Ancestors of Ethel Mickelson Brough

Notes


John Jordan

"John Jordan" is mentioned in the book "Fifty Puritan Ancestors, 1628-1660: Genealogical Notes, 1560-1900", by Elizabeth Todd Nash, page 171, as follows: "Anne Bishop m. (1) John Jordan, (2) Thomas Clarke, May 1, 1652; she d. Jan. 3, 1672. ...Anne Bishop married John Jordan 1640; he died January 1, 1649-50, leaving daughter Elizabeth, who married Daniel Hubbard, November 17, 1664." (Online source: https://books.google.com/books?id=YH4bAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PT130&lpg=RA1-PT130&dq=thomas+clarke,+anne+bishop&source=bl&ots=7KLygN-s70&sig=cEfCXZr1aRDox_5YdPuJ6E1cK8E&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjDj_G7247OAhUOzGMKHdKyDTkQ6AEIIDAB#v=onepage&q=thomas%20clarke%2C%20anne%20bishop&f=false.)

"John Jordan" is listed in FindAGrave, Memorial # 160372264, which states that he was born in 1613 in Lenham, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England; died on 29 March 1650 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut; that he was buried in Village Green, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut; and that he was married to "Ann Bishop Clark (1622-1672)".


Anne Bishop

"Anne Bishop" is listed in the book "Clergymen & Chiefs: A Genealogy of the MacQueen & MacFarlane Families", by Alexander McQueen Quattlebaum, 1990, p.173, as follows:  "John Bishop, immigrant ancestor, came to Guilford, Conn., as a member of Rev. Henry Whitfield's company on 10 September 1639.  His wife Anne and their six children accompanied him.  Nothing is known of the birthplaces and dates of birth of the children of John and Anne Bishop, inasmuch as they were all born before their parents came to America.  The children, although possibly not in order of succession were: 1) John Bishop, ?-October 1683; married Susannah Golham, 13 December 1650; 2) Stephen Bishop, ?-June 1690; married Tabitha Wilkinson; 3) Bethia Bishop, ?-January 1676; married James Steele; 4) Sarah Bishop, ?-30 September 1657; married George Chatfield; 5) Anne Bishop, ?-3 January 1672; married (2) Thomas Clarke on 1 May 1652; 6) Mary Bishop, ?-14 September 1676; married George Hubbard."  Online source:
https://books.google.com/books?id=T-6oCucIvsMC&pg=PA173&lpg=PA173&dq=thomas+clarke,+anne+bishop&source=bl&ots=jAs3Ah8Frg&sig=UMztd28zbsgtcrYi3JKtvqOvK6U&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjDj_G7247OAhUOzGMKHdKyDTkQ6AEIIzAC#v=onepage&q=thomas%20clarke%2C%20anne%20bishop&f=false

"Anne Bishop" is listed in the book "Fifty Puritan Ancestors, 1628-1660: Genealogical Notes, 1560-1900", by Elizabeth Todd Nash, 1902, pages 170-171, as follows: "Mr. John Bishop, born 1604, was the second signer of the Guilford [Connecticut] covenant, drawn up on shipboard June 1, 1639; John Jordan number 7, Thomas Norton 17, Abraham Cruttenden 18, Thomas Nash 21.  John Bishop was the fifth of the six signers in the deeds of purchase from the Indians, and September 29, 1639, he was appointed with three others to have 'the civil power for the administration of justice and the preservation of peace;' re-elcted for the same office February 2, 1641, 1642.  John Bishop was thirty-five years old when he left England with his wife Anne--and several children.  He is said to have been a brother of Mr. James Bishop of New Haven.  His estate was one of the largest in the plantation after that of Mr. Whitfield.  He had in his home lot seven acres with one acre added in front for yards, on the 'London Corner'.  Mr. John Bishop and John Bishop, Jr., were made freemen in list of 1650.  On June 12, 1656, 'Mr. Bishopp, by note, was desired to supply the place of Townsmen.'  John Bishop Jr., removed from Guilford 1688, and settled on what is now the Green in Madison.  John Bishop, Sen., died January, 1660.  The following doucments in regard to Mr. Bishop's will are recorded in New Haven:  [1] 'The last will & testament of Mr. John Bishop Senior of Guilford deceased; presented as prooved in court at Guilford, Feb. 7th, 1660, by Mr. Robert Kitchell & John Fowler, to ye subscribing, and by Mr. William Leete and Elizabeth Jordan ye Mr. Bishop owned & allowed it soe to stand, adding onely ye legacy there in to his daughter Steele, now upon his death bed: dated Novemb. 1633. William Leete, Esq. Governor.'  [2] 'An inventory alsoe of ye estate of Mr. John Bishop Senior deceased, presented as prooved in court at Guilford upon oath by Anne Bishop the widdow & relict of ye deceased & John Bishop his eldest soone & joint executor with ye widdow, for ye quantity, & by Abraham Cruttenden Senior, J. Fowler & Wm. Stone, apprizers, for ye just value as is there in sett.... Amounting to ye sume of 375...and taken January 7th, 1660 [,] William Leete.'  Children.: [1] Sarah Bishop, m. George Westfield; 4 Sept. 30, 1657. [2] Anne Bishop, m. (1) John Jordan, (3) Thomas Clarke, May 1, 1652; she d. Jan. 3, 1672. [3] Elizabeth, m. -- Steele. [4] Mary, m. George Hubbard; d. Sept. 14, 1676.  Second Generation.: [1] Anne Bishop married John Jordan 1640; he died January 1, 1649-50, leaving daughter Elizabeth, who married Daniel Hubbard, November 17, 1664. (see Hubbard family, p. 166.)  [2] Mary Bishop married George Hubbard, and died September 14, 1676, leaving eight children, the youngest, Daniel, born December 27, 1644, marrying his cousin Elizabeth Jordan, November 17, 1664.  Online source: https://books.google.com/books?id=YH4bAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PT130&lpg=RA1-PT130&dq=thomas+clarke,+anne+bishop&source=bl&ots=7KLygN-s70&sig=cEfCXZr1aRDox_5YdPuJ6E1cK8E&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjDj_G7247OAhUOzGMKHdKyDTkQ6AEIIDAB#v=onepage&q=thomas%20clarke%2C%20anne%20bishop&f=false.

The marriage of "Thomas Clark" (or "Thomas Clarke") and "Anne Bishop (Jordan)" is listed in the "U.S. New England Marriages Prior to 1700" and "Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 - Barbour Collection" (both via Ancestry.com), which combined states that they were married on 1 May 1652 in Guilford, Connecticut; that "Anne Bishop (Jordan)" was "of Guilford" and a "wid.[ow] of John [Jordan]"; and that Thomas Clark was of "Milford".

"Ann" is mentioned in the book "The Daily Union History of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey", by John F. Hall, 1900, under the section entitled the "Clark Family" (pages 379-384), as follows: "1. Thomas Clark, of Milford, Connecticut, probably brother of George Clark Jr., of Milford, and of John Clark, of Saybrook, who came from ---, Hertfordshire, England; took the oath of Fidelity at New Haven, 1634, married Ann, widow of John Jordan, of Guilford, 1654.  She was a relative of Governor Fenwich.  After his marriage he lived at Guilford, where, December 2, 1658, John Hill, of Guilford, sued Thomas Clark for slander.  The plaintiff declared that the defendant both slanderously reported that he, the said John Hill, laid violent hands upon him and took him by the collar or throat and shook him and offered to strike him with his fork and another while with his fist, which the said Hill denied, and so looks upon himself as wronged and desired satisfaction of the slander.  Mr. Clark gave the truth in evidence, which he fully sustained, so that the court awarded that the defendant was not guilty of slandering Hill and awarded the defendant his cost.  Thomas Clark died October 10, 1668; Inventory, 220 pounds; Mrs. Clark died at Saybrook, January 3, 1672; Inventory at Guilford 26 pounds; at Saybrook, 77 pounds. Abraham Post, of Saybrook, who had married her daughter was the administrator. Children.--1. Daniel, b. January 1657-8. 2. Sarah.. 3- Elizabeth."

"Ann Bishop Clark" is listed in FindAGrave, Memorial # 109999748, which states that she was born in January 1622 in England; that she died on 3 January 1672 in Middlesex County, Connecticut; that she was buried in the Old Cemetery in North Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut; that her parents were "John Bishop (1580-1661)" and "Anne Stevens Bishop (1592-1676); and that she was married to "John Jordan (1613-1650)" and "Thomas Clark (1628-1668)".  Note: Ann Bishop's father, John Bishop (FindAGrave, Memorial # 160605971), reportedly sailed from England to America on the ship St. John in 1639.


Marriage Notes for John Jordan and Anne Bishop-2686

"Anne Bishop" is mentioned in the book "Fifty Puritan Ancestors, 1628-1660: Genealogical Notes, 1560-1900", by Elizabeth Todd Nash, 1902, page 171, as follows: "Anne Bishop m. (1) John Jordan, (2) Thomas Clarke, May 1, 1652; she d. Jan. 3, 1672. ...Anne Bishop married John Jordan 1640; he died January 1, 1649-50, leaving daughter Elizabeth, who married Daniel Hubbard, November 17, 1664." (Online source: https://books.google.com/books?id=YH4bAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PT130&lpg=RA1-PT130&dq=thomas+clarke,+anne+bishop&source=bl&ots=7KLygN-s70&sig=cEfCXZr1aRDox_5YdPuJ6E1cK8E&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjDj_G7247OAhUOzGMKHdKyDTkQ6AEIIDAB#v=onepage&q=thomas%20clarke%2C%20anne%20bishop&f=false.)


John Bishop

"John Bishop" is listed in the book "Clergymen & Chiefs: A Genealogy of the MacQueen & MacFarlane Families", by Alexander McQueen Quattlebaum, 1990, p.173, as follows:  "John Bishop, immigrant ancestor, came to Guilford, Conn., as a member of Rev. Henry Whitfield's company on 10 September 1639.  His wife Anne and their six children accompanied him.  Nothing is known of the birthplaces and dates of birth of the children of John and Anne Bishop, inasmuch as they were all born before their parents came to America.  The children, although possibly not in order of succession were: 1) John Bishop, ?-October 1683; married Susannah Golham, 13 December 1650; 2) Stephen Bishop, ?-June 1690; married Tabitha Wilkinson; 3) Bethia Bishop, ?-January 1676; married James Steele; 4) Sarah Bishop, ?-30 September 1657; married George Chatfield; 5) Anne Bishop, ?-3 January 1672; married (2) Thomas Clarke on 1 May 1652; 6) Mary Bishop, ?-14 September 1676; married George Hubbard."  Online source:
https://books.google.com/books?id=T-6oCucIvsMC&pg=PA173&lpg=PA173&dq=thomas+clarke,+anne+bishop&source=bl&ots=jAs3Ah8Frg&sig=UMztd28zbsgtcrYi3JKtvqOvK6U&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjDj_G7247OAhUOzGMKHdKyDTkQ6AEIIzAC#v=onepage&q=thomas%20clarke%2C%20anne%20bishop&f=false

"John Bishop" is listed in the book "Fifty Puritan Ancestors, 1628-1660: Genealogical Notes, 1560-1900", by Elizabeth Todd Nash, 1902, pages 170-171, as follows: "Mr. John Bishop, born 1604, was the second signer of the Guilford [Connecticut] covenant, drawn up on shipboard June 1, 1639; John Jordan number 7, Thomas Norton 17, Abraham Cruttenden 18, Thomas Nash 21.  John Bishop was the fifth of the six signers in the deeds of purchase from the Indians, and September 29, 1639, he was appointed with three others to have 'the civil power for the administration of justice and the preservation of peace;' re-elcted for the same office February 2, 1641, 1642.  John Bishop was thirty-five years old when he left England with his wife Anne--and several children.  He is said to have been a brother of Mr. James Bishop of New Haven.  His estate was one of the largest in the plantation after that of Mr. Whitfield.  He had in his home lot seven acres with one acre added in front for yards, on the 'London Corner'.  Mr. John Bishop and John Bishop, Jr., were made freemen in list of 1650.  On June 12, 1656, 'Mr. Bishopp, by note, was desired to supply the place of Townsmen.'  John Bishop Jr., removed from Guilford 1688, and settled on what is now the Green in Madison.  John Bishop, Sen., died January, 1660.  The following doucments in regard to Mr. Bishop's will are recorded in New Haven:  [1] 'The last will & testament of Mr. John Bishop Senior of Guilford deceased; presented as prooved in court at Guilford, Feb. 7th, 1660, by Mr. Robert Kitchell & John Fowler, to ye subscribing, and by Mr. William Leete and Elizabeth Jordan ye Mr. Bishop owned & allowed it soe to stand, adding onely ye legacy there in to his daughter Steele, now upon his death bed: dated Novemb. 1633. William Leete, Esq. Governor.'  [2] 'An inventory alsoe of ye estate of Mr. John Bishop Senior deceased, presented as prooved in court at Guilford upon oath by Anne Bishop the widdow & relict of ye deceased & John Bishop his eldest soone & joint executor with ye widdow, for ye quantity, & by Abraham Cruttenden Senior, J. Fowler & Wm. Stone, apprizers, for ye just value as is there in sett.... Amounting to ye sume of 375...and taken January 7th, 1660 [,] William Leete.'  Children.: [1] Sarah Bishop, m. George Westfield; 4 Sept. 30, 1657. [2] Anne Bishop, m. (1) John Jordan, (3) Thomas Clarke, May 1, 1652; she d. Jan. 3, 1672. [3] Elizabeth, m. -- Steele. [4] Mary, m. George Hubbard; d. Sept. 14, 1676.  Second Generation.: [1] Anne Bishop married John Jordan 1640; he died January 1, 1649-50, leaving daughter Elizabeth, who married Daniel Hubbard, November 17, 1664. (see Hubbard family, p. 166.)  [2] Mary Bishop married George Hubbard, and died September 14, 1676, leaving eight children, the youngest, Daniel, born December 27, 1644, marrying his cousin Elizabeth Jordan, November 17, 1664.  Online source: https://books.google.com/books?id=YH4bAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PT130&lpg=RA1-PT130&dq=thomas+clarke,+anne+bishop&source=bl&ots=7KLygN-s70&sig=cEfCXZr1aRDox_5YdPuJ6E1cK8E&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjDj_G7247OAhUOzGMKHdKyDTkQ6AEIIDAB#v=onepage&q=thomas%20clarke%2C%20anne%20bishop&f=false.


Anne

"Anne" is listed in the book "Clergymen & Chiefs: A Genealogy of the MacQueen & MacFarlane Families", by Alexander McQueen Quattlebaum, 1990, p.173, as follows:  "John Bishop, immigrant ancestor, came to Guilford, Conn., as a member of Rev. Henry Whitfield's company on 10 September 1639.  His wife Anne and their six children accompanied him.  Nothing is known of the birthplaces and dates of birth of the children of John and Anne Bishop, inasmuch as they were all born before their parents came to America.  The children, although possibly not in order of succession were: 1) John Bishop, ?-October 1683; married Susannah Golham, 13 December 1650; 2) Stephen Bishop, ?-June 1690; married Tabitha Wilkinson; 3) Bethia Bishop, ?-January 1676; married James Steele; 4) Sarah Bishop, ?-30 September 1657; married George Chatfield; 5) Anne Bishop, ?-3 January 1672; married (2) Thomas Clarke on 1 May 1652; 6) Mary Bishop, ?-14 September 1676; married George Hubbard."  Online source:
https://books.google.com/books?id=T-6oCucIvsMC&pg=PA173&lpg=PA173&dq=thomas+clarke,+anne+bishop&source=bl&ots=jAs3Ah8Frg&sig=UMztd28zbsgtcrYi3JKtvqOvK6U&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjDj_G7247OAhUOzGMKHdKyDTkQ6AEIIzAC#v=onepage&q=thomas%20clarke%2C%20anne%20bishop&f=false

"Anne" is listed in the book "Fifty Puritan Ancestors, 1628-1660: Genealogical Notes, 1560-1900", by Elizabeth Todd Nash, 1902, pages 170-171, as follows: "Mr. John Bishop, born 1604, was the second signer of the Guilford [Connecticut] covenant, drawn up on shipboard June 1, 1639; John Jordan number 7, Thomas Norton 17, Abraham Cruttenden 18, Thomas Nash 21.  John Bishop was the fifth of the six signers in the deeds of purchase from the Indians, and September 29, 1639, he was appointed with three others to have 'the civil power for the administration of justice and the preservation of peace;' re-elcted for the same office February 2, 1641, 1642.  John Bishop was thirty-five years old when he left England with his wife Anne--and several children.  He is said to have been a brother of Mr. James Bishop of New Haven.  His estate was one of the largest in the plantation after that of Mr. Whitfield.  He had in his home lot seven acres with one acre added in front for yards, on the 'London Corner'.  Mr. John Bishop and John Bishop, Jr., were made freemen in list of 1650.  On June 12, 1656, 'Mr. Bishopp, by note, was desired to supply the place of Townsmen.'  John Bishop Jr., removed from Guilford 1688, and settled on what is now the Green in Madison.  John Bishop, Sen., died January, 1660.  The following doucments in regard to Mr. Bishop's will are recorded in New Haven:  [1] 'The last will & testament of Mr. John Bishop Senior of Guilford deceased; presented as prooved in court at Guilford, Feb. 7th, 1660, by Mr. Robert Kitchell & John Fowler, to ye subscribing, and by Mr. William Leete and Elizabeth Jordan ye Mr. Bishop owned & allowed it soe to stand, adding onely ye legacy there in to his daughter Steele, now upon his death bed: dated Novemb. 1633. William Leete, Esq. Governor.'  [2] 'An inventory alsoe of ye estate of Mr. John Bishop Senior deceased, presented as prooved in court at Guilford upon oath by Anne Bishop the widdow & relict of ye deceased & John Bishop his eldest soone & joint executor with ye widdow, for ye quantity, & by Abraham Cruttenden Senior, J. Fowler & Wm. Stone, apprizers, for ye just value as is there in sett.... Amounting to ye sume of 375...and taken January 7th, 1660 [,] William Leete.'  Children.: [1] Sarah Bishop, m. George Westfield; 4 Sept. 30, 1657. [2] Anne Bishop, m. (1) John Jordan, (3) Thomas Clarke, May 1, 1652; she d. Jan. 3, 1672. [3] Elizabeth, m. -- Steele. [4] Mary, m. George Hubbard; d. Sept. 14, 1676.  Second Generation.: [1] Anne Bishop married John Jordan 1640; he died January 1, 1649-50, leaving daughter Elizabeth, who married Daniel Hubbard, November 17, 1664. (see Hubbard family, p. 166.)  [2] Mary Bishop married George Hubbard, and died September 14, 1676, leaving eight children, the youngest, Daniel, born December 27, 1644, marrying his cousin Elizabeth Jordan, November 17, 1664.  Online source: https://books.google.com/books?id=YH4bAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PT130&lpg=RA1-PT130&dq=thomas+clarke,+anne+bishop&source=bl&ots=7KLygN-s70&sig=cEfCXZr1aRDox_5YdPuJ6E1cK8E&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjDj_G7247OAhUOzGMKHdKyDTkQ6AEIIDAB#v=onepage&q=thomas%20clarke%2C%20anne%20bishop&f=false.


Thomas Cornwall

"Thomas Cornwall" is listed in FindAGrave, Memorial # 166928894, which states that he was born in September 1648 in Middleton, Middlesex County, Connecticut; that he died on 17 November 1702 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut; that he was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut; and that he was married to "Sarah Clark Cornwall (1654-1717)".

The marriage of "Thomas Cornwall" and "Sarah Clark" is listed in the "American Marriages before 1699" (via Ancestry.com), which states that they were married on 14 November 1671 in Middletown, Connecticut.


Sarah Clark

"Sarah Clark Cornwall" is listed in FindAGrave, Memorial # 166935671, which states that she was born on 1 February 1654 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut; that she died on 5 April 1717 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut; that she was buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut; and that she married "Thomas Cornwall (1648-1702)".

The marriage of "Thomas Cornwall" and "Sarah Clark" is listed in the "American Marriages before 1699" (via Ancestry.com), which states that they were married on 14 November 1671 in Middletown, Connecticut.

"Sarah Clark" is mentioned in the book "The Daily Union History of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey", by John F. Hall, 1900, under the section entitled the "Clark Family" (pages 379-384), as follows: "Thomas Clark, of Milford, Connecticut, probably brother of George Clark Jr., of Milford, and of John Clark, of Saybrook, who came from ---, Hertfordshire, England; took the oath of Fidelity at New Haven, 1634, married Ann, widow of John Jordan, of Guilford, 1654.  She was a relative of Governor Fenwich.  After his marriage he lived at Guilford, where, December 2, 1658, John Hill, of Guilford, sued Thomas Clark for slander.  The plaintiff declared that the defendant both slanderously reported that he, the said John Hill, laid violent hands upon him and took him by the collar or throat and shook him and offered to strike him with his fork and another while with his fist, which the said Hill denied, and so looks upon himself as wronged and desired satisfaction of the slander.  Mr. Clark gave the truth in evidence, which he fully sustained, so that the court awarded that the defendant was not guilty of slandering Hill and awarded the defendant his cost.  Thomas Clark died October 10, 1668; Inventory, 220 pounds; Mrs. Clark died at Saybrook, January 3, 1672; Inventory at Guilford 26 pounds; at Saybrook, 77 pounds. Abraham Post, of Saybrook, who had married her daughter was the administrator. Children.-- 1. Daniel, b. January 1657-8. 2. Sarah. 3. Elizabeth."


Marriage Notes for Thomas Cornwall and Sarah Clark-2687

The marriage of "Thomas Cornwall" and "Sarah Clark" is listed in the "American Marriages before 1699" (via Ancestry.com), which states that they were married on 14 November 1671 in Middletown, Connecticut.


George Clarke

The christening of "George Clarke" is listed in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 1040799, Item #6), which states that he was christened on 24 January 1582 in Walkern, Hertfordshire, England, and that his father was "George Clarke".  Note: This christening record was verified in FHL Film # 1040799, Item #6.

The marriage of "George Clarke" and "Grace Bodye" is listed in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 1042207, Item #7, and FHL Film # 1040799, Item #6) and in the online "Hertfordshire County Council Marriages & Marriage Licences" (www.hertfordshire.gov.uk), which combined states that they were married on 4 May 1610 in Walkern, Hertfordshire, England.  Note: The marriage date of "4 May 1610" was verified using FHL microfilmed copies of the Walkern parish register.

Research Note:  Some online entries state that a "George Clarke" was buried on 14 July 1605 in Walkern, Hertfordshire, England, and that his father was "George Clarke".  However, in July 2016, a careful review of the parish register of Walkern (FHL Film # 1042207, Item #7) could not find such a burial record.


Grace Bodye

The christening of "Grace Bodye" is listed in the IGI (FHL Film # 991306), which states that she was christened on 17 January 1584 in Barkway, Hertfordshire, and that her father was "John Bodye".

The marriage of "George Clarke" and "Grace Bodye" is listed in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 1042207, Item #7, and FHL Film # 1040799, Item #6) and in the online "Hertfordshire County Council Marriages & Marriage Licences" (www.hertfordshire.gov.uk), which combined states that they were married on 4 May 1610 in Walkern, Hertfordshire, England.  Note: The marriage date of "4 May 1610" was verified using FHL microfilmed copies of the Walkern parish register.


Marriage Notes for George Clarke and Grace Bodye-2690

The marriage of "George Clarke" and "Grace Bodye" is listed in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 1042207, Item #7, and FHL Film # 1040799, Item #6) and in the online "Hertfordshire County Council Marriages & Marriage Licences" (www.hertfordshire.gov.uk), which combined states that they were married on 4 May 1610 in Walkern, Hertfordshire, England.  Note: The marriage date of "4 May 1610" was verified using FHL microfilmed copies of the Walkern parish register.


Georgius Clarke

The christening of "Georgius Clarke" is listed in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 993734), which states that he was christened on 29 October 1553 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, and that his father was "Johannis Clarke".

The marriage of "George Clarke" and "Marian Phillipps" (or "Phillips") is listed in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 991329) and in the online "Hertfordshire County Council Marriages & Marriage Licences: 1538-1922" (www.hertfordshire.gov.uk), which combined  states that they were married on 14 November 1574 in Walkern, Hertfordshire.  Note: The marriage date of "14" November 1574 was vertified in FHL Film # 991329.

The marriage of "Georgius Clerke" and "Marian Phillipps" is listed in the parish register of Benington, Hertfordshire (via FindMyPast image), which states that they were married on 14 November 1574 in Benington, Hertfordshire.


Marian Phillipps

The marriage of "George Clarke" and "Marian Phillipps" (or "Phillips") is listed in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 991329) and in the online "Hertfordshire County Council Marriages & Marriage Licences: 1538-1922" (www.hertfordshire.gov.uk), which combined  states that they were married on 14 November 1574 in Walkern, Hertfordshire.  Note: The marriage date of "14" November 1574 was vertified in FHL Film # 991329.

The marriage of "Georgius Clerke" and "Marian Phillipps" is listed in the parish register of Benington, Hertfordshire (via FindMyPast image), which states that they were married on 14 November 1574 in Benington, Hertfordshire.


Marriage Notes for Georgius Clarke and Marian Phillipps-2729

The marriage of "George Clarke" and "Marian Phillipps" (or "Phillips") is listed in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 991329) and in the online "Hertfordshire County Council Marriages & Marriage Licences: 1538-1922" (www.hertfordshire.gov.uk), which combined  states that they were married on 14 November 1574 in Walkern, Hertfordshire.  Note: The marriage date of "14" November 1574 was vertified in FHL Film # 991329.  Also, the marriage of "Georgius Clerke" and "Marian Phillipps" is listed in the parish register of Benington, Hertfordshire (via FindMyPast image), which states that they were married on 14 November 1574 in Benington, Hertfordshire.


William Clarke

The christening of "William Clarke" is listed in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 1040799, Item #6), which states that he was christened on 28 February 1576 in Walkern, Hertfordshire, England, and that his father was "George Clarke".


Elizabet Clark

The christening of "Elizabet Clark" is listed in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 1042207), which states that she was christened on 24 April 1579 in Walkern, Hertfordshire, England, and that his father was "Georg Clark".


Sysle Clarke

The christening of "Sysle Clarke" is listed in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 1040799, Item #6), which states that he was christened on 14 July 1583 in Walkern, Hertfordshire, England, and that his father was "George Clarke".


Joan Clarke

The christening of "Joae [Joan] Clarke" is listed in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 991399, Item #7), which states that she was christened on 7 December 1585 in Walkern, Hertfordshire, England, and that her father was "Georg Clarke".


John Clarke

The christening of "John Clarke" is listed in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 1042207), which states that he was christened on 7 December 1585 in Walkern, Hertfordshire, England, and that his father was "Georg Clarke".


Katherin Clarke

The christening of "Katherin Clarke" is listed in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 991399, Item #7), which states that she was christened on 17 March 1587 in Walkern, Hertfordshire, England, and that her father was "Georg Clarke".


Frances Clarke

The christening of "Frances Clarke" is listed in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 991399, Item #7), which states that she was christened on 8 August 1591 in Walkern, Hertfordshire, England, and that his father was "Georg Clarke".


Richard Clarke

The christening of "Richard Clarke" is listed in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 1042207), which states that he was christened on 8 August 1591 in Walkern, Hertfordshire, England, and that her father was "Georg Clarke".


Maryon Clarke

The christening of "Maryon Clarke" is listed in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 1042207, Item #7, and FHL Film # 1040799, Item #8), which states that she was christened on 17 January 1593 in Walkern, Hertfordshire, England, and that her father was "Georg Clarke".


Reuben Clark

"Reuben Clark" is mentioned in the book "The Daily Union History of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey", by John F. Hall, 1900, under the section entitled the "Clark Family" (pages 379-384), as follows: "7. Thomas Clark, m. Sarah Parker, previous to 1740, and had three sons and five daughters. ...54. Reuben m., first, Mary Rape; second, Olivia Clark.  By his first wife he had two children, Hannah and Christopher (died young). Hannah, b. 1793, m. Judge Joseph Porter; d. 1875.  Judge Porter first had a country store at Haddonfield.  Later with Thomas and John Evans and Samuel Shreve as partners, he established glassworks at Waterford, where they made fortunes.  He was one of the promoters and directors of the first railroad to the seashore and lost his fortune in this enterprise.  He died in 1861, aged 72 years.  They had nine children: Joseph C. Thomas, Mary H., Reuben Griffin Porter, who still lives at Waterford, and his one son, Richard, living at Rohoboth, Md., Margaret Griffin, William C., Richard, Hannah Chew, Elizabeth. Mary H., Hannah C. and Elizabeth are the owners of Porter Cottage in this city.  By his second wife Reuben Clark had four children: Mary m. Wencil Kinsley; Roxanna m. Mark Clark and went west; Christopher m. Mary Ann Bates; and Walter m. first Elizabeth Doughty, second, a widow, and lives in Baltimore."

"Reuben Clark" is mentioned in the book "The Daily Union History of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey", by John F. Hall, 1900, under the section entitled the "Clark Family" (pages 379-384), as follows: "Mark Clark m. Roxanna Clark, June 25, 1831, daughter of Reuben and Olive Clark, of Clarks Landing; had children: 94. Addison. 95. Nelson. 96. George. 97. Joseph. 98. Mark. 99. Edward. 100. Augeline. 101. Hannah. 102. Mary. 103. Olive. 104. Rebecca. 105. Roxanna. 106. Clara.  Of the above Addison, Nelson, George, Angeline and Roxanna are dead. 102. Mary Clark m. Herman Kayser; have children: 107. Clara. 108. Herman. 109. Louis."


Mary Rape

"Mary Rape" is mentioned in the book "The Daily Union History of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey", by John F. Hall, 1900, under the section entitled the "Clark Family" (pages 379-384), as follows: "7. Thomas Clark, m. Sarah Parker, previous to 1740, and had three sons and five daughters. ...54. Reuben m., first, Mary Rape; second, Olivia Clark.  By his first wife he had two children, Hannah and Christopher (died young). Hannah, b. 1793, m. Judge Joseph Porter; d. 1875.  Judge Porter first had a country store at Haddonfield.  Later with Thomas and John Evans and Samuel Shreve as partners, he established glassworks at Waterford, where they made fortunes.  He was one of the promoters and directors of the first railroad to the seashore and lost his fortune in this enterprise.  He died in 1861, aged 72 years.  They had nine children: Joseph C. Thomas, Mary H., Reuben Griffin Porter, who still lives at Waterford, and his one son, Richard, living at Rohoboth, Md., Margaret Griffin, William C., Richard, Hannah Chew, Elizabeth. Mary H., Hannah C. and Elizabeth are the owners of Porter Cottage in this city.  By his second wife Reuben Clark had four children: Mary m. Wencil Kinsley; Roxanna m. Mark Clark and went west; Christopher m. Mary Ann Bates; and Walter m. first Elizabeth Doughty, second, a widow, and lives in Baltimore."


Christopher Clark

"Christopher Clark" is mentioned in the book "The Daily Union History of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey", by John F. Hall, 1900, under the section entitled the "Clark Family" (pages 379-384), as follows: "7. Thomas Clark, m. Sarah Parker, previous to 1740, and had three sons and five daughters. ...54. Reuben m., first, Mary Rape; second, Olivia Clark.  By his first wife he had two children, Hannah and Christopher (died young). Hannah, b. 1793, m. Judge Joseph Porter; d. 1875.  Judge Porter first had a country store at Haddonfield.  Later with Thomas and John Evans and Samuel Shreve as partners, he established glassworks at Waterford, where they made fortunes.  He was one of the promoters and directors of the first railroad to the seashore and lost his fortune in this enterprise.  He died in 1861, aged 72 years.  They had nine children: Joseph C. Thomas, Mary H., Reuben Griffin Porter, who still lives at Waterford, and his one son, Richard, living at Rohoboth, Md., Margaret Griffin, William C., Richard, Hannah Chew, Elizabeth. Mary H., Hannah C. and Elizabeth are the owners of Porter Cottage in this city.  By his second wife Reuben Clark had four children: Mary m. Wencil Kinsley; Roxanna m. Mark Clark and went west; Christopher m. Mary Ann Bates; and Walter m. first Elizabeth Doughty, second, a widow, and lives in Baltimore."


Reuben Clark

"Reuben Clark" is mentioned in the book "The Daily Union History of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey", by John F. Hall, 1900, under the section entitled the "Clark Family" (pages 379-384), as follows: "7. Thomas Clark, m. Sarah Parker, previous to 1740, and had three sons and five daughters. ...54. Reuben m., first, Mary Rape; second, Olivia Clark.  By his first wife he had two children, Hannah and Christopher (died young). Hannah, b. 1793, m. Judge Joseph Porter; d. 1875.  Judge Porter first had a country store at Haddonfield.  Later with Thomas and John Evans and Samuel Shreve as partners, he established glassworks at Waterford, where they made fortunes.  He was one of the promoters and directors of the first railroad to the seashore and lost his fortune in this enterprise.  He died in 1861, aged 72 years.  They had nine children: Joseph C. Thomas, Mary H., Reuben Griffin Porter, who still lives at Waterford, and his one son, Richard, living at Rohoboth, Md., Margaret Griffin, William C., Richard, Hannah Chew, Elizabeth. Mary H., Hannah C. and Elizabeth are the owners of Porter Cottage in this city.  By his second wife Reuben Clark had four children: Mary m. Wencil Kinsley; Roxanna m. Mark Clark and went west; Christopher m. Mary Ann Bates; and Walter m. first Elizabeth Doughty, second, a widow, and lives in Baltimore."

"Reuben Clark" is mentioned in the book "The Daily Union History of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey", by John F. Hall, 1900, under the section entitled the "Clark Family" (pages 379-384), as follows: "Mark Clark m. Roxanna Clark, June 25, 1831, daughter of Reuben and Olive Clark, of Clarks Landing; had children: 94. Addison. 95. Nelson. 96. George. 97. Joseph. 98. Mark. 99. Edward. 100. Augeline. 101. Hannah. 102. Mary. 103. Olive. 104. Rebecca. 105. Roxanna. 106. Clara.  Of the above Addison, Nelson, George, Angeline and Roxanna are dead. 102. Mary Clark m. Herman Kayser; have children: 107. Clara. 108. Herman. 109. Louis."


Olivia Clark

"Olivia Clark" is mentioned in the book "The Daily Union History of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey", by John F. Hall, 1900, under the section entitled the "Clark Family" (pages 379-384), as follows: "7. Thomas Clark, m. Sarah Parker, previous to 1740, and had three sons and five daughters. ...54. Reuben m., first, Mary Rape; second, Olivia Clark.  By his first wife he had two children, Hannah and Christopher (died young). Hannah, b. 1793, m. Judge Joseph Porter; d. 1875.  Judge Porter first had a country store at Haddonfield.  Later with Thomas and John Evans and Samuel Shreve as partners, he established glassworks at Waterford, where they made fortunes.  He was one of the promoters and directors of the first railroad to the seashore and lost his fortune in this enterprise.  He died in 1861, aged 72 years.  They had nine children: Joseph C. Thomas, Mary H., Reuben Griffin Porter, who still lives at Waterford, and his one son, Richard, living at Rohoboth, Md., Margaret Griffin, William C., Richard, Hannah Chew, Elizabeth. Mary H., Hannah C. and Elizabeth are the owners of Porter Cottage in this city.  By his second wife Reuben Clark had four children: Mary m. Wencil Kinsley; Roxanna m. Mark Clark and went west; Christopher m. Mary Ann Bates; and Walter m. first Elizabeth Doughty, second, a widow, and lives in Baltimore."

"Olive Clark" is mentioned in the book "The Daily Union History of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey", by John F. Hall, 1900, under the section entitled the "Clark Family" (pages 379-384), as follows: "Mark Clark m. Roxanna Clark, June 25, 1831, daughter of Reuben and Olive Clark, of Clarks Landing; had children: 94. Addison. 95. Nelson. 96. George. 97. Joseph. 98. Mark. 99. Edward. 100. Augeline. 101. Hannah. 102. Mary. 103. Olive. 104. Rebecca. 105. Roxanna. 106. Clara.  Of the above Addison, Nelson, George, Angeline and Roxanna are dead. 102. Mary Clark m. Herman Kayser; have children: 107. Clara. 108. Herman. 109. Louis."


Mary Clark

"Mary Clark" is mentioned in the book "The Daily Union History of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey", by John F. Hall, 1900, under the section entitled the "Clark Family" (pages 379-384), as follows: "7. Thomas Clark, m. Sarah Parker, previous to 1740, and had three sons and five daughters. ...54. Reuben m., first, Mary Rape; second, Olivia Clark.  By his first wife he had two children, Hannah and Christopher (died young). Hannah, b. 1793, m. Judge Joseph Porter; d. 1875.  Judge Porter first had a country store at Haddonfield.  Later with Thomas and John Evans and Samuel Shreve as partners, he established glassworks at Waterford, where they made fortunes.  He was one of the promoters and directors of the first railroad to the seashore and lost his fortune in this enterprise.  He died in 1861, aged 72 years.  They had nine children: Joseph C. Thomas, Mary H., Reuben Griffin Porter, who still lives at Waterford, and his one son, Richard, living at Rohoboth, Md., Margaret Griffin, William C., Richard, Hannah Chew, Elizabeth. Mary H., Hannah C. and Elizabeth are the owners of Porter Cottage in this city.  By his second wife Reuben Clark had four children: Mary m. Wencil Kinsley; Roxanna m. Mark Clark and went west; Christopher m. Mary Ann Bates; and Walter m. first Elizabeth Doughty, second, a widow, and lives in Baltimore."


Christopher Clark

"Christopher Clark" is mentioned in the book "The Daily Union History of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey", by John F. Hall, 1900, under the section entitled the "Clark Family" (pages 379-384), as follows: "7. Thomas Clark, m. Sarah Parker, previous to 1740, and had three sons and five daughters. ...54. Reuben m., first, Mary Rape; second, Olivia Clark.  By his first wife he had two children, Hannah and Christopher (died young). Hannah, b. 1793, m. Judge Joseph Porter; d. 1875.  Judge Porter first had a country store at Haddonfield.  Later with Thomas and John Evans and Samuel Shreve as partners, he established glassworks at Waterford, where they made fortunes.  He was one of the promoters and directors of the first railroad to the seashore and lost his fortune in this enterprise.  He died in 1861, aged 72 years.  They had nine children: Joseph C. Thomas, Mary H., Reuben Griffin Porter, who still lives at Waterford, and his one son, Richard, living at Rohoboth, Md., Margaret Griffin, William C., Richard, Hannah Chew, Elizabeth. Mary H., Hannah C. and Elizabeth are the owners of Porter Cottage in this city.  By his second wife Reuben Clark had four children: Mary m. Wencil Kinsley; Roxanna m. Mark Clark and went west; Christopher m. Mary Ann Bates; and Walter m. first Elizabeth Doughty, second, a widow, and lives in Baltimore."


Walter Clark

"Walter Clark" is mentioned in the book "The Daily Union History of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey", by John F. Hall, 1900, under the section entitled the "Clark Family" (pages 379-384), as follows: "7. Thomas Clark, m. Sarah Parker, previous to 1740, and had three sons and five daughters. ...54. Reuben m., first, Mary Rape; second, Olivia Clark.  By his first wife he had two children, Hannah and Christopher (died young). Hannah, b. 1793, m. Judge Joseph Porter; d. 1875.  Judge Porter first had a country store at Haddonfield.  Later with Thomas and John Evans and Samuel Shreve as partners, he established glassworks at Waterford, where they made fortunes.  He was one of the promoters and directors of the first railroad to the seashore and lost his fortune in this enterprise.  He died in 1861, aged 72 years.  They had nine children: Joseph C. Thomas, Mary H., Reuben Griffin Porter, who still lives at Waterford, and his one son, Richard, living at Rohoboth, Md., Margaret Griffin, William C., Richard, Hannah Chew, Elizabeth. Mary H., Hannah C. and Elizabeth are the owners of Porter Cottage in this city.  By his second wife Reuben Clark had four children: Mary m. Wencil Kinsley; Roxanna m. Mark Clark and went west; Christopher m. Mary Ann Bates; and Walter m. first Elizabeth Doughty, second, a widow, and lives in Baltimore."


Joseph Porter

The marriage of "Joseph Porter" and "Hannah Clark" is listed in FamilySearch (via IGI Patron submission), which states that they were married on 29 September 1814 in Gloucester, New Jersey.

"Joseph Porter" is mentioned in the book "The Daily Union History of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey", by John F. Hall, 1900, under the section entitled the "Clark Family" (pages 379-384), as follows: "7. Thomas Clark, m. Sarah Parker, previous to 1740, and had three sons and five daughters. ...54. Reuben m., first, Mary Rape; second, Olivia Clark.  By his first wife he had two children, Hannah and Christopher (died young). Hannah, b. 1793, m. Judge Joseph Porter; d. 1875.  Judge Porter first had a country store at Haddonfield.  Later with Thomas and John Evans and Samuel Shreve as partners, he established glassworks at Waterford, where they made fortunes.  He was one of the promoters and directors of the first railroad to the seashore and lost his fortune in this enterprise.  He died in 1861, aged 72 years.  They had nine children: Joseph C. Thomas, Mary H., Reuben Griffin Porter, who still lives at Waterford, and his one son, Richard, living at Rohoboth, Md., Margaret Griffin, William C., Richard, Hannah Chew, Elizabeth. Mary H., Hannah C. and Elizabeth are the owners of Porter Cottage in this city.  By his second wife Reuben Clark had four children: Mary m. Wencil Kinsley; Roxanna m. Mark Clark and went west; Christopher m. Mary Ann Bates; and Walter m. first Elizabeth Doughty, second, a widow, and lives in Baltimore."


Hannah Clark

The marriage of "Joseph Porter" and "Hannah Clark" is listed in FamilySearch (via IGI Patron submission), which states that they were married on 29 September 1814 in Gloucester, New Jersey.

"Hannah Clark" is mentioned in the book "The Daily Union History of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey", by John F. Hall, 1900, under the section entitled the "Clark Family" (pages 379-384), as follows: "7. Thomas Clark, m. Sarah Parker, previous to 1740, and had three sons and five daughters. ...54. Reuben m., first, Mary Rape; second, Olivia Clark.  By his first wife he had two children, Hannah and Christopher (died young). Hannah, b. 1793, m. Judge Joseph Porter; d. 1875.  Judge Porter first had a country store at Haddonfield.  Later with Thomas and John Evans and Samuel Shreve as partners, he established glassworks at Waterford, where they made fortunes.  He was one of the promoters and directors of the first railroad to the seashore and lost his fortune in this enterprise.  He died in 1861, aged 72 years.  They had nine children: Joseph C. Thomas, Mary H., Reuben Griffin Porter, who still lives at Waterford, and his one son, Richard, living at Rohoboth, Md., Margaret Griffin, William C., Richard, Hannah Chew, Elizabeth. Mary H., Hannah C. and Elizabeth are the owners of Porter Cottage in this city.  By his second wife Reuben Clark had four children: Mary m. Wencil Kinsley; Roxanna m. Mark Clark and went west; Christopher m. Mary Ann Bates; and Walter m. first Elizabeth Doughty, second, a widow, and lives in Baltimore."


Marriage Notes for Joseph Porter and Hannah Clark-2703

The marriage of "Joseph Porter" and "Hannah Clark" is listed in FamilySearch (via IGI Patron submission), which states that they were married on 29 September 1814 in Gloucester, New Jersey.


Johannis Clarke

"Johannis Clarke" is listed in the christening records of his children.  For example: The christening of "Nicholaus Clarke" is listed in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 993734), which states that he was christened on 9 April 1543 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, and that his father was "Johannis Clarke".

Research Note: "Johannis Clarke" was possibly a son of "John Clarke" of Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England.  This conclusion is based on an extensive radius search of available records and analysis of duration, location and patronymics associated with the Clarke families of Hertfordshire, England.


Johanna

"Johanna" is listed in the christening record of her daughter, Johanna Clarke, as follows: The christening of "Johanna Clarke" is listed in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 993734), which states that she was christened on 6 January 1546 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, and that her father's surname was "Clarke" and that her mother was "Mrs. Johanna" Clarke.


Nicholaus Clarke

The christening of "Nicholaus Clarke" is listed in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 993734), which states that he was christened on 9 April 1543 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, and that his father was "Johannis Clarke".


Johanna Clarke

The christening of "Johanna Clarke" is listed in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 993734), which states that she was christened on 6 January 1546/1547 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, and that her father's surname was "Clarke" and that her mother was "Mrs. Johanna" Clarke.


John Clarke

"John Clarke of Stevenedg, co. Hertf." is listed at the top of the pedigree chart in "The Visitations of Hertfordshire" of 1572 and 1634, "The Harleian Society (of London), Volume 22, 1886, page 41. John Clarke is also listed in this pedigree chart as being the father of three sons: 1) Sir Edward Clarke of .... nere Reding [Reading] in Berkshire"; 2) Thomas Clarke of Houghton, co., Bedf."; and 3) George Clarke of Walkern, co. Hertf.".  Online source: https://books.google.com/books?id=gqwKAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=visitations+of+hertfordshire,+volume+22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwih2rX5lYvOAhVlVWMKHbaCDl0Q6AEIHjAA#v=onepage&q=visitations%20of%20hertfordshire%2C%20volume%2022&f=false.