Samuel Perry Jr. (1723)

Born 19 Apr 1723 in Charlestown, Kings, Rhode Island

Ancestors

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Biography

Samuel was born in 1723.

Genealogical Records

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Biographic and Genealogical References

• Secondary Source, George Austin Morrison, The Clarke Families of Rhode Island; ^[1] Extract:

1. ) :#) Clarke Genealogy; Page 42, 43: JOSEPH CLARKE of Richmond, R. I., and Charlestown, RI., born 29 August 1705; died September 1783; was married 15 November 1727, by Christopher Champlin, Justice, at Richmond to Sarah Reynolds, daughter of Joseph and Mercy Reynolds, born 21 October 1709.
   1. ) The will of Joseph Clarke is dated 26 September 1783, and mentions wife, Sarah; sons, Joseph, Samuel, John, Christopher, Oliver, James and Joshua; daughters, Amy Sheffield, Sarah Wells; grandchildren, Amy Clarke, daughter of James; Joseph, son of Joshua; and Joseph, son of Christopher. Appoints son Samuel Clarke, of Richmond, as sole executor. Will recorded and proved at Richmond, RI in 3 November 1783.
   2. ) Children of Joseph Clarke and Sarah Reynolds:
      1. ) Joseph (57); b. 5 March 1728-9, at Richmond, R. I.
      2. ) Anne; b. 23 October 1730; m. at Richmond, by Joseph Clarke, Justice, on 26 December 1746, to Samuel Perry, Jr., son of Samuel and Susannah (Hazard) Perry, of Charlestown, b. 19 April 1723, and had issue:
         1. ) Mary, b. 28 December 1747, at Richmond.
      3. ) Joshua (58); b. 13 May 1733.
      4. ) Samuel (59); b. 1 December 1737.
      5. ) John (60); b. 8 July 1740.
      6. ) Oliver (61); b. 21 November 1743.
      7. ) Sarah; b. 15 June 1745; m. 17 September 1761, at Richmond, Thomas Wells, and had issue:
         1. ) Clarke, b. 8 July 1762;
         2. ) Joseph, b. 2 September 1764;
         3. ) David, b. 2 April 1766 ;
         4. ) Mary, b. 2 December 1768;
         5. ) Anne, b. 1 January 1770.
      8. ) James; b. 9 July1748; m. and had issue,
         1. ) Amy,
      9. ) Christopher; b. 7 April 1751; m. and had issue:
         1. ) Joseph,
      10. ) Amy; b. ____ ; m. ____ Sheffield.

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Sources

1. ↑ Morrison Jr., George, Austin, The Clarke Families of Rhode Island; 1902, by George Austin Morrison, Jr., New York, Press of The Evening Post Job Printing house, 1902. Public Domain. Available on line at:

   1. ) The Clarke Families of Rhode Island at Archive.org
   2. ) The Clarke Families of Rhode Island at Family Search
   3. ) The Clarke Families of Rhode Island at Yale University Digital Collection

Other Sources

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• "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HZ-VVC : 17 December 2019), Samuel Perry, 1723.
• "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8KT-JPN : 22 January 2020), Samuel Perry, 1746.

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPTN-HVPB : 1 March 2021), Samuel Perry, May 1776; citing Military Service, South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140772.