Doctor Thomas Gerard

Bef 1608 - 1673  (> 65 years)

• Name	Thomas Gerard  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Title	Doctor
  Birth	Bef 10 Dec 1608	Lancastershire, England   [2, 3, 5, 7, 8]
  Christening	10 Dec 1608	Lancastershire, England
  Gender	Male
  Christening	10 Dec 1608	Winwick, Lancashire, England   [3]
  FSID	PQ6W-3JM
  Title	Dr
  Burial	1673	Saint Mary's, Maryland, United States   [2, 3, 5]
  Death	15 Dec 1673	Virginia, United States   [3]
  Person ID	I310	footsteps
  Last Modified	27 Nov 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   [9, 10]
  Age at Marriage	John was 21 years and 4 months - Isabell was ~ 22 years and 2 months.
  Family ID	F334	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
  Age at Marriage	Thomas was 20 years and 9 months - Susannah was 20 years and 5 months.
  Children	+ 1. 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] + 2. Temperance Snow Gerrard,   b. 1637, Lancastershire, England d. 4 Feb 1712, Maryland, United States (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Judith Gerard,   b. Abt 1640, England d. Aft 16 Jun 1696, Saint Mary's, Maryland, United States (Age > 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F317	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

• 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 Assembly, 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 1 1/30/1664, 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 th e Provincial Court, Member of the Assembly, 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 Calve rt, 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 1 1/30/1664, Thomas Gerard requested land for transporting Thomas Gerard, John Gerard & Mary Gerard. T hey had stayed in England until they completed schooling, then joined the rest of the family in America.

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Justinian Gerard
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  		Portrait of Dr. Thomas Gerrard

  
  

• Sources

  [S101] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Maryland; Year: 1633; Page Number: 88. [S583] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Name: Name: Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;;;). [S582] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, (Name: Name: (https://www.familysearch.org);;), accessed 31 Oct 2025), entry for Thomas Gerard, person ID LT7F-1GQ. (Reliability: 3). [S290] Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1638-1927, "Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1638-1927"FamilySearch (https://www./ark:/61903/1:1:FCZW-5ZB : Thu May 23 00:30:04 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph Worth and Lydiah Goarham, 8 Sep 1720. [S22] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Priscilla Child [S77] Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", databaseFamilySearch (https:///ark:/61903/1:1:VQD8-CX5 : 15 January 2020), Joseph Worth in entry for Silvanus Worth, 1727. [S110] Richard Buckman (thebucknams@adelphia.net). [S587] Richard Buckman (thebucknams@adelphia.net). [S94] Jim Lightfoot (lightfoot@tenthgen.com). [S379] Adam Allgood (aallgood@gkilights.com).