The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for William Clark, farmer
Generation No. 1
  1. William Clark, farmer He was born 1776 at Frant, Sussex
  He married Priscilla Palmer on 28th Jun 1803 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. She was born 1781 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 15th Apr 1781 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, parents William & Ruth Palmer. They had the following children:
2 iJames who was born 1812 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 29th Nov 1812 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
3 iiCharity who was born 1815 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 11th Jun 1815 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
4 iiiGeorge who was born 1818 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ivJohn who was born 1821 at Frant, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. James Clarke, farm labourer was the son of William Clark, farmer and Priscilla Clark [Palmer]. He was born 1812 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 29th Nov 1812 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Eliza Ann Scrace on 27th Jun 1838 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, witnesses Joseph & Mary Scrace. She was born 1821 at Pembury, Kent; christened 10th Jun 1827 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iKezia who was born 1841 at Wadhurst, Sussex
5 iiWilliam John who was born 1844 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  3. Charity Swift [Clarke] was the daughter of William Clark, farmer and Priscilla Clark [Palmer]. She was born 1815 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 11th Jun 1815 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  She married Alfred Swift on 6th Aug 1835 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, witnesses John & Philadelphia Swift. He was born 1813 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 22nd Aug 1813 at St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex. They had the following children:
  iFrederick William who was born 1838 at Frant, Sussex
  iiAlfred Edward who was born 1840 at Frant, Sussex
  iiiEllen Maria who was born 1842 at Frant, Sussex
  ivEmma who was born 1844 at Frant, Sussex
   
  4. George Clark was the son of William Clark, farmer and Priscilla Clark [Palmer]. He was born 1818 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Mahala Scrace on c 1845. She was born 27th Feb 1825 at Frant, Sussex; christened 29th Mar 1825 at Lady Huntingdons Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 10th Jun 1827 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. They had the following children:
6 iAsher who was born 1846 at Frant, Sussex
  iiMahala who was born 1848 at Frant, Sussex
  iiiSarah who was born May 1850 at Frant, Sussex
  ivGeorge who was born 1852 at Waldron, Sussex
  vHepzibah who was born 1856 at Waldron, Sussex
  viJames who was born 1858 at Waldron, Sussex
  viiKezia who was born 1860 at Waldron, Sussex
  viiiEsther who was born 1862 at Waldron, Sussex
  ixLucy who was born 1866 at Waldron, Sussex
  xMartha who was born 1868 at Waldron, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  5. William John Clarke, grocer was the son of James Clarke, farm labourer and Eliza Ann Clarke [Scrace]. He was born 1844 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Martha Cork on Apr to June 1873, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1873 Q2 Vol 2b Page 156. She was born 1846 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 22nd Feb 1846 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1877 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiGershom who was born Jun 1880 at Withyham, Sussex
   
  6. Asher Clark was the son of George Clark and Mahala Clark [Scrace]. He was born 1846 at Frant, Sussex
  He married Mercy Duplock on 29th Oct 1872 at Providence Chapel, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 14th Mar 1848 at Nortons Green, Buxted, Sussex; died 18th Jan 1926 at Buxted, Sussex; buried 22nd Jan 1926 at Five Ash Down Chapel, Buxted, Sussex, Age 77 years; ceremony performed by J Turner (Haywards Heath pastor). They had the following children:
  iAsher Gad who was born 1874 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiAnna Hepzibah who was born 1876 at Buxted, Sussex
  iiiBenjamin who was born 1879 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  ivMercy who was born Dec 1880 at Framfield, Sussex
  vThomas Simeon who was born 1885 at Framfield, Sussex
  viEli Jabez who was born 1886 at Framfield, Sussex
  viiRhoda Elizabeth who was born 1890 at Framfield, Sussex
   

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