William Brereton, b: 1473 -

^{1512 Michelangelo paints Sistine Chapel}
^{1534 Henry VIII controls English church}
^{1538 Cortes conquers Mexico}
^{1547 Ivan the Terrible rules Russia}
^{1558 Elizabeth I is England's queen}

^{1479 Formation of kingdom of Spain}
^{1488 Diaz rounds Cape of Good Hope}
^{1492 Columbus discovers West Indies}
^{1498 Vasco da Gama sails to India}
^{1503 Leonard da Vinci paints Mona Lisa}

^{1415 Battle of Agincourt}
^{1427 Portuguese reach the Azores}
^{1434 Medici rules in Florence}
^{1440 Gutenberg, printing w/type}
^{1453 End of Hundred Years War}



		^{Sir-Andrew Brereton}^{b.1448 Brereton, Cheshire d.}

	^{William Brereton}^b.1473 d.		^{Robert Leigh}^{b.1429 Lord Adlington, Ches d.1479}

		^Agnes Legh^{b.1456 Adlington, Ches d.}	^Isabella^b.1413 d.

^{Mary Brereton}^{b.1524 Brereton, Ches d.}			^{Ralph Brereton}^{b.1434 Brereton, Cheshire d.}

		^{Randle Brereton}^{b.1452 Cheshire. d.}	^{Catherine Bulkeley}^{b. Brereton, Cheshire. d.}

	^{Eleanor Brereton}^{b.1476 Ipsones, Cheshire. d.1567}

		^{Emma Carrington}^{b.1457 Carrington, Cheshire. d.}