Rev Joshua CLARKE

Male 1717 - 1793  (75 years)


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  • Name Joshua CLARKE  [1
    • On 20 December, 1747, he and wife, Hannah, deeded to Thomas Lawton 43 acres of land at Westerly, R.I. On 7 January, 1753, he deeded to Edmond Pendleton land at Westerly. 22 january, 1753, he deeded other land to Edmond Pendleton. On 5 April, 1753, he and Hannah, his wife, deeded to nathaniel Lewis, of Charlestown certain land at Westerly, R.I. On 24 August, 1756 was chosen Deacon of Sabbatarian Church, but did not accept. On 8 November, 1757, he, then of Hopkinton, deeded to Colony of Rhode Island 13 acres of land in Hopkinton. Recorded 15 December 1757. On 16 November, 1762, he deeded to son Joshua Clarke, Jr., land at Hopkinton, R.I. Recorded 7 December, 1762. In May, 1768, he was ordained Elder. He appears in census of 1774, as of Hopkinton, with 4 males over, 4 under, and 3 females over, 16 and negro servant=12. His will, dated 31 July 1792, proved at Hopkinton 1 April, 1793,mentions wife Hannah, sons Ethan, Thomas, Arnold, Henry, Willet and Job Bennett; daughters, Hannah and Elizabeth Maxson; grandsons, Joshua, sons of Phineas, and Joshua C. Maxson, son of Jesse (Maxson); granddaughter Hannah, daughter of Phineas. Appoints his son Phineas executor.

      He was a member of the Legislature and a Trustee of Brown University. He took part in the colonial and revolutionary Wars. [1]
    Prefix Rev 
    Birth 26 Apr 1717  Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 8 Mar 1793  Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington Co., Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I71806  Main Tree
    Last Modified 6 Nov 2016 

    Father Thomas CLARKE,   b. 17 Mar 1686, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Nov 1767, Hopkinton, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Elizabeth BABCOCK,   b. 18 Feb 1691, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington Co., Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 1710  [1
    Family ID F29095  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah COTTRELL,   b. 1719   d. 4 Nov 1808 (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1738  [1
    Children 
     1. Phineas CLARKE,   b. 23 Feb 1740, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Nov 1793 (Age 53 years)  [Birth]
     2. Joshua CLARKE,   b. 17 Aug 1741, Hopkinton, Washington Co., Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 1768 (Age 27 years)  [Birth]
     3. Ethan CLARKE,   b. 7 Mar 1745, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1833, East Greenwich, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)  [Birth]
     4. Hannah CLARKE,   b. 4 May 1747, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     5. Thomas CLARKE,   b. 10 Jun 1749, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 May 1832 (Age 82 years)  [Birth]
     6. Elizabeth CLARKE,   b. 14 Nov 1751, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1831 (Age 80 years)  [Birth]
     7. Arnold CLARKE,   b. 17 Mar 1754, Hopkinton, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     8. Rev. Henry CLARKE,   b. 2 Dec 1756, Hopkinton, Washington Co., Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1831, Brookfield, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [Birth]
     9. Willett CLARKE,   b. 20 Oct 1759, Hopkinton, Washington Co., Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     10. Nathan CLARKE,   b. 7 Feb 1762, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 May 1776 (Age 14 years)  [Birth]
     11. Job Bennett CLARKE,   b. 13 May 1765, Hopkinton, Washington Co., Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 1860, Hopkinton, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F29100  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Nov 2016 

  • Sources 
    1. [S5386] George Austin Morrison, Jr., The "Clarke" Families of Rhode Island, (Higginson Book Company).

    2. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.