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     Lt.-Gen. Robert Brereton was born in 1747.¹ He was the son of Major William Brereton and Marion Edmonston.² He married Margaret Elizabeth Dexter, daughter of John Dexter and Anne Fish, on 2 March 1809.¹ He died on 30 June 1816.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in the Army.¹ He was commander of the Southern District, Ireland.¹ He held the office of Governor of St. Lucia between 1803 and 1807.¹ He purchased New Abbey in 1807 from Janetta Brereton.¹ He lived at New Abbey, Kilcullen, County Kildare, Ireland^G.¹

     John Dexter married Anne Fish, daughter of Reverend John Fish.¹

     Margaret Elizabeth Dexter was the daughter of John Dexter and Anne Fish.^2,1 She married Lt.-Gen. Robert Brereton, son of Major William Brereton and Marion Edmonston, on 2 March 1809.¹ She died on 14 April 1850.¹
     From 2 March 1809, her married name became Brereton.

     Major Robert Brereton was born illegitimately on 25 September 1788.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Gen. Robert Brereton.² He married Henrietta Dasant Sadler in September 1816.¹ He died on 5 August 1852 at age 63.¹
     He lived at Clifton College, Clifton, Bristol, England^G.¹ He retired from the military in 1842, with the rank of Major, late of the Black Watch.¹

     Henrietta Dasant Sadler was born circa 1790.¹ She married Major Robert Brereton, son of Lt.-Gen. Robert Brereton, in September 1816.¹ She died in 1828.¹
     From September 1816, her married name became Brereton.

     Robert Edward Perceval Brereton was born on 26 April 1821.¹ He was the son of Major Robert Brereton and Henrietta Dasant Sadler.² He married Caroline Lavinia Bridget Sabine, daughter of John Sabine.¹ He died on 5 October 1853 at age 32, without issue.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 76th Foot.¹

     Caroline Lavinia Bridget Sabine was the daughter of John Sabine.¹ She married, firstly, Robert Edward Perceval Brereton, son of Major Robert Brereton and Henrietta Dasant Sadler.¹ She married, secondly, Richard Tilyer Blunt, son of Captain Thomas Tilyer Blunt, on 9 February 1857.¹ She married, thirdly, Brereton Frederick Hall Todd, son of Francis Todd and Caroline Perceval Brereton, in November 1876.¹ She died on 9 May 1906.¹
     Her married name became Brereton. From 9 February 1857, her married name became Blunt.¹ From November 1876, her married name became Todd.¹

     Robert Kean married Elizabeth Crofts, daughter of William Crofts.¹
     He lived at Hermitage, Ennis, County Clare, Ireland^G.¹

     Elizabeth Crofts is the daughter of William Crofts.¹ She married Robert Kean.¹
     Her married name became Kean.¹

     William Paul Barry Brereton was born on 13 February 1843.¹ He was the son of Major William Robert Brereton and Catherine King Barry.² He married Maria Jane Elliott, daughter of Charles B. Elliott, on 20 June 1877.¹ He died on 17 March 1886 at age 43.¹
     He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the 69th and 35th Regiments.¹