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1718 - 1796 (77 years)
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Name |
Elisha CLARKE [1] |
- 1740, admitted freeman of Westerly. 1751, October 11, Joseph Pendleton and Sarah, his wife, deeded to Elisha Clarke land at Westerly, RI. 1758, April 19, Elisha Clarke and mary, his wife, deeded (?) land at Westerly.
He and his wife, mary, were witnesses to a deed made by John Contrell to John Hall, dated 1744, July 10. was named in census of 1774 as of Westerly, with 2 males over, 4 under, 4 females over and 1 under 16 = 11, ad in military census at Statehouse, Providence, in 1777. Was in the Alarm Co. (Town Rec. Vol. 2) and served 15 months in the Revolutionary Army.
Will of Elisha Clarke of Westerly dated 1789, September 1, was proved 1796, August 29, and recorded 1796, August 31; it mentions wife Mary, giving her one-third of estate; seven sons, viz.: Elisha,Thomas, George, Joshua, Like, John, and Lewis; daughters Mary Clarke, Anna Pendleton, Martha Saunders and Hannah Clarke. Appoints son George sole executor. Inventory taken 1796,August 22, amounted to L72 5s 0d. Will ordered on record 1796, August 26. George Clarke, Executor.
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Birth |
17 Nov 1718 |
Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
Aug 1796 [1] |
Person ID |
I73328 |
Main Tree |
Last Modified |
6 Nov 2016 |
Father |
Joseph CLARKE, b. 14 Apr 1670, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island d. 5 Jun 1719 (Age 49 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Anna BABCOCK d. 13 May 1731 |
Relationship |
Birth |
Marriage |
Aft 1716 |
Family ID |
F29089 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Mary POTTER |
Marriage |
15 Feb 1743/4 [1] |
Children |
| 1. Mary CLARKE, b. 12 Jan 1744/5 [Birth] |
| 2. Anna CLARKE, b. 7 Oct 1747 [Birth] |
| 3. Elisha CLARKE, b. 28 Jan 1750/1, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island d. Aft 6 Jan 1806, Leyden, Massachusetts (Age 54 years) [Birth] |
| 4. Thomas CLARKE, b. 29 Feb 1751/2, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island d. Aft 2 Jun 1809, Leyden, Massachusetts (Age 57 years) [Birth] |
| 5. George CLARKE, b. 1755, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island d. Aft 7 April 1806, Middletown, Rhode Island (Age 51 years) [Birth] |
| 6. Martha CLARKE, b. 17 Feb 1757, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island [Birth] |
+ | 7. Joshua CLARKE, b. 20 Jun 1759, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island d. Aft 1813 (Age 54 years) [Birth] |
| 8. Luke CLARKE, b. 10 Oct 1761, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island d. Aft 7 Jan 1806, Petersburgh, New York (Age 44 years) [Birth] |
| 9. John CLARKE [Birth] |
| 10. Lewis CLARKE [Birth] |
| 11. Hannah CLARKE, b. 1767, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island d. 11 Aug 1848 (Age 81 years) [Birth] |
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Family ID |
F29717 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
21 Oct 2013 |
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Sources |
- [S5386] George Austin Morrison, Jr., The "Clarke" Families of Rhode Island, (Higginson Book Company).
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