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John "The Navigator" Clarke 1575–1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: March 26, 1575

Birth Location: Thriplow Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 10 Apr 1623

Death Location: Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA

Father: William 9gg

Mother: Margaret Walker

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Steed

Children(s): John Clarke, Celia Clarke, Mary Clarke, Sisley (Steed), Jeremiah, Clarke, Anne Clarke, William Wortham, Cicely (Steed)

The story of John "The Navigator" Clarke began in 1575 in Thriplow Cambridgeshire, England. John "The Navigator" Clarke married Elizabeth Steed, Mary Morton, and had children including Anne Clarke, Celia Clarke, Cicely Cecily Montague Steed, Jeremiah Governor Clarke, John William Clarke, Mary Clarke, Sisley Clarke Steed, William Bartholomew Clarke Sir Of Wortham. John "The Navigator" Clarke passed away in 1623 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John "The Navigator" Clarke began in 1575 in Thriplow Cambridgeshire, England.
  • John "The Navigator" Clarke married Elizabeth Steed, Mary Morton, and had children including Anne Clarke, Celia Clarke, Cicely Cecily Montague Steed, Jeremiah Governor Clarke, John William Clarke, Mary Clarke, Sisley Clarke Steed, William Bartholomew Clarke Sir Of Wortham.
  • John "The Navigator" Clarke passed away in 1623 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Clarke's Ancestors

Self
John Clarke
1575–1623
Birth Place: Thriplow Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
William Alexander Clarke 9gg
1553–1624
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, ENG
Margaret Walker
1553–1601
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Clarke
1527–1580
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
LADY (MARTHA) MICKLEWOOD
1529–1559
Banham, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Clarke
1500–1551
Joane Northos
1510–1553
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Clerke
1485–1554
Elizabeth Ferrers
1486–1558

John Clarke's Descendants

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John ("The Navigator") Clarke (March 26, 1575–10 Apr 1623) m. Elizabeth Steed (1587–29 Jun 1644)
  1. 1. John (William) Clarke 1608–1690 m. Lady (Mary) Culpeper 1614–1714 m. Lady (Hannah Wyatt) ** 1600–1681 m. Elizabeth (Steed (Clarke)) Lady 1587–1680
    1. 1. Jonathan ("John" Christopher Clark Sr) *** 1638–1683 m. Mary Byrd 1629–1663
      1. 1. John (Henry) Clark 1660–1690 m. Mary Strong 1665–1705 m. Elizabeth ("Eliza" Ann) Lumpkin 1667–1734
        1. 1. James (Benjamin) Clark 1704–1778 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Summers 1705–1781
        2. 2. John Clark 1679–1749
      2. 2. ELIZABETH (CATHERINE) CLARK 1650–1716
      3. 3. Thomas Clark 1662–1757
      4. 4. James Clark 1670–1715
      5. 5. Col (John Christophe Lumpkinr) Clark 1665–1737
      6. 6. William (Everett) Clark 1668–1726
      7. 7. John Clarke 1653–1759
      8. 8. Francis Clarke 1672–
      9. 9. Elizabeth (Catherine) Clark 1660–1716
      10. 10. William (M.) Clark 1668–1726
      11. 11. Benjamin Clarke 1665–1737
      12. 12. Dorothy Clarke 1650–1701
      13. 13. Mary Clark 1654–
    2. 2. James (Asdern) Clarke 1620–1672
    3. 3. Cecelia Clarke 1641–1685
    4. 4. Mary (Hannah) Clarke –1748
    5. 5. Abraham Clarke 1627–1678
    6. 6. Elizabeth Clarke 1629–1672
    7. 7. Ann Clarke 1640–
    8. 8. Dorothy Clarke 1637–1701
    9. 9. Robert Clarke 1625–1724
    10. 10. William Clarke 1610–1644
  2. 2. Celia Clarke 1612–
  3. 3. Mary Clarke 1609–1681
  4. 4. Sisley (Clarke) (Steed) 1604–1668
  5. 5. Jeremiah, (Governor) Clarke 1605–1652
  6. 6. Anne Clarke 1616–1688
  7. 7. William (Bartholomew Clarke Sir of) Wortham 1610–
  8. 8. Cicely ((Cecily) Montague) (Steed) 1600–1637

John Clarke's Timeline

4 Records

1575
March 26, 1575
Birth of John "The Navigator" Clarke in Thriplow Cambridgeshire, England
Thriplow Cambridgeshire, England
1585
21 Jun 1585
Age 10
Birth of John "The Navigator" Clarke in Forde Hall,Wrotham, Kent, England
Forde Hall,Wrotham, Kent, England
1623
10 Apr 1623
Age 48
Death of John "The Navigator" Clarke in Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA
Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA
1644
22 Aug 1644
Age 69
Death of John "The Navigator" Clarke in Jamestown James City County Virginia, USA
Jamestown James City County Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1585
    Event Place: Forde Hall,Wrotham, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: March 26, 1575
    Event Place: Thriplow Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1607
    Event Place: Jamestown, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Jamestown, Virginia; Year: 1607; Page Number: 41

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Page Number: 15

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1644
    Event Place: Jamestown James City County Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1623
    Event Place: Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA

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