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James Clarke 1694 – 1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Aug 1694

Birth Location: Raritan River, Somerset, New Jersey, United States

Death Date: 10 Aug 1771

Death Location: Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States

Father: Benjamin Independence)

Mother: Ann Giles

Spouse(s): Hannah Middleton

Children(s): Isaac Clarke

James Clarke was born in 1694 in Raritan River, Somerset, New Jersey, United States, the child of Benjamin Tillingast Clarke Jr (Immigrant) (Battle of Princeton, Revolutionary War); signed Declaration of Independence) and Ann "Anna" Giles. James Clarke married Hannah Middleton, and had children including Isaac Clarke. James Clarke passed away in 1771 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States.

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Biography

  • James Clarke was born in 1694 in Raritan River, Somerset, New Jersey, United States, the child of Benjamin Tillingast Clarke Jr (Immigrant) (Battle of Princeton, Revolutionary War); signed Declaration of Independence) and Ann "Anna" Giles.
  • James Clarke married Hannah Middleton, and had children including Isaac Clarke.
  • James Clarke passed away in 1771 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Independence)
1670 – 1747
Birth Location: Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Ann Giles
1669 – 1709
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Middleton
1719 – 1777
Birth Location: House, Quay, New Mexico, USA
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Children(s)

Isaac Clarke
1744 – 1792
Birth Location: Princeton, Mercer Co., New Jersey, USA
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James Clarke's Ancestors

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James Clarke
1694 – 1771
Birth Place: Raritan River, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Parents
Benjamin Tillingast Clarke Jr (Immigrant) (Battle of Princeton, Revolutionary War); signed Declaration of Independence)
1670 – 1747
Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Ann ("Anna") Giles
1669 – 1709
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Benjamine (Clarke,) Sr.,
1642 – 1689
Reading, Berkshire, England
Ann\Anna (Phipps) (Immigrant)
1641 – 1682
Somerset or Reading Borough, Berkshire or Gloucestershire, England
James (M) Giles
1629 – 1689
Challock Parish, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Phipps
1620 – 1678
Susanna Phipps
1615 – 1669
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Atterbury
1590 – 1660

James Clarke's Descendants

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James Clarke (13 Aug 1694 – 10 Aug 1771) m. Hannah Middleton (1719 – 11 Sept 1777)
  1. 1. Isaac Clarke (17 Dec 1744 – 15 Dec 1792) m. Mary Lawrie (13 Sep 1743 – 19 Feb 1826)
    1. 1. Rachel Clarke (08 Jul 1778 – February 23 1860)
      1. 1. Charlotte (Ann) Herrington (1824 – ) m. William (Wesley) German (1823 – 8 Oct 1906)
        1. 1. John (Grover) German (27 Nov 1845 – 3 May 1895) m. Henrietta (Adelia) Hayes (15 Sep 1849 – )

James Clarke's Timeline

2 Records

1694
13 Aug 1694
Birth of James Clarke in Raritan River, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Raritan River, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
1771
10 Aug 1771
Age 77
Death of James Clarke in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1694
    Event Place: Raritan River, Somerset, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1771
    Event Place: Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
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