Sir William FERNALD

1574 - 1669  (94 years)

• Name	Sir William FERNALD
  Born	12 Jun 1574	Castle Heidelberg, Baden-Wuertt, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 Apr 1669	Bristol, Bristol, England
  Person ID	I40263	Main
  Last Modified	29 Feb 2020

  
  

  Father	Johann “John” FERNALD,   b. 15 Mar 1556, Schloss, Castle Heidelberg, Baden-Wuertt, Germany ,   d. 25 Aug 1574, At sea Sulawesi, Tengah, Indonesia  (Age 18 years)
  Mother	Annietta DE COLIGNY,   b. 1 Apr 1550, England ,   d. 23 May 1623, Bristol, Bristol, England  (Age 73 years)
  Married	1 Jan 1573
  Family ID	F28024	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth ARMAND,   b. 3 Apr 1571, Bristol, Bristol, England ,   d. 31 Dec 1648, Bristol, Bristol, England  (Age 77 years)
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth FERNALD,   b. 1607, Bristol, Bristol, England ,   d. 1660, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire  (Age 53 years) + 2. Dr Renald FERNALD,   b. 6 Jul 1605, Bristol, Bristol, England ,   d. 6 Oct 1656, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire  (Age 51 years)
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2023
  Family ID	F28069	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Captain Sir William Fernald, of Tremountain, Earl of Southhampton, son of Dr. John and Annietta (De Coligny) Fernald, was born June 12, 1575. He was an officer in the British Navy; fought the Spanish Armada when thirteen years old ; was commander of the Garland and Cadiz expedition in April, 1596; was knighted by Essex, October 8, 1597 ; and created a Viscount in 1624. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Commander Amand, of the British Navy, May 16, 1594, and died April 8, 1665. Mrs. Elizabeth (Amand) Fernald was named by Queen Elizabeth of England, who gave her as a souvenir an ancient silver tea pot, made by Francis De Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, about 1580, which was brought to America by Dr. Renald Fernald, and as late as 1896 was still in the possession of Dr. C. A. Fernald, of Boston, Massachusetts. Captain Sir William Fernald gave the sword of Jean Fernel, which was a Damascus blade, its hilt being four per cent gold and made in Italy, to his eldest son. Dr. Renald Fernald. He also brought Temperance Washington, who afterwards married Thomas Fernald, and her parents, who were the ancestors of General George Washington. Nine children of Captain Sir William and Elizabeth (Amand) Fernald, were born in Bristol, England, July 6, 1595. He married Johanna Warburton, January I, 1619. He resigned his commission in the English Navy to come to America, sailed on the barque, "Warwick," from Downe, England, and landed at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, or Kittery, Maine, July 4, 1631. He was captain of a military company; town recorder, 1654 to 1656; recorder of deeds; trial justice of the peace, and was New Hampshire's first surgeon. He died October 6, 1656.