Joseph Clark

Joseph Clarke was the son of Thomas Clarke

Joseph Clarke was the son of Thomas Clarke of Westgate and Mary Canne.He was brother of Roland Clarke not his son. This was proven in 1998. Please see:

Christopher Gleason Clark, THE ENGLISH ANCESTRY OF JOSEPH CLARK (1613-1683) OF DEDHAM AND MEDFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS in NEHGR vol 152 p 3-23

NGSQ Robert Charles Anderson, "Clark, Hunting, and Wheelock Families of Dedham, Massachusetts: Some English Clues," National Genealogical Society Quarterly [hereinafter NC.SQ], 74 [1986]: 3-6.

Joseph Clark had one wife Alice Fenn

Joseph Clark had one wife Alice Fenn. See:

Christopher Gleason Clark, THE ENGLISH ANCESTRY OF JOSEPH CLARK (1613-1683) OF DEDHAM AND MEDFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS in NEHGR vol 152 p 3-23

NGSQ Robert Charles Anderson, "Clark, Hunting, and Wheelock Families of Dedham, Massachusetts: Some English Clues," National Genealogical Society Quarterly [hereinafter NC.SQ], 74 [1986]: 3-6.

Previous biographies stating his wife was Alice Pepper were disproved in 1998.

Some information below this point is very outdated and incorrect

Full given name might be Joseph Hobart.

Date and place of birth have also been (erroneously?) reported to be before April 11, 1613 at Banham, Norfolk, England.

Date of death has also been (erroneously?) reported to be January 6, 1683.

   ↑ Clark, Christopher Gleason, "The English Ancestry of Joseph Clark (1613-1683) of Dedham and Medfield, Massachusetts" v. 152 [Jan 1998] : 3-23, in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society), (at 152:14). 

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Joseph Clark, was one of the earliest settlers at Dedham and one of the original thirteen founders of Medfield. He was an inhabitant of that part of Dedham that was set off as Medfield in 1650. Will dated "24(4)1682" 24 Jun 1682, he d. 6 Jan 1683-4, mentions wife Alice; sons Nathaniel, Joseph, Benjamin, Ephraim and John; daughter Rebecca wife of John Richardson; son-in-law John Adams; grandchild John Bowers.

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Birth: Apr. 11, 1613 Banham Norfolk, England Death: Jan. 6, 1684 Medfield Norfolk County Massachusetts, USA

Son of Thomas Clark and Mary (Canne) Clark of Banham, Co.Norfolk, England.

NOTE: Joseph's father died in 1638 in Banham, Co.Norfolk. It is possible that his mother Mary was the Mary Clarke who was admitted to the church at Dedham,MA on Mar 1,1642, and she may be the same who was buried there on May 22,1642 or 1643. However, that may refer to Mary (Hobart) Clarke, wife of a Rowland Clark (Rowland has been mentioned in the past as a possible brother of Joseph, but this is probably not the case, as Joseph's brother Rowland who died in 1638 had no known wife. Of note is that there is no widow Clarke mentioned in the Banham assessments of 1641.)

Brother of Rebecca Clarke Wheelock.

He married Alice Fenn on April 15,1640 at Banham, Co.Norfolk, England before coming to New England. NOTE: He did not marry Alice Pepper. (NEHGR, 1998, 152:18ff)

Children: Joseph Clark Jr, Benjamin Clark, Ephraim Clark, Daniel Clark, Mary Clark Boyden, Sarah Clark Bowers Smith, John Clark, Nathaniel Clark, and Rebecca Clark Richardson Hill.

Family links:

Spouse:

 Alice Fenn Clark (1619 - 1711)

Children:

 Joseph Clark (1642 - 1702)*

 Benjamin Clark (1643 - 1724)*

 Ephraim Clark (1646 - 1699)*

 Sarah Clark Bowers Smith (1651 - 1704)*

 Rebecca Clarke Richardson (1660 - 1739)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Vine Lake Cemetery Medfield Norfolk County Massachusetts, USA Plot: No stone exists for him.

Son of Thomas Clark and Mary (Canne) Clark of Banham, Co.Norfolk, England.

NOTE: Joseph's father died in 1638 in Banham, Co.Norfolk. It is possible that his mother Mary was the Mary Clarke who was admitted to the church at Dedham,MA on Mar 1,1642, and she may be the same who was buried there on May 22,1642 or 1643. However, that may refer to Mary (Hobart) Clarke, wife of a Rowland Clark (Rowland has been mentioned in the past as a possible brother of Joseph, but this is probably not the case, as Joseph's brother Rowland who died in 1638 had no known wife. Of note is that there is no widow Clarke mentioned in the Banham assessments of 1641.

Brother of Rebecca Clarke Wheelock.

He married Alice Fenn on April 15,1640 at Banham, Co.Norfolk, England before coming to New England. NOTE: He did not marry Alice Pepper. (NEHGR, 1998, 152:18ff)

Children: Joseph Clark Jr, Benjamin Clark, Ephraim Clark, Daniel Clark, Mary Clark Boyden, Sarah Clark Bowers Smith, John Clark, Nathaniel Clark, and Rebecca Clark Richardson Hill. Son of Thomas Clark and Mary (Canne) Clark of Banham, Co.Norfolk, England.

NOTE: Joseph's father died in 1638 in Banham, Co.Norfolk. It is possible that his mother Mary was the Mary Clarke who was admitted to the church at Dedham,MA on Mar 1,1642, and she may be the same who was buried there on May 22,1642 or 1643. However, that may refer to Mary (Hobart) Clarke, wife of a Rowland Clark (Rowland has been mentioned in the past as a possible brother of Joseph, but this is probably not the case, as Joseph's brother Rowland who died in 1638 had no known wife. Of note is that there is no widow Clarke mentioned in the Banham assessments of 1641.)

Brother of Rebecca Clarke Wheelock.

He married Alice Fenn on April 15,1640 at Banham, Co.Norfolk, England before coming to New England. NOTE: He did not marry Alice Pepper. (NEHGR, 1998, 152:18ff)

Children: Joseph Clark Jr, Benjamin Clark, Ephraim Clark, Daniel Clark, Mary Clark Boyden, Sarah Clark Bowers Smith, John Clark, Nathaniel Clark, and Rebecca Clark Richardson Hill.

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One of the earliest residents of Dedham and one of the first 13 who undertook to settle Medfield. He served as a selectman in 1660 but does not appear very frequently in town offices.

Son of Thomas Clark and Mary (Canne) Clark of Banham, Co.Norfolk, England. (His father died in 1638. It is possible that Mary was the Mary Clarke who was admitted to the church at Dedham,MA on Mar 1,1642, and she may be the same who was buried there on May 22,1642 or 1643. However, that may refer to Mary (Hobart) Clarke, wife of Joseph Clark's brother Rowland Clark. Of note is that there is no widow Clarke mentioned in the Banham assessments of 1641.)

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