William Gerard, Esq., of the New Hall

Not the same as William Gerrard, Knt., Lord Chancellor of Ireland

William Gerard

• Sex: M
• Birth: 19 JUN 1518 in Newhall, Ashton, Under Lym, Lancashire, England
• Death: 19 DEC 1558 in Ponty Pool, Gwent, Wales
• Father: Sir Thomas Bryn Gerard b: ABT 9 JAN 1487 in Newhall, Ashton, Under Lym, Lancashire, England
• Mother: Margaret de Trafford b: 6 JUN 1470 in Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales
• Marriage 1 Constance Rowson b: 1537 in England

Children

• 1. Has Children Thomas [@] Gerard b: ABT 1540 in Ashton, Lancashire, England

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William Gerrard was born in England.

This profile is part of the Gerard Name Study.

WILLIAM GERARD, the third son of Thomas Gerard and Margery Trafford had no title, but he was considered a Gentleman. He succeeded to the family inheritance from his brother Sir Thomas Gerard [II], who was a Knight and High Sheriff of Lancashire. There was a brother in between named John, and John was a priest. There are court papers telling about how Newhall succeeded to WILLIAM. THOMAS was the bastard child of WILLIAM GERARD. Thomas [II], uncle of THOMAS and brother of WILLIAM, was the inheriter of the estate, but he agreed with WILLIAM before his death to leave Newhall to WILLIAM's baseborn son, THOMAS. This he did.[1]

"Of Newhall, Lancaster, England"

A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, 2nd Edition ... https://books.google.com/books?id=kjme027UeagC&pg=RA1-PA144&lpg=RA1...

Disambiguation

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gerrard-293

Research Notes William Gerrard, d 1581, is a different person. See [this G2G post]. https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/81816/profile-william-gerard-1518-wiki.... Several differences emerge from various trees. According to the Wikipedia article: 1. William Gerard, Lord Chancellor of Ireland lived from 1518-1581, his parents were Gilbert Gerard and Elizabeth Davison. He married Dorothy Barton, daughter of Andrew Barton. His six children included Gilbert, Elizabeth who married Sir Edward Leighton and Sydney who married Sir John Wynne

GEDCOM Note

Life Sketch

Son of Sir Thomas Gerard, Kt and Margery Trafford Husband of Constance Rowson Father of Thomas Gerard Brother of Sir Thomas Gerard, MP; Elizabeth; Ann and Margaret Name: William Gerard Father: Sir Thomas Gerard b: ABT 1488 in Newhall, Ashton, Lancashire, England Mother: Margaret Trafford b: ABT 1487 Marriage 1 Constance Rowson b: 1537 in England Children 1. Has Children Thomas Gerard b: ABT 1540 in Ashton, Lancashire, England

"Of Newhall, Lancaster, England"

References

1. Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011). Vol. II, page 250, GERARD 11. < GoogleBooks >
2. Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, 2nd Edition .…. By Douglas Richardson. Gerard. Page 144. < GoogleBooks >
3. “His brother Sir Thomas Gerard was burned at the stake for alleged heresy on 7/30/1540 in Smithfield. He had converted to Protestantism.” http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~otstott/ind271.html NOT his brother. That Thomas, D.D., was a different man.