Clarke

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Clarke Surname Origin

Clarke Lineage
Joane Clarke 1575-1618

Bill's Lineage 

Joane Clark > Ann Peake > Mary Elizabeth Waters > Temperance Overton > Tyre Harris Sr > Lydia Harris > Wiliam Hiram Brown > James Henry Brown > Harris Brown Brown > Thelma Irene Brown > William Harris Lawson Sr

 Cheryl's Lineage

Joane Clark > Ann Peake > Mary Elizabeth Waters > Temperance Overton > Henrietta Baker > William Harris Jr > John Harris > Mary Ann Harris > Waymen C Whitney > Missouria L Whitney > Eddie Morris Robertson > James Clifton Robertson

Clarke Migration
 Achurch, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

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Joane Clarke, Cheryl's 10th & Bill's 11th Great-Grandmother
15 January 1575 - 1618
b. Northamptonshire, England
d. Achurch, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

St. John the Baptist Churchyard
Thorpe Achurch, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

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Parents: 
Christopher Clarke 1548-1631
Mary Clarke 1550-1631

Maternal Lineage:
Mary Clarke 1550-1631

Spouse: Boniface Peake 1570-1620
Married: 14 July 1595 in Castor, Northamptonshire

Children: 10

1. Gilbert Peake 1596-TBD
2. James Peake 1598-TBD
3. Robert Peake 1600-TBD
4. Christopher Peake 1607-TBD
5. Bridget Peake 1609-TBD
6. William Peake 1613-TBD
7. Philip Peake 1615-TBD
8. Oliver Peake 1617-TBD
9. Ann Peake 1619-1700
10. Mabel Peake 1619-TBD

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Bibliography 

Ancestry ®. "Public Member Trees Database.” © 1997-2025 Ancestry®.  Ancestry.  ancestry.com/ Lawson-Robertson Family Tree. www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/10075800/family  User profile for William Harris Lawson, Jr., user Livingweb. Accessed 43 December 2025.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163510175/joane_clarke-peake: accessed December 4, 2025), memorial page for Joane Clarke Peake (15 Jan 1575–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 163510175, citing St. John the Baptist Churchyard, Thorpe Achurch, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England; Maintained by Lara Thomas (contributor 50389694).

Google. "AI Overview." Search term, "Clarke Surname Origin." Google. 

https://www.google.com/search?q=Clarke+Surname+Origin  Accessed 4 December 2025.

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