Rose Clarke

• She was married to Thomas of Westhorpe, son of John Clarke, per family bible records.
• Alt spellings of last name: Kerrich, Keridge, Kerridge, Kerrick

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Rose KERIDGE

• was born 1572 in England.
• Rose was christened 13 Apr 1572 in Saxsted, Suffolk, England. [Parents].
• She died 19 Sep 1627 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England and
• was buried 20 Sep 1627 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England.

Researching this line is Nancyann Norman at nancn@exis.net.

Sources:

• Babcock and Allied Families by Louis E. de Forest;
• C. Merton Babcock;
• Genealogies of RI Families;
• Virkus; 160 Allied Families;
• NEHGR, v75, p279 & 301;
• Witter Family History by Edwin D. Witter Jr.

Name spelled Kerrich, Keridge and Herrige.

• C.M. Babcock:
  • Rose Kerrich (or Herrige),
  • daughter of William and Margery Kerrich of Saxsted. (Atlas has a Saxstead, Suffolk.)
• De Forest: Rose Herrige.
• RI Families:
  • Rose Keridge, died 19 Sept. 1627. (Vol. 1, page 198, Bible records.)
• Virkus: Rose Keridge, died 1627.
• 160 Families:
  • Rose Herrige, died 29 Sept. 1629. [Someone has written a K over the H in Herrige.]
• NEHGR:
  • Rose Kerrich, baptized at Saxsted, Suffolk, 13 April 1572;
  • died 19 Sept. 1627 (17 July, according to Bible record) and
  • buried at Westhorpe 20 Sept. 1627.
  • Daughter of William and Margery of Saxsted.
  • Married 13 May 1600 at Saxsted.
• Witter Family:
  • Rose Kerrich, baptized 13 April 1574, Saxsted, Suffolk, England.
  • Died 19 Sept. 1627 at Westhorpe, Suffolk.
  • Buried at Finningham.
  • She had eight children.
  • Married 13 May 1600, at Saxsted. ________________________________

Children

• 1. Margaret CLARKE b: 1 FEB 1600/1601 in Westhorpe,Suffolk,England c: 19 FEB 1600 in Westhorpe,Suffolk,England
• 2. Carewe CLARKE b: 3 FEB 1602/1603 in Westhorpe,Suffolk,England c: 17 FEB 1602/1603 in Westhorpe,Suffolk,England
• 3. Thomas CLARKE c: 31 MAR 1605 in Westhorpe,Suffolk,England
• 4. Mary CLARKE c: 17 JUL 1607 in Westhorpe,Suffolk,England
• 5. Margaret CLARKE c: 12 OCT 1608 in Westhorpe,Suffolk,England
• 6. John CLARKE c: 8 OCT 1609 in Westhorpe,Suffolk,England
• 7. William CLARKE c: 11 FEB 1611 in Westhorpe,Suffolk,England
• 8. Joseph CLARKE b: 9 DEC 1618 in Westhorpe,Suffolk,England c: 16 DEC 1618 in Westhorpe,Suffolk,England

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Rose KERRICH1 was born on 13 Apr 1572 in Saxsted, Suffolk, England. She was christened on 13 Apr 1572 in Saxsted, Suffolk, England. She was buried in Sep 1627 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England. She died on 19 Sep 1627 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England. She was also known as Rose Kerige and Rose Kerridge. She is reference number 441.

ref: "Ancestors of George Walker Bush, 43rd President of the UnitedStates" prepared by: Most Rev. Lowell A. Barker, Ph.D.,S.T.D.,Ll.D.

Thomas CLARKE and Rose KERRICH had the following children:

• i. Ann CLARKE was born in 1592 in London, Middlesex, England. She died in 1639 in England.
• ii. Joseph CLARKE , Sr.

http://www.ctcn.net/~rknull/PDFS/Ancestors%20of%20Justin,%20Garret%... (Site not available 12/7/23/ps)

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Rose Kerridge Clarke

• Birth:  Apr. 13, 1572 Saxted, Suffolk, England
• Death:  Sep. 19, 1627 Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
• Burial: Saint Margaret Westhorpe, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
• Thomas Clarke and Rose Kerridge (Kerrich or Keridge) were married on May 11, 1600 in Westhorpe, Suffolk.
• Rose Kerrich was born in April, 1572 in Saxtead, Suffolk, England and
• baptised there on April 13 of that year.
• She was the daughter of William and Margery Kerrich.
• She married Thomas Clarke in All Saints Church in Saxtead on May 11, 1600.
• They returned to his home village of Westhorpe, Suffolk, where they settled.
• They were the parents of eight children.
• Rose died at Westhorpe on September 19, 1627 and
• was buried in the churchyard of St. Margaret's Church there on the 20th.

Information from: NEHGR 75:279; "The 'Clarke' Families of Rhode Island." G. A. Morrison

Bio provided by Ken Smith. Thanks Ken.   

• Family links: 
  • Parents:
    •  William Kerrich (1540 - 1593)
    •  Margery Kerrich (1542 - 1610) 
  • Spouse:  Thomas Clarke (1570 - 1627) 
  • Children: 
• Thurston Tristram Clarke (1590 - 1661)*
  • Thurston (Tristram) was attached to this family and does not belong here unless his birth date estimate is wrong which is ten years prior to the marriage of Thomas and Rose. He as well was not recorded among the eight children that were recorded in the parish register. Hugh being the exception.
•  Margaret Clarke (1600 - 1608)*
• Thomas Clarke (1605–1674)
•  Mary Clarke Peckham (1607 - 1648)*
•  Margaret Clarke Wyeth (1608 - 1646)*
•  John Clarke (1609 - 1676) *
•  Joseph Clarke (1618 - 1694)*

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http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2649.htm#...

Rose Kerridge

• • F, #79590,
• • b. 13 April 1572,
• • d. 19 September 1627
• Father William Kerridge b. c 1540
• Mother Margery b. c 1542
• Rose Kerridge was christened on 13 April 1572 at Saxtead, Suffolk, England.
• She married Thomas Clarke, son of John Clarke and Katherine Cooke, on 13 May 1600 at of Westhorpe, Suffolk, England.
• Rose Kerridge died on 19 September 1627 at Westhorpe, Suffolk, England, at age 55. Family
• Spouse: Thomas Clarke b. 1 Nov 1570, d. 29 Jul 1627
• Children
  •   Mary Clarke+ b. 17 Jul 1607, d. c 1648
  •   Joseph Clarke+ b. 9 Dec 1618, d. 1 Jun 1694

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https://books.google.com/books?id=88sUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA279&lpg=PA279&d... The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, pages 279-280.

3. Thomas Clarke (John, John), of Westhorpe, co. Suffolk,

• born 1 Nov. and baptized 3 Nov. 1570,
• died 29 Jul and was buried at Westhorpe 30 July 1627.
• He married at Saxsted, Co. Suffolk, 13 May 1600, Rose Kerrich,
  • baptized at Saxsted 13 Apr 1572,
  • died 19 Sept. and buried at Westhorpe 20 Sept. 1627,
  • daughter of William and Margery of Saxsted.
• Children:
  • 1. Margaret, b. 1 Feb. and bapt. 19 Feb. 1600/1; d. young.
  • 2. Carew, b. 3 Feb. and bapt. 17 Feb. 1602/3; d. s.p. at Newport, R.I., after 13 June 1679; m. Dorothy ______, who d. 13 June and was bur. at Rougham, co. Suffolk, 15 June 1658. He emigrated to New England and settled at Newport.
  • 3. Thomas, bapt. at Westhorpe 31 Mar. 1605; d. s.p. at Newport, R.I., 2 Dec. 1674; m. Jane ______. He emigrated to New England, and settled at Newport in 1638.
  • 4. Mary, bapt. at Westhorpe 26 July [17 July according to the Bible record] 1607; said to have m. ________ Peckham of Newport, R.I.
  • 5. Margaret, bapt. at Westhorpe 12 Oct. 1608; m. Nicholas Wyeth, who emigrated to New England and settled at Cambridge, Mass.
  • 6. Dr. John, bapt. at Westhorpe 8 Oct. 1609; d. at Newport, R.I., 20 Apr. 1676; m. (1) Elizabeth Harris,|| dau. of John, lord of the manor of Wrestlingworth, co. Bedford; m. (2) 1 Feb 1671 Jane Fletcher, widow, who d. 19 Apr. 1672; m. (3) Sarah Davis, who d. about 1692, widow of Nicholas Davis of Barnstable in the Plymouth Colony. He emigrated to New England in Nov. 1637 and upon his arrival joined the Hutchinson party in the settlement of Rhode Island. He was long one of the chief persons in the affairs of that Colony, was pastor of the First Baptist Church at Newport, was agent of the Colony in England, 1651-1663, being instrumental in procuring the Colonial charter in the latter year, and after his return to Newport was deputy governor of Rhode Island, 1669-1672. While in England he practised his profession as a physician and published two books, “A Conccordance of the Holy Scriptures” and “Ill News from New England.” Tradition says that Dr Clarke was educated at Leyden, but this has not been verified.
  • 7 William, bapt. at Westhorpe 16 Feb. 1611/12. He was the only member of the family who remained in England.
  • 8. Joseph, b. 9 Dec. and bapt. at Westhorpe 16 Dec. 1618; d. 1 June 1694; m. (1) _______; m. (2) Margaret ______, who d. in 1694. He emigrated to Rhode Island in 1638 and resided in Newport (his son is of Westerly). He was a large landowner, an assistant in 1658 and several later years, and a deputy, 1668-1672 and 1690. He was the only member of the family who left issue in New England, and from him descends the greater part of the Clarke family living in the Narragansett county. Ten Children.

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References

• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Dec 25 2019, 3:05:45 UTC