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Jan 25, 2024 · Captain William Gerrish (c 1621–1687) of Newbury was an early settler of Massachusetts who served in the Frontier wars.
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- August 9, 1687
- Joanna (Lowell) Gerrish, Ann (Parker) Gerrish
BRISTOL, ENGLAND. The original immigrant to America was William1 Gerrish who was born in Bristol, England on 20 August 1617. He arrived in the American colony of Massachusetts in 1639, five years before the English Civil War between King Charles I's Royalists and Oliver Cromwell's Parliamentarians.
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He is thought to be a lineal descendant of Sir John Gerrish who was knighted by William the Conqueror for distinguished military service in the conquest of England by the Normans in 1066. It is believed the name Gerrish can be traced back to Robert De Guerrish , Duke of Brittany.
William Gerrish was the first commander of the Newbury militia and Newbury’s first constable. William came to Newbury from Ipswich (Agawam)in 1639. William Gerrish and his offspring married into many of the other first settler families.
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Mar 29, 2018 · William Gerrish (Image: Handout) A nippy inside-forward, Gerrish made 58 appearances for Aston Villa from 1909 to 1912, scoring 18 goals.
Jul 10, 2018 · Explore genealogy for William Gerrish born 1648 Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts died 1683 Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America including ancestors + children + more in the free family tree community.
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