Benjamin (Clarke) Clark Jr. (1694 - bef. 1765)

Born 4 Apr 1694 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Gates) Clarke — married 1717 in Preston, New London, CT

Descendants

Died before 1 May 1765 before age 71 in Plainfield, Connecticut

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Biography

Benjamin was born in April 1694 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. He was recorded as the son of Benjamin Clarke and Mary Clarke (i.e., his father's first wife, Mercy). ^[1]

He was married to Sarah Gates of Preston, Connecticut. The marriage is not recorded, but is estimated to have been in about 1717, based on the subsequent birth dates of their children. Several children of Benjamin Clark were recorded in Preston:

1. Marcy Clark, born 28 September 1718.^[2]
2. Silus Clark, born 18 December 1720.^[3]
3. Perry Clark, born 20 June 1723.^[3]
4. Mary Clark, born 5 November 1725.^[3]
5. Susannah Clark, born 13 July 1731.^[3]
6. Sarah Clark, born 20 February 1735.^[3]

Benjamin Clark died before 1 May 1765 in Plainfield, Connecticut. The estate of Benjamin Clark was filed for probate in Plainfield, Connecticut, in 1765. A receipt signed by Ebenezer and Marcy Lyon on 1 May 1765 mentions his will, but the will is not contained in the probate record. Survivors mentioned in the distribution of the estate included Benjamin's widow Sarah Clark, grandson Stephan Clark (identified as one of the executors), and Ebenezer Lyon and Marcy Lyon, who apparently were his son-in-law and daughter, respectively. The property to be included in the widow's third was set out in a document dated 25 August 1766.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Arnold, James N. Vital record of Rhode Island 1636-1850: First Series: births, marriages and deaths: a family register for the people, Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company. Accessed in database Rhode Island: Vital Records, 1636-1850. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014), Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company. Washington County-V5, page 2-41.
2. ↑ Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. Preston, page 49.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), Preston, page 50.
4. ↑ Estate of Benjamin Clark, Town of Plainfield, 1765, No. 426. In Plainfield probate records on FamilySearch microfilm, examined in NEHGS Library by Ellen Smith.

• Ancestral File Number: 4S3W-XM
• "Clark-Clarke Families of Early Connecticut" by Prentis Glazier found in Judith McGhan's Genealogies of Connecticut Families: From the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol1 Google Books:

Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of grant2.ged on 07 February 2011.
• Gilly Wood, Friday, September 5, 2014.
• WikiTree profile Clark-7002 created through the import of clark1.GED on Jan 5, 2012 by Jeffrey Clark. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jeffrey and others.
• Thank you to Lynda Clark for creating WikiTree profile Clark-11207 through the import of Lynda Clark family tree.ged on Feb 14, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Lynda and others.