4880. William Clerke & 4881. Anna Cartwright [England]
1535, William born in co. Kent, England, heir & s/o 9760. George Clerke & 9761. Elizabeth Wilsforde.~1540, Anna born in Aslacton, England, d/o 9762. Edmond Cartwright & 9763. Anna Cranmer.
Aft. 9/8/1553, William married Anna. Her father’s will: “To my doughter Anne a bason and ewer of silver, a goblet gilt with a cover, two silver spones, and threscore poundes.”
William married 2nd Jana Sanger.
4/28/1598, Jana died; buried at Wrotham.
William married 3rd Elizabeth Aubrey, widow of Thomas Norton, d/o William
3/23/1611, age 76, William died, buried in Wrotham Church. [Wrotham, SE of London, near West Malling, and west of Maidstone, north of Tonbridge.]
(S) 1619 Visitation of Kent. (S) NEH&GR, 1874, P71, P75.
Children of William and Anna:
i. Elizabeth Clerke, baptized 1/8/1561 in Wrotham, England.
5/26/1584, Elizabeth married Peter Parris of East Malling.
ii. Anne Clerke, baptized 7/9/1564 in Wrotham, England.
Anna married Richard Lee of Lee Magna, Esq.
iii. Frances Clerke, baptized 5/23/1566 in Wrotham, England.
11/4/1606, Frances married Edward Thedam of co. Essex.
iv. Catherine Clerke, baptized 10/29/1567 in Wrotham, England.
10/5/1576, Catherine buried at Wrotham.
v. James Clerke, baptized 11/23/1568 in Wrotham, England.
James died without children in France.
vi. Jane Clerke, baptized 9/2/1571 in Wrotham, England.
Jane married Sir John Howell of Compe in Wrotham.
vii. Mary Clerke, baptized 5/13/1576 in Wrotham, England.
2/8/1620, Mary, gentlewoman, married Rev. Robert Cheek at Addington.
viii. Katherine Clerke, baptized 4/10/1580 in Wrotham, England.
Katherine married George Chauncy of Hartford.
ix. Dorothy Clerke, baptized 9/2/1582 in Wrotham, England.
x. William Clerke, baptized 6/1/1585 in Wrotham, England.
xi. John Clerk ( 2440), born ~1590 in England.
