There have been threebaronetcies created for persons with the surnameEverard, one in theBaronetage of Ireland, one in theBaronetage of England and one in theBaronetage of the United Kingdom. Only one creation is extant as of 2010.
TheEverard Baronetcy, of Ballyboy in the County ofTipperary, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 30 April 1622 for Richard Everard ofFethard, County Tipperary.[1] He was the second son of SirJohn Everard (died 1624), justice of theCourt of King's Bench (Ireland), and member of theIrish House of Commons forCounty Tipperary.[2] Sir John was a devoutRoman Catholic, and this led both to his dismissal from the Bench and his disqualification from office after his election asSpeaker in theIrish Parliament of 1613; but the fact that his son was created abaronet in his father's lifetime suggests that Sir John was still held in high regard by the Crown. Richard shared his father's religious beliefs: he was a prominent member ofConfederate Ireland, and was condemned to death by the victoriousCromwellian forces in 1651, but he wasreprieved and allowed to die in prison about 10 years later.[3] The third Baronet was killed at theBattle of Aughrim in 1691, fighting on the losing side. His estates were forfeited, but his son later recovered them. The fourth Baronet was created Viscount Everard in theJacobite Peerage in 1723. The titles became extinct on his death inexile inFrance in 1742, without issue.
TheEverard Baronetcy, of Much Waltham in the County of Essex, was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 January 1629 for Richard Everard. The second Baronet representedWestmorland in Parliament from 1661 to 1678. The fourth Baronet served asGovernor of North Carolina from 1725 to 1731. The title became extinct on the death of the sixth Baronet in 1745.[4]
TheEverard Baronetcy, of Randlestown in the County of Meath, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 30 June 1911 forNugent Everard. He wasLord-Lieutenant of County Meath and aSenator of theIrish Free State from 1922 to 1928.
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| Crest | A pelican in her piety Proper. |
| Shield | Argent a fess wavy between three estoiles Gules. |
| Motto | Virtus In Actione Consistit[5] |
Theheir apparent is the present holder's son, Benjamin Richard Nugent Everard (born 2005).