Mary Jane (Clerk) Paxson (abt. 1620 - 1670)

Born about Sep 1620 in Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, England

Wife of James Paxson Sr — married 16 Aug 1640 in Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, England

Descendants

Died 15 Aug 1670 at about age 49 in Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, England

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Biography

Born ca. 1620 Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, England.

Died 15 AUG 1670. Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, England.

Jane Clerk (aka Clarke) married James Paxon on August 16, 1640 in St. Mary's Church in Marsh Gibbon^[1]. Jane was buried there as a widow August 15, 1670.^[2]

With the exception of James, the children of James & Jane (Clerk) Paxton appear in the register of St. Mary's Church:

1. Ellen Paxson, baptized April 27, 1641^[2]
2. Alice Paxson, baptized October 1644^[2]
3. Henry Paxson, baptized January 11, 1646/7^[2]
4. William Paxson, baptized December 21, 1648; married (1) Mary Sydenham; married (2) widow Mary (Packingham) White^[2]
5. James Paxson; married 1670 Jane Gurden^{[2] [3]}
6. Thomas Paxson, baptized June 15, 1651; died at sea 1682^[2]
7. Jane Paxson, baptized March 14, 1652/3 at ^[2]
8. Anne Paxson, buried February 14, 1655/6^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Grundy, MJP. Paxson/Paxton Family in England (1640-1682). online rootsweb (3/3/2015) She notes that the records from St. Mary's are the only proven information available about this generation, and that no mention of Jane or James' parents are found there
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8} MJP Grundy, citing the register of St. Mary's Church in Marsh Gibbon.
3. ↑ Grundy points to the unrest after the execution of King Charles I in 1649 as a possible explanation for why James' baptism is not recorded. His relationship is established by his brother Henry's will.

See also:

• Marriage record: "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2T7-9QJ : 10 December 2014), James Packston and Jane Clerke, 16 Aug 1640; citing Marsh Gibbon,Buckingham,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 919,239.

• import of kerr2012.ged on Nov 4, 2012 by Bob Kerr.
• John Bradley, Thursday, July 10, 2014
• Michael Thomas, import of Thomas family tree.ged on Aug 27, 2013.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you Andrea Powell for contributing to this profile.
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