William Clarke, Jr.

William Clarke, Jr. (1673 - 1767) is John Weedon's 8th great grandson.

ELEVENTH GENERATION
73. William Clarke (1) was born on 27 May 1673 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. He died in 1770 in Richmond, Rhode Island.

He was married to Hannah Knight on 11 Apr 1700 in Newport, Rhode Island. Hannah Knight(1) was born on 3 May 1680 in Cranston, Rhode Island. She died in 1743 in Richmond, Rhode Island. Daughter of Jonathan Knight & Hannah Bennett.

William Clarke and Hannah Knight had the following children:

1. child+129 i. Thomas Weeden.
2. child+130 ii. Caleb Weeden.

TENTH GENERATION
40. Hannah Weeden (1) was born in 1649 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. She died on 3 Mar 1723 in Westerly, Rhode Island.

She was married to William Clarke in 1671 in Newport, Rhode Island. William Clarke(1) was born in 1644 in Newport, Rhode Island. He died on 30 Sep 1683 in Newport, Rhode Island. Son of Joseph Clarke & Margaret Turner.

Hannah Weeden and William Clarke had the following children:

1. child+73 i. William Clarke.
2. child74 ii. Thomas Clarke(1) was born on 15 Feb 1682 in Richmond, Rhode Island. He died on 17 Dec 1684 in Richmond, Rhode Island.
3. child75 iii. Hannah Clarke(1) was born on 25 Mar 1683 in Richmond, Rhode Island.

She was married to Thomas Peckham <>1684 in Newport, Rhode Island. Thomas Peckham (1) was born in 1639 in Newport, Rhode Island. He died in Feb 1709 in Newport, Rhode Island. Son of John Peckham & Mary Clarke.

Hannah Weeden and Thomas Peckham had the following children:

1. child+76 i. Daniel Peckham.
2. child77 ii. Thomas Peckham(1) was born on 19 Aug 1693 in Coaster's Harbor, Rhode Island. He died on 29 Oct 1765.
3. child78 iii. Uriah Peckham(1) was born 20 OV 1697 in Coaster's Harbor, Rhode Island.
4. child79 iv. ? Peckham(1) was born on 8 Jun 1700 in Coaster's Harbor, Rhode Island.
5. child80 v. Hannah Peckham(1) was born in 1701 in Coaster's Harbor, Rhode Island.
6. child81 vi. Sarah Peckham(1) was born on 29 Sep 1703 in Coaster's Harbor, Rhode Island.
7. child82 vii. James Peckham(1) was born on 24 Jan 1707 in Coaster's Harbor, Rhode Island. He died in 1737 in Coaster's Harbor, Rhode Island.

She was married to Joseph Clarke in 1708 in Westerly, Rhode Island. Joseph Clarke(1) was born on 11 Feb 1642 in Westerly, Rhode Island. He died on 11 Jan 1726 in Westerly, Rhode Island. Son of Joseph Clarke & Margaret Turner.

Descendents of John Weeden © 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2001 by Mark Weedin and Sharon Weedin.

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William Clarke (1673 - 1770)

William Clarke
Born 27 May 1673 in Newport, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantationsmap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of William Clarke and Hannah (Weeden) Clarke
Brother of Thomas Clarke, Hannah Clarke, Sarah (Peckham) Underwood [half], Daniel Peckham [half], Thomas Peckham Jr [half], Jeremiah Peckham [half], Uriah Peckham [half], Unknown Peckham [half], Hannah Peckham [half] and James Peckham [half]
Husband of Hannah (Knight) Clarke — married 5 Apr 1700 in Providence Plantation, Colony of Rhode Islandmap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of William Clarke III, Jonathan Clarke, Hannah Clarke, Thomas Clarke, Ruth (Clarke) Beebe, Robert Clarke, Judith (Clarke) Potter, Elisha Clarke and Caleb Clarke
Died 28 Feb 1770 at age 96 in Richmond, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantationsmap
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Disambiguation: William Clark was and still is in many genealogies shown to be William the son of Quaker minister Latham Clarke. This was primarily due to the date of birth appearing in Austin's Rhode Island Dictionary as 27 May 1673 which was an error. William son of Latham has been shown to be of South Kingstown and died in 1746. The WikiTree profile of Latham Clarke was corrected after 6 Jan 2019.

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1 Biography
1.1 Children
1.2 Property Records
2 Research Notes
3 Sources
Biography

William was born 27 May 1673. His son William while Town Clerk of Charlestown 1738-1747 recorded his own birth and that of his siblings and parents in Charlestown records.[1][2] However, George Austin Morrison from his research on William and his father for his Clarke Genealogy asserts his birth was in Newport.[3]

As noted above under Disambiguation, William's parentage is often given incorrectly. He is the son of William and Hannah (Weeden) Clarke.[3][4]

William married Hannah Knight, daughter of Jonathan and Hannah Knight born 3 May 1680, on 5 Apr 1700 which is recorded both in Newport and Charlestown.[5][6][7]

Records of the period refer to William as Captain Clarke and he served as a Deputy (Westerly) to the General Assembly 1711, 1730, and 1739.[4]

His Will dated October 7, 1769,[8] proved 7 Mar 1770 at Richmond, mentions sons William, Jonathan, Thomas, Robert, Elisha, Caleb and daughter Judith Potter, wife of Robert Potter. The will is witnessed by Samuel Clarke, Edward Perry, and Thomas Potter.

Children

William - born 26 Aug 1701
Jonathan - born 18 Oct 1702
Hannah - born 8 Sep 1704 (believed to have died young)
Thomas - born 13 Mar 1706
Ruth - born 15 Jul 1708 (believed to have died young)
Robert - born 28 Oct 1710 (admitted Freeman of Westerly Nov 1737)
Judith - born 8 Aug 1712, married Robert Potter
Elisha - born 10 Jul 1714
Caleb - born 20 Jul 1716
Property Records

In 1701 William Clarke, then of Jamestown, sold land in Jamestown and Dutch Island to Uncle John Weeden, both William and Hannah signatory.[3]

By deed in 1731 he gave to son William 80 acres of land in Westerly, "it being a part of my homestead farm."[3] Westerly in this time period is now Richmond.

By deed in 1733 he have 72 acres 52 roods of land in Westerly to son Jonathan And he gave by deed 14 acres of land in Westerly to son Thomas.[3]

By deed in 1737 he gave 50 acres of the homestead farm in Westerly to son Robert , another 50 acres to son Elisha, and a third 50 acres to son Caleb.[3]

Research Notes

From History of the State of Rhode Island with Illustrations from Original Sketches by Albert J. Wright, Philadelphia, Hoag, Wade and Co, 1878. [No e-book available, print editions seem limited according to WorldCat]. The text included vital statistics copied from Rev. James Irish's "Historical Sketch of the Town of Richmond" but Irish erred re William's years of birth (1670) and death (1767); these errors were corrected in the text that follows.
William Clarke, first mentioned as being among the early settlers of the town of Richmond, was born at Newport, in 1673, and was one of the original owners of the 'Shannock Purchase'. He died in Richmond, Feb. 28, 1770, in the ninety-seventh year of his age. His son, William, was born at Newport, in 1702, and removed with his parents to Richmond, where he died, March 28, 1786. Five other sons, Thomas, Jonathan, Caleb, Robert and Elisha, were the fruits of his first marriage. His son, William, above mentioned, reared a family of six boys, by name, James, William, Gideon, Joshua, Peter and Weeden; Gideon was the grandfather of John G. Clarke, of South Kingstown, and Weeden, the son of the second William, lived and died at Shannock Hill, leaving a family of four boys, one bearing the name of the father, and the other three named respectively, Peleg, Pardon, and William. Jonathan, the grandfather of H. P. Clarke, left a family of nine children, -- Jonathan, Abraham, Josiah, Nathaniel, Tabitha, Sarah, Benjamin, Hannah, and David. The last mentioned was born Oct. 14, 1756, and married a Miss Mary Cross, by whom he had three children, named Sarah, Ann, and David. This latter David married Miss Susannah Perry, daughter of George Perry, Esq., and their only surviving heir is Halsey P. Clarke. This is indeed a remarkable family, and the preservation of their genealogical record furnishes an example worthy of emulation, and evidences the regard and respect cherished for their illustrious ancestry.

Could not have died in 1767 since his will was dated 1769 and probated in 1770.. Birth was 27 May 1673. per Arnold, James, VItal Records of Rhode Island 1636-1850 Vol. V, Charlestown births. As Charlestown wasn't formed until 1738, his birth is placed in Newport. The birth was recorded at Charlestown by William's son WIlliam who was Charlestown's first Township Clerk
Sources

↑ Rhode Island: Vital Records, 1636-1850. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014), Originally Published as: Vital record of Rhode Island 1636-1850: First Series: births, marriages and deaths: a family register for the people, by James N. Arnold. Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company. Washington County, Vol. 5. Charlestown, page 5-18.
↑ The Narragansett Historical Register (Narragansett Historical Pub. Co., Providence, 1883) Vol. 2, Page 53 Gives place of birth as Charlestown. This is based upon William entering his own birth in Charlestown records when he was Town Clerk.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Morrison, George Austin. Clarke Genealogies: the "Clarke" Families of Rhode Island. Press of the Evening Post Job Printing House, New York, 1902. http://digital.library.yale.edu/cdm/ref/collection/rebooks/id/101779 . This man is #19, section starting on page 34 (image 38), son Wm. on p. 49.
↑ 4.0 4.1 History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations: Biographical, New York, The American Historical Society, Inc. 1920 Vol 4, p. 239 [1]
↑ Washington County V5:7, Rhode Island: Vital Records, 1636-1850. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014), Originally Published as: Vital record of Rhode Island 1636-1850: First Series: births, marriages and deaths: a family register for the people, by James N. Arnold. Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB532/rd/14346/5-7/260796877
↑ Torry, New England Marriages to 1700. Vol I:331, Newport, citing {Austin: GDRI 331; Clark (,3) 34; Clark (,16) 52; Reg. 85:418, 87:268; TAG 26:54}
↑ Newport County V4: 2-18, Rhode Island: Vital Records, 1636-1850. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014), Originally Published as: Vital record of Rhode Island 1636-1850: First Series: births, marriages and deaths: a family register for the people, by James N. Arnold. Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB532/rd/14343/2-18/260863125
↑ Beaman, Alden G., Washington County, Rhode Island births from probate records 1685-1860 p. 83 (1978)
Robinson, Caroline. The Gardiners of Narragansett (Providence, Rhode Island, 1919). Page 63.
Page 62 states that the son William of this William married Rebecca Wells. This source also states on page 56 that a Hannah Watson married a different William Clarke, son of Latham, in 1723 and that William Clarke died 1746 or 1747 leaving two offspring: Latham, born 1724, died Havana 1762; and John born 13 Jul 1726. (Note: this book contains information later proven incorrect.)
Genealogical and biographical memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins families. Some of these biographical memorials repeat the erroneous Clarke family lineage given by Austin and others.
An extended citation from Josiah Granville Leach's 1898 book (Books on GooglePlay, www.play.google.com, viewed 1/17/16 Wilbur-403 12:52, 17 January 2016) have been removed from this profile. The book contains errors conflating William son of Latham Clarke with William son of William Clarke.
Richmond Twp. RI probate record Book 2 p. 52