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Joseph Clarke Jr (1642 - 1726)

Joseph Clarke Jr
Born in Newport, Newport, Rhode Islandmap
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Husband of — married 16 Nov 1664 in Westerly, Kings County, Rhode Islandmap
Husband of — married after 1717 in Westerly, Providence Plantationsmap
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Died at age 83 in Hopkinton, Kings County, Rhode Islandmap
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Biography

Based on the fact that Joseph Clarke was the oldest son of Joseph Clarke, and that his father was married twice (as noted within the will of his brother, John Clarke[1]) his mother must have been Joseph Sr's first wife, Unknown (Unknown) Clarke. He is not the son of Joseph Clarke's second wife Magaret (Turner) Clarke. He was a member of the Pawcatuck Seventh Day Baptist Church [2]

Birth

Joseph was born on 11 February 1642/1643 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island.[3][4][5]

Marriage and Children

He married Bethiah (Hubbard) Clarke on 16 November 1664 in Westerly, Rhode Island. The record states: Clarke, Joseph, of Westerly and Bethia Hubbard, dau. of Samuel, of Newport; m. by James Barker, Assistant, Nov. 16, 1664.[6]

Issue: [4] [7]

  1. Judith Clarke, b. 1667, Oct. 12
  2. Joseph Clarke, 1670, Apr. 4
  3. Samuel Clarke, 1672, Sep. 29
  4. John Clarke, 1675, Aug. 25
  5. Bethiah Clarke, 1678, Apr. 11
  6. Mary Clarke, 1680, Dec. 27
  7. Susannah Clarke, 1683, Aug. 31
  8. Thomas Clarke, 1686, Mar. 17
  9. William Clarke, 1688, Apr. 21

Bethiah died in 1717,[8] and after her death Joseph married the widow Hannah (Weeden) as his second wife.

Timeline

1661 Land was laid out for Joseph Clark at Misquamacuck (later called Westerly). In a court record dated 21 July 1715, Joseph's son Samuel claimed that in 1661, the proprietors of Misquamacuck ordered the land to be laid out for his father, it being the seventh lot. On 26 September 1694 he deeded it to William Hiscox, who improved it for many years. When he died it went to his son Thomas Hiscox, who deeded it back to Joseph on 20 July 1715, and who in turn that same day deeded it to his son Samuel.[9] [Notes: Joseph would not have reached his majority in 1661, although land could have been laid out without him taking possession immediately. This could really be referring to Joseph's father Joseph, but his father was not alive in 1715 to be deeded land by Thomas Hiscox.]

1669 - 1700 Elected or appointed Town Clerk of Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island[10]

1675 In July, he and his family went to Newport, for fear of the Indian war.[4]

1680 He, having been taken from his house in Westerly, situated two miles east of Pawcatuck River, and thence forced and carried to Hartford, Connecticut, and fined L10 &c. by authorities of that colony, was therefore reimbursed by Rhode Island Assembly, in sum of L18, 10s.[4]

1698 - 1708 Elected or appointed to Deputy to the General Assembly[4][11]

1722 In March, he and wife Hannah, former wife of the late Thomas Peckham, brought suit against Philip Peckham for £3 annuity.[4]

Death and Probate

His will was dated 5 Oct 1725 and proved 27 Feb 1727 in Westerly, Kings, Rhode Island, Executor: son, Samuel[12][4]

To daughter Mary Champlin, bed, &c., L5
To daughter Judith Maxson, L5
To daughter Susanna Babcock, L5
To daughter Bethiah Hiscox, 1s.
His sons, Joseph and John, deceased, already had received their part.
To two grandsons, viz Joseph Clarke's eldest son and John Clarke's eldest son, 12d apiece.
To son Thomas Clarke, 1s., he having had, and like amounts to sons William and Samuel.
Inventory, taken on 3 February 1726/27,[12] L231, 18s. 8d., viz: bond L69, book accounts, table, yearling horse, 3 working steers, 17 1/4 acres meadow, other land, &c.
Burial in Clarke Ground Cemetery (WYO #56), Westerly, Rhode Island, USA [citation needed]
or First Hopkinton Cemetery, Washington, Rhode Island [13]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Will of Dr. John Clarke," Henry Edward Turner, The Rhode Island Historical Magazine 7 (1886-1887):128-36 (Newport: The Newport Historical Publishing, Co.); images of pp. 128-136.
  2. ↑ Pawcatuck Seventh Day Baptist Church (Westerly, R. I.. The first hundred years: Pawcatuck Seventh Day Baptist Church, Westerly, Rhode Island, 1840-1940. Westerly, R.I.: Utter Company, 1940. page 31
  3. ↑ Arnold, Vital Record of Rhode Island, Vol. 5 (1894): Washington County [records of Births, Marriages And Deaths]. pg 90
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Austin, John Osborne. Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island comprising three generations of settlers who came before 1690 : with many families carried to the fourth generation. J. Munsell's Sons, publisher, Albany, NY, 1887; p. 47
  5. ↑ Rev. Joseph Clarke, Jr on Chesebro' Genealogy Family Trees. sources cited
  6. ↑ Arnold, Vital Record of Rhode Island, Vol. 5 (1894): Washington County [records of Births, Marriages And Deaths]. Providence, R.I.: Narragansett historical publishing company, 1894. Westerly, pg 37, citing Book 1, page 57
  7. ↑ Morrison Jr., George Austin; The Clarke Families of Rhode Island; New York, Press of The Evening Post Job Printing house; 1902. Public Domain. Clarke Genealogy; Pages 24-26:. Also available on line at the Yale digital library.
  8. ↑ The secondary genealogical literature offers two different death dates for Bethiah (Hubbard) Clark, specifically 17 Apr 1707 or 17 April 1717. On page 24 of his 1902 Clarke genealogy, Morrison states that "He (Joseph Clarke) was. married (1st) 16 November 1664, by James Barker, Assistant, at Newport, to Bethiah Hubbard, daughter of Samuel and Tacy (Cooper) Hubbard, born 19 December 1646; died 17 April 1707 (or 1717*). The * refers to a footnote that states that an old record book in possession of Judge Samuel Clarke, of Richmond, gives "Joseph Clarke (son of Joseph) died the 11th January 1726, age 83 years 11 months. My wife Bethiah died 17 April 1717. My wife Hannah died 3 March 1723.” Also, the Hopkinton Seventh Day Baptist Church (HSDBC) Membership roll published on page 98 of Volume X of Arnold's Vital Records of Rhode Island shows Bethiah Clarke as a member of the HSDBC in the original 1708 charter membership, then again in 1712 and also on 5 Sep 1712, but not in the 1718 membership. Thus, Bethiah was alive in 1712, so she did not die in 1707.
  9. ↑ Fiske: Item 46
  10. ↑ Arnold, James N., Ed. The Narragansett Historical Register, Volume 1. Hamilton, Rhode Island: The Narangansett Historical Publishing Company, 1883. Page 149
  11. ↑ Denison, Frederic, 1819-1901. cn. Westerly (Rhode Island) and its witnesses : for two hundred and fifty years, 1626-1876 : including Charlestown, Hopkinton, and Richmond until their separate organization, with the principal points of their subsequent history. 1878. Providence : J.A. & R.A. Reidpg 155
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9079/images/007649997_00304). Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 [database on-line], Town Council and Probate Records, Vol 2-4, 1699-1736, image 304-305. Westerly, Council and Probate Records, 1719-1731, No. 3, Restored book Page 210-213. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Free Ancestry.com image of Will
  13. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 05 September 2020), memorial page for Rev Joseph Clarke Jr. (11 Feb 1642–11 Jan 1726), Find A Grave: Memorial #83148129, citing First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA ; Maintained by Juli (contributor 47080020) .
  • Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850 (Narragansett Historical Pub. Co., Providence, RI, 1891-1894)
  • Babcock, Stephen. Babcock Genealogy (New York: Eaton & Mains, 1903) p. 24. #15 Col Oliver Babcock
  • Davis-Johnson, G. Maria; Descendants of Seventh Day Baptist, William Davis (1663-1745) Wales>PA>RI>NJ>WV>NY>WI and other family branches.
  • Crandall, Earl Perry (deceased), CFA Genealogist, New England Families, (1998 - 2002) on Chesebro' Genealogy Family Trees.
  • Cutter, William Richard (1847-1918). Genealogical and family history of central New York : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the building of a nation. Published in 1912.
  • Fiske, Jane Fletcher Gleanings from Newport Court Files, 1659-1783 (Boxford, Mass., 1998).
  • Hitchcock, Lawrence "Larry" H. Hitchcock Family Records (Apr 2000) on Chesebro' Genealogy Family Trees
  • New England Historic and Genealogical Society (NEHGS), New England Historic and Genealogical Register (NEHGR). (Quarterly, 101, Newbury Street, Boston, MA), Volume 75, page 273 on Chesebro' Genealogy Family Trees
  • Genealogies of Rhode Island Families From Rhode Island Periodicals




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Athey-67 Darlene (Athey) Athey-Hill
What is the source for his marriage date to Hannah? It was changed from 1709 to 'after 17 Apr 1717'. What occurred on that date to know that they married sometime after it?
posted by Darlene (Athey) Athey-Hill
Charles Clark
1709 was Peckham's year of death. Joseph's first wife Bethiah's date of death was rendered April 17, 1717 in some places, April 17, 1707 in other places. 1717 appeared in a record maintained by Joseph's eldest surviving son Samuel, although the year (1717) was in the handwriting of Bethiah's husband. 1717 is used in Bethiah's profile.
posted by Charles Clark
Smith-62120 Ellen Smith
So if we don't know whether Bethiah died in 1707 or 1717, neither the biography nor the profile data should present the marriage date with the kind of apparent precision represented by "after 17 April 1717."

I suggest that both profiles should say that Hannah Weeden and Joseph Clarke married sometime after the deaths of both of their previous spouses, Thomas Peckham (who died in 1709) and Bethiah (Hubbard) Clarke (whose year of death is uncertain because it was written down in contemporary sources as both 1707 and 1717). As for the profile data fields, they don't accept verbose discussions of uncertainty, but I think a date entry like "About 1717" would help alert the reader to the uncertainty of the situation.

posted by Ellen Smith
Carruth-363 Linda (Carruth) Peterson
This sounds like a good option, since the date is uncertain.
posted by Linda (Carruth) Peterson
Charles Clark
Re a spouse’s date of death, most people would deem conclusive a written record stating “My wife Bethiah died April 17, 1717. My wife Hannah died March 3, 1723.” (excerpt from Morrison, Geo. A., The Clarke Families of Rhode Island … @ p. 24 [1902]) The source for d. 1707 was John O. Austin’s Genealogical Dictionary (1887) which did not cite any source. Uncertain is not the right adjective to describe Bethiah’s year of death.

Additional evidence that Joseph Clarke had not remarried before 1718 is a deed he executed on Jan. 4, 1718 (recorded Aug. 5, 1718) to his son-in-law/Thomas Hiscox, husband of Joseph’s daughter Betthiah, that wasn’t joined by any spouse of the grantor. Whether the conveyance was a transfer for value or a gift, his daughter and son-in-law, having no moral obligation to support a second wife of Joseph, would have welcomed a deed of realty encumbered by a second wife’s right of dower. More evidence proving that Bethia was living after 1707 is described on the WT profile of Bethiah Hubbard (appeared on a roll of church members).

posted by Charles Clark
edited by Charles Clark
Smith-62120 Ellen Smith
That works for me as a basis for saying marriage "after 1717" (no need for a precise date here). Profile text should be revised to provide this reasoning.
posted by Ellen Smith
Charles Clark
The dates of birth and death of Joseph Clarke Jr. (“Junior”) are Julian dates (see below), are incompletely sourced and both years should be expressed in the bio as N/N+1. Because N/N+1 won’t fit into the header’s 4-digit data field for a year, it is probably best to continue using the Julian date in the header.

John O. Austin stated (in 1887) that Junior. was born April 2, 1643 and died Jan. 11, 1726/1727. The profile incorrectly cites Austin for a birth date of 2-11-1642 and does not give Austin’s year of death, understandable since Jr.’s age at death was 83.

The date of 2-11-1642 was given by J.D. Champlin Jr. in 1860 (in 14 NEHGR 25, a source not cited at all), then later in James Arnold’s Vital Records. Geo. A. Morrison (a cited source) in 1902 identified that date’s source: a record made by Junior’s son Samuel indicating Jr. died Jan. 11, 1726 at age 83, 11 months. We can surmise that this was a Julian date since the recording of Gregorian dates didn’t begin in Rhode Island for another 25 years. Also, on 10-5-1725 Junior executed both his last will and a deed conveying his 100-acre homestead to Junior’s youngest son William. The deed wasn’t recorded until Feb. 3, 1727 (Morrison) and Jr.’s will was probated Feb. 27, 1727 per Morrison and John O. Austin. These facts indicate death occurred in 1727 (as stated by Austin) and that the date of Jan. 11, 1726 recorded by Jr.’s son Samuel was a Julian date; the Julian counterpart of which 83 yrs. & 11 mos. earlier would have been Feb. 11, 1642.

A more accurate date of birth, e.g., Feb. 11, 1642/1643, could be useful in estimating other dates, e.g., when Joseph Sr. first married and the birth years of his other children. Changing the year of death to 1726/1727 would agree with Austin who recognized that the date was Julian.

posted by Charles Clark
edited by Charles Clark
Charles Clark
RE: place of death: the reference to the Find-A-Grave memorial, cited as a Source, was evidently misplaced when entered because it contradicts the claim that Joseph died at Hopkinton. The memorial is linked to the Clark burial ground at Westerly, not to Hopkinton. Said memorial states that Joseph remained in Westerly until his death, citing Seventh Day Baptist Church historian Don A. Sanford. Joseph’s wife Bethiah and son Joseph (1670-1719) are buried in the same Clark burial ground at Westerly. A marker for the Joseph Clarke buried at the First Hopkinton Cemetery indicates he was a grandson of Joseph Clarke Jr., i.e., Clarke-2166. It is anomalous that the header and bio for the profiled Joseph Clarke state he died at Hopkinton when all of the evidence suggests otherwise. Entering a place of death in the profile helps determine where to search for an obituary or other records. Westerly fits that purpose; Hopkinton does not. Finally Hopkinton was part of Westerly until split off into a separate Township ca. 1755, so the place of death in 1727 can't be Hopkinton.
posted by Charles Clark
edited by Charles Clark
Randy Beebe
The project protected status of this profile is preventing disassociation of the rogue-GED imported profile of Ph Clarke (aft.1707-). Request to those whom have blocked this correction to take action to do so.
posted by Randy Beebe
Smith-62120 Ellen Smith
When we encounter an unsourced mystery profile like the one for Ph Clarke, disconnection from the family member connections is not a good recipe for resolving the situation. It merely converts it into an isolated profile that may float around forever, unmoored, in the WikiTree database. Instead, we should try to figure out what the profile creator might have intended and get the information incorporated into the Tree in an appropriate manner. For me, that research starts with review of the profile history. If you review the profile history for Ph Clarke, you will see that the "after 1707" birth date was not part of the original profile, but was added relatively recently by a member of the WikiTree Team who was adding dates to undated profiles, and who selected that date based on an indicated date for the marriage of the identified parents Joseph Clarke and Hannah Weeden. That arbitrary choice of a date (which at least placed the profile near the correct century) should not now be treated as a firm fact that invalidates the family relationships on the profile.

Earlier discussion in profile messages at Weeden-932 suggested that Ph Clarke might have been intended to represent Philip Peckham. If you agree, you might want to propose merging the Ph Clarke profile into the Philip Peckham profile.

posted by Ellen Smith
Randy Beebe
Hello Ellen: If you examine the profile of Ph Clarke, you will see that is exactly what I was trying to do. However, profile protection blocks re-association of the profiles, so as far as I can tell, there is no way for this to be done by any one other than those in control of the profile protection.

I suppose I could turn Ph into one of the other children of Joseph and Bethiah and then do a merge proposal as this may skirt the project protection rules as he would not have to be removed. I am not quite sure how to neutralize him as I am not sure whether he is acidic or basic (a little chemistry humor for you this Sunday afternoon!)

Regards, Randy

posted by Randy Beebe
Carruth-363 Linda (Carruth) Peterson
It sounds like you did not 'read' what Ellen stated as the 'more appropriate' solution to the problem. Wikitree policy is NOT to re-use a profile as a different person that the intent of the profile initially. You may not understand how to get a change done with a Project Protected Profile, so maybe you should review How to Make Major Changes or Edit a child of Protected Profile.

As Ellen stated, previous discussions seem to indicate that Ph Clarke should be merged with Philip Peckham (1680-1721). I have now proposed that merge, referring back to the discussion in this profile and noting that he should be removed from the Clarke parents. Once PMs have had time to review the merge, or the 30 day default approval time has expired, then the Project can complete the merge, removing Ph Clarke from the parents.

Also, there are thousands of profiles that were uploaded from gedcoms with limited or no sources. The gedcom used to create this profile has almost 11,400 profiles currently associated with it. There is a GEDI Challenge that works on cleaning up Gedcoms when the PM has closed their account, as the PM of this gedcom did. This is not one of the gedcom currently being worked on, but if you would like to help cleaning up profiles similar to this, you can Join the GEDI Challenge and request this specific gedcom to be added to the list to be worked on, if you want to work on it. You can review the Space page for the GEDI Challenge process to see what we are trying to accomplish. It looks like there are over 3,200 profiles in that specific gedcom that may not have sources on them. Any help you want to give would be appreciated.

posted by Linda (Carruth) Peterson
Randy Beebe
Merging with Philip Peckam is as good a choice as any because there is no useful information contained in the Ph Clarke file. However, if my recollection and understanding of how this works is correct, then the merger you initiated will also be blocked in 30 days because Ph Clarke is connected to a project protected file.
posted by Randy Beebe
Smith-62120 Ellen Smith
The project can and will complete the merge when the time comes.
posted by Ellen Smith
Carruth-363 Linda (Carruth) Peterson
Project Protected Profile means that either a PM on the Project Protected profile can complete the process or someone from the Project that has it protected can complete the process. This is done to make sure that more problems are not caused with those profiles.

Merges should be proposed if there is a need for them, just provide as many sources, if possible, to prove the need. Sources and biography can be changed on a Project Protected profile. It is only merges or other relationship changes that involve that project protected profile cannot be done.

posted by Linda (Carruth) Peterson
Patricia (Long) Kent
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83148129 says he is buried at First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington, RI
posted by Patricia (Long) Kent
Smith-62120 Ellen Smith
Hmm. That info could be based on a cemetery list. Unfortunately, there is no photo of a gravestone or other indication of the source of the information, but it gives us more places to look. :-)
posted by Ellen Smith
Chantigny-4 Marie Chantigny
Hi: Dbe # 571. Could someone find the link to find a grave and enter the link on this profile.

Thanks.

posted by Marie Chantigny
Elizabeth (Hubbard) Townsend
From The Clarke Genealogy George Austin Moore published 1902 p 24:

He [Joseph] was married (1st) 16 Nov, 1664, by James Barker, Assistant at Newport, to Bethia Hubbard, daughter of Samuel and Tacy (Cooper) Hubbard, born 19 December, 1646, died 17 April 1707 (or 1717).

He then married (2d) Hannah Peckham, widow of Thomas Peckham, and daughter of William Weeden.

She had married (1st) William6 Clarke (Joseph5, Thomas3, John,2, John1), the brother of Joseph Clarke, her third husband. She died 3 March 1723.

posted by Elizabeth (Hubbard) Townsend
Fuller-5187 Albertus Robert Casimir (Fuller) Jung
Joseph Clarke could not have married both Bethia Hubbard and Hannah Weeden on 16 November 1664, as per the biography of this profile. I am sure that Joseph wed only one of them on that day: to wit, Bethia Hubbard. Joseph was definitely Hannah's third husband: he could have married her only after Feb 1709, date of death of Thomas Peckham.
posted by Albertus Robert Casimir (Fuller) Jung
Fuller-5187 Albertus Robert Casimir (Fuller) Jung
This marriage citation in the biography does not seem to be for Hannah Weeden and Joseph Clarke, but rather, for Joseph Clarke and Bethia Hubbard!

"1664 Married Hannah Weeden on 16 NOV in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island. Book 1, page 57: Clarke, Joseph, of Westerly and Bethia Hubbard, dau. of Samuel, of Newport; m. by James Barker, Assistant, Nov. 16, 1664"

posted by Albertus Robert Casimir (Fuller) Jung

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