Peerage Record – 22761

     Richard Clerke was born on 4 March 1659.¹ He was the son of Sir John Clerke, 1st Bt. and Philadelphia Carr.² He married unknown Day on 13 March 1675.¹

     unknown Day married Richard Clerke, son of Sir John Clerke, 1st Bt. and Philadelphia Carr, on 13 March 1675.¹
     From 13 March 1675, her married name became Clerke.

     Francis Carr Clerke was born circa 1694.² He was the son of Richard Clerke and unknown Day.³ He married Catherine (?)¹ He died on 27 May 1730.²

     Catherine (?) married Francis Carr Clerke, son of Richard Clerke and unknown Day.¹
     Her married name became Clerke.

     Francis Clerke was born on 23 September 1724.¹ He was the son of Francis Carr Clerke and Catherine (?)² He married Susannah Elizabeth Ashurst, daughter of Thomas Henry Ashurst and Diana Allin, on 3 March 1746.¹ He died on 30 April 1760 at age 35.¹
     He lived at North Weston, England^G.¹

     Thomas Henry Ashurst married Diana Allin, daughter of Sir William Allen, 1st Bt. and Frances Ashurst.²
     He lived at Waterstock, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He lived at Ashurst, Lancashire, England^G.²

     Susannah Elizabeth Ashurst is the daughter of Thomas Henry Ashurst and Diana Allin.² She married Francis Clerke, son of Francis Carr Clerke and Catherine (?), on 3 March 1746.¹
     From 3 March 1746, her married name became Clerke.

     Sir Francis Carr Clerke, 7th Bt. was born on 24 October 1748 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England^G.² He was the son of Francis Clerke and Susannah Elizabeth Ashurst.³ He died on 15 October 1778 at age 29 at Saratoga, New York, U.S.A.^G, killed in action.¹ His will was proven (by probate) in May 1779.²
     He was educated at Abingdon Grammar School, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England^G.² He was admitted to Inner Temple.² He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Clerke, of Hitcham, co. Buckingham [E., 1660] on 12 February 1769.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards.² He fought in the Battle of Saratoga on 15 October 1778.¹

     Sir William Henry Clerke, 8th Bt. was born on 25 November 1751.¹ He was the son of Francis Clerke and Susannah Elizabeth Ashurst.² He married Byzantia Cartwright, daughter of Thomas Cartwright and Byzantia Lane, on 5 May 1792 at St. George’s Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England^G.³ He died on 10 April 1818 at age 66.²
     He was educated at Abingdon Grammar School, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England^G.³ He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 15 December 1769.³ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1778 with a Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L.)³ He succeeded as the 8th Baronet Clerke, of Hitcham, co. Buckingham [E., 1660] on 15 October 1778.¹ He was the Rector at Bury, Lancashire, England^G.¹ He was Fellow of All Souls.¹

     Diana Susanna Clerke is the daughter of Francis Clerke and Susannah Elizabeth Ashurst.² She married Reverend Edward Willes.¹
     Her married name became Willes.