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James Clerke 1485 – 1554 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Dec 1485

Birth Location: Forde, Kent, England

Death Date: 20 Sep 1554

Death Location: Wrotham, Kent, England

Father: William Clark

Mother: Lady Lucombe

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Ferrers

Children(s): John Clarke

In 1485, James Clerke entered the world in Forde, Kent, England, born to William Clark and Lady Lucia Moyle Lucombe. James Clerke married Elizabeth Ferrers, and had children including John Clarke. James Clerke passed away in 1554 in Wrotham, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1485, James Clerke entered the world in Forde, Kent, England, born to William Clark and Lady Lucia Moyle Lucombe.
  • James Clerke married Elizabeth Ferrers, and had children including John Clarke.
  • James Clerke passed away in 1554 in Wrotham, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Clark
1460 – 1501
Birth Location: England
WC
Lady Lucombe
1450 – 1494
Birth Location: Canterbury, London, England
LL

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Ferrers
1466 – 1558
Birth Location: Baddesy Clinton, Warwickshire, England
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Children(s)

John Clarke
1509 – 1559
Birth Location: Westhorpe,,Suffolk,England
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James Clerke's Ancestors

Self
James Clerke
1485 – 1554
Birth Place: Forde, Kent, England
Parents
William Clark
1460 – 1501
England
Lady (Lucia Moyle) Lucombe
1450 – 1494
Canterbury, London, England
Grandparents
Walter Moyle
1430 – 1491
Kent, England
Margaret Lucombe
1435 – 1493
Stevenstone, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Clerke's Descendants

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James Clerke (9 Dec 1485 – 20 Sep 1554) m. Elizabeth Ferrers (16 May 1466 – 16 Oct 1558)
  1. 1. John Clarke (1509 – 3 May 1559) m. Margaret Clarke (1513 – 1565)
    1. 1. John Clarke (11 Feb 1541 – 4 April 1598) m. Katherine Cooke (12 Feb 1541 – 27 March 1598) m. Margaret Foxe
      1. 1. Thomas Clarke (1 Nov 1570 – 29 Jul 1627) m. Rose Kerrich (13 Apr 1572 – 19 Sept 1627) m. Margaret Hadlock (1570 – 12 Jul 1632)
        1. 1. William Clarke (18 Apr 1593 – 15 Mar 1682) m. Mary Whittingham (Oct 1599 – ) m. Margery M (Abt 1599 – 11 Oct 1694) m. Katherine Bunce (1610 – 3 Aug 1683) m. Hannah Weeden (1647 – 1722)
        2. 2. Miles Clark (10 Dec 1607 – )
        3. 3. Joseph Clarke (9 Dec 1618 – 1 Jun 1694)

James Clerke's Timeline

2 Records

1485
9 Dec 1485
Birth of James Clerke in Forde, Kent, England
Forde, Kent, England
1554
20 Sep 1554
Age 69
Death of James Clerke in Wrotham, Kent, England
Wrotham, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1485
    Event Place: Forde, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1554
    Event Place: Wrotham, Kent, England
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