Benjamin was born in 1717.[1]Benjamin Clark died on 17 February 1809 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.[2]
Research notes
Benjamin's second marriage was to an Elizabeth. FindAGrave says her name was Hoar. The will references property she had prior to marriage so was probably previously married. Not sure what her actual LNAB was.
Sources
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6W-186 : 10 December 2019), Benjamin Clark, 7 May 1717, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.
↑ Find A Grave Memorial #151885211, Benjamin Clark 1717-1809].
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCSC-FMT : 3 November 2017), Benjamin Clark and Rebekah Flagg, 14 Apr 1743; citing Marriage, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org) Case 4494: Will
Find A Grave Memorial #151885211, Benjamin Clark 1717-1809].
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
Clark-48084 and Clark-34518 do not represent the same person because: These are two different Benjamin Clark's with different dates and different parents.
Concord, Massachusetts births, marriages, and deaths, 1635-1850 by George Tolman. Boston, T. Todd, printer, 1895. (Page: 330)