George Clark, II - farmer

1. Myrtle Stevens Hyde, FASG, The Engish Origins of "Farmer" George1 Clark(e) of Milford, Connecticut TAG (1999) 74:72-73
2. Myrtle Stevens Hyde, FASG, The Family in England of "Farmer" George1 Clark(e) of Milford, Connecticut (Apr 2017) 89.2:127+ Baptism records were located in Kimpton, Hertfordshire, England for the family of George1 Clarke of Milford (called Jr/Farmer). He was baptized 22 Mar 1611 in the parish of Kimpton with all of his siblings son of George Clarke and an unknown wife.

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• Noyes-Gilman ancestry; being a series of sketches, with a chart of the ancestors of Charles Phelps Noyes and Emily H. (Gilman) Noyes, his wife .. (1907)
• http://www23.us.archive.org/details/noyesgilmanances1907noye
• http://www23.us.archive.org/stream/noyesgilmanances1907noye#page/15...
• Pg. 157

GEORGE CLARK [....-1690] AND HIS WIFE SARAH [....-....] OF ENGLAND AND MILFORD, CONN.
OUR first record of George Clark is as one of the original proprietors of Milford, Conn., in 1639, and, as Hinman says, "one of its most respectable citizens." He is called in the Milford records "George Clark Junior," or "George Clark farmer," to distinguish him from "George Clark carpenter and deacon," whose son Samuel, his daughter Mary married.
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• http://www23.us.archive.org/stream/noyesgilmanances1907noye#page/15...
• Pg. 158

" He was evidently a young man, not long married, when he came from England with his wife Sarah and one child John, as he lived fifty-one years in this country. They probably went directly to Connecticut, following his brother John Clark, who came from Cambridge, Mass., to Hartford, Conn., with Hooker's company, in 1636. It is thought that another brother, Daniel Clark, who was in Windsor, Conn., in 1639, may have come from England with George.
George Clark was a deputy from Milford to the General Court of Connecticut and New Haven eight times between 1666 and 1676. In the records he is designated as "Mr. George Clark."
He died in 1690 at Milford, and Savage says he "left a good estate." Sarah, his wife, survived him, but the date of her death is not known. On the handsome stone bridge in Milford, erected August 28, 1889, to celebrate the 250th anniversary of its settlement, is carved the names of the earliest settlers, among which are "George Clark and Sarah his wife."
George Clark mentions in his will his three brothers, John, Edward, and Daniel. Of these, Edward had apparently remained in England, and had left a legacy of one hundred pounds to George's children some years before. John is supposed to be Mr. John Clark, of Hartford, who was one of the most influential settlers in the colony. He was a soldier in one of the battles with the Pequots in 1637, one of the patentees of the Royal Charter in 1662, and deputy almost continuously from 1641 to 1665. The brother Daniel may probably have been the Hon. Daniel Clark, who as a boy came to Windsor, Conn., about 1639, with his uncle Rev. Ephraim Huit, and was the second husband of Martha (Pitkin) Wolcott, widow of Simon Wolcott, son of Henry Wolcott (126).
Children of George and Sarah Clark:
1)John, born in England before 1639; was admitted to the Church of Milford, Conn., in 1673, and was either unmarried or childless when his father died, as the estate was left to "my Grand Child Samuel Clark" in default of heirs of John.
2)Hannah, born in Milford in 1640; married in 1660, John Platt, son of Richard Platt.
3)Ruth, baptized in Milford, in 1642; married (1) Thomas Fitch, son of Thomas Fitch; married (2) John Plumb; married (3) John Wheeler, of Woodbury, Conn.
4)Sarah, baptized in 1644; married (1) Lieutenant Reinold Marvin, son of Reinold and Mary (__) Marvin (84), who died in 1676; married (2) Feb. 12, 1678, as his second wife. Captain Joseph Sill, of Cambridge, Mass., afterwards of Lyme, Conn.; and died in 1715 or 1716.
5)Rebecca, baptized in 1646; married Browne.
6)Mary, baptized in 1651 ; married in 1673, Samuel Clark, son of Deacon George Clark.
7)Abigail, baptized Feb. 5, 1653/4; married, probably about 1673, Rev. Abraham Pierson, Rector of Yale College; died in Killingworth, March 15, 1726/7.
8)Elizabeth, baptized in 1656; and probably died young, as she is not mentioned in her father's will. ________________________________________________________________________

• The story of the memorial in honor of the founders of the town of Milford : erected by their descendants and the citizens of Milford : dedicated August 28th, 1889, the town's 250th anniversary (1889)
• http://archive.org/details/storyofmemoriali00pond
• http://archive.org/stream/storyofmemoriali00pond#page/15/mode/1up
• Pg. 15
  • No. 18. GEORGE CLARK.
  • Obit 1690.
  • SARAH his Wife.

This George was "brother to John Clark, of Saybrook, who removed thence to Milford and was made deacon of the first church, and married here the widow of Deacon John Fletcher. His brother Daniel was one of the patentees under the famous charter from Charles II. His only son, John, probably died without issue soon after his father. His daughter, Ruth, married Thomas Fitch, of Norwalk.
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• http://archive.org/stream/storyofmemoriali00pond#page/16/mode/1up
• Pg. 16
• Governor Thomas Fitch, of Connecticut. Abigail, his daughter, married Abraham Pierson, first rector of Yale College. Sarah married first, Reynold Marvin, the celebrated Indian fighter, and after his death married Captain Joseph Sill, and from the latter union Lieutenant Governor George Griswold Sill descends.

Mrs. Evelyn McCurdy Salisbury (wife of Professor Edward E.), a descendant of Reynold Marvin, gives this stone.

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• Pierson genealogical records, collected and comp. by Lizzie B. Pierson (1878)
• http://www26.us.archive.org/details/piersongenealogi00pier
• http://www26.us.archive.org/stream/piersongenealogi00pier#page/12/m...
• Pg. 12

Abraham2 Pierson (Rev. and rector) was born: 1641 at Lynn, Mass, and d. May 5, 1707 at Old Killingworth (now Clinton) Conn. He was removed to Branford ; while there married Abigail Clark (daughter. of George Clark of Milford) : graduated at Harvard college 1668, and removed with his father. to the new settlement of Newark.....

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• George Clark1
• M, b. circa 1615, d. August 1690
• Father George Clark b. 28 Apr 1594, d. 12 Sep 1661
• Mother Grace Bodye b. c 1594
• George Clark This George Clark was a farmer. He He had brothers Daniel, John and Edward. He married Sarah Northrup. George Clark was born circa 1615 at of Much Munden, Hertfordshire, England. He died in August 1690 at Milford, New Haven, CT.
• Family Sarah Northrup b. c 1619, d. 19 Jul 1689
• Children
  • Hannah Clark b. 29 Nov 1640, d. c 1711
  • Ruth Clark+ b. 20 Feb 1642, d. c 1709
  • Sarah Clark+ b. 18 Feb 1643, d. 1 Feb 1715/16
  • Rebecca Clark b. Feb 1646, d. c 1693
  • Esther Clark b. 1 Aug 1647, d. 19 Oct 1661
  • (Daughter) Clark b. 12 Aug 1649, d. 12 Aug 1649
  • Mary Clark b. 3 Feb 1651
  • John Clark b. 29 Aug 1652, d. 1693
  • Abigail Clark b. 29 Jan 1653/54, d. 15 Mar 1696
  • Elizabeth Clark b. 27 Jan 1656
• Citations
• 1.[S79] Unknown author, The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, p. 23, January 1974.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p20.htm#i601

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• THIS FAMILY IS THE SAME EXCEPT FOR THE WIFE MARY WHO HAS A DIFFERENT DEATH THEN SARAH LISTED BELOW.
• COLEY, Mary
• b. ABT 1625 England
• d. 22 SEP 1689 Milford, New Haven, CT.
• Family:
• Spouse: CLARK, George
• b. ABT 1620 England
• d. AUG 1690 Milford, New Haven, CT.
• Children:
  • CLARK, Hannah
  • CLARK, Ruth
  • CLARK, Sarah
  • CLARK, Rebecca
  • CLARK, Mary
  • CLARK, Abigail

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From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_61f.htm#0

• THIS FAMILY SEEMS TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE GEORGE CLARK WHO DIED IN AUG 1690 OTHER LISTINGS WIFE SARAH, LISTING SOME CHILDREN WITH LIKE DATES FOR THE OTHER GEORGE
• Sarah,
• d. 19 JUL 1689 Milford, New Haven, CT.
• Family:
• Spouse: CLARK, George
• d. 18 JUN 1690 Milford, New Haven, CT.
• Children:
  • CLARK, Thomas
  • CLARK, Hannah b. 1640 Milford, New Haven, CT.
  • CLARK, Ruth b. 1641 Milford, New Haven, CT.
  • CLARK, Sarah
  • CLARK, Rebecca b. 1645 Milford, New Haven, CT.
  • CLARK, Samuel
  • CLARK, Esther b. 1647 Milford, New Haven, CT. d. 19 OCT 1661
  • CLARK, George
  • CLARK, Mary b. 3 FEB 1650/1 Milford, New Haven, CT.
  • CLARK, John b. AUG 1652 Milford, New Haven, CT. d. 1693
  • CLARK, Abigail b. 9 JAN 1653/4 Milford, New Haven, CT.
  • CLARK, Elizabeth b. 27 DEC 1655 Milford, New Haven, CT.
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From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_38b.htm#85

• Genealogies of Connecticut Families: From the New England ..., Volume 1
• By Judith McGhan
• http://books.google.com/books?id=k6fDl9gE45IC&pg=PA337&lpg=PA337&dq...
• Pg. 419
  • Clark-Clarke Families
• 6. GEORGE (ca. 1610-15-1690) settled at Milford by 1639 and was called "Sr." and carpenter. By wife Sarah, he had: Thomas*, Sarah, Samuel* and George*. The family is well trace by Georce C. Bryant, Deacon George Clark(e) of Milford, Conn. ... (1949), excellently prepared by Donald Lines Jacobus. Mormon records call him son of George4 (George3, William2, George1) of Hertfordshire, whose 1661 will should be checked in England for confirmation. These same records conflict, and caution is advised.
• 7. GEORGE (also 1610-15-1690) was called "Jr." and farmer and was at Milford by 1640. His wife Mary bore Hannah, Ruth, Sarah, Rebecca, Esther, Mary, John, Abigail and Elizabeth. His 1690 will referred to brothers Daniel, John and Edward, all of England, and to property at Much Munden, co. Herts. Mormon records err in English data, claiming him to be the George who was still at Luton, England, in 1642, and making no note of the Much Munden reference. His male line ended with son John, but daughter Mary married Samuel2 Clark son of George Sr. preceding.

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https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:John_Clark_(305)
married before 22 Nov 1640
Wife's Name[1] Hannah Clark Gender Female Christening[1] 28 Nov 1640 Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States First Congregational Society Marriage 6 Jun 1660 Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States to John Platt Death[1] bet 6 Nov 1705 and 3 Mar 1711/12 Between date of husband's will and date of son's conveyance of Clark land. Living[1] 6 Nov 1705 Named in husband's will of that date. ▼References ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Bryant, George Clarke, and Donald Lines Jacobus. Deacon George Clark(e) of Milford, Connecticut and Some of His Descendants. (Ansonia, Conn.: The Author (Printed by Anthoensen Press, Portland, Maine), 1949), 14. Hannah2 (Clark), bapt. (Milford) Nov. 28, 1640; d. after Nov. 6, 1705, when named in husband's will, and before Mar. 3, 1711/12, when her son Joseph Platt conveyed Clark land.
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• Emigrated from England to Boston MA c.1637
• Sailed from Boston to New Haven 30 Mar 1638
• One of the first English settlers of Milford in 1639
• Deacon of First Church of Milford MA

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He joined the congregation of Peter Prudden and established a new colony at Milford. The constitution adopted was the Bible itself. The Bible was a revolutionary doctrine. In the book of Leviticus it provides that a man may distribute property to all the members of the family. This is contrary to the British principle where property goes to the eldest son. This doctrine of primogeniture is the basis for the monopolistic control of property and the monopolistic imposition of government authority.

When Deacon George died in 1690 he left a will which provided for distribution to all his children, but with a double portion to his eldest son. This was in accordance with the law of Leviticus. In the new land of America with its vast frontier and land free for the taking it was impossible for the British government to strictly enforce the British law. However, they maintained the doctrine and it was this doctrine that the will of Deacon George Clark was to contest in a case that went all the way to parliament and became history.

A consideration of the Clark case makes it clearly apparent why the Revolutionary War happened---why it was impossible over the long run to rule 13 colonies from far across the Atlantic Ocean. There is one word that would be sufficient to sum up the difficulty: bureaucracy. Deacon George Clark had died in 1690 and the settlement of his estate at the parliament level did not take place until 1745. That is 55 years this in testate matter was tied up in bureaucracy.

The Clark case was not a simple case. It involved fundamental questions of the constitutionality and the rights between the mother country and the colonies. There was this fundamental issue at stake: must Connecticut submit its laws to the Crown for approval. Many of the colonies were required to do this but Connecticut had a special charter with unheard of rights, which had been secured by a small group of people of which Deacon George had been at the center. Because the Clark case was a question of the right of Connecticut, the Colony of Connecticut took over the prosecution of the case. They were, however, unwilling to prosecute it too vigorously because of the fear that their liberal charter would be revoked or revised. Indeed, this very action was threatened many times by the Crown.

From the standpoint of strategy the Clarks had it all over the King. They (Clarks) based their rights on their constitution and their constitution was the Bible and the Bible was the King James Bible. Can you not imagine the quandary faced by the king's lawyers when they were told by the Connecticut lawyers that the position they were taking was based upon the King James translation of the Bible, the sainted ancestor of the then present line of kings.

When the decision came from the privy council 55 years after the death of Deacon George, it was clear and decisive as reported by the historian Robert J. Taylor. In his volume Colonial Connecticut, A History, he writes: "Thus the whole point at issue was whether common law applied to the colonies automatically….The Clark case at long last resolved the in testate in Connecticut's favor."

It was a further victory, which would earn for Connecticut the title "The Constitution State."

Birth circa 1611

George was born circa 1611 at Much Mundon, Herfordshire, England.2 1639 He arrived in Boston from England in about 1636. He was in Milford, CT by 1639. He was a carpenter and one of the first settlers in Milford.3

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The Deacon George Clark and his wife Mary came to Boston on the MARTIN from Great Munden , Hertfordshire England with the Reverend Peter Prudden in 1637. He was one of the founders of Milford, Connecticut. He was a Carpenter.
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from: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14903587/george-clark
"George Clark
BIRTH: 1613
Watton-at-Stone, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
DEATH :10 Jun 1690 (aged 76–77)
Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
BURIAL: :Milford Cemetery Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
PLOT: BURIED IN THE OLDEST SECTION OF THE MILFORD CEMETERY -NO GRAVE MARKER REMAINS.
MEMORIAL ID: 14903587.
Family Members:
Spouse:
Sarah Harvey Clark 1622–1689.
Children:
Thomas Clark 1637–1719, Ruth Clark Fitch 1641–1709, Sarah Clark Law 1643–1704, Sarah Clark Marvin Sill 1644–1715,
Samuel Clark 1645–1718, George Clark 1648–1734.."
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