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John Edward Clarke Sr., Founder 1651–1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1651

Birth Location: Middlesex,Louisa Co, Virginia

Death Date: 12 Aug 1718

Death Location: St Annes Parrish, Essex, Virginia

Father: Michael trader

Mother: Margaret Yarrett

Spouse(s): Ruth Downing

Children(s): Jane Founder

John Edward Clarke Sr., Founder was born in 1651 in Middlesex,Louisa Co, Virginia, the child of Michael Christopher Clark Sr Colonist Owned 1 020 Acre Plantation Slave Trader And Margaret Rebecca Yarrett. John Edward Clarke Sr., Founder married Ruth Downing, and had children including Jane Elizabeth Clarke Founder. John Edward Clarke Sr., Founder passed away in 1718 in St Annes Parrish, Essex, Virginia.

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Biography

  • John Edward Clarke Sr., Founder was born in 1651 in Middlesex,Louisa Co, Virginia, the child of Michael Christopher Clark Sr Colonist Owned 1 020 Acre Plantation Slave Trader And Margaret Rebecca Yarrett.
  • John Edward Clarke Sr., Founder married Ruth Downing, and had children including Jane Elizabeth Clarke Founder.
  • John Edward Clarke Sr., Founder passed away in 1718 in St Annes Parrish, Essex, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michael trader
1620–1678
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
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Margaret Yarrett
1626–1699
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Downing
1670–1706
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Jane Founder
1693–1743
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia
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John Founder's Ancestors

Self
John Founder
1651–1718
Birth Place: Middlesex,Louisa Co, Virginia
Parents
Michael Christopher Clark Sr., Colonist, owned 1,020 acre plantation, slave trader
1620–1678
Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Margaret (Rebecca) Yarrett
1626–1699
Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
William Yarrett
1572–1679
Isle of Wright, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Yarrett
1547–1633
Elizabeth Wiggs
1551–1610
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard -England
1530–1606
Henry Wigges
1528–1551
Katherine Luke
1530–1570

John Founder's Descendants

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John (Edward Clarke Sr.,) Founder (1651–12 Aug 1718) m. Ruth Downing (23 Sept 1670–1706)
  1. 1. Jane (Elizabeth Clarke) Founder 1693–1743 m. Donald (David Murray) Sr.,Founder 1690–1733
    1. 1. Ann (Calvert) Murray 1717–1800
      1. 1. Mary Arthur 1753–1784 m. Field Robinson 1748–1826
        1. 1. Nancy Robinson(Hanger) 1773–1813 m. Jacob Hanger 1773–1834

John Founder's Timeline

2 Records

1651
1651
Birth of John Edward Clarke Sr., Founder in Middlesex,Louisa Co, Virginia
Middlesex,Louisa Co, Virginia
1718
12 Aug 1718
Age 67
Death of John Edward Clarke Sr., Founder in St Annes Parrish, Essex, Virginia
St Annes Parrish, Essex, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1651
    Event Place: Middlesex,Louisa Co, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1718
    Event Place: St Annes Parrish, Essex, Virginia
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