Generation 1
WILLIAM CLARK (d 1681)
of Haddam
Parents: Unknown
William died on 22 Jul 1681 in Haddam. [Ref][Ref]
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 one of the 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. 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'.
Children of William Clark:
- William Clark
- Thomas Clark
- Sgt. John Clark was born in Hartford. He died on 26
Jul 1731 in Middletown. married Elizabeth White.
- Joseph Clark
- Daughter Clark married Unknown Wells.
- Daughter Clark married Unknown Fennoe.
- Daughter Clark married Unknown Spencer.
- Hannah Clark.
- Mary Clark died on 24 Dec 1675. [Ref]
She married Daniel Hubbard on 24 Feb 1669/70 [Ref]
in Middletown. [Ref] Daniel
was baptised on 7 Dec 1645 in Hartford. [Ref]
He married second Sarah Cornwell. [Ref]
Sarah, the daughter of William Cornwell of Middletown, was born in Oct 1647.
[Ref]
- Hester Clark (possible daughter, but also called Hester Blunt in the records)
married William Lucas on 12 Jul 1666 in Middletown. [Ref]
- Sarah Clark (possible daughter) married Thomas Cornwell on 14 Nov 1672 in
Middletown. [Ref]
Generation
2
SGT JOHN CLARK (d. 1731) of Middletown
Parents: William Clark
Sgt. John Clark was born in Hartford. [Ref]
He died on 26 Jul 1731 in Middletown. [Ref]
He married Elizabeth White.
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:
- Nathaniel Clark was born on 18 Apr 1676 in Middletown.
He married Sarah Graves.
- John Clark was bon on 14 Jun 1678/[?9]. [Ref]
He died in 1771. [Ref] He married
Sarah Goodwin of Hartford on 9 May 1710. [Ref]
She died on 19 Oct 1781, age 99. [Ref]
He was a farmer and a carpenter. [Ref] He
sold his homestead in 1747 and moved to "Clark's Hill" in Chatham,
now East Hampton. [Ref]
- Daniel Clark was born on 30 Aug 1680 [Ref
says 3 Aug 1685] in Middletown. [Ref]
He died in Mar 1725 in Middletown. [Ref]
He married Elizabeth Whitmore on 12 Jul 1704 in Middletown. [Ref][Ref]
Elizabeth was the daughter of John and Abigail (Warner) Whitmore. [Ref]
She died on 31 Jan 1743. [Ref] She
married second Capt. William Savage in Nov 1726 in Middletown. [Ref]
William died in Jan 1727. [Ref] Elizabeth
married third Unknown Williams. [Ref]
Daniel's father bought the "Anthony Martin" homestead for him. [Ref]
He purchased the corner lot ot he Samuel Hall homestead in 1709 and built
a cooper shop there. [Ref]
- Elizabeth Clark was born on 3 Apr 1685 in Middletown. [Ref]
She died after 1746. [Ref] She married
Ebenezer Selden of Hadley. [Ref] He
died in 1740. [Ref]
- Mary Clark was born on 3 Apr 1691 [Ref
says 1690] in Middletown. [Ref]
She died young. [Ref]
- Sarah Clark was born on 8 Sep 1692 [Ref
says 1691] in Middletown. [Ref]
She maried John Shephard on 17 Feb 1719/20 in Middletown. [Ref]
- White Clark was born on 4 Nov 1693 [Ref]
in Middletown. [Ref] She married
first Joseph Cole of Wethersfield. [Ref]
She married second Samuel Smith on 22 Mar 1744.[Ref]
- Mary Clark was born on 4 May 1695 [Ref]
in Middletown. [Ref] She married
James Thompson of Brimsfield. [Ref]
Generation
3
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 married
his second cousin Sarah Graves on 27 Oct 1702
in Middletown. [Ref][Ref]
Children of Nathaniel Clark and Sarah Graves:
- John Clark was 24 Aug 1704 in Middletown. [Ref]
He married Jane Wilcox. [Ref] Perhaps
he is the Capt. John Clark who died on 5 Oct 1763 in Middletown. [Ref]
His wife Sarah died on 11 Aug 1763 in Middletown. [Ref]
- Sarah Clark was born on 2 May 1708 in Middletown. [Ref]
Perhaps she is the Sarah Clark who married Isaac Hall on 16 Sep 1737 in Middletown.
[Ref]
- Nathaniel Clark was born on 16 Nov 1709 in Middletown. [Ref]
- Jabez Clark was born in 1717 in Haddam. He died on
25 Apr 1765. He married Sarah Judd.
Generation
4
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, says 25
Apr in Chatham] He married Sarah Judd on 5 Aug
1742 [Ref][Ref]
in Middletown. [Ref]
Jabez settled on Clark's Hill in Chatham. [Ref]
Children of Jabez Clark and Sarah Judd:
- Nathaniel Clark was born on 7 Aug 1743 [Ref]
in Middletown. [Ref] He died
on 12 Jan 1814. [Ref]
He married Elizabeth Norton. [Ref]
Elizabeth, the daughter of Rev. John Norton [Ref]
, was born on 17 Dec 1740 in Springfield and died on 18 May 1770 [Ref,
17 May]. [Ref] Nathaniel married second
Dorothy Hale. [Ref][Ref]
She died on 11 Mar 1838, age 87. [Ref]
Children of Nathaniel and Elizabeth: Eunice Clark married Sparrow Smith. [Ref]
- Ede (Edith) Clark was born on 29 Aug 1745 [Ref]
in Middletown. [Ref] She married
first John Norton, Jr [Ref]
on 19 Sep 1765 in Middletown. [Ref]
John was the brother of Edith's brother Nathaniel's wife Elizabeth. [Ref]
She married second Dea. Moses Cook. [Ref]
- Jabez Clark was born on 23 Aug 1747 [Ref
says 25 Aug] in Middletown. [Ref]
He died on 25 Dec 1837. [Ref]
He married first Lydia Hall. [Ref][Ref]
Lydia was the daughter of Abijah Hall. [Ref]
He married second Ruth Hinckley [Ref] on
27 Feb 1788. [Ref]
Children of Jabez and Ruth: Ira Clark marred Sarah Eddy [Ref];
Jabez Clark married Ann Warner [Ref];
Timothy Clark married Sophia Smith [Ref];
Lydia Clark married Moses West [Ref];
David Clark married Pamelia Bevin [Ref];
Hiram Clark married Achsa Arnold [Ref];
- Hannah Clark was born on 1 Jan 1749 [Ref,
1749/50] in Middletown. [Ref]
She married John Johnson. [Ref][Ref]
- Sarah Clark was born on 25 Mar 1752 [Ref]
in Middletown. [Ref] She married
Isaac Bevis. [Ref][Ref,
Bevin]
- Amos Clark (twin) as born on 12 Oct 1754. He died on
20 Mar 1843 in East Hampton, CT. He married Anna Sears
on 12 Jul 1781.
- Abner Clark (twin) was born on 12 Oct 1754 [Ref]
in Middletown. [Ref] He died
on a prison ship during the Revolutionary War. [Ref][Ref]
It is said that during the Revolutionary War, over 11,000 men died on British
prison ships in New York harbour, more than died in all of the battles of
the war.
- Marcy Clark [Ref, Mercy]
was born on [blank] in Middletown. [Ref]
She married Joel Wood. [Ref][Ref]
- Timothy Clark [Ref]
was born on 10 Feb 1759 in Middletown. [Ref]
He died on 10 Jun 1759 in Middletown. [Ref]
- Timothy Clark [Ref]
was born on 10 Jun 1760 in Middletown. [Ref]
He died on 10 Nov 1761 in Middletown. [Ref]
Generation
5
AMOS CLARK (1754-1843) of Chatham
Parents: Jabez Clark and Sarah
Judd [Ref]
Amos Clark was born on 12 Oct 1754 [Ref]
in Middletown. [Ref][Ref
says Haddam] He died on 20 Mar 1843 in East Hampton, CT. [Ref]
He married Anna Sears on 12 Jul 1781 [Ref]
in Chatham. [Ref][Ref
says East Hampton]
Amos was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. [Ref]
Their children were: Anna, who died young; Philena, who married Nathan HARDING
jr.; Anna, who married Lazarus WATROUS; Abner NELSON, a physician at Fredonia
New York; Sarah, who married Ephraim MEECH; and Amos, born December 2d 1794,
married, September 18th 1816, Betsey M. S. SMITH, both of whom are now living
on MILLER's Hill in East Hampton. Their family consisted of nine children, seven
of whom survive.
Children of Amos Clark and Anna Sears. All births recorded in Chatham. [Ref]
- Anna Clark [Ref]was
born on 20 Apr 1782. [Ref] She
died on 5 Jan 1786 [Ref] in Chatham.
[Ref]
- Philena Ann Clark was born on 3 Oct 1784. She died
on 30 Aug 1866. She married Nathan Harding 3.
- Anna Clarke was born on 28 Jan 1787 in Middlesex. [Ref]
She married first Lazarus Watrous. [Ref]
She married second Abner Nelson, a physician in Fredonia, New York. [Ref]
- Abner Nelson Clark was born on 12 Apr 1789. [Ref]
- Sarah Clark was born on 22 Apr 1791. [Ref]
She married Ephraim Meech. [Ref]
- Amos Clark was born on 26 Dec 1794. [Ref]
He married Betsey M. S. Smith. [Ref]
Amos and Betsey lived on Miller's Hill in East Hampton. [Ref]
Generation
6
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]
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1635-1700. Vol. I. n.p., 1906.
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Mass., 1638-1888: With an appendix containing some notices of other families
by the name of Sears, Albany, J. Munsell, 1890.
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