Jan
(John)
Clark
aka Cerk, Clerk
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Alexander Clark
and Sarah (Van Gelder) Clark
Husband of
Antje (Dorn) Clark
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Cornelius Clark and Alexander Clark UE
Died about
at about age 57
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Jun 2012
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| John Clark was a New Netherland Descendant 1674-1776. Join: New Netherland Settlers Project Discuss: new_netherland |
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Biography
John was born in 1719. John is the child of Alexander Clark and Sarah Van Horn. [1]
John was born about 1710. John Clark ... He passed away about 1777. [2]
His name is given as Jan Cerk and his wife as Antje Doorn on the christening of their son Alexander 16 October 1743, Freehold & Middletown, NJ. No wits. [3]
His name is given as Jan Clerk in Beekman's Early Settlers of Monmouth. Note that the date given appears to be a birth date rather than the marriage date. [4]
Sources
- ↑ Entered by Wilfred Vasile, Jun 19, 2012
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Terry Phillips, Wednesday, August 20, 2014.
- ↑ Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Freehold and Middletown, Part 1, Book 61A https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6961/images/42037_647350_0315-00074?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.181816167.174858326.1596504887-1670828725.1591635556&pId=204902
- ↑ Page 48 https://ia802605.us.archive.org/32/items/earlydutchsettle00beek/earlydutchsettle00beek.pdf
Acknowledgments
- Wilfred Vasile, Entered by Wilfred Vasile, Jun 19, 2012. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Wilfred and others.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~0.39%
David Kula
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M259226 [compare]
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~0.39%
Dennis Dietz :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Roderick Boland :
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Steven Mix
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Clark-18375 and Clark-8378 appear to represent the same person because: This is the oldest paternal ancestor in this chain in need of a merge. No tree conflicts. Thanks!
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