Benjamin CLARKE

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1767, April 14, he was an appraiser on estate at Stonington, Conn., 1775, November 27, Benjamin Clarke and Benjamin Clarke, Jr., appear on inventory of an estate at Stonington, Conn.; 1787, January 15, Benjamin Clarke, of Stonington, deeded to ----, land at Westerly.

Benjamin married Susannah BABCOCK on 3 Nov 1748 in Westerly, Rhode Island. Susannah (daughter of George BABCOCK and Susannah POTTER) was born on 16 Mar 1731. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Capt. Paul CLARKE was born on 30 Nov 1751 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 22 Aug 1806 in Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island.

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He deeded land at Westerly, Rhode island, a town grant, to Joseph Clarke, his father; recorded at Westerly 1696, February 9; 1702, June 24, Second Constable at Westerly, Rhode Island; 1712, May 13, deeded, with Anne, his wife, to Peleg Card certain land at Westerly; recorded 1713, August 19; 1712, January 17, deeded to -----land at Westerly. Witnesses to deed were Hannah Clarke and William Clarke. 1713, Assistant; 1715, January 19, an agreement of hers of Champlin mentions Samuel Clarke and his wife Anne, daughter of Capt. William Champlin's wife Mary;
1716, Assistant for Westerly;
1721, August 7, Councilman;
1726, September 12, Councilman;
1726, December 26, Justice;
1727, April 28, made mortgage to Thomas Hazard of South Kingstown land; recorded at S. Kingstown, R.I., 1727, April 28;
1728 march 25, Justice;
1729, December 2, Samuel Clarke, executor of Joseph Clarke, deceased, deeded to John Cottrell and John Larkin "two tracts of land, near land known as Fresh Meadow, Westerly;" recorded 1729, December 6;
1737-8, March 7, deeded to son Amos Clarke 43 acres of land at Westerly; recorded 1737-38, March 7, at Westerly;
1738-39, January 23, deeded to his son Simeon Clarke land at Charlestown, R.I.; recorded at Charlestown, R.I., 1738-39, January 23
1738-39, January 23, deed to his son William Clarke 182 1/2 acres of land at Charlestown, near henry Knowles' land; recorded 1738-39, January 23, at Charlestown, R.I.;
1741, May 4, deeded to son Joseph Clarke 50 acres of land at Charlestown, by John Stanton's land; recorded 1741, May 4, at Charlestown, R.I. by Wm. Clarke,Town Clerk;
1744, May 11, deeded to son Benjamin Clarke 400 acres of land on Beaver river, near land of Peleg Thomas and Stephen Wilcox;
1757, February 27, Samuel Clarke, of Stonington, Conn., deeded to son Joseph Clarke, of Richmond, R.I., 150 acres of land at Richmond, R. I.; recorded 1761, May 25 at Richmond, R.I.;
1769, "Samuel Clarke died 1769, July 25, being in the 97th year of his age."

Samuel married Susannah CHAMPLIN on 26 May 1720 in Westerly, Rhode Island. Susannah (daughter of Jeffrey CHAMPLIN and Susannah ELDRED) was born in 1701 in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Possibly the daughter of Jeffrey Champlin