William Clerke Gent. (abt. 1570 - bef. 1610)

Born about 1570 in East Farleigh, Kent, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Weston) Clerke — married Feb 1599 in London, England

Descendants

Died before 12 Jun 1610 before about age 40 in East Farleigh, Kent, England

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William Clerke is a descendant of Saher de Quincy (see text below).

Biography

William was the son of James Clerke and Mary Saxby.^[1][2] His birth date is not known. He may have been born at East Farleigh, Kent where his father had property.^[3][4]

William lived at East Farleigh, Kent and in the parish of St Botolph's, London.^[3][4][5]

William married Mary Weston, daughter of Jerome Weston^[2] of Essex^[6] and Mary Cave, at St Andrew's, Holborn, London. The licence for their marriage was dated 10 February 1598/9.^[3][4][5] They had the following children:

• Weston,^[2][3][4] baptised at East Farleigh, Kent on 24 February 1599/1600^[5][7]
• William,^[3][4] baptised at East Farleigh on 5 July 1601^[5][8]
• James,^[2][3][4] baptised at East Farleigh on 31 October 1602 ^[5][9]
• Essex,^[3][4] baptised at East Farleigh on 4 December 1603 ^[5][10]
• George,^[3][4] baptised at East Farleigh on 2 December 1604 ^[5][11]
• Jeremy/Jeremiah,^[3][4] baptised at East Farleigh on 1 December 1605^[5][12]
• Richard,^[3][4] baptised at East Farleigh on 12 April 1607 ^[5][13]
• John,^[3][4] baptised at East Farleigh on 10 April 1608 ^[5][13]
• Mary,^[3][4] baptised at East Farleigh on 16 September 1610, after William's death ^[5][14]

William was buried at East Farleigh, Kent on 12 June 1610.^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ W Bruce Bannerman (ed.). The Visitations of Kent, Part I, Harleian Society, 1923, p. 38, Familysearch
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Joseph Jackson Howard and Joseph Lemuel Chester (eds.). The Visitations of London, Part I, Harleian Society, 1880, p. 1723, Internet Archive
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12} Douglas Richardson. 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. I, pp. 483-483, CLARKE 15, Google Books
4. ↑ ^{4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), Vol. I, p. 214, CLARKE 19
5. ↑ ^{5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10} Alfred Rudulph Justice. "Genealogical Research in England" in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 74, 1920. pp. 72, Internet Archive and 130-132, Internet Archive
6. ↑ Robert Edmond Chester Waters. Genealogical Memoirs of the Extinct Family of Chester of Chicheley, Vol. I, Robson and Sons, 1878, p. 97, Internet Archive
7. ↑ Kent History & Library Centre, P142/1/A/1, p. 11, FindMyPast: transcript gives year as just 1599; linked image shows it was 1599/1600
8. ↑ Kent History & Library Centre, P142/1/A/1, p. 12, FindMyPast
9. ↑ Kent History & Library Centre, P142/1/A/1, p. 13, FindMyPast
10. ↑ East Farleigh baptisms 1580-1724, transcription by Kent Family History Society, FindMyPast
11. ↑ Kent History & Library Centre, P142/1/A/1, p. 14, FindMyPast
12. ↑ East Farleigh baptisms 1580-1724, transcript by Kent Family History Society, FindMyPast
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} Kent History & Library Centre, P142/1/A/1, p. 16, FindMyPast
14. ↑ Kent History & Library Centre, P142/1/A/1, p. 19, FindMyPast

See also:

• Faris, David. Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth-century Colonists, Genealogical Publishing Company, 1996, pp. 65-66
• Swanson, Scott G. "The Mother of Mary (Saxby) Clarke, Grandmother of Jeremy Clarke of Rhode Island" in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 169. Boston, MA: NEHGS, 2015, pp. 226-232. American Ancestors website ($)
• Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of certain American Colonists who came to America before 1700, 8th edition, Genealogical Publishing Company, 2004, p. 16, line 11/40

Acknowledgements

Magna Carta Project

This profile was re-reviewed for the Magna Carta project by Michael Cayley on 5 January 2023.

William Clerke Gent. appears in Magna Carta Ancestry in a Richardson-documented trail from Gateway Ancestor Jeremy Clarke to Magna Carta Surety Baron Saher de Quincy (vol. I, pages 480-483 CLARKE). This trail was project-approved/badged in April 2016 by a Magna Carta Project member. This trail is set out in the Magna Carta Trails section below.

See Base Camp for more information about identified Magna Carta trails and their status. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".

Magna Carta Trails

Badged Richardson-documented trail to Quincy (MCA I: 480-483 CLARKE):

Gateway Ancestor Jeremy Clarke (badged/100% 5-star)

1. Jeremy is the son of William Clerke (badged/100% 5-star)

2. William is the son of James Clerke (badged/100% 5-star)

3. James is the son of George Clerke (badged/100% 5-star)

4. George is the son of Elizabeth Ferrers (badged/100% 5-star)

5. Elizabeth is the daughter of Henry Ferrers (badged/100% 5-star)

6. Henry is the son of Thomas Ferrers (badged/100% 5-star)

7. Thomas is the son of William Ferrers (badged/100% 5-star

8. William is the son of Henry de Ferrers (badged/100% 5-star)

9. Henry is the son of William de Ferrers (badged/100% 5-star)

10. William is the son of Henry de Ferrers (badged/100% 5-star)

11. Henry is the son of William de Ferrers (badged/100% 5-star)

12. William is the son of William de Ferrers (badged/100% 5-star)

13. William is the son of Margaret de Quincy (badged/100% 5-star)

14. Margaret is the daughter of Roger de Quincy (badged/100% 5-star)

15. Roger is the son of Magna Carta Surety Saher de Quincy