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It is this Thomas Gerard who inherited Newhall from his uncle Thomas.Th e r e a r e r ecords in Lancashire of a lawsuit about the possession of New h a l l . T he heirs of Sir Thomas wanted Newhall, but the courts upheld the d e c i s i on of Sir Thomas to leave Newhall to his brother William's son Tho m a s . T h ere are so many Thomases, Williams, and Peters in the Gerard Fam i l y t h a t it is difficult to clearly define each. The records show, that S i r T h o m as Gerard promised his brother William to give to his illigitam a t e s o n T homas the property called Newhall. It must have been a prize w o r t h h a ving for their were lengthy court records. Many witnesses to th e t r a n s ference of Newhall to young Thomas appeared in favor of young Th om a s . T h e court ruled in favor of young Thomas who was not very old at t h e t i m e . Gentleman Thomas Gerard, according to Faris, was married twice , t h e f i r st to Grace and then to Jaine. Their last names are unknown. J a i n e w a s living when Gentleman Thomas died in 1628/29. He had made h i s h o m e a t NewHall. In his will he named his son John and his wife. He m a d e t h e r equest that he be buried in Winwick Church graveyard. Hisson b e c a m e G entleman John Gerard of Newhall and he resided inWarington in 1 6 4 7 . H e h ad married in 1607/8 to Isabel. Isabel was named in the marr i a g e s e ttlement made with her father 21 Sep 1620. Other sources name h e r a s I s a bel of Winwick. Thomas had five sons, but no determination of t h e m o t h ers of each child has been made.
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1540 - 1628 (87 years)