Hannah (Sheldon) Clark (1683 - 1764)

Born 9 Aug 1683 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Catlin — married 26 Jun 1701 (to 29 Feb 1704) in Deerfield, Hampshire (now Franklin), Massachusetts

Wife of Nathaniel Clark — married 26 Oct 1705 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 13 Feb 1764 at age 80 in Northampton,Hampshire, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Hannah Sheldon was born on August 9, 1684, in Northampton, Massachusetts, to John Sheldon and Hannah Stebbins. On June 26, 1701, 18-year-old Hannah married 28-year old, Joseph Catlin, son of John Catlin and Mary Baldwin. Joseph Catlin was killed on Feb 29, 1704, during the Deerfield Massacre. He was one of seven who defended the Stebbins house. Hannah, pregnant, was wounded during the fight and taken to Northampton, Mass., where she gave birth to Joseph's son, John, in May. She was ransomed in 1706^[1][2]

"3, Joseph, s. of John (2), he was one of the seven brave men who defended the Benoni Stebbins house 1704, and one of the nine who fell in the Meadow fight. He m. June 26, 1701, Hannah, dau. Ens. John Sheldon; she was in the Benoni Stebbins house with her husband and was wounded in the attack; she was carried to Nhn., where she m. Oct. 26, 1705, Nath'l Clark of Nhn.; she d. July 13, 1764, a. 81."^[3]

In 1705 Hannah Sheldon Catlin married Nathaniel Clark, son of John Clark and Mary Strong. Nathaniel had fought alongside Hannah's late husband in the Deerfield Attack. Hannah and Nathaniel had seven children together. Hannah died in 1764 and Nathiel died in 1767.

"Nathaniel, May 13, 1681; m. Oct. 26, 1705 Hannah, dau. John Sheldon, wid. of Joseph Catlin, who was k. on the meadows, 1704; both had been defenders of the Benoni Stebbins house before she was widowed; he d. Nov. 23, 1767.^[4]

Husbands and Children

First Husband: Joseph Catlin 1676–1704

1. John Catlin 1702- died young
2. John Catlin 1704–1758

Second Husband: Nathaniel Clarke 1681–1767

1. Nathaniel Clark 1706–1773
2. Hannah Clark 1709–1797
3. Joseph Clark 1711–1743
4. Jonathan Clark 1713–1789
5. Silah Clark 1716–1806
6. Gideon Clark 1722–1807

Sources

1. ↑ http://1704.deerfield.history.museum/artifacts/transcriptions/Losstable.html
2. ↑ http://www.babcock-acres.com/Misceallaneous/deerfield_captives_of_1704.htm
3. ↑ A History of Deerfield, Massachusetts: the times when the people by whom it was settled, unsettled and resettled: by Sheldon, George, 1818-1916, Pub.1895-96, p. 105, https://archive.org/stream/historyofdeerfie02shel#page/104/mode/2up
4. ↑ A History of Deerfield, Massachusetts: the times when the people by whom it was settled, unsettled and resettled: by Sheldon, George, 1818-1916, Pub.1895-96, p. 125, https://archive.org/stream/historyofdeerfie02shel#page/124/mode/2up

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• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHF5-5S6 : 14 January 2020), Hannah Sheldon, 1683.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DD9M-XSZM : 20 May 2022), Hannah Sheldon, ; citing Christening, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004329300.

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHT2-V2L : 28 July 2021), Hannah Sheldon in entry for Joseph Catlin, 1701.

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCZ6-VQF : 29 July 2021), Hannah Catlin in entry for Nathaniel Clark, 1705.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Sheldon-292 created through the import of Ancestors of Lynn E Nelson.ged on Jun 1, 2011 by JaAnna Nelson.
• Thank you to Joe Lehnerz for creating WikiTree profile Sheldon-770 through the import of moore 2011 - 17022013.GED on Mar 11, 2013.