Peerage Record – 22759

     Sir John Brown held the office of Secretary of State.¹ He lived at Holt Castle, Warwickshire, England^G.¹

     Mary Brown is the daughter of Sir John Brown.² She married Sir William Clerke, son of Nicholas Clerke and Elizabeth Ramsay.¹
     Her married name became Clerke.

     Sir Francis Clerke was the son of Sir William Clerke and Mary Brown.² He married Grisel Woodruffe, daughter of Sir David Woodruffe.¹ He died on 18 March 1631.¹
     He lived at Hitcham, Buckinghamshire, England^G.¹

     Sir David Woodruffe lived at Poyle, Surrey, England^G.¹

     Grisel Woodruffe is the daughter of Sir David Woodruffe.² She married Sir Francis Clerke, son of Sir William Clerke and Mary Brown.¹
     Her married name became Clerke.

     Sir John Clerke, 1st Bt. was born circa 1622.² He was the son of Sir Francis Clerke and Grisel Woodruffe.³ He married Philadelphia Carr, daughter of Sir Edward Carr and Jane Onslow.¹ He died on 7 October 1667.¹ He was buried on 10 October 1667 at Tame, Oxfordshire, England^G.² He died intestate and his estate was administered on 19 December 1667.²
     He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 28 June 1639.² He succeeded as the 1st Baronet Clerke, of Hitcham, co. Buckingham [England] on 13 July 1660.¹ He lived at Hillingdon, London, England^G.¹

     Philadelphia Carr was baptised on 14 September 1626.² She was the daughter of Sir Edward Carr and Jane Onslow.^1,2 She married Sir John Clerke, 1st Bt., son of Sir Francis Clerke and Grisel Woodruffe.¹ She died on 9 August 1698 at age 71.¹ She was buried on 12 August 1698 at Tame, Oxfordshire, England^G.² Her will (dated 15 August 1695) was proven (by probate) on 4 May 1669.²
     Her married name became Clerke.

     Sir William Clerke, 2nd Bt. was born on 9 July 1643.¹ He was the son of Sir John Clerke, 1st Bt. and Philadelphia Carr.² He married Elizabeth Muschamp, daughter of William Muschamp, before 1662.¹ He died on 6 September 1678 at age 35 at Stoke, Surrey, England^G.³ He was buried at Shabbington, Buckinghamshire, England^G.³
     He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Clerke, of Hitcham, co. Buckingham [E., 1660] on 7 October 1667.¹ He lived at Shabbington, Buckinghamshire, England^G.¹

     William Muschamp lived at Row-Barnes^G.¹

     Elizabeth Muschamp is the daughter of William Muschamp.² She married Sir William Clerke, 2nd Bt., son of Sir John Clerke, 1st Bt. and Philadelphia Carr, before 1662.¹
     From before 1662, her married name became Clerke.