CLARK Family of Chatham, Middlesex, CT, Haddam, Middlesex, CT and Middletown, Middlesex, CT |
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WILLIAM CLARK
(d. 1681) of Haddam
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PHILENA ANN CLARK (1784-1866)
m. Nathan Harding
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INDEX to the Clark files
Generation 1
WILLIAM CLARK (d. 1681) of Haddam
Parents: Unknown
William died on 22 Jul 1681 in Haddam. [Ref][Ref]
The name of William's wife is (apparently) to be found no where in the records except possibly in John Winthrop Jr.'s medical journal. On 23 May 1664, Winthrop says that he treated "Clark, William his wife Katherine of Hartford". [Ref, p. 446] In his 3 Aug 1683 will Thomas Bunce left his sister Katharen Clark £10. [Ref, pp. 283-4] This suggests that William's wife might be Katherine Bunce.
On 2 Jan 1639 a William Clark, servant to John Crow, was fined 40s. by the Connecticut Court for 'misdemeanor in drinking' and corporal punishment was suspended upon promise of improved behaviour. [Ref 1;41]
William Clark of Hartford was of Haddam in 1662. [Ref] William was one of the 28 original proprietors of a large tract of land now included in Haddam. [Ref]
William signed his will on 30 Jun 1681. It was proved on 3 Sep 1681. Inventory amounted to £412-18-00. He mentions his wife; his sons William, Thomas, John, Joseph; his son-in-law Daniel Hubbard and grandchild Daniel Hubbard; his daughters Welles, Fennoe and Spencer and his daughter Hannah. He says that it is his will that his grandson Daniel Hubbard be taught to read and write and that he is to be at the disposal of his wife as long as she lives and to his son after than, until he is 21. If his father objects 'he shall satisfy for his bringing up'. [Ref, pp. 290-1]
Children of William Clark:
SGT JOHN CLARK (c. 1645 - 1731) of Middletown
Parents: William Clark [Ref]
Sgt. John Clark was born about 1645 in Hartford. [Ref] He died on 26 Jul 1731 in Middletown. [Ref] He is buried in the Old Cromwell Cemetery in Cromwell, Middlesex, Connecticut. [Ref] He married Elizabeth White.
John's father left him 20 pounds worth of his land. in the First Church of Christ, Congregational in Middletown. [Ref]
John was a carpenter. [Ref] He was a sergent. [Ref] He was a selectman. [Ref]
John went to Middletown between 1675 and 1680. [Ref] He purchased the southern half of the Thomas Hubbard place on 21 Mar 1681. [Ref] On 8 Oct 1685 John Clark of Middletown was propounded freeman. [Ref] By a 7 Sep 1720 deed, he gave his three sons all of his real estate and his three daughters his personal property. His homestead was given to his son John. [Ref]
Children of John Clark and Elizabeth White. The children's baptisms were in the First Church of Christ, Congregational in Middletown. [Ref]
NATHANIEL CLARK (b. 1676) of Middletown
Parents: John Clark and Elizabeth White
Nathaniel Clark was born on 18 Apr 1676 [Ref] in Middletown. [Ref] He was baptised on 29 Feb 1675/6 [!] in the First Church of Christ, Congregational, in Middletown. [Ref] He married his second cousin Sarah Graves on 27 Oct 1702 in Middletown. [Ref][Ref]
On 11 Dec 1721 Nathaniel Clark and Daniel White Jr. were appointed to "look after the children and youth on the Sabath in the time of publick worship". [Ref, p. 34]
In a 2 Feb 1741 land transaction Nathaniel referred to his sister White Cole. [Ref]
Children of Nathaniel Clark and Sarah Graves:
JABEZ CLARK (1717 - 1765) of Middletown
Parents: Nathaniel Clark and Sarah Graves
Jabez Clark was born in 1717 in Haddam. [Ref] He died on 23 Apr 1765 in Middletown. [Ref][Ref says 25 Apr][Ref, p. 105f, says 25 Apr in Chatham] He married Sarah Judd on 5 Aug 1742 [Ref][Ref, p. 105] in Middletown. [Ref]
On 18 Dec 1749 Nathaniel Clark conveyed land to his son Jabez Clark. [Ref]
Shortly after the 1736 settlement on Clark's Hill, some families settled in what is now Chatham, but was at the time a part of East Middletown (now Portland). In May 1743, Ebenezer, Jabez and William Clark were among those who petitioned the General Assembly to release them half of the taxes they paid to the East Middletown society in return for their hiring an orthodox minister to preach to them for six months each year. This was granted and they were made a distinct society called East Hampton [Easthampton, later incorporated as Chatham and now called East Hampton] in May 1746. [Ref, p. 193]
Children of Jabez Clark and Sarah Judd:
AMOS CLARK (1754 - 1843) of Chatham
Parents: Jabez Clark and Sarah Judd [Ref]
Amos Clark sometimes appears in the records as Amos Clarke.
Amos Clark was born on 12 Oct 1754 in Middletown, Haddam (a town in Middletown) or Chatham (then part of Middletown and now called East Hampton). [Ref, in Middletown][Ref, in Middletown][Ref says Haddam][Chatham, according to his own testimony] He died on 20 Mar 1843 in Chatham. [Ref] He is buried in the Lakeview Cemetery in East Hampton. Click here to see a photo of his grave. He married Anna Sears on 12 Jul 1781 [Ref] in Chatham. [Ref][Ref]
Amos was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. [Ref] He served in Capt. Scott's company in 1775. [Ref] Extensive records for Amos's many enlistments during the Revolutionary War exist and the originals can be viewed on the Fold3 website in the Revolutionary War Pensions database. On 11 Aug 1832 Amos Clark of Chatham testified that in Apr 1775 he enlisted in Lieut. Scott's company, Col. Wyllys regiment [as a private] for seven months. The company marched to Roxbury near Boston. In the spring of 1776 he enlisted as a sergeant in Capt. Joseph Churchill's company, Comfort Sage's regiment for six months. The company marched from Chatham to New Haven, where it was put on a vessel and transported to New York. The company was ordered to Governors Island where it remained until the retreat from Long Island when it went to White Plains. In the latter part of 1776 or the beginning of 1777 he enlisted as a sergeant in Capt. Blackman's company, Col. Roger Enos commanding, for three months. In the autumn of 1777 he was drafted and performed another two month tour of duty in New York. In 1778 he performed a tour of duty in New Haven. In 1781 he was drafted for four months in New Haven. Amos testified that during his service he never fought in a regular battle, but participated in skirmishes, the biggest of which was at White Plains. He said that he was born in 1754 in Chatham. The court ruled that he was a Revolutionary soldier and had served as he stated.
In 1790 Amos headed a household in Chatham with one (free white) male over 16 [Amos], one male under 16 [Abner] and three females [wife Anna, Philena and daughter Anna]. [Ref] In 1800 Abner headed a household in Chatham with one (free white) male 26 - 44 [Amos], one female 26 - 44 [wife Anna], one male 10 - 15 [Abner], two females 10 - 15 [Philena and daughter Anna], one male under ten [son Amos] and one female under ten [Sarah]. [Ref] In 1810 Amos headed a household in Chatham with one male 45 and over [Amos], one female 45 and over [Anna], one male 16 - 25 [Abner], one female 16 - 25 [Sarah], one male 10 - 15 [Amos] and one female 10 - 15 [?]. [Ref] In 1820 Amos headed a household in Chatham with one male 45 and over [Amos], one female 45 and over [Anna] and one female 16 - 25 [Sarah]. One person in the household was engaged in agriculture. [Ref] In 1830 Amos headed a household in the third parish in Chatham with one (free white) male 70 - 79 [Amos], one female 70 - 79 [Anna] and one female 30 - 39 [Sarah]. [Ref] In 1840 Amos, age 83 [!], headed a household in Chatham with one male 80 - 89 and one female 40 - 49 [Sarah]. He was a veteran. [Ref]
In 1829 Amos Clark was admitted to the Congregational Church in Chatham. [Ref, p. 196]
Children of Amos Clark and Anna Sears: The births of the first three children are recorded in Chatham as children of Amos and Anna.
PHILENA ANN CLARK (1784 - 1866)
Parents: Amos Clark and Anna Sears [Ref]
Philena Ann Clark was born on 3 Oct 1784 in Chatham. [Ref][Ref] She died on 30 Aug 1866. [Ref] She married Nathan Harding [Ref][Ref] probably before about 1804, given the birth date of her first child.
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