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Anne Clifton (Brent)

Also Known As: "of Lark Stoke"
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Birthplace: Westby, Lancashire, England
Death: circa 1714 (68-85)
Hunting Creek, Stafford County, Province of Virginia
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Daughter of George Brent and Marianna Brent
Wife of James Clifton
Mother of Anne Clifton; Frances Clifton; Cuthbert Clifton, Esq.; Thomas Clifton, II; Father William Clifton and 7 others
Sister of Capt. George Brent; John Brent; William Brent; Henry Brent; Edward Brent and 6 others

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About Anne Clifton

  • 'A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great ..., Volume 2 By John Burke
  • A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great ..., Volume 2 By John Burke
  • Pg. 57
  • THOMAS CLIFTON, esq. of Westby, who wedded Anne, daughter and co-heir of Sir Cuthbert Halsall, of Halsall and Clifton, and thus the latter estate became again the possession of the Cliftons. Of this marriage there was issue, viz.
  • I. CUTHBERT, heir to his father., II. THOMAS, successor to his brother., III. JOHN, who m. a daughter of Thomas Blackburn, esq. of Orford and was father of THOMAS, of whom presently, as successor to his uncle, Sir Thomas Clifton, bart., IV. William, d. 26th November, 1695., V. Richard., VI. 'James, who settled in Maryland, m. the daughter of ___ Bent, and had three sons, Thomas, William, and James, with three daughters, Mary, Bridget, and Catherine, all living 24 January, 1691.', VII. Anne., VIII. Elizabeth, a nun, at Dunkirk., IX. Dorothy, a nun, at Gravelines., X. Alice, m. to Alexander Rigby, esq. of Aspull., XI. Bridget, m. to Thomas Westby, esq. of Mowbrick, in Lancashire., XII. Frances, m. to ___ Holgate, esq., XIII. Margaret, nun, at Gravelines., XIV. Ann, nun, at Gravelines.
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  • 'The King Family" by Goode King Feldhauser/George M.G. Stafford
  • The King Family" by Goode King Feldhauser/George M.G. Stafford
  • page 16
  • ' . . . . Anne Brent, eldest sister of the first George Brent of Woodstock, Stafford county, Va., and daughter of George Brent (son of Richard Brent, Lord of Lark Stoke and Admington, Gloucestershire, England) and his wife, Marianna (daughter of Sir John Peyton of Doddington, in the Isle of Ely).
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  • 'was married in Gloucestershire, England, to James Clifton, 5th son of Sir Thomas Clifton of Westby, Lancastershire, England, and his wife, Anne, daughter of Sir Cuthbert Halsall. James Clifton came to Virginia in 1677 as one of the headrights of his brother-in-law, George Brent of Woodstock. We find him in Maryland in 1699. He returned to England and died there in 1714. He and his wife, Anne, had several children among whom were Cuthbert and Thomas. The elder, Cuthbert, married his cousin Elizabeth Brent, daughter of Robert Brent of Woodstock (son of the first George). Thomas Clifton, son of James Clifton and Anne Brent, was born in England in 1663. He first entered a religious order (Jesuits) but left after a year. About 1706 he married Sarah [As Sarah McGill she made her will in Stafford county, VA., in November 1748, which was proved March 14, 1749. In it she names her son Burdette Clifton and grandson Burdette Clifton, Jr. Her three daughters by her first marriage (Jane, Elizabeth and Sarah Alexander) married three Dade brothers, Francis, Townshend and Cadwallader, respectively.] daughter of John Ashton and widow of Col. Philip Alexander (she married 3rd McGill). Their son, Burdette Clifton (1708-1761) married on July 15, 1732, Frances Hill. They had a son, Burdette Clifton, Jr., born February 3, 1736, and died in 1796, who married in King George county, Va., in 1761 Rebecca Kenner, daughter of Howeson Kenner and Margaret Eskridge. Howson Kenner was a son of Capt. Francis Kenner and Elizabeth Turbeville, and a grandson of Capt. Richard Kenner and Elizabeth Rodham. Burdette Clifton, Jr., and Rebecca Kenner were the parents of Sarah Clifton who married Gen. John Edwards King. The children of General King and his wife were: a. - Edwards, b. - Valentine, c. - William, d. - Milton, e. - Sophia, f. - Elizabeth, g. - Alfred, h. - Elijah, i. - Sarah.
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  • 'Plantagenet ancestry: a study in colonial and medieval families By Douglas Richardson, Kimball G. Everingham
  • Plantagenet ancestry: a study in colonial and medieval families By Douglas Richardson, Kimball G. Everingham
  • Pg. 150
  • 19. GEORGE BRENT, of Defford, Worcestershire, 6th son, born in 1602. He married after 1635 ANNE PEYTON, 6th and youngest daughter of John Peyton, Knt., of Doddington, Cambridgeshire, by Alice, daughter of John Peyton, Knt., of Isleham, Cambridgeshire (descendant of King Edward I) [see PAYTON 17.ii for her ancestry]. She was born say 1619. They had six sons, [Capt.] George, John, Henry, William, Edward, and Robert, Gent., and six daughters, 'Anne (wife of James Clifton, Esq.)', Elizabeth, Dorothy, Mary, Margaret, and Ursula (wife of Charles Umfraville). GEORGE BRENT died in 1671.
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  • 'A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great ..., Volume 2 By John Burke *A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great ..., Volume 2 By John Burke *Pg. 57 * THOMAS CLIFTON, esq. of Westby, who wedded Anne, daughter and co-heir of Sir Cuthbert Halsall, of Halsall and Clifton, and thus the latter estate became again the possession of the Cliftons. Of this marriage there was issue, viz. * I. CUTHBERT, heir to his father., II. THOMAS, successor to his brother., III. JOHN, who m. a daughter of Thomas Blackburn, esq. of Orford and was father of THOMAS, of whom presently, as successor to his uncle, Sir Thomas Clifton, bart., IV. William, d. 26th November, 1695., V. Richard., VI. 'James, who settled in Maryland, m. the daughter of ___ Bent, and had three sons, Thomas, William, and James, with three daughters, Mary, Bridget, and Catherine, all living 24 January, 1691.', VII. Anne., VIII. Elizabeth, a nun, at Dunkirk., IX. Dorothy, a nun, at Gravelines., X. Alice, m. to Alexander Rigby, esq. of Aspull., XI. Bridget, m. to Thomas Westby, esq. of Mowbrick, in Lancashire., XII. Frances, m. to ___ Holgate, esq., XIII. Margaret, nun, at Gravelines., XIV. Ann, nun, at Gravelines. *____________________ *'The King Family" by Goode King Feldhauser/George M.G. Stafford *The King Family" by Goode King Feldhauser/George M.G. Stafford *page 16 *' . . . . Anne Brent, eldest sister of the first George Brent of Woodstock, Stafford county, Va., and daughter of George Brent (son of Richard Brent, Lord of Lark Stoke and Admington, Gloucestershire, England) and his wife, Marianna (daughter of Sir John Peyton of Doddington, in the Isle of Ely). *page 17 *'was married in Gloucestershire, England, to James Clifton, 5th son of Sir Thomas Clifton of Westby, Lancastershire, England, and his wife, Anne, daughter of Sir Cuthbert Halsall. James Clifton came to Virginia in 1677 as one of the headrights of his brother-in-law, George Brent of Woodstock. We find him in Maryland in 1699. He returned to England and died there in 1714. He and his wife, Anne, had several children among whom were Cuthbert and Thomas. The elder, Cuthbert, married his cousin Elizabeth Brent, daughter of Robert Brent of Woodstock (son of the first George). Thomas Clifton, son of James Clifton and Anne Brent, was born in England in 1663. He first entered a religious order (Jesuits) but left after a year. About 1706 he married Sarah [As Sarah McGill she made her will in Stafford county, VA., in November 1748, which was proved March 14, 1749. In it she names her son Burdette Clifton and grandson Burdette Clifton, Jr. Her three daughters by her first marriage (Jane, Elizabeth and Sarah Alexander) married three Dade brothers, Francis, Townshend and Cadwallader, respectively.] daughter of John Ashton and widow of Col. Philip Alexander (she married 3rd McGill). Their son, Burdette Clifton (1708-1761) married on July 15, 1732, Frances Hill. They had a son, Burdette Clifton, Jr., born February 3, 1736, and died in 1796, who married in King George county, Va., in 1761 Rebecca Kenner, daughter of Howeson Kenner and Margaret Eskridge. Howson Kenner was a son of Capt. Francis Kenner and Elizabeth Turbeville, and a grandson of Capt. Richard Kenner and Elizabeth Rodham. Burdette Clifton, Jr., and Rebecca Kenner were the parents of Sarah Clifton who married Gen. John Edwards King. The children of General King and his wife were: a. - Edwards, b. - Valentine, c. - William, d. - Milton, e. - Sophia, f. - Elizabeth, g. - Alfred, h. - Elijah, i. - Sarah. *______________ *'Plantagenet ancestry: a study in colonial and medieval families By Douglas Richardson, Kimball G. Everingham *Plantagenet ancestry: a study in colonial and medieval families By Douglas Richardson, Kimball G. Everingham *Pg. 150 * 19. GEORGE BRENT, of Defford, Worcestershire, 6th son, born in 1602. He married after 1635 ANNE PEYTON, 6th and youngest daughter of John Peyton, Knt., of Doddington, Cambridgeshire, by Alice, daughter of John Peyton, Knt., of Isleham, Cambridgeshire (descendant of King Edward I) [see PAYTON 17.ii for her ancestry]. She was born say 1619. They had six sons, [Capt.] George, John, Henry, William, Edward, and Robert, Gent., and six daughters, 'Anne (wife of James Clifton, Esq.)', Elizabeth, Dorothy, Mary, Margaret, and Ursula (wife of Charles Umfraville). GEORGE BRENT died in 1671. *___________

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Anne Clifton's Timeline

1637
April 2, 1637
Steyning, Sussex, England (United Kingdom)
1637
Westby, Lancashire, England
1660
1660
1660
1661
1661
Age 24
Of, Virginia
1663
1663
Westby, Lancashire, England
1663
Lytham, Lancashire, England
1667
1667
Westby, Lancashire, England
1667