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John Clarke 1555–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: St Albans, Somerset, England

Death Date: March 1591

Death Location: London, City of London, Greater London, England

Father: William Clarke

Mother: Cecilia Clarke

Spouse(s): Alice Pope

Children(s): Elizabeth Clarke, Judith Clarke, Rebecca Clarke, John Clarke, Sara Clarke, James Clarke, Pierce Clarke

John Clarke was born in 1555 in St Albans, Somerset, England, the child of William Clarke And Cecilia Wilsford Clarke. John Clarke married Alice Pope, and had children including Elizabeth Clarke, James Clarke, John Clarke, Judith Clarke, Pierce Clarke, Rebecca Clarke, Sara Clarke. John Clarke passed away in 1591 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • John Clarke was born in 1555 in St Albans, Somerset, England, the child of William Clarke And Cecilia Wilsford Clarke.
  • John Clarke married Alice Pope, and had children including Elizabeth Clarke, James Clarke, John Clarke, Judith Clarke, Pierce Clarke, Rebecca Clarke, Sara Clarke.
  • John Clarke passed away in 1591 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

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John Clarke's Ancestors

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John Clarke
1555–1591
Birth Place: St Albans, Somerset, England
Parents
William Clarke
1526–1558
Cecilia (Wilsford) Clarke
1516–1553
Cranbrook, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Wilsforde, Sheriff of) London
1507–1553
Cranbrook, Kent, , England
Elizabeth
1502–1532
Wigsell, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Clarke's Descendants

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John Clarke (1555–March 1591) m. Alice Pope (28 Aug 1551–1643)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Clarke 1590–1670 m. John Samson 1595–1639 m. William Smallwood 1590–1650
    1. 1. John Sampson 1631–1719 m. Sarah Pease 1649–1647
      1. 1. Alice (Katherine Elinor) Sampson 1655–1685 m. John (James Lanier (Bacons'Rebellion),) Sr 1656–1719
        1. 1. Sampson Lanier 1718–1742 m. Elizabeth ((Lanier)) Washington 1689–1717
        2. 2. John (Lanier) Jr 1680–1720
        3. 3. Robert Lanier 1678–1756
      2. 2. Alice Sampson 1660–1685
    2. 2. John Smallwood 1610–1667
    3. 3. Marye Smallwood 1625–
    4. 4. William Smallwood 1620–
    5. 5. George Smallwood –1625
  2. 2. Judith Clarke 1582–
  3. 3. Rebecca Clarke 1588–
  4. 4. John Clarke 1589–1662
  5. 5. Sara Clarke 1585–
  6. 6. James Clarke 1580–
  7. 7. Pierce Clarke 1581–

John Clarke's Timeline

2 Records

1555
1555
Birth of John Clarke in St Albans, Somerset, England
St Albans, Somerset, England
1591
March 1591
Age 36
Death of John Clarke in London, City of London, Greater London, England
London, City of London, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: St Albans, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 1591
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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