Williams - Richards Family Tree » Joseph Clarke Sr. (1618-1694)

Personal data Joseph Clarke Sr. 

• He was born on December 9, 1618 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England.
• He died on June 1, 1694 in Westerly, Washington, Colony of Rhode Island, he was 75 years old.
• A child of Thomas Clarke and Rose Kerrich

Household of Joseph Clarke Sr.

(1) He is married to Unknown Unknown.

They got married

Child(ren):

1. Joseph Clarke  1642-1726
2. John Clarke  1648-1704

(2) He is married to Margaret Turner.

They got married in the year 1656 at Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, he was 37 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Carew Clarke  ± 1668-1759 
2. Elizabeth Clarke  1652-1682
3. Joshua Clark  ± 1660-1702
4. Susannah Clarke  ± 1663-± 1674
5. Sarah Clarke  1663-1726
6. Thomas Clarke  ± 1666-± 1705

Child(ren):

1. William Clarke  ± 1647-± 1683
2. Mary Clarke  ± 1652-1695

Notes about Joseph Clarke Sr.

[[Category: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island]]
[[Category: England, Clark Name Study]]
[[Category:Head of Line, Clark Name Study]]
[[Category:Rhode Island, Clark Name Study]]
{{Puritan Great Migration}}
Joseph is found in Anderson's ''Great Migration Directory'' with the following entry:Robert C. Anderson, ''[[Space:The_Great_Migration_Directory|The Great Migration Directory: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1640: A Concise Compendium]]'' (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Great Migration Study Project, 2015).:'''Clark, Joseph:''' Westhorpe, Suffolk; 1638; Portsmouth, Newport [RICR 1:67, 91John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 1:67 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1856); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo01rhod/page/66/mode/2up image of p. 67] and [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo01rhod/page/90/mode/2up image of p. 91]at ''InternetArchive.org''.; Austin 47John Osborne Austin, ''[[Space:The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island|The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island]]'' comprising three generations of settlers who came before 1690 : with many families carried to the fourth generation (1887) pp. 47, 107, 188. [https://archive.org/details/genealogicaldict00aust/page/n111/mode/2up image of p. 47], [https://archive.org/details/genealogicaldict00aust/page/106/mode/2up image of pp. 106-07 (col. 1, 1675 entry, under "Hubbard")], [https://archive.org/details/genealogicaldict00aust/page/188/mode/2up image of p.188 (overseer of Robert Spink's will, col. 1, 1683 entry, will proved 1695 so possibly Joseph's son, Joseph?)] at ''InternetArchive.org''.; NEHGR 75:273-301G. Andrews Moriarty, Jr. "Genealogical Research in England - Clarke-Cooke (''alias'' Carewe)-Kerrich" [[Space:NEHGR|''The New England Historical & Genealogical Register'']] 75 (1921):273-301 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1921); [https://archive.org/details/newenglandhistor75wate/page/272/mode/2up images of pp. 273-301] at ''InternetArchive.org''.; George Austin Morrison Jr., “Clarke Genealogies” The “Clarke” Families of Rhode Island (New York 1902)George Austin Morrison, ''Clarke Genealogies, The "Clarke" Families of Rhode Island'', pp. 10-11 (New York: Press of the Evening Post, 1902); [https://archive.org/details/fl-1087260-tn-93453/page/10/mode/2up images of pp. 10-11] available ''InternetArchive.org''; according to the source, this is a verbatim transcript: "Joseph Clarke baptised the : 16 : december 1618 : borne : 9 :" and in the supposed handwriting of his father, Thomas Clarke.].

== Biography ==
=== Birth ===Joseph was born 9 Dec 1618, and baptised 16 Dec 1618, in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England,George Austin Morrison, ''Clarke Genealogies, The "Clarke" Families of Rhode Island'', pp. 10-11 (New York: Press of the Evening Post, 1902); [https://archive.org/details/fl-1087260-tn-93453/page/10/mode/2up images of pp. 10-11] available ''InternetArchive.org''; according to the source, this is a verbatim transcript of the supposed handwriting of his father, Thomas Clarke, as found in Thomas Clarke's bible: "Joseph Clarke baptised the : 16 : december 1618 : borne : 9 :""English Homes of the Ancestors of the Seventh-Day Baptist Clarkes," ''Magazine of New England History'' vol. 1, no. 4, Oct 1891, p. 202 (Newport: R.H. Tilley, 1891); [https://archive.org/details/magazinenewengl01unkngoog/page/n218/mode/2up image of p. 202] at ''InternetArchive.org''. to [[Clarke-44|Thomas Clarke]] and [[Kerrich-88|Rose (Kerrich) Clarke]].

=== Immigration ===It is assumed that Joseph came with his brothers, Joseph and Thomas, as they all started appearing in New England about 1637/8, but there are no sources verifying this.
It is known that he was in New England by at least 1 Oct 1638 when he was listed as an inhabitant on the "Island now called Aqueedneck" (Aquidneck Island, AKA Rhode Island)John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 1:91 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1856); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo01rhod/page/90/mode/2up image of p. 91] at ''InternetArchive.org''. and again on 21 Mar 1638/9.John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 1:67 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1856); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo01rhod/page/66/mode/2up image of p. 67] at ''InternetArchive.org''.

=== Marriage and Children ===Joseph was married twice, as noted within the will of his brother, [[Clarke-37|John Clarke]]."Will of Dr. John Clarke," Henry Edward Turner, ''The Rhode Island Historical Magazine'' 7 (1886-1887):128-36 (Newport: The Newport Historical Publishing, Co.); [https://archive.org/details/rhodeislandhisto00turn/page/n271/mode/2up images of pp. 128-36] at ''InternetArchive.org''.
The will of Joseph Sr's brother, [[Clarke-37|John Clarke]],"Will of Dr. John Clarke," Henry Edward Turner, ''The Rhode Island Historical Magazine'' 7 (1886-1887):128-36 (Newport: The Newport Historical Publishing, Co.); [https://archive.org/details/rhodeislandhisto00turn/page/n271/mode/2up images of pp. 128-36] at ''InternetArchive.org''. only names Joseph Sr's son,[[Clarke-1505|John Clarke]], as the son of his first wife, whose name is currently not known. However, based on the birth of [[Clarke-389|Joseph Clarke II]], 11 Feb 1642James Newell Arnold, ''Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850; Births, Marriages and Deaths; Vol 5, Washington County'', p. 90 (Providence: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1894); [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t5q81g17f&view=1up&seq=380 image 380, p. 90] at ''HathiTrust.org''. (believed to be Joseph Sr's oldest child), Joseph's first marriage was probably about 1641 in Newport.
Joseph and his first wife had at least the following children together:# [[Clarke-389|Joseph Clarke II]]. Born 11 Feb 1642, Newport, RI. Died 11 Jan 1726 in Hopkinton, RI.# [[Clarke-1505|John Clarke]]. Born about 1648, Newport, RI. Died 11 Apr 1704, Newport, RI.
Joseph's second wife was MargaretDorothy Worthington, ''Rhode Island Land Evidences, Volume 1 (1648-1696), Abstracts'', 1:56-57 (Providence: Rhode Island Historical Society, 1921); [https://archive.org/details/rhodeislandlande00wort/page/56/mode/2up images of pp. 56-57] at ''InternetArchive.org''. ____, and they married about 1656 in Newport, Rhode Island.Torrey, ''New England Marriages Prior to 1700'', 1:325, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015); [https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1568/i/21174/325/426880855 image of p. 325] by subscription at ''AmericanAncestors.org''.
The names of Joseph's children who were still living on 19 Dec 1674, were given in the will (and an addendum to the will) of his brother Thomas:Dorothy Worthington, ''Rhode Island Land Evidences, Volume 1 (1648-1696), Abstracts'', 1:56-57 (Providence: Rhode Island Historical Society, 1921); [https://archive.org/details/rhodeislandlande00wort/page/56/mode/2up images of pp. 56-57] at ''InternetArchive.org''. Joseph Clarke, John Clarke, William Clarke, Susannah, Mary, Joshua Clarke, Sarah Clarke, Thomas Clarke, Kary Clarke, and Elizabeth Clarke. (Morrison noted that the surnames for Susannah and Mary had been crossed out, signifying they were probably both married by 19 Dec 1674.George Austin Morrison, ''Clarke Genealogies, The "Clarke" Families of Rhode Island'', pp. 10-11 (New York: Press of the Evening Post, 1902); [https://archive.org/details/fl-1087260-tn-93453/page/22/mode/2up images of pp. 23-24] available ''InternetArchive.org''.)
Other than Joseph Jr and John, it is unknown which wife was the mother of which of Joseph's following children (if the ages accompanying the children are correct, it should be easier to figure out which woman wa which children's mother):# [[Clarke-947|William Clarke (abt.1647-abt.1683)]] Born about 1642 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island. # [[Clarke-884|Elizabeth (Clarke) Peckham]]. Born about 1652 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island.# [[Clarke-1508|Mary Clarke]]. Born about 1652 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island.# [[Clark-6169|Joshua Clark]]. Born about 1660 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island. Married Alice Phillips.# [[Clarke-1507|Susannah Clarke]]. Born about 1663 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island.# [[Clarke-3889|Sarah (Clarke) Reynolds]]. Born 29 January 1663/4 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island. Married Thomas Reynolds.# [[Clarke-7341|Thomas Clarke]]. Born about 1666 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island. Married Elizabeth ------.# [[Clarke-32|Carew Clarke]]. Born about 1668 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island. Married Anne Dyer.

=== Civic Life in Rhode Island ===1 Nov 1638 he was listed as an inhabitant on the "Island now called Aqueedneck" (Aquidneck Island, AKA Rhode Island)John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 1:67 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1856); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo01rhod/page/90/mode/2up image of p. 91] at ''InternetArchive.org''. and again on 21 Mar 1638/9.John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 1:67 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1856); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo01rhod/page/66/mode/2up image of p. 67] at ''InternetArchive.org''.
On 12 Apr 1640 he was listed as present at the General Court of Election in Newport.John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 1:67 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1856); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo01rhod/page/100/mode/2up image of p. 100] at ''InternetArchive.org''.
On 16 Mar 1641/2 he was listed on the Court Roll of Freemen.John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 1:67 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1856); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo01rhod/page/110/mode/2up image of p. 110] at ''InternetArchive.org''.
On 16 May 1648 he an his brother John were listed as men representing the town of Newport at the General Court of Trial.Horatio Rogers and Edward Field, ''The Early Records of the Town of Providence'' 15:15 (Providence: Snow & Farnham City Printers, 1899); [https://archive.org/details/cu31924092200678/page/n31/mode/2up image of p. 15] at ''InternetArchive.org''.John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 1:67 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1856); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo01rhod/page/208/mode/2up image of p. 209] at ''InternetArchive.org''.
In 1655 he was listed on the roll of freemen of the town of Newport.John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 1:301 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1856); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo01rhod/page/300/mode/2up image of p. 301] at ''InternetArchive.org''.
He was listed on the Court of Commissioners for Newport on 28 Jun 1655John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 1:316 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1856); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo01rhod/page/316/mode/2up image of p. 316] at ''InternetArchive.org''. and on 19 May 1657,John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 1:354 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1856); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo01rhod/page/354/mode/2up image of p. 354] at ''InternetArchive.org''. 10 Mar 1657/8,John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 1:366 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1856); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo01rhod/page/366/mode/2up image of p. 366] at ''InternetArchive.org''. at Providence as a commisioner for Portsmouth on 17 May 1659,John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 1:408 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1856); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo01rhod/page/408/mode/2up image of p. 408] at ''InternetArchive.org''. and at Portsmouth on 23 Aug 1659 as commisioner for Newport.John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 1:419 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1856); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo01rhod/page/418/mode/2up image of p. 419] at ''InternetArchive.org''.
4 July 1657 four men, including Joseph were nominated to write a letter to Joseph's brother, John Clarke, who was in England at that time, concerning the charge of treason against William Harris.John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 1:364 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1856); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo01rhod/page/364/mode/2up image of p. 364] at ''InternetArchive.org''. At the General Court of Commisioners held in Portsmouth on 23 Aug 1659, he along with four others were to write a letter of thanks to John Clarke. At the same court he and four other were given power to open letters and to ask John Clarke in England to present their cause in England.John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 1:421 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1856); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo01rhod/page/420/mode/2up image of p. 421] at ''InternetArchive.org''. Authorization continued on 18 Oct 1660.John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 1:433 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1856); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo01rhod/page/432/mode/2up image of p. 433] at ''InternetArchive.org''.
On 30 Jun 1657 he was listed as serving on both the grand and petit juries at Warwick.''Rhode Island Court Records: Records of the Court of Trials of the Colony of Providence Plantations'', 1:28 (Providence: Rhode Island Historical Society, 1920); [https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/17373/images/dvm_PrimSrc000293-00015-0?ssrc=&backlabel=Return&pId=134 image 28 of 200, p. 28] by subscription ''Ancestry.com''.
At the General Court of Election at Warwick on 18 May 1658 he was listed as "Assistant" for Newport.John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 1:386 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1856); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo01rhod/page/386/mode/2up image of p. 386] at ''InternetArchive.org''.
On 14 Oct 1658 he was listed as being present at the General Counsel held at Warwick.John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 1:404 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1856); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo01rhod/page/404/mode/2up image of p. 404] at ''InternetArchive.org''.
On 17 May 1659 at the General Court of Election held at Providence he was listed as Assistant and "General Assistant, Ingadged."John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 1:408 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1856); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo01rhod/page/408/mode/2up image of p. 408] at ''InternetArchive.org''.
On 1 Nov 1661, Joseph, Tobias Saunders and Robert Burdick, were arrested for taking possession of lands of Southertown (later known as Westerly), but Joseph was released.John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 1:455-56 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1856); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo01rhod/page/454/mode/2up image of pp. 455-56] at ''InternetArchive.org''.
On 1 Mar 1663/4 he was listed as an assistant at the General Assembly.John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 2:22 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1857); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo02rhod_0/page/22/mode/2up images of p. 22] at ''InternetArchive.org''.
On 25 Nov 1663 at a meeting of the Governor, Deputy Governor, and Assistants, he was listed as an assistant.John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 1:511 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1856); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo01rhod/page/510/mode/2up image of p. 511] at ''InternetArchive.org''.
Joseph Clarke's name appear multiple times in the charter for Rhode Island of 1663.John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 2:3-8 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1857); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo02rhod_0/page/n11/mode/2up images of pp. 3-8] at ''InternetArchive.org''.
On 8 Mar 1663/4 at a General Court of Trials held at Newport the results of enquiries were that no one was found guilty in the death of Joseph's unnamed son who had apparently died in 1662.''Rhode Island Court Records: Records of the Court of Trials of the Colony of Providence Plantations'', 2:29, (Providence: Rhode Island Historical Society, 1920); [https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/17373/images/dvm_PrimSrc000293-00060-1?ssrc=&backlabel=Return&pId=71 image 119 of 200, p.29] by subscription ''Ancestry.com''.
On the 4 May 1664 General Assembly he was listed as assistant,John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 2:37-40 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1857); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo02rhod_0/page/36/mode/2up images of pp. 37-40] at ''InternetArchive.org''. And again Oct 1664,John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 2:61 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1857); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo02rhod_0/page/60/mode/2up images of p. 61] at ''InternetArchive.org''. and 23 Feb 1664/5.John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 2:93 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1857); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo02rhod_0/page/92/mode/2up images of p. 93] at ''InternetArchive.org''. Again 3 May 1665.John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 2:96 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1857); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo02rhod_0/page/96/mode/2up images of p. 96] at ''InternetArchive.org''.
20 Mar 1664 appointed as a Justice of the Peace.John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 2:90 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1857); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo02rhod_0/page/90/mode/2up images of p. 90] at ''InternetArchive.org''.
At the 6 May 1668 General Assembly he was listed as a Deputy,John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 2:222 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1857); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo02rhod_0/page/222/mode/2up images of p. 222] at ''InternetArchive.org''. and also at the 29 Oct 1668John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 2:236 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1857); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo02rhod_0/page/236/mode/2up images of p. 236] at ''InternetArchive.org''. and 27 Oct 1669.John Russell Bartlett ''Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England'' 2:287 (Providence: A. Crawford Greene and Brother, 1857); [https://archive.org/details/recordsofcolonyo02rhod_0/page/286/mode/2up images of p. 287] at ''InternetArchive.org''.
{the "See also" sources should be combed through for additional material as there is much more}

=== Death ===As recorded on the "first page of Preface of Alphabet" of the family bible, he died 1 Jun 1694.George Austin Morrison, ''Clarke Genealogies, The "Clarke" Families of Rhode Island'', pp. 10-11 (New York: Press of the Evening Post, 1902); [https://archive.org/details/fl-1087260-tn-93453/page/10/mode/2up images of p. 11] available ''InternetArchive.org''; according to the source, this is a verbatim transcript as found in Thomas Clarke's bible: " "Mr. Joseph Clarke Deceased the first day of Jun in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred nintie four." He left no will that has been found.

== Sources ==

'''See also:'''* "Rhode Island Colonial Records, Proceedings of the General Assembly." FHL Film #0947963, vol. 1, part 1, pp. 17, 30. * John Osborne Austin, ''[[Space:The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island|The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island...]]'', p. 47 (New York: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1887); [ image of p. 47] at ''InternetArchive.org''.* "Records of the Island of Rhode Island, 1638-1644." Rhode Island Archives, Providence (original mss., and FHL Film #0954960), pp. 65-66. * "Rhode Island Land Evidences, 1648-1696." Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, pp. 54-56, 56-57, 123. * "Town of Jamestown, Land Evidence, Vol. 1 (1680-1739)." Typed transcript, FHL Film #0946901, pp. 6-10, 56-57 (69-70 in original records). * Chapin, H. M., "Documentary History of Rhode Island." Providence, 1919, vol. 2, pp. 79-80, 92-93, 94-95, 117, 119-120, 132. * Bates, Louise P., "Notes, Saunders-Peckham"''[[Space:NEHGR|The New England Historical & Genealogical Register]]'' (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, , Mass.); vol. 63 (1909), pg. 198; 1912* Savage, James. ''[[Space:A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England|A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England]]'' (Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1862) Page 398.* Austin, John Osborne. ''160 Allied Familes'' (Self published, Providence, RI, 1893), pg. 63. * Bonevich, Jeffrey, "Clarke Genealogy: Fourth Generation," http://bonevich.com/clarke/clarkegen4.html#joseph.* Clark, E. P. , "Family of Dr. John Clarke," Genealogies of Rhode Island Families From Rhode Island Periodicals, Vol. I. Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, 1983, pp. 197-200. * Davis-Johnson, G. Maria; "Descendents of Seventh Day Baptist, William Davis (1663-1745) Wales>PA>RI>NJ>WV>NY>WI and other family branches"; 3 Jun 2004; www.ancestry.com * Ramsburgh, Edith Roberts. ''A Page in Heraldry'', "[[Space:Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine|Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine]]" (The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Aug 1923) Vol. 57, No. 8, Whole No. 372, [https://archive.org/stream/daughtersofameri1923daug#page/469/mode/2up Page 469]* Smith, J. J., "Civil and Military List of Rhode Island, 1647-1800." Providence, 1900, pp. 1, 4, 9. * Thorngate, Janet; ''Baptists in Early North America Volume III; Newport, Rhode Island, Seventh Day Baptists;'' Mercer University Press; Macon, Georgia and The Seventh Day Baptist Historical Society; 2017.
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