[3][4] William and his son John remained in Cheshire and were settled at Nantwich and Sound,[5] and a later inquisition refers to lands in Aston, Grafton, Handley, and Worleston.

[7] Following the deposition of Richard II, Crewe joined the Scottish expedition of 1400 under his new monarch, but little came of it after Henry IV ordered a preemptive English withdrawal.

[9] Cheshire remained a Ricardian stronghold after the king's deposition, and when Henry Percy arrived in the county and began recruiting for his army the Crewe family would provide at least two of the rebels from the Hundred of Nantwich.

[11] In the weeks after the battle, inquisitions post mortem were taken for both men, and their involvement in the rebellion incurred forfeitures of livestock and lands; William forfeited 21 cattle and 8 horses, as well as 32 acres of arable farmland.

[15] William had a brother, Thomas, who was of Wixford in Warwickshire, having left Cheshire to marry an heiress; as well as a sister, Elizabeth, who became Prioress of Chester.