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William Bernard (abt. 1603 - 1665)

Col William Bernard
Born about in Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire, Englandmap
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Husband of — married before 28 Nov 1653 in Virginiamap
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Died at about age 62 in Virginiamap
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Biography

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William Bernard was born in Northamptonshire, England.
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William Bernard is a Qualifying Ancestor of the Jamestowne Society
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William Bernard was a Virginia colonist.

William was the son of Francis Barnard and Mary Woolhouse. He was born in about 1603, quite possibly in Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire where his father lived.[1][2]

In 1622 William went to Virginia, sailing on the Furtherance. He went back and forth between Virginia and England several times before 1642.[1][2][3] He is listed in musters in Virginia in 1623/4 and 1624/5.[4] In 1639 he was appointed a tobacco inspector for Isle of Wight County (his last name is pelt Barnett).[5] From 1641 to 1665 he was a member of the Council of Virginia.[1][2][4] He was a justice of the peace for Isle of Wight County in 1646.[3]

In about 1640 William resided in Nansemond County, Virginia.[6] In 1642 he was granted a patent for 1200 acres in the Isle of Wight County, Virginia.[1][2] He was also granted 600 acres in Lancaster County.[5]

William was one of the Viriginians who sought to introduce the cultivation of silk into the colony: in this connection, a versified version of some letters to Virginia Ferrar describes him as ""worthy Bernard that stout Colonel".[5]

William married Lucy Higginson (widow of Lewis Burnell (who died in 1653) and daughter of Robert Higginson and Joanna Tolesey) sometime before 28 November 1653,[1][2][3] when she was named as his wife in a land transaction in Virginia.[7] They had three children:

William died on 31 March 1665. His wife survived him, going to to marry Phillip Ludwell.[1][2]

Research Notes

William Bernard is double first cousin to Richard Bernard who immigrated from England to Virginia about 22 years after William. Being a double first cousin is the same genetically as being a sibling. William and Richard have the same grandparents - all four of them, because their fathers, Richard Bernard and Francis Bernard, who were brothers, married the Woolhouse sisters, Elizabeth and Mary.[1][2]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Douglas Richardson. 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. I, p. 188, BERNARD 16, Google Books
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), Vol. I, p. 346, BERNARD 19
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Clayton Torrence. Winston of Virginia, and allied families, Whitten and Shepperson, 1927, pp. 115-118, Internet Archive
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jamestowne Society: Berkeley-Biggs, accessed 15 October 2022
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Lyon Gardiner Tyler. Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Vol. I, Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1915, pp. 117-118, Internet Archive
  6. ↑ William Armstrong Crozier. Virginia Heraldica, Vol. V, the Genealogical Association, 1908, pp.71-72, Internet Archive
  7. ↑ Bullock, Helen. Wetherburn's Tavern Historical Report, Block 9, Building 31, Lot 20 & 21. Colonial Williamsbrg Foundation Library (Ser. 1165) (1990), available here.
  • Annie Lash Jester and Martha Woodroof Hiden. Adventures of Purse and Prson, Viriginia, 1607-1625, Order of First Families of Virginia, 1956, pp. 93-95, Familtsearch
  • Higgins, Sophia Elizabeth. The Bernards of Abington and Nether Winchendon; a family history, Vol. IV, Longmans, Green & Co, 1904, p. 318, Internet Archive
  • Stott, Clifford. The Higginson Family of Berkeswell, Warwickshire, and its American Descendants, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2018) Vol. 172, p. 96
  • Frederick Lewis Weis, with additions and corrections by Walter Lee Sheppard and William R Beall. The Magna Carta Sureties, 1215, 5th edition, Genealogical Publishing Company, 1999, p. p. 66, line 46/15

Acknowledgements

Magna Carta Project

This profile was re-reviewed for the Magna Carta Project by MichaelCayley on 15 October 2022.
William Bernard is listed in Magna Carta Ancestry as a Gateway Ancestor (vol. I, pages xxiii-xxix) and was identified by the Magna Carta Project in a project approved/badged trail (reviewed in March 2015) to Magna Carta Surety Baron John FitzRobert. Over time, the project identified other badged trails connecting this Gateway to surety barons Roger le Bigod, Hugh le Bigod, Richard de Clare, Gilbert de Clare, John de Lacy and Saher de Quincy. William Bernard is also the Gateway in a Richardson-documented trail to Robert de Ros (vol. 1, pages 186-188 BERNARD) and another trail, to surety William d'Aubigny, branches off that Ros trail. These trails were badged in October 2022. All the trails named above are outlined in the Magna Carta Trails section, below.
See Base Camp for more information about identified Magna Carta trails and their status. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".

Magna Carta Trails

Badged trail to FitzRobert (2015):
Gateway Ancestor William Bernard (badged/re-reviewed 15 Oct 2022)
1. William is the son of Francis Bernard (badged/re-reviewed 17 October 2022')
2. Francis is the son of Francis Bernard (badged/100% 5-star)
3. Francis is the son of John Bernard (badged/100% 5-star)
4. John is the son of John Bernard (badged/100% 5-star)
5. John is the son of Margaret Scrope (badged/100% 5-star)
6. Margaret is the daughter of Henry le Scrope (badged/100% 5-star)
7. Henry is the son of Margaret Neville (badged/100% 5-star)
8. Margaret is the daughter of Ralph Neville (badged/100% 5-star)
9. Ralph is the son of John de Neville (badged/100% 5-star)
10. John is the son of Ralph de Neville (badged/100% 5-star)
11. Ralph is the son of Euphame Clavering (badged/100% 5-star)
12. Euphame is the daughter fo Robert FitzRoger (badged/100% 5-star)
13. Robert is the son of Roger FitzJohn (badged/100% 5-star)
14. Roger is the son of Magna Carta Surety John FitzRobert
Badged trails to the Bigods, Lacy, Quincy and the Clares (after 2015):
9. Ralph Neville is the son of Maud Percy (badged/100% 5-star)
10. Maud is the daughter of Idoine de Clifford (badged/100% 5-star)
11. Idoine is the daughter of Robert de Clifford (badged/100% 5-star)
12. Robert is the son of Isabel Vipont (badged/100% 5-star)
13. Isabel is the daughter of Isabel FitzJohn (badged/100% 5-star)
14. Isabel is the daughter of Isabel Bigod (badged/100% 5-star)
15. Isabel is the daughter of Magna Carta Surety Hugh le Bigod
16. Hugh is the son of Magna Carta Surety Roger le Bigod
11. Idoine de Clifford is the daughter of Maud de Clare (badged/100% 5-star)
12. Maud is the daughter of Thomas de Clare (badged/100% 5-star)
13. Thomas is the son of Maud de Lacy (badged/100% 5-star)
14. Maud is the daughter of Magna Carta Surety John de Lacy
14. Maud de Lacy is the daughter of Margaret de Quincy (badged/100% 5-star)
15. Margaret is the daughter of Robert de Quincy (badged/100% 5-star)
16. Robert is the son of Magna Carta Surety Saher de Quincy
13. Thomas de Clare is the son of Richard de Clare (badged/100% 5-star)
14. Richard is the son of Magna Carta Surety Gilbert de Clare
15. Gilbert is the son of Magna Carta Surety Richard de Clare
Badged Richardson-documented trail to Ros (MCA 1:186-188 BERNARD):
7. Henry le Scrope is the son of Richard le Scrope (badged/R&A 30 Oct 2022)
8. Richard is the son of Margaret Tiptoft (badged/R&A 3 Nov 2022)
9. Margaret is the daughter of Robert de Tibetot (badged/100% 5-star)
10. Robert is the son of John de Tibetot (badged/100% 5-star)
11. John is the son of Agnes de Ros (badged/100% 5-star)
12. Agnes is the daughter of William de Ros (badged/100% 5-star)
13. William is the son of Robert de Roos (badged/100% 5-star)
14. Robert is the son of William de Roos (badged/100% 5-star)
15. William is the son of Magna Carta Surety Robert de Ros
Badged trail to Albini:
13. William de Ros is the son of Isabel d'Aubigny (badged/100% 5-star)
14. Isabel is the daughter of William d'Aubigny (badged/100% 5-star)
15. William is the son of Magna Carta Surety William d'Aubigny




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S Y
Although the deed (below) where George Reade sold land to John Page was dated 25 Jun 1655, it shows Lucy being the wife of William Bernard as of 28 Nov 1653.

"... as foll (Vizt) one hundred Acres by Pattent Granted to Lewis Burwell and Lucy his wife the thirteenth of October Sixteen hundred fifty two, being purchased by Majr George Read of William Bernard Esqr and Lucy his wife, heire to Capt Robert Higginson the twenty Eight of November Sixteen hundred fifty three, and by ye Said Read Sold to John Page Esqr... by deed June ye twenty fifth Sixteen hundred fifty five,..."

Ref: https://research.colonialwilliamsburg.org/DigitalLibrary/view/index.cfm?doc=ResearchReports%5CRR1165.xml&highlight=

posted by S Y
Stevens-17832 Jen (Stevens) Hutton
Thanks, SY. Good find! I have adjusted the estimated date of his marriage to Lucy to reflect this earlier date.
posted by Jen (Stevens) Hutton
Gang-46 Robert Gang
Col. William Bernard is an eligible ancestor for Jamestowne Society
posted by Robert Gang
Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Yes, he is. If you click the link in footnote 4 - Jamestowne Society: Berkeley-Biggs, accessed 15 October 2022 - you'll find the Jamestowne Society's information on him:
​Bernard, William - A807; b. 1603, d. 1665, Lancaster Co. (Musters of 1623/4 and 1624/5), 1641-65 (Councillor).

His profile also has the Qualifying Ancestor sticker, which links to the main listing: http://www.jamestowne.org/qualifying-ancestors.html

posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Cayley-55 Michael Cayley
I plan soon to do some work on this profile for the Magna Carta Project

- now DONE

posted by Michael Cayley
edited by Michael Cayley
Holland-3338 Bettye (Holland) Carroll
Source: Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham, (Salt Lake City, Utah: 2013), Vol. I. page 346.

[Col.] William Bernard, born about 1603. He immigrated in the ship Furtherance to Virginia in 1622. He married before 1655 Lucy Higginson. They had one son, George, and two daughters, Lucy (wife of [Dr.] Edmund Gwyn and Edward Creffield), and Elizabeth (wife of Thomas Todd).

Thank you!

posted by Bettye (Holland) Carroll
Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
update: coding replaced by template

Hi! Please replace the coding for the Gateway template with the actual project box (see this page).

Thanks!

posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Keniston-36 Bob Keniston Jr.
Barnard-2004 and Bernard-131 appear to represent the same person because: Dates, parents match. Correct LNAB is Bernard.
posted by Bob Keniston Jr.
April (Dellinger) Dauenhauer
: Just an FYI - this profile has been identified for a Magna Carta Trail. We'll be working on this line shortly.
Read more about the Magna Carta project here: http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Magna_Carta
Follow our progress at Base Camp here: http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Magna_Carta_Team_Base_Camp
posted by April (Dellinger) Dauenhauer

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