Nathaniel Clark

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24. NATHANIEL4 CLARK (JOHN3, THOMAS2, JOHN1 CLARKE) [401]

• was born September 22, 1672 in Boston, Suffolk, MA [401], and
• died 1749 in Lyme, New London CT [402].
• He married SARAH LAY (DEWOLFE) [402] December 03, 1696 in Lyme, New London, CT.
  • She was born February 04, 1663/64 in Lyme, New London, CT [402], and
  • died WFT Est. 1707-1759.

From Radasch p. 20 "The Thomas Clark Family...": "Two other Nathaniel Clarks in the third generation have been confused with Nathaniel Clark (John2, Thomas 1) of Lyme. The Reverend W.W. Johnson, in his genealogy of the Clark family, was of the opinion that the one in Lyme was the Nathaniel Clark (Andrew 2, Thomas 1) . That Nathaniel died in Harwich in 1740, whereas Nathaniel of Lyme died there in 1749 as proved by probate records in each case. In another account, Alfred L. Holman stated 'without fear of contradiction' that the Nathaniel of Lyme was Nathaniel Clark ( William 2 , Thomas 1) (N.Y. Gen. & Bio Rec, 47:198-201). That Nathaniel died in 1709, also proved by a probate for his estate (see #13, p 19 and also #2-1v, p 5, in this genealogy)."

"The records of the deaths and the gravestones for the Nathaniel Clark and his wife Sarah have not been found, but in the Old Burying Ground, Meeting house Hill, Lyme, are buried one of their young sons, the first wife of their son Nathaniel Jr., and two of the latter's children. (Inscriptions in this cemetery have been published in the REGISTER, vol 61,p. 75-79.) In this same area, near the graves of John Lay and Sarah Lay, parents of Nathaniel Clark's wife, is the grave of 'Mr. John Clark who desd in March AD 1719 in ye 82 year of his age.' Thus, Nathaniel Clark is clearly the son of John Clark who was buried in Lyme in 1719. It is significant, also, that Nathaniel named is eldest son John (for his father), his second son Nathaniel (for himself) and his third son Thomas (for the progenitor of the family)."

" On 22 March 1697/98, Nathaniel Clark of Lyme, cordwainer, and Sarah his wife, sold land in Lyme to Matthew Griswold Jr. (Lyme Deeds 2:173)."

"In 1728, Nathaniel Clark of Lyme deeded to Sarah DeWolfe and her son Eleazer '4 acres...otherwise (the property) was to revert to my children John, Nathaniel, Thomas, Samuel, William and Sarah' "

"When Nathaniel made his will 3 Jun 1746 (probated 10 Feb 1748/49) he mentioned his son Eleazer of Sherburn in Nantucket, mariner, son Nathaniel, grandson Nun Clark; son of his son Thomas Clark of Lyme; and all his grandchildren that shall be living at his decease (names not mentioned). He said that his sons John, Thomas, Samuel, and William had their portion already, and he named his sons Thomas and Eleazer as executors (Lyme Prob #1272, New London Dist)."

"Nathaniel's deed of 1728 and his will of 1746 suggest that Eleazer was the illegitimate son of Sarah DeWolfe, Nathaniel's stepdaughter, born in Lyme 2 Dec 1685, and that later Nathaniel adopted Eleazer as his own son. In the probate file, there is an order form the Inferior Court of Barnstable County to the sheriff of Nantucket County to recover from Eleazer, as executor, a judgement of James Lovell Jr. of Barnstable, MA, against the estate of Nathaniel Clark of Lyme for 6 pounds, 5s, 11d, 3f damages and 2 pounds, 6s, 3d for costs of suit; also 1s 10d for this oath."

More About SARAH LAY (DEWOLFE): She had 7 children by Simon DeWolfe [402]

More About NATHANIEL CLARK and SARAH (DEWOLFE):

• Marriage: December 03, 1696, Lyme, New London, CT

Children of NATHANIEL CLARK and SARAH (DEWOLFE) are:

• 1. 68. i. SAMUEL5 CLARK,
  • b. Abt. 1705, Lyme, New London CT;
  • d. April 11, 1758, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
• 2. ii. JOHN CLARK [403],
  • b. December 21, 1697, Lyme, New London, CT [404];
  • d. Unknown.
• 3. iii. NATHANIEL CLARK [405],
  • b. September 11, 1699, Lyme, New London, CT [406];
  • d. Unknown.
• 4. iv. THOMAS CLARK [407],
  • b. Abt. 1703, Lyme, New London, CT [407];
  • d. Unknown.
• 5. v. WILLIAM CLARK [407],
  • b. Abt. 1709, Lyme, New London, CT [407];
  • d. Unknown.
• 6. 69. vi. SARAH CLARK,
  • b. Abt. 1711, Lyme, New London, CT;
  • d. Unknown.
• 7. 70. vii. ELEAZER CLARK,
  • b. Abt. 1721, Lyme, New London, CT;
  • d. Unknown;
  • Adopted child.

Footnotes:

• 401. Arthur Hitchcock Radasch and Katharine Warner Radasch, The Thomas Clark Family: Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Clark of Plymouth, 1623, (? Privately Published), 8.
• 402. Arthur Hitchcock Radasch and Katharine Warner Radasch, The Thomas Clark Family: Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Clark of Plymouth, 1623, (? Privately Published), 20.
• 403. Arthur Hitchcock Radasch and Katharine Warner Radasch, The Thomas Clark Family: Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Clark of Plymouth, 1623, (? Privately Published), 1.
• 404. Arthur Hitchcock Radasch and Katharine Warner Radasch, The Thomas Clark Family: Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Clark of Plymouth, 1623, (? Privately Published), 21.
• 405. Arthur Hitchcock Radasch and Katharine Warner Radasch, The Thomas Clark Family: Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Clark of Plymouth, 1623, (? Privately Published), 21, Source states record from vital records.
• 406. Arthur Hitchcock Radasch and Katharine Warner Radasch, The Thomas Clark Family: Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Clark of Plymouth, 1623, (? Privately Published), 21, Source states information from Vital Records.
• 407. Arthur Hitchcock Radasch and Katharine Warner Radasch, The Thomas Clark Family: Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Clark of Plymouth, 1623, (? Privately Published), 21.

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GEDCOM Note

Category: Boston, Massachusetts Category: Lyme, Connecticut

Biography == Nathaniel Clarke was born at Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony on September 22, 1672, son of John and Sarah (unk) Clarke. <ref>Appleton, William S. Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths 1630-1699, City Document 130, Registry Dept. City of Boston, Rockwell & Churchill, Boston, Massachusetts, 1883 p. 122 </ref> <ref name=DLJ>Jacobus, Donald. Thomas Clark(e) of Plymouth and Boston in the Line of Nathaniel (3) ofLyme , Connecticut in: The American Genealogist, Vol. 47: No. 1, New Haven, Connecticut, 1970, p. 7-12</ref>

He likely spent his younger years as a mariner. <ref name=DLJ />
He married the widow Sarah (Lay) DeWolfe at Lyme, Connecticut on December 3, 1696. <ref name=LymeVR>Connecticut: Vital Records (The BarbourCollection), 1630-1870: Volume Lyme, Connecticut p. 41-3 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928 </ref> Sarah, mother of seven children, was the daughter of John and Sarah Lay of Lyme, and the widow of Simon DeWolfe. <ref name=DLJ />
His will was dated on June 3, 1746 and proved on February 10, 1749 at Lyme, Connecticut. In it he names:

• son Eleazer* son Nathaniel, with provisions that he pay 'my grand son Nun, son ofmy son Thomas' of Lyme L100 within seven years
• daughter Sarah, wife of Jasper Peck of Lyme
• sons Thomas and Eleazer executors <ref name=DLJ />He also states that his sons John, Thomas, Samuel and William Clark have already received their portions of the estate. <ref name=DLJ />

Children==# John born on December 21, 1697; died at Colchester, Connecticut on October 27, 1749; married Mindwell Gillett on March 3, 1729/30. <ref name=LymeVR /> <ref name=DLJ /># Nathaniel born on September 11, 1699; married first in November, 1720, Phebe Smith; married second Lydia Peck on July 10, 1735. <ref name=LymeVR /> <ref name=DLJ /># Thomas born ___; died at Lyme in early 1766, will being dated January 23, 1766 and proved on February 17, 1766; married Rebecca Watrous on November 25, 1730. <ref name=LymeVR /> <ref name=DLJ /># Samuel born ___; died on April 11, 1758 at East Haddam, Connecticut;married Hannah Champion on May 1, 1733 at Lyme. <ref name=LymeVR /> <ref name=DLJ /># Sarah born c 1705; died aged 80 on August 25, 1785; married Jasper Peck on November 24, 1731 at Lyme. <ref name=LymeVR /> <ref name=DLJ /># William born ___; died in February, 1763 at Derby, Connecticut; married Hannah Peck on November 30, 1731 at Lyme. <ref name=LymeVR /> <ref name=DLJ /># Eleazer born ___; died at Lyme about 1764; married first, Abigail Clark of Nantucket on October 15, 1741 at Lyme <ref name=LymeVR /> married Joanna Coleman at Nantucket on March 9, 1750/1. <ref name=DLJ />

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Acknowledgments ==* WikiTree profile Clarke-1691 created through the import of Putnam2-1_2010-01-02_2011-02-16_2011-10-11.ged on Oct 12, 2011 by John Putnam. See the Changes page for the details of editsby John and others.* Thank you to Robert Cherry for creating WikiTree profile Clark-11671 through the import of CherryOttosen_2013-03-19.ged on Mar 19, 2013. ::: Source: S-2084005310 Repository: #R-2142027306 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data:::: Source: S-2090658087 Repository: #R-2142027306 American Marriages Before 1699 Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.Original data - Clemens, William Montgomery. American Marriage Records Before 1699. Pompton Lakes, NJ, USA: Biblio Co., 1926.Original data: Clemens, William Montgomery. American Marriag Note:

"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F742-MZP : 11 February 2018), Nathaniell Clarke in entry for Nathaniel Clarke, 11 Sep 1699; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2Q-JW8F : 13 December 2015), Nathaniel Clark, 1749; Burial, Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States of America, Meeting House Hill; citing record ID 62241223, Find a Gr...

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Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.) Notes Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network birth: 22 September 1672; Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network death: 1749;

Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network Less