Individual Details
Thomas CLARK
(Abt 1599 - 24 Mar 1696/97)
The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995) on pages 375-380.
Daggett (William Richard Cutter and William Frederick Adams, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, 4 vols (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1910), p 1317; images of book pages, Google, Google Book (http://books.google.com : downloaded 26 December 2014; entry for Clark.) provides a different pedigree for this person. He shows:
William Clark (b 1658; m 1678; d 1725), son of
William Clark (b 1609; m 1637; d 1690) and
Sarah Strong (b 1613; d 1675)
Events
Families
Spouse | Susanna RING (1611 - 1646) |
Child | William CLARK (1634 - 1725) |
Child | James CLARK (1636 - ) |
Child | Susanna CLARK (1638 - 1697) |
Child | John CLARK (1640 - 1705) |
Child | Nathaniel CLARK (1642 - 1717) |
Child | Andrew CLARK (1644 - 1705) |
Spouse | Alice HALLETT (1601 - 1671) |
Spouse | Elizabeth CROW (1601 - 1695) |
Father | John CLARKE (1570 - 1623) |
Mother | Mary MORTON ( - ) |
Notes
Baptism
From Anderson, Grreat Migration Begins, p 377:John Insley Coddington argued forcefully that Thomas Clark was the son of John Clark, pilot of the Mayflower, and that he was identical with the "Thomas son of John Clarke of Ratliff" who was baptized 8 March 1599/1600 at St. Dunstan's, Stepney, Middlesex [TAG 42:201-02]. The hypothesis is very attractive, and was accepted by Jacobus [TAG 47:3], but remains underproven.)
The year can be computed from the age at death.
Arrival
Coddington:"Thomas Clark or Clarke arrived in Plymouth on the Anne in 1623, and (if we may be permitted a surmise) he may have been on his way to Virginia to join his father, may have heard of his death, and then decided to stay in New England."
Marriage
Married in Plymouth, Boston or HarwichMarriage
The source states:"MARRIAGE ... (2) Soon after 20 January 1664/5 Alice (Hallett) Nichols [SCC 6], daughter of Richard Hallett and Mordecai Nichols; she died by 25 July 1671 [SCC 8]."
I interpret this as an editorial error and believe that the following was intended:
"...daughter of Richard Hallett and widow of Mordecai Nichols..."
This is confirmed on p. 2088.
Marriage
Torrey identifies her as the 2nd wife.Death
Coddington says "24 Mar 1697/8"Burial
Coddington:"Plymouth, where he died on 24 March l697/8 "aged 98 years" according to his tombstone, which is still (1965) standing on Burial Hill in Plymouth, and is believed to be the oldest remaining tombstone in that graveyard."
Endnotes
1. William Richard Cutter and William Frederick Adams, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, 4 vols (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1910), p 1317; images of book pages, Google, Google Book (http://books.google.com : downloaded 26 December 2014; entry for Clark.
2. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, 3 vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), p 377; digital page images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://www.americanancestors.org/ : accessed 26 January 2016; "About 1599 based on age given at death.".
3. "Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850: Plymouth Vol 1," database index with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (AmericanAncestors.org: accessed 29 January 2016), p 135, [p. 203] "Mr. Thomas CLARKE decd. 24th March 1697 in his 98th year"; citing transcription of Lee D van Antwerp (compiler) and Ruth Wilder Sherman (editor), "Vital Records of Plymouth, Massachusetts to the Year 1850," Picton Press, Camden, Maine, 1993.
4. "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900," database index online, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7836: accessed 5 February 2016), Elizabeth Crow (b 1601) spouse of Thomas Clark (b 1599) in England, Source number: 10123.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO.
5. "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900," database index online, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7836: accessed 5 February 2016), Alice Hallett (b 1601) spouse of Thomas Clark (b 1599), Source number: 10122.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO.
6. Ancestry.com, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012), Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
7. Ancestry.com, New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013).
8. Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Source number: 10121.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO.
9. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).
10. Ancestry.com, Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
11. Ancestry.com, U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010), Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts; Year: 1623; Page Number: 243.
12. Godfrey Memorial Library, comp., American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1999).
13. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
14. Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Source number: 10123.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO.
15. Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Source number: 10122.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO.
16. Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Source number: 4049.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GCH.
17. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, 3 vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), p 377; digital page images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://www.americanancestors.org/ : accessed 26 January 2016; "About 1599 based on age given at death.".
18. John Insley Coddington, "The Widow Mary Ring, of Plymouth Mass., and her Children," The American Genealogist, 42 (October 1966), archived digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (http://www.americanancestors.org/databases/american-genealogist-the/image/?pageName=193&volumeId=11871 : downloaded 27 January 2016), p 201.
19. "Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700," transcription, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://americanancestors.org: accessed 29 January 2016), p 5117, "In 1664 he deposes that he was 59 years old."; citing Inhabitants and Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630–1800 and The Crooked and Narrow Streets of Boston, 1630–1822. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
20. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, 3 vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), p 375; digital page images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://www.americanancestors.org/ : accessed 26 January 2016; "Migration: 1623 on Anne".
21. John Insley Coddington, "The Widow Mary Ring, of Plymouth Mass., and her Children," The American Genealogist, 42 (October 1966), archived digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (http://www.americanancestors.org/databases/american-genealogist-the/image/?pageName=193&volumeId=11871 : downloaded 27 January 2016), p 202.
22. "Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700," transcription, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://americanancestors.org: accessed 29 January 2016), p 5117; citing Inhabitants and Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630–1800 and The Crooked and Narrow Streets of Boston, 1630–1822. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
23. Ancestry.com, New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013).
24. Ancestry.com, U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010), Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts; Year: 1623; Page Number: 243.
25. Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Source number: 4049.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GCH.
26. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, 3 vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), p 377; digital page images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://www.americanancestors.org/ : accessed 26 January 2016; "Marriage: (1) By July 1631 Susanna Ring, daughter of William and Mary (Durrant) Ring [TAG 42:201-02]; she died between 1646 (birth of youngest son) and 20 January 1664/5 (prenuptial agreement of husband with second wife).".
27. John Insley Coddington, "The Widow Mary Ring, of Plymouth Mass., and her Children," The American Genealogist, 42 (October 1966), archived digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (http://www.americanancestors.org/databases/american-genealogist-the/image/?pageName=193&volumeId=11871 : downloaded 27 January 2016), p 201.
28. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, 3 vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), p 1587; digital page images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://www.americanancestors.org/ : accessed 29 January 2016.
29. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, 3 vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), p 375; digital page images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://www.americanancestors.org/ : accessed 26 January 2016; "FREEMAN: In '1633' Plymouth list of freemen ahead of those admitted on 1 January 1632/3 [PCR 1:4]" Also other lists..
30. "New England Marriages to 1700 [Torrey]," database index with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, AmericanAncestors (: accessed 27 January 2016), vol 1, p 327, "Clark, Thomas (1599, ?1605-1697, ae 98) (ae 59 in 1664) (called bro by Gov. Thomas PRINCE) & 1/wf Susanna [RING] (1609, 1610?-); ca 1634; Plymouth/Boston/Harwich".
31. Ancestry.com, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012), Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
32. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, 3 vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), p 376; digital page images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://www.americanancestors.org/ : accessed 26 January 2016; "Volunteered for service in the Pequot War, 7 June 1637 [PCR 1:60]. In Plymouth section of 1643 Plymouth Colony list of men able to bear arms [PCR 8:189].".
33. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, 3 vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), p 376; digital page images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://www.americanancestors.org/ : accessed 26 January 2016; "Volunteered for service in the Pequot War, 7 June 1637 [PCR 1:60]. In Plymouth section of 1643 Plymouth Colony list of men able to bear arms [PCR 8:189].".
34. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, 3 vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), p 375; digital page images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://www.americanancestors.org/ : accessed 26 January 2016; "OFFICES: Deputy for Plymouth, 8 June 1655 [PCR 3:79]" Many other offices are listed..
35. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, 3 vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), p 375; digital page images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://www.americanancestors.org/ : accessed 26 January 2016; "REMOVES: Boston by 1660, Plymouth by 1673 (with occasional residence in Barnstable)".
36. "Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700," transcription, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://americanancestors.org: accessed 29 January 2016), p 5117; citing Inhabitants and Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630–1800 and The Crooked and Narrow Streets of Boston, 1630–1822. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
37. "New England Marriages to 1700 [Torrey]," database index with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, AmericanAncestors (: accessed 5 February 2016), vol 1, p 328, "CLARK, Thomas (-1697) & 2/wf Alice (HALLETT) NICHOLS, w Mordecai; m cont 20 Jan 1664; ?Boston/Plymouth".
38. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, 3 vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), pp. 377, 2088; digital page images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://www.americanancestors.org/ : accessed 26 January 2016; "Marriage: ... (2) Soon after 20 January 1664/5 Alice Hallett Nichols...".
39. "Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700," transcription, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://americanancestors.org: accessed 29 January 2016), p 5116, "EVENT: June 17, 1671 17(4) 1671 There is marriage contemplated between Thomas Clark of Plymouth, and Alice Nicolls of Boston. Said Alice to keep the house and land she now owns for a store for her son John Nicolls when he is of age. (SPR 7:126)"; citing Inhabitants and Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630–1800 and The Crooked and Narrow Streets of Boston, 1630–1822. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
40. "Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700," transcription, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://americanancestors.org: accessed 29 January 2016), p 5117, "His 2d wife was dau. of Richard Hallett, and widow of John Nichols."; citing Inhabitants and Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630–1800 and The Crooked and Narrow Streets of Boston, 1630–1822. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
41. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, 3 vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), p 375; digital page images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://www.americanancestors.org/ : accessed 26 January 2016; "REMOVES: Boston by 1660, Plymouth by 1673 (with occasional residence in Barnstable)".
42. Ancestry.com, New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013).
43. "Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700," transcription, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://americanancestors.org: accessed 29 January 2016), p 5117, "Went to Harwich with son Andrew c1677"; citing Inhabitants and Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630–1800 and The Crooked and Narrow Streets of Boston, 1630–1822. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
44. "New England Marriages to 1700 [Torrey]," database index with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, AmericanAncestors (: accessed 29 January 2016), vol 1, p 328, "CLARK, Thomas Sr. (-1697) & 2/wf Elizabeth Crow (-1695); 12 Feb 1689/90; Plymouth".
45. "Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700," transcription, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://americanancestors.org: accessed 29 January 2016), p 5116; citing Inhabitants and Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630–1800 and The Crooked and Narrow Streets of Boston, 1630–1822. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
46. "Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850: Plymouth Vol 1," database index with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (AmericanAncestors.org: accessed 29 January 2016), p 86, [p. 130] Thomas Clarke Sr. married Elizabeth CROW 12 Feb. 1689 or 90"; citing transcription of Lee D van Antwerp (compiler) and Ruth Wilder Sherman (editor), "Vital Records of Plymouth, Massachusetts to the Year 1850," Picton Press, Camden, Maine, 1993.
47. William Richard Cutter and William Frederick Adams, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, 4 vols (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1910), p 1317; images of book pages, Google, Google Book (http://books.google.com : downloaded 26 December 2014; entry for Clark.
48. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, 3 vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), p 377; digital page images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://www.americanancestors.org/ : accessed 26 January 2016; "DEATH: Plymouth 24 March 1697 (apparently 1696/7) 'in his 98th year' [PVR 135; TAG 42:202].".
49. John Insley Coddington, "The Widow Mary Ring, of Plymouth Mass., and her Children," The American Genealogist, 42 (October 1966), archived digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (http://www.americanancestors.org/databases/american-genealogist-the/image/?pageName=193&volumeId=11871 : downloaded 27 January 2016), p 202.
50. "Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850: Plymouth Vol 1," database index with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (AmericanAncestors.org: accessed 29 January 2016), p 135, [p. 203] "Mr. Thomas CLARKE decd. 24th March 1697 in his 98th year"; citing transcription of Lee D van Antwerp (compiler) and Ruth Wilder Sherman (editor), "Vital Records of Plymouth, Massachusetts to the Year 1850," Picton Press, Camden, Maine, 1993.
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60. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, 3 vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), p 378-380; digital page images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://www.americanancestors.org/ : accessed 26 January 2016; "COMMENTS: Thomas Clark aspired to be a lawyer." The text goes on to give many examples..
61. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, 3 vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), p 380; digital page images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://www.americanancestors.org/ : accessed 26 January 2016; "Thomas Clark was prosperous enough to employ a number of apprentices and servants. The court records mention three ...".
62. John Insley Coddington, "The Widow Mary Ring, of Plymouth Mass., and her Children," The American Genealogist, 42 (October 1966), archived digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (http://www.americanancestors.org/databases/american-genealogist-the/image/?pageName=193&volumeId=11871 : downloaded 27 January 2016), p 201.
63. John Insley Coddington, "The Widow Mary Ring, of Plymouth Mass., and her Children," The American Genealogist, 42 (October 1966), archived digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (http://www.americanancestors.org/databases/american-genealogist-the/image/?pageName=193&volumeId=11871 : downloaded 27 January 2016), p 202.
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