John Clear (Cleare, Cleer, Cleere) (1680-1763)

Dates

Birth: 1680 Bramshott, Hampshire, UK
Father: Chrystopher (Christopher, Chrusophilus, Crusophilus) Cleere (Clear, Cleer, Clere) 1640/53-1707
Mother: Elizabeth Chitty (Chettee, Chittie) 1644/5-1701/2

Christening: 29 January 1680 Bramshott, Hampshire, UK

Marriage: 2 January 1704 Rogate, Sussex, UK
Wife: Mary Bradfield b1689-a1729

Death: 1 June 1763 Hatch House, Headley, Hampshire
Burial: 2 June 1763 Plot T42 All Sainsts, Headley, Hampshire, UK

Children

Anne Clear (Cleer) 1705
John Clear (Cleere) 1715
William Clear (Cleere) 1716
Joseph Clear (Cleere) 1718
Thomas Cleere (Clear) 1721
George Cleere (Clear) 1729

Notes

Christening of John Cleer in the IGI on about 29 January 1680 in Bramshot, Hampshire, father Christopher Cleer.

Marriage of John Clear and Mary Bradfield in the IGI on 2 January 1704 in Rogate, Sussex.

The same information is in the Sussex Family History Group Sussex Marriage Index adding he was a labourer of Bramshott (this entry is not in the Bishops Transcripts).

Anne was christened in Bramshott, the rest of the children in Headley.

His two sons was baptised on 2 June 1721 and 2 July 1729 at All Saints, Headley, surname Cleere.

There is an entry in Poor Rate list for 1705 Heathly a rate made for ye poore of ye parish in which John Cleere of Hatch Lane paid 8/3d.

There is a submitted entry in the IGI for John Clear born about 1687 in Headley, married to Mary, and three sons, Joseph, Thomas and George. There are also submitted entries for John and William. There are two entries for Mary Cleere, one on 4 March 1708 in Headley which is not in Headley Baptisms and another on 18 March 1714 who according to Headley Baptisms had the parents Henry and Mary.

There is an entry in Headley Burials for John Cleere of Hatch House on 2 June 1763 aged 78.

There is an entry in Headley Monumental Inscriptions for John Clear in plot T42 (South of Chancel):

In memory of / John CLEAR / who died / June 1, 1763 / aged 78 years / A loving husband, a father dear. / a faithful friend there lieth here; / In love we lived, in peace he died / his life was craved but God denied

There is a Hatch House Farm on Headley Road, Lindford and Hatch Farm on Tulls Lane, Standford.

There is an entry in Ancestry Public Member Trees for a John Clear born 8 October 1681, son of Henry Cleere and Dorothy House (Howse), who died the same year, but married Mary Bradfield on 2 January 1704 in Rogate, and had 8 children including the two Mary's plus a John born 1718 twinned with Joseph, plus John, William, Richard and Thomas. William was married and having children at the age of 8!

Relationship

John Clear was my fourth cousin seven times removed.

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