Thomas Clarke (abt. 1550 - 1626)

Born about 1550 in England

Husband of Margaret (Foxe) Clarke — married 2 Oct 1575 in All Hallows Lombard Street, City of London, London, England

Descendants

Died Nov 1626 at about age 76 in St. Mary Woolnoth, London, England

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Biography

Thomas married Margaret Foxe on 2 October 1575 on All Hallows Lombard Street, City of London, London, England.^[1] Their children included:

• Anne
• Magdalen
• Katherine
• Thomas (1582)
• Richard (1584)
• Jane (1587)
• Henry (1588)
• Elizabeth (1589)
• Joan (1589)
• John (1594)

Baptisms for most of the children took place in the church of St Mary Woolnoth, City of London, where Thomas was a haberdasher and, several times during the 1590s, one of the churchwardens. ^[2]

Thomas appears to have been widowed in 1624, when his wife Margaret was buried at St Mary Woolnoth. ^[3]

He was named in the 1625 will of his son in law Raphe Burnett, who was draper. ^[4]

Thomas left a will dated 5 September 1625, describing himself as being a citizen and haberdasher of London. ^[5] He made bequests to and mentioned:

• my son in law Raphe Burnett
• my daughter Joan Ferrers, widow
• my daughter in law Hellen Clarke
• her children Francis, Anne and Katherine
• my daughter Jane, wife of George Mainwearing
• my daughter Anne Rudd
• my daughter Katherine Fisher
• my son Richard Clarke

Thomas was buried at St Mary Woolnoth on 26 November 1626. ^[6]

Research Notes

Thomas was born after 1555. Winton Place, England. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812"
   London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69/Alh4/A/001/Ms17613
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1624 #4748150 (accessed 6 February 2024)
   Thomas Clarke marriage to Margaret Foxe on 2 Oct 1575 on All Hallows Lombard Street, City of London, London, England.
2. ↑ Book: London (England). St. Mary Woolnoth with St. Mary Woolchurch (Parish); Brooke, James Mark Saurin, 1842-; Hallen, A. W. Cornelius (Arthur Washington), b. 1834, The transcript of the registers of the united parishes of S. Mary Woolnoth and S. Mary Woolchurch Haw, in the city of London, from their commencement 1538 to 1760. To which is prefixed a short account of both parishes, list of rectors and churchwardens, chantries, &c. together with some interesting extracts from the churchwardens' accounts
   London : Printed by Bowles & Sons; 1886; page: (50 of 608)
   Internet Archive (accessed 3 February 2024)
3. ↑ Book: London (England). St. Mary Woolnoth with St. Mary Woolchurch (Parish); Brooke, James Mark Saurin, 1842-; Hallen, A. W. Cornelius (Arthur Washington), b. 1834, The transcript of the registers of the united parishes of S. Mary Woolnoth and S. Mary Woolchurch Haw, in the city of London, from their commencement 1538 to 1760. To which is prefixed a short account of both parishes, list of rectors and churchwardens, chantries, &c. together with some interesting extracts from the churchwardens' accounts
   London : Printed by Bowles & Sons; 1886; page: 212
   Internet Archive (accessed 3 February 2024)
4. ↑ Will of Raph Burnett: "London, England, Wills and Probate, 1507-1858"
   London Metropolitan Archives and Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, Clerkenwell, London, England; Reference Number: MS 9172/36; Will Number: 90
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1704 #414964 (accessed 5 February 2024)
   Raph Burnett probate on 4 Nov 1625.
5. ↑ Will: "London, England, Wills and Probate, 1507-1858"
   London Metropolitan Archives and Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, Clerkenwell, London, England; Reference Number: MS 9172/37; Will Number: 263
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1704 #436247 (accessed 5 February 2024)
   Thomas Clarke probate on 5 Dec 1626.
6. ↑ Burial: "London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812"
   London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69/Mry15/A/001/Ms07635/001
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1624 #4707351 (accessed 3 February 2024)
   Thomas Clarke burial (died in about 1626) on 28 Nov 1626 in St Mary Woolnoth, City of London, London, England.
7. ↑ Unsourced data - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:9SP9-LL5 : accessed 12 June 2019), entry for Thomas Clarke (2PPH-QZJ); submitted by ajmorledge2695337 [identity withheld for privacy].