James Clark, of the New Haven Colony

Per Ecclesiastical Sketches by Rev. Heman R.Timlow...

James Clark, one of the first settlers of New Haven, went there in 1638, and was one of the company, consisting of Governor Eaton, and others, who, June 4, 1639, met in Mr. Newman's barn to frame the civil compact. He married, Oct 17, 1661, Ann, widow of John Wakefield. She was not his first wife, or mother of his children. According to Savage, he removed before 1669 to Stratford.

CHILDREN

• 2. James, m. Deborah, daughter of John Peacock, and settled in Stratford;
• 3. Mary, was an inmate of the family of William Judson, May, 1665;
• 4. Samuel, m. Nov. 7, 1672, Hannah Tuttle;
• 5. Ebenezer, b. Nov. 29, 1651; m. May 6, 1678, Sarah Peck, and settled in Wallingford;
• 6. Susan, b. 1652.

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From http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/CLARKE/2004-05/108605...

Ref.: New Eng. Hist. & Gen. Reg., Jan 1974, pg 23: Clark-Clarke Families Of Early Connecticut by Prentiss Glazier.

James Clark (ca. 1610-post 1661) of New Haven was probably a brother of John. By his first wife he had: Mary, Sarah, James (of Stratford); and prob. Marcy, Samuel, dau who m. Nathaniel Sanford, Susan and Ebenezer (of Wallingford).
The family is well traced by Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven (1924), 2:407-413.; The American Genealogist 9:60 and 31:130-1.; The mother of his children was perhaps born Fernes or was perhaps Sarah Harvey (incorrect!),, but no proof has been found. He was probably not the legatee mentioned in Henry F. Waters, Genealogical Gleanings in England (1907), 2:1256/7, for no brother John is mentioned. It is probable that this ref. is to James of Roxbury, Ma.

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Families of Ancient New Haven by Donald Lines Jacobus, pg. 392, 407, 2013

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• Ancestors of Rev. Williams Howe Whittemore, Bolton, Ct., 1800--Rye, N. Y., 1885, and of his wife Maria Clark, New York, 1803--Brooklyn, 1886 (1907])
• http://archive.org/details/ancestorsofrevwi00baco
• http://www.archive.org/stream/ancestorsofrevwi00baco/ancestorsofrev...
• Pg. 91
• I. James Clark
• m.
• (He m. 2nd, Oct. 17, 1661, Ann, widow of John Wakefield.)
• A first settler in New Haven, Ct., he was one of those who with Gov. Eaton, on June 4, 1639, met in Mr. Newman's barn to frame the civil compact.
• He was in the list of 1643, in New Haven, as having a family of four and was taxed on £50.
• Children.
  • James b. d. Feb. 9, 1712. m. abt. 1662, Deborah Peacock, dau. of John.
  • Mary b. m. abt. 1659, William Chatterton.
  • Ebenezer b. New Haven, Nov. 29, 1651. d. Apr. 30, 1721. m. 1st, May 6, 1678, Sarah Peck. d. May 20, 1696. m. 2nd, Dec. 22, 1696, Elizabeth (Parker) Royce.
  • Susan b. 1652.
• II. Ebenezer Clark b. New Haven, Nov. 29, 1651. d. Wallingford, Apr. 30. 1721. *m. 2nd, Wallingford, Dec. 22, 1696. Elizabeth (Parker) Royce b. prob. New Haven abt. 1673, d. Wallingford, Sept. 10, 1751.
• (He m. 1st, May 6, 1678, Sarah Peck, d. May 20, 1696, dau. James.)
• (Elizabeth Parker m. 1st, Wallingford, Mch. 24, 1693, Josiah Royce (son of Samuel), who d. before Apr. 23, 1695, leaving son Ebenezer, ________________________
• HARVEY, Sarah
• b. 1622 England
• d. 17 OCT 1661 New Haven, New Haven, CT.
• Family:
• Spouse: CLARK, James
• b. OCT 1602 London, Middlesex, England
• d. 19 DEC 1674 Stratford, Fairfield, CT.
• Parents:
• Father: CLARK, William
• Mother: WESTON, Mary
• Children:
  • CLARK, Sarah
  • CLARK, Mercy
  • CLARK, Susan b. 1647 New Haven, New Haven, CT.
  • CLARK, Ebenezer
  • CLARK, Samuel
• From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_1b1.htm#63 _______________
• Samuel Clark, Sr
• Birth: 1619 Devon, England
• Death: 1690 Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
• Family members
• Parents:
• James Clark III
• 1664 - 1712
• Sarah Clark (born Harvey)
• 1622 - 1661
• Wife:
• Hannah Clark (born Fordham)
• 1637 - 1708
• Siblings:
• Anne Clark
• 1535 - ?
• Daniel Clark
• 1674 - ?
• Joesph Clark
• 1678 - ?
• Nathan Clark
• 1682 - ?
• Abigail Clark
• 1689 - ?
• Timothy Clark
• 1694 - ?
• Zechariah Clark
• 1701 - ?
• Nathan Clark
• Samuel Clark I
• 1673 - ?
• John Clark
• 1676 - ?
• Stephen Clark
• 1680 - ?
• Phinehas Clark
• 1687 - ?
• Hester Clark
• 1692 - ?
• Mehitable Clark
• 1698 - ?
• Adam Clark
• Hannah Clark
• ? - 1685
• Children:
  • William Clark
  • 1645 - 1711
  • Samuel "Clarke" Clark, Jr.
  • 1654 - 1730
  • Daniel Clark
  • 1652 - ?
• Family links:
• Spouse:
• Hannah Fordham Clark (1622 - ____)*
• Children:
  • Samuel Clark (1654 - 1730)*
• Burial: Unknown
• Find A Grave Memorial# 148920420
• From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=148920420 ______________
• Genealogies of Connecticut Families: From the New England ..., Volume 1
• By Judith McGhan
• https://books.google.com/books?id=k6fDl9gE45IC&pg=PA419&lpg=PA419#v...
• Pg. 419
  • Clark-Clarke Families
• .... etc.
• 9. JAMES (ca. 1610-post 1661) of New Haven was probably a brother of John. By his first wife he had: Mary, Sarah, James* (of Stratford); and prob. Marcy, Samuel*, daughter who married Nathaniel Sanford, Susan and Ebenezer* (of Wallingford). The family is well traced by Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven (1924), 2:407-413. See also The American Genealogist, 9:60 and and 31:130-1. The mother of his children was perhaps born Fernes or was perhaps Sarah Harvey, but no proof has been found. He was probably not the legatee mentioned in Henry F. Waters, Genealogical Gleanings in England (1907), 2:1256-7, for no brother John is mentioned. It is probable that this reference is to James of Roxbury, Mass.
• 10. .... etc. ______________

ID: I13686 . ... Name: *James CLARK Sex: M Name: James CLARKE Birth: BEF 11 APR 1602 in London, Middlesex, England Death: 19 DEC 1674 in Stratford, Fairfield Co, CT Christening: 11 APR 1602 St Alban, Wood St, London, Middlesex, England Note: Sailed fron London on the "Hector", arrived in Boston on June 26, 1637?

CLARK, JOHN and JAMES, were original settlers of New Haven, and signed the fundamental agreement there in 1639, with 107 other settlers. John had a family of three persons, and an estate of ?240 at N. H. in 1643. A John Clark of New Haven m. Sarah Smith, Feb. 1, 1661, and had children b. at N. H., Sarah, b. Dec. 24, 1662; John, b. Nov. 23, 1663; Samuel, b. Aug. 20, 1666; Joseph, b. Oct. 27, 1668; second Sarah, b. Oct. 21, 1671. Sarah, wife of John, died July 25, 1674; and a dau'r died Sept. 22, 1675.

CLARK, JAMES, an original settler at New Haven as above, m. Widow Wakefield, Oct. 17, 1661, probably his second wife, as he had Ebenezer, b. Nov. 29, 1651, and had a family of four persons in N. H. in 1643, and ?50 estate (Connecticut Puritan Settlers, page 601)

JAMES CLARKE was an original settler in New Haven. He may have been the James Clarke referred to in the will of "John Clarke alias Kingman of the Liberty of the Cathedral Church of St. Andrews in Wells, Co. Somerset," yeoman, who in that document, dated August 24, 1641, bequeathed ten shillings to his "son James Clarke who is now in New England, if he be living." [N. E. Historical and Genealogical Register, LI: 115.]

James Clarke signed the compact of government in 1639, and assented to the oath of fidelity in 1644. He is named in the census of 1641-1643, and then had four persons in his family, an estate of ?50, and about 37 acres of land in various places. In 1648 he was late at the training and on the Sabbath, and was reproved. His excuse was the sickness of his wife. Mr. Clarke does not seem to have been very fond of attendance at training, and on one occasion he was absent altogether. He died in 1688, in New Haven. His sons, James and Samuel, administered his estate.

The name of the first wife of James Clarke is unknown. She doubtless came with him from England, was living, and perhaps in ill health, in 1648, and died about 1660. He married, 2nd, October 17, 1661, Ann, the widow of John Wakefield, who had died in 1660 leaving three daughters. She died in 1695.

I. James, b. bef. 1643; m. abt. 1662, Deborah Peacock, who d. Dec. 14, 1705. He d. Feb. 29, 1712. Res. New Haven and Stratford. II. Samuel, b. bef. 1643; m. Nov. 7, 1672, Hannah Tuttle, who d. Dec. 21, 1708. He d. in New Haven, Dec. 29, 1696. III. Mary (No. 99). IV. Ebenezer, b. Nov. 29, 1651. Perhaps others. (The Ancestry of William Francis Joseph Boardman, page 96)

Father: William CLARKE\CLERKE b: 1561 in East Farleigh, Kent, England Mother: *Mary WESTON b: BEF 26 APR 1579 in Roxwell, Essex, England

Marriage 1 Elinor WRIGHT •Married: in Roxbury, Suffolk Co, MA .
Marriage 2 *Sarah HARVEY b: 1622 in Milford, New Haven Co, CT •Married: 7 NOV 1633 in London, Middlesex, England .Children 1.Mercy CLARKE b: AFT 1634 2.John CLARK b: ABT 1641 3.James CLARKE b: 13 OCT 1641 in New Haven, New Haven Co, CT 4.Sarah CLARK b: 18 FEB 1643 in Milford, New Haven Co, CT 5.Mary CLARKE b: 6 JAN 1644 in New Haven, New Haven Co, CT 6.Susannah CLARK b: ABT 1647 in New Haven, New Haven Co, CT 7.*Ebenezer CLARK b: 29 NOV 1651 in New Haven, New Haven Co, CT 8.Samuel CLARK b: 9 FEB 1653 in New Haven, New Haven Co, CT .
Marriage 3 *ANN b: in New Haven Co, CT •Married: 17 OCT 1661 in New Haven Co, CT •Married: 17 OCT 1661 in New Haven Co, CT 1 2 .
Sources: 1.Title: Samuel Richardson and Josiah Ellsworth Page: 547 2.Title: Wakefield Memorial Page: 204

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GEDCOM Note

James Clark is known to have existed and is indisputably the father of Mary Clark who married William Chatterton. He arrived in Boston on the Hector in 1627. He signed the New Haven Fundamental Agreement. He appears in various New Haven records until 1682. No sources come up on Ancestry, but he stays in, as the end of this line.