Katherine Smith

• SMITH, Sir Lawrence (c.1516-82), of Chester and Hough, Cheshire.
• b. c.1516, 1st s. of Sir Thomas Smith, mayor of Chester, by Katherine, da. of Sir Andrew Brereton of Brereton. m. (1) by 1546, Agnes, da. of Sir Thomas Foulshurst of Crewe, 3s.; (2) Jan. 1561, Jane, da. of Sir Peter Warburton of Arley, wid. of Sir William Brereton I, 1 or 2 da. suc. fa. 1538. Kntd. 11 May 1544.1
• From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/sm... _________________________
• SMITH, Sir Lawrence (1515/16-82), of Chester and Hough, Cheshire.
• b. 1515/16, 1st s. of Sir Thomas Smith of Chester by Catherine, da. of Sir Andrew Brereton of Brereton. m. (1) by 1546, Agnes, da. of Sir Thomas Foulshurst of Crewe, 3s.; (2) Jan. 1561, Jane, da. of Sir Peter Warburton of Arley, wid. of Sir William Brereton of Brereton, 1 or 2da. suc. fa. 1538. Kntd. 11 May 1544.1
• From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/sm... ________________________
• A genealogical history of the dormant, abeyant, forfeited, and extinct peerages of the British empire (1978)
• https://archive.org/details/agenealogicalhi00burkgoog
• https://archive.org/stream/agenealogicalhi00burkgoog#page/n94/mode/1up
• Pg.74
  • BRERETON--BARON BRERETON.
• RALPH DE BRERETON (son of William de Brereton, and grandson of William de Brereton,) was father (besides a 2nd son, Gilbert, and a dau., Isolda, wife of Gilbert de Stoke,) of an elder son and heir.
• SIR WILLIAM BRERETON, of Brereton, Knt, living temp. JOHN and HENRY III., who m. Margery, dau. of Randle de Thornton, and had a son, RALPH, and a dau., wife of Thurstan de Smethwick. The former
• SIR RALPH BRERETON, of Brereton, Knt, had two sons, WILLIAM (SIR), and Gilbert, father of Henry and Sibella, wife of William de Bouths. The elder son,
• SIR WILLIAM BRERETON, of Brereton, Knt., m. the dau. of his guardian. Sir Richard de Sandbach, Knt., and was father of
• SIR WILLIAM BRERETON, of Brereton, Knt., who m. Roesia, dau. of Ralph de Vernon, and had issue,
  • I. WILLIAM, m. Margery, dau. of Richard de Bosley, and d. in his father's lifetime, leaving issue,
    • 1 WILLIAM (SIR), of whom presently.
    • 2 etc.
  • II. John, .... etc.
• Sir William was s. by his grandson,
• SIR WILLIAM BRERETON, of Brereton, living 49th EDWARD III., who m. 1st, Ellen, dau. of Philip, and sister and finally heiress of David Egerton, of Egerton, and by her had a son and successor,
  • WILLIAM.
• He m. 2ndly, Margaret, dau. of --- Done, of Utkinton, and widow of John Davenport, and by her had a son and two daus., .... etc.
• The eldest son,
• SIR WILLIAM BRERETON, of Brereton, m. 1st, in 1386, Angella, dau. of Hugh Venables, and by her had issue,
  • I. WILLIAM, d. before his father, having m. Alice, sister and heiress of Richard Corbett, of Leighton, and by her (who m. 2ndly, John Stretley, Esq.,) had issue,
    • 1 WILLIAM (SIR), successor to his grandfather,
    • 2 Ralph. .... etc.
  • II. Hugh. .... etc.
• Sir William m. 2ndly, Elena, dau. of Sir William Massy, of Tatton, Knt., and by her, who m. 2ndly, Sir Gilbert Halsall, Knt., had a son, .... etc.
• Sir William d. 4th HENRY VI., and was s. by his grandson.
• SIR WILLIAM BRERETON, of Brereton, Knt., who m. Philippa, dau. of Sir Hugh, and sister of Thomas Hulse, and had Issue,
  • I. WILLIAM, m. Katherine, dau. of Sir John Byron, and d.s.p.
  • II. ANDREW, (SIR), of whom presently.
  • III. John (Sir), .... etc.
• The eldest surviving son,
• SIR ANDREW BRERETON, of Brereton, Knt., m. Agnes, dau. of Robert Legh, of Adlington, and had issue,
  • I. WILLIAM (SIR), his heir.
  • II. John, of Leek, co. Stafford.
  • III. Andrew.
  • IV. Matthew.
  • I. Ellen, wife of John Fitton, of Gawsworth.
  • II. Alice, wife of William Moreton, of Little Moreton.
  • III. Elizabeth, m. 1st, to Philip Legh, of Boothes, and 2ndly, to John Carington, of Carington.
  • IV. Catherine, m. to Thomas Smith, of Hagh.
  • V. Matilda, m. to John Davenport, of Davenport.
  • VI. Johanna, m. to Lawrence Dutton, of Marshe, brother and heir of Sir Thomas Dutton, of Dutton.
• The eldest son and heir,
• SIR WILLIAM BRERETON, of Brereton, Knt.; chief justice and lord high marshal of Ireland, m. 1st Alice, dau. of Sir John Savage, Knt., of Clifton, and by her had a son, .... etc.
• The chief justice m. 2ndly, Eleanor, dau. of Sir Ralph Brereton, of Ipstones, co. Stafford, and widow of --- Egerton and by her had issue, .... etc. ______________________________
• Links
• http://www.brereton.org/Cheshire%20January%202013.pdf - SOME DATES ARE NOT CORRECT IN THIS LISTING & CONNECTIONS VERY CONFUSING

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