Tristram Clark

Ben M. Angel notes:

This would be a person of high interest with respect to the identity of the person known as Tristan Bunker of Nantucket, who was killed in the Scorpion Affair on the coast of Chile. This person is said to have died single. No other information given. Also, there is no Tristram Bunker born in the 1750s-1770s that is known to have died on Oct. 13, 1808, at Quiliimari (present Region IV, Chile). My thoughts are that "Tristan Bunker" is perhaps an assumed name - perhaps Tristram Clark took on his uncle Tristram Bunker's identity as a privateer, or that he adopted his mother's maiden name since that would have been his absolute last name on any Chilean document (maternal apellido). Worth further investigation.

Available information on the family:

On births:

• Daniel, h. Eleanor (d. Stephen Swain and Eleanor [? Jane]), s. Ichabod and Deborah (Bunker), ––– ––, ––––.
• Deborah, w. Abraham Myrick (s. Andrew and Hannah), d. Ichabod and Deborah (Bunker), ––– ––, ––––.
• George, h. Abigail (d. Stephen Swain), s. Ichabod and Deborah (Bunker), ––– ––, ––––.
• Ichabod, m. "in England", s. Ichabod and Deborah (Bunker), ––– ––, ––––.
• Lydia, w. Benjamin Clark Jr., d. Ichabod and Deborah (Bunker), 4: 12m: 1751. (This reads 4 February 1752.)
• Priscilla, w. Ichabod Paddack (s. Stephen and Eunice), d. Ichabod and Deborah (Bunker), ––– ––, ––––.
• Reuben, h. Susannah (d. Zaccheus Gardner), s. Ichabod and Deborah (Bunker), ––– ––, ––––.
• Tristram, s. Ichabod and Deborah (Bunker), ––– ––, ––––.

Posted on Nantucket vital records:

• http://www.ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Nantucket/Nantucket/BirthsC.shtml

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On Marriages:

• Benjamin and Lydia Clark, Nov. 23, 1775. [Benjamin Jr. and Lydia Clark, d. Ichabod and Deborah (Bunker)
• Daniel and Eleanor Swain, Dec. 3, 1767. [Daniel, s. Ichabod and Deborah (Bunker), and Eleanor Swain, d. Stephen and Jane Gibbs. PR38]
• Deborah and Abraham [int. Abram] Myrick, Nov. 11, 1781. [Deborah, d. Ichabod and Deborah (Bunker), and Abraham Myrick, s. Andrew and Hannah. PR38]
• George and Abigail Swain, Oct. 18, 1772. [George, s. Ichabod and Deborah (Bunker), and Abigail Swain, d. Stephen and Jane Gibbs. PR38]
• Ichabod and Deborah Bunker, Mar. 6, 1746. [Ichabod, s. John and Mary (Challing), and Deborah Bunker, d. Daniel and Priscilla (Swain). PR38]
• Lydia and Benjamin Clark, Nov. 23, 1775. [Lydia, d. Ichabod and Deborah (Bunker), and Benjamin Clark Jr. PR38]
• Priscilla and Ichabod Paddack, May 11, 1781. [May 11, 1782. NCR; Priscilla, d. Ichabod and Deborah (Bunker), and Ichabod Paccack, s. Stephen and Eunice. PR38]
• Reuben and Susanna Gardner, Dec. 26, 1776. [Reuben Jr., s. Ichabod and Deborah (Bunker), and Susanna Gardner, d. Zaccheus and Jemima (Coffin). PR38]

Posted on Nantucket vital records:

• http://www.ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Nantucket/Nantucket/MarriagesC.shtml

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On deaths:

• Daniel, h. Eleanor (Swain), s. Ichabod and Deborah (Bunker), 15: 4m: 1828 [dup. ––, 1823, in Hudson]. (This translates to 15 April 1828.)
• Ichabod, h. Deborah (d. Daniel Bunker), s. John and Mary (Challing), 13: 5m: 1764. PR38 ["on sloop, whaling with nightmare, ". PR63]
• Reuben, h. Susannah (d. Zaccheus Gardner), s. Ichabod and Deborah (Bunker), ––– ––, 1790.
• Susanna, w. Reuben (s. Ichabod and Deborah), d. Zaccheus Gardner and Jemima (Coffin), ––– ––, 1790.

Posted on Nantucket vital records:

• http://www.ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Nantucket/Nantucket/DeathsC.shtml

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From the William C. Folger genealogical records in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Association. (This compilation has been used because of the valuable clues it affords, but its statements should be received with caution, as it is not free from errors. It should also be understood that in many instances the events recorded did not take place in Nantucket, and in a few cases attention has been called to the question of residence.)