'Breres1'
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Families covered: Breres of Bolland, Bryers (or Breres) of Chorley, Breres of Hamerton, Breres of Leeds, Bryers (or Breres) of Walton
| Thoresby identifies the arms of this family as "Ermine on a Canton, Gules, a Falcon Volant Or". | |||||||||||||||
| Olive Breres of Hamerton Hall in Bolland | |||||||||||||||
| m. Ann Sutherd of Samlesbury | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Breres of Hamerton Hall in Bolland | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Lister (dau of William Lister of Midhope then Thornton by Ann, dau of Roger Midhope of Midhope) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Olive Breres of Hamerton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Frances Tempest (dau of Henry Tempest by Isabel (natural dau of Sir Ingram Percy, son of Henry Earl of Northumberland), sister of Sir Stephen Tempest of Broughton | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Laurence Breres of Hamerton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Katharine Dudley (dau of Thomas Dudley of Tenworth, sister/heir of Edmund & Christopher) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Olive Breres of Hamerton then Leeds | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ann Fetherston (d 1706, dau of Rev. Christopher Fetherston of Bentham, son of Alexander of Fetherston Haugh) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Laurence Breres of Leeds (a 1712) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Robinson (dau of Arthur Robinson, son of Sir Arthur of Digbton) | |||||||||||||||
| (A)+ | issue (d by 1712) - John, Isabella, Frances | ||||||||||||||
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| Richard St. George starts with John of Chorley, father of Lawrance & Henry by dau/heir of _ Garston of Walton by dau/heir of _ Crosse by dau/coheir of Roger Walton of Walton. Dugdale, who does not mention Chorley at all, shows Lawrence only, not Henry, identifying his parents as ... | |||||||||||||||
| Roger Bryers (or Breres) of (Chorley &) Walton, Lancashire | |||||||||||||||
| m. Blanch Crosse (dau/heir of Richard Crosse of Liverpool (sister of Margaret who m. ?? Garston) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Lawrence Bryers (or Breres) of Walton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Gillibrand (dau of ?? Gillibrand of Chorley) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Roger Bryers of Walton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Harrington (dau of ?? Harrington of Hyton) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Lawrence Bryers of Walton (d c1613) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Molineux (dau of Richard Molineux of Hawkley) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Roger Bryers of Walton (b c1604, a 03.1664) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Margery Fazakerley (dau of Robert Fazakerley of Walton) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Lawrence Bryers (dsp c1662) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Clifton (dau of St. Cuthbert Clifton of Litham, widow of William Latham of Mosborrow) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Robert Bryers (b c1632, a 03.1664) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Molineux (dau of John Molineux of Newhall) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Alice Holme of Maghull | |||||||||||||||
| b.+ | other issue - Lawrence in Liverpool, Thomas, Robert | ||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | other issue - Edward, Robert | ||||||||||||||
| B. | John Bryers of Adlington, Lancashire | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Andrew Bryers (or Breres) of the Isle of Wight | ||||||||||||||
| i.+ | issue - William, Richard, John | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Henry Bryers (or Breres) of Chorley | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Bowlinge of Chorley | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Alexander Breres of Chorley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ellyn Gellybrand (dau of Thomas Gellybrand of Chorley) duplication with above? | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Breres of Marton (3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Shawe (dau of Thomas Shawe of Carnock) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Edmond Breres of Brockhall | ||||||||||||||
| m. Eliza Tyldesley (dau of Thomas Tyldesley (Attorney General of Lancashire) | |||||||||||||||
| a.+ | issue - Alexander (b c1601), Thomas, Edward, Tyldesley, Fleetwood, Ann | ||||||||||||||
| iii.+ | other issue - Henry of Preston, Thomas of Bolton | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : 'Ducatus Leodiensis' (Ralph Thoresby, 1715, p71)
(2) For lower section (originally uploaded 08.10.13 to BZmisc18) : Visitation (Richard St. George, Lancashire, 1613, Breres', MS1437, #94+96), Visitation (William Dugdale, Lancashire, 1664-5, 'Bryers of Walton')
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