James Clarke (abt. 1641 - abt. 1713)

Born about 1641 in New Haven, New Haven Colony

Husband of Deborah (Peacock) Clark — married before 12 Feb 1664 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut

Husband of Hannah (Jones) Booth — married after 1705 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1713 at about age 72 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut

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Contemporary James Clarks

James Clark of Boston and Roxbury - died 1674; m. Elinor

James Clark of New Haven - died after 1682. Had a son James Clarke (c1641 New Haven-c1713 Stratford)

James Clarke of Plymouth - (c.1636-b. 1731) m. Abigail Lothrop

James Clark son of William Clark and Mary Weston (1602-1648) died in England; spouse of Sarah Harvey

Biography

Birth

The birth of James Clark, son of the first James Clark in the New Haven Colony, is unknown. Many Ancestry trees give a date Oct 13, 1641, in New Haven. They cite an AGBI Index, and Find a Grave. The mentioned AGBI Index lists a birth about 1640, not a specific date. The [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29656248 Find a Grave Memorial has no stone, and there was no stone found in the 1930's when the Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions was generated. There are no birth records as early as 1641, and James' baptism was not recorded either.

Christening

According to the Connecticut Church Records Index at the Connecticut Library and Archives, there were no James Clarks baptized in Milford, Connecticut in 1645, or in New Haven. Feb 1644/5 in Milford is the baptism of James' his first wife Deborah Peacock.^[1]

Marriage

James married probably in New Haven, Deborah Peacock, daughter of John Peacock. She was baptized Feb 1644/5 and died at Stratford, Connecticut 14 Dec 1705 in her 61 yr. They were married prior to February 12, 1664 , when their first child was born.^[2][3]

James married a second time, to Hannah, widow of Patrick Falconer, and daughter of Gov. William Jones. After James death, she married Sgt. John Booth, on 31 Jan 1714/5.^[3]

NOTE: James of New Haven did not marry Abigail Lathrop

Children by first wife, recorded at Stratford

Child: James Clarke b. 12 Feb 1664/5^[3][4][5]

Child: Sarah Clark b. 11 Jan 1666/7^[3][4][6]

Child: John Clark b. 17 Mar 1668/9^[3][4][7]

Child: Deborah Clark b. 10 Oct 1672^[3][4][8]

Child: Phebe Clark b. 15 July 1675^[3][4][9]

Child: Isaac Clark b. 9 Jan 1677/8^[3][4][10]

Child: Isaac Clark b. 25 Sept 1679^[3][4][11]

Child: Ephraim Clark (No birth record)^[3]

Child: Mary Clark b. 10 Jan 1686/7^[3][4]

Death

Note: 29 Feb 1712 is the death of his son James

James' will was dated 1 July 1709 and proved in court 3 Feb 1713/4. Mentioned were his marriage agreement with Hannah Falconer; sons James, Joh, Isaac, Ephriam; daughters Sarah Janes, Deborah Jones, dau. Fullford, dau. Mary Clark; wife's dau. Hannah Falconer and wife's son Patrick Falconer. Mr William Janes, Mr. Isaac jones and Abraham Fulford appealed.^[12]

Burial

James is probably buried at the Old Congregational Cemetery in Stratford. His first wife Deborah's gravestone is there.

Sources

1. ↑ Connecticut Church Records Index: New Haven First Congregational Church 1639-1937. Vol. J-Z. Hartford: Connecticut State Library, 1947.
2. ↑ #S4 New England Marriages Prior to 1700. pp.155
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10} Jacobus, Donald Lines (compiler). Families of Ancient New Haven, Vol I-VIII. and Index Vol IX New Haven: 1931. Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1974, 1981, 1997. Originally published as New Haven Genealogical Magazine, Volumes I-VIII. Rome, NY and New Haven, CT 1922-1932.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7} White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.
5. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F742-M4Y : 3 December 2014), James Clark, 24 Feb 1664; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
6. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WF-QP1 : 3 December 2014), James Clark in entry for Sarah Clark, 11 Jan 1666; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
7. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F742-MWR : 3 December 2014), James Clark in entry for John Clark, 14 Mar 1668; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
8. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WF-QG4 : 3 December 2014), James Clark in entry for Deborah Clark, 10 Oct 1672; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
9. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WF-7MS : 3 December 2014), James Clark in entry for Phebe Clark, 15 Jul 1675; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown
10. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F742-M4F : 3 December 2014), James Clark in entry for Isack Clark, 09 Jan 1677; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
11. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F742-M4J : 3 December 2014), James Clark in entry for Isack Clark, 25 Sep 1679; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
12. ↑ Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (For the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1930) Vol. 1, Page 144.

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