'Clench1'
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Families covered: Clench of Burgh, Clench of Holbrook
| John Clench of Leeds, Yorkshire mentioned by Wikipedia ("John Clench") | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Clench of Wethersfield, Essex the first mentioned by Visitation (1612) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Amis (dau of John Amis (Amias) of Essex) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Clench(e) of Creeting All Saints, later of Holbrook, Suffolk (d 19.08.1607, recorder of Ipswich, serjeant-at-law, judge, baron of the exchequer) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Almot (dau/coheir of Thomas Almot of Creeting All Saints by dau/heir of _ Cretinge of Cretinge) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Thomas Clench of Holbrook, Sheriff of Suffolk (b c1557, bur 10.11.1624, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Margery Barker (d 02.07.1597, dau of John Barker of Ipswich) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Clench of Stanton, Suffolk | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Mott (dau of John Mott of Braintree, heir of Sir Robert Gardener) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | issue - Robert (Captain, b after 1612?), daughter (a 1612) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Katherin Clench | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Byng of Grandchester | |||||||||||||||
| c.+ | other issue - Thomas (d young), Edward, Thomasin | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (06.07.1601, sp) Elizabeth Risby (dau/coheir of Thomas Risby or Revesby of Lavenham, widow of Henry Wingfield of Crowfield) | |||||||||||||||
| Visitation identifies Thomas's 3rd wife as Ann, dau of William Birde of London, relict of Sir Anthony Wingfield of Howdgeden. HoP ("Thomas Clench") identifies her as ... | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (c1609, sp?) Ann Bird (d 02.08.1626, dau of John Burd of Denston (customer of London), widow of Sir Anthony Wingfield of Goodwins Hoo) ## see here ## | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | John Clench of Bealings, Suffolk | ||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by Visitation (Suffolk, 1664-8, 'Clenche of Ipswich). | |||||||||||||||
| m. Joanne Holmes (dau/heir of Robert Holmes of Wiverston, relict of John Prettyman of Bacton) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | George Clenche (a 1612) probably the George of Little Bealings who married .... | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Godfrey (dau/heir of Daniel Godfrey of Great Bealings, m2. Thomas Smith of Bacton) ## see here ## | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Edmund Clenche of Ipswich (a 1612, 1664, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Dorcas Sparrow (dau of Robert Sparrow of Ipswich) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Edmund Clenche | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Pooly of London | |||||||||||||||
| (2)+ | other issue (a 1612) - William, Phillip, Andrew, Samuell | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Mary Hovell (dau of Oliver Hovell of Bury St. Edmunds) | |||||||||||||||
| (6)+ | 2 others (a 1664) | ||||||||||||||
| b.+ | other issue (a 1612) - John, Almote | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | John Clench of Thiseldon Hall in Burgh, Suffolk (5th son, 2nd of the name) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by Visitation (Suffolk, 1664-8, 'Clenche of Burgh'). | |||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Herbert (dau/coheir of William Herbert of Osley (Hollesley)) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Daniel Clench 'of Burgh' (b c1609, a 1664, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Bridgett Gooding (dau of John Gooding of Hasketon) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Mary Clench | ||||||||||||||
| m. (by 1664) Jo. Basse | |||||||||||||||
| (2)+ | other issue (a 1612) - John (b c1644), Danell, Thomas, Oliver, Bridgett, Katherine | ||||||||||||||
| b.+ | other issue (a 1612) - John (b c1607), Katherine (b c1611) | ||||||||||||||
| iv. | Margery Clench | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edmond Dameron of Henley | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Joanne Clench | ||||||||||||||
| m1. John Waler (Walker) of Brunden | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Walter Merser of Oxfordshire | |||||||||||||||
| vi. | Lore Clench | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Bacon of Bamford | |||||||||||||||
| vii. | Katherin Clench | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Truelove of Harkstead | |||||||||||||||
| viii. | Ann Clench | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Geffrey of Chevington | |||||||||||||||
| ix. | Thomasin Clench | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Randolph of Kent | |||||||||||||||
| x. | Elizabeth Clench | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Hull of Clopton | |||||||||||||||
| xi.+ | other issue - Thomas (2nd of the name), Robert, Presila (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Richard Clench(e) of Sudbury | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): Visitation (Walter Metcalfe (1882), Suffolk, 1612, 'Clenche of Thiseldon Hall in Burgh', 'Clenche of Stanton' & ''Clenche of Bealings') with input/support as reported above
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