Joseph Clarke (1713 - abt. 1786)

Born 29 Sep 1713 in Middleton, Newport, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Spooner) Clarke — married 18 Sep 1740 in Middleton, Newport, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died about 1786 at about age 72 in Rhode Island, United States

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Biography

Joseph Clarke, son of Lawrence Clarke (abt.1675-bef.1754) and Sarah (Lawton) Clarke (1679-bef.1733), was born 29 Sep 1713. ^[1] He passed away in 1768.

Genealogical Records

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Vital Records

• Primary Source, Arnold, Vital Records of Rhode Island. 1636-1850, Volume 4. Newport County ^[1] Volume 5, Early Vital records from Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island; Data Extract:

1. ) Middletown VRs; page 27: Joseph Clarke, son of Lawrence, was born 29 Sept 1713 at Middletown, RI.

Biographic and Genealogical References

Published 1902:

• Secondary Source, George Austin Morrison Jr., The "Clarke" Families of Rhode Island, ^[2] Data Extract:

1. ) Clarke Genealogy; page 247: Laurence Clarke, called "Captain" Laurence Clarke, of Newport. He married Sarah Lawton, daughter of Daniel and Rebecca Lawton, b. 1679. Daniel Lawton, of Portsmouth, in his will, dated 6 Feb 1719 (proved 13 July 1719), gives "£10 to my daughter Sarah, wife of Laurence Clarke." He married (2nd), on 15 Nov 1733 at Newport, Sarah Freeborn of Portsmouth, and (3rd) 14 Aug 1740 at Newport Mary Burrington (or Budlington) of Portsmouth. He apparently had issue only by his first wife, viz:
   1. ) Children of Capt. Laurence Clarke and Sarah (Lawton) Clarke:
      1. ) Laurence, Jr., born 1712.
      2. ) Abigail married William (Samuel, Joseph, Joseph, Thomas, John, John) Clarke, son of Samuel and Anne (Champlin) Clark, of Stonington, Ct., on 30 October 1736, and had issue, all born at Stonington, Ct.:
         1. ) James; b. 24 Sept 1737
         2. ) William; b. 18 April 1740
         3. ) Mary; b. 4 July 1742
         4. ) William; b. 23 Aug 1744
         5. ) Benjamin; b. 29 June 1747.
         6. ) Hannah; 20 Nov 1750.
      3. ) Joseph born 29 September 1713
      4. ) Stephen born 1716.
2. ) Clarke Genealogy; page 248: JOSEPH CLARKE, son of Laurence, of Newport, later of Middletown, R.I. Born at Newport 29 Sept 1713; married (1st), 18 Sept 1740 to Elizabeth Spooner (b. 1721, October 12; d. 1746, June 27); married (2d), 22 Feb 1749 to Phebe Negos. At date of second marriage he was of Middletown, R. I. He had issue, born at Newport:
   1. ) Children of Joseph Clarke and Elizabeth (Spooner) Clarke:
      1. ) James Clarke; born 29 Jan 1740.
      2. ) Rebecca Clarke; born 18 Jan 1741.
      3. ) Mary Clarke; born 30 June 1743.
      4. ) Joseph Clarke; born 25 Apr 1745.
   2. ) Children of Joseph Clarke and Phebe Negos:
      1. ) Spooner Clarke; born 31 July 1750.

Published 1908:

• Secondary Source, Representative men and old families of Rhode Island : genealogical records and historical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and of many of the old families, Vol I; ^[3] Data

1. ) History of RI; page 309: "There lived at Newport, R. I., a Captain Laurence Clarke, who has been designated as belonging to one of Newport’s early seafaring families, but whom it seems probable was a son of Joseph Clarke (by his first wife) of Westhorpe, England, and Newport and Westerly, R. I. There is a deed in the old records in which Cary (Carew) Clark, of North Kingstown, son of Joseph, conveys land to his brother, Laurence, in February, 1726. Capt. Laurence Clarke married (first) Sarah Lawton, who was born in 1679, daughter of Daniel and Rebecca Lawton. He married (second) at Newport, Nov. 15, 1733, Sarah Freeborn, of Portsmouth, R. I. He married (third) Aug. 14, 1740, at Newport, Mary Burrington (or Buddington), of Portsmouth, R. 1. His issue apparently only by first wife were: Laurence, born in 1712; Abigail, died ( ?) Oct. 30, 1736; Joseph, born Sept. 29, 1713, and Stephen, born in 1716."

Published 1920:

• Secondary Source, Thomas Williams Bicknell; The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations; Vol I; ^[4] Data

1. ) History of RI; page 208: Capt. Laurence Clarke, son of Joseph Clarke of Westhorpe by his first wife, was a resident of Newport where he was a sea captain and well-known seafaring man of the period. He married (first) Sarah Lawton (b. 1679), daughter of Daniel and Rebecca Lawton. He married (second) 15 Nov 1733 Sarah Freeborn, of Portsmuth. Married (third) Mary Burrington (or Buddington) of Portsmuth. His children (all by first wife) were: Laurence, b. 1712; Joseph, b 29 Sept 1713 at Newport; Abigail; and Stephen, born in 1716.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Arnold, James N., Editor of the Narragansett Historical Register, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Providence, RI., Narragansett HIstorical Publishing Co., 1893. Twenty one Volume set of Early Rhode Island Vital records compiled by from James Arnold. Available at:

   1. ) Archive.org--free: Vital Record of Rhode Island. 1636-1850, Volume 4. Newport County--Title page Archive.org
   2. ) Ancestry.com--fee required Vital Record of Rhode Island. 1636-1850, Volume 4. Newport County--Title page

2. ↑ Morrison Jr., George Austin, "The "Clarke" Families of Rhode Island", New York, Press of The Evening Post Job Printing House, 1902. Public Domain. Text available on line at:

   1. ) Archive.org--preferred site.
   2. ) The Yale Digital Library or
   3. ) FamilySearch Library under Books menu. {No access automation at this site.} The site requires you to log in and enter the title in a search field before you can access the publication.

3. ↑ Representative men and old families of Rhode Island : genealogical records and historical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and of many of the old families, Vol I; J. H. Beers & Co.; Chicago; 1908
4. ↑ Bicknell, Thomas Williams; The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations; Vol I; New York: American Historical Society, 1920. (Ancestry.com database on-line). Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. page 3105 of 3211: