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Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet (13 September 1604 – 7 April 1661), was an English religious Independent, author, and landowner from Cheshire. He was Member of Parliament for Cheshire at various times between 1628 and 1653, and during the First English Civil War , commander of Parliamentarian forces in the North Midlands .
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b. 13 Sept. 1604,1 1st s. of William Brereton of Handforth and Margaret, da. of Richard Holland† of Denton, Lancs. educ. Brasenose, Oxf. 1621, G. Inn 1623.2 m. (1) 1623, Susanna (d. 31 May 1637),3 da. of Sir George Booth of Dunham Massey, Cheshire, 1s. 3da; (2) 1641, Cicely, wid. of Edward Mitton of Weston, Staffs. and da. of Sir William Skeffingto...
J.p. Cheshire 1627-aft. 1658, Staffs. 1640-54, Surr. bef. 1650-aft. 1658;6 dep. lt. Cheshire by 1628-at least 1648;7 commr. charitable uses, Cheshire 1630, 1631,8 inquiry fees, Cheshire and Flints. 1634,9 recusants, Northern counties 1635, 1638,10 subsidy, Cheshire 1641, Poll Tax, Cheshire 1642,11 assessment, Cheshire 1643-60, Staffs. 1647-60, Surr...
Much of Brereton’s life has been dealt with fully elsewhere.18 The Breretons had resided in Cheshire since the thirteenth century but since then had split into many branches. At the age of six Brereton inherited Handforth Hall, a house in Chester called the Nuns and approximately 3,000 acres. His wardship was granted to his grandfather, Richard Hol...
William Brereton, c. 1487/1490 – 17 May 1536, was a member of a prominent Cheshire family who served as a courtier to Henry VIII.In May 1536, Brereton was accused of committing adultery with Anne Boleyn, the king's second wife, and executed for treason along with her brother George Boleyn, Henry Norris, Francis Weston and a musician, Mark Smeaton.
The town was under siege from December 1643 until January 1644, but in the Battle of Nantwich, on the 25 th of January 1644, the Royalist army under Lord Byron was soundly defeated by the Parliamentary forces under Sir Thomas Fairfax. After the war, Sir William Brereton was well rewarded for his efforts.
In June 1643 the castle was besieged by Sir William Brereton and his Parliamentary forces encamped around the church. Their guns caused considerable damage to the walls but the castle held out, with Bishop Robert Wright sheltering within.
Dec 30, 2020 · Brereton obtained a complete victory over the king's forces under Sir William Vaughan on 1 Nov. at Denbigh, and all hope of succour being cut off, the garrison at Beeston Castle surrendered the same month, and that of Chester in February 1645-6. Immediately advancing southwards against Prince Maurice with 1,000 foot, Brereton found that the enemy had disappeared.
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Beeston was seized by Parliamentary forces commanded by Sir William Brereton on 20th February 1643. On 13th December 1643 Captain Thomas Sandford mounted a daring Royalist counter attack, along with only eight soldiers he crept into Beeston at night and surprised the castle governor, Captain Thomas Steele, who surrendered on the condition that he would be allowed to march out of the castle ...
