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Tully Clark (1736 - 1766)

Tully Clark
Born in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Baymap
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Husband of — married 20 Jan 1763 [location unknown]
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Died at age 29 in At Sea near George's Bankmap
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Biography

"Massachusetts Gazette, Oct. 3, 1766: "A son of Capt. Clark was killed by a sperm whale near George's Bank, a few days since. The whale struck the boat at the bows with his head, with great force, throwing the young man, who stood there ready with his lance, into the mouth of the whale, which turned and made off with him; he was heard to scream by his father, who commanded the boat, as the fish's jaws closed upon him."

"From the MASSACHUSETTS GAZETTE of Oct 2 1766 - A son of Captain Clark was killed by a Sperm Whale near George's Bank a few days since. The Whale struck the boat at the bows with his head, with great force, throwing the young man who stood there ready with his lance, into the mouth of the Whale, which turned and made off with him. He was heard to scream by his father, who commanded the boat, as the fishes jaws closed about him. This son was Tully."[1]

"Clarke-Clark genealogy:'Records of the descendants of Thomas Clarke, Plymouth, 1623-1697' by 'Rev. William W. Johnson, COMPILER OF RECORDS OF THE DESCENDANTS OF DAVID JOHNSON, OF LEOMINSTER, MASS'; MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin; 1884, p. 23:

'SCOTTO CLARK, 2d. of Harwich, b. Nov. 8, 1709; m. Mar. 22, 1733, Thankful Crosby, b. Feb. 7, 1714, d. Dec. 17, 1802. He died Aug. 31, 1795. Children born in Harwich.

He was a master mariner, and nine of his eleven sons were whalemen, and one of them [Tully] was killed in the fishery, his father being in the command of the boat. In those days the whales were so plenty that the fishing was carried on in open boats from the shore...

CHILDREN, FIFTH GENERATION.

I. Elisha, b. May 14, 1734; d. Sept. 9, 1811. 97

IL Reuben, b. Aug. 1, 1735; d. Dec. 23, 1814. 98

III. Tully, b. Nov. 30, 1736; killed by a whale. 99 [died March 2, 1771]

IV. Mark, b. May 3, 1738; m. Hulda Bangs. 100

V. William, b. Jan. 14, 1740; lost at sea. 101

VI. Mercy, b. Aug. 9, 1741; m. Drew of Duxbury. 102

VII. Barnabas, b. Mar. 9, 1743; d. Dec. 12, 1831. 103

VIII. Scotto, b. Sept. 22, 1745; d. Mar. 27, 1836. 104

IX. James, b. Jan. 6, 1747; d. Mar. 5, 1819. 105

X. Abigail, b. Sept. 7, 1748.1 106 XL Roland, b. Feb. 18, 1750; d. Aug. 13, 1818. 107

XII. Joshua, b. Dec. 4, 1752; lost at sea. 108

XIII. Fessenden, b. Oct. 8, 1754; " " 109

XIV. Thankful, b. Oct. 22, 1757; d. Apr. 22, 1842. 110 ...'"

...Tully Clark married Huldah, daughter of Seth Clark, and died without issue 1766, p. 23.'" [2]

Note

George's Bank is between Nantucket, Massachusetts and Nova Scotia.

Sources

  1. "Rootsweb... Ancestry.com: Steadman #I2863'"
  2. https://archive.org/stream/clarkeclarkgenea00john#page/22/mode/2up

Acknowledgments

  • Thanks to Maureen Henigan for starting this profile. Entered by Maureen Henigan. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Maureen and others.




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