Chapter Fourteen
The Gerrish Family
Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Texas and Idaho
Related Family Names in this chapter:
Churchill - Eliot - Farnham - Fisher - Frost - Kerr
Jackson - James - Oliver - Sewall - Waldron - Williams
CAPTAIN WILLIAM1 GERRISH (1617–1687), the first immigrant,
arrived in Boston in 1639 when the New England colony was in its
infancy. A Puritan, he was probably the progenitor of most that bear the
name in America. 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. From Massachusetts descendants of
William Gerrish spread throughout the United States, some settling in Texas
for a few generation and then moving on to Twin Falls, Idaho.
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