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Families covered: Brereton of Burres, Brereton of Eccleston, Brereton of Honford (Hanford), Brereton of Ipstones, Brereton of Malpas, Brereton of Shoclach, Brereton of Tatton

                               
Randle Brereton of Malpas
m. Alice Ipstones (dau of William de Ipstones)
1. Randle Brereton of Ipstones & Malpas
  m. Katherine Bulkeley (dau of William Bulkeley of Eaton)
A. Randle (Randoll) Brereton
  m. Emma (heir of John Carington of Carington)
  i. Sir Randle Brereton of Ipstones, Shoclach and Malpas (a 1522, Chamberlain of Chester)
  m. Eleanor Dutton (dau of Piers Dutton of Hatton)
  a. Sir Randle Brereton of Shoclach and Malpas
The following is supported by Visitation (Cheshire, 1613, Brereton of Chester).
  m1. Elenor Egerton (dau of Phillip Egerton of Olton)
  (1) Anne Brereton
  m2. Isabel or Elizabeth Butler (dau of Thomas Butler of Bewsey)
  (2) Sir Randle Brereton of Malpas (a 1566)
  m. Mary Griffeth (dau of Sir William Griffeth, Chamberlain of North Wales)
  (A) Sir Randle Brereton of Malpas (d 1611)
m. Frances Throgmorton (dau of Robert Throgmorton of Coughton)
  (i) Mary Brereton
  m. Sir Richard Egerton of Ridley (dvp 1627)
  Possibly of this generation, but (if so) of which marriage is not known, were ...
  (3) Elizabeth Brereton but see earlier Elizabeth below
  m. James Starky of Oulton (d 1557)
(4) Jane Brereton
  m1. Nicholas Robinson, Bishop of Bangor (d 03.02.1584-5)
  m2. Arthur Price of Vainor or Vaynor
  b. Sir Richard Brereton of Tatton (d 1577)
  The following is supported by Visitation (Cheshire, 1580, Brereton of Tatton).
m. Joan Stanley (dau of William Stanley of Tatton (son of Sir William of the Holt by Elizabeth Hopton) by Jane, dau/heir of Sir Jeffrey Massy of Tatton)
  (1) Richard Brereton (dsp)
  (2) Geoffrey Brereton of Tatton
  m. Alice Leycester (dau of Peter Leycester of Nether Tabley)
  (A) Richard Brereton of Tatton (dsp 1598)
  (B) Anne Brereton
  (3) Elenor or Anne Brereton
  m1. _ Bouthe of Barton
  m2. Sir William Damport of Bromhall
  c. Sir Roger Brereton of Wolsacre in Mallpas (6th son)
  m. Katherine Brereton (dau of Sir William Brereton of Brereton)
  (1) Roger Brereton
  m. Mary Bagnall (dau of Sir Ralfe Bagnall)
(A) Roger Brereton
  (2) Elizabeth Brereton
  m. _ Barwick
  (3) Elenor Brereton
  m1. _ Brackenbury
  m2. Ralfe Barton of Nottinghamshire
  d. Sir William Brereton (d 1536, Chamberlain to King Henry VIII)
  m. (1530) Elizabeth Somerset (dau of Charles Somerset, Earl of Worcester, widow of Sir John Savage)
  The following is supported by Visitation (Cheshire, 1613, Brereton of Chester).
  (1) Henry Brereton (dsp)
  (2) Thomas Brereton of Barrow, Cheshire
  m. Jane Bagott (dau of _ Baggott of Brethill)
(A) William Brereton of Barrow
  m. _ Chantrell (dau of Arthur Chantrell of Chester)
  (B) John Brereton, Mayor of Chester (d 1631)
  m. Elynor Haslow (dau of Christopher Hasselwall or Haslow of Aldford, widow of John Taylor of Whuitley & John Ashton of Moston)
  (i) John Brereton (b 1611-2, dvp)
  e. Sir Urian Brereton of Honford or Hanford or Handforth or Handford (d 19.03.1578, 9th son)
  The following is supported by Visitation (Cheshire, 1580, Brereton of Hanford) & Visitation (Cheshire, 1663, Brereton of Malpas).
  m1. Margaret Honford (dau of William Honford (or Hanford or Handford) of Honford, relict of Sir John Stanley)
  The following is supported by Ormerod (Cheshire, vol 3, Honford and Brereton of Honford).
(1) Randoll Brereton of Honford (dspl bur 03.12.1583)
  partner unknown
  (A) Thomas Brereton
  (2) William Brereton of Honford, Sheriff of Cheshire (d 05.06.1601, 2nd son)
  m. (1548) Katherine Hurleston (dau of Roger Hurleston of Chester, m2. Sir Randle Mainwaring)
  (A) William Brereton of Honford or Hanford (bpt 13.10.1584, d 18.02.1609-10, 2nd son)
  m. Margaret Holland (bur 14.04.1609, dau of Richard Holland of Denton)
  (i) Sir William Brereton, 1st Bart of Honford (b c1605, d 07.04.1661, parliamentary general)
  m1. Susan Booth (dau of Sir George Booth, Bart of Dunham)
(a) Sir Thomas Brereton, 2nd Bart of Honford (b 1632, dsp 07.01.1673)
  m. Theodosia Ward (dau of Humble Ward, Lord of Birmingham)
  (b) Frances Brereton (bur 21.11.1676)
  m. Edward Ward, Lord Dudley, Lord Ward of Birmingham (b 1631, d 03.08.1701)
  (c) Susannah Brereton (b 1627)
  m. Edmund Lenthall (son of Sir John of Great Haseley)
  (d) Catherine Brereton (b 1635, d young)
  m2. Cicely Skeffington (dau of Sir William Skeffington, Bart of Fisherwick)
  (e) Cicely Brereton (d 12.07.1704)
  m. (before 1677) Edward Brabazon, 4th Earl of Meath (b c1638, dsps 22.02.1707)
(f) Mary Brereton
  (ii) Richard Brereton probably the Richard who married ...
  m. Mary Booth (dau of Richard Booth)
  (iii) Urian Brereton (dsp)
  (iv) Margaret Brereton
  m. (1620) Richard Egerton of Ridley
  (B) Dorothy Brereton
  m. Charles Wishes of Copgrove
  (C)+ other issue - Urian (d young), Richard (d young), Jane (d young), Joan
  (3) Edward Brereton of Whickleswick, Lancashire (bur 29.01.1605-6) had issue
  m. Catherine Lathom (d 23.09.1628, dau of George Lathom or Latham of Irlam)
  (4) Jane Brereton
  m. (div) Edward Leigh of Baggilegh
(5) Sibilla Brereton
  m. Thomas Leigh of Adlington, Sheriff of Cheshire (b 1547, a 1588)
  (6)+ other issue (dsp) - Richard, John (rector of Malpas), Cuthbert
  m2. Alice Trafford (bur 16.06.1578, dau of Sir Edmund Trafford of Trafford)
  (9) Dorothy Brereton
  m. George Redish or Reddiche (son of Otes)
  (10) Mary (not Marteaux) Brereton
  m. Alexander Barlow of Barlow (b c1521, d 26.08.1584)
  (11)+ other issue - Urian, Margaret (dsp)
  f. Elenor Brereton
  m(1). Sir William Brereton of Brereton
  This may have been the Eleanor who (also) married ...
m2. Sir Philip Egerton of Egerton and Oulton (d 1563)
  g. Jane Brereton
  Visitation (Cheshire, 1580, Brereton of Malpas) shows this Jane as married to Sir John Hanmer whilst Visitation (Cheshire, 1663, Brereton of Malpas) shows a Jane of the next generation (daughter of Alice Trafford) as married to Sir Thomas Hanmer of Hanmer. The dates suggest that it was this Jane who married ...
  m. Sir Thomas Hanmer of Hanmer (d 20.02.1545)
  h. Anne Brereton
  m1. John Harcourt of Raunton
  m2. John Persall of Horsley
  i. Elizabeth Brereton but see later Elizabeth above
  Elizabeth's 1st husband is identified by Visitation (Cheshire, 1580, Brereton of Malpas) as Richard Cholmeley but by Visitation (Cheshire, 1663, Brereton of Malpas) as ...
m1. Richard Shakerley
  m2. Sir Randoll Manwaring of Peever (b c1495, d 06.09.1557)
  f.+ other issue - John, Thomas (rector of Malpas), Peter (parson of Haswall, vicar of Oswestry), Robert (a 1566)
  The following comes from Visitation (Cheshire, 1613, Brereton of Wettenhall) with support from Visitation (Cheshire, 1580, Brereton of Eccleston).
  partner unknown
  n. Randall Brereton of Eccelston, Cheshire
  m. Catherine Manley (dau of Nicholas Manley of Poulton)
  (1) John Brereton of Eccelston (d 1567-8)
  m1. _ Florence of Holt
  (A) Jane Brereton
m. Thomas Holme of Codington
  m2. Catherine Dutton (dau of Foulke Dutton, alderman of Chester)
  (B) Richard Brereton of Wettenhall & Eccelston (d 1625-6)
  m1. (11.01.1573) Maud Hurleston (dau of Richard Hurleston of Picton)
  (i) John Brereton (a 1613, 2nd son)
  m. Atholanta Pigott (dau of Thomas Pigott of Chetwind)
  (a) Richard Brereton
  The following comes from Visitation (Cheshire, 1663, Brereton of Wettenhall).
  m. Mary Harnage (dau of Edward Harnage of Welwardine)
  ((1))+ issue - Edward (b c1649), Thomas, Dorothy, Katharine
  (b)+ issue - Thomas, Dorothy (b c1613)
(ii) Elizabeth Brereton
  m. Edward Cotton of Cotton (bur 21.1.1618)
  (iii)+ other issue - George (b c1577), Hugh, Edward
  m2. Elinor Davenport (dau of Hugh Davenport of Calveley, widow of Thurston Holynshead)
  (C) John Brereton of London (3rd son)
  m. _ Reiner of Lincolnshire
  (i)+ Henry Brereton
  (D) Mary Brereton
  m. William Aldersey of Chester
(E) Dorothy Brereton
  m. Robert Bellett of Denbigh
  (F) Ursula Brereton
  m. John Hampton of Middlewicke
  (G)+ other issue - Randall, Brian
  (2) Thomas Brereton (dsp)
  (3) Ann Brereton
  m. Anthony Venables
(4) Margaret or Elizabeth Brereton
  m. Robert (Roger) Massye of Coddington (d 20.04.1533-4)
  (5) Alice Brereton
  m. Robert Vaudry of Riddings
  (6) daughter
  m. _ Plankney of Cheshire
  ii. Ralfe Brereton of Iscoed or Iscoid probably of this generation
  a. Margery Brereton
  m. Sir John Holford
  iii. Humfrey Brereton of Malpas probably of this generation
  a. Emme Brereton (coheir)
  m. John Dod of Edge (a 1485)
  B. Margaret Brereton possibly of this generation
  m. Thomas Dymock of Willington Hall & Penley (d 16.12.1487)
  partner(s) unknown
  C. Randle Brereton of Eccleston
  D. Owen Brereton ancestor of Breretons of Coddington
2. William Brereton 'of Borasham' of Burres, Denbighshire
  m. _ Wyld (dau/heir of _ Wyld of Burres)
  A. Edward Brereton 'of Borasham'
i. John Brereton
  a. Owen Brereton
  (1) Edward Brereton
  m. Dorothy Hanmer (dau of Richard Hanmer of Hanmer) wife of Edward of Burras, possibly mother of ...
  (A) Owen Brereton of Burres (d 1595)
  We presume that this Owen, the last mentioned in Visitation (Cheshire, 1580, Brereton of Malpas), was the same person as the Owen (d 1595) who is first mentioned by Griffith.
  ii. (Sir) Randle Brereton possibly of this generation
  The following connection comes from MGH (vol 1, 1868, 'Humphreys Pedigree', p187) which identifies Randle as son of Edward of Borasham son of William of Borasham. Various web sites identify them as the above Edward & William.
  m. Margaret (dau of Ellis ap Ellis Eyton of Rusbon ap John Eytn ap James ap Madoc of Eyton descended from Elider ap Rees sais)
  a. Jane Brereton
  m. Robert (son of Edward son of Edward son of Edward)
  B. Parnell Brereton possibly of this generation
  m. David Povey of Shoklich (Shocklach)
  C. Elizabeth Brereton possibly of this generation
  m. John Povey (brother of David)
3. Elizabeth Brereton possibly of this generation
  m. Nicholas Bruen of Tarvin

Main source(s): BEB1841 ('Brereton of Honford' (both main & supplement)), Visitation (Cheshire, 1580 & 1663, 'Brereton of Malpas') with support/input as reported above
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