Doctor Thomas Gerard

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Name Thomas Gerard [1, 2] Title Doctor Birth Bef 10 Dec 1608 Lancastershire, England [2, 3]
Christening 10 Dec 1608 Lancastershire, England Gender Male FSID GB5Y-P19 Burial 1673 Saint Mary's, Maryland, United States [2]
Death 15 Dec 1673 Virginia, United States Person ID I16 footsteps | Ancestors, Enoch, Lady Godiva, Charlamagne, Conqueor, Robert Capet II, GuyBuckman Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
Father John Thomas Gerard, b. 4 Oct 1585, Lancastershire, England d. Aft 17 Jun 1641, Lancastershire, England
(Age > 56 years)
Relationship natural Mother Isabell Of Winwick And Ashton, b. Between 1585 and 1588, Lancastershire, England d. Bef 16 Dec 1655, Lancastershire, England
(Age < 70 years)
Relationship natural Marriage 16 Feb 1607 Lancastershire, England [4, 5]
Family ID F19 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Susannah Snowe, b. 19 Apr 1609, Staffordshire, England d. Aft 18 Oct 1667, Saint Mary's, Maryland, United States
(Age > 58 years)
Marriage Bef 21 Sep 1629 Lancastershire, England Children + 1. Temperance Snow Gerrard, b. 1637, Lancastershire, England d. 4 Feb 1712, Maryland, United States
(Age 75 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+ 2. Judith Gerard, b. Abt 1640, England, United Kingdom d. Aft 16 Jun 1696, Saint Mary's, Maryland, United States
(Age > 56 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+ 3. Mary Gerard, b. 1652, Saint Mary's, Maryland, United States d. 1708, Saint Mary's, Maryland, United States
(Age 56 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
Family ID F20 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
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Photos __Imigrated Justinian Gerard Portrait of Dr. Thomas Gerrard
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Notes - Arrived on the ship The Arc and The Dove with Governor Leonard Calvert and others. Lord of the Manor, Patent Holder and Local Conservator of the Peace of St. Clement's Hundred in St. Mary's County, Member of Lord Baltimore's Council , Justice of the Provincial Court, Member of the Ass e m b l y , Physician, and Planter.
Thomas Gerard , surgeon, came from a well connected Roman Catholic family that was traced back to the time of the General Survey of the Kingdom 1078. His relative, Sir Thomas Gerard, Lord Baron of Byrne , was one of those who financed Cecilius Calvert, Lord Baltimore, proprietor of the Maryland colony. Dr. Gerard's first wife, Susanna was the daughter of Justinian Snow, one of the founders of Maryland and Lord Baltimore's factor.
He had been chosen by the Lord Baltimore to aid in the development of the "Manor" System in Maryland.
On 9/19/1650, Thomas requested land for transporting children Justinian, Susan, Frances, Temperance, Elizabeth & wife Susannah to America. On 11/30/1664, Thomas Gerard requested land for transporting Thomas Gerard, John Gerard & Mary Gerard. They had stayed in England until they completed schooling, then joined the rest of the family in America.
- Arrived on the ship The Arc and The Dove with Governor Leonard Calvert and others. Lord of the Manor, Patent Holder and Local Conservator of the Peace of St. Clement's Hundred in St. Mary's County, Member of Lord Baltimore's Council , Justice of the Provincial Court, Member of the Ass e m b l y , Physician, and Planter.
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Sources - [S61] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Maryland; Year: 1633; Page Number: 88.
- [S762] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Priscilla Child - [S26] Richard Buckman (thebucknams@adelphia.net).
- [S25] Jim Lightfoot (lightfoot@tenthgen.com).
- [S38] Adam Allgood (aallgood@gkilights.com).
- [S61] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Maryland; Year: 1633; Page Number: 88.