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25 May 1791 - William Clark and Frances Taylor, spinster of full age.
Thomas McCormack, surety.
source: Buckingham Co., VA Marriage Bonds, 1784-1794
(Only known marriage records during this period)
Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, Volume I, Number 2, April 1963, [page 13]
http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=6131&path=Volume+I
It is not a response to anything. It is an informational post for three
purposes: 1) Joe Arlt keeps a database of all Clarks living before 1800 and
this is partly for his information. 2) The information will be archived by
Rootsweb for anyone in the future seeking information about Clarks in
Halifax County VA. 3) This 1782 Halifax County VA tax list enumerates one
Thomas Clark who may or may not have something to do with my Thomas Clark b.
1755. (He is the only CLARK on the 1782 tax list for Halifax Co.) Other
heads of household enumerated on this tax list indicate that it is possible
he either is my Thomas Clark or is related to him. If anyone can lay claim
to this Thomas Clark or knows who he was or can add any information at all,
I'd like to hear from you.
On 2/28/06 3:04 AM, "Bruce Clark" <bwclark(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> What is this in response to?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fay Clark" <gmcflc(a)bellsouth.net>
> To: <CLARKE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 9:37 PM
> Subject: [Clarke-Clark] 1782 HALIFAX COUNTY VA HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS
>
>
>> Clark Thomas 9 (whites) 13 (blacks)
>>
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Recently someone posted a message regarding a photo in England; one of the photo subjects was Chester Clark. I have lost that posting . Would you mind reposting the information?
Thank you, Don Clark
Greetings List,
I came across Robert Osborn's information at Rootsweb.com for my Clarke ancestors. I'm am definitely related to this family. Anyone else out there?
My ggg-grandfather William Clarke left Padbury and moved to Illinois, and later to South Dakota where much of my family was born.
Hope to hear from some of you!
Regards,
Jesse Clarke
chaos(a)gwtc.net
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Hello, Clark-Clarke listers,
I am forwarding this information as requested, posted with permission.
Please, follow the instructions in the body of the message, I do not
have a copy of the photo. Hope this helps someone!
Sue, list manager
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From: GeorgeHortonFam(a)cs.com
To: CLARK-admin(a)rootsweb.com, CLARKE-admin(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 16:24:41 EST
Subject: [WORLD WAR II] 1944 photo of US Servicemen in England
I thought you might be interested in posting this on your list.
Hello All
I'm passing on a request for information on behalf of Howard Fuller, the photo-archivist at the Vale and Downland Museum
Wantage. [ENG]
One of their photographs, shows seven named US Servicemen posed outside the Supply HQ near Wantage (then in Berkshire )
probably in early Summer 1944. The USAF were based then at Grove Airfield approx two miles north of Wantage.
Their names written on the back of the print are: Lt Chester Clark, Atty. Donald Rosenfeld, Lt Bill Gaydon, Major Leon
Yewell, Lt Ray P. Wright, Capt J B Booth and Lt Walter Oberschowski.
If you know of a decendant of any of these men or can provided any further information on them please contact myself or
Howard Fuller at howard.fuller(a)ntlworld.com. A digital file copy of the photo attached to an e-mail can be made
available.
Thank you,
Trevor Hancock - GeorgeHortonFam(a)cs.com
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I'm looking for a Josiah Clark whom was born about 1793-94 whom was said to
be born in Maine. He married Elizabeth Betsy Perkins. Our grandfather has
been a mystery man for many generations and some who do know the truth will
not share it for what ever reason. I just would like to help solve our line
I believe our line came from Canada or Mass and the only other direction is
direct from England.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Clarke" <bozone(a)mac.com>
To: <CLARKE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 3:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Clarke-Clark] Dr. John Clarke
> Fay Clark wrote:
>
>> I am not expecting to find a direct connection to John or his brothers
>> (although that would be nice), however I do want to find out as much as
>> possible to give me a frame of reference from which to work. I suspect
>> that if there is a connection, my Clarks may be descended from a cousin
>> of Dr. John Clarke. The rarity of males descending from John's parents
>> Thomas Clarke and Rose Kerrich highlights a problem that has plagued my
>> Clark line--It's been tough to find male descendants eligible to
>> participate in the dna studies. In my husband's direct line alone, just
>> about every male named Thomas has either died in infancy or disappeared
>> off the face of the earth. By the time his grandfather had his family, I
>> think he gave up naming any children Thomas.
>>
> This dialogue on Dr. John Clarke is very intriguing. If I follow all this,
> he was from Westhorpe, Suffolk, England. I looked at my Suffolk map. My
> own Clarkes are from an area just slightly northeast of Westhorpe, the
> Uggeshall/Brampton area. My ggg-grandfather left England in 1830 and
> settled at Prince Edward Island. His grandson entered the US in 1872 and
> settled in Lawrence, Massachusetts. His son, my grandfather, brought the
> name to Rhode Island about 1900.
>
> When I first began researching this family, the elders still living said
> the old folks came down from Nova Scotia, which gave me a year of
> frustration. Once on the RIGEN list, I jokingly said I was abandoning my
> search and was fraudulently devising a line directly to Dr John Clarke of
> Newport. Of course you know that got a DAR lady all upset and she notified
> me online that such things cannot be. Of course I understand one does not
> do that. It simply is not that important to me anyway. A funny incident,
> nonetheless.
>
> That said, how interesting it would be to find my ancestors in Suffolk,
> England were somehow tied in with Dr. John Clarke's family. I have not
> been able to get too far back in England. The best we have come up with is
> that ggg-grandad William was one of two sons of William and Mary (?)
> Clarke. That they were married 12 May 1777 at Westhall, Suffolk. The other
> brother was Joseph, who married twice and remained in Brampton, England,
> having some 8 children.
>
> I'll buy lunch for anyone who can tie the two together in 1527 in Merry
> Olde England. :-)
>
> Fred Clarke
> East Greenwich, Rhode Island
>
>
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> http://resources.rootsweb.com/~clusters/surnames/c/l/CLARKE/
> http://resources.rootsweb.com/~clusters/surnames/c/l/CLARK/
>
>
Gretchen,
I have Clarks that resided directly across the border in Orange County New York in the late 1700 and early 1800s. Some of the later census conflict whether Samuel (1785) and Peter (1790) were born in NY or NJ. I have been advised that the border between NY and NJ moved during this time period so I would caution you to take a peek across the border. You may find some information on the other side. I do know that there were a plethora of Clarks in this area (both sides) during this time period. I have an Elizabeth Clark (1789) who married a Jonathan Frost. Good luck!
-----Original Message-----
From: gretchengilbert(a)webtv.net [mailto:gretchengilbert@webtv.net]
Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 2:44 PM
To: CLARKE-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [Clarke-Clark] Clark/Clarke family in NewJersey
With all the wonderful source material available on the Clarkes of Rhode
Island, I was wondering if any of you have any similar advice on Clarkes
of NJ? Specifically Sussex and Morris Counties? I am working blind
here....Clark comes into my family in 1807 in Sussex Co. NJ through
marriage of Elizabeth Clark Littel to Mathew Long. Thanks, Gretchen
Gilbert
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Hi..
This is what I have on that family in my data base... I have lots more..
Send me a descendant report of what you have and we can compare notes and
sources.. What child of Joseph do you descend...
By the way... very few of the readers of this board would know that
Brookfield is in Madison Co., NY. Most would think it was near Chicago
since it's famous for its zoo. Every state probably has a Brookfield...
From Joe ARLT........joearlt@juno.com......CLARK Clearing House...
Compulsive Genealogy Searcher, (NY of particular interest),
ARLT, CLARK, COSTELLO, COVERT, FALANGA,
GUIDETTI, HIGGINS, KONEN, PARISI, RIDER, TOMPKINS,
Van AUKEN & WAGNER
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20 Feb 2006 Family Group Sheet
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Husband: Thomas Rev. CLARKE 1,2 #486
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Born: 17 Mar (N)1687 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI 3
Died: 26 Nov 1767 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI 4
Father: Joseph CLARKE #467
Mother: Bethiah HUBBARD #477
Will of Thomas CLARKE, of Westerly, dated 10 Aug 1766, proved 25 Jan 1768
at
Westerly, Mentions: grndau Mary, wife of Peleg SAUNDERS; son Joshua, son
Joseph and dau. Sarah BURDICK, wife of Edward BURDICK... Said to be Rev.
per
History of Washington and Kent Counties, RI...
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Wife: Mary Elizabeth BABCOCK 5 #1634
Married: 1710 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI
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Born: 18 Feb (N)1691 in Probably Westerly, Washington Co., RI
6
Died:
Father:
Mother:
daughter of Captain James BABCOCK and Elizabeth Saunders, of Westerly,
RI...
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F Child 1: Sarah CLARKE #1706
Born: 11 May 1712 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI 6
Died:
Spouse: Edward BURDICK #16428 b. Abt 1710
Married:
Best guess for birth date & location...
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M Child 2: Thomas CLARKE #10296
Born: 4 Mar 1715 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI 6
Died:
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M Child 3: Joshua (Rev.) CLARKE #1635
Born: 26 Apr 1717 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI 6
Died: 8 Mar 1793 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI 7
Spouse: Hannah COTTRELL #1636 b. 1719 d. 4 Nov 1808
Married: Apr 1738 in 5
Rev. War Vet #124809... or dob ... 22 Sep 1712... He was elected
deacon of
the Sabbatarian church in 1756, but declined the office. He was a member
of
the state legislature and a trustee of Brown University, and appears in
the
census of 1774 as a resident of Hopkinton. He participated in the early
colonial wars and also the revolution... will dtd 31 July 1792 pvd
Hopkinton 7
Apr 1793 Hopkinton 3:20 vr Washington County RI
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M Child 4: James CLARKE #18367
Born: 3 Mar 1720 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI
Died:
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M Child 5: Joseph (Rev.) CLARKE #1705
Born: 14 Sep 1728 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI 6
Died:
Best guess for birth date & location... Said to be Rev. per History of
Washington and Kent Counties, RI...
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M Child 6: __________ CLARKE #17302
Born: Abt 1735 in Probably RI
Died:
Best guess for birth date & location... Possibly James?
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On Mon, 20 Feb 2006 08:45:42 -0800 "harold d and susan corbin"
<suedoncorbin(a)earthlink.net> writes:
> Hi Listers,
>
> I too have been trying to tie in with the Clarke's from Westhorpe
> and
> Westerly and Newport RI. I don't know if this fits your research or
> not,
> but I have run across the same information you have found. I
> believe there
> are probably more children for the particular John Clarke, however
> only the
> direct decendent is listed in the letter from Winslow Clarke
> mentioned
> below.
>
> What I have was handed down by J. Winslow Clarke of the Grace Church
> of
> Waterville, He and my GGrandfather, F. Dealton Clarke were
> cousins. This
> was written in 1927 and lists as follows:
>
> 1)John Clarke (died 1534)
> 2) John Clarke ( babtized 1541)
> 3) Thomas Clarke ( 1570-1627)
> 4) Joseph Clarke (immigrant) ( 1618-1694)
> 5) Thomas Clarke (1686-1767)
> a) Rev. Joshua Clarke ( 1717-1793)
> b) Joseph Clarke ( 1728 - 1797)
>
> We are decended (supposedly, family lore) to Joseph Clarke
> (1728-1797).
> Winslow Clarke was decended from Rev. Joshua Clarke (1728-1797). I
> have
> the rest of the decendents if this is something you need. So far,
> the
> relationships can be traced through census and histories. One thing
> I have
> noticed is that the children dropped some of their names and were
> hard to
> trace. For example, my great grandfather was Dealton Clarke in most
> of the
> records and to his family. Actually his name was Franklin DeAlton
> Clarke.
> He dropped the Franklin. Luckily, his parents listed him as such
> in the
> census. I was then able to tie him to the previous generation.
>
> The decendents of Thomas Clarke ( 1686-1767) came to Brookfield in
> 1795
> (per Winslow Clarke). Henry Clarke son of Josuah was the pastor of
> the
> First Seventhl Day Baptist Church of Brookfield (at Leonardsville)
> from
> October 1797 - April 1822. (per Winslow Clarke).
>
> I have been hoping that someone else was researching this family and
> would
> have more information to tie everyone together. I am woking on my
> last
> roadblock to tie into Joseph Clarke. Hopefully, I will find the
> correct
> names and the likage soon
>
> Happy Sluething
>
> Sue Corbin
Susan:
In your reply per the subject line above, you listed a Joseph Clark(e) and
the towns of Brookfield and Leonardsville. I wonder if your citation is
about Brookfield and Leonardsville in Madison county, NY?
My wife's maternal great grandfather, John Thompson [Thomas?] Clark,
1811 -1885, gave his birth place as Brookfield, Madison CO, NY but never
gave his fathers name. We believe his mother's name was Sarah who married
2nd, about 1835. In later census enumerations, John T. Clark gave his
fathers birthplace as RI. His siblings are known to be: James c 1809, Luther
1815, Welcome 1818 and Sarah Clark, c 1825.
In 1835, John T. Clark m. Elizabeth Blakeslee of Paris, Oneida county, NY.
In his citation piece of Allamakee, County , IA, about 1880, John stated his
father was engaged in agricultural pursuits which John T. viewed with little
hope. Therefore, he started to study Law in Rome, NY about 1840 and was,
later in Iowa, a rather famed jurist and amender of Iowa's State
Constitution.
Does this offer any possibilities of connections to your Clark(e) persons?
Dick and Margaret Stewart
Hi Listers,
I too have been trying to tie in with the Clarke's from Westhorpe and
Westerly and Newport RI. I don't know if this fits your research or not,
but I have run across the same information you have found. I believe there
are probably more children for the particular John Clarke, however only the
direct decendent is listed in the letter from Winslow Clarke mentioned
below.
What I have was handed down by J. Winslow Clarke of the Grace Church of
Waterville, He and my GGrandfather, F. Dealton Clarke were cousins. This
was written in 1927 and lists as follows:
1)John Clarke (died 1534)
2) John Clarke ( babtized 1541)
3) Thomas Clarke ( 1570-1627)
4) Joseph Clarke (immigrant) ( 1618-1694)
5) Thomas Clarke (1686-1767)
a) Rev. Joshua Clarke ( 1717-1793)
b) Joseph Clarke ( 1728 - 1797)
We are decended (supposedly, family lore) to Joseph Clarke (1728-1797).
Winslow Clarke was decended from Rev. Joshua Clarke (1728-1797). I have
the rest of the decendents if this is something you need. So far, the
relationships can be traced through census and histories. One thing I have
noticed is that the children dropped some of their names and were hard to
trace. For example, my great grandfather was Dealton Clarke in most of the
records and to his family. Actually his name was Franklin DeAlton Clarke.
He dropped the Franklin. Luckily, his parents listed him as such in the
census. I was then able to tie him to the previous generation.
The decendents of Thomas Clarke ( 1686-1767) came to Brookfield in 1795
(per Winslow Clarke). Henry Clarke son of Josuah was the pastor of the
First Seventhl Day Baptist Church of Brookfield (at Leonardsville) from
October 1797 - April 1822. (per Winslow Clarke).
I have been hoping that someone else was researching this family and would
have more information to tie everyone together. I am woking on my last
roadblock to tie into Joseph Clarke. Hopefully, I will find the correct
names and the likage soon
Happy Sluething
Sue Corbin
> [Original Message]
> From: Fay Clark <gmcflc(a)bellsouth.net>
> To: <CLARKE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Date: 2/17/2006 8:43:58 PM
> Subject: [Clarke-Clark] Dr. John Clarke, b. Westhorpe, Suffolk County,
England Oct 8, 1609 d. Newport RI Apr 20, 1676
>
> Is there anyone on this list who connects to this early Clark(e)? I
> would be very interested in exploring or ruling out a possible
> connection. Thanks!
>
> Fay Clark
>
> Physician, minister, statesman and pioneer of religious liberty, he was
> one of the cofounders who purchased this island from the Indians on
> March 24,1638. He signed the agreement on April 28,1639, thus marking
> the establishment of Newport.
>
> As the first Baptist minister, Dr. John Clarke (not Roger Williams) is
> generally considered to be the founder of the Baptist faith in this
> country.
>
> Dr. Clarke was responsible for the first written constitution
> guaranteeing the right to religious freedom. As the author of the
> Charter of Rhode Island of 1663, he secured it with the signature and
> seal of King Charles II on July 8,1663. It stipulated that this colony
> would now be known as "The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence
> Plantations."
>
> As stated in the words of Dr. Clarke, inscribed on the west facade of
> the Capitol in Providence, "That it is much on their hearts (if they may
> be permitted) to hold forth a lively experiment, that a most flourishing
> civil state may stand and best be maintained, and that among our English
> subjects, with a full liberty in religious concern ments."
>
> According to Wilbur Nelson,'s /The Life of Dr. John Clarke, /which
> states "In it, absolute religious freedom was, for the first time in the
> history of the world, secured and guaranteed. It was so democratic, both
> in letter and in spirit, that doubts were entertained in England whether
> the King had a right to grant it."
>
> During Dr. Clarke's tenure in England as the agent of the colony, he
> supported himself by mortgaging his property here in order to maintain
> the necessary funds to complete his endeavors.
>
> On April 20,1676, the day Dr. John Clarke died, he wrote his will which,
> in part, asked that a trust be created for educational purposes. This
> document instructed that income from the trust be used "for the relief
> of the poor or bringing up of children unto learning from time to time
> forever." It further instructed the administrative body of three
> trustees and their successors "have a special regard and care to provide
> for those that fear the Lord."
>
> Currently, the John Clarke Trust is the oldest educational trust fund in
> the U.S. The original document has been preserved by the Newport
> Historical Society.
>
> The Redwood has in its possession a portrait believed to be Dr. Clarke,
> titled "Portrait of a Clergyman" done by Guilliam de Ville c. 1659.
>
> The church of Dr. Clarke, in which he served until his death, is now
> known as the United Baptist Church, John Clarke Memorial, of Newport.
> The current edifice dates to 1846 and is located on Spring Street.
>
> Dr. John Clarke is buried in the cemetery on Dr. Marcus Wheatland
> Boulevard across the street from the rear of the Newport Police Station.
>
>
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Hi Dave, et al...
I have a Samuel in my data base born about that time in Southampton,
Suffolk Co, LI, NY and died in 1755 ( a different location, though)
I Have him married to a Deborah and having son William b. 1707 in LI, NY.
Is it a possibility? Did Isaac have a half brother or brother named
William?
=============================
After I wrote the above,
I did find your Samuel, but I had his name spelled as CLARKE, and a note
in my record of: "Will proved 4/11/1716 Essex Co., NJ, names wife Susanna
and 7 children" Does this conflict with your death date of Samuel of 27
Feb 1755, or did you mean to write 27 Feb 1715?
I have your Samuel in the same line as the other Samuel, namely from
Richard Clarke (b. Abt 1632-1640) & Elizabeth of Southold LI, NY &
Elizabeth, NJ, but from different sons of Richard...
From Joe ARLT........joearlt@juno.com......CLARK Clearing House...
Compulsive Genealogy Searcher, (NY of particular interest),
ARLT, CLARK, COSTELLO, COVERT, FALANGA,
GUIDETTI, HIGGINS, KONEN, PARISI, RIDER, TOMPKINS,
Van AUKEN & WAGNER
On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 14:05:13 -0700 "DAVE DARDINGER" <dedmod(a)msn.com>
writes:
> Is this Samuel Clark one of the descendents of Samuel Clark b 1673
> Southhampton, Sussex Co., NY d 27 Feb 1755 Elizabethtown, Essex Co.,
> NJ m
> Susanna b about 1677 Elizabethtown, Essex Co., NJ d 11 Apr 1716
> Elizabethtown, Essex Co., NJ? I then descend through Isaac b 1712;
> Samuel b
> about 1740 [who moved to Washington Co., PA ] and then Rev. John
> clark, Sr.
> b 30 Apr 1770 [who moved to Licking Co., OH.]
>
> Dave Dardinger
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <DClark4700(a)aol.com>
> To: <CLARKE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 11:55 AM
> Subject: [Clarke-Clark] Descendants of Samuel Clark, b. 1768 NJ, d.
> 1854 MO
>
>
> > Samuel Clark was born in Essex Co, NJ on 24 Sep, 1768. He married
> Mary
> > Darby in NJ in 1791, and was in the Scioto/Lawrence Co area of
> southern
> Ohio by
> > about 1806. He moved to MO with his daughter Hannah Carpenter and
> her
> family
> > in the mid 1840's
> > Children of Samuel include:
> > 1. Samuel Clark Jr., b. 1792 NJ, d. 1840 IN, who married Phoebe
> Sayre in
> > Gallia/Meigs Co, OH in 1815, and moved to Indiana
> > 2. Cornelius Clark, b. 1793 NJ, d. abt 1860 Lawrence Co, OH, who
> married
> > Elizabeth Lambert about 1818. There is a large group of his
> descendants
> in
> > Lawrence, Jackson, and the Fairfield Co areas of OH. "My family"
> > 3. Joel Clark, b. 1795 VA?, d. 1850 Lawrence Co, OH, who married
> a
> Margaret
> > ? about 1818. I don't know much about his family, althoug he did
> stay in
> > Lawrence Co, OH
> > 4. Hannah Clark, b. 1798 VA, d. 1881, Weston, MO, who married
> William
> > Carpenter in 1814, in Scioto Co, OH. William is a half brother to
> Elizabeth
> > Lambert's mother.
> > 5. James Clark, b. 1800 VA, who married a Margaret Lambert in
> 1818, in
> > Lawrence Co, OH. I'm not sure which of the possible Lambert
> families is
> her
> > parents.
> > 6. Amos Clark, b. 1802 VA, d. 1848 Lawrence Co, OH, who married
> Sarah
> > (Sally) Stumbough in 1824 in Lawrence Co, OH. She remarried. I
> do have
> estate
> > settlement papers for Amos.
> > 7. Rebecca Clark, b. 1803, VA. She is supposed to have married
> a David
> > Robertson, Jr. No further info now available
> > 8. Sarah Clark, b. 1805, VA/OH, who married a William McCoy in
> Dec 1824.
> >
> > About two years ago I was contacted by a Clark descendant living
> in
> > California. A hard drive crash last year lost his emails. I am
> also
> aware of
> > descendants living in MO, ID, WA. I welcome correspondance from
> any
> descendant of
> > any of these families. I would be happy to share additional info
> on the
> > Samuel Clark family and its origins.
> >
> > I am also glad to answer any questions about Lawrence Co., OH.
> Please
> > contact me off list for those.
> >
> > Donald Clark
> > 1005 Township Rd 149
> > Proctorville, OH 45669
> > Ph 740-886-7230
> > Email: _dclark4700(a)aol.com_ (mailto:dclark4700@aol.com)
This Samuel was the son of James Clark (1795-1794) and Esther (1746-1818)
Esthers maiden name not confirmed
James was the son of James Clark (1715-1752) and Ann Wood (b. 1719)
See "Clark of Elizabethtown in New Jersey" by Elmer Sayre Clark for
additional info on this line.
Donald Clark
With all the wonderful source material available on the Clarkes of Rhode
Island, I was wondering if any of you have any similar advice on Clarkes
of NJ? Specifically Sussex and Morris Counties? I am working blind
here....Clark comes into my family in 1807 in Sussex Co. NJ through
marriage of Elizabeth Clark Littel to Mathew Long. Thanks, Gretchen
Gilbert
Samuel Clark was born in Essex Co, NJ on 24 Sep, 1768. He married Mary
Darby in NJ in 1791, and was in the Scioto/Lawrence Co area of southern Ohio by
about 1806. He moved to MO with his daughter Hannah Carpenter and her family
in the mid 1840's
Children of Samuel include:
1. Samuel Clark Jr., b. 1792 NJ, d. 1840 IN, who married Phoebe Sayre in
Gallia/Meigs Co, OH in 1815, and moved to Indiana
2. Cornelius Clark, b. 1793 NJ, d. abt 1860 Lawrence Co, OH, who married
Elizabeth Lambert about 1818. There is a large group of his descendants in
Lawrence, Jackson, and the Fairfield Co areas of OH. "My family"
3. Joel Clark, b. 1795 VA?, d. 1850 Lawrence Co, OH, who married a Margaret
? about 1818. I don't know much about his family, althoug he did stay in
Lawrence Co, OH
4. Hannah Clark, b. 1798 VA, d. 1881, Weston, MO, who married William
Carpenter in 1814, in Scioto Co, OH. William is a half brother to Elizabeth
Lambert's mother.
5. James Clark, b. 1800 VA, who married a Margaret Lambert in 1818, in
Lawrence Co, OH. I'm not sure which of the possible Lambert families is her
parents.
6. Amos Clark, b. 1802 VA, d. 1848 Lawrence Co, OH, who married Sarah
(Sally) Stumbough in 1824 in Lawrence Co, OH. She remarried. I do have estate
settlement papers for Amos.
7. Rebecca Clark, b. 1803, VA. She is supposed to have married a David
Robertson, Jr. No further info now available
8. Sarah Clark, b. 1805, VA/OH, who married a William McCoy in Dec 1824.
About two years ago I was contacted by a Clark descendant living in
California. A hard drive crash last year lost his emails. I am also aware of
descendants living in MO, ID, WA. I welcome correspondance from any descendant of
any of these families. I would be happy to share additional info on the
Samuel Clark family and its origins.
I am also glad to answer any questions about Lawrence Co., OH. Please
contact me off list for those.
Donald Clark
1005 Township Rd 149
Proctorville, OH 45669
Ph 740-886-7230
Email: _dclark4700(a)aol.com_ (mailto:dclark4700@aol.com)
Interesting that there is no mention of Rowland Clarke in any of the sources you've cited, as regards Dr. John Clarke. From numerous "family tree" postings, it would appear that he might possibly be the twin to Thomas Clarke (1 Nov 1570) although most seem to have him as born "Abt 1570", even with Thomas born in 1570.
Could be they're not even related.
Since I live in RI, the information about Dr. John, founder of Newport, caught my eye. While it appears he would, at best, have been a cousin to the Clark line that I'm related to, it still is notable that he's an important part of RI history.
If Rowland and Thomas were brothers, or perhaps twins, that would make the connection very close.
Can any of you shed some light on Rowland and his descendants?
Thank you.
Gary Allen Richardson
Warwick, RI
From Rowland forward, I have 6 different lines of descendants. The most recent Clark ancestor is Tamar Clark (1770-1813 Medway, MA); the oldest was Priscilla Clarke, whose daughter Priscilla Colburn Morse and son Samuel Colburn are both direct ancestors. The lines read like a history of Medfield/Franklin/Wrentham. Allen, Bacon, Bullard, Clark, Colburn, Kingsbury, Mason, Metcalf, Morse, Miller, Partridge, Walker, Whiting and of course Richardson.
Rowland Clarke Rowland Rowland Rowland
Priscilla Clarke Priscilla Joseph Clarke Joseph Clarke
Samuel Colburn Priscilla Colburn Benjamin Clark Ephraim Clark
Abiel Colburn Nathaniel Morse Timothy Clark Marie Clark
James Metcalf Abigail Morse Timothy Clark Joseph Whiting
James Metcalf Amos Bullard Timothy Clark Abigail Whiting
Whiting Metcalf Eliza Bullard Tamar Clark Thomas Bacon
Abijah Whiting Metcalf John Warren Richardson Tamar Walker Sally Bacon
Martha Miller Metcalf William Stephen Richardson Elmira Louisa Mason Thomas Bacon Allen
Sarah Metcalf Allen Allen Haven Richardson William Stephen Richardson Sarah Metcalf Allen
Allen Haven Richardson Harold William Richardson Allen Haven Richardson Allen Haven Richardson
Harold William Richardson GAR Harold William Richardson Harold William Richardson
Gary Allen Richardson GAR GAR
Rowland Clarke Rowland Clarke
Joseph Clarke Joseph Clarke
Rebecca Clark Benjamin Clark
John Richardson Hannah Clark
John A Richardson Hannah Mason
John Richardson Silence Partridge
John Wilkes Richardson Matilda Kingsbury
Stephen Wilkes Richardson Stephen Wilkes Richardson
John Warren Richardson John Warren Richardson
William Stephen Richardson William Stephen Richardson
Allen Haven Richardson Allen Haven Richardson
Harold William Richardson Harold William Richardson
GAR GAR
Hello Fay & all, I hope the following will shed some light for you,
-and! not muddy the waters! (Best of luck, this is not my line.)
George Morrison's Clarke/Clark Families of Rhode Island, pub. 1902, is
mentioned in another Clark-Clarke work.
In his CLARK-CLARKE FAMILIES OF EARLY CONNECTICUT, Prentiss Glazier,
of Sarasota, Florida, May, 1973 states:
(I'm going to quote his work from two sources, each a tad different-)
--------
CLARK/E Families in Early CONNECTICUT, May 1973
1. an type-written document found at SUTRO library in San Francisco, CA
call number CS 71 C6 1973 Sutro he follows 25 early Clark/es
page 3
14. _JOHN_ (ca.1685-poss.1772) res. Stonington; b. pr. at Boston, son
of Timothy2, (Jonas1 of Cambr.), & Sarah (Richardson), later of Bristol
RI, but returning. By 1st w., Mary, dau. Mary; by 2nd, Lydia (Andrus);
JOHN, SAM'L, Esther, _TIMOTHY_, _EPHRAIM_, (minister at Cape Eliz., Maine);
_AARON_; Moses, & Eliz. (Check Morrison's CLARK Fam.s of R.I.)
[NOTE: The author states surviving sons are generally CAPITALIZED,
--- and (when known or believed to have left issue) are also _underlined_.]
page 5 Homes & Migrations
Saybrook "belonged" to its pioneer _JOHN_'s progeny, spreading into
Essex & Chester. New London's port drew from coastal towns & R.I.
--------
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The New Endland Historical and Genealogical Register
Vol. CXXVIII January 1974 Whole Number 509
Vol. 128 No. 1
v. Clark-Clarke Families of Early Connecticut. By Prentiss Glazier
page 24
14. JOHN (ca. 1685-poss. 1772) of Stonington was probably born at Boston to
Timothy2 (Jonas1 of Cambridge) and Sarah (Richardon) Clark. By his first wife
Mary, he had daughter Mary; by second wife Lydia Andrus, he had: John, Samuel,
Esther, Timothy*, Ephraim*, (minister at Cape Elixabeth, Maine), Aaron*, Moses
and Elizabeth. See George A. Morrison, op. cit., pp 261-4.
repeat of page 5 Homes & Migrations verbatum from above
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The work CLARK-CLARKE Families of Early Connecticut can also be found in
GENEALOGIES OF CONNECTICUT FAMILIES, From the New England Historical
and Genealogical Register, Volume 1, Adams - Gates, pages 418-423
published 1983, reptinted 1998 by Clearfield Co., Inc., Genealogical Pub.,
Baltimore, Maryland
call# 929.2 Roberts V.1
LOC card# 83-80639
ISBN: Vol 1: 0-80631027-8 set number: 0-8063-1030-8
--------
Like I said above, I hope this helps, if nothing more than to give another
source for Rhode Island Clark research.
-regards,
Sue
====
On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 23:40 , Fay Clark <gmcflc(a)bellsouth.net> sent:
>Thank you, Tom and Joe, for all the great information. This should keep
>me busy for a while.
>Fay Clark
>
>TomClarke1(a)aol.com wrote:
>> In addition to George Morrison's Clarke/Clark Families of Rhode Island,
>> pub. 1902, there are other sources for the early generations of this family.
>> This book is available from a couple of publishers for about $55.
>> George A. Moriarty published an article in Vol. 75 (1921) of The New
>> England Historical Genealogical Register on the English ancestry of this family,
>> including the Clarke, Kerrich, and Cooke/Carew lines. He compiled the material
>> with the assistance of Vincent Redstone an English genealogist, largely from
>> parish and court records. Moriarty's interest in this family was not casual as
>> he was a descendant of Joseph Clarke, Dr. John's youngest brother. Of the
>> siblings of this generation only Joseph left living Clarke descendants that can
>> be documented. Brother William did not migrate and is a genealogical question
>> mark. Perhaps he died young. Sisters Mary and Margaret both married and had
>> children. Margaret actually had only a daughter.
>> John O. Austin's Genealogical Dictionary Of Rhode Island is helpful.
>> Austin erred in claiming that Dr. John Clarke was born on Bedfordshire. Actually
>> he was born in Co. Suffolk, but his wife as born on Bedfordshire.
>> An English genealogist, Arthur Campling, published in an article, in
>> England, in 1939 or 40 which added some information. I have not seen the article,
>> but George Moriarty abstracted the information into chart form and is included
>> in his collection of notebooks at the New England Historic Genealogical
>> Society.
>> Jeff Bonevich has compiled a useful website,
>> http://www.bonevich.com/clarke/index.php
>> which does a nice job with the first 4 generations of Clarkes.
>> It is worth a visit.
>> About two years ago there was someone on the Ancestry Clarke board who
>> claimed that they were descended from Dr. John Clarke, citing several sources.
>> The sources I was able to check did not back up the claim, but all were not
>> available to me. If you check the Clarke message board for January 2004 (or so)
>> it might be worth while to contact that person.
>> Jeremy/Jeremiah Clarke was progenitor of another prominent, early Rhode
>> Island Clarke family and is unrelated to Dr. John. Some care should be taken
>> not to confuse these two Clarke families.
>> As a caution I should mention that there were several Dr. John Clarkes
>> among the early settlers to New England. In fact, the Clarke/Clark surname is
>> supposed to be the 6th most common surname in England at the time of the Great
>> Migration. Lots of Clarkes...so few records.
>> Good luck,
>> Tom Clarke
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Here's a few generations as I have it in my data base..
From Joe ARLT........joearlt@juno.com......CLARK Clearing House...
Compulsive Genealogy Searcher, (NY of particular interest),
ARLT, CLARK, COSTELLO, COVERT, FALANGA,
GUIDETTI, HIGGINS, KONEN, PARISI, RIDER, TOMPKINS,
Van AUKEN & WAGNER
=============================
Thomas CLARKE #463, b. 1 Nov 1570 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, ENG, Bap. 3 Nov
1570 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, ENG. He married Rose (KERIDGE) KERRICH #464,
married 13 May 1600 in Saxsted, Suffolk, ENG, b. Cir 1572 in Saxsted,
Suffolk, ENG, Bap. 13 Apr 1572 in Saxsted, Suffolk, ENG, d. 19 Sep 1627
in Westhorpe, Suffolk, ENG, buried: 20 Sep 1627 in Westhorpe, Suffolk,
ENG. Thomas died 29 Jul 1627 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, ENG, buried: 30 Jul
1627 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, ENG.
Westhorpe, in the county of Suffolk, England, a manor in the Hundred
(township) of Hartismore, in the centre of the northern part of
Suffolk...
Rose: Daughter of William KERRICH (or KERIDGE) and Margery ________, of
Saxsted, Suffolk, ENG... The Kerrich family were wealthy yeomen living in
the parish of Saxsted, Suffolk Co., and their ancestry has been traced to
William Kerrich, of Saxsted, who occurs in 1470...
I. Margaret CLARKE #556, b. 1 Feb (N)1601 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, ENG,
Bap. 19 Feb (N)1601 in Wingfield, Westhorpe, Suffolk, ENG, d. Bef 1608 in
Westhorpe, Suffolk, ENG.
II. Carew CLARKE #557, b. 3 Feb (N)1603 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, ENG, Bap.
17 Feb (N)1603 in Wingfield, Westhorpe, Suffolk, ENG. He married Dorothy
(Datre) ____________ #7597, b. Abt 1610 in Probably ENG, d. 13 Jul 1658
in Rougham, Suffolk, ENG, buried: Jul 1658 in Rougham, Suffolk, ENG.
Carew died Aft 1679 in Newport, Newport Co., RI.
In Newport by 1676 with his brothers... had no known children... Ref:
Col Soc. MA 25/20...
Dorothy: or Dorothy?... Best guess for birth date & location... or d.
Buffum, Suffolk, ENG...
Dorothy ------. Died 13 June 1658 in Rougham, Suffolk, England. Buried
15 June 1658 in Rougham, Suffolk...
III. Thomas CLARKE #558, b. Cir 1605 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, ENG, Bap. 31
Mar 1605 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, ENG. He married Jane _______ #1921,
married Abt 1628/33 in Newport, Newport Co., RI, b. Abt 1610 in Probably
ENG, d. Abt 1663 in Probably RI. Thomas died 2 Dec 1674 in Newport,
Newport Co., RI.
In Newport by 1638... No issue... Left estate to bro. Joseph's
children... Died in the hiouse of his brother...
Jane: Best guess for birth date & location...
IV. Mary CLARKE #559, b. Cir 1607 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, ENG, Bap. 26
July 1607 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, ENG. She married John PECKHAM #10028,
married 20 May 1638 in Newport, Newport Co., RI, b. 24 Apr 1595 in
Boxgrove, Sussex, ENG, d. 1681 in Newport, Newport Co., RI, buried: 19
Oct 1681 in Middletown, Newport Co., RI. Mary died Abt 1647 in Newport,
Newport Co., RI.
Had 4 PECKHAM children, 1639-1646, at Newport...
John: _American Genealogist_, V. 26, p 54.. He married second: Eleanor
______, before 1648...
V. Margaret CLARKE #10029, b. Cir 1608 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, ENG, Bap.
12 Oct 1608 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, ENG. She married Nicholas WYETH
#10030, married Abt 1630 in ENG, b. 20 Jan 1601 in Saxsted, Suffolk, ENG,
d. 19 Jul 1680 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA. Margaret died Bef 1648
in Probably ENG.
Had one child Sarah WYETH. Born About 1631 in England. Died After 1701
in Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA...
Nicholas: He married second, Rebecca Andrews, widow of Thomas Andrews.
VI. John (M.D.) CLARKE #560, b. 8 Oct 1609 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, ENG,
Bap. 8 Oct 1609 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, ENG, occupation Physician. He
married (1) Elizabeth HARRIS #7640, married Cir 1635 in Probably ENG, b.
Abt 1615 in Bedfordshire, ENG, d. Bef 1671 in Newport, Newport Co., RI,
buried: in Newport, Newport Co., RI. He married (2) Jane __________
#7641, married 1 Feb 1671 in Newport, Newport Co., RI, b. Abt 1620 in
Probably ENG, d. 19 Apr 1672 in Newport, Newport Co., RI, buried: in
Newport, Newport Co., RI. He married (3) Sarah _________ #7642, married
Aft 2 Sep 1673 in Newport, Newport Co., RI, b. Abt 1620 in Probably ENG
or RI, d. Bef 9 Mar 1692 in Newport, Newport Co., RI, buried: in Newport,
Newport Co., RI. John died 20 Apr 1676 in Newport, Newport Co., RI,
buried: in Newport, Newport Co., RI.
Per Backus, I. 443; he had no children. Politically active in RI...
Came to Boston in in Nov 1637, driven to NH as follower of Mrs
Hutchinson, in 1638, founder of Portsmouth; founder of Newport, 1639;
Pub. "Ill News from New England" in 1652, Agent to England, (died in ENG;
per Savage, probably incorrect)...Had no known children... d. ae 66...
Elizabeth: daughter of John Harris, lord of Wrestlingworth Manor,
Bedfordshire, ENG... or HARGIS?... had no known children...
Jane: Possibly widow of Nicholas FLETCHER...
Sarah: wid of Nicholas DAVIS...
VII. William CLARKE #561, b. Cir 1612 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, ENG, Bap. 11
Feb (N)1612 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, ENG. He married Margery _________
#3668, b. Abt 1615 in Probably ENG. William died in Probably ENG.
He probably remained in England, or may have died young, as he does not
appear to have emigrated to America with his siblings.
Margery: Best guess for birth date & location...
VIII. Joseph CLARKE #465, b. 9 Dec 1618 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, ENG, Bap.
16 Dec 1618 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, ENG. He married (1) Sarah DAVIS
#10032, married Abt 1641 in Newport, Newport Co., RI, b. Abt 1620 in
Probably ENG. He married (2) Margaret TURNER #466, married Abt 1658 in
Newport, Newport Co., RI, b. 1621, d. 1694 in Westerly, Washington Co.,
RI. Joseph died 1 Jun 1694 in Newport, Newport Co., RI.
Immigrated to Boston in 1637, to Portsmouth, RI in 1638, Newport
later... In 1644, he was one of the first members of the First Baptist
Church.. d. ae 75... Ref: GDRI p 47. OHSAF p 62.
Sarah: Last name could be SAUNDERS... Margaret ?...
Margaret: Mentioned in will of her brother-in-law, Thomas Clarke, dated
28 July 1674. or d. in Newport... or marr: 16 Nov 1664 in Newport...
A. Joseph CLARKE #467, (son of Joseph CLARKE #465 and Sarah DAVIS
#10032) b. 11 Feb (N)1643 in Newport, Newport Co., RI, Bap. 30 Sep 1643
in Westerly, Washington Co., RI, ref: GDRI p 47., occupation Town Clerk.
He married (1) Bethiah HUBBARD #477, married 16 Nov 1664 in Westerly,
Washington Co., RI, b. 19 Dec 1646 in Springfield, Hampden Co., MA, d. 17
Apr 1707 in Newport, Newport Co., RI. He married (2) Hannah WEEDEN #594,
married Aft 1707 in Probably RI, b. Abt 1653, d. 3 Mar 1723 in Probably
RI. Joseph died 11 Jan (N)1727 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI.
Removed 1661 Newport to Westerly with his family... Town Clerk of
Westerly, RI Erronous birth date of 2 Apr 1643 listed by Savage, Austin &
Morrison.. Freeman of Westerly in 1668... Religion: Sabbatarian...
Bethiah: Daughter of Samuel HUBBARD of Newport and Tacy COOPER of
Westerly... The Clarke/Hubbard info is in THE SEVENTH DAY BAPTIST TRILOGY
publ in 1998...
Hannah: Best guess for birth year. Daughter of William WEEDEN.. Torrey
has m. to William, ca 1680, Jamestown, RI & m. 2nd to Thomas PECKHAM &
3rd to Joseph... wid of Thomas PECKHAM...
B. John CLARKE #468, (son of Joseph CLARKE #465 and Sarah DAVIS #10032)
b. Abt 1645 in Newport, Newport Co., RI. d. 11 Apr 1704 in Newport,
Newport Co., RI.
Best guess for birth date & locations. Mentioned in will of Uncle,
Thomas in 1674... Said to have had had at least one son, also named John
born 1696. The old Bible dscended to him, together with a portion of Dr.
Clarke's estate.
C. William CLARKE #469, (son of Joseph CLARKE #465 and Sarah DAVIS
#10032) b. Abt 1647 in Newport, Newport Co., RI, ref: GDRI p 47. He
married Hannah WEEDEN #594, married Abt 1670 in Probably RI, b. Abt 1653,
d. 3 Mar 1723 in Probably RI. William died 30 Sep 1683 in Jamestown,
Newport Co., RI.
Mentioned in will of Uncle, Thomas in 1674...
Hannah: Best guess for birth year. Daughter of William WEEDEN.. Torrey
has m. to William, ca 1680, Jamestown, RI & m. 2nd to Thomas PECKHAM &
3rd to Joseph... wid of Thomas PECKHAM...
D. Susannah CLARKE #472, (daughter of Joseph CLARKE #465 and Sarah DAVIS
#10032) b. Abt 1650 in Newport, Newport Co., RI. She married Samuel FISH
#6208, married Bef 19 Dec 1674 in Probably RI, b. Abt 1650. Susannah
died Aft 1674.
Best guess for birth date & location... GDRI p 47. Mentioned in will of
Uncle, Thomas in 1674...
Samuel: Best guess for birth date & location...
E. Mary CLARKE #473, (daughter of Joseph CLARKE #465 and Sarah DAVIS
#10032) b. Abt 1652 in Newport, Newport Co., RI. She married Tobias
SAUNDERS #6209, b. Abt 1650. Mary died Abt 1696 in Newport, Newport Co.,
RI.
Best guess for birth date & location... GDRI p 47. Mentioned in will
of Uncle, Thomas in 1674... Had 5 children...
F. Son CLARKE #10031, (son of Joseph CLARKE #465 and Margaret TURNER
#466) b. Abt 1657 in Newport, Newport Co., RI, d. 1662 in Newport,
Newport Co., RI.
Died under unusual circumstances...
G. Joshua CLARKE #470, (son of Joseph CLARKE #465 and Margaret TURNER
#466) b. Abt 1660 in Newport, Newport Co., RI. He married Alice PHILLIPS
#7912, married By 17 Aug 1686 in Providence/Newport RI, b. Abt 1660 in
Probably RI, d. Aft 1702 in Probably RI. Joshua died Aft 1702 in
Newport, Newport Co., RI.
Mentioned in will of Uncle, Thomas in 1674...
Alice: dau of Michael PHILLIPS and Barbara _____...
H. Sarah CLARKE #474, (daughter of Joseph CLARKE #465 and Margaret
TURNER #466) b. 29 Jan (N)1663 in Newport, Newport Co., RI, ref: GDRI p
47. She married Thomas REYNOLDS #7914, married 11 Oct 1683 in Newport,
Newport Co., RI, b. 1652 in Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA, d. 21 Oct 1723 in
Stonington, New London Co., CT. Sarah died 1695 in Probably RI.
Mentioned in will of Uncle, Thomas in 1674... or died Aft 1704...
Thomas: Best guess for birth date & location... son of John REYNOLDS
and ANNE HOLBROOKE of Stonington, CT... Arnold's Vital Records of RI,
Vol. 5, Part IV (Westerly), p. 53, which has the following entry of the
marriage: "1-95 REYNOLDS Thomas, of John, of Stonington, and Sarah
Clarke, of Joseph, of Newport, aged 20 years, Jan. 29, 1683; m. at
Newport by Caleb Carr, Assistant, Oct. 11, 1683."
I. Thomas CLARKE #471, (son of Joseph CLARKE #465 and Margaret TURNER
#466) b. Abt 1666 in Newport, Newport Co., RI. He married Elizabeth
(Perhaps) BAKER #7913, married By 1695 in Newport, Newport Co., RI, b.
Abt 1660 in Probably RI, d. Aft 1705 in Probably RI. Thomas died Aft
1705 in Probably RI.
Best guess for birth date & location. Mentioned in will of Uncle,
Thomas in 1674...
J. Carew (Carey) (Kazy) CLARKE #475, (son of Joseph CLARKE #465 and
Margaret TURNER #466) b. Abt 1668 in Newport, Newport Co., RI, ref: GDRI
p 47. He married Ann DYER #598, married 4 Feb (N)1693 in Newport/N.
Kings Town, Newport Co., RI, b. Abt 1672 in Probably RI, d. Aft 1731.
Carew died 5 Jun 1759 in Newport, Newport Co., RI.
Mentioned in will of Uncle, Thomas in 1674... marr date 14 Feb (N)1694
per Newport Vital Records...
Ann: Daughter of Samuel DYER and Ann HUTCHINSON.... granddaughter of
Mary Barrett Dyer
K. Elizabeth CLARKE #476, (daughter of Joseph CLARKE #465 and Margaret
TURNER #466) b. Abt 1670 in Newport, Newport Co., RI. She married
William (Rev.) PECKHAM #7915, b. 1647 in Probably RI, ref: GDRI p 47, d.
1734.
Mentioned in will of Uncle, Thomas in 1674...
L. William CLARKE #23861, (son of Joseph CLARKE #465 and Margaret TURNER
#466) b. 27 May 1673 in Newport, Newport Co., RI, d. 28 Feb 1767.
Same birth date as William #595... Probably same person...
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On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 23:43:01 -0500 Fay Clark <gmcflc(a)bellsouth.net>
writes:
> Is there anyone on this list who connects to this early Clark(e)? I
> would be very interested in exploring or ruling out a possible
> connection. Thanks!
Here's some info I have in my files:
From Joe ARLT........joearlt@juno.com......CLARK Clearing House...
Compulsive Genealogy Searcher, (NY of particular interest),
ARLT, CLARK, COSTELLO, COVERT, FALANGA,
GUIDETTI, HIGGINS, KONEN, PARISI, RIDER, TOMPKINS,
Van AUKEN & WAGNER
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http://www.online.emich.edu/~jbonevic/Clarke/clarkegen1.html
24. John4 CLARKE (Thomas3, John2, John1). Baptized 8 October 1609 in
Westhorpe, Suffolk, England. Died 20 April 1676 in Newport, Newport,
Rhode Island. Residence Newport, Rhode Island, and London, England.
Dr. John Clarke emigrated to Boston, and on 20 November 1637 was
disarmed with the followers of Anne Hutchinson. He was banished to
Exeter, New Hampshire, that winter, but returned to Boston and joined
with the Coddington Party in March 1638, and on 7 March 1638 was one of
eighteen signers founding the colony at Aquidneck (Portsmouth). On 2
January 1638/9, he helped survey and map the island, and founded the town
of Newport on 28 April 1639, with eight other members of a faction who
disagreed with the governing of Portsmouth. On 5 June 1639, with others,
he was appointed to proportion the land at Newport and in November 1639,
and again on 19 September 1642, was asked along with others to inquire
about obtaining a royal charter for the island. On 10 March 1640, his
land (148 acres) was recorded at Newport and he was made freeman on 17
March 1641. Some of his lands lay near lands of his brothers Joseph and
Thomas, as evidenced in an account of high-ways laid out by Nicholas
Easton, John Clarke, and William Dyer dated 15 February 1654.
He became pastor of the First Baptist Church at Newport in 1644. He
was a member of the General Court of Trials in 1648. He was an assistant
in 1649 and 1650, and was general treasurer of the colony from 1649 to
1651. By deed dated 27 February 1650/1, John Clarke of Newport sold land
at Newport to Richard Tew. In July 1651, he was imprisoned at Boston for
preaching, but was released shortly after.
In November 1651, he accepted a commission from the towns of
Portsmouth and Newport to go to England, with Roger Williams, to have
William Coddington removed as governor-for-life, and to secure a charter
for the Colony. He published two books while in England, "Ill News from
New England" and a concordance of the Scriptures. He was made a freeman
of the Colony in 1655. In 1656, John Clarke, Physician, of London, signed
a power of attorney to receive a legacy left him by his father-in-law out
of the Manor of Wrestlingworth, Bedfordshire. He maintained himself in
England on his own funds, with grants of land from Portsmouth. He
presented two addresses to the Crown on behalf of the Colony in 1662, in
an attempt to thwart the designs of Connecticut. On 9 July 1663, the
newly crowned Charles II affixed the royal seal to a new and liberal
charter for the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
designed by John Clarke. While in England, his brother Thomas Clarke and
William Vaughan were his agents in Newport, as was attested to by Vaughan
on 4 October 1671. On 24 November 1664, the Colony voted to pay his
expenses in procuring the Charter, and he returned in June 1664.
He was a deputy to the General Assembly from 1664 to 1668, and again
from 1670 to 1671, and Deputy Governor from 1669 to 1672. From 1664 until
his death, he was periodically called upon to secure borders, draft laws
and settle quarrels on behalf of the Colony. By deed dated 27 April 1674,
John Clarke of Newport sold land in Newport to Richard Smith. He left a
will, dated 20 April 1676, and proved 17 May 1676, in which he mentions
his wives Elizabeth and Jane, already deceased, wife Sarah, brother
Joseph Clarke, cousin Fish [sic], cousin Mary Saunders, cousin John
Clarke, brother Carew Clarke, and many others. He was buried in the
orchard near his dwelling and his church in Newport.
Sources:
J. O. Austin, "The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island." New York,
1887 [1982], pp. 45-46, 64, 446.
G. A. Moriarty, "Clarke-Cooke (alias Carewe)-Kerrich," NEHGR, Vol. 75
(1921), pp. 273-301.
G. A. Morrison, "The 'Clarke' Families of Rhode Island." Evening Post
Printing House, New York, 1902, pp. 15-23.
"Rhode Island Land Evidences, 1648-1696." Rhode Island Historical
Society, Providence, pp. 17, 25-26, 44, 54-56, 56-57, 126-127, 127-128,
180-181, 270.
J. J. Smith, "Civil and Military List of Rhode Island, 1647-1800."
Providence, 1900, pp. 1-2, 5, 7.
He married first Elizabeth HARRIS, daughter of John HARRIS, in
England ?. Born in Bedford, England. Died Before 1671 in Newport,
Newport, Rhode Island. Buried in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island.
She was the daughter of John Harris, lord of Wrestlingworth Manor,
co. Bedford, England. They had no known children.
Sources:
J. O. Austin, "The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island." New York,
1887 [1982], p. 446.
He married second Jane FLETCHER, 1 February 1671 in Newport,
Newport, Rhode Island. Died 19 April 1672 in Newport, Newport, Rhode
Island. Buried in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island.
Jane Fletcher was a widow. She and John Clarke had no known
children.
Sources:
J. O. Austin, "The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island." New York,
1887 [1982], pp. 45-46.
G. A. Moriarty, "Clarke-Cooke (alias Carewe)-Kerrich," NEHGR, Vol. 75
(1921), pp. 273-301.
He married third Sarah DAVIS, About 1673 in Newport, Newport, Rhode
Island. Died Before 9 March 1692 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island.
Residence Newport, Rhode Island.
Sarah was the widow of Nicholas Davis. On 9 March 1692, receipts for
legacies from the will of Dr. John Clarke were given to Philip Smith, the
sole surviving executor, by John and Sarah Miles, Jeremiah and Mercy
Osborne, and Hannah Brenton (children of Nicholas Davis), the legacies
being paid following the death of their mother Sarah Clarke, widow of
John Clarke. Sarah and John Clarke had no known children together.
Sources:
J. O. Austin, "The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island." New York,
1887 [1982], pp. 63-64.
G. A. Moriarty, "Clarke-Cooke (alias Carewe)-Kerrich," NEHGR, Vol. 75
(1921), pp. 273-301.
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From: jbonevic <jbonevic(a)ONLINE.EMICH.EDU>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 09:15:05 -0500
Checked my copy of Savage's entry on John CLARKE and he does say that
CLARKE died in England. However, I don't think he is correct on this
one. The will mentioned was dated 20 April 1676, and was recorded in
Newport in 1676, a codicil and several other attachments recorded in
Newpoort in 1718, and all of it re-recorded in Middletown, RI in 1809.
In it CLARKE calls himself "John Clarke, of Newport, in the Colony of
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, &c., in New England, physician."
Now while this is not conclusive proof that he was not in England at the
time, the witnesses to the deed (i.e. Philip Edds, Thomas Ward and
William Hiscox) were RI men and appeared before Gov. Walter Clarke on 17
and 19 May 1676 to testify that Clarke declared this his last will and
testament. It is unlikely that they would have all three been in England
on 20 April 1676, and back in RI a month later. I will check my other
sources as well, but I think Savage made an error here. I am not even
sure about his statement that Clarke returned to England for the colony
in 1669/70 - he may have been asked by the Gen'l Assembly, but he may
have refused.
Jeff
On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 23:43:01 -0500 Fay Clark <gmcflc(a)bellsouth.net>
writes:
> Is there anyone on this list who connects to this early Clark(e)? I
> would be very interested in exploring or ruling out a possible
> connection. Thanks!
>
> Fay Clark