Margery (Brereton) Sacheverell (abt. 1486 - bef. 1553)

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Sacheverell — married 28 Nov 1548 in Morley, Derbyshire, England

Descendants

Died before 16 Oct 1553 before about age 67 in Morley, Derbyshire, England

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Biography

Margery was the daughter of Ralph Brereton.^[1][2][3] Her mother was probably Johanna, who is recorded as Ralph's widow in a document of 1534.^[4] Her birth date and birth place are not known: her father had interests in Flintshire, Wales and Cheshire, England.^[5][6] Margery was her father's main heir.^[1][2][3]

Margery married twice. Her first husband was John Holford.^[1][2][7] A dispensation for the marriage was dated 1506.^[1][2][8] Ormerod in his History of Cheshire gives a marriage date of 20 April 1507.^[3] They had four children:

• Thomas^[1][2][3][7]
• John^[1][2][7]
• Christopher,^[1][2][3] who married Margaret, daughter of T Daniell of Tabley, Cheshire^[7]
• Alice, who married Piers Leycester^[1][2][3]

John Holford died before 28 November 1548 when Margery married again.^[9] Her second husband was Henry Sacheverell^[1][2][9] and the wedding was at St Matthew's, Morley, Derbyshire.^[9] She and her husband sued her son Thomas for her dower rights.^[10]

Margery was buried on 16 October 1553 at Morley, Derbyshire.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8} Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), Vol. I, p. 344, BRUEN 14, Google Books
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), Vol. I, p. 586, BRUEN 14
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} George Ormerod. The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, Vol. I, London, 1819, p. 495, Internet Archive
4. ↑ Cheshire Archives and Local Studies, ref. DCH/W/10, 'Grants and other documents relating to prem at Bettisfield, Tybroughton, Bronington, Iscoed, Willington, Croxton, Pendley, Overton Maddock et al, Meredith, Hanmer, Griffith, Yosseth, Brereton, Morris, Lloyd and Golborne families et al.', National Archives Discovery Centre entry, accessed 22 January 2021
5. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, Vol. I , p. 343, BRUEN 13, Google Books
6. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 585, BRUEN 13
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3} John Paul Rylands (ed.). The Visitation of Cheshire in the year 1580 (with Appendices covering Visitations in 1533 and 1591), Harleian Society, 1882, p. 125, Internet Archive
8. ↑ Cheshire Archives and Local Studies, ref. DCH/X/13/1, 'Papal dispensation for marriage between John Holford and Margaret Brereton', National Archives Discovery Centre entry, accessed 22 January 2021
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} Morley : St Matthew : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5817ca2ce93790eb7f94583a : viewed 11 Apr 2020) marriage Henry Sacheverell to Margery Holforde 28 Nov 1548.
10. ↑ The National Archives, ref. C 1/1159/1, 'Sacheverell v Hollforde', National Archives catalogue entry, accessed 22 January 2021
11. ↑ Rev Charles Derry. Notes on the Registers of Morley and Smalley, in 'The Journal of the Derbyshire Archaeological and Natural History Society', January 1879, p. 82, Internet Archive accessed 10 August 2014

• Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. Salt Lake City: the author, 2011. See also WikiTree's source page for "Magna Carta Ancestry".
• Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City: the author, 2013. See also WikiTree's source page for ‘’Royal Ancestry’’.

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Margery (Brereton) Sacheverell is descendant of Magna Carta Surety Baron Saher de Quincy in a Richardson-documented trail to Gateway Ancestor Obadiah Bruen (Magna Carta Ancestry, vol. I, pages 331-333 BRUEN) that was badged by the Magna Carta project 27 February 2021. See the Magna Carta Trails on John Bruen's profile to view the profiles in those trails.

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