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- RESEARCH_NOTES:
1. Extraction of the Clinch (with variants) surname in Otterden from 1570 to 1700. The main source is the Archdeacon's Transcript and any substantive modifications thereto from the Bishop's Transcript is indicated in [ ].
Source: FHL film 1752060, item 2, Archdeacon's Transcript of Otterden, Kent, England; begins 1570 but missing 1588/9, 1594/5, 1606/7, 1622/23, 1640/41-1660/61, 1681/82, 1682/83; half year only ofr 1673/74, 1677/78, 1679/80, 1683/84, 1727/28, 1750/51. This same source was transcribed in modern times and can be found as FHL 1544553 -- I compared each entry of the transcription to the original Archdeacon's transcript. Source: FHL film 1736930, item 1, Bishop's Transcript of Otterden; begins 1603 but missing 1604/5-1611/12, 1613/14, 1621/22, 1627/28, 1640/41, 1642/43-1661/62, 1675/76, 1696/97.
15 May 1572, Jane Clench, c., d/o Edward Clenche and Roose his wyffe.
7 Feb 1573/4, Thomassen Clench, c., d/o Edward Clench and Roose his wyffe.
12 Aug 1575, Rebecca Clench, a maiden, bur., d/o of John Clench.
6 Nov 1575, John Clench, c., s/o Edward Clench and Roose his wyffe; bur. 10 Jun 1576. s/o Edward Clench a child.
16 Nov 1578, Benet Clench, c., d/o Edward Clench and Roose his wyffe.
13 Aug 1581, Margriett Clench c., d/o Edward Clench and Roose his wyffe.
1581, Edward Clench listed as churchwarden.
12 Sep 1582, John Clenche was buryed.
19 Jun 1586, Edward Clench, c., s/o Edward Clench and Roose his wyffe.
12 Apr 1589, Elizabeth Clench, c. d/o Edward Clench and Roose his wyffe; bur. 27 Mar 1591, a child, d/o Edward Clench and Roose his wyffe.
1593/94, Edward Clinch signs transcript.
27 May 1596, mar., John Style of Ulcombe wydower and Rose Clynch of Otterynden wydow were maryd.
23 Mar 1609/10, Antonie Clench, housekeeper, bur.
15 Dec 1611, "the sonne of Edwarde Clenche still borne" bur.
12 Jul 1614, Elisabeth Clenche, c., d/o Edwarde Cle. [Clench]
11 May 1617, Sara Clinche, c., d/o Edward Clynche.
25 Nov 1620, Edwarde Clynce [Clynche], c., s/o Edwarde.
8 Feb 1623/4, James Clynche, c., s/o Edwarde Clynch.
4 Aug 1627, Anne Clynche, c., d/o Edwarde Clynch.
10 Jul 1631, Solomon & Symon, c., sons/o Edwarde Clench.
27 Jan 1639/40, Edward Gurner and Elizabeth Clench, mar.
12 Dec 1661, John, bur., s/o Edward Clinch.
15 May 1663, William, c., s/o Solomon Clinch and ffrances his wife; bur. 31 May 1663, William, infant s/o of Solomon.
6 Aug 1663, Samuell, c., s/o Edward Clinch and Mary his wife.
1 May 1664, William, c., s/o Solomon Clinch and ffrances his wife
10 Jan 1665/6, Elizabeth, c., s/o Edward Clinch and Mary his wife
10 Jan 1665/6, Edward Clinch, yeamon, bur.
4 Aug 1667, Edward, c., s/o Soloman Clynch and ffrances his wife
[13 Nov 1672, Thomas, c., s/o of Solomon Clinch & ffrancis his wife.]
29 Jul 1673, James Clinch, bur., s/o Wm. Clinch.
31 Jan 1676/7, Edward Clinch and Ruth Stamford, marr.
[No day or month] 1684/5, Solomon Clinch Parish Clark poor bur.
12 Aug 1688, James Clinch, bur.
28 May 1689, Sarah, bur., d/o of Wid. Clinch.
28 Oct 1690, Solomon Clinch a youth bur.
2. Constructed Family Groups from extracted Otterden Church Records. See notes of Edward Clench (1532-1596 for detailed extractions. Source: FHL film 1752060, item 2, Archdeacon's Transcript of Otterden, Kent, England; begins 1570 but missing 1588/9, 1594/5, 1606/7, 1622/23, 1640/41-1660/61, 1681/82, 1682/83; half year only ofr 1673/74, 1677/78, 1679/80, 1683/84, 1727/28, 1750/51. Source: FHL film 1736930, item 1, Bishop's Transcript of Otterden; begins 1603 but missing 1604/5-1611/12, 1613/14, 1621/22, 1627/28, 1640/41, 1642/43-1661/62, 1675/76, 1696/97...:
Family 1: Edward and Rose. Edward Clench listed as churchwarden 1581. Edward Clinch signs transcript 1593/94. John Style of Ulcombe wydower and Rose Clynch of Otterynden wydow were maryd 27 May 1596. [Edward is probable son of John and Johan Clench.]
15 May 1572, Jane Clench, c., d/o Edward Clenche and Roose his wyffe.
7 Feb 1573/4, Thomassen Clench, c., d/o Edward Clench and Roose his wyffe.
6 Nov 1575, John Clench, c., s/o Edward Clench and Roose his wyffe; bur. 10 Jun 1576. s/o Edward Clench a child.
16 Nov 1578, Benet Clench, c., d/o Edward Clench and Roose his wyffe.
13 Aug 1581, Margriett Clench c., d/o Edward Clench and Roose his wyffe.
19 Jun 1586, Edward Clench, c., s/o Edward Clench and Roose his wyffe.
12 Apr 1589, Elizabeth Clench, c. d/o Edward Clench and Roose his wyffe; bur. 27 Mar 1591, a child, d/o Edward Clench and Roose his wyffe.
Family 2: John and ???. 12 Sep 1582, John Clenche was buryed 12 Sep 1582..
12 Aug 1575, Rebecca Clench, a maiden, bur., d/o of John Clench.
Family 3: Anthony and ???. Antonie Clench, housekeeper, bur. 23 Mar 1609/10. [Probable brother of Edward of Family 1 above and son of John and Johan Clench.]
Family 3: Edward and [Elizabeth Pierce]:
15 Dec 1611, "the sonne of Edwarde Clenche still borne" bur.
12 Jul 1614, Elisabeth Clenche, c., d/o Edwarde Cle. [Clench]. 27 Jan 1639/40, Edward Gurner and Elizabeth Clench, mar.
11 May 1617, Sara Clinche, c., d/o Edward Clynche.
25 Nov 1620, Edwarde Clynce [Clynche], c., s/o Edwarde.
8 Feb 1623/4, James Clynche, c., s/o Edwarde Clynch. Probably the James Clinch, bur. 12 Aug 1688.
4 Aug 1627, Anne Clynche, c., d/o Edwarde Clynch.
10 Jul 1631, Solomon & Symon, c., sons/o Edwarde Clench.
Family 4: Edward and Mary. Edward Clinch, yeamon, bur. 10 Jan 1665/6.
12 Dec 1661, John, bur., s/o Edward Clinch.
6 Aug 1663, Samuell, c., s/o Edward Clinch and Mary his wife.
10 Jan 1665/6, Elizabeth, c., s/o Edward Clinch and Mary his wife
Family 5: Solomon and Frances: Solomon Clinch Parish Clark poor bur. [no day or month] 1684/5.
15 May 1663, William, c., s/o Solomon Clinch and ffrances his wife; bur. 31 May 1663, William, infant s/o of Solomon.
1 May 1664, William, c., s/o Solomon Clinch and ffrances his wife
4 Aug 1667, Edward, c., s/o Soloman Clynch and ffrances his wife
13 Nov 1672, Thomas, c., s/o of Solomon Clinch & ffrancis his wife.
Probable child b. say 1674, Solomon (no recorded christening). Solomon Clinch a youth bur. 28 Oct 1690.
Probable child b. say 1676 (no recorded christening). Sarah, bur. 28 May 1689, d/o of Wid. Clinch.
Unplaced Individuals
29 Jul 1673, James Clinch, bur., s/o Wm. Clinch.
31 Jan 1676/7, Edward Clinch and Ruth Stamford, marr.
3. The construction of this family is from several wills and other records (see other notes for those sources):
Parents: John Clench (-1582) of Otterden and his wife Johan are identified in two documents. They are found in Eastling selling real property in the Kent Feet of Fines for 1530/31. In John's will of 1582, land in Eastling (near to Otterden) is part of his legacy. Assuming a marriage no later than 1530, then John would have been born bef. 1505 (age 25 or older) and Johann before 1511 (age 19 or older). John's will in Otterden of 1582 identifies six children -- three sons (Edward, John, and Anthony) and three daughters (Rabech, Benet, and Ane). The will names the wife of Edward as Rose as well as three daughters of Edward -- Jane, Thomason, and Benet. The will indicates that his son John has children, but for Anthony he only says heirs rather than children.
Children (order unknown):
A. [Vicar] John Clench (-1593). The connection as a son is probable but not fully proven. We know the Vicar's son Josias was named as a "cosen" in John's probable brother Anthony's 1609/10 will, which term probably included nephews in that era. We can also place Josias later in life in Eastling where he is buried and where also John of Otterden had legacies in his will. Vicar John would have been born around 1530 since he married his first wife bef. 1555. From his probable father John's 1582 will, we know that he had children (unnamed) in 1582. Since no other John Clinch of that era shows up in the nearby localities except Vicar John, it would lead us to conclude Vicar John to be John of Otterden's son. This John was named as the Vicar of the Tonge parish and is so named with that title in at least one marriage record and in his 24 Jun 1593 will -- in this marriage record, Vicar John marries an Otterden woman. In his will, his current wife Agnes, his son Josias, and his son-in-law Cadwallader Lewes are mentioned. Of the three sons of John of Otterden, all three die in in the same generation with Vicar John in 1593, Edward bef. 1596, and Anthony in 1609/10. Vicar John was most likely married at least three times: the first wife is unknown and the probable mother of his children; he married secondly Mary Bonnce; and lastly Agnes ___ who shows as his wife in his will. Wives and children:
a. Unknown wife who died before 1583. Marriage was probably before 1555 when their son Josias was born:
i. Josias Clench (1555-1632). Parish records show he marries Sara Sharp 8 May 1587 in Tonge and is buried 23 Dec 1632 in Eastling. His age is given in the burial record which calculates a birth in 1555. His wife Sara was probably born sometime before 1568 assuming she was 19 or older at the time of her marriage. She is buried 3 Oct 1602 in Eastling. They have at least three children all christened in Eastling: Jacob c. 20 May 1593, Henry c. 28 Mar 1596, and William c. 5 Aug 1599 and bur. 7 May 1670. Josias also shows up in Quarter Sessions in 1601 and 1606 in Eastling (alternately shown as "Istling"). In one of these records he is named as the Vicar of Eastling.
ii. Sara Clench. Parish records show she marries Cadwallader Lewes (or Lewis) 11 Jul 1586 in Tonge. They have at least three children christened in Luddesdown: William c. 28 Dec 1587, Ursula c. 27 Dec 1589, and Thomas c. 2 Jul 1592. She was probably born before 1567 when she would have been 19 or older at the time of her marriage. From the will of her father, it appears she died before 24 Jun 1593 but after 2 Jul 1592 when her last child was christened. Cadwallader had a will dated 1595 in the Archdeaconry of Rochester (1595p IR 18.417 17).
b. Mercy Bonnce who died before 1596. "Canterbury Marriage Licenses," by Joseph Meadows Cooper, p. 95: "John Clinche, vicar of Tong, and Mercy Bonnce of Otterden. April 3, 1583. She would have died before John's marriage to Agnes who shows as his wife in his 1593 will.
c. Agnes ___ who died after 1596 when she is named in Vicar John's will.
B. Edward Clench (about 1551 - before 1596) married Rose around 1571. They raised a family in Otterden ... Edward died sometime prior to 1596, for on May 27 of that year Rose married John Style in Otterden. Edward, Rose, and their three oldest daughters are named in Edward's father's will of 1582. Edward's daughter Margaret and son might be the same as the "goddaughter Margaret Clinch" and "my cosen Edward Clinch" mentioned in Edward's brother Anthony's 1609/10 will. Children of Edward & Rose Clenche, from the Otterden register:
-Jane Clench (c. 15 May 1572)
-Tomasson Clench (c. 7 Feb 1574)
-John Clench ( c. 12 Aug 1575- bur. 3 Jun 1576)
-Benet Clench (c. 15 Nov 1578)
-Margarett Clinch (c. 13 Aug 1581)
-Edward Clinch (c. 19 Jun 1586 - from 23 Feb 1647 to 21 Sep 1648)
-Elizabeth Clench (c. 12 Apr 1589, Otterden, Kent, England, bur. 27 Mar 1591)
C. Anthony (-1609/10). No wife or children are mentioned in his will, but he does name three Clinches -- goddaughter Margaret and "cosen" Edward who may both be his brother Edward's children; Josias who is Vicar John's son. Anthony is probably the youngest of the three sons since he is mentioned last in his father's will and that he dies 1609/10 versus Edward (bef. 1596) and John (1593).
D. Rabech (deciphering of name from father's will uncertain) Clench. Married to Thomas Allen.
E. Benet Clench. Married to Robert Barnes.[Note: Is Benet Harry mentioned in brother Anthony's 1609/10 will the same person as Benet Clench who married Robart Barnes and was in a second marriage to a Mr. Harry?]
F. Ane Clench. Married to Richard Allen. Ane's father's 1582 will mention unnamed children but does name one son WIlliam Allen.
4. Canterbury Probate Records; Will for John Clench (Clynche) of Otterden made and probated 1582, Register Ref. PRC/17/44/281, Original Ref. PRC/16/78 C/15, four pages. Extraction of the will:
- John Clench of the parish of Mounton now united with Otterden of the County of Kent, yeoman.
- Will dated 6 July 1582
- Daughter Rabech wife of Thomas Allene
- Daughter Benet late wife of Robart Barnes
- Daughter Ane wife or Rychard Allen
- Willym Allen the son of Rychard Allen my godson
- The three daughters of Edward Clench my son and Rose his wife -- Jane, Thomasson, Benet.
- All the children of John Clench my son.
- All the children of Thomas Allen and Rabech his wife my daughter.
- All the children of Robart Barnes and Benet his wife my daughter.
- The rest of the children of Rychard Allen and Ane his wife except William. [See above for his legacy.]
- Johan my wife -- named as executor.
- Anthony my son and his heirs.
- Some miscellaneous gifts to various people whom I have difficulty deciphering but seems to include:
-servant Margaret Water
-John Amies of Slade?
-William Croffield?
-John Swoth?
-Marye Bucher? loving friend
-church wardens of the parish of Otternden [Otterden]
-iiii poore men [of parish of Otterden??]
-every one of my godchildren
- The legacies include the following locations which may have some bearing on other parishes to study:
-land and wood called Stellys about 7 acres
-Edward my son tenement called Frith and all the lands ... lying in the parish of Eastlynge [Eastling]
-Edward also gets property in Otterden and Moynton
-parish of Minster
-wife Johan gets tenement at Eastling [in the occupacion of William Farmer?]
-Johan property in Moynton?, Otterden, Stalisfyld, after her decease to son Edward
-son Anthonye have water in the pond lyng in the ???? of that I have given unto Edward my sonne
MARRIAGE:
1. Findmypast's "England Marriages 1538-1973": Edward Clynche and Rose Willmson, 7 May 1571 in London.
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