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Bob: I am glad that you did a check on the Morman IGI site to see how
many different versions of birth dates, birthplaces and wives are listed
for William Clark of Haddam. Since none of these are actual parish
records, and no sources are sited for submissions by individuals, it
makes a confusing jumble
of information.
Did Edna Mary Letson continue searching beyond publishing the book in
the 1940's? She had only gotten back to Samuel Clark in Elba. NY I
would be interested to know.
Nancy
Bob: We share a line of descent up to Bahman Clark and we also share
the Edna Mary Letson private printing which my cousin Michael Owens and
I share along with you.
I only take issue with one item and that is with MOST of the researchers
of Wm. Clark of Haddam who have either placed his birth place as
Braintree, Essex, England or Westhorpe, Suffolk, England.
There is no documented proof that his birthplace was either of these
places and the year of his birth,(not withstanding numerous ancestral
files on the IGI) has not been proven by any substantiated evidence.
Actual parish records from Braintree do not exist prior to 1660 and if
anyone has actual parish records from Westhorpe Suffolk, I would
certainly like to see the evidence posted on this list.
Nancy Vogt
Jane and all:
I have been away for five weeks and have just returned. I will paste here
my Clark connection:
Direct Descendants of William Clark, Sr. to Edith Alvord
1 William Clark, Sr. b: Abt. 1610 in Braintree, Essex, England d: 22 Jul
1681 in Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT
. +Katherine Bunce b: Abt. 1625 m: Abt. 1644 in Hartford/Haddam, CT d: Bef.
1681 in Prob Haddam, CT
2 Joseph Clark b: Abt. 1653 in Hartford, Hartford Co., CT d: 1723 in
Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT
. +Ruth Spencer b: Abt. 1654 m: 1674 in Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT d: 28 Nov
1744 in Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT
3 William Clark b: Abt. 1675 in Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT d: 22 Oct 1747
in Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT
. +Mary Day b: Abt. 1680 m: 14 Nov 1699 in Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT
4 Peletiah Clark b: 05 Mar 1713/14 in Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT d: Abt.
18 Sep 1755 in Prob CT
. +Anna Sutlief b: 30 May 1715 in Durham, CT m: 26 Jun 1735 in Durham, CT
d: 16 Mar 1738/39
5 Reuben Clark b: 20 Nov 1735 in Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT
. +Mary Tryon b: Abt. 1737 in Prob CT
6 Samuel Clark b: 19 Mar 1757 in Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT d: 15 Mar
1815 in Elba, Genesee Co., NY
. +Mary Lee b: 16 Dec 1760 m: 14 Apr 1779 d: 12 Jul 1844 in Elba, Genesee
Co., NY
7 Bahman Clark b: 15 Aug 1798 in Vermont, Near Ft. Ann, NY d: 02 Sep
1893 in Hebron, WI
. +Deidamia Badcock b: 17 Nov 1793 in Coventry, CT m: 15 Oct 1820 in
Coventry, CT d: 17 Mar 1851 in Hebron, WI
8 Tryphena Clark b: 14 Sep 1826 in Elba, NY d: 22 Aug 1902 in Moore, OK
. +Justin Alvord, Jr b: 05 Jun 1805 in South Hadley, MA m: 23 Jul 1864 in
Hebron, WI d: 08 Mar 1877 in Hebron, Jefferson Co. WI
9 Edith Alvord b: 19 Nov 1868 in Hebron, Jefferson Co., WI d: 21 Dec
1946 in Tulsa, OK
Edith Alvord m. Asel Wilkenson Letson. They are my paternal grandparents.
(Tryphena Clark, 8 above, married three times:
1) Cyrus Hart, Jr.
2) Charles Johnston
3) Justin Alvord, Jr.
Sorry to have been away so I haven't had time yet to compare with others,
but I have the given name in the fouth generation above spelled as Peletiah.
I think that is correct, but Jane had a different spelling. Any one with
more information? If any one finds errors in the above or has questions,
please respond.
Sincerely,
Robert Justin Letson
(Bob)