Gerard
Family of Bryn
Reference
sources -
- 1. Pedigree of Gerard, of Bryn, co.
Lancaster - Foster Pedigrees
- 2.
Knights of England, by Shaw
- 3. The English Jesuits
From Campion to Martindale, by Bernard Basset
- 4. Prisoners of the Tower
by A H Cook formerly Chief Warder at H.M.
Tower of London. (2 hand-written volumes)
- 5. 1575 will of - Dame Jane Gerard of Bromley in the
county of Staffs, widow - Lancashire Record
Society - Vol. 30 - Lancashire and Cheshire
Wills
- 6. Duchy of Lancaster:
Court of Duchy Chamber: Pleadings,
Depositions and Examinations, Series.II. Public Record Office Online Catalogue
PROCAT
- 7. Records of the
Palatinate of Lancaster (Ref. Public Record Office) - Lancashire Feet of Fines page.
- 8. Access to Archives (A2A) - Lancashire Record
Office
Gerard Knights - Ref. 2
| 1544 May 11 |
Thomas |
Gerrat
(Gerard) |
|
Knight
made by the Earl of Hertford at Leith in
Scotland |
Kt.
|
1553 Oct 2
|
|
Garret
|
Lord Fitzgerald
|
Knight Bachelor - made the day
after the Coronation of Queen Mary, in the
presence of the Queen, by the Earl of
Arundel, lord steward of the Household.
|
Kt.
|
1553
Oct 2
|
Thomas
|
Gerrard
|
|
Knight Bachelor - made the day
after the Coronation of Queen Mary, in the
presence of the Queen, by the Earl of
Arundel, lord steward of the Household.
|
Kt.
|
| 1555 |
William |
Garret
[Gerard] |
Lord
Mayor of London |
|
Kt.
|
1579 Jul 5
|
Gilbert
|
Gerard
|
Attorney
General, |
dubbed at Greenwich
|
Kt.
|
1579 Oct 11
|
William
|
Gerard
(Gerald)
|
Lord Chancellor of Ireland
|
dubbed in Ireland by Sir William
Drury Lord Justice
|
Kt.
|
1591 Sep 27
|
Thomas
|
Gerrard
|
|
Knight, made by Robert, Earl of
Essex, before Rouen
|
Kt.
|
| 1603
Jul 23 |
William |
Gerrard
(Garrard Garrett) |
of
Dorney Bucks Berkshire |
At
Whitehall, before the Coronation of King
James |
Kt.
|
1603
Apr 18
|
Thomas
|
Gerrard
|
of Bryn
|
dubbed by King James
|
Kt.
|
1610 Jun 2
|
Gilbert
|
Gerard
|
Lord Gerard
|
Knight of the Bath at the
creation of Prince Henry, Prince of Wales at
Durham House. Gilbert Gerard, son of and
afterwards 2nd Lord Gerard
|
K.B.
|
1615 Feb 26
|
John
|
Garrett (Garrard)
|
of Lamer, Herts.
|
At Whitehall
|
Kt.
|
1615 Mar 21
|
Thomas
|
Gerrard
|
|
at Royston
|
Kt.
|
1617 Aug 12
|
Charles
|
Gerard (Garrett)
|
of co. Middlesex
|
at Ashton Hall in Lancashire a
mansion of Lord Gerard's
|
Kt.
|
| 1628
Jun 29 |
Thomas |
Gerrard
(Garret) |
of
Leicester |
at
Whitehall |
Kt.
|
1641 Dec 3
|
George
|
Garret
|
|
At Hampton Court
|
Kt.
|
1641 Dec 3
|
Jacob
|
Gerrard
|
|
At Hampton Court
|
Kt.
|
- Prisoners of The
Tower of London - Ref. 4
| 1540 |
Thomas Gerard |
A convert to the doctrines of
Luther, was imprisoned in the Tower, then
taken on a hurdle to Smithfield and burnt as
a heretic on 30th July 1540.
|
| 1571 |
Sir Thomas Gerard |
Imprisoned in the Tower for
alleged involvement in the Ridolfi plot. |
| 1585 |
John Gerard |
A Jesuit imprisoned for
attempting to leave England without licence.
On release he went to Rome. |
| 1588 |
John Gerard |
A Jesuit, who returned to this
country, was betrayed by a servant, and
committed to the Tower and tortured. With the
help of John Arden, a Roman Catholic priest
and also a prisoner, he escaped from the
Tower in 1597. He was later suspected of
complicity in the Gunpowder Plot, and escaped
to Rome in 1606. |
- 1. Thomas Gerard of Kingsley
and Bryn
- Baptised -
- Burial -
- Father -
- Mother -
- Married - Douce,
daughter of Sir Thomas Assherton of
Ashton-under-Lyme
- Issue -
- 1.1 Peter
- 1.1 Peter Gerard
- Baptised -
- Burial - 1494 -
Winwick
- Father - Thomas Gerard
- Mother - Douce,
daughter of Sir Thomas Assherton of
Ashton-under-Lyme
- Married - Margaret,
daughter of Sir William Stanley of Hooton
(1464 - ) 1476 (Dispensation 1481)
- Issue -
- 1.1.1 Thomas
- 1.1.2 Joan -
married Richard Done of Uckington
- 1.1.3 Isebella -
married Sir Richard Langton (Baron of Newton,
Lancashire)
- 1.1.4 Alice -
married Thomas Radcliffe Esq. of Wymersley,
Lancashire
- 1.1.5 Jane -
married John Southworth Esq. of Samelsbury
- 1.1.1 Thomas Gerard
- Baptised -
- Burial - 1510
- Father - Peter Gerard
- Mother - Margaret
Stanley
- Married -
Margaret daughter of Sir Edmund Trafford
- Issue -
- 1.1.1.1 Thomas
- 1.1.1.2 Margaret
- married Peter Legh of Lyme
- 1.1.1.3 Catherine
- married 1552 Thomas Hoghton of Hoghton
Tower
- 1.1.1.4 Elizabeth
- married Richard Bold of Bold
- 1.1.1.5 Anne -
married Richard Assherton of Middleton
DL 41/257 Facts from
the 1510 Post Mortem Inquisition of
Thomas Gerard.
Ref.
6 .
- At Lancaster
- William Smith
- Thomas Gerard
- Ashton in
Makerfield, Wyndill, Garston, Skelmasdale,
Kirkby, Sutton, Melling, Golbourne
- Peter Gerard and
Margaret
- William Stanley
of Hooton, John Ashton, Peter Legh
- Richard Langton,
Robert Charnock, Roger Gerard, James
Strangways, Peter Warburton,
- 1.1.1.1 Thomas
Gerard
- Baptised -
- Burial - 1540
- Father - Thomas Gerard
- Mother - Margaret
Trafford
- Married - Jane (
- 1575) daughter of Sir Peter Legh of Haydoc
and Lyme
- Issue -
- 1.1.1.1.1 Sir Thomas
- 1.1.1.1.2
Catherine - married William Tarbock
30th July 1540 -
Thomas Gerard, a convert to the doctrines of Luther,
was imprisoned in the Tower, then taken on a hurdle
to Smithfield and burnt as a heretic. Ref. 4
Facts from the 1575 will of Dame Jane Gerard of Bromley in the county of
Staffs, widow. Ref. 5
- made - 20
November 1575
- Sir Thomas Gerard
- son
- Dame Elizabeth
Gerard - daughter in law
- Margaret Tarbock
and her sister Frances Tarbock - her
daughter's children
- Their 2 Uncles -
1) Dame Jane's son, and 2 ) Uncle Tarbock
(this must be Sir Edward Tarbock)
- Sir Peter Legh -
brother
- Henry Eccleston -
cousin
- George Legh -
brother
- Robert Charnocke
- son in law
- Ellen
Standley - sister
- Elizabeth Downes
- sister
- Alice Rowley -
sister
- Jane Worsley,
Edmunde Allat, John Langton, William Dorringe
- servants
- Margaret Allat,
Fraunces Whyte, Alice Knoell, Richard
Asseldey, Edmund Davy, Margery Langton,
- Executors - Sir
Thomas Gerard, Sir Peter Legh her brother,
Robert Charnocke her son in law, Henry
Eccleston her cousin, and Edmund Allat her
trusty servant
- Witnesses - John
Langton, William Doryngton, Elizabeth Downes,
and Alice Rowley
- Will is signed
- 1.1.1.1.1 Sir
Thomas Gerard
- Baptised -
- Burial -
- Father - Thomas Gerard
- Mother - Jane
Legh
- Married -
Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Port of
Etwall, Derbyshire
- Issue -
- 1.1.1.1.1.1 Sir Thomas Gerard
- 1.1.1.1.1.2 John Gerard - Jesuit Priest
- 1.1.1.1.1.3 Mary
Gerard - married John Jennison Esq. of
Walworth, Durham
- 1.1.1.1.1.4
Martha - married Michael Jennison, brother to
John Jennison Esq.
- 1.1.1.1.1.5X Sir
Thomas Gerard - illegitimate
Sir Thomas Gerard - Knight
Bachelor made 2nd October 1553, the day after the
Coronation of Queen Mary, in the presence of the
Queen, by the Earl of Arundel, lord steward of the
Household. Ref. 2
1571 Sir Thomas Gerard - imprisoned
in the Tower for alleged involvement in the Ridolfi
plot. Ref. 4
1585 - John Gerard a Jesuit Priest
- imprisoned in The Tower of London for attempting to
leave England without licence. On release he went to
Rome. Ref. 4
1588 - John Gerard returned to this
country, was betrayed by a servant, and committed to
the Tower and tortured. With the help of John Arden,
a Roman Catholic priest and also a prisoner, he
escaped from the Tower in 1597. He was later
suspected of complicity in the Gunpowder Plot, and
escaped to Rome in 1606. Ref. 4
John Gerard now in
exile, bought a site in Liege. The chief benefactor
being William Browne, brother to Lord Montacute,
helped by Sir William Stanley and Sir George Talbot,
John Gerard's relatives - Ref. 3
1586 - Records of the
Palatinate of Lancaster PL 17/48 - folios - 258, 259,
260, 261 and 262 - Land lease between Sir
Thomas Gerrard, Elizabeth his wife, their
son Thomas Gerrard Esq., Richard Standley, James Rogerson and William
Slyneheade, concerning 30 acres of pasture in Ashton
in Makerfield in the parish of Winwick. This
agreement is for the whole lifetime of Richard and
the whole lifetime of Thomas Standley, the second son
of William Standley, Richard's brother. - Ref. 7
- 1.1.1.1.1.1 Sir
Thomas Gerard
- Baptised -
- Burial -
- Father - Sir Thomas Gerard
- Mother -
Elizabeth Port
- Married 1) -
Cecily, daughter of Sir Walter Mansey of
Staplehurst, Kent
- Married 2) -
Mary, daughter of Sir James Hawes Lord Mayor
of London
- Married 3) -
Mary, daughter of William Dormer Esq
- Issue -
- Knighted by the
King 18th April 1603 Ref.
2
Records
held by Lancashire Record Office relating to Heighley
Carr - Ref. 8
LANCASHIRE
COUNTY QUARTER SESSIONS, Catalogue Ref. Q, ENROLLED
DEEDS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS, Deeds of bargain and sale
-
Sir
Thomas Gerarde of the Brynn and Thomas his
son and heir of Heighley Carr, to Thomas
Langton, esq., Baron of Newton-in-Makerfield
Wyndell - ref. QDD/9/m29 - 5 Jun 1597
Sir
Thomas Gerarde of the Brynne and Thomas his
son and heir of Heighley Carr, to Gylbert
Crofte of Wyndell, husbandman - ref.
QDD/9/m21 - 5 Jun 1597
Sir
Thomas Gerarde of the Brinne and his son and
heir Thomas of Heighley Carr, esq., to Peter
Nalior of Ashton-in-Makerfielde, yeoman -
ref. QDD/9/m2 - 5 Jun 1597
Sir
Thomas Gerard of the Brinne and his son
Thomas of Heighley Carr, esq., to Raphe
Morres of Newton-in-Makerfield, yeoman - ref.
QDD/5/m17d - 1 Sep 1598
Thomas
Langton, Baron of Newton, and Thomas Gerrarde
of Heighleygh Carr, gent, and his son and
heir, Thomas, to William Woddfall, citizen
and tayler of London. - Windle - ref.
QDD/12/m22 - 13 July 1599
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