II Samuel Clark son of Robert Taft was born about 1745-50. He lived at Smithfield and Glocester Rhode Island. He married at Glocester, February 14 1773 Amy [Amey] born September 1 1751 daughter of Judge Daniel Mowry see Mowry IV. He had a farm of one hundred and seventy acres at Smithfield He died in 1827.
Children
Joseph born February 26 1774
Mary January 22 1776
Stephen April 16 1778
Anne August 25 1781
John February 27 1784
Mowry August 28 1786
Samuel mentioned below
The Clark family in this collection begins with Samuel Clark (1744-1818) and his wife Amey Mowry (1751-1827). They had 10 children, 8 of whom lived to adulthood. Samuel and Amey purchased farm land in Smithfield, RI in the village of Albion which became part of Lincoln, RI in 1783. The land passed down in the family to at least Nelson R. Church in the sixth generation. The oldest son, Joseph Clark (1774-1820), married Mary Foster and became a captain for vessels primarily along the east coast of the United States and the Caribbean. The youngest son, Samuel Clark (1793-1856) married Rebecca Cushman (1788-1876). Samuel and Rebecca had 4 children and lived on the farm in Albion.
Birth: 1745 Death: Jan. 6, 1818
Parents: . Robert Clark . Ann Tefft
Marriage: . Amey Mowry, 14 Feb 1773
Other Children: . John Clark [1784-1855] + sp: Mary Hills [1796-1857]
Family links:
Spouse:
Amey Mowry Clark (1751 - 1827)
Children: Joseph Clark (1774 - 1820)* Mary Clark (1776 - 1848)* Stephen Clark (1778 - 1811)* Anne Clark Aldrich (1781 - 1859)* Mowry Clark (1786 - 1843)* Samuel Clark (1793 - 1856)*
Burial: Old River Cemetery Lincoln Providence County Rhode Island, USA
MRS LOUISA BACON CLARK GUSHEE 26572 Born in Lincoln Rhode Island Wife of Wallace Gushee Descendant of Judge Daniel Mowry of Rhode Island Daughter of Samuel Clark and Louisa E Clark his wife Granddaughter of Samuel Clark and Rebecca Cushman his wife Gr granddaughter of Samuel Clark and Amey Mowry his wife Gr gr granddaughter of Daniel Mowry and Anne Philips his wife Daniel Mowry 1729 1806 was a member of the General Assembly when elected Judge of the Court of Common Pleas 1776. He was born in Smithfield where he died
Family of Smithfield, Lincoln, Warren and Providence, RI
Family papers, 1790-1977; bulk, 1806-1945
Size: 1 ft.
Catalog number: MSS 1127
Processed by: Karen Eberhart, October 2003 http://www.rihs.org/mssinv/MSS1127.htm#bioghist
Created by: Superkentman Record added: Sep 19, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 21654761 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21654761
New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the ..., Volume 4 pg 2354 edited by William Richard Cutter http://books.google.com/books?id=NegUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA2354&lpg=PA2354&dq=Hon.+Samuel+Clark+III&source=bl&ots=He0ettZzPj&sig=6X9yK39Ab43ddJT1qbzaKWA808Q&hl=en&sa=X&ei=AtJSU-XlDdDlsASO2oCoCg&ved=0CFAQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=Hon.%20Samuel%20Clark%20III&f=false
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I believe the discrepancy between the two sources, is another typo/error. The text says: He died in 1827. It probably should be: "SHE died in 1827" which would match up with findagrave info on Amey's dod. I had actually just left that statement off Amey's bio, because of the discrepancy. Chris
Chris