CLARK, George Jr.

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• Name	CLARK, George
  Suffix	Jr.
  Christening	1 Oct 1598	Kent, England
  Birth	1615	Great Munden, Hertsfordshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Jun 1690	Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
  Death	18 Jun 1690	Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
  WAC	7 Oct 1920	SLAKE
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  Person ID	I30802	Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2021

  
  

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  Family	Sarah ,   b. 1617, England Englandd. 19 Jul 1680, Milford Cemetery, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1639	of Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America
  Children	1. CLARK, Hannah ,   b. 29 Nov 1640, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United Statesd. 13 May 1718, Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States (Age 77 years)
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  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

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  The following historical information about "Farmer" George Clarke" comes from the website of the Samuel Clark Family Organization (SCFO): https://sites.google.com/view/scfo/home The christening of "George Clarke" is listed in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 991352), which states that he was christened on 22 March 1611 in Kimpton, Herefordshire, England, and that his father was "George Clarke". Research Note: In August 2016, family researchers for the Samuel Clark Family Organization (SCFO) determined that the George Clarke who was christened on 22 March 1611 in Kimpton, Hertfordshire, was "probably" the same George Clarke of Milford Connecticut who mentioned in his Will of 25 April 1690 that he had three brothers: "John Clark", "Edward Clarke"and Daniel Clarke", and a "small" parcel of "land in old England lyeing in Mush Mundon in Hertfordshire". Interestingly, family researchers could only find one parish in England in which George Clarke and his three brothers: John, Edward and Daniel, were being christened in the same location during the early 1600's--and that parish was Kimpton, Hertfordshire. This George Clark was known in American historical records by several titles, including: "George Clark, Farmer", "George Clark, Junior", George Clark, Husbandman", and "George Clark, Yeoman". "George Clark" is listed in the book "The Daily Union History of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey", by John F. Hall, 1900, under the section entitled the "Clark Family" (pages 379-384), as follows: "Thomas Clark, of Milford, Connecticut, probably brother of George Clark Jr., of Milford, and of John Clark, of Saybrook, who came from ---, Hertfordshire, England;...." "George Clark" is listed in the book "History of the Colony of New Haven to Its Absorption Into Connecticut", by Edward Elias Atwater, 1902, p.645, which states the following: "George Clark (16-- 1690), the "Farmer," was a brother of Hon. Daniel Clark (16-- 16--) of Windsor, Conn., one of the patentees under the [1662] charter from [King] Charles II. They with their brother John Clark (16-- 16--) of Guilford, came from England, where they had property which is mentioned in the wills of these three brothers; possibly Samuel Clark of New Haven was another brother. His only son, John, died without leaving any children; a daughter, Ruth (16-- 17--), married Thomas Fitch (164- 168-) of Norwalk;...." Online source: https://books.google.com/books?id=q9MLAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=Thomas%20Clark&f=false. "George Clark" is mentioned in the book "Noyes-Gilman Ancestry", 1907, as follows: "George Clark mentions in his will [of 1690] his three brothers, John, Edward, and Daniel. Of these, Edward had apparently remained in England, and had left a legacy of one hundred pounds to George's children some years before. John is supposed to be Mr. John Clark, of Hartford, who was one of the most influential settlers in the colony. He was a soldier in one of the battles with the Pequots in 1637, one of the patentees of the Royal Charter in 1662, and deputy almost continuously from 1641 to 1665. The brother Daniel may probably have been the Hon. Daniel Clark, who as a boy came to Windsor, Conn., about 1639....". Online source: https://www.geni.com/people/George-Clark/6000000002716095026, as taken from: http://www23.us.archive.org/stream/noyesgilmanances1907noye#page/158/mode/1up. "George Clark" is listed in FindAGrave, Memorial # 14903587, which states that he was born about "1613" in "Watton-at-Stone", Hertfordshire, England; that he died on "10 June 1690" in "Milford", Connecticut; that he was "Buried in the oldest section of the Milford Cemetery" in Milford (New Haven Co.), Connecticut, and that "No grave marker remains" for him. Note: Current research shows that the birth place and death date of George Clark who is listed in FindAGrave, Memorial # 14903587, is not correct. "George Clark" a "Farmer", and his family are described in the book "Deacon George Clark(e) of Milford, Connecticut, and some of his descendants", by George Clarke Bryant and Donald Lines Jacobus, 1949, pages 3-6 and 14-16. This book is available online at: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE937769. Also, the Will of "George Clark", the "Farmer", is dated 25 April 1690, and is listed in this book on pages 7-9; and can also be found on Rootsweb at: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wrandall&id=I3989, which reads as follows: "The Last Will and Testament of George Clark, the farmer was dated; "Memorandum that I Georg Clark of Millford in ye Colony of Connecticut being weake of body, but of Pfect memory doe make this my last will and testamt in manner and forme following. Concerning the hundred pounds which my Brother John Clark desired me to give my Children It is included in the porc'ons which I have given them already. But to Compleat theire porc'ons I add more, Imprimis: I give to my Eldest daughter Hannah Platt ye wife of John Platt the summe of £20-00-00 to be added to what J have given her already. Item: I doe give to my daughter Mrs. Abigaile Peirson the sum of £20-00-00 to be added to what O have Riven her already. Item: I doe give to my daughter Ruth Plum the Summe of £9-00-00 besides ye peece of land which lyeth neare 4 mile meadow, and two sheep which she hath had to be added to what I have given her already Item: I doe give to my daughter Sarah Cill the sum of £20-00-00 to be added to what J have given her already. Item: I doe give to my daughter Rebecka Browne the sum of £20-00-00 to be added to what I have given her already. Item: I doe give to my daughter Mary Clark £10-00-00 and two steeres which she hath had already to be added to what I have given her already. All to be paid by my Executor in good Merchantable pay three yeares after my decease. Item: I doe give to my Son John Clarke the home lot yt was my brother Daniell Clarke. And the house that is upon it, Alsoe I give my son John Clarke the house I live in and ye Barne, and all my lands, both upland and meadow. Except that peece of land given to my daughter Plum. I say I doe give them all to my son John Clarke to be his and his heircs for ever. Yet if the Lord shall Soe order it in his providence that my Son John Clarke shall have noe children of his owne, then my will is that after his death my grand child, Samuel Clarke, the son of Samuel Clarke shall have my home lott and ye houses that are upon it to be his, and his Heires for ever. And my will is ye rest of my lands be equally devided among all my daughters. Item: I doe give all my moveable estate to my son John Clarke both within dores and without dores. Concerning the legacy of £150-00-00 which my Brother Edward Clarke gave me to dispose of to my children and grand children I understand from Mr. Wilim Whiteing that he hath recovered ye legacy and £15-00-00 for John I doe dispose of it as follows: namely to my 14 grand children whose names were sent over to old England I doe give to them £00-20-00 a peece namely John Plat, Samll Platt, Joseph Platt, Hannah Platt, and Sarah Fitch, Thomas Fitch, and Mary Terrells, John Marvin, Reynold Merrin Samuell Mervin And Mary Marvin and Sarah Marvin, Abigaile Peirson and Sarah Peirson. The rest of ye legacy save what is expended at law, and other necessary Charges. I dispose of it to my seaven children namely to my son John Clarke to my daughter Platt, to my daughter Mrs. Abigaile Peirson, to my daughter Plum. to my daughter Cill, to my daughter Browne and to my daughter Clarke to be equally devided amongst them. Concerning a small pcdl of coppy hould land in old England lyeing in Mush Mundon in Hertfordshire, I understand that Mr. Whiteing hath not yet finished with my brother Daniell Clarke. If he gets ye Land, I doe give it to my son John Clarke and to his heires for ever And alsoe what rent he gets, I doe give it to my son John Clarke. Item: I doe give to or honoured Elders Mr. Samuell Andrew And Mr Daniel Buckingham £00-50-00 a peece to be payd by my Executor in Merchantable pay one yeare after my decease. And of this my last will and testament I doe make and constitute my Son John Clarke to be my sole Executor. And doe order him to pay the above said legacies of all just debts. And likewise to receive all ye is due to me And if need be I doe give him liberty to sell soe much land as will discharge them. In wittness where of I hereunto set my hand and scale this twenty five of April one thousand six hundred and ninety. Wittness of ye signing: George Clarke (seale) and sealing Thomas Clark, 1691, June: A true record of ye originall will of said Georg Clarke being exhibited in court. Examined and compared therewth by me William Jones Clark, Not'y public. The last will & testamt of Mr Georg dark late of Milford deced being Exhibited in Court June 1691 proved by ye Wittnesses & Approved by ye sd Court powr of Execution [Will from New Haven Probate Records; II:13]." Relationship Note: The question of "Were 'Deacon' George [Clark] and 'Farmer' George [Clark] Related? was discussed in the book "Deacon George Clark(e) of Milford, Connecticut, and some of his descendants", by George Clarke Bryant and Donald Lines Jacobus, 1949, page 6. This book is available online at: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE937769. This book presents the following information about this possibility: "There are curious juxtapositions of Clark names on some of the early records. Perhaps they are merely coincidences and do not point to any relationships: "Will of Timothy Baldwin of Milford - dated Jan. 31, 1664. (Vol. 1, Manwaring, p.177) 'Deacon Clarke' and 'George Clark Jr.' two of the overseers. Witnesses - George Clarke, Sen, and George Clarke Jr. "Will of Joseph Northrup of Milford - dated Sept. 1669. (Vol. 1, New Haven Probate Records, p.15) 'George Clarke Senior & George Clark junior' two of the overseers. "Will of George Clarke ('Sr' and 'farmer') dated Apr. 25, 1690 (Vol.2, New Haven Probate Records, pp.73-74) The witnesses were Thomas Clark and George Clark. (Thomas and George were sons of 'Deacon' George. Their brother Samuel was already married to a daughter of 'Farmer' George)."