William Gerrard (1518 - 1558)

Born 19 Jun 1518 in Ashton, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Constance (Rowson) Gerard — married 3 Jul 1537 in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales

Descendants

Died 19 Dec 1558 at age 40 in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales

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Biography

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]

Birth

19 JUN

Ashton, Lancaster, England

Death

1568 (or 1558)

Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales

Research Notes

William Gerrard, d 1581, is a different person. See [this G2G post].

Changes & Merges

• Gerrard--1(Gerard--1 is correct as it was mispelled previously)
• Gerrard-48

Sources

1. ↑ Edwin Beitzells's "History of the Girard Cheseldine Families. 1949.

• Royal Ancestry" Douglas Richardson Vol. III. p. 84
• Modrall

Acknowledgments

Magna Carta Project

William Gerrard appears in Magna Carta Ancestry in a Richardson-documented trail from Gateway Ancestor Thomas Gerard to Magna Carta Surety Baron Robert de Ros (vol. II, pages 248-252 GERARD). This trail has not yet been developed on WikiTree by the Magna Carta Project. The profiles on this trail are set out in the Magna Carta Trails section of the Gateway's profile.

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