Born about in England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Andrew Barton
and Anne (Stanley) Barton
Wife of
William Gerard MP
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Sidney (Gerrard) Wynn and Gilbert Gerard MP
Died [date unknown]
in England
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Biography
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Dorothy Barton was a daughter of Andrew Barton and Anne Stanley. [1]
The Barton family was wealthy sheep farmers who owned Smithills Hall from 1485 to 1659. Ownership of Smithills Hall passed by marriage from the Barton family to the Belasyse family. [2]
William Gerard and Dorothy Barton married at ?? England. Dorothy Barton was a daughter of Andrew Barton of Smithhills {sic}, Lancashire, England. [3]
William Gerard and Dorothy Barton had six children: four daughters and two sons. One of their sons was Gilbert Gerard. [4]
Sources
- The History of [the English] Parliament. British Political, Social & Local History. Volumes 1509 - 1558. Gerard, William II (by 1529 - [15]81), of Chester, Cheshire. Accessed by Michael Boynton on April 13, 2017 at 1:43PM. Available at HoP
- The History of [the English] Parliament. British Political, Social & Local History. Volumes 1509 - 1558. Andrew Barton (1497/1498 - 1549), of Smithhills in Deane, Lancashire and Holme, Nottinghamshire. Accessed by Michael Boynton on April 13, 2017 at 3:03PM. Available at http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/barton-andrew-149798-1549
- William Farrer and J. Brownbill. A History of the County of Lancaster. Volume 5. Salford Hundred: the Parish of Deane. London, England. 1911. Pages 1 - 5. Accessed by Michael Boynton on April 13, 2017 at 5:35PM. Available at British History Online at http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol5/pp1-5
- Smithills Hall. [Smithills, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England]. Wikipedia. Accessed by Michael Boynton on April 13, 2017 at 6:05PM. Available at https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithills_Hall
- N. M. S.! P. W. Hasler, Editor. The History of [the English] Parliament. Sir British Political, Social & Local History. Volumes 1558 - 1603. Gilbert Gerard of Chester, Cheshire, England (? - ?, after 1594). 1981. Accessed by Michael Boynton on April 16, 2017 at 2:10AM. Available at http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/gerard-gilbert
Footnotes
- ↑ The History of [the English] Parliament. Andrew Barton.
- ↑ Smithills Hall. Wikipedia.
- ↑ The History of [the English] Parliament. William Gerard II.
- ↑ The History of [the English] Parliament. William Gerard II.
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