Frances CLARKE

Frances married James HART on 25 Jun 1693. James (son of Thomas HART and Freeborn WILLIAMS) was born in 1666 in Newport, Rhode Island; died on 20/29 Jul 1693 in On the ship "Elizabeth" from Barbados from London. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: 1676-77, 1686, 1696-98, Governor of Rhode Island

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He was a Quaker, and eminent for attracting the confidence of his brethren. He was deputy governor before 1676, in which year of trial he was chosen governor and again in 1686. James II, King of England, made him one of Andros' Council when he united the New England colonies. He served as governor again after the separation in 1696-97 and for the last time in 1700.

Walter married Hannah SCOTT in Feb 1665/6 in Newport, Rhode island. Hannah (daughter of Richard SCOTT and Katherine MARBURY) was born in 1642 in Providence, Rhode Island; died on 24 Jul 1681 in Newport, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Daughter of Richard Scott

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Emigrated about 1637, resided Newport, Rhode Island, freeman 16 Mar 1640/1, treasurer of Rhode Island.

Jeremy married Frances LATHAM about 1637 in England. Frances was christened on 15 Feb 1609/10 in Kempston, co. Beds; died in Sep 1677 in Newport, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Daughter of Lewis Latham, Gent.

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Richard Scott; b. 9 Sep 1605 Glemsford, co. Suffolk; d. 1679/80 Providence. He was the son of Edward and Sarah (Carter) Scott of Glemsford. he was a shoemaker. He immigrated on 4 Sep 1633 to Boston on the ship "Griffin". He was admitted to full communion on 28 Aug 1634 First Church, Boston. Although he was admitted to the church, his wife Catherine did not join, nor his children Richard, John, Mary or Patience. He is on the list of freeman in 1655, and was among the Quaker converts in 1658. His wife, "an ancient woman," was imprisoned and whipped at Boston for "benevolent service in diffusion of hr opinions." Her daughters Mary and Patience also were imprisoned "by equal impolicy."

Richard married Katherine MARBURY on 7 Jun 1632 in Berkhampstead, co. Hertford . Katherine (daughter of Rev Francis MARBURY and Bridget DRYDEN) was born about 1610 in Alford, co. Lincoln; died on 2 May 1687 in Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Mary WESTON on 10 Feb 1598/9 in St. Andrew's, Holborn, London. Mary was christened on 26 Apr 1579 in Roxwell, co. Essex; died before 13 Jul 1614. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Daughter of Sir Jerome Weston and Mary Cave (dau. of Anthony Cave)

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• Fact: Son of William Marbury and Agnes Lenton

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Rev. Francis Marbury, son of William Marbury, Gent., of Girsby in Burgh-upon-Bain co. Lincoln, by his wife Agnes, daughter of John Lenon, Esq., probably of Aldwinkle, co. Northampton. He was baptised at St. Pancras, Soper Lane, London, on 27 Oct 1555. He was matriculated pensioner from Christ College, Cambridge, in May, 1571, but did not receive a degree. He was ordained deacon in 1578. He was married for the first time about 1580 to Elizabeth Moore, with three children. His reformist preaching led to imprisonment in the Marshalsea where he wrote an allegorical play entitled "The Contract of Marriage between Wit and Wisdom" in 1579. By 1585 he was a curate and schoolmaster in Alford, co. Lincoln. Francis and Bridget had fifteen children. He was ordained priest in 1605 and became successively Rector of Martin's Vintry, London, of St. Pancras, Soper Lane, and of St. Margaret's New Fish Street. The will of the Rev. Francis Marbury was dated 25 Jan. 1610/11 and proved 14 Feb 1610/11.

He was ordained deacon in 1578. He m. 1st Elizabeth Moore and had three children. It was about this time that Francis began to teach and preach at the church in Northampton near the Dryden estate. Although he had been educated at Cambridge University, he soon found that many of the Anglican ministers were not well educated but appointed to their positions by the ruling bishops for political reasons. The young minister so openly opposed this lack of an educated clergy that in 1578 he was arrested and sent to jail. After he was released and now a widower, he chose to move from Northampton; m. Bridget Dryden and they settled in Alford co. Lincoln, about 125 miles from London. There, Francis supported his growing family by preaching and teaching at St. Wilfred's Church....

Bridget's older brother Erasmus Dryden later became the grandfather of the famous English poet John Dryden. many in her family were Puritans, and at least one relative had been imprisoned in the Tower of London for suggesting religious reforms. The Dryden ancestry traces back through English nobility and the royal lines of Alfred the Great and Charlemagne. Bridget bore Francis thirteen children, the second of whom was Anne later to become the famous Ann Hutchinson, defender of religious freedom. At the time of Anne's birth in 1591, her father was again in trouble over his quarrels with the Anglican leaders. They accused him of being a Puritan and, even though he won his trial, he was forbidden to preach again for several years. This was a benefit for Anne, for now her father could spend his time tending the fields near their home and teaching his young daughter. Anne learned to read though the Bible and an account of her father's first trial, which he had published. Anne moved to the American Colonies, where she and her youngest sister Katherine were destined to play an historic role in the theocratic village of Boston by demanding religious freedom and the right to assemble peaceably. Francis and Bridge had provided the upbringing necessary for these girls to play such a vital role.

Francis married Bridget DRYDEN about 1587. Bridget (daughter of John DRYDEN, Esq. and Elizabeth COPE) was born about 1563; died before 2 Apr 1645. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Will dated 12 Feb 1644, and her estate administered on 2 Apr 1645

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Bridget Dryden, b. ca 1563 Canons Ashby, co. Northampton; d. 1644/5 Berkhamsted, co. Hertford. She was the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Cope) Dryden, Gent. of Canons Ashby, co. Northampton. Bridget spent much of her time helping others. She was a skilled midwife, who assisted the women of the community whenever they were giving birth. As she grew older, Anne accompanied her mother on these goodwill visits, and in time she herself became a midwife. Bridget's royal and noble ancestry included descent from Edward I of England through his daughter Elizabeth, wife of Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford and Essex. Bridget m. 2nd Rev. Thomas Newman of Berkhamsted, co Hertford. Her will of 12 Fb 1644/5 was administered 2 Apr 1645.