Capt
Thomas
Clark
I
Born in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Clark
and Mehitable (Phippen) Clark
Brother of
John Ford [half], Hannah (Clark) Russell, Samuel (Clark) Clarke, Mehitable (Clark) Bryan, Oliver Clark, Sarah Clark, Anne (Clark) Judson, John Clark and Gamaliel Clark
Husband of
Susannah (Woodruff) Clark
— married
15 Dec 1725 (to 11 Dec 1742) in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
Husband of
Sarah (Newton) Clark
— married
about 1745 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
Descendants 
Father of
Isaac Clark, Thomas Clark, Thomas Clark II, Nathan Clark, Susannah (Clark) Treat, Mehitable (Clark) Sanford, Esther (Clark) Woodruff, Molly Clark, Samuel Clark, Sarah Clark and Elias Clark
Died
at age 74
in Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut
Profile last modified
| Created 13 May 2011
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Biography
Captain Thomas CLARK I was born 05 May 1700 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut. He was christened 5 May 1700 in Milford, New Haven, CT.
He died 6 Jun 1774 in Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.
Thomas married Susanna WOODRUFF on 15 Dec 1725 in Milford, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut.
Thomas Clark was born to Samuel Thomas Clark and Mehitable (Phippen) Clark on May 5, 1700 in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut. He was baptized at First Church of Milford. He married Susannah Woodruff on December 15, 1725 in Milford. Thomas and Susannah had seven children, Thomas Clark, Isaac Clark, Nathan Clark, Susanna Clark, Mehitable Clark, Esther Clark, and Mary Clark.
After the death of Susannah in 1742, Thomas had a second marriage to Sarah Newton in Milford about 1745. Thomas and Sarah had three children, Samuel Clark, Sarah Clark, and Elias Clark.
He was the Justice of the Peace from 1746 to 1764 and then worked as the Deputy for Milford in the General Assembly until 1765. Thomas also served in the Connecticut Militia in the Milford First Company as a Lieutenant and promoted to Captain in May 1750.
Thomas died on June 6, 1774 at age 74 years, 1 month, and 1 day old in Milford. He was buried in Milford Cemetery in Milford.
Sources
- Pond, Nathan. Inscriptions on Tombstones in Milford, Conn., Erected Prior to 1800 (New Haven, Connecticut, 1889) Page 18
- Abbott, Susan Woodruff Families of Early Milford, Connecticut (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979) Pages 205, 809 (#15)
- Ricker, Jacqyelyn Ladd. The Ricker Compilation of Vital Records of Early Connecticut (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2006)
- Find A Grave: Memorial #23281357
Acknowledgements
- Ancestry.com Member Family Trees
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
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~0.39%
Sally Mack
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M092404 [compare], Ancestry member salsmack1
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~0.39%
Douglas Hettrick :
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~0.39%
Terri (Hettrick) Brophy :
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~0.39%
Debra (Wright) Pauley :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member debrawright4432
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Robin Lee
Robin Lee
Clark-35569 and Clark-3443 appear to represent the same person because: identical dates
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Glady Doolittle
Ummm...need some clarification: Thomas could not have married Susanna Woodruff AND Sarah Newton on the SAME date...
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by Glady Doolittle
Rejected matches › Thomas Clark (bef.1699-abt.1775)
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