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Winifred (Seybourne) Clarke (abt. 1611 - abt. 1656)

Winifred Clarke formerly Seybourne aka Greene, Seyborne
Born about in Bobbing, Kent, Englandmap
Wife of — married 2 Apr 1643 in St. Mary's County, Marylandmap [uncertain]
Wife of — married about 20 Jan 1651 in St. Mary's, Marylandmap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 45 in St. Marys City, Marylandmap
Profile last modified | Created 21 Feb 2011
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Biography

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Winifred (Seybourne) Clarke migrated from England to Maryland.
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Winifred (Seybourne) Clarke was born in Bobbing, Kent, England.

Winifred Seyborn[1] was born in 1622 at Bobbing, Kent, England.

She emigrated to Maryland in 1638.[2][3] On 30 July 1638 Lord Baltimore personally issued instructions for a warrant of 100 acres Mistress Winifred Seyborne [Seaborne] for transporting herself in 1638.

About 1647 she married firstly Thomas Greene as his second wife.[1]

They had two sons:

Thomas Green died before 1652 and had served briefly (1647-1649) as Gov. of Maryland.

Winnifred married secondly Robert Clarke prior to 16 Nov 1654.[1][4][5] They had a son, Thomas,[1] and perhaps Robert.[6]

Winifred died about 1656[1][6][7]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), vol. II, page 266, GRESLEY 16.
  2. Harry (Henry) Wright Newman, Flowering of the Maryland Palatinate..., Genealogical Publishing Com, 1961, p215, "who by this title indicated gentle birth and likewise one who had arrived to the discretion to be recognized as a feme sole in matter of ethics and business."
  3. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s - Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009.
  4. The Maryland Semmes and Allied Families... Harry (Henry) Wright Newman, Baltimore, Maryland Historical Society, 1956, p137
  5. Archives of Maryland. Provincial Court 1649-50 to 1657, page 88, Deed of Gift, 23 Jan 1650, Thomas Greene to his wife and children. (cites that his wife was Winefred and mentions 4 children.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Newman, Harry Wright. The Maryland Seemes and Kindred Families: A Genealogical History of Marmaduke Semme(s), Gent., and His Descendants. (Baltimore, MD: The Maryland Historical Society, 1956). Online at GoogleBooks, pages 134-142 (limited view).
  7. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177328124/winifred-clarke: accessed 17 July 2023), memorial page for Winifred Seaborne Clarke (1612–1656), Find A Grave: Memorial #177328124; Burial Details Unknown.

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Winifred Seybourne was not the widow of Nicholas Harvey; Jane, widow of Nicholas Harvey, married a different Thomas Green (not the governor). The identification of Winifred Seybourne as widow of Nicholas Harvey seems to've arisen from a conflation of Thomas Green who married Jane, widow of Nicholas Harvey, and Thomas Greene who married Winifred Seybourne. See here: https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I067052&tree=Tree1
posted by C Handy
Children John Clarke and Mary Clarke Compton are probably not hers. Also, she probably should be merged with Unknown-310686.
posted by Traci Thiessen
Seybourne-1 and Seyborne-4 appear to represent the same person because: duplicate wives w/spelling variation of duplicate husbands (merge proposed). Location of birth matches -- birth date is very different, but not well sourced. If 1634 is correct for marriage year, then 1612 is more likely date of birth.

Exact same date/location of death.

posted by AM Hayes
Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, in 5 vols. (Salt Lake City, Utah, 2013), Vol. III. page 118.

Thank you!

Seybourne-4 and Seybourne-1 appear to represent the same person because: same death
posted by Marj Adams
Seyborne-3 and Seybourne-1 appear to represent the same person because: same death date
posted by Marj Adams
Seybourne-1 and Seyborn-2 appear to represent the same person because: different spellings, birth similar, same spouse
posted by Marj Adams
Seybourne-3 and Seybourne-1 appear to represent the same person because: the dates are very similar
posted by Kern (Thompson) Brogan

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