John CLENCH

Abt 1533 - 1607  (~ 74 years)

• Name	John CLENCH  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1533	Prob. Wethersfield, Essex, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 or 19 Aug 1607	Holbrook, Suffolk, England   [1]
  Burial	29 Aug 1607	Holbrook, Suffolk, England   [1]
  	as "Mr. Justice Clench"
  Notes	"The career of Judge John Clench was a distinguished one and he is said to have been a favorite of queen Elizabeth I, who called him "her good judge." He was admitted a student at Lincoln's Inn on 11 February 1556, called to the bar in 1568, appointed baron of the exchequer 27 November 1581, and served in the courts of queen's, common please, and chancery. At his death he held lands at Harkestead, Grundisburgh, Clopton, Kirton, Holbrook, Great Bealings, and Bramford in Suffolk; his heir was his eldest son Thomas Clench, Esq., aged 50 "and more." Unusually for a public official of his stature, Judge Clench left no estte record, having entrusted his lands to trustees for the benefit of various heirs." "The gaps in the records of the parish of Creeting All Saints probably account for the fact that baptismal records are lacking for three of his sons. With one wife he had two living sons named Thomas and two living sons named John. A memorial in Holbrook Church represents the Judge, his wife, their five sons, and eight daughters, all but one of whom married and left surviving children." "The Judge resided at various times at Creeting All Saints, Crowfield in Coddenham, and Holdbrook in Suffolk; although he served as "of council" in Ipswich, appointed 5 July 1570, and on 1 April 1574 he was appointed Recorder of Ipswich, effective "Michaelmas nex," it does not appear that he ever actually resided in that town." [1]
  Person ID	I7445	Ellingboe
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2011

  
  

  Family ID

  F5401

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• Sources

  [S30] NEHGR, Vol. 153, pp. 278-290, 1999. (Reliability: 3).