There have been three baronetcies created for descendants of the ancient Lancashire family of Gerard.
The Baronetcy of Gerard of Bryn Lancashire was created in the Baronetage of England in 1611 for Thomas Gerard, Member of Parliament for Liverpool, Lancashire, and Wigan who was a direct descendant of the family of Bryn.
His son Francis, the second Baronet represented Seaford 1641–48, Middlesex 1659 and Bossiney in 1660.
Sir Gilbert acquired an estate at Gateshead Durham and was elected Member of Parliament for Northallerton in 1661.
He was succeeded by his son Gilbert Cosin-Gerard on whose death in 1730 the Baronetcy was extinct.