q. v.] was appointed lord deputy, and on his arrival at Dublin on 12 Aug. Brereton ceased to be lord justice. During the following autumn he was fighting in Odrone. He died at Kilkenny on 4 Feb. 1540-1, and is said to have been buried in St. Canice church, though Graves and Prim make no mention of him in their history of that cathedral.

Brereton married, first, Alice, daughter of Sir John Savage, by whom he had issue one son, William, grandfather of Sir William Brereton (1550-1630), who in 1624 was created Baron Brereton of Leighlin, co. Carlow (his portrait, painted by Lucas de Heere, was No. 682 in the third loan exhibition at South Kensington). He married, secondly, Eleanor, daughter of Sir Ralph Brereton of Ipstones, by whom he had issue three sons and five daughters ; his son, Sir Andrew Brereton, served in Ireland, was a member of the privy council, and was recalled in 1550 for quarrelling with Con Bacach O'Neill, first earl of Tyrone [q. v.] " … Family Members Spouse Eleanor Brereton Brereton 1478-1567

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