20 BRERETON — BRIDGEWATER. IV. 1G80. J,. JOHN (BRERETON), BARON BliERETON OF LEIGnLIN [I.], s. and h. b. 2 and bap. 4 Dec. 16a9 at St Paul's, Covcnt Garden. He m. (lie. from Vic. Gen. 26 June 16S6) Mary, da, of Sir Thomas TirplNG of WheatBeld, Oxon, by Elizabeth, da. and coheir of Sir White Becossaw of Movies Court, Hant,", she being then aged 31 and a spinster. She d. before him. He d. a. p. at Brereton 1718. Admon 24 Oct. 171S and again 11 March 1723/1. "V. 1718, 5. Francis (Brereton), Baron Brereton of Leigulin to [I.], only surv. br. and h. ; b. 1 and bap. 2 May 1662 at St. Pud's, 1722. Covent Garden. He d. unm.(») at St. Andrew's Ifolboni and was bur. 11 April 1722 at Brereton afsd., when his Peerage became extinct.^) Admon. 24 May 1722 to Ins aunt Elilubetb Brereton, Spinster, an.l (after her death) U March 1723/4 to Sir Clobery Holte, Bart, and James Tyrrell, " Esq." cousins once removed and next of kin. BRIAN, see BRYAN. BRIDGEWATER or BRIDGWATER. Earldom, 1. Henry (Daudeney), Baron Daubeney, WftS (umler T i tj'i^ the .style of " Flam/ lkiwbcnev, Knight, hyrd Daubeiiey"), on IP July, to 1538, "cr. EARL OF BRIDGEWATER. He was s. and h. of Giles, , r Baron Daubeney, by Elizabeth, da. of Sir John Arundel of lilio. Lanherne, was b. Dec. 1493 ; sue. his Father in the Peerage 22 May 1508 ; K.B. 23 June 1509: served in the English army in Frauee, 1513 ; and was, in 1538, cr. Earl of Bridgewater, as above. He m. firstly, before 16 July 1517, Elizabeth, da. of George (KBVIU,), I.onD Abergavenny, only child by his 1st wife, Joan, da. of Thomas (Pitz Alas), Eari. ok Arundel. He m. secondly Katharine, widow of Sir Rees Ap Thomas, da. of Thomas (Howard), 2nd Duke of Norfolk, by his 2nd wife Agnes, da. of Hugh Tilney of Boston co. Lincoln. He d. s.p. 12 April 1548 when this Earldom (and the Barony of Daubeney cr. by patent 1486) became extinct. His widow was ilir. 11 May 1 554 in the Howard chapel at Lambeth, Surrey. Her vriU (unproyed) is in the principal Court of Probate. II. 1 G17- 1. John (Egeutun), Viscount Brackley and Baron Er.r.ESMERR, Water. EARL OF BRIDGEWATER, 27 May 261 7, within two months of the death of his Father, to whom such dignity is supposed to have been promised. He was 2nd but 1st surv. s. ami b. male of Thomas (kokMOH), Vis- count Biiacklky fto. (better known M Loud Chancellor EllesmkiiK) by hU 1st wife Elizabeth, da. of Thomas RaVEHSCBOFT and inherited the greater part of his Father's estates.^) He (as also his elder( d ) br.) served under the Earl of Essex in Ireland and was there knighted fat Ch. Ch.) 8 April 1590 ; Baron of the Exchequer of Chester, 1599-1005 : M.P. for Salop 1601 ; K.B. 24 July 1603; M.A Oxford, 30 Aug. 1605 ; sate. Ins Father in the Peerage 15 March 1616/7, and, was shortly afterwards cr. Eart of (") On 14 Feb. 1687/S he had lie. from the Vic-Gen. office to marry Mary Frances, Dow. Viscountess Kilmorey [I.], about 23 and a widow. This marriage however never took place and the Lady m, S May 1690, Tbeophihis (Hastings), Earl of Huntingdon. ( b ) On the death s.p. (1872) of Charles Holte Bracebridge of Atherstone Hall co. Warwick (/>. Hi March, 1 799j and of his only sister, both being children of Mary Eliza- beth, only da. and h. of Sir Charles Holte, Bart, of Aaton Hall in that co. (whose great grandmother Jane, wife of Sir Robert Holte, Bart., was sister of the 2nd Lord Brereton), the whole of the issue of Sir John Brereton, (the only s. of the 1st Baruu), is presumed to have become extinct, and the representation of the family to have devolved on the daughters and coheirs of Mary, Countess of Thonioud [I.J, the only da. of the first Lord Brereton. (=) He sold the estate of Dodleston, Cheshire (purchased by his Father in 1582), where his parents and elder br. were buried. (d) See ante, p. 2, note"'-'." ■
