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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]
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Rev |
Birth |
26 Apr 1717 |
Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
8 Mar 1793 |
Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island [1] |
Burial |
First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington Co., Rhode Island [1, 2] |
Person ID |
I71806 |
Main Tree |
Last Modified |
6 Nov 2016 |
Father |
Thomas CLARKE, b. 17 Mar 1686, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island d. 26 Nov 1767, Hopkinton, Rhode Island (Age 81 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Elizabeth BABCOCK, b. 18 Feb 1691, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island bur. First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington Co., Rhode Island |
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 d. 18 Nov 1793 (Age 53 years) [Birth] |
| 2. Joshua CLARKE, b. 17 Aug 1741, Hopkinton, Washington Co., Rhode Island d. 17 Oct 1768 (Age 27 years) [Birth] |
| 3. Ethan CLARKE, b. 7 Mar 1745, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island d. 1833, East Greenwich, Rhode Island (Age 87 years) [Birth] |
| 4. Hannah CLARKE, b. 4 May 1747, Rhode Island [Birth] |
| 5. Thomas CLARKE, b. 10 Jun 1749, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island d. 28 May 1832 (Age 82 years) [Birth] |
| 6. Elizabeth CLARKE, b. 14 Nov 1751, Rhode Island d. 25 Dec 1831 (Age 80 years) [Birth] |
| 7. Arnold CLARKE, b. 17 Mar 1754, Hopkinton, Rhode Island [Birth] |
| 8. Rev. Henry CLARKE, b. 2 Dec 1756, Hopkinton, Washington Co., Rhode Island d. 22 Mar 1831, Brookfield, New York (Age 74 years) [Birth] |
| 9. Willett CLARKE, b. 20 Oct 1759, Hopkinton, Washington Co., Rhode Island [Birth] |
| 10. Nathan CLARKE, b. 7 Feb 1762, Rhode Island d. 11 May 1776 (Age 14 years) [Birth] |
| 11. Job Bennett CLARKE, b. 13 May 1765, Hopkinton, Washington Co., Rhode Island d. 17 Sep 1860, Hopkinton, Rhode Island (Age 95 years) [Birth] |
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Family ID |
F29100 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
6 Nov 2016 |
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Sources |
- [S5386] George Austin Morrison, Jr., The "Clarke" Families of Rhode Island, (Higginson Book Company).
- [S02329] Find A Grave Website.
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