Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameWilliam CLARK
Birth22 Jul 1610, Braintree, Essex, England3240
Death22 Jul 1681, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut3514,3239, p 36 Age: 71
MemoWill dated 30 Jun 1681; probated 3 Sep 1681
FlagsEarliest Immigrant
Individual Notes
• William Clark may have been the brother of Nicholas Clarke and of the Elder John Clark of Hartford. He and Nicholas were co-defendants in an early lawsuit at Hartford, and the latter had sold land in Boston on the same street as John, prior to their removal to Hartford (and to the same man).
William bought land at Hartford in 1639, and at Haddam in 1669. He died at Haddam, July 22, 1681, leaving a will3831 mentioning his wife (name not given); sons Thomas, William, John, and Joseph; daughters ____ Wells, ____ Fenner, ____ Spencer, and Hannah; son-in-law Daniel Hubbard; and grandson Daniel Hubbard Jr.3239, p 36

• One of the first settlers of Haddam, Conn.2281, p 1
Spouses
Birth1610, Otterden, Kent, England3240,3514
Deathaft 3 Aug 1683, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut3240 Age: 73
FlagsEarliest Immigrant
Individual Notes
• His wife may be identified by the reference in the will of Thomas Bunce of Hartford, probated in 1683, which mentions his sister, Katherine Clark. The name Katherine, not common among Conn. Clarks, was bestowed upon the eldest daughter of Joseph.3239, p 36
Marriage1638, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut3240,3236
ChildrenJoseph (~1650-~1728)
 Mary (~1651-1673)
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