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Biography of Francis Gerard 2nd Baronet 1617-1680

Paternal Family Tree: Gerard

Maternal Family Tree: Joan Trelake 1573

In 1614 [his father] Gilbert Gerard 1st Baronet (age 26) and [his mother] Mary Barrington were married.

On 12th October 1617 Francis Gerard 2nd Baronet was born to Gilbert Gerard 1st Baronet (age 29) and Mary Barrington.

In 1641 Francis Gerard 2nd Baronet (age 23) was elected MP Sleaford.

In or before 1653 Francis Gerard 2nd Baronet (age 35) and Isabel Cheeke were married. They were fifth cousin once removed.

In 1653 [his son] Charles Gerard 3rd Baronet was born to Francis Gerard 2nd Baronet (age 35) and [his wife] Isabel Cheeke.

Around 1657 [his son] Francis Gerard 4th Baronet was born to Francis Gerard 2nd Baronet (age 39) and [his wife] Isabel Cheeke.

In 1659 Francis Gerard 2nd Baronet (age 41) was elected MP Middlesex.

In 1660 Francis Gerard 2nd Baronet (age 42) was elected MP Bossiney.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

In 1662 [his son] Cheeke Gerard 5th Baronet was born to Francis Gerard 2nd Baronet (age 44) and [his wife] Isabel Cheeke.

On 6th January 1670 [his father] Gilbert Gerard 1st Baronet (age 82) died. His son Francis (age 52) succeeded 2nd Baronet Gerard of Harrow on the Hill.

On 10th February 1676 [his son] Charles Gerard 3rd Baronet (age 23) and [his daughter-in-law] Honora Seymour (age 17) were married. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

In December 1680 Francis Gerard 2nd Baronet (age 63) died. His son [his son] Charles (age 27) succeeded 3rd Baronet Gerard of Harrow on the Hill.

Francis Gerard 2nd Baronet 1617-1680 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Francis Gerard 2nd Baronet 1617-1680

Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Francis Gerard 2nd Baronet 1617-1680

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Gerard

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Gerard

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Gerard of Astley

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Gerard

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Holcroft

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Holcroft

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Holcroft

GrandFather: William Gerard

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Page of Sudbury Court in Middlesex

Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothy Page

Father: Gilbert Gerard 1st Baronet

Great x 1 Grandfather: Anthony Ratcliffe Alderman

GrandMother: Dorothy Ratcliffe

Francis Gerard 2nd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Barrington of Hatfield Broad Oak in Essex

GrandFather: Francis Barrington 1st Baronet 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Pole

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Pole 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Edith St John 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Pole 1st Baron Montagu 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George York 1st Duke of Clarence 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret York aka Pole Countess of Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Neville Duchess Clarence 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Winifred Pole 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Neville 4th and 2nd Baron Abergavenny 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Neville 5th and 3rd Baron Abergavenny 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Fenne Baroness Bergavenny

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Neville Baroness Montagu 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Fitzalan 10th or 17th Earl of Arundel 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Fitzalan Baroness Bergavenny 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Woodville Countess Arundel 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Mother: Mary Barrington 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Morgan Williams

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Cromwell aka Williams 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Cromwell 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Cromwell 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Glossop

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Cromwell aka Williams 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Murfyn

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Mirfyn

GrandMother: Joan Cromwell 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Warren of Feering in Essex

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Warren

Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Warren

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lake alias Davy of Cornwall

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Trelake