Thomas Clarke Sr. (abt. 1614 - bef. 1691)

Born about 1614 in England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died before 30 Jun 1691 before about age 77 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Thomas Clark likely arrived after 1640, but this profile is monitored by the Puritan Great Migration Project due to confusion with Puritan Great Migration immigrants with the same name.

Disambiguation

There were at least four Thomas Clarks in early Ipswich records, two different pairs of fathers and sons, both referred to as Thomas Clark, Sr & Thomas Clark, Jr. This profile refers to Thomas Clark, Sr, cooper (or carpenter). His son Thomas Clark, Jr was a tailor. He was also Thomas Clark of Noodle Island in 1661 when his daughter Sarah married George Hiskett.

The other family was Thomas Clark (abt.1613-1690), Sr, tanner sometimes referred to as Sgt. His son Thomas Clark, Jr was also a tanner.

Biography

Thomas was born about 1607 and resided in Ipswich. He was a carpenter. Wife's name was Grace. Brother to Edward Clark (1622-aft.1710) of Haverhill.^[1] He passed away before his will was proved 30 Jun 1691.

In his will names son Josiah Clark, daughter Sarah Hisket, Abigail, relict of son Thomas, deceased, friends Lt. John Appleton and John Whipple.

Children

Known children named in will:

1. Josiah
2. Sarah m George Hisket
3. Thomas m Abigail, known as Thomas Jr, the tailor, also perhaps Thomas of Winnisimett

Research notes

Records identified by Anderson as referring to Thomas Clark, carpenter: ILR 3:254-55 (331-32);

Freemanship: Anderson guesses that he could have been the freeman of 1652, or possibly 1674.

• Essex County Probate Docket [1]

Sources

1. ↑ This info comes from the GDMNH, but based on what?

• Anderson, Robert C.. George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. Thomas Clarke in: Great Migration 1634-1635, C-F. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume II, C-F, by Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001. sketch of Thomas Clark. pp. 86 -98 98.[2]

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Mark Hutchens for creating Clarke-3733 on 12 Nov 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Mark and others.