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JOHN SIR CLERKE 1425–1481 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1425

Birth Location: Forde Hall, Kent, England

Death Date: 28 Apr 1481

Death Location: Wrotham, Kent, England

Father: Sir SR

Mother: Agnes 11

Spouse(s): Alice Tatesham

Children(s): John GF, Gregory Clark, Alice Clerke, Isodia Clerke, William Clerke

The story of JOHN SIR CLERKE began in 1425 in Forde Hall, Kent, England. JOHN SIR CLERKE married Alice Tatesham, and had children including Alice Clerke, Gregory Clark, Isodia Clerke, John Forde Clarke Sir Gf, William Clerke. JOHN SIR CLERKE passed away in 1481 in Wrotham, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of JOHN SIR CLERKE began in 1425 in Forde Hall, Kent, England.
  • JOHN SIR CLERKE married Alice Tatesham, and had children including Alice Clerke, Gregory Clark, Isodia Clerke, John Forde Clarke Sir Gf, William Clerke.
  • JOHN SIR CLERKE passed away in 1481 in Wrotham, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir SR
1400–1420
Birth Location: Wrotham, Kent, England
SS
Agnes 11
1399–1482
Birth Location: Wrotham, Kent, England
A1

Spouses(s)

Alice Tatesham
1425–1485
Birth Location: Tatesham, Kent, England
AT

Children(s)

John GF
1440–1497
Birth Location: Wrotham, Kent, England
JG
Gregory Clark
1452–1530
Birth Location: Wrotham, Kent, England
GC
Alice Clerke
1449–1470
Birth Location: Wrotham, Kent, England
AC
Isodia Clerke
1445–1470
Birth Location: Wrotham, Kent, England
IC
William Clerke
1460–1528
Birth Location: Wrotham, Kent, England
WC

JOHN CLERKE's Ancestors

Self
JOHN CLERKE
1425–1481
Birth Place: Forde Hall, Kent, England
Parents
Sir John Clerke SR
1400–1420
Wrotham, Kent, England
Agnes (Forde (f) End Line 6) 11
1399–1482
Wrotham, Kent, England
Grandparents
Thomas (III Sir Esquire) Clerke
1375–1446
Kent County, England
Sarah Forde
1378–1418
Wrotham, Kent, Eng
Thomas Forde
1375–1446
England
Sarah
1378–1418
Wrotham, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir II
1350–1369
Eleanor Rowlinge
1352–1375
Henry Clerke
1350–1407
Mawde Ichingham
1352–1400
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Clarke
1315–1368
Katharine Northos
1320–
Peter Rowlinge
1324–1352
Robert WOODCHURCH
1270–1289
William Echingham
1304–1388
Catherine Criol
1308–1379

JOHN CLERKE's Descendants

1.
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JOHN (SIR) CLERKE (1425–28 Apr 1481) m. Alice Tatesham (1425–10 Dec 1485)
  1. 1. John (Forde Clarke Sir) GF 1440–1497 m. Lucia Moyle 1450–1550
    1. 1. James (Sir) Clark 1475–1553 m. Elizabeth Ferrers 1466–1558
      1. 1. George Clerke 1510–1558 m. Elizabeth Wilsforde 1517–1540
        1. 1. James Clerke 1540–1614 m. Mary Saxby 1546–1614
        2. 2. Thomas Clerke –1618
        3. 3. William Clerke 1535–1611 m. Jane Samger –1598 m. Anna Cartwright 1535–1585
        4. 4. Elizabeth Clerke 1576–1568
      2. 2. John Clerke 1517–1559 m. Margaret (Straugh) Sweet 1513–1565 m. Margaret FoxClarke/ 1514–1632
        1. 1. John Clarke 1539–1598 m. Katherine (Cooke) CLARK,E 1541–1598
        2. 2. Joan Clarke 1540–1591
        3. 3. Agnes Clarke 1534–1556
        4. 4. Robert Clarke 1545–1598
        5. 5. Margaret Clarke 1536–1537
        6. 6. Ellen Clarke 1538–1539
        7. 7. Thomas Clarke –1588
      3. 3. Walter (No issue) Clerke 1515–1575
      4. 4. Henry Clerke 1512–1572
    2. 2. William Clarke 1477–1508
    3. 3. John Clark 1488–
    4. 4. Richard Clerke 1474–1524 m. Margaret 1474–1576
      1. 1. Margaret (Thomas) Clarke 1504–1541
    5. 5. Walter Clarke 1484–
  2. 2. Gregory Clark 1452–1530 m. Elizabeth Sotherton 1459–1496
    1. 1. Elizabeth Clark 1477–1530
  3. 3. Alice Clerke 1449–1470
  4. 4. Isodia Clerke 1445–1470
  5. 5. William Clerke 1460–1528 m. Agnes Willoughby 1470–
    1. 1. John Clark 1494–1545
    2. 2. Richard Clerke 1485–1516
    3. 3. John Clerke 1494–1545

JOHN CLERKE's Timeline

8 Records

1420
1420
Birth of JOHN SIR CLERKE in Wrotham, Kent, England
Wrotham, Kent, England
1425
1425
Birth of JOHN SIR CLERKE in Forde, Kent, England
Forde, Kent, England
1425
1425
Birth of JOHN SIR CLERKE in Wrotham, Kent, England
Wrotham, Kent, England
1425
1425
Birth of JOHN SIR CLERKE in Forde Hall, Kent, England
Forde Hall, Kent, England
1480
21 Mar 1480
Age 55
Death of JOHN SIR CLERKE in Wrotham, Kent, England
Wrotham, Kent, England
1480
09 Dec 1480
Age 55
Death of JOHN SIR CLERKE in Wrotham, Kent, England
Wrotham, Kent, England
1480
10 Dec 1480
Age 55
Death of JOHN SIR CLERKE in Wrotham, Kent, England
Wrotham, Kent, England
1481
28 Apr 1481
Age 56
Death of JOHN SIR CLERKE in Wrotham, Kent, England
Wrotham, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1420
    Event Place: Wrotham, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1480
    Event Place: Wrotham, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1425
    Event Place: Forde, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [6] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Dec 1480
    Event Place: Wrotham, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [6] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1638
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1638; Page Number: 63

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1425
    Event Place: Wrotham, Kent, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1480
    Event Place: Wrotham, Kent, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1425
    Event Place: Forde Hall, Kent, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1481
    Event Place: Wrotham, Kent, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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