My name is Jeanie Atkins and my maiden name was Brewerton. I have discovered via DNA testing that my family relates to the Brereton name. We have connections via DNA to Brereton families from Cheshire and Ireland.
There is a site that relates to the Irish Breretons at www.irishbreretons.tribalpages.com. That site has been set up to be a collaborative tree. The aim being to gather many of the Irish Brereton trees together and to see if by DNA testing we can find the most recent common ancestor of these trees.
Another site, owned by Alyn Brereton, focuses on the Breretons of the surrounding areas of Wybunbury, Nantwich.
I am starting this site along the lines of the Irish Brereton site. I hope that people who can trace their tree to Cheshire will get involved and have a DNA test or at
the very least, spread the word about these projects.
Information.
At the moment the DNA results we have show that there are 9 separate Brereton trees. There are two DNA results from the Norfolk line which shows by paper trail a connection to the Breretons of Brereton Hall.
There are two samples from Barbados whose family members live in Trinidad. They do not match any of the existing Brereton trees.
We need more tests, particularly from the descendants from Brereton Hall who live in Ireland.
If you wish to join in this great adventure and if you are a male Brereton, take a minimum of a Y-37 DNA test and if you are a male or female with Brereton ancestors up to 4th generation then take a family finder test. All tests to be taken via:
https://www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?Group=Brererton.
There is information on all aspects of taking a DNA test in the Stories link at the foot of the home page.
DNA tested.
Tree: (1) William de Brereton c1176. Brereton Hall, Cheshire x 2.
Single testers.
Tree: (2) John Francis Brereton, b. 1820’s, West Indies.
Tree: (3) Harold Warren Brereton. Adopted.
Tree: (4) James Brereton c1799 Tarvin, Cheshire.
Tree: (5) William Brereton c1752 Wybunbury, Cheshire
Tree: (6) William Brewerton c1765 Shotwick, Cheshire
Tree: (7) James Brereton 1790-1835 Staffordshire or Cheshire.
Tree: (8) Samuel Brereton 1808 Wybunbury, Cheshire.
Tree: (9) John Brereton 1596 = Ann Gardner Acton/Bunbury/Harthill.
The trees will be listed in date order rather than place.
There is a link to the head of each tree under their name.
Some trees have a coloured marker and others have place names next
to each name to help identify the tree.
William de Brereton c1176 = xxx. Brereton Hall. (Navy) Norfolk line DNA tested
Brereton
John Brereton 1596 = Ann Gardener. Bunbury/Acton/Nantwich/Harthill. (Aqua)
Acton
Ralph Brereton 1630-1717 = Mary Unknown. Nantwich.
Warrington
Thomas Brereton c1650 = Unknown. Wybunbury. (1650)
Wybunbury
Edward Brereton c1660 = Mary Fletcher. Chester. (Teal)
Chester
John Brereton c1749 = Betty Edwards. Wybunbury. (Red)
Wybunbury
William Brereton c1752 = Unknown. Wybunbury. (Yellow) DNA tested
Wybunbury
Samuel Brereton c1755 Wybunbury. (George=Mary)
Wybunbury
George Brereton c1775 = Mary Taylor. Wybunbury. (Betley)
Betley
Ralph Brereton c1775 = Alice Owen. Norton. (Purple)
Halton
George Brereton c1776 = Mary Jackson. Weston. (Weston)
Weston
Joseph Brereton c1771 = Mary Hamlet. Sandbach. (Sandbach)
Sandbach
Thomas Brereton c1790 = Hannah Unknown. Astbury.(Astbury)
Astbury
Benjamin Brereton c1794 = Ann Furness. Romiley,Hyde, Stockport. (Romiley)
Romiley
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John Brereton c1796 = Ann Potts. Alsager. (Green)
Alsager
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James Brereton c1799 = Ann Unknown. Ashton, Tarvin. (Tarvin) DNA tested.
Ashton
George Brereton c1799 = Hannah Farrington. Wheelock, Cheshire. (Sandbach x2)
Sandbachx2
George Brereton c1800 = Mary Keen. Wybunbury. (Odd Rode)
Wybunbury
Thomas Brereton c1804 = Frances Forster. Wybunbury. (Wybunbury x 2 )
Wybunbury
John William Brereton c1805 = Elizabeth Harding. Adlington. (Biddulp)
Biddulp
William Brereton 1811 = Julia E Gregory. Wybunbury. (Blue)
Wybunbury
John Brereton c1820 = Martha Foxley. Wybunbury.
Wybunbury
John Brereton c1830 (may be the son of George = Mary Keen) = Ann Davies. Astbury.
Astbury
Collection of Brereton families connected to the district of Stockport, Cheshire.
Stockport