Nathaniel CLARKE

1643 - 1717  (74 years)

• Name	Nathaniel CLARKE  [1]
  	He was educated in the law office of Secretary Morton, and was known as Counsellor Clarke. He was appointed Secretary of colony by Sir E. Andros, in 1686, and shared in the unpopularity of that officer, so much so, that when Sir Edmund was sent to England a prisoner, Nathaniel Clarke was sent with him. He soon, however, returned to Plymouth, a favorite with the Court of England, and continued the practice of the law. His house was on the main street, the same afterwards occupied by Judge Thomas. Andros made him a rant of Clark's Island, which the people refused to confirm, and he failed of securing the property. He married Dorothy Lettice Gray, widow of Edward Gray, a rich merchant of Plymouth, but they did not live together comfortably, and after much scandal she left him; but afterwards, says James Thacher, returned to live with him. He died without issue, Jan. 31, 1717, and was buried on Burial Hill, where his gravestone may yet be seen. She died in 1728, aged 80. [1]
  Birth	1643  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 Jan 1717  [1]
  Person ID	I86724	Main Tree
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Thomas CLARKE,   b. 31 Mar 1605, Ratcliffe, Stepney, England d. 24 Mar 1696/7, Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts (Age 91 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Susanna RING
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	Bef Jul 1631	Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts   [2]
  Family ID	F09475	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothy LETTICE,   b. Abt 1648   d. 1728 (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F35671	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2016

  
  

• Sources

  [S8784] Rev. William W. Johnson, Clarke-Clark Genealogy, Records of the Descendants of Thomas Clarke Plymouth, 1623-1697. [S3601] Leonard H. Smith Jr., Cape Cod Library of Local History and Genealogy Vol. 1.