Elizabeth Clark

Biography

Elizabeth's siblings are Mercy Leonard and Samuel Leonard (b. ca. 1683). In 1718 her father 'of Preston' sold to Thomas Clark of Norwich, husband of Elizabeth, his rights to 'all ye commons and unlaid out lands in Preston.'

Family

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Clark-784

”Thomas Clark & Elisabeth Lenard ware married day ye 10th day of July annod 1703.”

Probate

His will is dated 25 September 1746 and proved on 12 October 1752 in Norwich. He mentions his wife Elizabeth, his children, Thomas, Joseph, Ruth, and Elizabeth and deceased daughter Mary, and his grandson Simeon, son of Robert Gates, decd.[1]

His date of death, 4 August 1752 is mentioned in the heading of his inventory which is not dated.[1]

The estate distribution was ordered to be set out to the two sons, and the widow, the children of Mary, Elizabeth, and Ruth.[1]

Notes

Thomas is the second child of this name born to John and Mary (Burnham) Clark ; his elder brother Thomas was b. 15 Jan 1674 and died in infancy (as did the first child of John and Mary, Thomas elder brother John, b. 24 Sep 1673).

Source: Mayflower Families for Five Generations: James Chilton, Richard More, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997.

Probate

{This profile and other online trees seem to have her death date as 25 September 1746, however, I haven't found a source for this date. The death date has been changed to reflect the probate records.}

• She is mentioned in her husband's estate distribution in 1752. (see his profile for will and estate distribution with sources)
• Her inventory was completed on 13 December 1759 in Norwich.[1]
• On 4 March 1760, the court orders the distribution set out to her son Thomas (eldest), the children of Joseph, decd., the children of Mary, decd., Elizabeth Geer, wife of Benajah Geer of Coventry, and Ruth, wife of Stephen Geer of Preston.[2]

  ---

References

1. Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jan 14 2020, 1:17:39 UTC
2. Leonard, Manning, Memorial: Genealogical, Historical, and Biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and some of His Descendants. (1896) pp.34-36 < Archive.Org >
3. WikiTree contributors, "Thomas Clark (1674-1752)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Clark-784 : accessed 13 April 2024). cites
   1. Probate records v. 1-2 1748-1761, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-17TW : 13 September 2022), FHL microfilm 007627366, image 142-143, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, Vol 1, Pages 241-244.
   2. Vital Records of Norwich 1659- 1848 Vol. I
   3. MF Vol. 15 p. 53
   4. Jacobus, Donald Lines. New London (Conn.) Probate Records, The American Genealogist (1933) Vol. 10, Page 168. Mentioned in his fathers will dated 28 Apr 1708, proved 8 Mar 1708/9. < AmericanAncestors >