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George Forde Clerke 1510 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 MAR 1510

Birth Location: Wrotham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 MAR 1558

Death Location: East Farleigh, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Father: James Clerke

Mother: Elizabeth Ferrers

Spouse(s): Mary Saxby, Elizabeth Wilsforde

Children(s): Barbara Clarke, William Clarke, Elizabeth Clerke, Peter Clarke, Ann Clark, Grace Clarke, Edward Clarke, Elizabeth Clerke, Weston Clerke, Walter (Clarke), Alexander Clerk, Reginalds Clerk, Willam Clerke, Lass Clarke, Anne Clerke, James Clark, Constance Clerke, Katherine Clerke, Margaret Clerke, James Clerke, Philip Clerke, William Clarke, George Clarke, Elizabeth Clarke, Mary Clerke, Elizabeth Clark, Thomas Clarke, Reginald Clerke, Robert Clarke, Missy Clarke, John Clerke, Lucy Clerke, Mary Clerke, Thomas Clarke, Thomas Clerk

In 1510, George Forde Clerke entered the world in Wrotham, Kent, England, United Kingdom, born to James Clerke and Elizabeth Ferrers. George Forde Clerke married Mary Saxby, Elizabeth Wilsforde, and had children including Barbara Clarke, William Clerke Or Clarke, Elizabeth Clerke, Peter Clerke Or Clarke, Ann Clark, Grace Clerke Or Clarke, Edward Clarke, Elizabeth Clarke Or Clerke, Weston Clerke, Walter Clerke (Clarke), Alexander Clerk, Reginalds Clerk, Willam Clerke, Lass Clarke, Anne Clerke, James Clark, Constance Clerke, Katherine Clerke, Margaret Clerke, James Clerke, Philip Clerke, William Cowell Clarke, George Clarke, Elizabeth Clarke, Mary Clerke, Elizabeth Clark, Thomas Clarke, Reginald Clerke, Robert Clarke, Missy Clarke, John Clerke, Lucy Clerke, Mary Clerke, Thomas Clarke, Thomas Clerk. George Forde Clerke passed away in 1558 in East Farleigh, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

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  • In 1510, George Forde Clerke entered the world in Wrotham, Kent, England, United Kingdom, born to James Clerke and Elizabeth Ferrers.
  • George Forde Clerke married Mary Saxby, Elizabeth Wilsforde, and had children including Barbara Clarke, William Clerke Or Clarke, Elizabeth Clerke, Peter Clerke Or Clarke, Ann Clark, Grace Clerke Or Clarke, Edward Clarke, Elizabeth Clarke Or Clerke, Weston Clerke, Walter Clerke (Clarke), Alexander Clerk, Reginalds Clerk, Willam Clerke, Lass Clarke, Anne Clerke, James Clark, Constance Clerke, Katherine Clerke, Margaret Clerke, James Clerke, Philip Clerke, William Cowell Clarke, George Clarke, Elizabeth Clarke, Mary Clerke, Elizabeth Clark, Thomas Clarke, Reginald Clerke, Robert Clarke, Missy Clarke, John Clerke, Lucy Clerke, Mary Clerke, Thomas Clarke, Thomas Clerk.
  • George Forde Clerke passed away in 1558 in East Farleigh, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

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George Clerke's Ancestors

Self
George Clerke
1510 – 1558
Birth Place: Wrotham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Parents
James Clerke
1485 – 1558
Wrotham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Ferrers
1486 – 1558
Peckham, City of London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Clerke
1448 – 1497
Wrotham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Lucia Moyle Lucombe of) Canterbury
1450 – 1491
London, Canterbury, England, United Kingdom
Henry Ferrers
1440 – 1500
Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Heckstall
1446 – 1489
East Peckham, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
John Clark
1425 – 1480
Alice Tatesham
1425 – 1480
Sir Moyle
1400 – 1493
Margaret Lucombe
1410 – 1493
Thomas Ferrers
1420 – 1498
Anne Hastings
1426 – 1472
William Hexstall
1402 – 1449
Margaret Bromley
1410 – 1454
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Clark
1394 – 1482
Susan Forde
1399 – 1482
Talran Tatesham
1400 – 1485
Alice
1405 – 1480
Thomas Moyle
1370 – 1434
Isabell Knollys
1386 – 1461
John Lucombe
1384 –
Margaret Kayle
1385 – 1445
Thomas Ferrers
1394 – 1459
Elizabeth Freville
1398 – 1468
Sir Hastings
1396 – 1455
Alice Camoys
1400 – 1455
Richard Hexstall
1382 – 1407
Anne Grovehurst
1382 – 1434
William Bromley
1392 – 1430
Margaret Mainwaring
1396 – 1432

George Clerke's Descendants

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George (Forde) Clerke (26 MAR 1510 – 8 MAR 1558) m. Mary Saxby (1545 – 1614) m. Elizabeth Wilsforde (1517 – AFT 1557)
  1. 1. Barbara Clarke (BEF 1558 – 3 NOV 1633) m. Thomas Hampton (1575 – 20 JAN 1650) m. Nicholas Crump (ABT 1563 – )
  2. 2. William (Clerke Or) Clarke (1561 – 12 JUN 1610) m. Mary Weston (26 APR 1579 – 13 JUL 1614)
    1. 1. Weston Clarke (ABT 1599 – 1625/1626) m. Dorcas Smith (<1602> – )
    2. 2. William Clarke (5 JUL 1601 – 1625) m. Joan Foster (ABT 1597 – )
    3. 3. James Clark (11 APR 1602 – 19 DEC 1674)
      1. 1. Anne Clark (1635 – BEF 1635)
      2. 2. Samuel Clark (BEF 1643 – 29 DEC 1696) m. Maby Walker (<1638> – ) m. Ann Leader (BEF 1650 – 4 DEC 1723) m. Elisabeth m. Jane Warrilow
      3. 3. Mary Clarke (6 JAN 1645 – 3 FEB 1722) m. William Chatterton (1640 – 1 FEB 1700)
        1. 1. Sarah Chatterton (19 JUL 1661 – AFT 10 APR 1746) m. Samuel Benton (15 AUG 1658 – 10 APR 1746)
        2. 2. Mercy Chatterton (22 NOV 1662 – 13 OCT 1745) m. John Francis (4 SEP 1658 – 28 DEC 1711)
        3. 3. Hannah Chatterton (4 AUG 1663 – 4 NOV 1663)
        4. 4. John Chatterton (21 FEB 1668 – 1701) m. Mary Peck (23 SEP 1672 – AFT 1749) m. Mary Clement (8 JUN 1670 – 30 APR 1699)
        5. 5. Samuel Chatterton (10 JUN 1671 – 20 APR 1733) m. Elizabeth Warner (1674 – 1728) m. Chatterton (ABT 1693 – ) m. Abigail Sanford (1689 – SEP 1757)
        6. 6. Mary Chatterton (29 NOV 1673 – 13 OCT 1745) m. John Hotchkiss (11 OCT 1673 – 17 APR 1732)
        7. 7. Joseph Chatterton (1 JUN 1676 – 1 FEB 1699)
        8. 8. Susanna Chatterton (17 SEP 1678 – 17 SEP 1766) m. Abraham Dickerman (14 JAN 1673 – 1748) m. Samuel Benton (15 AUG 1658 – OCT 1756)
        9. 9. Hannah Chatterton (23 JAN 1680 – 1 FEB 1699)
      4. 4. Elizabeth Clark (8 JAN 1645 – 21 FEB 1675) m. Thomas Read (9 NOV 1641 – 6 FEB 1695)
      5. 5. Mary Clarke (8 JAN 1645 – BEF 1720) m. Jonathan Morse (1639 – 9 JUL 1709)
      6. 6. Esther Clark (1 AUG 1647 – 19 OCT 1661) m. <Living>
      7. 7. Martha Clark (25 APR 1648 – 1694) m. Owen Hendy m. Owen Headen (1644 – 1680) m. Samuel Geary (14 MAR 1640 – ) m. <Living>
      8. 8. Hanna Clarke (23 DEC 1649 – 25 JUL 1669)
      9. 9. John Clark (23 JAN 1655 – 6 JAN 1696) m. Lidea Buckminister m. Lydia Buckmaster (1656 – 2 JAN 1682) m. Lydia Buckminster (1643 – )
      10. 10. Abigail Clark (21 MAR 1658 – )
      11. 11. Mercy Clark (2 JUL 1660 – 22 JUN 1726)
      12. 12. Aaron Clark (1 MAR 1662 – 1708) m. Sarah Lang (ABT 1662 – AFT 1696)
      13. 13. Sarah Clarke (14 AUG 1666 – 15 FEB 1705)
      14. 14. Elizabeth Clark
    4. 4. Essex Clark (4 DEC 1603 – AFT 1648)
    5. 5. George Clarke (2 DEC 1604 – )
    6. 6. Jeremiah Clark (1 DEC 1605 – 3 JAN 1651) m. Frances Latham (15 FEB 1609 – 2 SEP 1677) m. Deborah Peacock (1 FEB 1644 – 14 DEC 1705)
    7. 7. Richard Clarke (12 APR 1607 – 6 DEC 1647) m. Jone Pascall (1603 – 1679) m. Ann Winston (1622 – 14 MAR 1682)
    8. 8. John Clarke (10 APR 1608 – )
    9. 9. Mary Clarke (1609 – 16 SEP 1610)
    10. 10. Grace Clark (ABT 1615 – )
  3. 3. Elizabeth Clerke (29 JUL 1567 – 10 APR 1567) m. Richard Foster (ABT 1585 – 1673)
  4. 4. Peter (Clerke Or) Clarke (1572 – 9 JUL 1618) m. Elizabeth Warren (<1571> – )
  5. 5. Ann Clark (1574 – ) m. Humphrey Browne (<1570> – )
  6. 6. Grace (Clerke Or) Clarke (1576 – 13 JUL 1613)
  7. 7. Edward Clarke (1578 – AFT 1619) m. Judith Elmeston (1592 – )
  8. 8. Elizabeth (Clarke Or) Clerke (ABT 1591 – ) m. Richard Foster (ABT 1585 – 1673)
  9. 9. Weston Clerke
  10. 10. Walter (Clerke) (Clarke) (1565/1569 – )
  11. 11. Alexander Clerk (ABT 1531 – ) m. Mrs (Alexander) Clerk (ABT 1545 – ) m. <Living>
  12. 12. Reginalds Clerk (ABT 1534 – )
  13. 13. Willam Clerke (1535 – 23 MAR 1611) m. Anne Cartwright (ABT 1542 – 21 JUN 1585) m. Sarah Holton (1545 – 26 FEB 1584) m. Elizabeth Aubrey (1538 – ) m. Jane Sanger (ABT 1539 – 28 APR 1598) m. Cicely Cartwright (1540 – 1562)
  14. 14. Lass Clarke (1537 – 1614)
  15. 15. Anne Clerke (1537 – )
  16. 16. James Clark (5 JUL 1537 – AFT 13 JUL 1614) m. Mary Saxby (1545 – 1614) m. Elizabeth Wilsforde (1517 – AFT 1557) m. Anna Boland (1540 – )
    1. 1. Richard Clarke (1552 – 29 JUN 1644) m. Richard Clarke (ABT 1564 – ) m. Alba Maie (ABT 1560 – )
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Clerke or) Clarke (19 JUL 1567 – 31 MAR 1568)
    3. 3. Thomas Clerke ( – 28 JUN 1585)
  17. 17. Constance Clerke (1538 – ) m. George Brassington (1540 – 29 MAR 1591)
  18. 18. Katherine Clerke (BEF 1540 – )
  19. 19. Margaret Clerke (BEF 1540 – )
  20. 20. James Clerke (1540 – 12 JUN 1610) m. Mary Weston (26 APR 1579 – 13 JUL 1614)
  21. 21. Philip Clerke (ABT 1540 – )
  22. 22. William (Cowell) Clarke (ABT 1540 – 14 APR 1609) m. Susan Strode (1545 – 26 FEB 1584) m. Dorothy Lott (1546 – ) m. Sarah Strode (ABT 1545 – 1584) m. William Clarke (ABT 1544 – )
  23. 23. George Clarke (1542 – 23 MAR 1611) m. Winifred Peekham (1544 – 1591)
  24. 24. Elizabeth Clarke (ABT 1542 – AFT 1614)
  25. 25. Mary Clerke (ABT 1542 – )
  26. 26. Elizabeth Clark (1544 – 10 SEP 1584) m. Thomas (GOULDEN or) GODDEN (<1537> – 10 SEP 1584)
  27. 27. Thomas Clarke (1546 – 21 JUN 1618) m. Margaret Fox (1547 – )
  28. 28. Reginald Clerke (1547 – )
  29. 29. Robert Clarke (1550 – 1 JAN 1606) m. Johane Archer (ABT 1551 – ) m. Joyce Awsten (1550 – 1 JAN 1606)
  30. 30. Missy Clarke (ABT 1552 – 1614)
  31. 31. John Clerke (1554 – 14 JUN 1604) m. Edith Cole (<1552> – )
  32. 32. Lucy Clerke (1554 – )
  33. 33. Mary Clerke (1556 – )
  34. 34. Thomas Clarke (ABT 1556 – 1625) m. Katherine Upham (ABT 1558 – 1600)
  35. 35. Thomas Clerk (BEF 1558 – )

George Clerke's Timeline

3 Records

1510
26 MAR 1510
Birth of George Forde Clerke in Wrotham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Wrotham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1558
8 MAR 1558
Age 48
Death of George Forde Clerke in East Farleigh, Kent, England, United Kingdom
East Farleigh, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1558
8 MAR 1558
Age 48
Burial of George Forde Clerke in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 MAR 1510
    Event Place: Wrotham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 MAR 1558
    Event Place: East Farleigh, Kent, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 MAR 1558
    Event Place: Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

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