Sir John Clerke, *

1585 - 1644  (59 years)

• Name	Sir John Clerke  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Suffix	*
  Birth	1585	Wrotham, Kent, ENG
  Birth	21 Jun 1585	of Ford, Wrotham, Kent, England   [5]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Sir John Clark  [5, 6]
  Death	22 Aug 1644	Oxfordshire, England
  Person ID	I6230	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	William Clerke, *,   b. Abt 1536   d. 23 Mar 1612, Wrotham, Kent, ENG (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Anna Cartwright, *,   b. 1535, Forde, Kent, England d. 1585, Forde, Kent, England (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	16 Jun 1581	Meopham,Kent,England   [7, 8]
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F2755	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	William Clark,   b. Bef 1568   d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Anna Cartwright,   b. Bef 1570   d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	natural
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F2262	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lady Elizabeth Steed, *,   b. Harrietsham, Kent, England d. Abt 1 Feb 1680, St Giles, Cripplegate, London, England
  Marriage	1 Jun 1608	Wortham, Suffolk, England
  Married	1 Jun 1608	Wrotham, Kent, ENG
  Children	1. Sir William Clark,   b. Abt 1608, Ford, Wrotham, Kent, England d. 29 Jun 1644, Cropedy Bridge, Oxfordshire, England (Age 36 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. John Clark, * (He left no children according to Wikitree),   b. Bef 1614, Wrotham, Kent, ENG d. 20 Dec 1645, York, Virginia, USA (Age > 31 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Elizabeth Clark   d. Abt 1645  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F761	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  He was knighted on 15 Jul 1619 as the Baron of the Exchequer.

  
  

• Sources

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