Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Spouses
Marriageabt 168017
Individual Notes
• …lived in Newport, R. I., and was a weaver. He was one of the original proprietors of East Greenwich in 1677. He was a deputy to the General Assembly that met May 4, 1708. His first wife’s name is unknown. His second wife was Hannah, daughter of William Weeden and widow of William Clarke. After Thomas Peckham’s death in 1709, she married Joseph Clarke of Westerly, R. I.1270
Family Notes
• 7 children.1270
ChildrenDaniel J. (1692-1773)
Baptism30 Sep 1643, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island2388 Age: 1
MemoWill dated 5 Oct 1725; proved at Westerly 27 Feb 1727
FatherJoseph CLARKE (1618-1694)
MotherUNNAMED
Individual Notes
• Joseph Clarke & wf Bethiah (Hubbard) founded Westerly, RI 1661. They came from Newport, RI.682
• He must have removed from Newport to Westerly early in life, for in 1669 he became Town Clerk of Westerly, retaining the position until 1700. In July, 1675, he and his family went to Newport for fear of the Indian War then raging, and remained in the home of Rev. Samuel Hubbard until the war closed.37
• He must have removed from Newport to Westerly early in life, for in 1669 he became Town Clerk of Westerly, retaining the position until 1700. In July, 1675, he and his family went to Newport for fear of the Indian War then raging, and remained in the home of Rev. Samuel Hubbard until the war closed.37