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Sir William Clarke 1608 – 1644 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1608

Birth Location: Wrotham, Kent, England

Death Date: 29 June 1644

Death Location: Cropedy Bridge, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Clarke

Mother: Elizabeth Steed

Spouse(s): Mary Culpepper, Dorothy Garner

Children(s): Maria Clarke

The story of Sir William Clarke began in 1608 in Wrotham, Kent, England. Sir William Clarke married Mary Culpepper, Dorothy Garner, and had children including Maria Clarke. Sir William Clarke passed away in 1644 in Cropedy Bridge, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Clarke began in 1608 in Wrotham, Kent, England.
  • Sir William Clarke married Mary Culpepper, Dorothy Garner, and had children including Maria Clarke.
  • Sir William Clarke passed away in 1644 in Cropedy Bridge, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Clarke
1585 – 1644
Birth Location: Wrotham, England UK, Kent, England, United Kingdom
JC
Elizabeth Steed
1587 – 1680
Birth Location: Harrietsham, England UK, Kent, England, United Kingdom
ES

Spouses(s)

Mary Culpepper
1612 – 1714
Birth Location: Hollingbourne, England UK, Kent, England, United Kingdom
MC
Dorothy Garner
1612 –
Birth Location: Stanton Lacy, Shropshire, England
DG

Children(s)

Maria Clarke
1644 –
Birth Location: Sheffield Yorkshire England
MC

Sir Clarke's Ancestors

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Sir Clarke
1608 – 1644
Birth Place: Wrotham, Kent, England
Parents
John Cartwright Clarke
1585 – 1644
Wrotham, England UK, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Steed
1587 – 1680
Harrietsham, England UK, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (William Edward Clarke) (Clerke)
1538 – 1611
Forde, Wrotham, Kent, England
Anna (Cartwright Clarke\11th) GGM
1544 – 1585
Forde Hall,Wrotham,Kent,England
Sir (Knight William Steede\11th) GGF
1558 – 1619
Harrietsham, Kent, England
Lady (Cecily Mary Dingett) Culpeper
1567 – 1622
Wigsell, Salehurst, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir (Clarke,Clerk,Clerke)
1510 – 1558
Lady Clark
1517 – 1570
Edmund GGF
1512 – 1554
Agnes CRANMER
1500 – 1556
William Steed
1529 – 1574
Joan Pordage\Porredge\Papworth
1538 – 1598
Sir Colepyr
1531 – 1612
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir GGF
1480 – 1553
Elizabeth
1502 – 1532
Sir Cartwright
1485 – 1555
Catherine Pordage\Porredge\Papworth
1510 – 1557

Sir Clarke's Descendants

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Sir (William) Clarke (1608 – 29 June 1644) m. Mary Culpepper (1612 – 1714) m. Dorothy Garner (1612 – )
  1. 1. Maria Clarke (02 Jun 1644 – ) m. George Skargell (05 Dec 1647 – )
    1. 1. Johannes Skargell (1665 – ) m. Anna Wilson (1668 – 4 Mar 1725)
      1. 1. Ruth Skargell (6 Jan 1687 – 1754) m. James Staniforth (17 Jan 1683 – 1719)
        1. 1. Luke Staniforth (26 Dec 1711 – 1751) m. Hannah (Ann) Greaves (10 Sep 1710 – 20 Apr 1774)

Sir Clarke's Timeline

2 Records

1608
1608
Birth of Sir William Clarke in Wrotham, Kent, England
Wrotham, Kent, England
1644
29 June 1644
Age 36
Death of Sir William Clarke in Cropedy Bridge, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Cropedy Bridge, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1608
    Event Place: Wrotham, Kent, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 June 1644
    Event Place: Cropedy Bridge, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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