Hello all. I may have the wrong line of Garrards / Gerrards; however, it is worth a shot. I am a descendant of Rev John Gerrard b. c 1720, d. 17 Aug 1789. I am related through his first son William. Rev Gerrard was the pastor of the Opeckon (MIll Creek)Baptist Church in what is now Called Gerrardstown, WV. His second son, Rev John Jr went to Hardin Co, KY with Jacob Van Meter in 1780. He was the first pastor of the Regular Baptist Church of Severns Valley organized in June 1781. John Jr disappeared while hunting during the speing of 1782. It is thought that he was killed by Indians. I have not been able to identify where the Gerrards came from. Some leads point to PA; others point to NY or NJ. Another points to Pierre (Peter) Gerrard, a Hugenot, who escaped persecution by the Catholics in France. If anyone has information on this family, I would greatly appreciate it. Steve Gerrard, Tulsa, OK

I think you are on the right track because Harold's dad said that they came from the French Huguenot descent. They had gotten run out of France and they went to England. In the book " Governor James Garrard of Kentucky and his Descendants" it tells about this and how Sir William came to Stafford Co. Virginia from England. It also says some cousins named John, James and I believe it mentions a Peter, but they didn't settle where William did. James Garrard ( The governor) is the son of William. If you want to know more, send your address, phone # to me and I will try to explain to you what I know. Thank you for your inquiry Harold Edward Garrard at heg@netcommander.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <gerrard.bicinc@cox.net> To: <GARRARD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 12:26 PM Subject: [GARRARD] Garrards; VA/WV > > Hello all. I may have the wrong line of Garrards / Gerrards; however, it is worth a shot. I am a descendant of Rev John Gerrard b. c 1720, d. 17 Aug 1789. I am related through his first son William. > > Rev Gerrard was the pastor of the Opeckon (MIll Creek)Baptist Church in what is now Called Gerrardstown, WV. His second son, Rev John Jr went to Hardin Co, KY with Jacob Van Meter in 1780. He was the first pastor of the Regular Baptist Church of Severns Valley organized in June 1781. John Jr disappeared while hunting during the speing of 1782. It is thought that he was killed by Indians. > > I have not been able to identify where the Gerrards came from. Some leads point to PA; others point to NY or NJ. Another points to Pierre (Peter) Gerrard, a Hugenot, who escaped persecution by the Catholics in France. > > If anyone has information on this family, I would greatly appreciate it. > > Steve Gerrard, > Tulsa, OK > > > ==== GARRARD Mailing List ==== > Please don't post private information about living people without permission. All posts are archived. To search RootsWeb list archives: > <http://archiver.rootsweb.com/archives/search.html> > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > >