Elizabeth (Clarke) Barbour (bef. 1620 - 1683)

Born before 23 Jul 1620 in Banham, Norfolk, England

Ancestors

Wife of George Barbour — married 24 Nov 1642 in Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 22 Dec 1683 after age 63 in Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Elizabeth was born on 23 July 1620, the youngest of six known children and three daughters of Thomas Clarke and Mary Canne. ^[1]

She was baptized 23 July 1620 in Banham, England^[2]

On 24 September 1642, when she was twenty-two, she married George Barbour at Dedham, Massachuestts. They had eight children, three sons and five daughters. The first five were born in Dedham, last three in Medfield^[1]:

1. Mary b 27 Aug 1643- d 23 Nov 1643^[1]
2. Mary b 31 Jan 1644/5 ^[1]m Jonathan Morse
3. Samuelb 6 Jan 1646/7 ^[1]
4. John b 13 Mar 1649^[1]
5. Elizabeth b 11 Apr 1651^[1] d 22 Sep 1714 m Daniel Morse
6. Hannah b 16 Apr 1654^[1]
7. Zachariah b. 29 Sep 1656^[1]
8. Abigail 20 Oct. 1659 [? 1658] ^[1]

On 22 December 1683, when she was sixty-three, she died of unknown causes in Medfield, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay.

Some information on George Barbour

Elizabeth's husband, George Barbour arrived in 1640 in Dedham, Massachusetts, then removed to Medfield. He is possibly related to the Barbours (perhaps alias Bannock) of Tibenham, Norfolk, England associated with the Clarke family of Deadham also from Norfolk, England. His parents are unknown.^{[3][4][5] [1]} He married first on 24 Nov 1642 to Elizabeth Clarke (1620-1683) who was bp 23 Jul 1620 in Banham, Norfolk England and died 22 Dec 1683 in Medfield daughter of Thomas Clarke of Westgate and Mary Canne.^[1] They had eight children.^[1] He married second on 22 Dec 1683 in Medfield fo Joanna Faxon (1623-1694) widow of Anthony Fisher of Dedham.^[1] He did NOT come to America on the "Transport" in 1635.

Research Notes

Disputed Parents:

In 1998 the following article was published on the English origins of the Clarke family:

Christopher Gleason Clark, THE ENGLISH ANCESTRY OF JOSEPH CLARK (1613-1683) OF DEDHAM AND MEDFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS in NEHGR vol 152 p 3-23

This is THE State of current research.

Earlier works are discussed and completely refuted. Elizabeth was not the daughter of Rowland Clarke. She was his sister. Her baptism records and those of her siblings were located and published in the NEHGR. She was the daughter of Thomas Clarke of Wesgate and Mary Canne. Please see the article above. The Clarke family pedigree is outlined for the first time.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14} Christopher Gleason Clark, The English Ancestry of Joseph Clark (1613-1683) of Dedham and Medfield, Massachusetts, in The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1998) vol 152 p 3-23.
2. ↑ Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers beginning 1535. $
3. ↑ Robert Charles Anderson, George Barbour in GMDIR p 18; Unknown ; Arrived 1640 in Dedham removed to Medfield [DeTR 1:74; DeChR 27; SPR 1:19; SPR Case # 1404; Medfeild Hist 312-15; NGSQ 74:3-6; Bassett-Preston 21]
4. ↑ Robert Charles Anderson, Rowland Clarke in GMDIR p 67; Banham, Suffolk; 1637; Dedham [DeTR 1:34; DeVR 127; NGSQ 74:5; NEHGR 152:3-23] Arrived 11(6)1637 Proprietor
5. ↑ NGSQ Robert Charles Anderson, "Clark, Hunting, and Wheelock Families of Dedham, Massachusetts: Some English Clues," National Genealogical Society Quarterly [hereinafter NC.SQ], 74 [1986]: 3-6

• Clark, Christopher Gleason. "THE ENGLISH ANCESTRY OF JOSEPH CLARK (1613-1683) OF DEDHAM AND MEDFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS," NEHGR, vol 152, pp 3-23.

Acknowledgments

• Tom Elliott imported the data for Elizabeth (Clarke) Barbour from Tom.ged on 1 Jun 2011.
• Thank you to Scott Quimby for creating WikiTree profile Clark-14069 through the import of Quimby Family Tree.ged on Sep 16, 2013.