Capt. William Clark, II

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Capt. William Clark was born 3 July 1656 at Dorchester, Mass. His parents were Lt. William CLARK and Sarah STRONG. He married Hannah STRONG on 15 Jul 1680 in Northampton, Mass. After Hannah died, he married Mary Smith on 31 Jan 1694/95. William died 9 May 1725 in Lebanon, CT. His body was interred in 1725 at the Old Cemetery in Lebanon, CT. His epitaph reads:

   “Here lives what was mortal of Capt. William Clark, Esq. who died May ye 9th 1725 and in ye 69th year of his age.” “here lies ye dust of one I trust Whose soul is now in heaven For he through grace so run his race The prize to him is given.”

Hannah Strong was born 30 May 1659 in Northampton, Mass. Alternatively, she was born 20 May 1657, in Windsor, CT. Her parents were Elder John STRONG and Abigail FORD. Hannah died 31 Jan 1693/94 in Northampton, Mass.

Children of William and Hannah:

Name Born Married Departed

1. Hannah Clark 5 May 1681

Northampton, Mass Ebenezer Hunt

27 May 1698Thomas Bissell

20 Dec 1743 10 Jun 1758

2. Abigail Clark 25 Jan 1683/84 2 May 1687

3. William CLARK Jr. 5 Feb 1685 Bethiah WILLIAMS

5 Jan 1709/10

4. Jonathan Clark 13 May 1688 Hannah Smalley

6 Jan 1713/14 12 Jan 1743/44

5. Thomas Clark 14 Apr 1690

Lebanon, CT Sarah Strong

27 Jun 1717 18 Sep 1749

6. Joseph Clark 31 Dec 1691 Rebecca Huntington

20 Jun 1717 10 Sep 1769

7. Benoni Clark 1 Feb 1693/94 Hannnah Root

6 Nov 1718

Children of William and Mary Smith::

viii TIMOTHY CLARK, b. 12 Oct 1695, Lebanon, Connecticut; d. 12 Jul 1752.

ix GERSHOM CLARK, b. 18 Nov 1697.

x. . MARY CLARK, b. Abt. 1699.

xi. DAVID CLARK, b. Abt. 1701.

xii. DAVID

Williams’s son Jonathan was a farmer at Lebanon, CT.

William’s son Benoni was a farmer at Lebanon, CT.

As a small child William moved from Dorchester to Northampton carried in a pammier on his mother’s horse. At age 20, in May 1676, he was one of 22 soldiers of Northampton who took part in the Falls Fight under Capt. William Turner. He took the Oath of Allegiance from Major Pynchon on February 8, 1676 in Northampton, MA. William assisted his father in the resettlement of Northfield from 1682-1690 and served as administrator of his father’s estate in 1690. He was Selectman for Northampton in 1694 and 1696. Northampton vital records show William was a freeman in 1690 and removed to Lebanon about 1698.

In 1705, he was one of the first representatives from the town to the general court. serving for 13 years. He was a selectman for 16 years, and town clerk 25 years. He was captain of militia, serving in the Indian Wars.

In 1698, except for his oldest daughter, who had married, William and his family moved to Lebanon where he was one of 51 original proprietors. On May 2, 1700, he and Josiah Dewey of Northampton bought a large tract of wilderness in what is now Lebanon and the surrounding towns from Owanecho, Sachem of the Mohegans, commonly called the Clark-Dewey purchase. William immediately became prominent in the new settlement. William was chosen as the first Deputy to the General Assembly from Lebanon in May 1705 and represented the town again in 1706 through 1713,1715, 17, 18 and 1719.

He was a member of the Governor’s Council in 1719 and 1721 and Deputy again in 1723 and 1724. He was Speaker of the House in 1723. In October 1708, he served as Justice of the Peace for New London County from 1708 – 1724. In May 1717, he was appointed Justice of the Peace and Quorum from June 1717 – June 1724, his name appears regularly as one of the Justices in the records of the New London County Court. He was Judge of the Probate Court, District of Windham, from May 1723 until his death.

   Sources:

http://strongfamilyofamerica.org/strong/hannah.html
http://www.familytreesite.org/clarke.htm
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/y/e/Linda-Myers-VA/GEN...

His first wife, married Jul 15, 1680 at Northampton,MA, was Hannah Strong Clark, and his second wife, married Jan 31,1694/5, was Mary Smith Clark.

He was the son of William Clarke and Sarah ____ Clarke of Northampton.

Children(by first marriage): Hannah Clark Hunt Bissell*, Abigail Clark, William Clark III, Jonathan Clark, Thomas Clark, Joseph Clark, and Benoni Clark.

Children(by second marriage): Timothy Clark, Gershom Clark, Mary Clark, David Clark, and David Clark.

• Grandchildren by daughter Hannah Clark who married Ebenezer Hunt: Stephen Hunt, Ebenezer Hunt, Daniel Hunt, Simeon Hunt, Phineas Hunt, Esther Hunt Loomis, and Beulah Hunt Parsons.

Family links:

Parents:

 William Clarke (1609 - 1690)

 Sarah Clark (____ - 1675) 

Spouses:

 Hannah Strong Clark (1659 - 1694)

 Mary Smith Clark (1662 - 1748) 

Children:

 William Clark (1684 - 1753)*

 Jonathan Clark (1688 - 1743)*

 Thomas Clark (1690 - 1765)*

 Joseph Clark (1691 - 1769)*

 Timothy Clarke (1695 - 1752)*

 Gershom Clark (1697 - 1747)

Burial: Old Cemetery Lebanon New London County Connecticut, USA Maintained by: Kevin Avery Originally Created by: B K Record added: Jul 31, 2005 Find A Grave Memorial# 11455728 -tcd

• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Apr 14 2018, 7:32:01 UTC

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Capt. William Clark Sr. was born 3 July 1656 at Dorchester, Mass. His parents were Lt. William CLARK and Sarah STRONG. He married Hannah STRONG, his second cousin on 15 Jul 1680 in Northampton, Mass. After Hannah died, he married Mary Smith on 31 Jan 1694/95 in Lebanon, New London, CT. William died 9 May 1725 in Lebanon, CT.

As a small child William moved from Dorchester to Northampton carried in a pannier [a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.] on his mother’s horse. He took the Oath of Allegiance from Major Pynchon on February 8, 1676 in Northampton, MA.

At age 20, in May 1676, he was one of 22 soldiers of Northampton who took part in the Falls Fight under Capt. William Turner. Today, Turners Falls is an unincorporated village and census-designated place in the town of Montague in Franklin County, Massachusetts.

Of the men, directly connected with Northfield history, in this fight, were Nathaniel Alexander, James Bennett, Philip Mattoon, Joseph Kellogg, Samuel Boltwood, Stephen Belding, William CLARKE, John Lyman, Cornelius Merry, and Joseph WARRINER.

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THE TURNERS FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS FIGHT – Excerpt abridged from The History of Deerfield, Vol. I, George Sheldon, 1895, pp. 155-157.

After sunset, Thursday, May 18th [1676], this little army set out on a memorable march…. The cavalcade passed out from Hatfield street with high hopes and determined hearts. Crossing the meadows to the north, vowing vengeance for stolen cattle, they wended their way slowly up the Pocumtuck path. Over the Weequioannuck and through the hushed woods as darkness was closing down, to Bloody Brook. Guided by Hinsdell, the troops floundered through the black morass, which drank the blood of his father and three brothers, eight months before; they passed with bated breath and clinched fire-lock, the mound under which slept Lothrop and his three score men. As they left this gloomy spot, and marched up the road, down which the heedless Lothrop had led his men into the fatal snare, the stoutest must have quailed at the uncertainty beyond. Was their own leader wise? Did he consider the danger? Was it prudent to neglect precautions against surprise?

Leaving his horses under a small guard, Turner led his men through Fall river, up a steep ascent, and came out on a slope in the rear of the Indian camp. He had reached his objective point undiscovered. Silence like that of death brooded over the encampment by the river, save for the sullen roar of the cataract beyond. With ears strained to catch any note of alarm, the English waited impatiently the laggard light, and with the dawn, stole silently down among the sleeping foe; even putting their guns into the wigwams undiscovered. At a given signal the crash of a hundred shots aroused the stupefied sleepers. Many were killed at the first fire. The astonished survivors, supposing their old enemy to be upon them, cried out “Mohawks! Mohawks!” rushed to the river, and jumped pell-mell into the canoes which lay along the shore. Many pushed off without paddles; in other cases the paddlers were shot, and falling overboard, upset the canoe; many in the confusion plunged into the torrent, attempting to escape by swimming. Nearly all of these were swept over the cataract and drowned. Others, hiding about the banks of the river, were hunted out and cut down, “Captain Holyoke killing five, young and old, with his own Hands from under a bank.” A very slight resistance was made, and but one of the assailants wounded; another “was killed in the action by his friends, who, taking him for an Indian as he came out of the wigwam shot him dead.” The wigwams were burned, and the camp dismantled.

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In 1736, the General court granted to the survivors of this fight, and their descendants, a township,which in commemoration of the event was named Fall-town, since incorporated under the name of Bernardston. Bernardston was first settled in 1738 as a part of “Fall Town,” which also included Colrain and Leyden.

Benardston, Franklin, Mass

After King Philip’s War, William assisted his father in the resettlement of Northfield from 1682-1690 and served as administrator of his father’s estate in 1690. He was Selectman for Northampton in 1694 and 1696. Northampton vital records show William was a freeman in 1690 and removed to Lebanon about 1698.

In 1705, he was one of the first representatives from the town to the general court. serving for 13 years. He was a selectman for 16 years, and town clerk 25 years. He was captain of militia, serving in the Indian Wars.

In 1698, except for his oldest daughter, who had married, William and his family moved to Lebanon where he was one of 51 original proprietors. Two of our ancestors Maj. John MASON and Rev. James FITCH were the founders of Lebanon. See Rev. Fitch’s page for the story. On May 2, 1700, he and Josiah Dewey of Northampton bought a large tract of wilderness in what is now Lebanon and the surrounding towns from Owanecho, Sachem of the Mohegans, commonly called the Clark-Dewey purchase. William immediately became prominent in the new settlement. William was chosen as the first Deputy to the General Assembly from Lebanon in May 1705 and represented the town again in 1706 through 1713,1715, 17, 18 and 1719.

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William's date of birth is available on page 781 of The Descendants of John Porter of Windsor, Conn., 1635-9. Compiled by Henry Porter Andrews. Volume II. Saratoga Springs, N.Y.: G.W. Ball,1893. Available online at https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Descendants_of_John_Porter...