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John Clerke 1494–1545 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1494

Birth Location: Willoughby, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 1545

Death Location: Woodchurch, Kent, England

Father: William Clark

Mother: Elizabeth Wynterborne

Spouse(s): Rabage Godfrey

Children(s): HUMPHREY CLARK, Robert Clark

The story of John Clerke began in 1494 in Willoughby, Warwickshire, England. John Clerke married Rabage Godfrey, and had children including Henry Clark, Humphrey Egglesfield Clark, Robert Clark. John Clerke passed away in 1545 in Woodchurch, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Clerke began in 1494 in Willoughby, Warwickshire, England.
  • John Clerke married Rabage Godfrey, and had children including Henry Clark, Humphrey Egglesfield Clark, Robert Clark.
  • John Clerke passed away in 1545 in Woodchurch, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Clark
1460–1510
Birth Location: Wrotham, Kent, England
WC
Elizabeth Wynterborne
1462–
Birth Location: Sandherst, Asheforde
EW

Spouses(s)

Rabage Godfrey
1470–1538
Birth Location: Allington, Kent, England
RG

Children(s)

HUMPHREY CLARK
1501–1579
Birth Location: Kingsnorth, Kent, England
HC
Robert Clark
1490–1550
Birth Location: Banham, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
RC

John Clerke's Ancestors

Self
John Clerke
1494–1545
Birth Place: Willoughby, Warwickshire, England
Parents
William Clark
1460–1510
Wrotham, Kent, England
Elizabeth Wynterborne
1462–
Sandherst, Asheforde
Grandparents
Robert (Woodchurch) Clerke
1360–1430
England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Clerke
1350–1407
Mawde Ichingham
1352–1400
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert WOODCHURCH
1270–1375
William Echingham
1304–1388
Catherine Criol
1308–1379

John Clerke's Descendants

1.
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John Clerke (1494–1545) m. Rabage Godfrey (1470–1538)
  1. 1. HUMPHREY (Egglesfield) CLARK 1501–1579 m. Margarett Mayne 1501–1573
    1. 1. Letitia Clarke 1535–1607 m. Martin Culpeper 1540–1605
    2. 2. Humphrey Clarke 1524– m. Margareta West 1550–
      1. 1. Humphry Clarke –1608 m. Maria Markham 1656–1730
        1. 1. Elizabeth Clarke 1619– m. John (Best the Yonner of Allington) Castle 1603–
        2. 2. Susanna Clarke 1619–1737
    3. 3. John Clark 1529–
    4. 4. Johanna Clark 1525–
    5. 5. Edward (Clerke) Captian 1538–1575
    6. 6. Walter Clarke 1545–1607 m. Elizabeth Edolph 1552–1579
      1. 1. Elizabeth Clark 1598–1638
      2. 2. Walter Clarke 1570–1599
      3. 3. First (Baronet Simon) Clarke 1579–1642 m. Dorothea Hobson 1615–1669 m. Margareta Alderford 1592–1617
        1. 1. Peter Clarke 1616–1639 m. Elizabeth Corbyson –1635
        2. 2. John (Clark Sir, 2nd Bart Salford) Priors 1611–1639 m. Anne Williams 1607–1653 m. Elizabeth Corbyson –1635
        3. 3. Thomas Clarke 1616–1616
        4. 4. Walter Clarke 1607–1607
        5. 5. Woodchurch Clarke 1615–1682 m. Mary Dabitot 1612–1675
        6. 6. Elizabeth Clarke 1612–
    7. 7. Elizabeth Clarke 1535–1602
    8. 8. Margareta Clarke 1537–1610
  2. 2. Robert Clark 1490–1550 m. Alice Clark 1495–1554
    1. 1. Alice Clarke* 1500–1554
    2. 2. Johanne Clarke 1520–1582
    3. 3. Thomas Clarke 1527–1560 m. Martha Micklewood 1529–1559
      1. 1. Sir (William) Clarke 1553–1624 m. Margaret Walker 1553–1601
        1. 1. Thomas Clark 1570–1627
        2. 2. Susan Clarke 1577–1578
        3. 3. Edward Clarke 1576–1611
        4. 4. Katheryn Clarke 1581–1597
        5. 5. Agnes Clarke 1576–1577
        6. 6. John (Clarke Mayflower Pilot and Master) Mate 1575–1624 m. Mary Morton 1581–1604
        7. 7. William Clarke 1574–1623
      2. 2. Alice Clark 1554–1628
    4. 4. Rowland Clark 1525–1580

John Clerke's Timeline

7 Records

1485
1485
Birth of John Clerke in Woodchurch, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
Woodchurch, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
1494
1494
Birth of John Clerke in Colyton, Devon, , England
Colyton, Devon, , England
1494
1494
Birth of John Clerke in Willoughby, Warwickshire, England
Willoughby, Warwickshire, England
1545
1545
Age 51
Death of John Clerke in England
England
1545
1545
Age 51
Death of John Clerke in Woodchurch, Kent, England
Woodchurch, Kent, England
1548
24 September 1548
Age 54
Death of John Clerke in Woodchurch, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
Woodchurch, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
1548
24 Sep 1548
Age 54
Death of John Clerke in Woodchurch, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
Woodchurch, Ashford Borough, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: Woodchurch, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 September 1548
    Event Place: Woodchurch, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1548
    Event Place: Woodchurch, Ashford Borough, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1494
    Event Place: Colyton, Devon, , England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Woodchurch, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1494
    Event Place: Willoughby, Warwickshire, England
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