Margery (Thornton) de Brereton (abt. 1190 - 1240)

Born about 1190 in Thornton, Cheshire, England

Wife of William (Brereton) de Brereton — married [date unknown] in England

Descendants

Died 1240 at about age 50 in England

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Following Ormerod, Marlyn Lewis shows Margery Thornton as the daughter of Randle de Thornton. ^[1]

Ormerod does not specify which Randle de Thornton, and in the Ormerod reference for Randle de Thornton no daughter Margaret is provided. Therefore Margaret has been de--linked as a daughter of Randle de Thornton.

1194 Marriage to Sir William Brereton

Marlyn Lewis shows Margery Thornton married to Sir William Brereton, son of Ralph de Brereton. ^[1]

Ormerod observed that "William de Brereton, son and heir of Ralph, by deed without date receives from Randle "de Torhaunt," in frank marriage with Margery his daughter, all the rents which Thomas de Warial held from Peter father of the said Randle, in Middlewich hundred." ^[2]

Ormerod was basically the source for John Brereton who wrote in 1909 and added a marriage date: "About 1194 William de Brereton son of this last Ralph received a deed at the time of his marriage to Margery, daughter of Randle de Torhaunt, eight witnesses signing the contract. This William was knighted by Henry III in 1208, the beginning of honors held in the Brereton family for over five hundred years"^[3]

Parents often contracted marriages for children in this time period, so it is possible that a person born in 1190 was married in 1194, although the marriage would of course not have been consummated until later.

Death

Ormerod (1819) on page 51 showed Margery, daughter of Randle de Thornton, married to Sir William Brereton, son of Ralph de Brereton, of Brereton, kt, "living temp Johan and Hen III." ^[4]King John lived 1199 to 1216 and Henry III from 1216 to 1272.

Marlyn Lewis shows William Brereton "died after 1215", which is literally true, but it gives the suggestion that he died "about" 1215, which would not be true if he lived into the reign of Henry III.

Robert Maitland Brereton who wrote in 1904, shows a death date of 1216:^[5] Sir William de Brerton III, fourth Lord of Brereton who died in 1216 had now married Margery, daughter of Sir Randle de Thornton, of Thornton, Cheshire.

Issue

1. daughter ^[1]
2. Sir Ralph Brereton+ died about 1275 ^[1]

Research Notes

Margery's birth had been shown as 1190, with no source.

Family Search

The entry in Family Search on 30 November 2020 illustrates the accretions of dates and relationships when sources are not required.^[6]

• Margery de Thornton was born 1190 in Thornton, Cheshire, England, and died about 1240 in Cheshire, England. She was also known as Margery de Torhaunt
• She was the daughter of Randle le Roter de Thornton (1162–1244) and Amicia Cicely Kingsley (1211–1244)
• About 1187 Margery married Lord William de Brereton (1170–1216)
• Margery was the mother of

1. Ralph de Brereton Lord/Baron of Brereton (1207–1282)
2. William Brereton

Family Search: Siblings

Amicia Cicely Kingsley and Randle le Roter de Thornton I had 11 children:

1. Matilda Maud Thornton (1168–1215)
2. Sir Alan de Thornton (1186–1250)
3. Sir Robert Thornton (1189–1244)
4. Margery De Thornton (1190–1240)
5. Sir Allen Roter De Thornton (1192–Deceased)
6. Randolph Thornton (1194–1244)
7. Agnes de Thornton (1206–Deceased)
8. Cecilia Thornton (1213–Deceased)
9. Randal Roter (1216–Deceased)
10. Alice de Thornton (1226–1268)
11. Randolph (Randal) THORNTON (Deceased)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Marlyn Lewis. Our Royal, Titled, Noble and Commoner Ancestors and Cousins. Entry for Margery Thornton Cites Ormerod, History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, 1819, p. 51. Last edited 4 April 2020. Accessed 30 November 2020 jhd
2. ↑ George Ormerod. The history of the county palatine and city of Chester;.... London, 1819. Volume III Brereton Parish p. 47, 51 Accessed 29 November 2020 jhd
3. ↑ John Brereton, "Brereton; a Family History, p. 9 (San Francisco: self-published, 1909), https://books.google.com/books?id=jUI2AAAAMAAJ&dq=Brereton&pg=PA9#v=onepage&q&f=false
4. ↑ Ormerod, 1819, page 51
5. ↑ Robert Maitland Brereton. Breretons of Cheshire, 1100 to 1904 A. D. by the author, Portland, Oregon 1904. Page 70 Accessed 29 November 2020 jhd
6. ↑ Family Search Profile for Margery de Thornton Accessed 30 November 2020 jhd

See also:

• Stocking, Charles Henry Wright,. The history and genealogy of the Knowltons of England and America. New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1897.Original data:
• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=13248593&pid=1468349802