Nathaniel Clark, of the Plymouth Colony

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Son of Thomas Clark and Susanna Ring. Husband of Dorothy Lettice, married 1681 and divorced 04 June 1686.

There was a ruling in the church in 1685, Dorothy had done something wrong, and confessed to it, the church was satisfied. The church then went to Nathaniel, "The Elder then speaking a few serious words to Nath: Clarke as a child of the church, he brake forth into a wicked passion & spake vile words, intimating, as if the church would cleare the guilty & condemne the innocent, abusing also Pauls words to the mariners, as if it were better & nearer to salvation to be out of such a church then in it etc which 1 carriage & words of his were highly offensive, & soe declared by the Pastour to be, but at the present it was thought meete not further to proceed thereupon."

excerpts from Davis, William T. History of the Town of Plymouth, p. 58-59:

Nathaniel Clark, son of Thomas, was an attorney, married Dorothy, the widow of Edward Gray, who divorced him (PCR 6:190-2), and he left no children. He was secretary of Plymouth Colony when Sir Edmund Andros was appointed Governor under James II. Although the office of secretary was vacated, Nathaniel "fastened himself to the royal Governor, and became one of this most subservient instruments and tools". Andros declared that any title to property required his confirmation, and through this mechanism, apparently, Nathaniel Clarke was awarded title to Clark's Island about 1688. [The island was named after John Clarke, mate of the Mayflower, who may have been Nathaniel's grandfather.] .....

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Son of Thomas Clark and Susanna Ring. Husband of Dorothy Lettice, married 1681 and divorced 04 June 1686.

There was a ruling in the church in 1685, Dorothy had done something wrong, and confessed to it, the church was satisfied. The church then went to Nathaniel, "The Elder then speaking a few serious words to Nath: Clarke as a child of the church, he brake forth into a wicked passion & spake vile words, intimating, as if the church would cleare the guilty & condemne the innocent, abusing also Pauls words to the mariners, as if it were better & nearer to salvation to be out of such a church then in it etc which 1 carriage & words of his were highly offensive, & soe declared by the Pastour to be, but at the present it was thought meete not further to proceed thereupon."

Divorced 06/04/1686 from Dorothy Lettice.

The following information from:
Records of the Descendants of Thomas Clark Compiled by, Rev. William W. Johnson Published 1884

NATHANIEL CLARKE, of Plymouth, born 1643. He was educated in the law office of Secretary Morton, and was known as Counsellor Clarke. He was appointed Secretary of the colony by Sir E. Andros, in 1686, and shared in the unpopularity of that officer, so much that when Sir Edmund was sent to England a prisoner, Nathaniel Clarke was sent with him. He soon however, returned to Plymouth, a favorite with the Court of England, and continued the practice of the law. His house was on the main street, the same afterwards occupied by Judge Thomas. Andros made him a grant of Clark's Island, which the people refused to confirm, and he failed of securing the property. He married Dorothy Lettice Gray, widow of Edward Gray, a rich merchant of Plymouth, but they did not live together comfortably, and after much scandal she left him. He died without issue, Jan. 31, 1717, and was buried on Burial Hill, where his gravestone may yet be seen. She died in 1728, aged 80.

GEDCOM Note

Biography

Nathaniel Clarke was born about 1642.

Age: 39 Deposition Year: 1683 Deposition Place: Essex, Massachusetts He married Dorothy (Lettice) Grey about 1685 (after June 1681) in Plymouth.

Husband of Dorothy Lettice, married 1681 and divorced 04 June 1686. He died in Plymouth on January 31, 1717/8. <ref>http://www.americanancestors.org/pilgrim-families-thomas-clark/</ref> Burial described in detail within “Massachusetts, Town Clerk...d Town Records, 1626-2001”<ref>Film # 007009754; image 120/221; page 113 of original book</ref> (tombstones were faded and author Lewis Bradford, town clerk 1829, sought to record their locations in a descriptive narrative)<ref>https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897M-B34S?i=67&wc=...</ref>

Sources

<references />* Website created by Lonnie Chrisman, The Chrisman Pedigree

• Torrey, Clarence Almon. Torrey’s New England MarriagesPrior to 1700 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1985)
• Ancestral File Number: MHH7-PS
• Clarke, Augustus Peck. Clarke's Kindred Genealogies (Harvard Print. Co., Cambridge, Mass., 1896) Page 71

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GEDCOM Note

Biography

Nathaniel Clarke was born about 1642.

Age: 39 Deposition Year: 1683 Deposition Place: Essex, Massachusetts He married Dorothy (Lettice) Grey about 1685 (after June 1681) in Plymouth.

Husband of Dorothy Lettice, married 1681 and divorced 04 June 1686. He died in Plymouth on January 31, 1717/8. <ref>http://www.americanancestors.org/pilgrim-families-thomas-clark/</ref> Burial described in detail within “Massachusetts, Town Clerk...d Town Records, 1626-2001”<ref>Film # 007009754; image 120/221; page 113 of original book</ref> (tombstones were faded and author Lewis Bradford, town clerk 1829, sought to record their locations in a descriptive narrative)<ref>https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897M-B34S?i=67&wc=...</ref>

Sources

<references />* Website created by Lonnie Chrisman, The Chrisman Pedigree

• Torrey, Clarence Almon. Torrey’s New England MarriagesPrior to 1700 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1985)
• Ancestral File Number: MHH7-PS
• Clarke, Augustus Peck. Clarke's Kindred Genealogies (Harvard Print. Co., Cambridge, Mass., 1896) Page 71

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Son of Thomas Clark and Susanna Ring. Husband of Dorothy Lettice, married 1681 and divorced 04 June 1686.

There was a ruling in the church in 1685, Dorothy had done something wrong, and confessed to it, the church was satisfied. The church then went to Nathaniel, "The Elder then speaking a few serious words to Nath: Clarke as a child of the church, he brake forth into a wicked passion & spake vile words, intimating, as if the church would cleare the guilty & condemne the innocent, abusing also Pauls words to the mariners, as if it were better & nearer to salvation to be out of such a church then in it etc which 1 carriage & words of his were highly offensive, & soe declared by the Pastour to be, but at the present it was thought meete not further to proceed thereupon."

The following information from: Records of the Descendants of Thomas Clark Compiled by, Rev. William W. Johnson Published 1884

NATHANIEL CLARKE, of Plymouth, born 1643. He was educated in the law office of Secretary Morton, and was known as Counsellor Clarke. He was appointed Secretary of the colony by Sir E. Andros, in 1686, and shared in the unpopularity of that officer, so much that when Sir Edmund was sent to England a prisoner, Nathaniel Clarke was sent with him. He soon however, returned to Plymouth, a favorite with the Court of England, and continued the practice of the law. His house was on the main street, the same afterwards occupied by Judge Thomas. Andros made him a grant of Clark's Island, which the people refused to confirm, and he failed of securing the property. He married Dorothy Lettice Gray, widow of Edward Gray, a rich merchant of Plymouth, but they did not live together comfortably, and after much scandal she left him. He died without issue, Jan. 31, 1717, and was buried on Burial Hill, where his gravestone may yet be seen. She died in 1728, aged 80.