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Lord John William Ford Clarke 1485–1538 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1485

Birth Location: Woodchurch, Ashford Borough, Kent, England

Death Date: 1538

Death Location: Allington, Kent, England

Father: Sir Clarke

Mother: Benedicta Ashburnham

Spouse(s): Rebecca Godfrey, Rebecca Godfrey

Children(s): Sir Exchequer, Margaret Cooke, Helena Sullivan, Martin Clarke, Jonis Mayney, Sir Clark, Robert Clarke, John Clarke, Anne Clarke, Lady Cooke, Sir Clerke, William Clark\Clark, John Clark, John Exchequer, Henry Clarke, Humphrey Carewe, John Clark, Nepota Clarke

Lord John William Ford Clarke was born in 1485 in Woodchurch, Ashford Borough, Kent, England, the child of Sir John William Clarke And Benedicta Ashburnham. Lord John William Ford Clarke married Rebecca Godfrey, and had children including Anne Clarke, Helena Louisa Clarke Sullivan, Henry Clarke, Humphrey Alias Cooke Carewe, John De Clarke Clark, John I Clerke Baron Of The Exchequer, John William Clark, John William Clark Clarke, Jonis Mayney, Lady Matilda Clark Cooke, Margaret Daniel Cooke, Martin Clarke, Nepota Johannes Clerke Clarke, Robert Williamson Clarke, Sir Humphrey Carewe Clark, Sir Humphrey Clerke, Sir James Clarke I Baron Of The Exchequer, William Clark Clark. Lord John William Ford Clarke passed away in 1538 in Allington, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Lord John William Ford Clarke was born in 1485 in Woodchurch, Ashford Borough, Kent, England, the child of Sir John William Clarke And Benedicta Ashburnham.
  • Lord John William Ford Clarke married Rebecca Godfrey, and had children including Anne Clarke, Helena Louisa Clarke Sullivan, Henry Clarke, Humphrey Alias Cooke Carewe, John De Clarke Clark, John I Clerke Baron Of The Exchequer, John William Clark, John William Clark Clarke, Jonis Mayney, Lady Matilda Clark Cooke, Margaret Daniel Cooke, Martin Clarke, Nepota Johannes Clerke Clarke, Robert Williamson Clarke, Sir Humphrey Carewe Clark, Sir Humphrey Clerke, Sir James Clarke I Baron Of The Exchequer, William Clark Clark.
  • Lord John William Ford Clarke passed away in 1538 in Allington, Kent, England.

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Lord Clarke's Ancestors

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Lord Clarke
1485–1538
Birth Place: Woodchurch, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
Parents
Sir John William Clarke
1460–1548
Woodchurch, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
Benedicta Ashburnham
1462–1512
Edingham, Woodchurch, Kent, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Clarke de) Woodchurch
1430–1520
Woodchurch, Kent, England
Katherine (Edingham) Lady
1435–1460
Woodchurch, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Clarke
1400–1464
Lady Hastings
1402–1464
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Clarke's Descendants

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Lord (John William Ford) Clarke (1485–1538) m. Rebecca Godfrey (1478–1538) m. Rebecca Godfrey (1500–)
  1. 1. Sir (James Clarke I * Baron Of The) Exchequer 1503–1554 m. Lady (Elizabeth Ferrers) Ashby 1480–1558 m. Joane Agborowe 1514–1548
    1. 1. Joseph (Leonard) Clark 1510–1556 m. Elizabeth Miller 1515–1557
      1. 1. Joseph (John ( Johnes ) Clark) II 1539–1587 m. Isabella Turner 1550–1596
        1. 1. John (Joseph CLARK De) Clerke* 1561–1591 m. Elizabeth (Overton (Hobson)) Call* 1564–1602
        2. 2. Hugh Clark 1575–1599
        3. 3. Joseph (Frederick) Clark 1569–
        4. 4. Thomas Clarke 1570–1627
        5. 5. Joseph (John, III Clark) Iii 1560–1615
        6. 6. Anne Clark 1575–
        7. 7. Francis Clark 1585–
        8. 8. James (Clark) Clerke 1608–1674
        9. 9. Joseph (John, III Clark) Iii 1560–1602
        10. 10. Alice Clarke 1587–1663
        11. 11. Rev. (Sabbath) Clark 1586–1663
        12. 12. Jacob Clarke 1567–
        13. 13. Amelia Clarke 1565–
        14. 14. Hugh ((Turner) CLARK Clerke) Clarke 1563–1634
      2. 2. Sabbath (Sabboth) Clarke 1529–1590
      3. 3. James Clarke 1528–1568
      4. 4. Bartholomew Clarke 1547–
      5. 5. Thomas Clarke 1549–1593
      6. 6. Joan Clarke 1538–1591
      7. 7. Agnes Clarke 1534–1594
      8. 8. Margaret Clarke 1536–1537
      9. 9. Henry Clarke 1537–1579
      10. 10. Alice Clarke 1530–
      11. 11. Helen Clarke 1541–
      12. 12. Lady (Bridget) Clarke 1552–1592
      13. 13. Margaret Clarke 1550–
    2. 2. Henry Clarke 1512–1572
    3. 3. Sir (John I) Clarke 1503–1559
    4. 4. Joseph (Leonard) Clark 1510–1558
    5. 5. Henry Clerke 1527–1580
    6. 6. Thomas Clarke 1500–1551
    7. 7. Lady (Margaret Helena) Clarke 1496–1541
    8. 8. Elizabeth Clark 1516–1563
    9. 9. Anne Clark 1505–
    10. 10. Agnes Clarke 1507–1578
    11. 11. Sir (George William) Clerk 1510–1558
    12. 12. Walter CLARKE 1514–1558
    13. 13. James Clarke 1514–1559
    14. 14. Joane Clark 1504–1563
    15. 15. Thomas Clerke 1510–1558
    16. 16. Alice Clerke 1516–1560
    17. 17. Sir (Nicholas) Clarke 1506–1552
    18. 18. Walton Clark 1508–1572
    19. 19. John (Sir Colyton Devon) Clarke 1519–1585
    20. 20. John Clarke 1509–1556
    21. 21. Sir (George Clerke"Esquire" (Helped defeat rebels at Blackesol Field in) 1510 1510–1558
    22. 22. Henry (Clerke) 1512 1512–
    23. 23. Walton (Clark) 1508 1508–
    24. 24. Walter (Clerke) 1515 1515–
    25. 25. John (Clark) 1515 1515–1610
    26. 26. Sir (George Thomas Clark) 1525 1525–1580
    27. 27. Thomas Clerke –1555
    28. 28. WIlliam (Edward CLARKE) 1534 1534–1611
  2. 2. Margaret (DANIEL) Cooke 1479–1516
  3. 3. Helena (Louisa Clarke) Sullivan 1469–1494
  4. 4. Martin Clarke 1500–1579
  5. 5. Jonis Mayney 1480–1550
  6. 6. Sir (Humphrey Carewe) Clark 1485–1548
  7. 7. Robert (Williamson) Clarke 1502–1550
  8. 8. John (William Clark) Clarke 1477–1535
  9. 9. Anne Clarke 1485–1548
  10. 10. Lady (Matilda Clark) Cooke 1490–1515
  11. 11. Sir (Humphrey) Clerke 1495–1579
  12. 12. William Clark\Clark 1491–1553
  13. 13. John (William) Clark 1477–1535
  14. 14. John (I Clerke+ Baron Of The) Exchequer 1485–1548
  15. 15. Henry Clarke 1515–1558
  16. 16. Humphrey ((Alias Cooke)) Carewe 1520–1545
  17. 17. John (de Clarke) Clark 1465–1488
  18. 18. Nepota (Johannes Clerke) Clarke 1500–1579

Lord Clarke's Timeline

2 Records

1485
1485
Birth of Lord John William Ford Clarke in Woodchurch, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
Woodchurch, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
1538
1538
Age 53
Death of Lord John William Ford Clarke in Allington, Kent, England
Allington, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: Woodchurch, Ashford Borough, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Allington, Kent, England

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