Report - 4466+ and the South Irish

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Clarke Register Report
First Generation
-------------------------------------------------1. Humphrey CLARKE. Born ca 1485 in England, Humphrey died in England aft 1545; he was 60.
Humphrey married Matilda UNKNOWN. Born ca 1487 in England.
They had one child:
2
i.
John (ca 1509-3 Mar 1559)
Second Generation
-------------------------------------------------2. John CLARKE (Humphrey1). Born ca 1509 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England, John died in Westhorpe, Suffolk,
England, on 3 Mar 1559; he was 50.
Ca 1533 when John was 24, he first married Margaret UNKNOWN. Born ca 1513 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England,
Margaret died in Finningham, Suffolk, England, aft 1 Feb 1541; she was 28.
They had the following children:
3
i.
Agnes (ca 1534-)
4
ii.
Margaret (ca 1536-)
5
iii.
Ellen (ca 1538-)
6
iv.
Joan (ca 1539-)
7
v.
John (1 Feb 1541-4 Apr 1598)
On 8 May 1541 when John was 32, he second married Alice CARTER. Born ca 1519 in Finningham, Suffolk,
England.
They had one child:
8
i.
Thomas (Jan 1543-May 1558)
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Third Generation
-------------------------------------------------3. Agnes CLARKE (John2, Humphrey1). Born ca 1534 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England.
4. Margaret CLARKE (John2, Humphrey1). Born ca 1536 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England.
5. Ellen CLARKE (John2, Humphrey1). Born ca 1538 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England.
6. Joan CLARKE (John2, Humphrey1). Born ca 1539.
7. John CLARKE (John2, Humphrey1). Born on 1 Feb 1541 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England. John died on 4 Apr
1598; he was 57. Buried on 7 Apr 1598. At the age of <1, John was baptized on 11 Feb 1541.
Research:
Cutter, Richard William. New England Families Genealogical and Memorial, Third Series, Vol. IV.
New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1915.pp 1695-96. Copy held (2012) by Stephan P. Clarke, 148
Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210. Clarke data are taken from pp 2243-44
John married Catherine COOKE, daughter of John COOKE. Born in Feb 1546 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England.
Catherine died in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England, on 27 Mar 1598; she was 52. Christened on 12 Feb 1546. Buried on
30 Mar 1598.
9
i.
John (25 Apr 1569-Dec 1594)
10
ii.
Thomas (1 Nov 1570-29 Jul 1627)
11
iii.
Carewe (Aug 1572-)
12
iv.
Christopher (bef 6 Dec 1574-)
13
v.
Joan (bef 17 Mar 1577-)
14
vi.
Margaret (Jun 1579-)
15
vii.
Mary (bef Sep 1581-)
8. Thomas CLARKE (John2, Humphrey1). Born in Jan 1543. Thomas died in May 1558; he was 15. Buried on 10
May 1558. At the age of <1, Thomas was baptized on 4 Jan 1543.
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Fourth Generation
-------------------------------------------------9. John CLARKE (John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 25 Apr 1569. John died in Dec 1594; he was 25. Buried on
9 Dec 1594. At the age of <1, John was baptized on 1 May 1569.
Research:
Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210. Clarke data are from pp 2243-44.
10. Thomas CLARKE (John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 1 Nov 1570 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England. Thomas
died on 29 Jul 1627; he was 56. Buried on 30 Jul 1627. At the age of 9, Thomas was baptized on 3 Nov 1579.
Westhorpe is in Suffolk, about five miles from Mendelsham, the home of the Hubbard family into which the Clarkes
married--Joseph Clarke and Bethiah Hubbard.
Research:
On 13 May 1600 when Thomas was 29, he married Rose HERRIGE in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England. Rose died on
19 Sep 1627 in Ruffum, Suffolk, England.
Keridge is offered in some sources.
Research:
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i.
Carewe The Immigrant (3 Feb 1602-13 Jul 1674)
17
ii.
Thomas The Immigrant (bef 31 Mar 1605-2 Dec 1674)
18
iii.
Mary (bef 17 Jul 1607-1648)
19
iv.
Margaret (12 Oct 1608-)
20
v.
REV DR John The Immigrant (8 Oct 1609-20 Apr 1676)
21
vi.
William (6 Feb 1611-)
22
vii.
Joseph The Immigrant (9 Dec 1618-1 Jun 1694)
23
viii.
Mary
11. Carewe CLARKE (John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in Aug 1572. At the age of <1, Carewe was baptized on 17
Aug 1572.
12. Christopher CLARKE (John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born bef 6 Dec 1574. At the age of <1, Christopher was
baptized on 6 Dec 1574.
13. Joan CLARKE (John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born bef 17 Mar 1577. At the age of <1, Joan was baptized on 17
Mar 1577.
14. Margaret CLARKE (John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in Jun 1579. At the age of <1, Margaret was baptized on
8 Jun 1579.
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15. Mary CLARKE (John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born bef Sep 1581. At the age of <1, Mary was baptized on 21 Sep
1581.
Fifth Generation
-------------------------------------------------16. Carewe CLARKE The Immigrant (Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 3 Feb 1602. Carewe died on
13 Jul 1674; he was 72.
Research:
Carewe married Datre / Dorothy? UNKNOWN.
They had one child:
24
i.
Dorothie (-1658)
17. Thomas CLARKE The Immigrant (Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born bef 31 Mar 1605. Christened on
31 Mar 1605. Thomas died on 2 Dec 1674; he was 69.
DSP. Inhabitant of Aquedneck Island, May 20, 1638. Admitted freeman of this Body Politike, Newport, Dec 17,
1639. One of the original members of the First Baptist Church formed in 1644. In 1663 he and his wife Jane sold 3
acres and house at Portsmouth, RI. He died in Newfort, RI, at the house of his brother John. His will leaves land on
Conanicut Island, at Misquamicut and at Applegates Neck.
Thomas married Jane UNKNOWN.
18. Mary CLARKE (Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born bef 17 Jul 1607. Christened on 17 Jul 1607. Mary
died in 1648; she was 40.
19. Margaret CLARKE (Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 12 Oct 1608.
Research:
Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210. Clarke data are from pp 2243-44..
20. REV DR John CLARKE The Immigrant (Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 8 Oct 1609. John died
on 20 Apr 1676; he was 66. Occupation: Physician, preacher. Education: Cambridge University, England.
DSP. He left England at aged 28 and with his wife arrived at Boston in November 1637. ( Letters of the Winthrop
family ) in 1637 mention is made of "Mr. Clarke, a minister, who I understand is safely arrived with Mr. Rogers"
and say "My scholler, John Clarke" as having gone to America. On 20 Nov 1637, at Boston he was disarmed, with
others, the opinions and revelations of Mr. Wheelwright and Mrs. Hutchinson having led them "into dangerous
errors". Shortly after he was given leave to depart from that Colony and went into banishment with the Rev. John
Wheelwright, spending the winter at Exeter, New Hampshire.
Owing to the severity of the winter climate Dr. Clarke returned to Boston in March and associated himself with
the small independent party headed by William Coddington, a former deputy and assistant Gov. of MA. He
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accompanied William Coddington during the first week in March to Plymouth in order to locate a suitable site for
the proposed new settlement and the choice finally falling upon the island of Aquidneck they returned to Boston
where Dr. Clarke with eighteen others signed on 7 March, 1638 the following compact: "We whose names are
underwritten, do here solemnly, in the presence of Jehovah, incorporate ourselves into a Bodie Politick, and as He
shall help, will submit our persons, lives and estates unto our Lord Jesus Christ, the King of Kings and Lord of
Lords, and to all those perfect and most absolute laws of his given us in His holy work of truth, to be guided and
judged thereby." The next day Dr. Clarke, with his fellow settlers came to Rhode Island in Roger Williams' shallops
and on 24 March 1638 with William Coddington and Roger Williams crossed the bay to Conanicut Island and took
title to the land. The early settlers are said to have lived in caves until better shelters could be erected.
Child:
25
i.
Unnamed (14 Feb 1672-18 May 1673)
21. William CLARKE (Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 6 Feb 1611. Christened on 11 Feb 1611.
Research:
22. Joseph CLARKE The Immigrant (Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 9 Dec 1618 in Westhorpe,
Suffolk, England. Christened on 16 Dec 1618. Joseph died in Newport, Newport Co., RI, on 1 Jun 1694; he was 75.
At the age of <1, Joseph was baptized in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England, on 16 Dec 1618.
"He must have left England about 1637, and settled immediately in Rhode Island, for he was admitted an inhabitant
of the island of Aquidneck, at Newport in 1638. He became a freeman 17 March 1641. In 1644 he was made one of
the original members of the First Baptist Church of Newport. and in 1648 became a member of the General Court of
Trials. On 8 July his name appears on the Charter granted to Rhode Island by King Charles II. In 1668 he was
made a freeman at Westerly and acted as deputy to the General Assembly. He appears to have lived in Westerly but
returned to Newport during the later years of his life.
Research:
Hall, Edward Hagaman, ed. Register of the Empire State Society of the Sons of the American
Revolution. n.p., privately printed: 1899.
Cutter, Richard William. New England Families Genealogical and Memorial, Third Series, Vol. IV. New York:
Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1915.pp 1695-96. Copy held (2012) by Stephan P. Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd.,
Churchville, NY 14428-9210. Clarke data are from pp 2243-44..
Joseph married Margaret TURNER. Born ca 1620. Margaret died in Newport, Newport Co., RI, in 1694; she was
74.
Research:
26
i.
Joseph (11 Feb 1642-11 Jan 1726/7)
27
ii.
William (ca 1645-bef 19 Oct 1683)
28
iii.
Rev. John (ca 1645-)
29
iv.
Joshua (ca 1650-)
30
v.
Thomas (ca 1651-)
31
vi.
Susannah (ca 1653-)
32
vii.
Mary (ca 1655-1695)
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ix.
x.
Sarah (29 Jan 1662-)
Elizabeth (ca 1663-)
Carew (ca 1665-)
23. Mary CLARKE (Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Research:
Fisk, Clara Crumb. The Crumb Genealogy: Descendants of Daniel Crumb of Westerly, Rhode Island.
Sarasota, FL: Privately printed, 1956.
Mary married Sir John PECKHAM. John died in 1681.
Research:
They had one child:
36
i.
Mary
Sixth Generation
-------------------------------------------------24. Dorothie CLARKE (Carewe5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Dorothie died in 1658. Buried on 15 Jun
1658 in Rougham, England.
25. Unnamed CLARKE (John5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 14 Feb 1672. Unnamed died on 18
May 1673; she was 1.
26. Joseph CLARKE (Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 11 Feb 1642 in Newport And
Westerly, RI. Joseph died in Westerly, Washington Co., RI, on 11 Jan 1726/7; he was 83.
He must have removed from Newport to Westerly early in life, for in 1669 he became Town Clerk of Westerly,
retaining the position until 1700. In July 16?5 he and his family went to Newport for fear of the Indian War then
raging (King Phillip's War), and remained in the home of Rev Samuet Hubbard until the war closed.. In 1680 he,
having been taken from his house in Westerly, situated two miles east of Pawecatuck River, was carried by force to
Hartford, Conn and fined 10 pounds by authorities of that colony. He was, however, reimbursed by R. I .
Assembly, in sum of 13 pounds 10 shillings for this compulsory payment. On 20 May 1696, Benedict Arnold, of
Newport deeded Joseph Clarke, of Westerly, 200 acres of land at South Kingston, RI. He died in Westerly, aged, 83
Years 11 Mo.
Research:
Clarke-Hubbard Marriage Record. U. S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Yates
Publishing, [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2004.
Clarke-Weeden Marriage Record. Millennnium File, Heritage Consulting [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2003.
Churchville, NY 14428-9210. Clarke data are from pp 2243-44.
“Early Settlers of Westerly, R. I.” New England Historic Genealogical Register, 14 (1860): 25.
On 16 Nov 1664 when Joseph was 22, he first married Bethiah HUBBARD, daughter of Samuel HUBBARD
(1610-1689) & Tacy COOPER (1608-1697), in Newport, Newport Co., RI. by James Barber. Born on 19 Dec 1646
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in Springfield, Hampden Co., MA. Christened on 29 Sep 1661. Bethiah died on 17 Apr 1707; she was 60.
Baptized Sept. 29, 1661. "Bro' hiscox laid hands on our daughter Bethiah Clarke 15th day Sept. 1675;" received in
the church 10th day January, 1676. Her death date may be 1717.
Research:
Clarke-Hubbard Marriage Record. U. S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Yates
Publishing, [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2004.
Clarke-Weeden Marriage Record. Millennnium File, Heritage Consulting [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
37
i.
Judith (12 Oct 1667-)
38
ii.
Joseph (14 Apr 1670-5 Jun 1719)
39
iii.
Samuel (29 Sep 1672-25 Jul 1769)
40
iv.
John (25 Aug 1675-)
41
v.
Bethia (11 Apr 1678-1756)
42
vi.
Mary (27 Dec 1680-1760)
43
vii.
Susannah (31 Aug 1683-)
44
viii.
Deacon Thomas (17 Mar 1686-26 Nov 1767)
45
ix.
William (21 Apr 1688-)
Ca 1708 when Joseph was 65, he second married Hannah WEEDEN, daughter of William WEEDEN. Hannah died
on 3 Mar 1723.
Research:
Clarke-Weeden Marriage Record. Millennnium File, Heritage Consulting [database on-line]. Provo,
UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2003.
27. William CLARKE (Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born ca 1645. William died bef 19 Oct 1683;
he was 38.
Ca 1670 when William was 25, he married Hannah WEEDEN, daughter of William WEEDEN. Hannah died on 3
Mar 1723.
Research:
46
i.
William (27 May 1673-)
47
ii.
Thomas (15 Feb 1681/2-)
48
iii.
Hannah (25 Mar 1683-)
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28. Rev. John CLARKE (Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born ca 1645.
Research:
“Notes: Sauanders-Peckham.” New England Historic Genealogical Register, 63 (Apr 1909): 198.
29. Joshua CLARKE (Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born ca 1650.
30. Thomas CLARKE (Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born ca 1651.
31. Susannah CLARKE (Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born ca 1653.
32. Mary CLARKE (Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born ca 1655. Mary died in 1695; she was 40.
Research:
Mary married Tobias SAUNDERS. Tobias died in 1695.
None of their children achieved the age of majority by the time of their father’s will, 9 Aug 1688.
Research:
49
i.
John
50
ii.
Edward
51
iii.
Stephen
52
iv.
Benjamin
53
v.
Susannah
33. Sarah CLARKE (Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 29 Jan 1662.
On 11 Oct 1683 when Sarah was 21, she married Thomas REYNOLDS, son of John REYNOLDS. Justice Caleb
Carr. Born on 29 Jan 1663.
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i.
Joseph (1 Jun 1684-)
55
ii.
Mary (5 Feb 1704-)
34. Elizabeth CLARKE (Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born ca 1663.
Elizabeth married REV William PECKHAM.
They had one child:
56
i.
William (30 Aug 1675-)
35. Carew CLARKE (Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born ca 1665.
On 4 Feb 1693 when Carew was 28, he married Ann HUTCHINSON in Newport / Kingstown, RI.
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This is at least a second marriage for Ann. She is listed as Ann Hutchinson Dyer in some records, so her first
husband’s surname was Dyer. The marriage date may be 14 Feb.
They had one child:
57
i.
Carew
36. Mary PECKHAM (Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Research:
Mary married Tobias SAUNDERS.
Research:
They had one child:
58
i.
Mercy (-bef 1736)
Seventh Generation
-------------------------------------------------37. Judith CLARKE (Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 12 Oct 1667 in Newport,
Newport Co., RI.
Research:
On 19 Jan 1687/8 when Judith was 19, she married Rev. John MAXSON Jr., son of Rev. John MAXSON & Mary
MOSHER, in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Born in 1666 in RI. John died in RI in Jul 1747; he was 81.
Research:
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i.
Judith (23 Sep 1689-)
60
ii.
Mary (26 Oct 1691-)
61
iii.
Bethia (31 Jul 1693-)
62
iv.
Elizabeth (7 Nov 1695-)
63
v.
Hannah (13 Jun 1698-)
64
vi.
John III (21 Apr 1701-)
65
vii.
Dorothy (20 Oct 1703-)
66
viii.
Susannah (19 Oct 1706-)
67
ix.
Joseph (Dec 1709-)
68
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Avis (27 Dec 1712-)
38. Joseph CLARKE (Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 14 Apr 1670 in Westerly,
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Washington Co., RI. Joseph died on 5 Jun 1719; he was 49.
Research:
On 5 Jan 1692 when Joseph was 21, he first married Dorothy MAXSON, daughter of Rev. John MAXSON & Mary
MOSHER, in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Dorothy died in 1716.
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Freegift (4 Jul 1694-)
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ii.
Dorothy (28 May 1696-)
71
iii.
Experience (6 Jul 1699-)
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iv.
Joseph (ca 1710-Jun 1778)
Joseph second married Anna BABCOCK. Anna died on 13 May 1731.
Anna was the sister of Co. Oliver Babcock.
They had one child:
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i.
Elisha
39. Samuel CLARKE (Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 29 Sep 1672 in Westerly,
Washington Co., RI. Samuel died in Stonington, New London Co., CT, on 25 Jul 1769; he was 96.
Originally from Westerly and Charlestown, RI, he later moved to Stonington, CT. This Samuel is probably the
Samuel Clark listed in the Barbour Collection as having died on 21 July 1769, age 97.
Research:
Barbour, Lucius. Connecticut Vital Records, Stonington Births, Marriages, Deaths. Barbour
Collection, Connecticut State Library. Online. Available:
http://dunhamwilcox.net/barbour/stonington_barbour_c.htm. Viewed 26 Dec 2011.
On 19 Jan 1698/9 when Samuel was 25, he first married Anne CHAMPLIN, daughter of CAPT William
CHAMPLIN (1654-1 Dec 1715) & Mary BABCOCK (-1747), in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Anne died aft 6
May 1719.
Research:
Cutter, William Richard, ed.. Genealogical and Family History of Northern New York: A Record of the
Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Vol. 2. Google EBooks. Online. Available:
http://books.google.com/books?id=Le4pAQAAMAAJ&dq=History,+Lewis+County,+NY&source=gbs_navlinks_s.
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Samuel (1699/1700-ca 1719)
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ii.
Mary (27 Nov 1701-)
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ix.
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xi.
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Bethia (18 Jul 1703-)
Joseph Sr. (29 Aug 1705-Sep 1783)
Ann (3 Sep 1707-)
James (20 Jan 1710/1-)
Joshua (22 Sep 1712-)
Amos (14 Nov 1714-)
Simeon (7 Apr 1716-)
Christopher (26 Oct 1717-1747)
Samuel (6 May 1719-)
On 26 May 1720 when Samuel was 47, he second married Susannah CHAMPLIN, daughter of Jeffrey
CHAMPLIN, in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Justice William Greene.
The link between Susannah and Jeffrey Champlin is not proved.
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Amey (3 May 1721-)
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ii.
Benjamin (13 Jul 1722-)
40. John CLARKE (Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 25 Aug 1675 in Newport,
Newport Co., RI.
Research:
On 1 Nov 1705 when John was 30, he married Mary BEEBE.
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Samuel (15 Jan 1707/8-)
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ii.
Susannah (8 Feb 1711-)
41. Bethia CLARKE (Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 11 Apr 1678 in Westerly,
Washington Co., RI. Bethia died in 1756; she was 77.
Research:
On 31 Oct 1703 when Bethia was 25, she married REV Thomas HISCOX, son of William HISCOX & Rebecca
UNKNOWN, in Westerly, Elder Joseph Parkson. Born in 1686. Thomas died on 20 May 1772; he was 86.
Research:
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vi.
vii.
viii.
Ephraim (2 Jun 1707-)
Edith (6 Sep 1709-)
Bethia (1711-)
Mary (12 Jul 1713-)
Thomas (17 May 1715-)
Joseph (22 Apr 1717-)
Hannah (22 Jan 1719/20-)
42. Mary CLARKE (Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 27 Dec 1680 in Westerly,
Washington Co., RI. Mary died in 1760; she was 79.
Research:
On 18 Jan 1699/1700 when Mary was 18, she married William CHAMPLIN Jr., son of CAPT William
CHAMPLIN (1654-1 Dec 1715) & Mary BABCOCK (-1747). Born in Westerly, RI. William died in 1747.
Research:
Cutter, William Richard, ed.. Genealogical and Family History of Northern New York: A Record of the
Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Vol. 2. Google EBooks. Online. Available:
http://books.google.com/books?id=Le4pAQAAMAAJ&dq=History,+Lewis+County,+NY&source=gbs_navlinks_s.
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Jeffrey (6 Mar 1704-)
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ii.
Joseph
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iii.
Samuel
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Joshua
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James
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vi.
Susannah
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William (31 May 1702-14 Apr 1774)
43. Susannah CLARKE (Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 31 Aug 1683.
Research:
In Jan 1705 when Susannah was 21, she married Oliver BABCOCK, son of John BABCOCK & Mary LAWTON.
Born in 1673.
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Susannah (20 Sep 1705-)
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ii.
Thomas (7 Mar 1710-)
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iii.
Mary (8 Feb 1713-)
108
iv.
Nathan (12 Oct 1715-)
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v.
Simon (27 Sep 1717-)
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vi.
John (12 May 1720-)
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Oliver (16 Sep 1722-)
Joseph (18 Oct 1726-)
44. Deacon Thomas CLARKE (Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 17 Mar 1686 in
Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Thomas died in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI, on 26 Nov 1767; he was 81. At the
age of 19, Thomas was baptized in 1706.
Research:
In 1710 when Thomas was 23, he married Elizabeth BABCOCK, daughter of CAPT James BABCOCK (ca 166517 Jan 1736/7) & Elizabeth SAUNDERS (ca 1661-3 Mar 1730/1). Born on 18 Feb 1691 in Westerly, Washington
Co., RI. Elizabeth died on 26 Nov 1767; she was 76.
Research:
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Sarah (11 May 1712-)
114
ii.
Thomas (4 Mar 1715-)
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iii.
REV Joshua (26 Apr 1717-8 Mar 1793)
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iv.
James (3 Mar 1720-)
117
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Joseph (14 Sep 1728-6 May 1795)
45. William CLARKE (Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 21 Apr 1688.
Research:
On 9 Sep 1709 when William was 21, he married Joan BLIVEN.
46. William CLARKE (William6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 27 May 1673.
On 15 Apr 1700 when William was 26, he married Hannah KNIGHT.
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William
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ii.
Caleb (20 Jul 1716-6 Aug 1808)
47. Thomas CLARKE (William6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 15 Feb 1681/2.
48. Hannah CLARKE (William6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 25 Mar 1683.
49. John SAUNDERS (Mary CLARKE6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
50. Edward SAUNDERS (Mary CLARKE6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
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51. Stephen SAUNDERS (Mary CLARKE6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
52. Benjamin SAUNDERS (Mary CLARKE6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
53. Susannah SAUNDERS (Mary CLARKE6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
54. Joseph REYNOLDS (Sarah CLARKE6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 1 Jun 1684.
55. Mary REYNOLDS (Sarah CLARKE6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 5 Feb 1704.
56. William PECKHAM (Elizabeth CLARKE6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 30 Aug
1675.
57. Carew CLARKE (Carew6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Carew married Judith DUENNER.
58. Mercy SAUNDERS (Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Mercy died bef
1736.
Research:
Ca 1698 Mercy married William CRUMB, son of Daniel CRUMB (ca 1655-13 Apr 1713) & Rachel ROBERTS.
Born ca Nov 1677 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. William died in Hopkinton Co., RI, in 1746; he was 68.
Research:
120
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Joseph (1699-1778)
121
ii.
Rachel (1700-)
122
iii.
William (1700-aft 1774)
123
iv.
Mercy (1704-)
124
v.
Jemima (1706-)
125
vi.
Elizabeth (1708-)
126
vii.
Tobias (ca 1710-1741)
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Eighth Generation
-------------------------------------------------59. Judith MAXSON (Judith CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 23 Sep
1689.
Research:
60. Mary MAXSON (Judith CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 26 Oct
1691.
Research:
61. Bethia MAXSON (Judith CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 31 Jul
1693.
Research:
62. Elizabeth MAXSON (Judith CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 7 Nov
1695.
Research:
63. Hannah MAXSON (Judith CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 13 Jun
1698.
Research:
64. John MAXSON III (Judith CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 21 Apr
1701.
Research:
Mayflower Families: George Soule, Vol. 3, GSoMD, entry 695.
John married Thankful RANDALL.
Research:
127
i.
David
128
ii.
Thankful
65. Dorothy MAXSON (Judith CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 20 Oct
1703.
Research:
Dorothy married Thomas BURDICK.
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66. Susannah MAXSON (Judith CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 19 Oct
1706.
Research:
67. Joseph MAXSON (Judith CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in Dec 1709.
Research:
Joseph married Tacy BURDICK, daughter of Robert BURDICK & Ruth HUBBARD.
Research:
68. Avis MAXSON (Judith CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 27 Dec 1712.
Research:
69. Freegift CLARKE (Joseph7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 4 Jul 1694.
Freegift married John SAUNDERS.
70. Dorothy CLARKE (Joseph7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 28 May 1696.
71. Experience CLARKE (Joseph7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 6 Jul 1699.
72. Joseph CLARKE (Joseph7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born ca 1710. Joseph died in
Westerly, Washington Co., RI, in Jun 1778; he was 68.
On 25 Apr 1728 when Joseph was 18, he married Deborah CRANDALL, daughter of John CRANDALL (1682-17
Jan 1767) & Mary YEOMANS. Born ca 1710. Deborah died aft Jun 1778; she was 68.
129
i.
Mary (4 Jul 1729-26 Feb 1789)
130
ii.
Joseph (30 Mar 1737-)
131
iii.
Elisha (25 Feb 1742-)
73. Elisha CLARKE (Joseph7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Children:
132
133
134
i.
ii.
iii.
John
Lewis
Mercy
74. Samuel CLARKE (Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1699/1700. Samuel
died ca 1719; he was 20.
75. Mary CLARKE (Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 27 Nov 1701.
76. Bethia CLARKE (Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 18 Jul 1703.
77. Joseph CLARKE Sr. (Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 29 Aug 1705.
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Joseph died in Sep 1783; he was 78.
of Richmond R.I. and Charlestown, R. I. Traded in land in both towns. He is styled Esquire in Oct 1790, but is not
listed in the 1774 census.
Research:
Canfield, Rosemary. Rhode Island Descendants of Edward Perry. Pacific Grove, CA: Privately
printed, 1988. Data provided here obtained from p 8.
Cole, Darlene Powers. E-mail to Stephan P. Clarke, 16 Jun 2002. This message reports how Darlene and our
cousins Michael and Patrick located the gravestones for Samuel and Martha Wait Clarke on 2-3 Jun 2002.
Joseph Clarke Birth Record. Rhode Island, Births, 1636-1930. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT,
USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2000.
Smith, Mrs. E. R. and Col. T. L. Casey. “Some Notes Upon the Perrys of the Narragansett Country, Rhode
Island.” Genealogies of Rhode Island Families From Rhode Island Periodicals, Vol. I. Baltimore: Genealogical
Publishing Co., 1983. See pp 686-96.
On 15 Nov 1727 when Joseph was 22, he married Sarah REYNOLDS, daughter of Joseph REYNOLDS & Mercy
UNKNOWN, in Richmond, RI, Justice Christopher Champlin. Born on 21 Oct 1709.
Research:
135
i.
Joseph Jr. (5 Mar 1728/9-6 Nov 1795)
136
ii.
Anne (23 Oct 1730-)
137
iii.
Joshua (13 May 1733-)
138
iv.
Samuel (1 Dec 1737-)
139
v.
John (8 Jul 1740-22 Feb 1836)
140
vi.
Oliver (21 Nov 1743-)
141
vii.
Sarah (15 Jun 1745-)
142
viii.
James (9 Jul 1748-)
143
ix.
Christopher (7 Apr 1751-)
144
x.
Amy
78. Ann CLARKE (Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 3 Sep 1707.
79. William CLARKE (Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 21 May 1709.
80. James CLARKE (Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 20 Jan 1710/1.
81. Joshua CLARKE (Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 22 Sep 1712.
82. Amos CLARKE (Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 14 Nov 1714.
83. Simeon CLARKE (Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 7 Apr 1716.
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84. Christopher CLARKE (Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 26 Oct 1717
in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Christopher died in 1747; he was 29.
In 1739 when Christopher was 21, he married Elizabeth BLISS, daughter of Josiah BLISS. Born ca 1720. Elizabeth
died bef 7 Nov 1763; she was 43.
145
i.
Amy (1744-17 Sep 1804)
146
ii.
Sarah (15 Jun 1745-)
147
iii.
Sylvia
85. Samuel CLARKE (Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 6 May 1719.
86. Amey CLARKE (Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 3 May 1721.
On 20 Sep 1742 when Amey was 21, she married Joshua MAXSON.
87. Benjamin CLARKE (Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 13 Jul 1722.
88. Samuel CLARKE (John7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 15 Jan 1707/8.
89. Susannah CLARKE (John7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 8 Feb 1711.
90. William HISCOX (Bethia CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 31 May
1705.
91. Ephraim HISCOX (Bethia CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 2 Jun
1707.
92. Edith HISCOX (Bethia CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 6 Sep 1709.
93. Bethia HISCOX (Bethia CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1711.
94. Mary HISCOX (Bethia CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 12 Jul 1713.
95. Thomas HISCOX (Bethia CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 17 May
1715.
96. Joseph HISCOX (Bethia CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 22 Apr
1717.
97. Hannah HISCOX (Bethia CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 22 Jan
1719/20.
98. Jeffrey CHAMPLIN (Mary CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 6 Mar
1704.
99. Joseph CHAMPLIN (Mary CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
100. Samuel CHAMPLIN (Mary CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
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101. Joshua CHAMPLIN (Mary CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
102. James CHAMPLIN (Mary CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
103. Susannah CHAMPLIN (Mary CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
104. William CHAMPLIN (Mary CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 31
May 1702. William died on 14 Apr 1774; he was 71.
Had 11 children. He was chosen deputy to the General Assembly in 1741 and 42. Baptized in the Seventh Day
Baptist Church July 10, 1736.
William married Sarah THOMPSON, daughter of Isaac THOMPSON & Mary UNKNOWN. Born on 3 Mar 1703.
They had one child:
148
i.
Sarah (5 Mar 1735-4 Sep 1824)
105. Susannah BABCOCK (Susannah CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on
20 Sep 1705.
106. Thomas BABCOCK (Susannah CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 7
Mar 1710.
107. Mary BABCOCK (Susannah CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 8 Feb
1713.
108. Nathan BABCOCK (Susannah CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 12
Oct 1715.
109. Simon BABCOCK (Susannah CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 27
Sep 1717.
110. John BABCOCK (Susannah CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 12
May 1720.
111. Oliver BABCOCK (Susannah CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 16
Sep 1722.
112. Joseph BABCOCK (Susannah CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 18
Oct 1726.
113. Sarah CLARKE (Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 11 May 1712 in
Westerly, Washington Co., RI.
Research:
On 26 Nov 1730 when Sarah was 18, she married Edward BURDICK in Westerly, RI, Justice Theo. Rhodes.
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114. Thomas CLARKE (Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 4 Mar 1715 in
Research:
On 27 May 1740 when Thomas was 25, he married Thankful VIOLET.
115. REV Joshua CLARKE (Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 26 Apr
1717 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Christened on 21 Nov 1741 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Joshua died in
Westerly, Washington Co., RI, on 8 Mar 1793; he was 75. Buried in First Hopkinton Cemetary (Tombstone
Record).
From G. A. Morrison, Jr.’s The “Clarke” Families of Rhode Island (1902), 4 Deeds recorded in Westerly, RI.
On 24 August, 1756, he was chosen Deacon of the Sabbatarian Church, but did not accept. On 8 November 1757
he, then of Hopkinton, deeded to the Colony of R. I. 13 acres of land in Hopkinton. recorded 15 December, 1757.
In May 1768 he was ordained Elder. He appears in the census of 1774, as of Hopkinton, with 4 males over; 4
males under; and 3 females over 16 and one Negro servant = 12. His will, dated 31 July 1792 proved at Hopkinton
1 April 1793, mentions his wife, Hannah, Sons Ethan, Thomas, Arnold, Henry, Willet and Job Bennett; daughters,
Hannah and Elizabeth Maxson; Grandsons, Joshua, son of Phineas, and Joshua C. Maxson, son of Jesse (Maxson);
Granddaughter Hannah, daughter of Phineas.
He was a member of the Legislature and a Trustee of Brown University. He took part in the Colonial and
Revolutionary Wars.
(Cyrus Clarke Van Deventer): states. 1752 he was ofter a messenger of the church and clerk of the meetings: At a
town meeting held at his house April 4, 1757, to complete the incorporation of Hopkinton, RI, he was chosen
treasurer and one of the rate-makers. He was elected elder of the Seventh Day Baptist church, March 10 1767; after
much hesitation, April 26 1768, he accepted same. ( Seventh Day Baptist Memorila, Vol III, p. 98) "according
Elder Maxson with one of ye brethren went to Hopkinton and on May 29th, 1768, Elder Maxson preached a sermon
on 'sturd to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed.' Elder Maxson prayed
very fervently and laid hands on Bro. Clarke in conjunction with Elder Hiscox; then Elder Maxson gave a solemn
charge and the right hand of fellowship. The whole was carried on with great solemnity and the utmost Deacencey
and good order." ( Letter, June 19, 1768, from Meeting at Newport. Newport and Ashaway Church Book, No II).
June 24, 1771, chosen treasurer of the church. The church increased during his ministry 395. He signed the Patriotic
Test at Hopkinton, Sept. 19, 1776. He is buried in the Clarke burial ground.
Research:
In 1738 when Joshua was 20, he married Hannah COTTRELL. Born in 1719. Christened on 28 Nov 1741. Hannah
died in Westerly, Washington Co., RI, on 4 Nov 1808; she was 89.
was "under hand May ye 1st, 1742.
149
i.
Phineas (23 Feb 1740-)
150
ii.
Joshua (17 Aug 1741-1764)
151
iii.
Ethan (7 Mar 1745-)
152
iv.
Hannah (4 May 1747-)
153
v.
Thomas (10 Jun 1749-28 May 1832)
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154
155
156
157
158
159
160
vi.
vii.
viii.
ix.
x.
xi.
xii.
Elizabeth (14 Nov 1751-25 Dec 1831)
Arnold (17 Mar 1754-)
ELDER (Rev.) Henry Sr. (2 Dec 1756-22 Mar 1831)
Willet (20 Oct 1759-)
Nathan (7 Feb 1762-11 May 1776)
Job Bennett (13 May 1765-)
Elizabeth (Died as Infant)
116. James CLARKE (Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 3 Mar 1720 in
Records say only that he died young.
Research:
117. Joseph CLARKE (Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 14 Sep 1728 in
Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Joseph died in Westerly, Washington Co., RI, on 6 May 1795; he was 66. Buried in
Clarke Burial Ground, Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Revolutionary War Veteran.
Research:
On 16 Jun 1752 when Joseph was 23, he married Deborah PENDLETON, daughter of COL Joseph PENDLETON
& Sarah WORDEN. Born on 9 May 1737 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Deborah died in Petersburgh,
Rensselaer Co., NY.
Research:
161
i.
Sarah (24 Jun 1753-1837)
162
ii.
CAPT Samuel (11 Dec 1754-13 Feb 1830)
163
iii.
Nathan(iel) (9 May 1756-)
164
iv.
Nancy (24 May 1758-1840)
165
v.
Asa (25 May 1760-)
166
vi.
Simeon (29 Feb 1762-)
167
vii.
Adam (11 Feb 1764-1836)
168
viii.
Fanny (4 Mar 1766-27 Oct 1850)
169
ix.
Jared (4 Mar 1768-Feb 1800)
170
x.
Abel (22 Feb 1770-)
171
xi.
Mary (Polly) (9 Oct 1772-1851)
172
xii.
CAPT Ethan (17 Dec 1773-)
173
xiii.
Joseph (20 Sep 1776-)
174
xiv.
Deborah (27 Sep 1778-1826)
175
xv.
Benjamin (4 Jun 1781-)
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118. William CLARKE (William7, William6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Child:
176
i.
Weeden
119. Caleb CLARKE (William7, William6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 20 Jul 1716.
Caleb died on 6 Aug 1808; he was 92.
There were other children of this marriage, but they are unknown.
Caleb first married Mary SHEFFIELD, daughter of CAPT Isaac SHEFFIELD & Jane CARD.
They had one child:
177
i.
Ichabod (ca 1740-aft 28 Mar 1814)
Caleb second married Mary SAUNDERS, daughter of Ann UNKNOWN.
178
i.
Nathan
179
ii.
Anne
120. Joseph CRUMB (Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born in 1699. Joseph died in 1778; he was 79. At the age of <1, Joseph was baptized in 1699.
The birth date given above is a baptism date, not a birth date.
Research:
In Jun 1734 when Joseph was 35, he first married Amey COTTRELL, daughter of Nicholas COTTRELL II.
Research:
180
i.
Elizabeth (27 Dec 1735-)
181
ii.
Joseph (22 Sep 1737-1738)
182
iii.
Joseph (20 Sep 1738-aft 1795)
183
iv.
Samuel (22 Aug 1740-aft 1791)
184
v.
Waitstill (6 Jul 1742-21 Apr 1809)
185
vi.
Amey (6 Jul 1745-bef 1778)
186
vii.
William (31 Aug 1747-)
187
viii.
David (18 Jul 1749-Feb 1834)
188
ix.
Sylvester (23 Feb 1751-)
On 26 Jul 1759 when Joseph was 60, he second married Rebecca HALL. Rebecca died aft 1780.
Research:
121. Rachel CRUMB (Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
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Humphrey1). Born in 1700. At the age of <1, Rachel was baptized in 1700.
Rachel had seven children by Hadsall and two by Pendleton.
Research:
On 10 Nov 1715 when Rachel was 15, she first married Joseph HADSALL, son of Joseph HADSALL & Hannah
UNKNOWN, in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Born in 1695. Joseph died on 25 Sep 1727; he was 32.
The birth date given above is actually a baptism date.
Research:
Rachel second married Obidiah PENDLETON, son of James PENDLETON. Born on 1 Nov 1712 in Westerly,
Washington Co., RI. Obidiah died on 11 Oct 1792; he was 79.
Research:
122. William CRUMB (Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born in 1700 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. William died aft 1774; he was 74. At the age of 2,
William was baptized in 1702.
Research:
William first married Jerusha EDWARDS.
William and Jerusha had nine children, five of whom were still living in the Westerly area in 1774.
Research:
Ca 1764 when William was 64, he second married Edith CRANDALL, daughter of Joseph CRANDALL & Edith
HISCOX.
William was Edith’s second husband. They had one child.
Research:
123. Mercy CRUMB (Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born in 1704. At the age of <1, Mercy was baptized in 1704.
The birth date listed above is a baptism date.
Research:
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Mercy married Daniel LAMPHEAR Sr., son of John LAMPHEAR (-1757).
Mercy was Daniel’s second wife.
Research:
124. Jemima CRUMB (Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born in 1706 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI.
John and Jemima Crumb Butler moved to Beekman’s precinct, Dutchess Co., NY prior to 1765. Jemima and her
son, Truelove, later settled in Glens Falls, NY.
Research:
Jemima married John BUTLER.
Research:
125. Elizabeth CRUMB (Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born in 1708.
Research:
On 30 Nov 1732 when Elizabeth was 24, she married Samuel SAUNDERS.
Research:
126. Tobias CRUMB (Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born ca 1710. Tobias died in 1741; he was 31.
Research:
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Ninth Generation
-------------------------------------------------127. David MAXSON (John8, Judith CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Revolutionary War Veteran.
David married Abigail GREENMAN.
189
i.
David Jr.
190
ii.
Silas
191
iii.
Chloe (19 Mar 1759-19 Mar 1833)
128. Thankful MAXSON (John8, Judith CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Research:
Thankful married Nathan BARBER, son of Benjamin BARBER.
Research:
129. Mary CLARKE (Joseph8, Joseph7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 4 Jul 1729
in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI. Mary died in Westerly, Washington Co., RI, on 26 Feb 1789; she was 59.
On 12 Dec 1745 when Mary was 16, she married John STILLMAN, son of George STILLMAN (Aug 1679-1760)
& Deborah CRANDALL (1688-12 Sep 1737). Born on 14 Jun 1719 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. John died in
Westerly, Washington Co., RI, on 11 May 1790; he was 70.
There was one child of this union, Anna Stillman.
130. Joseph CLARKE (Joseph8, Joseph7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 30 Mar
1737.
131. Elisha CLARKE (Joseph8, Joseph7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 25 Feb
1742.
132. John CLARKE (Elisha8, Joseph7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
On 29 Nov 1804 John married Mercy LANPHERE, daughter of Daniel LANPHERE & Nancy UNKNOWN, in
Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Born on 3 Jan 1782.
192
i.
Pamelia (27 Apr 1807-)
193
ii.
Nancy (20 Feb 1809-)
133. Lewis CLARKE (Elisha8, Joseph7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
134. Mercy CLARKE (Elisha8, Joseph7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
135. Joseph CLARKE Jr. (Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 5 Mar
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1728/9 in Westerly, Newport Co. RI. Joseph died in Westerly, Washington Co., RI, on 6 Nov 1795; he was 67.
Revolutionary War Pat. Revolutionary War Veteran.
Of Charlestown RI and later Richmond RI. From the 1899 Empire State Society, SAR, yearbook: “Joseph Clarke:
Born in Westerly, R. I., Sept. 14, 1728; died there May 6, 1795; enlisted in the Rhode Island volunteers in a
company called the “Reformadors,” authorized at a town meeting Nov. 29, 1776, to serve for three months, and was
sent with others to Newport to replace Col. Richmond’s Regt., which was sent to New York.--Henry Maxson Clarke
(descendant). Published by the ESSSAR on 4 July 1899.
The DAR’s The American Monthly Magazine, February 1906, pp 14-6, lists Joseph Clarke, Jr., as one of the
signers of the Test Act in an article entitled “The Patriots of Westerly, R. I., 1776.” The Office of the Secretary of
State of Rhode Island also provides this list online as “Test Act subscribers, 1776.”
Data from the First Hopkinton Cemetery compiled by Gayle E. Waite and Lorrain Tarket-Arruda in Hopkinton,
Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries. His wife, Hannah Perry Clarke, is not listed as buried with him. the six-month
discrepancy in his death date may refer to when he had his will drawn, but that is a surmise. His grave stone reads:
“And though after my skin, worms destroy this Body yet in ye flesh shall I see God, whom I shall see for myself and
not another.” A note appended to the entry in the graves list states: “He was a member of the Sabatarian Church
[Seventh Day Baptist] at Westerly and a profitable man in the Society who we trust has made a happy exchange.”
Research:
Champlin, Emily Crumb. National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Application Record
Copy No. 531577, verified and approved 22 Jan 1968. Copy held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd.,
Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
Clarke-Perry Marriage Record. U. S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Yates Publishing Co.
[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2004.
Hale, Sarah Whitaker. E-mail to Stephan P. Clarke, 7 Dec 2002. This message had attached to it a Gedcom file of
Mrs. Hale’s research into our common Clarke and related names ancestry. A printout of the message is held (2012)
by Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
Rhode Island. General Assembly, “Test Act subscribers, 1776,” in Virtual Exhibits, Item #307. Online.
Available: http://sos.ri.gov/virtualarchives/items/show/307. 21 Mar 2014.
Robinson, Caroline E. The Hazard Family of Rhode Island, 1635-1894. Boston: Privately printed, 1895.
Waite, Gayle E. and Lorrain Tarket-Arruda. Hopkinton, Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries. Baltimore, MD:
Gateway Press, 1998. This set of cemetery inscriptions lists Joseph’s death date on his gravestone 6 Nov 1795 and
backs that claim with a photograph of his grave marker. His wife, Hannah Perry Clarke, is not listed as buried with
him.
Witter, Harold J. Letter to Stephan P. Clarke, 8 Aug 2005, held (2005) by Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd.,
Churchville, NY 14428-9210. The letter regards Clarke lineage information from Otsego and Madison Counties.
On 26 Dec 1746 when Joseph was 18, he married Hannah PERRY, daughter of Samuel PERRY (ca 1695-21 Dec
1775) & Susannah HAZARD (23 Apr 1699-27 Jun 1756), in Richmond, Washington Co., RI, Justice Joseph Clarke.
Born on 13 Apr 1728 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Hannah died on 5 Nov 1795; she was 67.
The will of Samuel Perry, of Richmond, proved 1 Jan 1796, mentions a daughter, "Hannah Clarke"
WARRANT, 31 Dec. 1792
Westerly, Rhode Island, Probate Records, 1787-1798
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Vol. 5, page 216; on microfilm at Rhode Island Historical Society Library
Transcription of Warrant:
Voted that the Council Clerk Grant forth a warrant to the Town Sergeant or Either of the Constables in this town to
take Mrs. Hannah Clarke and her Grandson Samuel Clarke Son to Mr. James Clarke into his Custody and them
Immediately remove And Deliver to some one of the Town Council overseers of the Poor or Civil authority of
Richmond town where we expect to Be the Place of their Last Legal Settlement within ten day From this Date [31
Dec. 1792]
Joyce Pendery, CG, hired by Clarke to do research in Rhode Island, reported, “This warrant appears to be a
‘Warning Out’ issued by the Town Council of Westerly to remove immediately from Westerly Mrs. Hannah Clarke
and her grandson Samuel Clarke, son of James Clarke. They are to be turned over to the overseers of the poor or a
civil authority in Richmond. This implies that they are so poor as to require town support. New England town
authorities always tried to send any such needy residents back to their place of origin for support. The document
implies that Mrs. Hannah Clarke was caring for her grandson Samuel in 1792. The whereabouts of James, father of
Samuel, is unknown. He is not described as deceased. It is possible that James had gone to New York State with his
brother Stephen. The date of death of the husband of Hannah [Perry] Clarke is probably Nov. 1783, but he is not
mentioned. She is not called ‘widow,’ but she was most likely a widow.”
Research:
Champlin, Emily Crumb. National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Application Record
Copy No. 531577, verified and approved 22 Jan 1968. Copy held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd.,
Clarke-Perry Marriage Record. U. S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Yates Publishing Co.
[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2004.
Churchville, NY 14428-9210. Perry data are from pp 1695-96.
Pendery, Joyce, CG. Letter to Stephan P. Clarke, 6 Mar 2005. This letter contains a transcript of “WARRANT, 31
Dec. 1792. Westerly, Rhode Island, Probate Records, 1787-1798, Vol. 5, page 216; on microfilm at Rhode Island
Historical Society Library” obtained by Pendery on commission from Clarke.
“PERRY.” Genealogy entry. Boston Transcript, 26 Oct 1921, Vol. 135, p. 54, entry No. 9084. Read and copied 8
Sep 2007, held (2012) by Stephan P. Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
194
i.
195
ii.
Stephen Sr. (13 May 1753-17 May 1810)
196
iii.
James (ca 1755-)
197
iv.
Perry (14 Sep 1761-27 Feb 1827)
198
v.
Susannah (6 Aug 1764-aft 1795)
199
vi.
Molly (Mary)
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200
201
202
vii.
viii.
ix.
Ann
Joseph
Samuel
136. Anne CLARKE (Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 23 Oct
1730 in Richmond, Washington Co., RI.
Research:
On 26 Dec 1746 when Anne was 16, she first married Samuel PERRY Jr., son of Samuel PERRY (ca 1695-21 Dec
1775) & Susannah HAZARD (23 Apr 1699-27 Jun 1756), in Richmond, RI, Justice Joseph Clarke. Born on 19 Apr
1723 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Samuel died bef 1755; he was 31.
Samuel and his sister, Hannah, seem to have had a double wedding with Joseph Clarke and his sister, Anne.
Research:
Churchville, NY 14428-9210. Perry data are from pp 1695-96.
“PERRY.” Genealogy entry. Boston Transcript, 26 Oct 1921, Vol. 135, p. 54, entry No. 9084. Read and copied 8
Sep 2007, held (2012) by Stephan P. Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
They had one child:
203
i.
Mary (28 Dec 1747-)
Ca 1755 when Anne was 24, she second married Nicholas SHEFFIELD.
Research:
137. Joshua CLARKE (Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 13 May
1733. Occupation: Clarke Gen #58.
On 23 Apr 1760 when Joshua was 26, he married Dorcas SMITH.
138. Samuel CLARKE (Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 1 Dec
1737 in Richmond, Newport Co. RI. Occupation: Clarke Gen. #59.
On 16 Sep 1761 when Samuel was 23, he married Susanna STANTON. Born in Richmond, Newport Co. RI.
139. John CLARKE (Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 8 Jul 1740.
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John died on 22 Feb 1836; he was 95.
In 1759 when John was 18, he married Sarah GARDNER.
140. Oliver CLARKE (Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 21 Nov
1743. Occupation: Clarke Gen. #61.
On 16 Dec 1761 when Oliver was 18, he married Mary WELLS.
141. Sarah CLARKE (Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 15 Jun
1745.
On 17 Sep 1761 when Sarah was 16, she married Thomas WELLS.
The issue of this union, surname Wells, were: 1) Clarke, b 8 Jul 1762; 2) Joseph, b 2 Sep 1764; 3) David, b 2 Apr
1766; 4) Mary, b2 Dec 1768; 5) Anne, b 1 Jan 1770.
142. James CLARKE (Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 9 Jul
1748.
Child:
204
i.
Amy
143. Christopher CLARKE (Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 7
Apr 1751.
Child:
205
i.
Joseph
144. Amy CLARKE (Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Amy married Unknown SHEFFIED.
145. Amy CLARKE (Christopher8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1744.
Amy died on 17 Sep 1804; she was 60.
Ca 1762 when Amy was 18, she married Daniel LEWIS. Born in 1734 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI.
There were six children of this union: Elizabeth, Martha, Hannah, Amy, Daniel, and Christopher Clarke Lewis.
146. Sarah CLARKE (Christopher8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 15
Jun 1745.
Sarah married Carr NORTHRUPP.
147. Sylvia CLARKE (Christopher8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Sylvia married Joshua WELLS.
There were three children of this union: Elnathan, Sylvia and Belinda Wells.
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148. Sarah CHAMPLIN (William8, Mary CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born
on 5 Mar 1735 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Sarah died in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY, on 4 Sep 1824; she
was 89.
On 16 Jan 1751 when Sarah was 15, she first married Sylvester PENDLETON, son of COL Joseph PENDLETON
& Sarah WORDEN. Born on 5 Aug 1730 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI.
Oct. 14, 1776, Sylvester joined in a memorial from Stonington to the General Assembly at New Haven, for arms and
protection from the British. His name appears in the Military Rolls of Connecticut Militia, under General Spencer,
in Rhode Island 1776,'7,'8.
They had one child:
206
i.
Catherine (13 Mar 1757-4 Sep 1824)
149. Phineas CLARKE (Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 23 Feb
1740.
150. Joshua CLARKE (Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 17 Aug
1741. Joshua died in 1764; he was 22.
151. Ethan CLARKE (Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 7 Mar
1745.
152. Hannah CLARKE (Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 4 May
1747.
153. Thomas CLARKE (Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 10 Jun
1749 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Thomas died in Stonington, New London Co., CT, on 28 May 1832; he was
82.
Thomas later moved to Stonington, CT.
On 11 Jun 1770 when Thomas was 21, he married Olive MARSH. Born on 12 Jun 1756 in Hartford, Grafton Co.,
VT. Olive died in Stonington, New London Co., CT, on 4 May 1828; she was 71.
207
i.
Charlotte (23 Apr 1771-)
208
ii.
209
iii.
Abigail (26 Jul 1775-)
210
iv.
Thomas (10 May 1778-21 Jul 1860)
211
v.
Abel Marsh (22 Apr 1780-)
212
vi.
Olive Marsh (30 Apr 1783-)
213
vii.
Russell (13 Apr 1787-)
214
viii.
Samuel (23 Jun 1790-)
215
ix.
Clarissa (1 Jan 1793-)
216
x.
Peleg Congdon (31 Jul 1796-)
217
xi.
George W. (9 Nov 1799-)
154. Elizabeth CLARKE (Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 14
Nov 1751. Elizabeth died on 25 Dec 1831; she was 80.
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On 18 May 1770 when Elizabeth was 18, she married COL Jesse MAXSON.
218
i.
Russell (1770-)
219
ii.
Jesse (1772-)
220
iii.
Joshua C.
155. Arnold CLARKE (Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 17 Mar
1754.
156. ELDER (Rev.) Henry CLARKE Sr. (Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 2 Dec 1756 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI. Henry died in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY,
on 22 Mar 1831; he was 74.
On the 19 Sept 1776, Henry Clarke and Joshua Clarke were in a list of signers to a declaration of patriotism at
Hopkinton, RI. He worked on his father's farm as a boy and later learned the trade of a blacksmith. He and his wife
joined the Hopkinton (Seventh Day) Baptist Church on 19 June 1779. He was ordained a Deacon in 1788, and an
Elder on 3 Sept, 1793. He resided over ten years at Hopkinton, RI, and at least four in Stonington, CT. On 2 May
1795 he settled at Unadilla Flats, Town of Brookfield, NY, on a large unimproved farm that he had bought and
remained there thirty-six years. Early records of Brookfield have him listed as a settler there as early as 1792 along
with some others from Stonington.
He was installed pastor of the First Seventh Day Baptist Church, of Brookfield, NY, on 16 October, 1797, and
filled this position until April, 1822. He occasionally preached for the Church up to his death, which occurred in the
seventy-fifth year of his age. In 1811 he published A History of the Sabbatarians or Seventh Day Baptists in
America, a work of much study and research. He also wrote A Scriptural and Reasonable System of Religion, but it
was never printed. His children, all by his first wife, the first 7 born in Hopkinton. He lived in Stonington in 1791
and 1793. Sept. 3, 1793, he was ordained an evangelist. Having previously purchased lands in New York, in the
nineteenth township of the Governor's Purchase, in May 1795, he removed his family to this lot (No 92) “All was a
wilderness in its native state, when first purchased at 50 cents per acre." Oct. 3. 1797, the Sabatarian church at
Brookfield was constituted, and Elder Henry Clarke was chosen pastor: He was ordained Oct. 16, 1779....”
On 5 Dec 1776 when Henry was 20, he first married Catherine PENDLETON (206) , daughter of Sylvester
PENDLETON (5 Aug 1730-) & Sarah CHAMPLIN (148) (5 Mar 1735-4 Sep 1824), in Westerly, Washington Co.,
RI. Born on 13 Mar 1757 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Catherine died in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY, on 4
Sep 1824; she was 67.
Catherine is spelled with a K in some records.
221
i.
Henry Jr., Esq. (16 Dec 1777-21 Dec 1823)
222
ii.
Phebe (28 Sep 1779-16 Sep 1847)
223
iii.
Sarah (Sally) (25 Jul 1781-15 Jan 1864)
224
iv.
Oliver Pendleton (29 Mar 1783-25 Oct 1831)
225
v.
John Velot (Vilitt) (29 Mar 1785-10 May 1833)
226
vi.
Elizabeth M. (30 Apr 1787-27 Sep 1866)
227
vii.
Ethan (30 Mar 1789-)
228
viii.
Dr. Welcome Arnold (25 Apr 1791-22 Jun 1843)
229
ix.
Catherine (17 Apr 1793-18 Jun 1840/41)
230
x.
Joshua (20 Jul 1795-18 Aug 1830)
231
xi.
Dr. Samuel Ray (6 Nov 1800-1 Jun 1860)
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On 26 Jun 1825 when Henry was 68, he second married Lydia BURDICK (Widow).
157. Willet CLARKE (Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 20 Oct
1759.
The children of this union, including Sylvester, d 21 Sep 1855, Pendleton, Niagara Co., NY, m Lucy Wakefield.
They had a son, Sylvester Pendleton Clarke, Jr., who married a Margaret Unknown. Their son, alive 1910, was
Henry C. Clarke of Buffalo, NY. Some of the children settled in Niagara County in the Town of Pendleton, named
for them, but of the rest nothing is know.
On 24 Apr 1779 when Willet was 19, he married Sarah PENDLETON in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI. Born on
26 May 1760 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI.
158. Nathan CLARKE (Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 7 Feb
1762. Nathan died on 11 May 1776; he was 14.
159. Job Bennett CLARKE (Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 13
May 1765. Occupation: Farmer, County Court Judge.
Job Bennett married Mrs. Mary WELLS. Born on 15 Oct 1755. Mary died in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI, on 1
232
i.
REV Henry (1 May 1809-)
233
ii.
Amey (19 Aug 1789-)
234
iii.
Hannah (10 Jun 1791-15 Feb 1868)
235
iv.
Mary (30 Mar 1793-9 Jan 1866)
236
v.
Charles (19 Apr 1795-13 Dec 1818)
237
vi.
Cornelia (9 Oct 1791-9 Oct 1858)
238
vii.
Job Bennett (28 Jul 1800-)
239
viii.
Paul (7 Aug 1802-)
240
ix.
Elizabeth Ann (12 Jan 1805-28 Feb 1863)
241
x.
Sarah Harris (8 Mar 1807-)
242
xi.
Caroline (12 Oct 1812-aft 1889)
243
xii.
Corydon (12 May 1815-)
160. Elizabeth CLARKE (Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
161. Sarah CLARKE (Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 24 Jun
1753 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Sarah died in 1837; she was 83.
On 20 Mar 1771 when Sarah was 17, she married Silas MAXSON (190) , son of David MAXSON (127) & Abigail
GREENMAN, in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Elder Joshua Clarke.
The children of this union were: Silas, b 25 Mar 1772; Elizabeth, b 25 Nov 1773; Holly, b 1779; and Sarah.
162. CAPT Samuel CLARKE (Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on
11 Dec 1754 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Samuel died in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY, on 13 Feb 1830; he
was 75. Buried aft 13 Feb 1830 in Brookfield Rural Cemetery, Brookfield, Madison Co., NY. Revolutionary War
Veteran.
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Clarkesville was eventually renamed Brookfield. Samuel and Chloe moved to Brookfield in the 1801 or 1802.
Samuel served as a private in Col. Archibald Crary’s Reg’t, and afterwards rose to the rank of Captain.
The following obituary is from Hammond’s History of Madison County, State of New York, Syracuse, NY: L. M.
Hammond, 1872: "Died in Brookfield, on the morning of Feb. 13th, 1830. Capt. Samuel Clarke, aged 75 years. In an
early part of the Revolution he entered the service of his country as an officer in the army, and served the term of his
enlistment (one year), which for several of the last years of his life entitled him to a pension, which he received with
gratitude. He was afterwards several times called into the service of his country in his native State (Rhode Island),
and always discharged his duties with signal bravery and faithfulness. At different periods during the war, he
accumulated a handsome property by industry, and invested nearly the whole of it in a valuable sloop and cargo,
which, with himself and several other men, was unfortunately captured by a band of marauders known as
"Refugees." The ill-treatment he then received, had the effect of causing him to look with a jealous eye upon the
conduct of the armies of his country. He early embraced the religion of Jesus, and in his last severe sickness its
effects upon him were most comforting and supporting, and to his friends a source of great consolation."
Research:
Smith, James H. History of Chenango and Madison Counties, New York. Syracuse, NY: D. Mason &
Co., 1880. The history of Joseph Clark faces p 533.
In 1776 when Samuel was 21, he married Chloe MAXSON (191) , daughter of David MAXSON (127) & Abigail
GREENMAN. Born on 19 Mar 1759 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Chloe died in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY,
on 19 Mar 1833; she was 74. Buried aft 19 Mar 1833 in Brookfield Rural Cemetery, Brookfield, Madison Co., NY.
Westerly records give her birth date as 15 Oct 1759.
Research:
244
i.
Catherine (3 Aug 1777-2 Jul 1849)
245
ii.
Maxson (20 Sep 1779-)
246
iii.
247
iv.
David (15 Jun 1785-)
248
v.
249
vi.
Truman (9 Apr 1790-)
250
vii.
Clarissa (21 May 1793-31 Mar 1871)
251
viii.
Fanny (6 Dec 1795-1796)
252
ix.
Hosea Barber (16 Nov 1797-)
253
x.
Ethan (10 May 1800-)
254
xi.
Elizabeth (2 Mar 1806-)
163. Nathan(iel) CLARKE (Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 9
May 1756.
Nathan(iel) married Sarah MAXSON.
They had one child:
255
i.
Judith (29 Oct 1784-17 Dec 1849)
164. Nancy CLARKE (Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 24 May
1758. Nancy died in 1840; she was 81.
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Nancy married Clarke MAXSON, son of Isaiah MAXSON.
Issue: Paul C., Nancy, Judith, Thomas, Ethan, Benjamin, Ray, Hiram. Early records of Madison Co. list Clark
Maxson as a settler there in 1799.
They had one child:
256
i.
Judith (9 Mar 1782-29 Nov 1835)
165. Asa CLARKE (Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 25 May
1760.
Asa married a daughter of John Maxson.
166. Simeon CLARKE (Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 29 Feb
1762.
167. Adam CLARKE (Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 11 Feb
1764. Adam died in 1836; he was 71. Occupation: Clergyman at Rensselaersville, NY.
Adam married Olive BURDICK.
168. Fanny CLARKE (Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 4 Mar
1766. Fanny died in Troy, Rensselaer Co., NY, on 27 Oct 1850; she was 84.
Fanny married Robert BURDICK.
Issue: Perrin, William C.
169. Jared CLARKE (Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 4 Mar
1768. Jared died in Feb 1800; he was 31.
Jared accidentally shot himself while hunting. UNM, DSP.
170. Abel CLARKE (Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 22 Feb
1770.
From Hurd, D. H., History of Otsego County, New York. Philadelphia, Everts & Fariss, 1878, p 293: “The first
settlements in this town were made in the year 1793. Among the first who penetrated the forest, and located in this at
that time isolated region, were John Kilbourne, Elias Wright, Ruggles Spooner, Samuel Williams and Benjamin and
Abel Clark....
“Benjamin, Abel, and Perry Clark were also early settlers. The two former located at the Forks, and the latter
about two and hone-half miles southeast, on a farm taken from the Lispenard Patent, on premises now owned by
Nelson Clark, a grandson. His father, Isaac, P. Clarke, was born in the town, and resided there until his death, abot
three years ago. Several children reside in the vicinity. Reynolds, another son of Perry C., resides in Leonardsville.”
171. Mary (Polly) CLARKE (Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 9
Oct 1772. Mary (Polly) died in 1851; she was 78.
Mary (Polly) married Joshua BURDICK, son of Robert B. BURDICK.
Issue: Charles, Clark, Jared, Sarah, Betsey, Electa.
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172. CAPT Ethan CLARKE (Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 17
Dec 1773.
On 22 Oct 1796 when Ethan was 22, he married Phebe CLARKE (222) , daughter of ELDER (Rev.) Henry
CLARKE Sr. (156) (2 Dec 1756-22 Mar 1831) & Catherine PENDLETON (206) (13 Mar 1757-4 Sep 1824). Born
on 28 Sep 1779 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI. Phebe died on 16 Sep 1847; she was 67.
173. Joseph CLARKE (Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 20 Sep
1776.
This Joseph is given as son of Joseph 7, Thomas 6, Joseph 5, Joseph 4, Thomas 3, John 2, John 1 in Morrison’s
genealogy, The “Clarke” Families of Rhode Island.
Research:
“Vital Records Extracted from the Madison County Whig.” Tree Talks, Vol. 9, No. 4, 1969, p. 36. Mrs. Kenneth
E. Scott of Webster, NY, provided a transcription of the will of Stephen Clark, late of Brookfield.
Joseph married Hannah CLARKE (289) , daughter of Stephen CLARKE Sr. (195) (13 May 1753-17 May 1810) &
Susannah POTTER (31 Mar 1758-Mar 1832). Born on 11 Sep 1781.
Research:
Harding, Anne Borden, Historian-General, General Society of Mayflower Descendants. Mayflower Families
Through Five Generations, Vol. 3, George Soule. Plymouth, Ma: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1980.
257
i.
Sophia (6 Feb 1802-)
258
ii.
Alvit (11 Jan 1804-aft 1855)
259
iii.
Deborah
260
iv.
Jared (1 Dec 1807-aft 1855)
261
v.
Orissa Villa (6 Jan 1809-)
262
vi.
Harriet (15 Jul 1811-)
263
vii.
Angeline (4 Jul 1814-)
264
viii.
Nelson (25 Dec 1817-aft 1855)
174. Deborah CLARKE (Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 27 Sep
1778. Deborah died in Petersburgh, Rensselaer Co., NY, in 1826; she was 47.
Deborah married Joseph STILLMAN.
Issue: Polly.
175. Benjamin CLARKE (Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 4 Jun
1781.
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Abel Clark....
about two and hone-half miles southeast, on a farm taken from the Lispenard Patent, on premises now owned by
Nelson Clark, a grandson. His father, Isaac, P. Clarke, was born in the town, and resided there until his death, about
According to the Cooperstown Federalist of 4 November 1809, Issue 55, page 4, a piece of property of about 14
acres and ten rods belonging to Benjamin Clarke and adjacent to property owned by Abel Clark was to be sold at
public auction the following February for failure of payment of the interest on a loan.
176. Weeden CLARKE (William8, William7, William6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
177. Ichabod CLARKE (Caleb8, William7, William6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born ca 1740.
Ichabod died aft 28 Mar 1814; he was 74.
In the RI census of 1774, Ichabod is listed as being married and having three sons and one daughter. The Roberts
source applies to subsequent generations as well.
Ca 1758 when Ichabod was 18, he married Elizabeth HALL, daughter of John HALL & Elizabeth UNKNOWN.
265
i.
Lyman (ca 1760-)
266
ii.
William (ca 1764-Mar 1815)
267
iii.
Joshua (ca 1768-bef Apr 1804)
268
iv.
Nancy (ca 1772-ca 1845)
269
v.
Mary (ca 1776-2 Jun 1835)
178. Nathan CLARKE (Caleb8, William7, William6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
179. Anne CLARKE (Caleb8, William7, William6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
180. Elizabeth CRUMB (Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Born on 27 Dec 1735.
Research:
In Feb 1758 when Elizabeth was 22, she married Nathan SAUNDERS.
Research:
181. Joseph CRUMB (Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 22 Sep 1737. Joseph died in 1738; he was <1.
Research:
182. Joseph CRUMB (Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 20 Sep 1738 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Joseph died aft 1795; he was 56. Revolutionary
War Veteran.
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Joseph was a Private, 3rd Co., Westerly Militia, George Stillman, Capt., and his military service is verified by the
Rhode Island Military Census of 1777 and the Rhode Island State Records in Providence.
Research:
Champlin, Emily Crumb. National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Application
Record Copy No. 531577, verified and approved 22 Jan 1968. Copy held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, 148
Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
Fisk, Clara Crumb. The Crumb Genealogy: Descendants of Daniel Crumb of Westerly, Rhode Island. Sarasota,
FL: Privately printed, 1956.
Military Census of 1777. RI State Archives.
On 13 Apr 1764 when Joseph was 25, he married Hannah BRAND, daughter of Samuel BRAND & Mary
UNKNOWN, in Westerly, Washington Co., RI.
Research:
270
i.
Amey (30 Mar 1765-)
271
ii.
Joseph (9 Jan 1768-3 May 1827)
272
iii.
Samuel (14 Mar 1769-)
273
iv.
Tanner (1792-)
274
v.
Unknown
275
vi.
James
276
vii.
Susannah (1782-1850)
183. Samuel CRUMB (Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 22 Aug 1740. Samuel died aft 1791; he was 50.
Samuel and Rachel Andrus Crumb had eight children.
Research:
On 15 Dec 1772 when Samuel was 32, he married Rachel ANDRUS., daughter of Timothy ANDRUS. & Rachel
ATKINS, in Hartford Co., CT. Born on 25 Dec 1751 in Farmington, Hartford, CT.
Research:
184. Waitstill CRUMB (Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 6 Jul 1742 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Waitstill died in Unadilla Forks, Otsego Co., NY,
on 21 Apr 1809; he was 66. Buried in Unadilla Forks, Otsego Co., NY. Colonial Wars Vet.
Waitstill was originally two words, a given and middle name as in Wait Still. The name was joined into one word at
some point during the 18th C.
Waitstill Crumb’s home in Unadilla Forks was on a prominence still referred to as Crumb Hill.
Wait Crumb served in the French and Indian Wars in 1760 and was one of the number of British and Colonial
troops who took part in the expedition that captured Havana, Cuba, in 1762. His military service is recorded in RI
State Records in Providence, Chapin’s List of Soldiers and Sailors in Old French and Indian Wars, p 58, and in The
General Dictionary of New England, Vol. 14, p 56.
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Research:
Waitstill married Patience WELLS in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Born on 30 Sep 1739 in Stonington, New
London Co., CT. Patience died in Unadilla Forks, Otsego Co., NY, on 4 Jan 1816; she was 76. Buried in Unadilla
Forks, Otsego Co., NY.
Research:
185. Amey CRUMB (Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 6 Jul 1745. Amey died bef 1778; she was 32.
Research:
186. William CRUMB (Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 31 Aug 1747 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Revolutionary War Veteran.
He married and had two children, and was a member of the Free Will Baptist Church in Stephentown, Rensselaer
Co., NY, but was excommunicated from that congregation in 1802.
Research:
187. David CRUMB (Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 18 Jul 1749 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. David died in Oneida Co. NY, in Feb 1834; he
was 84. Revolutionary War Veteran.
David and Hannah had 11 children.
Research:
On 12 Dec 1771 when David was 22, he married Hannah DENNISON, daughter of Joseph DENNISON & Lucy
CHEESEBOROUGH, in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Born in 1758.
The birth date given above is a baptism date only.
Through Lucy, her descendants are eligible for membership in the General Society of Mayflower Descendants as
lineal descendants of John and Elizabeth Tilley Howland. Elizabeth’s father, John Tilley (1586-1621) was the 16th
signer of the Mayflower Compact.
Research:
188. Sylvester CRUMB (Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 23 Feb 1751 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Occupation: Farmer, constable in Westerly.
Revolutionary War Veteran.
Clara Crumb Fisk reports that, “In 1803 he (Sylvester) with the Clark, Carson and Church families moved to
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Brookfield where his son Sylvester was already settled. Later they moved to what has since been known as ‘Crumb
Hill.’ This land, a dense wilderness of hundreds of acres was a locality east of De Ruyter village, on the Midland
Branch. Here the family suffered great hardships.
“In 1816 during the ‘cold season’ where there was a frost every month of the year, many were helped by this
Crumb family, because they had a grist mill. Elizabeth, Sylvester’s daughter, was a teacher, and every day she
carried food to the children.”
Research:
On 23 Jan 1779 when Sylvester was 27, he married Grace CULVER in Westerly, Washington Co., RI.
Sylvester and Grace had 11 children.
Research:
Tenth Generation
-------------------------------------------------189. David MAXSON Jr. (David9, John8, Judith CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
David married Sarah GREENMAN.
They had one child:
277
i.
Susannah
190. Silas MAXSON (David9, John8, Judith CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
The children of this union were: Silas, b 25 Mar 1772; Elizabeth, b 25 Nov 1773; Holly, b 1779; and Sarah.
On 20 Mar 1771 Silas married Sarah CLARKE (161) , daughter of Joseph CLARKE (117) (14 Sep 1728-6 May
1795) & Deborah PENDLETON (9 May 1737-), in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Elder Joshua Clarke. Born on 24
Jun 1753 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Sarah died in 1837; she was 83.
191. Chloe MAXSON (David9, John8, Judith CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born on 19 Mar 1759 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Chloe died in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY, on 19 Mar
1833; she was 74. Buried aft 19 Mar 1833 in Brookfield Rural Cemetery, Brookfield, Madison Co., NY.
Westerly records give her birth date as 15 Oct 1759.
Research:
In 1776 when Chloe was 16, she married CAPT Samuel CLARKE (162) , son of Joseph CLARKE (117) (14 Sep
1728-6 May 1795) & Deborah PENDLETON (9 May 1737-). Born on 11 Dec 1754 in Westerly, Washington Co.,
RI. Samuel died in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY, on 13 Feb 1830; he was 75. Buried aft 13 Feb 1830 in Brookfield
Rural Cemetery, Brookfield, Madison Co., NY. Revolutionary War Veteran.
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Clarkesville was eventually renamed Brookfield. Samuel and Chloe moved to Brookfield in the 1801 or 1802.
Samuel served as a private in Col. Archibald Crary’s Reg’t, and afterwards rose to the rank of Captain.
The following obituary is from Hammond’s History of Madison County, State of New York, Syracuse, NY: L. M.
Hammond, 1872: "Died in Brookfield, on the morning of Feb. 13th, 1830. Capt. Samuel Clarke, aged 75 years. In an
early part of the Revolution he entered the service of his country as an officer in the army, and served the term of his
enlistment (one year), which for several of the last years of his life entitled him to a pension, which he received with
gratitude. He was afterwards several times called into the service of his country in his native State (Rhode Island),
and always discharged his duties with signal bravery and faithfulness. At different periods during the war, he
accumulated a handsome property by industry, and invested nearly the whole of it in a valuable sloop and cargo,
which, with himself and several other men, was unfortunately captured by a band of marauders known as
"Refugees." The ill-treatment he then received, had the effect of causing him to look with a jealous eye upon the
conduct of the armies of his country. He early embraced the religion of Jesus, and in his last severe sickness its
effects upon him were most comforting and supporting, and to his friends a source of great consolation."
Research:
244
i.
Catherine (3 Aug 1777-2 Jul 1849)
245
ii.
Maxson (20 Sep 1779-)
246
iii.
247
iv.
David (15 Jun 1785-)
248
v.
249
vi.
Truman (9 Apr 1790-)
250
vii.
Clarissa (21 May 1793-31 Mar 1871)
251
viii.
Fanny (6 Dec 1795-1796)
252
ix.
Hosea Barber (16 Nov 1797-)
253
x.
Ethan (10 May 1800-)
254
xi.
Elizabeth (2 Mar 1806-)
192. Pamelia CLARKE (John9, Elisha8, Joseph7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 27
Apr 1807 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI.
193. Nancy CLARKE (John9, Elisha8, Joseph7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 20
Feb 1809.
194. Hannah CLARKE (Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on
23 Jun 1751.
Research:
On 6 Jan 1773 when Hannah was 21, she married William Sweet PECKHAM, son of John PECKHAM & Deborah
SWEET, in Westerly, Justice Joseph Crandall. Born in Westerly, Washington Co., RI.
Research:
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279
280
281
282
283
284
285
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
Hannah (1 May 1774-)
John Hazard (23 Jun 1776-)
Ruth (19 Dec 1778-)
Deborah (2 Apr 1781-)
Susannah (29 Jun 1783-)
William Sweet (6 Sep 1785-)
Joseph Clarke (25 Oct 1792-)
Nancy (3 Nov 1795-)
195. Stephen CLARKE Sr. (Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born on 13 May 1753 in Richmond, Washington Co., RI. Stephen died in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY, on 17 May
1810; he was 57. Buried in Crumb Cemetery, Brookfield, Madison Co., NY.
See Clarke Genealogy (Morrison). Stephen and Susannah, his wife, conveyed land at Richmond by deed dated 19
May, 1783, so they were still there then.
Research:
Tuttle, William H. and Isabel Bracy, ed., Names and Sketches of the Pioneer Settlers of Madison County, New
York. Interlaken, NY: Heart of the Lake Publishing, 1984.
On 24 Nov 1774 when Stephen was 21, he married Susannah POTTER, daughter of Jonathan POTTER (1723-aft
1805) & Mary WEST (28 Feb 1726-1788), in Richmond, Newport Co. RI. Edward Perry, Justice. Born on 31 Mar
1758 in Richmond, Washington Co., RI. Susannah died in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY, in Mar 1832; she was 73.
Buried in Crumb Cemetery, Brookfield, Madison Co., NY.
Aged 75 Years ( On Tombstone).
Research:
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286
i.
Susannah (1777-12 Feb 1839)
287
ii.
DEACON Stephen Jr. (6 Apr 1779-9 Feb 1842)
288
iii.
Polly (1780-)
289
iv.
Hannah (11 Sep 1781-)
290
v.
Hazard Perry (9 Dec 1784-25 Dec 1863)
291
vi.
Samuel B. (16 Feb 1787-Feb 1850)
292
vii.
Joseph (1776-17 Nov 1822)
293
viii.
Anna / Nancy
294
ix.
Sarah (”Sally”) (1797-aft 1850)
295
x.
Alanson / Lanson (1800-)
296
xi.
Dr. Henry (10 Jul 1793-16 Apr 1853)
297
xii.
Sabrina (1 Aug 1802-)
196. James CLARKE (Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born ca
1755 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI.
The link to Samuel Clarke is not established adequately.
WARRANT, 31 Dec. 1792
Westerly, Rhode Island, Probate Records, 1787-1798
Vol. 5, page 216; on microfilm at Rhode Island Historical Society Library
Transcription of Warrant:
Voted that the Council Clerk Grant forth a warrant to the Town Sergeant or Either of the Constables in this town to
take Mrs. Hannah Clarke and her Grandson Samuel Clarke Son to Mr. James Clarke into his Custody and then
Immediately remove And Deliver to some one of the Town Council overseers of the Poor or Civil authority of
Richmond town where we expect to Be the Place of their Last Legal Settlement within ten day
From this Date [31 Dec. 1792]
Research:
Pendery, Certified Genealogist, Joyce S. Letter to Stephan P. Clarke, 14 April 2005. The letter includes
a summary of Ms Pendery’s research into the Rhode Island connection of Samuel Clarke through James to Joseph
and Hannah Perry Clarke.
James married Phebe TUCKER, daughter of Benjamin TUCKER (-1799) & Lucianna HOWLAND (11 Feb 1720-9
Dec 1801). Born in 1751. Phebe died in 1821; she was 70.
Jessie Clarke Gilbert’s notes list Lucianna Howland as mother of Phebe Tucker. However, according to Beaman’s
Index to Some North Kingston, South Kingston, Exeter and Richmond, Rhode Island Marriages From the Probate
Records, 1692 to 1850, the only Phebe Tucker entry identifies her as “Phebe of _______ and Rebecca and Mr.
Prosser. 1758 Ri[chmond] 1:274.” LDS records, submitted by Cheryl White, offer two Phebe Tuckers. The first,
born 1 Dec 1745 at Portsmouth, Newport, RI, to Abraham (d 1791) and Rebecca Ricketson (d 1785) Tucker. The
second Phebe Tucker was born in Portsmouth, Newport, RI, to Benjamin (d 1799) and Sylvia Ricketson (d 1815)
Tucker on 17 May 1772. No marriage information was provided for the younger Phebe. Given Samuel Clarke’s
birth date of 1783, the first Phebe is the only option. However, she would have to have married twice to
accommodate Jessie Clarke Gilbert’s scenario.
Research:
Beaman, Alden Gamaliel, compiler. Index to Some North Kingston, South Kingston, Exeter and
Richmond, Rhode Island Marriages From the Probate Records, 1692 to 1850. Privately printed, 1975. This book
(974.59 / V2ba) is held by the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, and was checked on 6 June 2009.
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They had one child:
298
i.
Samuel (24 Jun 1783-11 Nov 1870)
197. Perry CLARKE (Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on
14 Sep 1761 in Charlestown, Washington Co., RI. Perry died in Plainfield, Otsego Co., NY, on 27 Feb 1827; he was
65. Buried in Plainfield, Otsego Co., NY. On the Nelson Clark farm.
Abel Clark....
about two and one-half miles southeast, on a farm taken from the Lispenard Patent, on premises now owned by
Nelson Clark, a grandson. His father, Isaac, P. Clarke, was born in the town, and resided there until his death, about
This may be the Captain Perry Clarke who is buried in Plainfield, Otsego Co., and who died 28 Feb 1827. The
obituary is noted in Gertrude Audrey Barber’s A Collection of Abstracts from Otsego, New York Newspapers
Obituaries, 1808-1875, Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 2002.
Research:
Barber. Gertrude Audrey. A Collection of Abstracts from Otsego, New York Newspapers Obituaries, 1808-1875,
Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 2002.
On 1 Dec 1782 when Perry was 21, he married Patience York PECKHAM, daughter of Isaac PECKHAM & Mary
YORK, in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Joseph Clarke, Justice. Born in 1763. Patience York died in Plainfield,
Otsego Co., NY, on 15 Feb 1850; she was 87. Buried in Plainfield, Otsego Co., NY. On the Nelson Clark farm.
Research:
299
i.
Stephen (16 Jan 1784-21 Mar 1786)
300
ii.
Samuel (Died as Infant) (19 Dec 1786-8 Sep 1787)
301
iii.
Mary (Polly) (29 Jan 1787-)
302
iv.
Isaac Peckham Sr. (3 Apr 1789-aft 1850)
303
v.
Esther (23 Sep 1790-)
304
vi.
Patience (4 Sep 1793-)
305
vii.
Hannah (13 Sep 1796-)
306
viii.
Susannah (3 Jul 1799-15 Sep 1803)
307
ix.
Perry Weeden (16 Oct 1801-25 Feb 1870)
308
x.
Joseph (15 Apr 1804-aft 1855)
309
xi.
Reynolds (22 Apr 1807-aft 1855)
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198. Susannah CLARKE (Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born
on 6 Aug 1764 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Susannah died aft 1795; she was 30.
Research:
On 27 Sep 1778 when Susannah was 14, she married James RATHBONE, son of Thomas RATHBONE & Anna
UNKNOWN, in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Justice Joseph Crandall. Born on 6 Aug 1764 in Westerly,
Washington Co., RI. James died aft 1795; he was 30.
Research:
310
i.
Anne (23 Mar 1779-)
311
ii.
Hannah Perry (Died as Child) (27 Oct 1782-)
312
iii.
James (20 May 1786-)
313
iv.
Hannah Perry (11 Aug 1791-)
199. Molly (Mary) CLARKE (Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Research:
Molly (Mary) married Jesse LEWIS.
The name Jesse Lewis does not appear in records of the Lewis family in Westerly, and it may be that Molly Clarke
may have been the second wife of one Joseph Lewis.
Research:
200. Ann CLARKE (Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Research:
On 28 Sep 1777 Ann married Isaac PECKHAM Jr., son of Isaac PECKHAM Sr. & Bethia UNKNOWN. Born on
8 May 1747 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI.
Research:
They had one child:
314
i.
Isaac (23 Jun 1778-)
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201. Joseph CLARKE (Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Research:
202. Samuel CLARKE (Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Research:
203. Mary PERRY (Anne CLARKE9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born
on 28 Dec 1747 in Richmond, Washington Co., RI.
Research:
Mary married Benjamin BARBER.
This marriage is not proved.
Research:
204. Amy CLARKE (James9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
205. Joseph CLARKE (Christopher9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
206. Catherine PENDLETON (Sarah CHAMPLIN9, William8, Mary CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Born on 13 Mar 1757 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Catherine died in Brookfield, Madison
Co., NY, on 4 Sep 1824; she was 67.
Catherine is spelled with a K in some records.
On 5 Dec 1776 when Catherine was 19, she married ELDER (Rev.) Henry CLARKE Sr. (156) , son of REV
Joshua CLARKE (115) (26 Apr 1717-8 Mar 1793) & Hannah COTTRELL (1719-4 Nov 1808), in Westerly,
Washington Co., RI. Born on 2 Dec 1756 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI. Henry died in Brookfield, Madison
Co., NY, on 22 Mar 1831; he was 74.
On the 19 Sept 1776, Henry Clarke and Joshua Clarke were in a list of signers to a declaration of patriotism at
Hopkinton, RI. He worked on his father's farm as a boy and later learned the trade of a blacksmith. He and his wife
joined the Hopkinton (Seventh Day) Baptist Church on 19 June 1779. He was ordained a Deacon in 1788, and an
Elder on 3 Sept, 1793. He resided over ten years at Hopkinton, RI, and at least four in Stonington, CT. On 2 May
1795 he settled at Unadilla Flats, Town of Brookfield, NY, on a large unimproved farm that he had bought and
remained there thirty-six years. Early records of Brookfield have him listed as a settler there as early as 1792 along
with some others from Stonington.
He was installed pastor of the First Seventh Day Baptist Church, of Brookfield, NY, on 16 October, 1797, and
filled this position until April, 1822. He occasionally preached for the Church up to his death, which occurred in the
seventy-fifth year of his age. In 1811 he published A History of the Sabbatarians or Seventh Day Baptists in
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America, a work of much study and research. He also wrote A Scriptural and Reasonable System of Religion, but it
was never printed. His children, all by his first wife, the first 7 born in Hopkinton. He lived in Stonington in 1791
and 1793. Sept. 3, 1793, he was ordained an evangelist. Having previously purchased lands in New York, in the
nineteenth township of the Governor's Purchase, in May 1795, he removed his family to this lot (No 92) “All was a
wilderness in its native state, when first purchased at 50 cents per acre." Oct. 3. 1797, the Sabatarian church at
Brookfield was constituted, and Elder Henry Clarke was chosen pastor: He was ordained Oct. 16, 1779....”
221
i.
Henry Jr., Esq. (16 Dec 1777-21 Dec 1823)
222
ii.
Phebe (28 Sep 1779-16 Sep 1847)
223
iii.
Sarah (Sally) (25 Jul 1781-15 Jan 1864)
224
iv.
Oliver Pendleton (29 Mar 1783-25 Oct 1831)
225
v.
John Velot (Vilitt) (29 Mar 1785-10 May 1833)
226
vi.
Elizabeth M. (30 Apr 1787-27 Sep 1866)
227
vii.
Ethan (30 Mar 1789-)
228
viii.
Dr. Welcome Arnold (25 Apr 1791-22 Jun 1843)
229
ix.
Catherine (17 Apr 1793-18 Jun 1840/41)
230
x.
Joshua (20 Jul 1795-18 Aug 1830)
231
xi.
Dr. Samuel Ray (6 Nov 1800-1 Jun 1860)
207. Charlotte CLARKE (Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born
on 23 Apr 1771.
208. Hannah CLARKE (Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born
on 23 Jun 1773.
209. Abigail CLARKE (Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born
on 26 Jul 1775.
210. Thomas CLARKE (Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born
on 10 May 1778 in Newport, Newport Co., RI. Thomas died in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI, on 21 Jul 1860; he
was 82.
On 26 Nov 1797 when Thomas was 19, he married Wealthy WRIGHT, daughter of David WRIGHT & Hannah
BAILEY. Born on 14 May 1780 in Hartford, Grafton Co., VT. Wealthy died in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI, on
24 Mar 1871; she was 90.
Wealthy was the fourth of her parent’s children.
315
i.
Unnamed (9 Feb 1799-9 Feb 1799)
316
ii.
David Wright (4 Jun 1800-22 Jan 1854)
317
iii.
Elizabeth Bailey (5 Nov 1801-1 Aug 1877)
318
iv.
Tryphena Ann (12 Jun 1804-15 Dec 1889)
319
v.
Clarissa Angeline (18 May 1807-)
320
vi.
Abel Marsh (20 Sep 1809-15 Oct 1810)
321
vii.
Thomas Marsh (23 Dec 1810-21 May 1900)
322
viii.
Daniel Levett (21 Oct 1813-)
323
ix.
Jerusha Maria (5 Jun 1816-)
324
x.
Wealthy Jane (7 Dec 1818-20 Oct 1819)
325
xi.
Sarah Wealthy (23 Jan 1820-)
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326
327
xii.
xiii.
Benjamin Foster (27 Nov 1823-29 May 1902)
Susan Jane (15 Jul 1827-31 Mar 1878)
211. Abel Marsh CLARKE (Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born on 22 Apr 1780.
There is listed in the NYS census for 1825, Otsego Co., an Abel Clarke with five males and 4 females in the
household.
212. Olive Marsh CLARKE (Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born on 30 Apr 1783.
213. Russell CLARKE (Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born
on 13 Apr 1787.
214. Samuel CLARKE (Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born
on 23 Jun 1790.
215. Clarissa CLARKE (Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born
on 1 Jan 1793.
216. Peleg Congdon CLARKE (Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 31 Jul 1796.
217. George W. CLARKE (Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born on 9 Nov 1799.
Research:
Rogers, A. E. and Ellen Bartlett, transcribers. Town of Philadelphia, Jefferson County, New York,
Cemetery Inscriptions. Privately printed by John and Ellen Bartlett, 1996. Viewed by Stephan P. Clarke,
Philadelphia Historian’s Office, Philadelphia, NY, 25 October 2010.
218. Russell MAXSON (Elizabeth CLARKE9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
219. Jesse MAXSON (Elizabeth CLARKE9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
220. Joshua C. MAXSON (Elizabeth CLARKE9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1).
221. Henry CLARKE Jr., Esq. (Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born on 16 Dec 1777 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI. Henry died in Unadilla Forks, Otsego Co., NY, on 21 Dec
1823; he was 46.
Research:
“Clarke Cemetery, Madison County, NY.” Tree Talks, Vol. 25, No. 2, 1985, p. 104.
On 16 Jan 1800 when Henry was 22, he married Catherine BROWN, daughter of Daniel BROWN. Born in 1775 in
Stonington, New London Co., CT. Catherine died in Unadilla Forks, Otsego Co., NY, on 9 Dec 1851; she was 76.
Research:
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328
i.
George R. F. (1799-17 Aug 1834)
329
ii.
Lucy (20 Mar 1803-21 Aug 1829)
330
iii.
Jane (Died as Child) (11 Aug 1811-23 Jul 1817)
222. Phebe CLARKE (Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on
28 Sep 1779 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI. Phebe died on 16 Sep 1847; she was 67.
On 22 Oct 1796 when Phebe was 17, she married CAPT Ethan CLARKE (172) , son of Joseph CLARKE (117)
(14 Sep 1728-6 May 1795) & Deborah PENDLETON (9 May 1737-). Born on 17 Dec 1773.
223. Sarah (Sally) CLARKE (Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born on 25 Jul 1781 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI. Sarah (Sally) died in Leonardsville, Madison Co., NY, on
15 Jan 1864; she was 82.
On 2 Sep 1800 when Sarah (Sally) was 19, she first married Reynolds GREENMAN.
On 15 Dec 1832 when Sarah (Sally) was 51, she second married James WEBSTER.
224. Oliver Pendleton CLARKE (Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 29 Mar 1783 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI. Oliver Pendleton died in Leonardsville,
Madison Co., NY, on 25 Oct 1831; he was 48.
Some records say that Oliver died on 25 Aug 1831.
In 1802 when Oliver Pendleton was 18, he married Elizabeth PATTERSON. Born on 13 Aug 1785 in
Montgomery Co., NY. Elizabeth died in Adams, Jefferson Co., NY, on 10 Apr 1867; she was 81.
331
i.
Eveline (10 Jun 1804-1882)
332
ii.
Cornelia (15 Feb 1806-1884)
333
iii.
Catharine (21 Aug 1807-Apr 1889)
334
iv.
Eliza Ann (16 Feb 1809-2 May 1892)
335
v.
Phebe (24 Nov 1810-1879)
336
vi.
Reuben Oliver (22 Jul 1814-)
337
vii.
Erastus Patterson (30 Jun 1817-)
338
viii.
Edwin Dwight (22 May 1820-1864)
339
ix.
James Ray (2 Jul 1823-22 Jun 1845)
340
x.
Welcome Morris (18 Oct 1812-7 Dec 1853)
225. John Velot (Vilitt) CLARKE (Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 29 Mar 1785 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI. John Velot (Vilitt) died in Brookfield,
Madison Co., NY, on 10 May 1833; he was 48.
On 11 Oct 1810 when John Velot (Vilitt) was 25, he married Hannah DAVIS.
226. Elizabeth M. CLARKE (Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born on 30 Apr 1787 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI. Elizabeth M. died in Leonardsville, Madison Co., NY, on
27 Sep 1866; she was 79.
Elizabeth M. first married John WEAVER.
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Elizabeth M. second married Isaac MINER.
They had one child:
341
i.
Welcome MINOR
227. Ethan CLARKE (Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on
30 Mar 1789 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI.
On 5 Sep 1814 when Ethan was 25, he first married Rachel CASE.
They had one child:
342
i.
Peter Welcome
On 14 Oct 1810 when Ethan was 21, he second married Lucy WILCOX.
228. Dr. Welcome Arnold CLARKE (Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 25 Apr 1791 in Stonington, New London Co., CT. Welcome Arnold died in Cleveland,
Cuyahoga Co., OH, on 22 Jun 1843; he was 52.
Welcome Arnold married Mary A. BROWN.
229. Catherine CLARKE (Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born
on 17 Apr 1793 in Stonington, New London Co., CT. Catherine died in Oxford, Chenango Co., NY, on 18 Jun
1840/41; she was 47.
On 29 Oct 1814 when Catherine was 21, she married CAPT Joseph Hawley DWIGHT.
He was from Utica, NY.
They had one child:
343
i.
Henry William (29 Apr 1816-)
230. Joshua CLARKE (Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on
20 Jul 1795 in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY. Joshua died in Elba, Genesee Co., NY, on 18 Aug 1830; he was 35.
On 30 Nov 1816 when Joshua was 21, he married Amanda BLAKESLEY.
231. Dr. Samuel Ray CLARKE (Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born on 6 Nov 1800 in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY. Samuel Ray died in Oxford, Chenango Co., NY, on 1 Jun
1860; he was 59.
On 15 Oct 1827 when Samuel Ray was 26, he married Susannah Maxson CHEEVER.
232. REV Henry CLARKE (Job Bennett9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 1 May 1809 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI.
Henry married Jerusha Maria CLARKE (323) , daughter of Thomas CLARKE (210) (10 May 1778-21 Jul 1860)
& Wealthy WRIGHT (14 May 1780-24 Mar 1871). Born on 5 Jun 1816 in Newport, Newport Co., RI.
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344
345
346
347
348
349
350
351
352
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
ix.
Unnamed (9 Sep 1834-9 Sep 1834)
Thomas Henry (15 Jan 1836-28 May 1894)
Joshua Maxon (15 Feb 1838-10 May 1922)
William Palmer (5 Nov 1840-3 Sep 1862)
Leander Scott (22 Jun 1843-14 Apr 1912)
Mary Jerusha (23 Jun 1845-)
Milo Marsh (23 Mar 1848-30 Dec 1919)
Agnes Zilla (9 Aug 1850-)
David Wright (20 Nov 1856-)
233. Amey CLARKE (Job Bennett9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born
on 19 Aug 1789 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI.
On 5 Sep 1811 when Amey was 22, she married Paul BABCOCK Jr., son of Paul BABCOCK Sr. & Charlotte
CRANDALL, in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Born on 3 Jun 1791. Paul died on 21 Apr 1845; he was 53.
Issue of this union, surname Babcock, were: 1)Mary Ann or Marian, b 21 May 1812; Charlotte, b 30 May 1816.
234. Hannah CLARKE (Job Bennett9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born on 10 Jun 1791 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI. Hannah died on 15 Feb 1868; she was 76.
UNM, DSP.
235. Mary CLARKE (Job Bennett9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born
on 30 Mar 1793 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI. Mary died on 9 Jan 1866; she was 72.
Mary married Joseph TRUMAN.
DSP.
236. Charles CLARKE (Job Bennett9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born on 19 Apr 1795 in Newport, Newport Co., RI. Charles died in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI, on 13 Dec
1818; he was 23.
No known issue of this union.
Charles married Amanda REYNOLDS, daughter of Zaccheus REYNOLDS.
237. Cornelia CLARKE (Job Bennett9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born on 9 Oct 1791 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI. Cornelia died on 9 Oct 1858; she was 67.
UNM, DSP.
238. Job Bennett CLARKE (Job Bennett9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 28 Jul 1800 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI.
239. Paul CLARKE (Job Bennett9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born
on 7 Aug 1802 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI.
240. Elizabeth Ann CLARKE (Job Bennett9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 12 Jan 1805 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI. Elizabeth Ann died on 28 Feb 1863; she was
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58.
UNM, DSP.
241. Sarah Harris CLARKE (Job Bennett9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 8 Mar 1807 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI.
Sarah Harris married Russell MAXSON.
242. Caroline CLARKE (Job Bennett9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born on 12 Oct 1812 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI. Caroline died aft 1889; she was 76.
UNM, DSP.
243. Corydon CLARKE (Job Bennett9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born on 12 May 1815 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI.
On 21 Sep 1844 when Corydon was 29, he married Julia A. LANGWORTHY in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI.
244. Catherine CLARKE (Samuel9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born
on 3 Aug 1777 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Catherine died in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY, on 2 Jul 1849; she
was 71.
245. Maxson CLARKE (Samuel9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born
on 20 Sep 1779.
246. Samuel CLARKE (Samuel9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on
1 Dec 1782 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI.
247. David CLARKE (Samuel9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on
15 Jun 1785 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI.
248. Joseph CLARKE (Samuel9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on
12 Oct 1787 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI.
Joseph was the founder of the village of Clarksville.
Research:
On 16 Sep 1807 when Joseph was 19, he married Esther LAMPHERE in Herkimer, Herkimer Co., NY.
Esther was the adopted daughter of Thomas Van Horne, Esq.
Research:
249. Truman CLARKE (Samuel9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born
on 9 Apr 1790 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI.
250. Clarissa CLARKE (Samuel9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born
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on 21 May 1793 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Clarissa died on 31 Mar 1871; she was 77.
Clarissa married Nathaniel MAIN, son of Nathaniel MAIN & Mary UNKNOWN. Born on 17 Dec 1788. Nathaniel
died on 7 Apr 1871; he was 82.
Children of this union, surname Main, were: 1) Nathan D., b 7 Jan 1811; Polly, b 8 Mar 1813; 3) Truman C., b 16
Nov 1814; 4) Joseph C., b 20 Mar 1817; 5) Clarinda L., 12 Feb 1819; 6) Nathaniel P., 30 Mar 1821; 7) Eleanor
Angeline, b 19 Mar 1829; 8) Chloe, b 6 Jul 1831; 9) Samuel O. b 6 Aug 1835.
251. Fanny CLARKE (Samuel9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on
6 Dec 1795. Fanny died in 1796; she was <1.
252. Hosea Barber CLARKE (Samuel9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born on 16 Nov 1797.
253. Ethan CLARKE (Samuel9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on
10 May 1800.
254. Elizabeth CLARKE (Samuel9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born
on 2 Mar 1806 in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY.
255. Judith CLARKE (Nathan(iel)9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born on 29 Oct 1784. Judith died on 17 Dec 1849; she was 65.
In 1837 when Judith was 52, she first married DEACON Stephen CLARKE Jr. (287) , son of Stephen CLARKE
Sr. (195) (13 May 1753-17 May 1810) & Susannah POTTER (31 Mar 1758-Mar 1832). Born on 6 Apr 1779 in
Charlestown, Washington Co., RI. Stephen died in Sackets Harbor, Jefferson Co., NY, on 9 Feb 1842; he was 62.
Buried in Sulphur Springs, Jefferson Co., NY. Occupation: Preacher. Education: Academic.
Stephen moved from RI to Brookfield in 1799 and then from Brookfield to Sacketts Harbor NY. A slip of paper in
the “Whitaker book” says Stephen Clarke, Jr., was born in Charleston, Rhode Island April 6 1779. He died Feb 9,
1842 aged 62 years, 10 mo. 20 days. Judith Maxson, was born in Hopkinton, RI, Mar 9 1782. She died Nov 29,
1835, Aged 53 years, 8 mo. 20 days. Some sources give Stephen’s death date as 15 Feb 1842, but that may have
been the burial date. The Sulphur Springs Cemetery is in the Town of Hounsfield.
On page 512 of Child’s Geographical Gazetteer of Jefferson County is written, “Stephen Clark was a native of
Rhode Island, whence he removed to Madison County among the early settlers, and in 1836 located in this town on
what is known as the ‘Merrell premium farm,’ on road 46, which he occupied until his death He married first, Judith
Maxon [Maxson], by whom he had nine children, and second, Mrs. Judith [Clarke] Maxson, a widow, of DeRuyter.
His daughter Lodemia married W. Morris Clark of Sackets Harbor. Mr. Clark came to Sackets Harbor in 11838, and
remained until his death in 1853, aged 41 years. His widow survives him at the age of 77 years. They had one
daughter, Cornelia S., who married Ezra J., son of Ezra D. and Amanda M. (Jones) Whitaker, of North Adams,
Mass., and have one son, Morris M., and reside in the village of Sackets Harbor.”
Research:
Child, Hamilton. Geographical Gazetteer of Jefferson County, N. Y., 1684-1890. Syracuse, NY: The
Syracuse Journal Co., 1890. This work is in two parts bound together as a single volume and also includes a
Business Directory for the county.
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In 1803 when Judith was 18, she second married Deacon Holly MAXSON. Born in 1779. Holly died on 2 Nov
1827; he was 48.
353
i.
Diantha
354
ii.
Almira
355
iii.
Holly Welcome
356
iv.
Silas
357
v.
Mary Starr
256. Judith MAXSON (Nancy CLARKE9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born on 9 Mar 1782 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI. Judith died on 29 Nov 1835; she was 53. Buried in Sulphur
Springs, Jefferson Co., NY. Occupation: Homemaker. Education: Academic.
In the Clarke Genealogy, her husband's information (Stephen, 10) #209; says Judith Maxson, daughter of Clark and
Nancy Clarke Maxson, of Brookfield, N. Y, was his 1st wife. She was Aged 53 Years 9 Months at the time of her
death.
Mr. Witter’s letter states that Judith was the “widow of Holly Maxson, d. Dec. 17, 1849, age 66 yrs 2 mos. 1
day.”
Research:
Mrs. Hale’s research into our common Clarke and related names ancestry.
On 31 May 1800 when Judith was 18, she married DEACON Stephen CLARKE Jr. (287) , son of Stephen
CLARKE Sr. (195) (13 May 1753-17 May 1810) & Susannah POTTER (31 Mar 1758-Mar 1832), in Brookfield,
Madison Co., NY. Born on 6 Apr 1779 in Charlestown, Washington Co., RI. Stephen died in Sackets Harbor,
Jefferson Co., NY, on 9 Feb 1842; he was 62. Buried in Sulphur Springs, Jefferson Co., NY. Occupation: Preacher.
Education: Academic.
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Research:
358
i.
Lodemia (4 Apr 1809-23 Jan 1890)
359
ii.
Esdras
360
iii.
Judith
361
iv.
Susan
362
v.
Erastus
363
vi.
Hannah (16 Nov 1812-7 May 1889)
364
vii.
Ann
365
viii.
William
257. Sophia CLARKE (Joseph9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on
6 Feb 1802.
258. Alvit CLARKE (Joseph9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on
11 Jan 1804 in Madison Co., NY. Alvit died aft 1855; he was 50.
Alvit married Sarah UNKNOWN. Born in 1802 in Hopkinton Co., RI. Sarah died aft 1855; she was 53.
366
i.
Emily (1829-aft 1855)
367
ii.
Henry (1840-aft 1855)
368
iii.
William (1843-aft 1855)
369
iv.
Lucy (1845-aft 1855)
259. Deborah CLARKE (Joseph9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
260. Jared CLARKE (Joseph9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 1
Dec 1807 in Otsego Co., NY. Jared died aft 1855; he was 47. Occupation: Cabinet and horse-rake maker.
The 1855 NYS census record also states that a nephew, Franklin Clarke, was living with Jared at the time of the
census. Franklin was 22 at the time and is listed as a horse-rake maker.
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Research:
Jared married Emily T. HAYES. Born ca 1807 in Cortland Co., NY. Emily T. died aft 1855; she was 48.
Per Henry Maxson Clarke, Emily Hayes was the daughter of James Hayes of Cortland Co., NY, whose brother was
the father of ex-president Rutherford B. Hayes.
Research:
370
i.
Edgar B. (1836-aft 1860)
371
ii.
Francis O. (1834-aft 1855)
372
iii.
DeForest (1838-aft 1855)
373
iv.
Charles A. (1840-aft 1855)
374
v.
Romaine (1847-aft 1855)
261. Orissa Villa CLARKE (Joseph9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born on 6 Jan 1809.
262. Harriet CLARKE (Joseph9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on
15 Jul 1811.
263. Angeline CLARKE (Joseph9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born
on 4 Jul 1814.
264. Nelson CLARKE (Joseph9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on
25 Dec 1817 in Otsego Co., NY. Nelson died aft 1855; he was 37.
Nelson married Marie A. UNKNOWN. Born in 1827 in Otsego Co., NY. Marie A. died aft 1855; she was 28.
They had one child:
375
i.
Herman D. (1851-aft 1855)
265. Lyman CLARKE (Ichabod9, Caleb8, William7, William6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born
ca 1760.
DSP.
Lyman married Elizabeth PAINE, daughter of John PAINE & Bathsheba RATHBONE. Born on 3 Sep 1767.
266. William CLARKE (Ichabod9, Caleb8, William7, William6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born
ca 1764. William died in Mar 1815; he was 51.
On 20 Mar 1788 when William was 24, he married Elizabeth WESTCOTT. Elizabeth died aft 8 Feb 1827.
She died between 1827 and 1834.
376
i.
John
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377
378
379
380
381
382
383
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
Lyman (9 Nov 1792-)
Jeremiah M. (7 Dec 1794-)
Mary (5 Jan 1797-)
Matilda (24 May 1799-)
Lavinia (25 Apr 1802-)
Rosina (24 May 1804-)
William (30 Mar 1808-)
267. Joshua CLARKE (Ichabod9, Caleb8, William7, William6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born
ca 1768. Joshua died bef Apr 1804; he was 36.
Joshua married Elizabeth ROSE.
384
i.
Jeremiah Mitchell (4 Dec 1796-)
385
ii.
Mary (17 Dec 1799-)
386
iii.
Joshua (9 May 1802-aft Sep 1847)
268. Nancy CLARKE (Ichabod9, Caleb8, William7, William6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born ca
1772. Nancy died ca 1845; she was 73.
UNM, DSP
269. Mary CLARKE (Ichabod9, Caleb8, William7, William6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born ca
1776. Mary died on 2 Jun 1835; she was 59.
Ca 1798 when Mary was 22, she married William Littlefield PAINE. Born in 1776. William Littlefield died on 13
Apr 1842; he was 66.
There were four children of this union.
270. Amey CRUMB (Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Born on 30 Mar 1765.
Research:
271. Joseph CRUMB (Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Born on 9 Jan 1768 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Joseph died in Leonardsville, Town of
Brookfield, Madison Co., NY, on 3 May 1827; he was 59. Buried in Crumb Cemetery, Brookfield, Madison Co.,
NY.
From the Crumb genealogy: “Joseph moved from Rhode Island before 1800 to Mad.[ison] Co., and settled soon
afterward upon a large farm in Plainfield, Otsego Co., N. Y. He built a house at a place called “Crumb’s Corners”, a
half mile east of Leonardsville. In company with his brother-in-law, Perry Clarke, he built a dam on the Unadilla
River; then a gristmill, a sawmill, a carding machine building and a trip-hammer shop. For a time he lived in
Fairfield, Her.[kimer] Co., N. Y.... Some of the children are buried with parents in the Crumb Cemetery in
Brookfield, at Otsego Co. line, on the Bridgewater and Leonardsville road, 6/10 of a mile south of Trelancey’s
Corners on Highway #8.”
Research:
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On 6 Sep 1790 when Joseph was 22, he married Susannah CLARKE (286) , daughter of Stephen CLARKE Sr.
(195) (13 May 1753-17 May 1810) & Susannah POTTER (31 Mar 1758-Mar 1832). Born in 1777 in Richmond,
Newport Co. RI. Susannah died in Plainfield, Otsego Co., NY, on 12 Feb 1839; she was 62. Buried in Crumb
Cemetery, Brookfield, Madison Co., NY.
Joseph and Susannah Crumb Clarke are buried next to Joseph and Susannah Clarke Crumb.
Research:
387
i.
Gardner (Died as Child) (ca 1795-ca 1798)
388
ii.
Varnum C. (11 Feb 1797-9 Feb 1861)
389
iii.
Stephen (4 Dec 1799-)
390
iv.
Joseph Talcott (17 Feb 1800-27 Jan 1872)
391
v.
Archibald (1803-)
392
vi.
Sophronia (27 Feb 1804-)
393
vii.
Orville Wesley, MD (1806-31 Mar 1838)
394
viii.
Julia A. (18 Mar 1809-18 Feb 1878)
395
ix.
Susan (29 Mar 1810-5 Feb 1888)
396
x.
Marion (1812-11 Jun 1887)
397
xi.
Russell (6 Nov 1814-6 Jan 1883)
398
xii.
Franklin W. (1815-5 Feb 1877)
399
xiii.
Louise (1816-10 Jan 1892)
400
xiv.
William Sidney (1818-1 Apr 1821)
272. Samuel CRUMB (Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 14 Mar 1769.
Research:
273. Tanner CRUMB (Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4,
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John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1792 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI.
Tanner was married and had two known children.
Research:
274. Unknown CRUMB (Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Research:
Unknown married Unknown WILLIAMSON.
Research:
275. James CRUMB (Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1).
Research:
276. Susannah CRUMB (Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1782. Susannah died in 1850; she was 68.
Research:
Susannah married Joseph CLARKE (292) , son of Stephen CLARKE Sr. (195) (13 May 1753-17 May 1810) &
Susannah POTTER (31 Mar 1758-Mar 1832). Born in 1776. Joseph died on 17 Nov 1822; he was 46.
Research:
Harding, Anne Borden, Historian-General, General Society of Mayflower Descendants. Mayflower
Families Through Five Generations, Vol. 3, George Soule. Plymouth, Ma: General Society of Mayflower
Descendants, 1980.
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Eleventh Generation
-------------------------------------------------277. Susannah MAXSON (David10, David9, John8, Judith CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1).
Susannah married Joseph Langford GREENE, son of ? GREENE & Hannah RIX.
401
i.
David Maxson (8 Jul 1832-)
402
ii.
Albert S.
278. Hannah PECKHAM (Hannah CLARKE10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Born on 1 May 1774.
279. John Hazard PECKHAM (Hannah CLARKE10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Born on 23 Jun 1776.
280. Ruth PECKHAM (Hannah CLARKE10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 19 Dec 1778.
281. Deborah PECKHAM (Hannah CLARKE10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Born on 2 Apr 1781.
282. Susannah PECKHAM (Hannah CLARKE10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Born on 29 Jun 1783.
283. William Sweet PECKHAM (Hannah CLARKE10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 6 Sep 1785.
284. Joseph Clarke PECKHAM (Hannah CLARKE10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 25 Oct 1792.
285. Nancy PECKHAM (Hannah CLARKE10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 3 Nov 1795.
286. Susannah CLARKE (Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born in 1777 in Richmond, Newport Co. RI. Susannah died in Plainfield, Otsego Co., NY, on 12 Feb
1839; she was 62. Buried in Crumb Cemetery, Brookfield, Madison Co., NY.
Research:
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On 6 Sep 1790 when Susannah was 13, she married Joseph CRUMB (271) , son of Joseph CRUMB (182) (20 Sep
1738-aft 1795) & Hannah BRAND. Born on 9 Jan 1768 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Joseph died in
Leonardsville, Town of Brookfield, Madison Co., NY, on 3 May 1827; he was 59. Buried in Crumb Cemetery,
Brookfield, Madison Co., NY.
From the Crumb genealogy: “Joseph moved from Rhode Island before 1800 to Mad.[ison] Co., and settled soon
afterward upon a large farm in Plainfield, Otsego Co., N. Y. He built a house at a place called “Crumb’s Corners”, a
half mile east of Leonardsville. In company with his brother-in-law, Perry Clarke, he built a dam on the Unadilla
River; then a gristmill, a sawmill, a carding machine building and a trip-hammer shop. For a time he lived in
Fairfield, Her.[kimer] Co., N. Y.... Some of the children are buried with parents in the Crumb Cemetery in
Brookfield, at Otsego Co. line, on the Bridgewater and Leonardsville road, 6/10 of a mile south of Trelancey’s
Corners on Highway #8.”
Research:
387
i.
Gardner (Died as Child) (ca 1795-ca 1798)
388
ii.
Varnum C. (11 Feb 1797-9 Feb 1861)
389
iii.
Stephen (4 Dec 1799-)
390
iv.
Joseph Talcott (17 Feb 1800-27 Jan 1872)
391
v.
Archibald (1803-)
392
vi.
Sophronia (27 Feb 1804-)
393
vii.
Orville Wesley MD (1806-31 Mar 1838)
394
viii.
Julia A. (18 Mar 1809-18 Feb 1878)
395
ix.
Susan (29 Mar 1810-5 Feb 1888)
396
x.
Marion (1812-11 Jun 1887)
397
xi.
Russell (6 Nov 1814-6 Jan 1883)
398
xii.
Franklin W. (1815-5 Feb 1877)
399
xiii.
Louise (1816-10 Jan 1892)
400
xiv.
William Sidney (1818-1 Apr 1821)
287. DEACON Stephen CLARKE Jr. (Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Born on 6 Apr 1779 in Charlestown, Washington Co., RI. Stephen died in Sackets Harbor,
Jefferson Co., NY, on 9 Feb 1842; he was 62. Buried in Sulphur Springs, Jefferson Co., NY. Occupation: Preacher.
Education: Academic.
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Research:
On 31 May 1800 when Stephen was 21, he first married Judith MAXSON (256) , daughter of Clarke MAXSON &
Nancy CLARKE (164) (24 May 1758-1840), in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY. Born on 9 Mar 1782 in Hopkinton,
Washington Co., RI. Judith died on 29 Nov 1835; she was 53. Buried in Sulphur Springs, Jefferson Co., NY.
Occupation: Homemaker. Education: Academic.
In the Clarke Genealogy, her husband's information (Stephen, 10) #209; says Judith Maxson, daughter of Clark and
Nancy Clarke Maxson, of Brookfield, N. Y, was his 1st wife. She was Aged 53 Years 9 Months at the time of her
death.
Mr. Witter’s letter states that Judith was the “widow of Holly Maxson, d. Dec. 17, 1849, age 66 yrs 2 mos. 1
day.”
Research:
Mrs. Hale’s research into our common Clarke and related names ancestry.
358
i.
Lodemia (4 Apr 1809-23 Jan 1890)
359
ii.
Esdras
360
iii.
Judith
361
iv.
Susan
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362
363
364
365
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
Erastus
Hannah (16 Nov 1812-7 May 1889)
Ann
William
In 1837 when Stephen was 57, he second married Judith CLARKE (255) , daughter of Nathan(iel) CLARKE (163)
(9 May 1756-) & Sarah MAXSON. Born on 29 Oct 1784. Judith died on 17 Dec 1849; she was 65.
288. Polly CLARKE (Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born in 1780. Polly died in Utica, Oneida Co., NY. Buried in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY.
Research:
Descendants, 1980.
Polly married Edward BABCOCK. Born in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY.
Research:
“Vital Records Extracted from the Madison County Whig.” Tree Talks, Vol. 9, No. 4, 1969, p. 36.
Mrs. Kenneth E. Scott of Webster, NY, provided a transcription of the will of Stephen Clark, late of Brookfield.
403
i.
Polly
404
ii.
Eliza
405
iii.
Henry
406
iv.
Calista
289. Hannah CLARKE (Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 11 Sep 1781.
Research:
Hannah married Joseph CLARKE (173) , son of Joseph CLARKE (117) (14 Sep 1728-6 May 1795) & Deborah
PENDLETON (9 May 1737-). Born on 20 Sep 1776.
This Joseph is given as son of Joseph 7, Thomas 6, Joseph 5, Joseph 4, Thomas 3, John 2, John 1 in Morrison’s
genealogy, The “Clarke” Families of Rhode Island.
Research:
257
i.
Sophia (6 Feb 1802-)
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259
260
261
262
263
264
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
Alvit (11 Jan 1804-aft 1855)
Deborah
Jared (1 Dec 1807-aft 1855)
Orissa Villa (6 Jan 1809-)
Harriet (15 Jul 1811-)
Angeline (4 Jul 1814-)
Nelson (25 Dec 1817-aft 1855)
290. Hazard Perry CLARKE (Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 9 Dec 1784 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Hazard Perry died in Independence, Allegany
Co., NY, on 25 Dec 1863; he was 79.
From the first page of the Fifth Generation in the Crumb genealogy we find, “Joseph [Crumb] moved from Rhode
Island before 1800 to Mad[ison] Co., and settled soon afterward upon a large farm in Plainfield, Otsego Co., N. Y.
He built a house at a place called ‘Crumb’s Corners’, a half mile east of Leonardsville. In company with his brotherin-law, [Hazard] Perry Clarke, he built a dam on the Unadilla River; then a grist mill, a saw mill, a carding machine
building and a trip-hammer shop.”
Hazard moved to Independence , Town of Andover, Allegany Co, in 1820 from Brookfield, Madison Co., and
started farming in the south part of the town. He stayed there until his death. This information is from the Gazetteer
and Business Directory of Allegany County, NY for 1875, compiled and published by Hamilton Child, Syracuse, NY
1875, pp. 53-6. The 1850 federal census lists Hazard, his wife, Phebe, and four children. The Adson Crandall family
is listed next in the enumeration.
Beers’s History of Allegany County states that “Hazard P. Clarke, from Brookfield, Madison county, came in
1820 and located on lot number 96 where he remained till 1842, when he removed to the village. He followed
blacksmithing several years. At the time he came the nearest store was Hornellsville, and there was only one there.”
While he is Hazard in all other known records, the transcription of his father’s will names him as Harland. A
transcription error is the likely cause.
Research:
H. P. Clark household, 1810 U. S. Federal Census, Brookfield, Madison Co., NY. Ancestry.com
[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Roll: M252_28; Page: 754, Image: 147.
H. P. Clark household, 1820 U. S. Federal Census, Brookfield, Madison Co., NY. Ancestry.com [database online]. Provo, UT, USA: Roll: M33_73; Page: 106, Image: 108
H. P. Clark household, 1830 U. S. Federal Census, Andover, Allegany Co., NY. Ancestry.com [database online]. Provo, UT, USA: Roll: M19_84; Page: 40.
Hazard P. Clarke household, 1850 U. S. Federal Census, Andover, Allegany Co., NY. Ancestry.com [database
on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Roll: M432_475; Page: 128.
on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Roll: M653_718; Page: 968
Child, Hamilton. Gazetteer and Business Directory of Allegany County, NY for 1875,. Syracuse, NY: 1875, pp.
53-6.
History of Allegany County, N. Y. New York: F. W. Beers & Co., 1879. Hazard P., Stephen S. Samuel B. and
Jeremiah Clarke are all listed in the section on the Town of Andover.
West, Edmund, comp. Family Data Collection - Individual Records. [database on-line]. Provo, UT:
Ancestry.com 2000.
Yates Publishing. U. S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT:
MyFamily.com, Inc. 2004.
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In 1803 when Hazard Perry was 18, he married Phoebe WHITFORD, daughter of Joshua WHITFORD Jr. &
Phoebe PALMER. Born on 22 Jul 1788 in Berlin, Rensselaer Co., NY. Phoebe died in Andover, Allegany Co., NY,
on 19 Mar 1873; she was 84.
Research:
Hazard P. Clarke household, 1850 U. S. Federal Census, Andover, Allegany Co., NY. Ancestry.com
[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Roll: M432_475; Page: 128.
on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Roll: M653_718; Page: 968.
West, Edmund, comp. Family Data Collection - Individual Records. [database on-line]. Provo, UT:
Ancestry.com 2000.
Yates Publishing. U. S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT:
MyFamily.com, Inc. 2004.
407
i.
William Bliss (14 Nov 1807-)
408
ii.
Amanda (29 Mar 1810-)
409
iii.
Laura (26 Oct 1812-25 Jan 1890)
410
iv.
Ezra Stillman (25 Oct 1815-)
411
v.
Olivia (7 Oct 1818-)
412
vi.
Mary Lucinda (20 Aug 1821-)
413
vii.
Clarissa Crandall (23 May 1824-aft 1850)
414
viii.
Phoebe Selucia (11 Aug 1826-aft 5 Jun 1858)
415
ix.
Grace Ann (29 Jul 1829-aft 1850)
416
x.
Henry H. (6 May 1832-8 Mar 1853)
291. Samuel B. CLARKE (Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 16 Feb 1787 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI. Samuel B. died in Andover, Allegany Co.,
NY, in Feb 1850; he was 62.
According to Beers’s History of Allegany County, NY (1879), Samuel B. and his sons, Stephen S. and Jeremiah,
moved from Madison County to Andover, Allegany Co., in 1825.
Research:
Descendants, 1980.
History of Allegany County, N. Y. New York: F. W. Beers & Co., 1879. Hazard P., Stephen S. Samuel B. and
Jeremiah Clarke are all listed in the section on the Town of Andover.
Samuel B. married Tacy MAXSON, daughter of John MAXSON. Born on 20 Dec 1788.
417
i.
Cordelia (14 Jun 1809-23 Jan 1888)
418
ii.
Stephen S. (30 May 1811-)
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420
421
422
423
424
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
Eliza (16 Sep 1813-)
Decatur Maxson (11 Dec 1816-)
Lucy (30 Jun 1818-13 Dec 1864)
Caroline (3 Jan 1822-)
Jeremiah (11 Apr 1825-)
Emily (4 Apr 1827-)
292. Joseph CLARKE (Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born in 1776. Joseph died on 17 Nov 1822; he was 46.
Research:
Descendants, 1980.
Joseph married Susannah CRUMB (276) , daughter of Joseph CRUMB (182) (20 Sep 1738-aft 1795) & Hannah
BRAND. Born in 1782. Susannah died in 1850; she was 68.
Research:
293. Anna / Nancy CLARKE (Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY.
Research:
Descendants, 1980.
Anna / Nancy married Jonathan DAVIS. Born in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY.
425
i.
Leroy
426
ii.
Eli
427
iii.
Frank
428
iv.
Correll (?)
294. Sarah (”Sally”) CLARKE (Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born in 1797 in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY. Sarah (”Sally”) died in Andover, Allegany Co., NY, aft
1850; she was 53.
Research:
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Descendants, 1980.
Sarah (”Sally”) married Ichabod BABCOCK. Born on 22 Jun 1782 in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY. Ichabod died
in Andover, Allegany Co., NY, on 25 May 1862; he was 79.
The 1850 federal census lists his birthplace as CT.
429
i.
Sarah Maria (22 Oct 1819-)
430
ii.
Amanda (15 Feb 1821-)
431
iii.
Gideon (18 Nov 1822-aft 1850)
432
iv.
Caroline (6 Jul 1824-)
433
v.
Alanson (Aug 1826-aft 1850)
295. Alanson / Lanson CLARKE (Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
According to the Madison County Book of Deeds, Book Z, pp 459 and 461 for 1806-53, in 1828-29 Alanson and his
wife sold property in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY, to Silas and Betsey Crumb and another parcel to Adian / Adin
Burdick of Brookfield. Clarke was living in Edmeston, Otsego Co., at the time. Most of the properties involved were
centered on a parcel called the Old Babcock Mill Farm along Beaver Creek in the Town of Brookfield.
Research:
Descendants, 1980.
Clarke, Alanson. Book of Deeds, Madison County Clerk’s Office, Wampsville, NY, Book Z, pp 469-61, 1806-63.
Viewed 29 Aug 2007.
Alanson / Lanson married Cynthia UNKNOWN.
296. Dr. Henry CLARKE (Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 10 Jul 1793 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI. Henry died in Walworth, WI, on 16 Apr 1853;
he was 59.
Research:
Descendants, 1980.
On 14 Jul 1821 when Henry was 28, he married Lucy CLARKE (329) , daughter of Henry CLARKE Jr., Esq. (221)
(16 Dec 1777-21 Dec 1823) & Catherine BROWN (1775-9 Dec 1851), in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY. Born on 20
Mar 1803 in Unadilla Forks, Otsego Co., NY. Lucy died in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY, on 21 Aug 1829; she was
26.
Research:
They had one child:
434
i.
Mills DeForest (27 Sep 1825-)
297. Sabrina CLARKE (Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
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Humphrey1). Born on 1 Aug 1802 in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY.
Research:
Descendants, 1980.
298. Samuel CLARKE (James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born on 24 Jun 1783 in RI. on 27 Mar 1853. Samuel died in Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY, on 11 Nov 1870; he
was 87. Samuel died at the home of his daughter and son-in-law Henry and Sarah Ann Clarke Wilson. Obituaries
were printed in the Watertown and Lowville newspapers, but they offer no real information. What we know of his
children comes from a copy of his will in the probate files of the Lewis County Court House in Lowville, Lewis
Co., NY. On 3 June 2002, Samuel's gravestone was unearthed at the Oswegatchie Corners Cemetery by Darlene
and Kenny Cole, Mike and Pat Clark (6th cousins). Darlene and Kenny then reset the stone. On the stone is
carved, "Samuel Clarke died Nov. 11, 1870. Æ 87 yrs & 4 mos.". Buried in Nov 1870 in Oswegatchie Corners
Cemetery, Town of Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Occupation: Farmer.
The link from Samuel to James has not yet been proved adequately.
The 1855 NYS census states that Samuel had been living in Lewis Co. for 24 years, so he arrived there in 1831 and
only his last child, Mary Ann, was born in Lewis Co. It appears, then, that he left Rhode Island and settled in
Madison Co., NY, for a period of about ten years. He then moved to Jefferson Co. and then moved on to Lewis Co.
where he remained for most of the rest of his life.
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF SAMUEL CLARKE, 1782-1870
In the name of God, Amen. I Samuel Clark of the town of Diana in the County of Lewis and State of New York
being of Sound mind and memory (Blessed be Almighty God for the Same) do make and publish this my last will
and testament. I give and bequeath to my Son Alanson Clark two hundred dollars My daughter Maryann Wilson
twenty five Dollars and the Rest of the girls the sum of ten Dollars Each and the Remainder of my personaly (sic;
personal or personalty?) property to my Son Horace Clark after paying from the Same the (next phrase unclear)
legal administration and all of my Real estate.
I Do nominate and appoint Alanson Clark my Son and Henry Wilson my Son in Law to be the Sole Executors of
this my last Will and testament.
In witness whereof I hereunto Set my hand and Seal and publish and decree this to be my last will and testament
in the presence of the witnesses named below this 11th day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight
hundred and Sixty five.
/s/ Samuel Clark
Signed, Sealed, declared, and published by the Said Samuel Clark as and for his last will and testament in the
presence of us who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of Each other have Subscribed our names
as witnesses hereunto.
/s/ N. R. Carley, Resident at Diana in Lewis County in New York
/s/ (first name illegible) R. Carley, Resident at Diana in Lewis County in New York
Samuel’s residence in the Town of LeRay, Jefferson County, NY, is probable given the 1810 census records, but
there is no male child listed in Alanson’s age range. The family listed matches Samuel’s family exactly except for
the only male child (Alanson) is given as being between 10 and 15 when he was under ten years old (4). This could
be accounted for by an enumerator’s error, but that cannot be proved. The Town of LeRay was established on 17
February 1806 and included parts of the present Towns of Alexandria and Wilna and all of the present Towns of
Theresa, Antwerp and Philadelphia. Nearly half of the modern town is within the borders of the Fort Drum military
reservation.
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Samuel is listed in the 1820 federal census as living in the Town of LeRay, Jefferson Co., NY. the precise listing
includes the following:
Free white males under 10: 2 (Horace and Joseph)
Free white males 10-16: 1 (Alanson)
Free white males 16-18: none
Free white males 16-26: 1 (unknown; not a known child of Samuel and Martha)
Free white males 26-45: 1 (Samuel)
Free white males over 45: none
Free white females under 10: 2 (Nancy and Martha)
Free white females 10-16: 1 (Lucretia)
Free white females 16-26: none
Free white females 26-45: 1 (Martha)
Free white females over 45: none
Samuel is still listed as living in LeRay in 1830 and all children are accounted for; the unknown male listed in the
1820 census no longer appears and was probably a visiting relative working to help with farm chores.
On 28 February 1851, Samuel, Alanson and Horace bought 110.11 acres of land from John and Louisa LaFarge
for $550. LaFarge acquired his land holdings from Joseph Bonaparte in 1835. Bonaparte bought the land from James
and Vincent Le Ray de Chaumont around 1820. This land was part of the Macomb Purchase No., Four. On 12 April
1851, Alanson and Dorcas sold their claim to this land to Samuel and Horace for $433.33.
In the 1850 census, dated 30 August, for the Town of Diana, Lewis County, NY, Samuel (65) is listed as living
with Martha (63). He has a 110 acre farm valued at $2,000, $80 worth of tools, two horses, four cows, six calves,
and nine pigs (total value of the animals was $400), 100 bushels of Indian corn, 50 bushels of oats, 140 bushels of
potatoes, 400 pounds of butter, 20 tons of hay, 1,200 pounds of maple sugar and other items not specified. From the
way the data are presented, it is unclear if all this belongs to Samuel or if it is a total inventory for Samuel, Alanson
and Horace, all of whom are on the same page of the census. This census also states that Samuel was born in CT and
some notations suggest Cornwall, near the NYS border. This location is highly unlikely given the preponderance of
records that state he was born in RI and the vast number of probably relatives who were born there, too. It is not
known who suggested Cornwall as that place is not given in the original census document.
Research:
Clark, Patrick. Oswegatchie Cemetery, Erie Canal Road, Harrisville, NY, Inscriptions List. Online. Availavle:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nylewis/oswegatchie.html.
Clarke, Alanson. Daily Account Book. This is the personal account book kept for many years by Alanson Clarke
and held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, Alanson’s g-g-grandson, 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
Alanson kept a record of various birth marriage and death dates on the front inside cover and fly leaf of the book.
Sam: Clark household. 1810 U. S. Federal Census. Champion, Jefferson Co., NY; Roll: 28; Page: 579; Image:
59. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2010.
Samuel Clark household. 1830 U. S. Federal Census, Martinsburg, Lewis Co., NY, Roll: M19_92; Page: 401.
Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2004.
Samuel Clarke household. 1850 U. S. Federal Census. Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Roll: M432_523; Page: 256A;
Image 511. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
Samuel Clarke household. 1855 New York State Census. Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Microfilm. New York State
Library, Albany, viewed and transcribed 21 Mar 2005 by Stephan P. Clarke, held (2011) by Clarke. Samuel is living
with Horace at this time, but he is listed first in the enumeration.
Alanson Clark household. 1865 New York State Census; Diana, Lewis Co., NY, 8 Jun 1865. Microfilm. New
York State Library, Albany, viewed and transcribed 21 Mar 2005 by Stephan P. Clarke, held (2011) by Clarke.
Horace Clark household, 1870 U. S. Federal Census. Diana (Indian River), Lewis Co. NY; Roll: M593_964;
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Page: 375A; Image: 141. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, 2009.
Samuel Clark will (1865), Lewis County Surrogate Court, Lowville, NY. Photocopy of original will provided by
Darlene Powers Cole, held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY.
Samuel Clark obituary. Journal and Republican, Lowville, Lewis Co., NY, 16 Nov 1870, p. 3.
Samuel Clark of Diana. Probate Record. Lewis County Court House, Lowville, NY; Box 61. Index of record
provided by Darlene Powers Cole, held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY.
Samuel Clark death notice. The Journal and Republican, Lowville, Lewis Co., NY, 16 Nov 1870-, p 3. Copy
provided by Darlene Powers Cole. The identical notice was also published in The Watertown Daily Times on 16 Nov
1870, n. p., col. 3. Copies of both are held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY.
Smith, Jo Anne and Glenn Hawkins. Oswegatchie Corners Cemetery Inscriptions, 17 Jul 1962. The cemetery is
on Erie Canal Road, Harrisville, Town of Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Photocopy of the original typescript held (2011) by
Stephan Clarke, Churchville, NY.
Abt 1805 when Samuel was 21, he married Martha WAIT, daughter of Josiah WAIT Sr. (22 Jun 1731-) & Martha
STRONG (1752-27 May 1802). We know that Samuel married a woman named Martha who died in 1853, but we
do not have her last name with certainty. Some family records and letters kept by Lillian Clarke Powers state that
her maiden name was Wait, about whom a great deal of information exists. We do not yet, however, have the
requisite proof. Born on 18 May 1785 in Chester, Hampshire Co., MA. Martha died in Town of Diana, Lewis Co.,
NY, on 27 Mar 1853; she was 67. Buried in Mar 1853 in Oswegatchie Corners Cemetery, Town of Diana, Lewis
Co., NY.
Darlene and Kenny Cole, Mike Clark and Pat Clark (sixth cousins) found Martha's grave stone on 2 June 2002 at the
Oswegatchie Corners Cemetery. The stone had fallen over and become buried. Darlene and Kenny have reset the
stone. It must be noted that on Martha's grave stone her information is given as "wife of Samuel Clark;" the final
"e" is missing on Clarke as the stonecutter obviously ran out of room. All family records of the period have an "e"
on Clarke. Other family stones all have the final "e" on Clarke. The stone reads, "Martha, wife of Samuel Clark,
died March 27, 1853. Æ 67 yrs 9 mos."
Research:
Clark, Patrick. Oswegatchie Cemetery, Erie Canal Road, Harrisville, NY, Inscriptions List. Online.
Availavle: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nylewis/oswegatchie.html.
Samuel Clarke household. 1850 U. S. Federal Census. Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Roll: M432_523; Page: 256A;
Trumbull, James Russell. History of Northampton, Massachusetts From Its Settlement in 1654, Vol. III.
Northampton, Gazette Printing Co., 1902.
435
i.
Alanson (9 Sep 1806-29 Jul 1877)
436
ii.
Lucretia (1809-1881)
437
iii.
Horace (13 Apr 1812-22 Nov 1896)
438
iv.
Nancy (28 Nov 1813-22 Jan 1862)
439
v.
Martha S. (1815-aft 1884)
440
vi.
Joseph (1819-aft 1884)
441
vii.
Mary Celinda (29 Aug 1821-aft 1885)
442
viii.
Henry W. (30 May 1824-4 May 1839)
443
ix.
Sarah Ann (6 Feb 1827-12 May 1884)
444
x.
Mary Ann (1835-aft 1870)
299. Stephen CLARKE (Perry10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born on 16 Jan 1784. Stephen died on 21 Mar 1786; he was 2.
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300. Samuel CLARKE (Perry10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born on 19 Dec 1786. Samuel died on 8 Sep 1787; he was <1.
301. Mary (Polly) CLARKE (Perry10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 29 Jan 1787 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI.
Mary (Polly) married Deacon Alfred MAXSON.
There were at least nine children of this union, one of whom was named Fanny.
302. Isaac Peckham CLARKE Sr. (Perry10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 3 Apr 1789 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI. Isaac Peckham died in NY aft 1850; he was
60.
Research:
Isaac P. Clarke household. 1855 New York State Census, Plainfield, Otsego Co., NY, June 1855.
Microfilm viewed 31 Aug 2007, New York State Library, Albany, NY. Transcription held (2012) by Stephan P.
Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
On 1 Jan 1812 when Isaac Peckham was 22, he married Lois / Louise RATHBONE. Born in 1786 in Rensselaer
Co., NY. Lois / Louise died in NY aft 1850; she was 64.
Lois’s surname may be spelled Rathbun. There were at least six children of this union. Of the four listed here,
Adelia is either a twin of Isaac, Jr., or is the wife of one of the sons. The 1850 federal census is not clear on that
point.
Research:
445
i.
Welcome (1815-aft 1855)
446
ii.
Isaac Peckham Jr. (23 Jan 1821-21 Jan 1889)
447
iii.
Nelson (1825-aft 1855)
303. Esther CLARKE (Perry10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born on 23 Sep 1790 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI.
There were at least 8 children of this union.
Esther married William BASSETT.
304. Patience CLARKE (Perry10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born on 4 Sep 1793 in Richmond, Washington Co., RI.
Patience married Moses Barber MAXSON.
305. Hannah CLARKE (Perry10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born on 13 Sep 1796 in Richmond, Washington Co., RI.
There were at least two children of this union.
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Hannah married Elder Willett STILLMAN.
306. Susannah CLARKE (Perry10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 3 Jul 1799 in Richmond, Washington Co., RI. Susannah died in Richmond, Washington Co.,
RI, on 15 Sep 1803; she was 4.
307. Perry Weeden CLARKE (Perry10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 16 Oct 1801 in Richmond, Washington Co., RI. Perry Weeden died in Leonardsville, Madison
Co., NY, on 25 Feb 1870; he was 68.
Research:
Tuttle, William H. and Isabel Bracy, ed., Names and Sketches of the Pioneer Settlers of Madison
County, New York. Interlaken, NY: Heart of the Lake Publishing, 1984.
Perry Weeden married Ann COON.
There were at least 5 children of this union.
308. Joseph CLARKE (Perry10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born on 15 Apr 1804 in Plainfield, Otsego Co., NY. Joseph died aft 1855; he was 50.
Research:
Joseph Clarke household. 1855 New York State Census, Plainfield, Otsego Co., NY, June 1855.
Joseph married Sophronia COLBOURN. Born in 1802 in NY. Sophronia died in NY aft 1855; she was 53.
There were at least six children of this marriage. The age data in the 1850 census has been overwritten to correct
apparent errors and is unclear.
Research:
448
i.
Sophronia A. (1828-aft 1850)
449
ii.
Sarah C. (1831-aft 1855)
450
iii.
Joseph P. (1833-aft 1850)
451
iv.
Stephen E. (1834-aft 1855)
452
v.
Amos L. (1839-aft 1855)
453
vi.
Francis M. (1841-aft 1855)
309. Reynolds CLARKE (Perry10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 22 Apr 1807 in Plainfield, Otsego Co., NY. Reynolds died aft 1855; he was 47. Occupation:
Farmer.
Reynolds married Lucy M. COOK. Born in 1814. Lucy M. died aft 1855; she was 41.
There were at least four children of this marriage.
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454
455
456
i.
ii.
iii.
Mary D. (1834-aft 1855)
Edwin P. (1837-aft 1855)
Charles H. (1841-aft 1855)
310. Anne RATHBONE (Susannah CLARKE10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
311. Hannah Perry RATHBONE (Susannah CLARKE10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
312. James RATHBONE (Susannah CLARKE10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
313. Hannah Perry RATHBONE (Susannah CLARKE10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 11 Aug 1791.
314. Isaac PECKHAM (Ann CLARKE10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 23 Jun 1778.
315. Unnamed CLARKE (Thomas10, Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 9 Feb 1799 in Newport, Newport Co., RI. Unnamed died in Newport, Newport Co., RI, on 9
Feb 1799; he was <1.
316. David Wright CLARKE (Thomas10, Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 4 Jun 1800 in Newport, Newport Co., RI. David Wright died in Newport, Newport Co., RI, on
22 Jan 1854; he was 53.
David Wright married Sarah Monroe CHAFFEE, daughter of Otis CHAFFEE & Almy UNDERWOOD. Born on
17 Apr 1802.
457
i.
Mary Jane (29 Dec 1823-)
458
ii.
Ann Elizabeth (13 Nov 1825-)
459
iii.
David Otis (11 Dec 1826-1918)
460
iv.
Henry Wright (10 Dec 1829-1 Apr 1900)
461
v.
Daniel Webb (24 May 1832-21 Sep 1858)
462
vi.
Thomas Hartwell (26 Nov 1834-20 Oct 1919)
463
vii.
Sarah Adeline (30 Sep 1836-15 Nov 1916)
464
viii.
Gustavus Adolphus (23 Nov 1839-5 Jun 1916)
465
ix.
Conrad Shultz (20 Nov 1842-30 Mar 1918)
317. Elizabeth Bailey CLARKE (Thomas10, Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 5 Nov 1801 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI. Elizabeth Bailey died in Montville, New
London Co., CT, on 1 Aug 1877; she was 75.
Elizabeth Bailey married Giles Mumford LAWTON.
Issue of this union were Giles Mumford, Thomas Clarke and Elizabeth Wealthy.
318. Tryphena Ann CLARKE (Thomas10, Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 12 Jun 1804 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI. Tryphena Ann died in Tiverton, Newport Co.,
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RI, on 15 Dec 1889; she was 85.
On 15 Feb 1835 when Tryphena Ann was 30, she married Isaac CUNDALL in Tiverton, Newport Co., RI. Born on
1 Jan 1783. Isaac died on 22 Jul 1861; he was 78.
Children of this union were: Edward Gray, twins Isaac and Henry, and Anne Eliza Cundall.
319. Clarissa Angeline CLARKE (Thomas10, Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Born on 18 May 1807 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI.
Clarissa Angeline married Lester CRANDALL. Born on 17 May 1796 in Montville, New London Co., CT.
Children of this union were Nathan Maxson and Horace Lester Crandall.
320. Abel Marsh CLARKE (Thomas10, Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 20 Sep 1809 in Newport, Newport Co., RI. Abel Marsh died on 15 Oct 1810; he was 1.
321. Thomas Marsh CLARKE (Thomas10, Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 23 Dec 1810 in Newport, Newport Co., RI. Thomas Marsh died on 21 May 1900; he was 89.
Occupation: Banker.
On 9 Nov 1834 when Thomas Marsh was 23, he married Anna LEWIS, daughter of Daniel LEWIS & Sarah Ann
NORTHUP. Born on 15 Apr 1808 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI. Anna died on 20 Dec 1891; she was 83.
466
i.
William Lewis (16 Sep 1835-15 May 1920)
467
ii.
Daniel Wright (17 Feb 1839-27 Nov 1899)
468
iii.
Sarah Ann (23 Dec 1843-26 Jun 1856)
469
iv.
Emmeline Northup (23 May 1848-22 Aug 1897)
322. Daniel Levett CLARKE (Thomas10, Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 21 Oct 1813.
Daniel’s last known residence was in Berlin, IL.
Daniel Levett first married Sarah Ann NEWMAN. Born on 1 Mar 1823 in Pickaway Co., OH. Sarah Ann died on
10 May 1840; she was 17.
There was one child of this union, David Wright Clarke, b 2 Jan 1840. David married and had issue and some
descendants, surname Downing, were listed as residing in San Francisco, CA.
Daniel Levett second married Silvia Ann COMSTOCK. Born on 4 Sep 1818 in Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY.
There were four children of this union: Wealthy Jane, Daniel Bezeleel, Mary Curtis and Clarissa Ann. There were
issue of Mary Curtis who married a Moore.
323. Jerusha Maria CLARKE (Thomas10, Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 5 Jun 1816 in Newport, Newport Co., RI.
Jerusha Maria married REV Henry CLARKE (232) , son of Job Bennett CLARKE (159) (13 May 1765-) & Mrs.
Mary WELLS (15 Oct 1755-1 May 1817). Born on 1 May 1809 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI.
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344
i.
Unnamed (9 Sep 1834-9 Sep 1834)
345
ii.
Thomas Henry (15 Jan 1836-28 May 1894)
346
iii.
Joshua Maxon (15 Feb 1838-10 May 1922)
347
iv.
William Palmer (5 Nov 1840-3 Sep 1862)
348
v.
Leander Scott (22 Jun 1843-14 Apr 1912)
349
vi.
Mary Jerusha (23 Jun 1845-)
350
vii.
Milo Marsh (23 Mar 1848-30 Dec 1919)
351
viii.
Agnes Zilla (9 Aug 1850-)
352
ix.
David Wright (20 Nov 1856-)
324. Wealthy Jane CLARKE (Thomas10, Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 7 Dec 1818. Wealthy Jane died on 20 Oct 1819; she was <1.
325. Sarah Wealthy CLARKE (Thomas10, Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 23 Jan 1820 in Newport, Newport Co., RI.
Sarah Wealthy married John Davis BURDICK. Born on 25 Apr 1815. John Davis died in Hopkinton, Washington
Co., RI, on 11 Jul 1870; he was 55.
There were eight children of this union.
326. Benjamin Foster CLARKE (Thomas10, Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 27 Nov 1823. Benjamin Foster died in Pleasant Plains, Sangamon Co., IL, on 29 May 1902;
he was 78.
On 23 Aug 1846 when Benjamin Foster was 22, he married Abigail COON. Born ca 1825. Abigail died in Pleasant
Plains, Sangamon Co., IL, on 7 Aug 1892; she was 67.
327. Susan Jane CLARKE (Thomas10, Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 15 Jul 1827. Susan Jane died on 31 Mar 1878; she was 50.
On 26 Jul 1856 when Susan Jane was 29, she married John ZOERB. Born in Wetzlar, Germany. John died on 16
Apr 1911 in Springfield, Hampden Co., MA. Buried in Ashaway, Washington Co., RI.
There were three children of this union.
328. George R. F. CLARKE (Henry10, Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born in 1799. George R. F. died in New York, New York Co., NY, on 17 Aug 1834; he was 35. Buried
in Unadilla Forks, Otsego Co., NY.
His remains were returned to Unadilla Forks at his specific request.
Research:
329. Lucy CLARKE (Henry10, Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born on 20 Mar 1803 in Unadilla Forks, Otsego Co., NY. Lucy died in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY, on 21 Aug
1829; she was 26.
Research:
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On 14 Jul 1821 when Lucy was 18, she married Dr. Henry CLARKE (296) , son of Stephen CLARKE Sr. (195)
(13 May 1753-17 May 1810) & Susannah POTTER (31 Mar 1758-Mar 1832), in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY.
Born on 10 Jul 1793 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI. Henry died in Walworth, WI, on 16 Apr 1853; he was 59.
Research:
Descendants, 1980.
They had one child:
434
i.
Mills DeForest (27 Sep 1825-)
330. Jane CLARKE (Henry10, Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born on 11 Aug 1811 in Unadilla Forks, Otsego Co., NY. Jane died in Unadilla Forks, Otsego Co., NY, on 23 Jul
1817; she was 5.
331. Eveline CLARKE (Oliver Pendleton10, Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 10 Jun 1804 in Leonardsville, Madison Co., NY. Eveline died in 1882; she was 77.
332. Cornelia CLARKE (Oliver Pendleton10, Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 15 Feb 1806 in Adams, Jefferson Co., NY. Cornelia died in 1884; she was 77.
Cornelia married Peleg Hoxie BASSETT.
333. Catharine CLARKE (Oliver Pendleton10, Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 21 Aug 1807. Catharine died in Apr 1889; she was 81.
UNM, DSP.
334. Eliza Ann CLARKE (Oliver Pendleton10, Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 16 Feb 1809. Eliza Ann died in Plainfield, Otsego Co., NY, on 2 May 1892; she was 83.
Both Eliza Ann and her sister Catharine died unmarried. I suspect that they grew up in an alcoholic family. Their
brother, Welcome Morris, my great grandfather died of end stage alcoholism at aged 41. Such severe alcoholism
usually has a family history, ( Sara W. Hale, Mar. 18, 1997)
335. Phebe CLARKE (Oliver Pendleton10, Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 24 Nov 1810. Phebe died in 1879; she was 68.
Phebe married Ransom LEWIS.
336. Reuben Oliver CLARKE (Oliver Pendleton10, Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Born on 22 Jul 1814 in Edmeston, Otsego Co., NY.
337. Erastus Patterson CLARKE (Oliver Pendleton10, Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 30 Jun 1817 in Edmeston, Otsego Co., NY.
338. Edwin Dwight CLARKE (Oliver Pendleton10, Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Born on 22 May 1820 in Edmeston, Otsego Co., NY. Edwin Dwight died in Front Of
Petersburg, VA, During The Civil War, in 1864; he was 43.
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On 4 Sep 1844 when Edwin Dwight was 24, he married Sophronia BRAND.
339. James Ray CLARKE (Oliver Pendleton10, Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Born on 2 Jul 1823 in Edmeston, Otsego Co., NY. James Ray died in Plainfield, Otsego Co.,
NY, on 22 Jun 1845; he was 21.
Research:
340. Welcome Morris CLARKE (Oliver Pendleton10, Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Born on 18 Oct 1812 in Edmeston, Otsego Co., NY. Welcome Morris died in Sackets Harbor,
Jefferson Co., NY, on 7 Dec 1853; he was 41. due to alcohol. Buried in Sulphur Springs, Jefferson Co., NY.
Occupation: Farmer. Education: Academic.
He was born 18 October, 1812 at Richfield, NY., but Hale family information has him born at Edmeston, Otsego
County, New York ) and died 7 Dec.1853 at Sacketts Harbor, N. Y. He was a farmer, and settled in Jefferson
County, NY.
Research: Hale, Sarah Whitaker. E-mail to Stephan P. Clarke, 7 Dec 2002. This message had attached to it a
Gedcom file of Mrs. Hale’s research into our common Clarke and related names ancestry. A printout of the message
is held (2012) by Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
On 14 Jan 1837 when Welcome Morris was 24, he married Lodemia CLARKE (358) , daughter of DEACON
Stephen CLARKE Jr. (287) (6 Apr 1779-9 Feb 1842) & Judith MAXSON (256) (9 Mar 1782-29 Nov 1835), in
Brookfield, Madison Co., NY. Born on 4 Apr 1809 in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY. Lodemia died in Brooklyn,
Kings Co., NY, on 23 Jan 1890; she was 80. Buried in Sulphur Springs, Jefferson Co., NY. Occupation:
Homemaker And Seamstress. Education: Academic.
There is repeated mention that Cornelia Sophia was Lodemia's second born. but no name, just a blank for the
"i"__________. Welcome Morris Clark; Born October 18, 1812 at Edmeston, Otsego County, New York. Married
Jan. 14, 1837. Died Dec. 7, 1853 aged 41. Lodemia Clarke; Born April 4, 1809 at Brookfield, Madison County,
New York. Married Jan 14, 1837. Died Jan. 23, 1890. Some sources give her name as Lodema.
Research:
470
i.
Unknown (ca 1840-)
471
ii.
Cornelia Sophia (Nellie) (1 Oct 1843-17 Aug 1910)
341. Welcome MINOR (Elizabeth M. CLARKE10, Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1).
342. Peter Welcome CLARKE (Ethan10, Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1).
In the NYS census, Otsego Co., for 1825, there is a Peter Clark listed with four males and three females in the
household.
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343. Henry William DWIGHT (Catherine CLARKE10, Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 29 Apr 1816.
344. Unnamed CLARKE (Henry10, Job Bennett9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 9 Sep 1834. Unnamed died on 9 Sep 1834; he was <1.
345. Thomas Henry CLARKE (Henry10, Job Bennett9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 15 Jan 1836. Thomas Henry died on 28 May 1894; he was 58.
There are no known children of this union.
Thomas Henry married Mary Imogene WELLS.
346. Joshua Maxon CLARKE (Henry10, Job Bennett9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 15 Feb 1838. Joshua Maxon died on 10 May 1922; he was 84.
There was one child of this union, Mary Eliza, b 28 Mayn1866.
Joshua Maxon married Eliza LEWIS, daughter of Whitman LEWIS.
347. William Palmer CLARKE (Henry10, Job Bennett9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Born on 5 Nov 1840. William Palmer died in Newport News, VA, on 3 Sep 1862; he was 21.
Civil War Casualty.
William died of fever (probably typhus) in the hospital at Newport News.
On 6 Aug 1862 when William Palmer was 21, he married Harriet WELLS, daughter of Peter C. WELLS.
348. Leander Scott CLARKE (Henry10, Job Bennett9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 22 Jun 1843. Leander Scott died on 14 Apr 1912; he was 68.
There were issue of this union.
Leander Scott married Hettie Merinda DEVOE.
349. Mary Jerusha CLARKE (Henry10, Job Bennett9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 23 Jun 1845 in Wickford, Washington Co., RI.
Mary Jerusha married Warren James MOORE.
There were issue of this union.
350. Milo Marsh CLARKE (Henry10, Job Bennett9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 23 Mar 1848. Milo Marsh died on 30 Dec 1919; he was 71.
There were two children of this union.
Milo Marsh married Clara BRAND.
351. Agnes Zilla CLARKE (Henry10, Job Bennett9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
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Humphrey1). Born on 9 Aug 1850.
Agnes Zilla married Stephen H. FARNHAM.
There was one son of this union.
352. David Wright CLARKE (Henry10, Job Bennett9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 20 Nov 1856 in Wickford, Washington Co., RI.
There were five children of this union.
David Wright married Katherine DEBALLARD. Born on 23 Jan 1863.
353. Diantha MAXSON (Judith CLARKE10, Nathan(iel)9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1).
354. Almira MAXSON (Judith CLARKE10, Nathan(iel)9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1).
355. Holly Welcome MAXSON (Judith CLARKE10, Nathan(iel)9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
356. Silas MAXSON (Judith CLARKE10, Nathan(iel)9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1).
357. Mary Starr MAXSON (Judith CLARKE10, Nathan(iel)9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1).
358. Lodemia CLARKE (Judith MAXSON10, Nancy CLARKE9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 4 Apr 1809 in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY. Lodemia died in Brooklyn, Kings
Co., NY, on 23 Jan 1890; she was 80. Buried in Sulphur Springs, Jefferson Co., NY. Occupation: Homemaker And
Seamstress. Education: Academic.
There is repeated mention that Cornelia Sophia was Lodemia's second born. but no name, just a blank for the
"i"__________. Welcome Morris Clark; Born October 18, 1812 at Edmeston, Otsego County, New York. Married
Jan. 14, 1837. Died Dec. 7, 1853 aged 41. Lodemia Clarke; Born April 4, 1809 at Brookfield, Madison County,
New York. Married Jan 14, 1837. Died Jan. 23, 1890. Some sources give her name as Lodema.
Research:
On 14 Jan 1837 when Lodemia was 27, she married Welcome Morris CLARKE (340) , son of Oliver Pendleton
CLARKE (224) (29 Mar 1783-25 Oct 1831) & Elizabeth PATTERSON (13 Aug 1785-10 Apr 1867), in Brookfield,
Madison Co., NY. Born on 18 Oct 1812 in Edmeston, Otsego Co., NY. Welcome Morris died in Sackets Harbor,
Jefferson Co., NY, on 7 Dec 1853; he was 41. due to alcohol. Buried in Sulphur Springs, Jefferson Co., NY.
Occupation: Farmer. Education: Academic.
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He was born 18 October, 1812 at Richfield, NY., but Hale family information has him born at Edmeston, Otsego
County, New York ) and died 7 Dec.1853 at Sacketts Harbor, N. Y. He was a farmer, and settled in Jefferson
County, NY.
is held (2012) by Clarke.
470
i.
Unknown (ca 1840-)
471
ii.
Cornelia Sophia (Nellie) (1 Oct 1843-17 Aug 1910)
359. Esdras CLARKE (Judith MAXSON10, Nancy CLARKE9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1).
There was issue of this union.
Esdras married Unknown ORDWAY.
360. Judith CLARKE (Judith MAXSON10, Nancy CLARKE9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Judith died in Jefferson Co., NY.
Judith married Horace WOOD.
361. Susan CLARKE (Judith MAXSON10, Nancy CLARKE9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1).
Susan married Alonzo MAXSON.
362. Erastus CLARKE (Judith MAXSON10, Nancy CLARKE9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Erastus died in WI.
363. Hannah CLARKE (Judith MAXSON10, Nancy CLARKE9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 16 Nov 1812 in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY. Hannah died in Walworth on 7
On 24 Feb 1833 when Hannah was 20, she married David COON.
364. Ann CLARKE (Judith MAXSON10, Nancy CLARKE9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1).
Ann married Joel SCOTT in Rochester, Olmstead Co., MN.
365. William CLARKE (Judith MAXSON10, Nancy CLARKE9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1). Buried in Farina, Fayette Co., IL.
366. Emily CLARKE (Alvit10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born in 1829. Emily died aft 1855; she was 26.
367. Henry CLARKE (Alvit10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born in 1840 in Otsego Co., NY. Henry died aft 1855; he was 15.
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368. William CLARKE (Alvit10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born in 1843 in Otsego Co., NY. William died aft 1855; he was 12.
369. Lucy CLARKE (Alvit10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born in 1845. Lucy died aft 1855; she was 10.
370. Edgar B. CLARKE (Jared10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born in 1836 in Otsego Co., NY. Edgar B. died in Unadilla Forks, Otsego Co., NY, aft 1860; he was
24. Occupation: Cabinet-maker.
Research:
Edgar B. married Mary L. WEAVER.
Per Henry Maxson Clarke, Mary L. Weaver was a descendant of John Maxson, the first white child born on the
island of Rhode Island.
Research:
They had one child:
472
i.
Henry Maxson (1 Nov 1859-11 Feb 1917)
371. Francis O. CLARKE (Jared10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born in 1834 in Otsego Co., NY. Francis O. died aft 1855; he was 21. Occupation: Cabinet-maker.
Francis O. married Emily E. UNKNOWN. Born in 1837 in Cayuga Co., NY. Emily E. died aft 1855; she was 18.
372. DeForest CLARKE (Jared10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born in 1838 in Otsego Co., NY. DeForest died aft 1855; he was 17. Occupation: Cabinet-maker.
373. Charles A. CLARKE (Jared10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born in 1840 in Otsego Co., NY. Charles A. died aft 1855; he was 15.
374. Romaine CLARKE (Jared10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born in 1847 in Otsego Co., NY. Romaine died aft 1855; he was 8.
375. Herman D. CLARKE (Nelson10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born in 1851 in Otsego Co., NY. Herman D. died aft 1855; he was 4.
376. John CLARKE (William10, Ichabod9, Caleb8, William7, William6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1).
DSP.
377. Lyman CLARKE (William10, Ichabod9, Caleb8, William7, William6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 9 Nov 1792.
There were children of this union.
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Lyman married Mary Ann PAINE, daughter of John PAINE ESQ. & Anna D. SANDS.
378. Jeremiah M. CLARKE (William10, Ichabod9, Caleb8, William7, William6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 7 Dec 1794.
In 1843 he sold his land in RI and moved to Exeter, Otsego Co., NY, and later moved to WI. He had issue.
Jeremiah M. married Margaret L (LITTLEFIELD ?).
379. Mary CLARKE (William10, Ichabod9, Caleb8, William7, William6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 5 Jan 1797.
Mary married Edward S. LITTLEFIELD.
380. Matilda CLARKE (William10, Ichabod9, Caleb8, William7, William6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 24 May 1799.
Matilda married Gideon ROSE.
381. Lavinia CLARKE (William10, Ichabod9, Caleb8, William7, William6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 25 Apr 1802.
Lavinia married Barzillai B. MITCHELL.
382. Rosina CLARKE (William10, Ichabod9, Caleb8, William7, William6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 24 May 1804.
Rosina married Edward SANDS.
383. William CLARKE (William10, Ichabod9, Caleb8, William7, William6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 30 Mar 1808.
William married Alice UNKNOWN.
384. Jeremiah Mitchell CLARKE (Joshua10, Ichabod9, Caleb8, William7, William6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Born on 4 Dec 1796.
This Jeremiah M. is not to be confused with his cousin, also Jeremiah M.
385. Mary CLARKE (Joshua10, Ichabod9, Caleb8, William7, William6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Born on 17 Dec 1799.
Mary married Joshua DODGE Jr..
This marriage is unproved.
386. Joshua CLARKE (Joshua10, Ichabod9, Caleb8, William7, William6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 9 May 1802. Joshua died aft Sep 1847; he was 45.
Joshua married Sibel POCOCK (?).
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387. Gardner CRUMB (Joseph10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born ca 1795. Gardner died ca 1798; he was 3.
388. Varnum C. CRUMB (Joseph10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 11 Feb 1797 in Fairfield, Herkimer Co., NY. Varnum C. died in
Brookfield, Madison Co., NY, on 9 Feb 1861; he was 63. Buried in Leonardsville Cemetery, Town of Brookfield,
Madison Co., NY. Occupation: Farmer, Postmaster at Brookfield, Madison Co., NY.
Varnum joined the Bridgewater Masonic Lodge in 1821. For several years he was Postmaster of Brookfield.
Stephan P. Clarke took the following notes at the Madison Co., NY Clerk’s Office on 29 Aug 2007.
From Deeds, Vol. Z, p. 460, 1806-53, Grantee Index, Madison Co. Clerk’s Office: Indenture: 6 July 1827, recorded
16 Oct 1828, between Samuel Gardner and Elizabeth, his wife, of the Town of Hopkinton, County of Washington
and State of Rhode Island of the first part and Silas Crumb, Alanson Clark and Varnum C. Crumb of the Town of
Brookfield, County of Madison, State of New York, land on Beaver Creek adjacent to land of Adin Burdick at
Babcock’s Mills.
From Deeds, Vol. Z, p. 492, 1806-53, Grantee Index, Madison Co. Clerk’s Office: Indenture: 19 Sep 1828, recorded
16 Oct 1828, between Alanson Clarke of Edmeston, Otsego Co., and Varnum C. Crumb and Sophronia, his wife of
Plainfield, Otsego Co., to Silas Crumb of Brookfield, Madison Co., another part of the Babcock Mill Farm.
From Deeds, Vol. AA, p 69, 1806-53, Grantor Index, Madison Co. Clerk’s Office: Indenture: 6 Oct 1828, recorded
12 Jan 1829 between Alanson Clarke of Edmeston, Otsego Co., and Varnum C. Crumb of Brookfield, Madison Co.,
parts of lots 59 and 70 in Brookfield (4 acres) to Silas Crumb of Brookfield.
Research:
Varnum C. Crumb household. 1855 New York State Census, Plainfield, Otsego Co., NY, June 1855. Microfilm
viewed 31 Aug 2007, New York State Library, Albany, NY. Transcription held (2012) by Stephan P. Clarke, 148
On 6 Aug 1826 when Varnum C. was 29, he married Sophronia SPOONER, daughter of Squire ? SPOONER.
Born in 1804. Sophronia died in Rockford, IL, in 1890; she was 86.
Research:
473
i.
Ruggles (27 Jan 1828-25 Jan 1902)
474
ii.
Burritt Luce (12 Oct 1834-)
475
iii.
Josephine (16 Nov 1836-20 Apr 1907)
476
iv.
Darwin (17 Jan 1840-)
477
v.
Haskell (bef 14 Mar 1842-14 Mar 1844)
478
vi.
Ward (Apr 1845-9 Feb 1863)
479
vii.
Francis (1847-3 Mar 1863)
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389. Stephen CRUMB (Joseph10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 4 Dec 1799.
His second wife was Deborah Pierce; his third, Unice Matteson; his fourth, Elvira Beardsley.
Research:
Stephen first married Unice CONNABLE.
Research:
Stephen second married Deborah PIERCE.
Research:
Stephen third married Unice MATTESON.
Research:
Stephen fourth married Elvira BEARDSLEY.
390. Joseph Talcott CRUMB (Joseph10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary
CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 17 Feb 1800 in Leonardsville, Madison Co., NY. Joseph
Talcott died in Walworth, WI, on 27 Jan 1872; he was 71.
Research:
On 16 Feb 1822 when Joseph Talcott was 21, he married Harriet Matilda DOWSE.
Research:
They had one child:
480
i.
Joseph Clarke (25 May 1825-)
391. Archibald CRUMB (Joseph10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1803.
Research:
Archibald married Amy BURDICK.
Research:
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392. Sophronia CRUMB (Joseph10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 27 Feb 1804.
Research:
Sophronia married Horace SOUTHWORTH.
Research:
393. Orville Wesley CRUMB MD (Joseph10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary
CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1806 in Belleville, Jefferson Co., NY. Orville Wesley died
in Edmeston, Otsego Co., NY, on 31 Mar 1838; he was 32.
Research:
In 1828 when Orville Wesley was 22, he married Eliza BROWN, daughter of Alpheus BROWN & Hannah
BURDICK. Born on 18 Apr 1809 in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY. Eliza died in Plainfield, Otsego Co., NY, on 1
Mar 1875; she was 65.
Research:
They had one child:
481
i.
Joseph O. (14 May 1830-27 Aug 1895)
394. Julia A. CRUMB (Joseph10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 18 Mar 1809. Julia A. died on 18 Feb 1878; she was 68.
Research:
Julia A. married Bradley BRAND, son of Samuel BRAND. Born in 1808. Bradley died in 1868; he was 60.
Research:
395. Susan CRUMB (Joseph10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 29 Mar 1810 in Leonardsville, Madison Co., NY. Susan died on 5 Feb
1888; she was 77.
Research:
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On 27 Mar 1832 when Susan was 21, she married Lorin BARKER in Plainfield, Otsego Co., NY. Born on 29 Jul
1809 in Bridgewater, Oneida Co., NY.
There were two children of this union.
Research:
396. Marion CRUMB (Joseph10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1812. Marion died on 11 Jun 1887; she was 75.
Research:
Marion married Charles WILLIAMSON, son of Unknown CRUMB.
Research:
397. Russell CRUMB (Joseph10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 6 Nov 1814 in Leonardsville, Madison Co., NY. Russell died on 6 Jan
1883; he was 68.
There were six children of this union.
Research:
On 7 Sep 1835 when Russell was 20, he married Jerusha Fidelia RICHARDSON in Unadilla Forks, Otsego Co.,
NY.
Research:
398. Franklin W. CRUMB (Joseph10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1815 in Leonardsville, Madison Co., NY. Franklin W. died in
Leonardsville, Madison Co., NY, on 5 Feb 1877; he was 62. Occupation: Farmer, manufacturer if horse rakes.
There was one daughter of this union.
Research:
On 10 Aug 1848 when Franklin W. was 33, he married Lydia Maria BURDICK, daughter of Samuel BURDICK
& Polly Maria CRANDALL. Born on 19 Nov 1824. Lydia Maria died in Leonardsville, Madison Co., NY, on 29
Sep 1898; she was 73.
Research:
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399. Louise CRUMB (Joseph10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1816. Louise died on 10 Jan 1892; she was 76.
There were no issue of this union.
Research:
Louise married Parker DAVIS.
Research:
400. William Sidney CRUMB (Joseph10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary
CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1818. William Sidney died on 1 Apr 1821; he was 3.
Research:
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Twelfth Generation
-------------------------------------------------401. David Maxson GREENE (Susannah MAXSON11, David10, David9, John8, Judith CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 8 Jul 1832 in Brunswick, Rensselaer Co., NY. Occupation: Civil
Engineer. Education: Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., 1851. Served in the military.
Data for this line back to Richard Maxson is from Hall, Edward Hagamon. Register of the Empire State Society of
the Sons of the American Revolution, n. p., 1899.
402. Albert S. GREENE (Susannah MAXSON11, David10, David9, John8, Judith CLARKE7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Albert S. married Elise STORY.
They had one child:
482
i.
Albert E. S.
403. Polly BABCOCK (Polly CLARKE11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1).
404. Eliza BABCOCK (Polly CLARKE11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1).
405. Henry BABCOCK (Polly CLARKE11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1).
406. Calista BABCOCK (Polly CLARKE11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
407. William Bliss CLARKE (Hazard Perry11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 14 Nov 1807.
408. Amanda CLARKE (Hazard Perry11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
Amanda married DEACON William Slocum LIVERMORE. Born on 17 May 1808 in Brookfield, Madison Co.,
NY.
They resided in Andover; no issue.
409. Laura CLARKE (Hazard Perry11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Born on 26 Oct 1812 in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY. Laura died in Andover, Allegany Co.,
NY, on 25 Jan 1890; she was 77. Buried in Independence Cemetery, Allegany Co., NY.
On 10 Jan 1837 when Laura was 24, she married Nelson Ray CRANDALL, son of Russell CRANDALL (14 Jul
1772-5 Dec 1851) & Susannah PERKINS (ca 1780-ca 1820). Born on 24 Aug 1811 in Truxton, Allegany Co., NY.
Nelson Ray died in Independence, Allegany Co., NY, on 1 Feb 1889; he was 77. Buried in Independence Cemetery,
Allegany Co., NY.
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The Crandall line information from Nelson Ray and back is from The Crandall Genealogy by Rodger Crandall.
Online. Available: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/pa/county/lycoming/family_histories/crandall/index.html
18 February 2006.
Issue of this union, surname Crandall, were: 1) Aurelia, b 30 Jul 1838, 29 May 1889; 2) Ellen/Ella, b 29 Apr.
1840, d 9 Sep 1920; 3) Clara/Clarissa, b 6 May 1842, d 31 Mar 1930; 4) Sherman Griswold, b 19 Feb 1845, d 9 May
1918; 5) William Ray, b 12 Jul 1847, d 28 Nov 1920; 6) Maxson Arza, b 17 Mar 1851, d 14 Aug 1933; 7) Henry
Edward, 21 Oct 1853, d 26 Feb 1858.
410. Ezra Stillman CLARKE (Hazard Perry11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
411. Olivia CLARKE (Hazard Perry11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Born on 7 Oct 1818.
On 26 Sep 1844 when Olivia was 25, she married Philip Sweet GREEN, son of Luke GREEN & Nancy MURPHY.
Born on 27 Mar 1818.
The issue of this union, surnamed Green, were: 1) Mary Lucretia, b 28 Apr 1847; 2) Arthur Benton, b 2 Nov 1848;
3) Frank Llewellyn, b 31 Jul 1851.
412. Mary Lucinda CLARKE (Hazard Perry11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 20 Aug 1821.
Mary Lucinda married Decatur Maxson CLARKE (420) , son of Samuel B. CLARKE (291) (16 Feb 1787-Feb
1850) & Tacy MAXSON (20 Dec 1788-). Born on 11 Dec 1816.
Frank Llewellyn Greene’s Descendants of Joseph Greene of Westerly, RI, Albany, NY, Joel Munsell’s Sons, 1894,
502 pp, states that Decatur Maxson Clarke’s wife was Maria A. Greene, daughter of Isaac, that Decatur died in 1843
leaving a son names Orville G., who was alive in 1894. This is in conflict with the Clarke genealogy.
They had one child:
483
i.
Herbert M. (29 Jan 1847-)
413. Clarissa Crandall CLARKE (Hazard Perry11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 23 May 1824. Clarissa Crandall died aft 1850; she was 25.
Clarissa C. Clarke Livermore was living at home at the time of the 1850 federal census and there is no evidence that
she remarried.
Clarissa Crandall married Maxson G. LIVERMORE. Born in 1823. Maxson G. died in Independence, Allegany
Co., NY, on 29 Nov 1846; he was 23.
414. Phoebe Selucia CLARKE (Hazard Perry11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 11 Aug 1826. Phoebe Selucia died aft 5 Jun 1858; she was 31.
Living at home at the time of the 1850 federal census.
On 5 Jun 1858 when Phoebe Selucia was 31, she married Briggs B. LIVERMORE.
Issue of this union, surnamed Livermore, were: 1) Devillo E., b 27 Nov 1859; 2) Louis C., b 24 Apr 1868.
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415. Grace Ann CLARKE (Hazard Perry11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 29 Jul 1829. Grace Ann died aft 1850; she was 20.
Grace Ann married Edwin EVERETT.
The one child of this union is Egbert.
416. Henry H. CLARKE (Hazard Perry11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Born on 6 May 1832. Henry H. died in Andover, Allegany Co., NY, on 8 Mar 1853; he was 20.
417. Cordelia CLARKE (Samuel B.11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Born on 14 Jun 1809. Cordelia died in Independence, Allegany Co., NY, on 23 Jan 1888; she
was 78.
On 23 Jan 1827 when Cordelia was 17, she married Jesse HESELTINE. Born on 20 Jan 1802. Jesse died on 2 Aug
1870; he was 68.
The issue of this union, surnamed Heseltine, were: 1) Albert, b 10 Aug 1830; 2) Edwin R., b 22 May 1832.
418. Stephen S. CLARKE (Samuel B.11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
Beers’s History of Allegany County states that, “In 1825 Stephen S. Clarke, who was born in Madison county in
1811, came with his father, Samuel B. Clarke, and his brother, Jeremiah Clarke, and located in Andover.”
Research:
History of Allegany County, N. Y. New York: F. W. Beers & Co., 1879. Hazard P., Stephen S. Samuel
B. and Jeremiah Clarke are all listed in the section on the Town of Andover.
419. Eliza CLARKE (Samuel B.11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 16 Sep 1813.
UNM, DSP.
420. Decatur Maxson CLARKE (Samuel B.11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 11 Dec 1816.
Frank Llewellyn Greene’s Descendants of Joseph Greene of Westerly, RI, Albany, NY, Joel Munsell’s Sons, 1894,
502 pp, states that Decatur Maxson Clarke’s wife was Maria A. Greene, daughter of Isaac, that Decatur died in 1843
leaving a son names Orville G., who was alive in 1894. This is in conflict with the Clarke genealogy.
Decatur Maxson married Mary Lucinda CLARKE (412) , daughter of Hazard Perry CLARKE (290) (9 Dec 178425 Dec 1863) & Phoebe WHITFORD (22 Jul 1788-19 Mar 1873). Born on 20 Aug 1821.
They had one child:
483
i.
Herbert M. (29 Jan 1847-)
421. Lucy CLARKE (Samuel B.11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 30 Jun 1818. Lucy died in Little Genesee, Allegany Co., NY, on 13 Dec 1864; she was 46.
Lucy married Samuel WELLS, son of Joseph WELLS & Lydia MAXSON. Born on 27 Jul 1817 in Westerly,
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Washington Co., RI.
Children of this union, surname Wells, were: 1) Winifield Scott, b 23 Oct 1841; Sherman Griswold, b 11 Aug 1844.
422. Caroline CLARKE (Samuel B.11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Born on 3 Jan 1822 in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY.
Some sources say the year of her birth was 1823.
On 15 Oct 1854 when Caroline was 32, she married William Bliven GREENE Jr., son of William Bliven
GREENE Sr. (9 Feb 1794-21 Dec 1860) & Mary HISCOX (5 Jun 1794-17 Oct 1886), in Andover, Allegany Co.,
NY. Born on 21 Apr 1827 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. Occupation: Farmer and carpenter.
William traveled from Rhode Island as a childe with his father. Issue of this union, surnamed Greene, were: 1) John
M., m. Adda Livermore; 2) Jennie M., d age 4; 3) Lucy Jane, b 1864, m Rev. Gideon Henry Fitz Randolph and
went to China as Seventh-Day Baptist missionaries.
423. Jeremiah CLARKE (Samuel B.11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Born on 11 Apr 1825.
According to Beers’s History of Allegany County, NY (1879), Samuel B. and his sons, Stephen S. and Jeremiah,
moved from Madison County to Andover, Allegany Co., in 1825.
Research:
History of Allegany County, N. Y. New York: F. W. Beers & Co., 1879. Hazard P., Stephen S. Samuel
B. and Jeremiah Clarke are all listed in the section on the Town of Andover.
424. Emily CLARKE (Samuel B.11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 4 Apr 1827.
Emily and Samuel were brother and sister-in-law; they had no children.
On 6 Sep 1866 when Emily was 39, she married Samuel WELLS, son of Joseph WELLS & Lydia MAXSON. Born
on 27 Jul 1817 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI.
Children of this union, surname Wells, were: 1) Winifield Scott, b 23 Oct 1841; Sherman Griswold, b 11 Aug 1844.
425. Leroy DAVIS (Anna / Nancy CLARKE11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
426. Eli DAVIS (Anna / Nancy CLARKE11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1).
427. Frank DAVIS (Anna / Nancy CLARKE11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
428. Correll (?) DAVIS (Anna / Nancy CLARKE11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
429. Sarah Maria BABCOCK (Sarah (”Sally”) CLARKE11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6,
Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 22 Oct 1819.
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430. Amanda BABCOCK (Sarah (”Sally”) CLARKE11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 15 Feb 1821.
431. Gideon BABCOCK (Sarah (”Sally”) CLARKE11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 18 Nov 1822. Gideon died aft 1850; he was 27.
Gideon married Lydia UNKNOWN. Born in 1825 in NY. Lydia died aft 1850; she was 25.
484
i.
Adelia (1848-aft 1850)
485
ii.
Henry (1850-aft 1850)
432. Caroline BABCOCK (Sarah (”Sally”) CLARKE11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 6 Jul 1824.
Caroline first married Asa L. MAXSON, son of Joel MAXSON (23 Dec 1798-28 Feb 1865) & Mercy GREENE
(24 Jun 1795-23 Jan 1863). Born on 29 Oct 1832.
As of 3 Jan 1836, Asa L. Maxson was one of the founding members of the Seventh Day Baptist Church in Adams
Center, Jefferson Co., NY. Members of the sect arrived there in 1817 and on 5 Jun 1822, William B. Maxson and
David Green traveled from Brookfield, Madison Co., NY, for the purpose of ordaining William Green. On 9 Jun a
church of 10 males and 11 females was established.
Research:
Hough, Franklin B.. A History of Jefferson County in the State of New York. Watertown, NY: Sterling
& Riddell, 1854. See page 78.
Caroline second married James YOUNG.
433. Alanson BABCOCK (Sarah (”Sally”) CLARKE11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in Aug 1826. Alanson died aft 1850; he was 23.
He was still living at home at the time of the 1850 census.
434. Mills DeForest CLARKE (Henry11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Born on 27 Sep 1825.
435. Alanson CLARKE (Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 9 Sep 1806 in Madison Co., NY. Alanson died in Town of Diana, Lewis Co., NY, on 29 Jul
1877; he was 70. Alanson and Dorcas Blanchard Clarke are buried in the Oswegatchie Corners Cemetery just off
Rt. 3 west of Harrisville, NY. Buried in Oswegatchie Corners Cemetery, Lewis Co., NY. Occupation: Farmer.
Some family records give Alanson’s birth date as 2 September 1806, and the 1875 NYS census says he was 68 on
11 June 1875. That census also states that he was born in Madison Co., not Lewis Co. as previously thought. The
census also states that he and his family were living in a log house at the time and in relatively poor circumstances,
but provides no details about the structure. However, the value of the house listed in the census suggests a very
modest home. Albert John Clarke II has Alanson's powder horn on which is inscribed much of the information we
first had about him that has since been confirmed through other sources. Stephan P. Clarke has Alanson's daily
receipt book that provides considerable information about the family in Alanson's own hand. The census record is
from the 3rd Election District, Town of Diana, Lewis Co., 11 June 1875, Russett Harris, enumerator. The Blanchard
genealogy states that Alanson was born in the Town of Diana, Lewis Co., in direct disagreement with the 1875 NYS
census records.
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Research:
Alanson Clarke household. 1850 U. S. Federal Census. Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Roll: M432_523; Page:
256A; Image 511. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
Alanson Clarke household. 1855 New York State Census. Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Microfilm. New York State
Library, Albany, viewed and transcribed 21 Mar 2005 by Stephan P. Clarke, held (2011) by Clarke.
Alanson Clark household. 1865 New York State Census; Diana, Lewis Co., NY, 8 Jun 1865. Microfilm. New
York State Library, Albany, viewed and transcribed 21Mar 2005 by Stephan P. Clarke, held (2011) by Clarke.
Alanson Clark household, 1870 U. S. Federal Census. Diana (Indian River), Lewis Co. NY, page 41. Microfilm
printout held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY.
Lanson Clark household. 1875 New York State Census; Diana, Lewis Co., NY; Page: 13; Visit: 97; Election
District: 3; 11 June 1875. Microfilm. New York State Library, Albany, viewed and transcribed 8 Nov 2004 by
Stephan P. Clarke, held (2011) by Clarke.
Child, Hamilton. Geographical Gazetteer of Lewis County, N. Y., 1872-3. Syracuse, NY: The Syracuse Journal
Company, 1873. Alanson Clarke (spelled with the “e”) is listed as a farmer in the Town of Diana.
Clarke, Florence Arabella North. Handwritten genealogy notes from a collection held (2011) by Darlene Powers
Cole. Copy provided by Cole, held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
Clarke, Alanson. Daily Account Book. This is the personal account book kept for many years by Alanson Clarke
Clarke family gravestone. Oswegatchie Corners Cemetery, inscriptions copied, August 1996.
Clarke, Stephan Paul. Record Copy of Supplemental Application for Isaac Blanchard, National Society, Sons of
the American Revolution, National Number 146308, approved 7 Dec 2001.
Crandall, Adelaide Blanchard. Blanchards of Rhode Island. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, 1942.
“Mrs. Mary S. Smith, 71, Dies.” Watertown Daily Times, 10 Feb 1930, n. p., n. col. Copy of newspaper clipping
“Samuel H. Clarke, 64, Dies Suddenly at Harrisville.” Unidentified newspaper clipping dated 17 Apr 1931
“Mrs Sarah Clark Allen.” Obituary clipping from unidentified newspaper of Jan 1924 provided by Darlene
Powers Cole, copy held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
On 26 Mar 1848 when Alanson was 41, he married Dorcas Sherman BLANCHARD, daughter of Howland Van
BLANCHARD (17 Mar 1801-1 Oct 1841) & Diantha JAMES (5 Jan 1802-27 Feb 1860). Born on 20 Jul 1826 in
Wilna, Jefferson Co., NY. on 29 Jul 1877. Dorcas Sherman died in Diana, Lewis Co., NY, on 10 Nov 1887; she
was 61. Buried in Oswegatchie Corners Cemetery, Lewis Co., NY. Occupation: Housewife.
Some of the information about the Blanchard line is taken from A. B. Crandall's The Blanchards of Rhode Island.
However, the place of birth listed in that book for Dorcas Blanchard disagrees with the information given in the
1875 NYS census records.
Research:
Alanson Clarke household. 1850 U. S. Federal Census. Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Roll: M432_523; Page: 256A;
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Clarke, Alanson. Daily Account Book. This is the personal accounts book kept for many years by Alanson Clarke
Clarke family grave stone. Oswegatchie Corners Cemetery, inscriptions copied, August 1996.
Hooper-Blanchard Clark marriage certificate. Register of Marriages, 23 Jul 1883, Pitcairn, St. Lawrence Co.,
NY. Copy provided by Rebecca D. Moore, Town Clerk, Town of Pitcairn, held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, 148
486
i.
James Lorenzo (8 Jun 1849-aft 1900)
487
ii.
Lucy Dorcas (20 Jun 1851-30 Jul 1917)
488
iii.
John Wilson (14 Apr 1855-13 Jun 1917)
489
iv.
Mary Sovina (13 Sep 1858-9 Feb 1930)
490
v.
Ambrose A. (30 Apr 1861-17 Nov 1937)
491
vi.
Samuel Henry (4 Feb 1867-15 Apr 1931)
492
vii.
Sarah Maria (25 Apr 1870-29 Jan 1924)
436. Lucretia CLARKE (Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born in 1809 in Town of LeRay, Jefferson Co., NY. Lucretia died in Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY, in
1881; she was 72. Buried in Oswegatchie Corners Cemetery, Town of Diana, Lewis Co., NY.
Her gravestone notes that she was 72 years, 5 months and 5 days old.
Research:
Davis Palmer household, 1850 U. S, Federal Census, Diana, Lewis Co., NY; Roll: M432_523; Page: 255B;
Image: 510. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2009
Palmer, Hon. Horace Wilbur. Palmer Families in America. Neshanic, NJ: Neshanic Printing Co., 1966.
Sarah Ann Clarke Wilson Estate, Jefferson County, New York, Surrogate Court file W-28, Surrogate Court
Office, Watertown, New York.
Sarah Ann Clarke Wilson will (1884), Jefferson County Surrogate Court, Will Book 24: 62, Surrogate Court
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Walsh, Ruth Lee. Pioneers of Diana. “The James Palmer Family of Diana.” Vol. 3, No. 2, Summer 1964, pp. 79
ff.
On 8 Sep 1834 when Lucretia was 25, she married Davis PALMER, son of James PALMER (27 Mar 1785-27 Nov
1853) & Olive Electa EGGLESTON (16 Sep 1788-23 Jun 1862). Born on 4 Jul 1811 in Middlefield, Otsego Co.,
NY. Davis died in Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY, on 14 May 1899; he was 87. Ae 87 yrs 10 mos. Buried in
Oswegatchie Corners Cemetery, Town of Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Occupation: Farmer and hunter.
Some sources state that Davis and Lucretia were both born in VT, but the major sources and records specify birth
data as given for them here.
According to H. W. Palmer’s Palmer Families in America, “Davis went with his parents to Jefferson and Lewis
Counties and it is believed that he continued to reside in that section the rest of his life [as he in fact did]. He was in
the 1850 U. S. Census in Diana tp., age 39 years, b. in Vt., with his wife, Lucretia, age 41 years, b. in Vt., and had
the following children: Richard, age 15; Electa, age 13; James, age 11; Wilson, age 9; Ransom, age 7 and Edgar, age
5. We think that Davis was born in Otsego Co., N. Y. rather than Vermont.”
Research:
ff.
493
i.
Richard (1835-aft 1884)
494
ii.
Electa (1837-bef 1884)
495
iii.
James C. (1839-30 May 1895)
496
iv.
Wilson H. (1841-aft 1892)
497
v.
Ransom H. (1843-bef 1884)
498
vi.
Raymond (ca 1845-aft 1884)
499
vii.
Julia (1849-aft 1884)
500
viii.
Edgar (1851-19 Sep 1862)
501
ix.
Unknown (Died as Infant) (16 Mar 1854-28 Mar 1854)
437. Horace CLARKE (Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 13 Apr 1812 in Town of LeRay, Jefferson Co., NY. on 5 Feb 1843. Horace died in Town of
Diana, Lewis Co., NY, on 22 Nov 1896; he was 84. Buried ca 25 Nov 1896 in Oswegatchie Corners Cemetery,
Town of Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Occupation: farmer and millwright.
Horace, now (2010) has descendants living in Madison, WI. Horace's son, Zelotus, moved there ca. 1870. Zelotus's
son was Lewis, whose son was John, whose son is Michael. Michael is of the same generation as Stephan and
Albert, II. Another of Horace's sons, Eugene, murdered his wife, Jenny Mantle by gouging her brains out with the
claws of a hammer in 1907. She is buried with her family in the Harrisville Village Cemetery. Of the children, we
have no information on Dewitt--spelled Duitt in the 1875 NYS Census--and Martha’s name is given as Mary. Dewitt
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and Emma are the only children still at home, and Dewitt is listed as a farm laborer.
According to Franklin B. Hough’s History of Lewis County, New York (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., 1883), p
vi: “Clarke, Horace, P.O. Diana, farmer, 194 acres, born in Champion, Jefferson County, 13 April 1812, settled in
Lewis Co., October 1830, has been supervisor, justice and town clerk. By his first wife Rachel Roberts, he had three
children: Orrin P., George W. and Zelotes. By his second wife, Maria Palmer, he had three children: Charles E.,
Ferdinand D. and Isadore E. His father, Samuel Clarke, was one of the early settlers of the town.”
Horace is listed in the New York State Vital Records Index as having died on 22 November 1896, Watertown,
NY, VR#47815. His death certificate is not with the City of Watertown. However, his tombstone has him as Horace
Clarke (note the “e” at the end of Clarke) and his death date is given as 1906. We may only assume that the
gravestone was installed long after his burial and the date confusion came about because of that.
Research:
Duncklee, Ada Melinda. A Sketch of the Duncklee Family and a History of the Descendants of David Duncklee of
Amherst, N. H. and His Sister, Hannah Duncklee, of Milford, N. H. Milford, NH: J. P. Melzer, Printer, 1908. The
Clark(e) line references are on p 192.
Horace Clarke household. 1850 U. S. Federal Census. Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Roll: M432_523; Page: 256A;
Horace Clark household. 1865 New York State Census. Diana, Lewis Co., NY, 8 Jun 1865. Microfilm. New
York State Library, Albany, viewed and transcribed 21Mar 2005 by Stephan P. Clarke, held (2011) by Clarke.
Horace Clark household. 1875 New York State Census; Diana, Lewis Co., NY; Page: 10; Visit: 71; Election
Stephan P. Clarke, held (2011) by Clarke..
Horace Clarke household, 1880 U. S. Federal Census, Diana, Lewis Co., NY; Roll: T9_857; Page: 73C;
Enumeration District: 160; Image: 694. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, 1999.
Horace Clark(e), certification of death no. 190147 (1896), State of New York Department of Health, Albany.
Hough, Franklin B. History of Lewis County, New York. Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., 1883.
ff.
Wilson, Emma I. New York State Certificate of Death, Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY, Certificate 7805,
Registered No. 69, District 2201, 12 Feb 1942. Copy held (2012) by Stephan P. Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd,
Churchville, NY.
Abt 1832 when Horace was 19, he first married Rachel ROBERTS, daughter of Daniel ROBERTS (ca 1777-1845)
& Sarah (Sallie) PALMER (1784-1840). Born in 1815 in Cherry Valley, Otsego Co., NY. Rachel died on 5 Feb
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The History of Lewis County, New York states: "Heman Roberts [Rachel's brother] was born on the 4th day of
November, 1816, in the town of Cherry Valley, Otsego county, New York, where his parents, formerly from
Columbia county, had moved the previous year. His ancestors came from Wales in the middle of the last century
and his grandfather and great-uncle served under General Washington during the Revolutionary War. His father,
Daniel Roberts and family, in the year 1830, removed from Otsego county to the town of Diana, then a part of the
great wilderness of northern New York, locating in the central part of the town, known as the Oswegatchie
Settlement. In the year 1843, he married Harriet Elizabeth Palmer, yet his living consort. No children were given to
them . . . . His father, Daniel Roberts, died in 1845, and his mother, Sally, in 1840, leaving eight children as
follows:--Rachel, Heman, Theresa, Minerva, John, Richard, Sally, Erastus. Three of these, besides the subject of
this notice [Heman], are yet living--John, Richard and Sally, now residing in the State of Minnesota. Rachel, then
wife of Horace Clarke, died in 1843. Theresa died in 1837; Minerva died in 1837; Erastus died in 1851. Another
child, Drusilla, met previously with accidental death, in 1821, when five years of age."
Research:
Duncklee, Ada Melinda. A Sketch of the Duncklee Family and a History of the Descendants of David Duncklee of
Amherst, N. H. and His Sister, Hannah Duncklee, of Milford, N. H. Milford, NH: J. P. Melzer, Printer, 1908. The
Clark(e) line references are on p 192.
Hough, Franklin B. History of Lewis County, New York. Syracuse, NY: D. Mason and Co., 1883.
502
i.
OrIn Perry (14 Oct 1835-20 Jun 1897)
503
ii.
George Washington (23 Nov 1837-23 Dec 1918)
504
iii.
Zelotus (1840-1914)
On 21 Sep 1844 when Horace was 32, he second married Martha Zada Maria PALMER, daughter of James
PALMER (27 Mar 1785-27 Nov 1853) & Olive Electa EGGLESTON (16 Sep 1788-23 Jun 1862). Born on 21 Jul
1823 in Town of Middlefield, Otsego Co., NY. Martha Zada Maria died on 19 Oct 1887; she was 64. Buried in
Oswegatchie Corners Cemetery, Town of Diana, Lewis Co., NY.
The 1850 census for Lewis Co., Town of Diana lists Horace Clarke and wife, Maria. The 1875 NYS census lists
Horace and wife, Mary, when Martha was his wife’s name at that time. The gravestone in the Oswegatchie Corners
Cemetery has her name as Mariah.
Research:
Operations, 1999.
Hough, Franklin B. History of Lewis County, New York (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., 1883.
Page 96
ff.
Churchville, NY.
505
i.
Charles Eugene (8 Mar 1850-8 May 1922)
506
ii.
Ferdinand DeWitt (Jan 1852-1910)
507
iii.
Emma Isadora (17 Jul 1854-12 Feb 1942)
438. Nancy CLARKE (Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 28 Nov 1813 in Town of LeRay, Jefferson Co., NY. Nancy died on 22 Jan 1862; she was 48.
Gravestone says she was 48. Buried in 1862 in Brownville Cemetery, Brownville, Jefferson Co., NY.
Nancy married Henry S. Wilson of Philadelphia and bore him seven children. She is noted as deceased at the time
of her father's death in November, 1870.
Research:
Henry Wilson household.1850 U. S. census, Jefferson County, New York, population schedule, Town of
Philadelphia. Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2009. Roll M432_515; Page 172A; Image: 357.
Henry Wilson entry, vital records index, Historian, Town of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, NY. Record viewed by
Stephan P. Clarke, 25 October 2010.
Letter from Roger C. Livingston, Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY, to Stephan P. Clarke 14 September 2010 held
in 2010 by Clarke (148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210). Mr. Livingston is the Town Historian and
the letter contains Town Records on file with the Historian.
On 13 Mar 1836 when Nancy was 22, she married Henry S. WILSON, son of Samuel WILSON & Susan
TAMBLIN. Born on 6 Jul 1808 in Rutland, Jefferson Co., NY. Henry S. died in Brownville, Jefferson Co., NY, on
22 Mar 1872; he was 63. Buried in Mar 1872 in Brownville Cemetery, Brownville, Jefferson Co., NY.
Child’s Gazetteer lists Samuel’s birth date as 1810, the only place where that year has been found. In the section
devoted to the Town of Philadelphia, the Gazetteer entry states: “Henry Wilson, son of Samuel, who was a son of
George and a grandson of Alexander, was born in 1810 and was reared upon a farm. He married Nancy, daughter of
Samuel Clark, in 1836, and their children were Cornelia (Mrs. Sidney S. Keyes), Charles P., Edwin and Francis, all
of this town [Philadelphia], and Irving of Atlanta, Ga. Edwin Wilson was born December 17, 1847, he married
Sarah, daughter of James and Wealthy (Wilson) Wilson. Henry Wilson located in Philadelphia in 1836. His wife,
Nancy, died in 1862, and for his second wife he married Sarah Ann Clark, a sister of his first wife. Edwin Wilson is
a farmer and occupies the homestead on road 6.”
In the 1850 federal census, the family is living in the Town of Philadelphia and the entire family is listed as being
at home and Nancy is the eldest female listed (she is not identified as Henry’s wife and no marriage data are
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provided).
The 1860 federal census finds the family still in Philadelphia with all of the children still at home. There is, in
addition, an Amelia C. Wilson listed as a domestic. The assumption is that she is a relative of some sort. Of note is
the fact that there are two other Wilson families in direct sequence in the census: Simpson Wilson and James
Wilson.
At the time of the 1870 federal census, the family was living on a farm in Watertown, Rutland post office. In
addition to Henry and Sarah, Amelia, Henry S. and a farm hand, Willey Knox, were living there. Rutland is now a
township in its own right, is east of Watertown and west of Carthage and Champion.
By the time of the 1875 NYS census, only Sarah Clarke Wilson, Henry’s step-mother; Henry, Amelia and Emma
Clarke were living in the Watertown home. A servant, George Weston, also is listed as living there. The 1905 NYS
census has only Henry and Emma Clarke Wilson and Elizabeth Clark, age 36, in the Watertown house.
His death notice in the Watertown Re-Union provides, “WILSON - In Watertown, March 25th, Mr. Henry
Wilson, aged 63 years, 3 months and 19 days.” No cause of death is given. Some sources provide 22 March as the
death date and 25 March as the burial date. Using the information from the death notice, Henry’s birth would be 6
December 1898. However, his gravestone information says he was born on 3 July 1808 and died on 22 March 1872.
Henry worked on a farm for #13.00 per month until he earned enough money to buy a farm that he expanded
over the years into a 300 acre establishment. As a young man, he worked with his brother-in-law, Edwin White in
the operation of a distillery in Watertown.
HENRY WILSON ESTATE
Last Will and Testament of Henry Wilson, Deceased
Be it Remembered, that heretofore, to wit, on the 17th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy two, Nathan Whiting of the City of Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, one of the
executors named in the last Will and Testament of Henry Wilson late of the Town of Watertown in the County of
Jefferson, deceased, appeared in open Court before the Surrogate of the County of Jefferson and made application to
have the said last Will and Testament which relates to both Real and Personal Estate proved: and on such application
the said Surrogate did ascertain by satisfactory evidence who were the widow, heirs at law and next of kin of the
said testator, and their respective residences, and they are as follows, Viz: Cornelia Keyes, Charles Wilson, Edwin
Wilson, Francis Wilson, Henry S. Wilson Irwin Wilson & Amelia Wilson all children of said testator all residing in
Jefferson County, New York and are all of full age and Sarah Ann Wilson, widow of said testator of full age and
residing in Jefferson County aforesaid—
And said Surrogate did thereupon issue a citation in due form of law, directed to the widow, heirs at law and next of
kin of the said testator by their respective names stating their respective places of residence and requiring tem to
appear before said Surrogate at his office in the City of Watertown in said County on the 29th day of April A. D.
1872, to attend the Probate of said Will….
In the name of God Amen. I Henry Wilson of the Town of Watertown, County of Jefferson and State of New York
of the age of 63 years and being of sound mind and memory do make, publish and declare this my last will and
testament in manner following, that is to say:
First—I given and bequeath to my beloved wife Sarah Ann Wilson the sum of two thousand dollars in lieu of her
dower to be paid out of notes & bonds & mortgages—
2nd—I give and bequeath to my six children, Cornelia, Charles, Edwin, Francis, Irwin and Amelia, all the rest and
residue of my notes, bonds, mortgages and accounts to be divided equally between them, but as my son Charles is
now indebted to my sons Edwin about $1200. & to my son Irwin about $600, I hereby direct that the share hereby
given to Charles shall be paid to Edwin & Irwin pro rata according to their respective claims against Charles unless
Charles shall before my Estate is settled pay his said brothers Edwin & Irwin in which case the share belonging to
Charles is to be paid to him and in case Charles share accounts be more than he owes Edwin & Irwin, then the
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balance of the payment to them of their debts is to be paid to Charles.
Third—I give, devise and bequeath to my son Henry S. Wilson all my real Estate wherever situate with all my stock,
horses, farming tools & utensils, household furniture, [unreadable words] personal property on my said real estate
and one hundred dollars in money, and I hereby charge upon my said son, Henry S. Wilson and the real & personal
estate so given to him the payment of all my just debts and funeral expenses and the support of my beloved wife
during her natural life provided she lives with him at his home, but not otherwise—
And lastly I hereby make, constitute and appoint my friend Nathan Whiting & wife Sarah Ann Wilson my
executors.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this the 1st day of February in the year one thousand eight
hundred & seventy two—
Henry S. Wilson /LS/
Research:
Henry Wilson obituary, Watertown Re-Union, Watertown, New York, 28 March 1872, p. 5, col. 5. Online.
Available: http://news2.nnyln.net/jefferson-county/search.html.
Henry Wilson household. 1870 U. S. census, Jefferson County, New York, population schedule, Watertown,
Jefferson County, Rutland Post Office. Ancestry.com 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo,
UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Roll M953_945; Page 663A, Image: 510.
Livingston, Roger C., Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY, letter to Stephan P. Clarke 14 September 2010 held in
2010 by Clarke (148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210). Mr. Livingston is the Town Historian and the
letter contains Town Records on file with the Historian.
Letter from June McCartin, Historian, Town of Brownville, Jefferson Co., NY, to Stephan P. Clarke 29
September 2010 held in 2010 by Clarke (148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210). The letter contains
local cemetery records on file with the Historian.
Henry S. Wilson Estate, Jefferson County, New York, Surrogate Court file W-28, Surrogate Court Office,
Watertown, NY.
Henry S. Wilson will (1872), Jefferson County Surrogate Court, Will Book 24: 62, Surrogate Court Office,
Watertown, NY. Copy held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY.
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508
509
510
511
512
513
514
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
Cornelia (16 Aug 1839-24 Jan 1882)
Charles B. (14 Dec 1841-2 May 1908)
Edwin Edward (17 Dec 1842-23 Jul 1915)
Francis (9 Mar 1844-21 Jan 1916)
Irvin (21 Mar 1846-aft 1910)
Amelia (26 May 1848-27 Apr 1890)
Henry Samuel (23 Nov 1849-4 Jun 1928)
439. Martha S. CLARKE (Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born in 1815 in Town of LeRay, Jefferson Co., NY. Martha S. died aft 1884; she was 69. Occupation:
Housekeeping.
The will of her sister, Sarah, states at the time of Sarah’s death that Martha was living in Carthage.
Research:
Sarah Ann Clarke Wilson Estate, Jefferson County, New York, Surrogate Court file W-28, Surrogate
Court Office, Watertown, New York.
John Wilson household, 1850 U. S. Federal Census; Le Ray, Jefferson Co., New York; Roll: M432_515; Page:
141B; Image: 296. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
John Wilson household, 1870 U. S. Federal Census; Champion, Jefferson Co., New York; Roll: M593_944;
Page: 234B; Image: 474. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
Martha S. married John WILSON, son of Samuel WILSON & Susan TAMBLIN. Born in 1815 in NY. John died
aft 1884; he was 69. Occupation: Wheelwright.
His family was from the Champion area.
Research:
Samuel Clark of Diana. Probate Record. Lewis County Court House, Lowville, NY; Box 61. Index of
record provided by Darlene Powers Cole, held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY.
John Wilson household, 1870 U. S. Federal Census; Champion, Jefferson Co., New York; Roll: M593_944;
Page: 234B; Image: 474. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
515
i.
Lydia (1843-aft 1850)
516
ii.
Amelia (1847-aft 1870)
440. Joseph CLARKE (Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born in 1819 in Town of LeRay, Jefferson Co., NY. Joseph died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI,
aft 1884; he was 65. Occupation: millwright.
He is given as being in Milwaukee, WI, at the time of his father's death in 1870 and his address there in 1884 is
listed as 370 Clinton St., Milwaukee. Clinton St. is now listed as 2nd St. and is in the downtown area.
Research:
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Joseph married Alida E(lanor?) UNKNOWN. Born in 1828 in NY. Alida E(lanor?) died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
Co., WI, aft 1884; she was 56.
The 1880 federal census states that her parents were both born in NY.
They had one child:
517
i.
Nancy M. (1845-)
441. Mary Celinda CLARKE (Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Born on 29 Aug 1821 in Town of LeRay, Jefferson Co., NY. Mary Celinda died in Sauk Center,
Stearns Co., MN, aft 1885; she was 63.
She married James P. Weeks of Long Prairie, MN, and was in MN at the time of her father's death. Some sources
incorrectly list her as being born in Leroy, Genesee Co., NY, but the 1855 NYS census identifies her as having been
born in the Town of LeRay, Jefferson Co., NY. Apparently someone mistranscribed LeRay as Leroy and introduced
the confusion. She was living in Wisconsin at the time of her sister’s, Sarah’s, death in 1884.
Research:
On 25 Oct 1838 when Mary Celinda was 17, she married James Phylarman WEEKS, son of Oren WEEKS (16
Dec 1791-7 Oct 1875) & Betsey MINER (18 Jun 1792-11 Mar 1853). Born on 10 Feb 1816 in MA. James
Phylarman died in Sauk Center, Stearns Co., MN, aft 1885; he was 68.
James P. Weeks purchased a 160-acre homestead plot at the St. Cloud, MN, land office on 2 March 1873.
Research:
Samuel Clark of Diana. Probate Record. Lewis County Court House, Lowville, NY; Box 61. Index of
record provided by Darlene Powers Cole, held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY.
Weekes, Robert D. Genealogy of the Family of George Weekes of Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1635-1650.
Norwich, NJ: L. J. Hardham, 1885.
Humes, Gerald. Weeks - Wicks Genealogy: Descendants of Oren (1791-1875) and Betsey Miner Weeks.
Beaverton, OR: Privately Printed, 1993.
518
i.
Joseph Spencer WEEKES (11 Sep 1839-4 Apr 1865)
519
ii.
Clark Oren WEEKES (7 Feb 1842-aft 1885)
520
iii.
Warren James WEEKES (23 Mar 1844-)
521
iv.
Betsey Anna WEEKES (8 May 1846-)
522
v.
Arminda Mary WEEKES (14 Jun 1848-aft 1880)
523
vi.
Rozelle Lerow WEEKES (22 Feb 1854-aft 1875)
524
vii.
John Charles Fremont WEEKES (1856-aft 1870)
525
viii.
Martha Jessie Eleanor WEEKES (28 Jul 1861-aft 1880)
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442. Henry W. CLARKE (Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 30 May 1824 in Town of LeRay, Jefferson Co., NY. Henry W. died in Town of Diana, Lewis
Co., NY, on 4 May 1839; he was 14. DSP. Henry was 11 years, 11 months, and 1 day old. Buried in Oswegatchie
Corners Cemetery, Town of Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Near junction of NY Rts 3 and 812.
He died aged 14 yrs, 11 mos, 4 days according to his gravestone.
Research:
443. Sarah Ann CLARKE (Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born on 6 Feb 1827 in Town of LeRay, Jefferson Co., NY. Sarah Ann died in Brownville, Jefferson
Co., NY, on 12 May 1884; she was 57. Buried in May 1884 in Brownville Cemetery, Brownville, Jefferson Co.,
NY.
Some sources give her birth year incorrectly as 1823, but her gravestone indicates otherwise and the 1875 NYS
Census agrees with the gravestone. Her father died in their home in Watertown, NY. He was buried in the
Oswegatchie Corners Cemetery beside his wife and some of their children, including Alanson.
Her death notice in the Watertown Re-Union states, “WILSON - In the Town of Watertown, May 12, Sarah A.,
widow of the late Henry Wilson, aged 57 years, 3 months and 6 days.” That date also agrees with her birth being in
1827.
SARAH A. CLARKE WILSON ESTATE
County of Jefferson—Surrogate’s Court
TO ROSS C. SCOTT, ESQ., SURROGATE OF THE COUNTY OF JEFFERSON:
The Petition of Henry S. Wilson of the Town of Watertown in the said County Respectfully Showeth
That Sarah A. Wilson, late of the town of Watertown in said County, departed this life in the town of Watertown
aforesaid on the 6th day of May 1884, having previously, as your petitioner is informed and believes, duly made and
executed her last Will and Testament. That your petitioner is the Executor named in the said Will. That the said
deceased was a citizen of the United States. That she was at or immediately previous to her death, and inhabitant of
the County of Jefferson, owning real and personal estate therein, and that said last Will and Testament relates to both
real and personal estate,, not exceeding in value the sum of $2,000.00.
Your petitioner further shows that the heirs and next of kin of the said Sarah A. Wilson, deceased, are as follows,
and none other or others, to the best knowledge, information and belief of your petitioner, viz:
Horace Clark, who resides in the Town of Diana, Lewis Co., N. Y.; Martha Wilson, who resides in Carthage,
Jefferson Co., N. Y.; Joseph Clark who resides in 370 Clinton Street [2nd Street in 2010], Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
Mary Weeks, who resides in Sauk Center, Stearns Co., Minnesota, brothers and sisters of the deceased, all of whom
are of full age.
Richard Palmer who resides at Natural Bridge, Jeff. Co., N. Y.; James Palmer, who resides at Natural Bridge, N. Y.;
Raymond Palmer, who resides at Natural Bridge, N. Y.; Julia Pool, who resides at Natural Bridge, N. Y.; Wilson
Palmer, who resides at Omro [Winnebago Co.], Wisconsin, only children of Lucretia Palmer, deceased sister of said
Sarah A. Wilson, all of whom are of full age.
Lorenzo Clark, who resides in the Town of Diana, Lewis Co., N. Y.; Lucy Leonard, who resides in the Town of
Diana, Lewis Co., N. Y.; John Clark, who resides in the Town of Diana, Lewis Co., N. Y.; Ambrose Clark, who
resides in the Town of Diana, Lewis Co., N. Y.; Samuel Clark, who resides in the Town of Diana, Lewis Co., N. Y.;
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Sarah M. Clark, who resides in the Town of Diana, Lewis Co., N. Y.; Mary Smith, who resides in the Town of
Diana, Lewis Co., N. Y., only children of Alanson Clark, a deceased brother of said Sarah A. Wilson all of whom
are of full age except Ambrose Clark, Samuel Clark, Sarah M. Clark, who are (unreadable word) under the age of 21
years, and all are over 14 years of age.
Henry S. Wilson who resides in Watertown, Jeff Co., N. Y.; Amelia Wilson, who resides in Watertown, Jeff Co., N.
Y.; Charles B. Wilson, who resides in Watertown, Jeff Co., N. Y.; Edwin Wilson, who resides in Philadelphia, N.
Y.; Edwin Wilson, who resides in Philadelphia, N. Y.; Francis Wilson, who resides in Philadelphia, N. Y.; Irwin
Wilson, who resides in Philadelphia, N. Y.; Children & heirs of Nancy Wilson, a deceased sister of said deceased,
all of whom are of full age, and Willie Keyes who resides at Philadelphia, Jeff Co. N. Y.; Jennie Keyes, who resides
at Philadelphia, Jeff Co., N. Y., only children & heirs at law of Cornelia Keyes, a deceased daughter of said Nancy
Wilson, both of whom are infants under the age of 21 years, and over the age of 14 years.
The only additional point of interest from Sarah’s will is the first of her bequests: “After all my lawful debts are paid
and discharged, I give and bequeath to Henry S. Wilson of the Town of Watertown aforesaid, my family bible, and
gold watch and chain and all my family pictures.
Research:
Horace Clarke household. 1850 U. S. Federal Census. Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Roll: M432_523; Page:
Sarah A. Wilson obituary, Watertown Re-Union, Watertown, New York, 14 May 1884, p. 5, col. 4. Online.
Office, Watertown, NY.
Office, Watertown, NY.
Child, Hamilton. Geographical Gazetteer of Jefferson County, N. Y., 1684-1890. Syracuse, NY: The Syracuse
Journal Co., 1890. This work is in two parts bound together as a single volume and also includes a Business
Directory for the county.
On 18 Dec 1863 when Sarah Ann was 36, she married Henry S. WILSON, son of Samuel WILSON & Susan
TAMBLIN. Born on 6 Jul 1808 in Rutland, Jefferson Co., NY. Henry S. died in Brownville, Jefferson Co., NY, on
22 Mar 1872; he was 63. Buried in Mar 1872 in Brownville Cemetery, Brownville, Jefferson Co., NY.
Child’s Gazetteer lists Samuel’s birth date as 1810, the only place where that year has been found. In the section
devoted to the Town of Philadelphia, the Gazetteer entry states: “Henry Wilson, son of Samuel, who was a son of
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George and a grandson of Alexander, was born in 1810 and was reared upon a farm. He married Nancy, daughter of
Samuel Clark, in 1836, and their children were Cornelia (Mrs. Sidney S. Keyes), Charles P., Edwin and Francis, all
of this town [Philadelphia], and Irving of Atlanta, Ga. Edwin Wilson was born December 17, 1847, he married
Sarah, daughter of James and Wealthy (Wilson) Wilson. Henry Wilson located in Philadelphia in 1836. His wife,
Nancy, died in 1862, and for his second wife he married Sarah Ann Clark, a sister of his first wife. Edwin Wilson is
a farmer and occupies the homestead on road 6.”
In the 1850 federal census, the family is living in the Town of Philadelphia and the entire family is listed as being
at home and Nancy is the eldest female listed (she is not identified as Henry’s wife and no marriage data are
provided).
The 1860 federal census finds the family still in Philadelphia with all of the children still at home. There is, in
addition, an Amelia C. Wilson listed as a domestic. The assumption is that she is a relative of some sort. Of note is
the fact that there are two other Wilson families in direct sequence in the census: Simpson Wilson and James
Wilson.
At the time of the 1870 federal census, the family was living on a farm in Watertown, Rutland post office. In
addition to Henry and Sarah, Amelia, Henry S. and a farm hand, Willey Knox, were living there. Rutland is now a
township in its own right, is east of Watertown and west of Carthage and Champion.
By the time of the 1875 NYS census, only Sarah Clarke Wilson, Henry’s step-mother; Henry, Amelia and Emma
Clarke were living in the Watertown home. A servant, George Weston, also is listed as living there. The 1905 NYS
census has only Henry and Emma Clarke Wilson and Elizabeth Clark, age 36, in the Watertown house.
His death notice in the Watertown Re-Union provides, “WILSON - In Watertown, March 25th, Mr. Henry
Wilson, aged 63 years, 3 months and 19 days.” No cause of death is given. Some sources provide 22 March as the
death date and 25 March as the burial date. Using the information from the death notice, Henry’s birth would be 6
December 1898. However, his gravestone information says he was born on 3 July 1808 and died on 22 March 1872.
Henry worked on a farm for #13.00 per month until he earned enough money to buy a farm that he expanded
over the years into a 300 acre establishment. As a young man, he worked with his brother-in-law, Edwin White in
the operation of a distillery in Watertown.
HENRY WILSON ESTATE
Last Will and Testament of Henry Wilson, Deceased
Be it Remembered, that heretofore, to wit, on the 17th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy two, Nathan Whiting of the City of Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, one of the
executors named in the last Will and Testament of Henry Wilson late of the Town of Watertown in the County of
Jefferson, deceased, appeared in open Court before the Surrogate of the County of Jefferson and made application to
have the said last Will and Testament which relates to both Real and Personal Estate proved: and on such application
the said Surrogate did ascertain by satisfactory evidence who were the widow, heirs at law and next of kin of the
said testator, and their respective residences, and they are as follows, Viz: Cornelia Keyes, Charles Wilson, Edwin
Wilson, Francis Wilson, Henry S. Wilson Irwin Wilson & Amelia Wilson all children of said testator all residing in
Jefferson County, New York and are all of full age and Sarah Ann Wilson, widow of said testator of full age and
residing in Jefferson County aforesaid—
And said Surrogate did thereupon issue a citation in due form of law, directed to the widow, heirs at law and next of
kin of the said testator by their respective names stating their respective places of residence and requiring tem to
appear before said Surrogate at his office in the City of Watertown in said County on the 29th day of April A. D.
1872, to attend the Probate of said Will….
In the name of God Amen. I Henry Wilson of the Town of Watertown, County of Jefferson and State of New York
of the age of 63 years and being of sound mind and memory do make, publish and declare this my last will and
testament in manner following, that is to say:
First—I given and bequeath to my beloved wife Sarah Ann Wilson the sum of two thousand dollars in lieu of her
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dower to be paid out of notes & bonds & mortgages—
2nd—I give and bequeath to my six children, Cornelia, Charles, Edwin, Francis, Irwin and Amelia, all the rest and
residue of my notes, bonds, mortgages and accounts to be divided equally between them, but as my son Charles is
now indebted to my sons Edwin about $1200. & to my son Irwin about $600, I hereby direct that the share hereby
given to Charles shall be paid to Edwin & Irwin pro rata according to their respective claims against Charles unless
Charles shall before my Estate is settled pay his said brothers Edwin & Irwin in which case the share belonging to
Charles is to be paid to him and in case Charles share accounts be more than he owes Edwin & Irwin, then the
balance of the payment to them of their debts is to be paid to Charles.
Third—I give, devise and bequeath to my son Henry S. Wilson all my real Estate wherever situate with all my stock,
horses, farming tools & utensils, household furniture, [unreadable words] personal property on my said real estate
and one hundred dollars in money, and I hereby charge upon my said son, Henry S. Wilson and the real & personal
estate so given to him the payment of all my just debts and funeral expenses and the support of my beloved wife
during her natural life provided she lives with him at his home, but not otherwise—
And lastly I hereby make, constitute and appoint my friend Nathan Whiting & wife Sarah Ann Wilson my
executors.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this the 1st day of February in the year one thousand eight
hundred & seventy two—
Henry S. Wilson /LS/
Research:
Henry Wilson obituary, Watertown Re-Union, Watertown, New York, 28 March 1872, p. 5, col. 5. Online.
Henry Wilson household. 1870 U. S. census, Jefferson County, New York, population schedule, Watertown,
Jefferson County, Rutland Post Office. Ancestry.com 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo,
UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Roll M953_945; Page 663A, Image: 510.
Livingston, Roger C., Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY, letter to Stephan P. Clarke 14 September 2010 held in
2010 by Clarke (148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210). Mr. Livingston is the Town Historian and the
letter contains Town Records on file with the Historian.
Henry S. Wilson Estate, Jefferson County, New York, Surrogate Court file W-28, Surrogate Court Office,
Watertown, NY.
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444. Mary Ann CLARKE (Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born in 1835 in Town of Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Mary Ann died aft 1870; she was 35.
She married a Wilson of Watertown and is mentioned in her father's will as receiving a bequest of $25.00.
Research:
Samuel Clark will (1865), Lewis County Surrogate Court, Lowville, NY. Photocopy of original will
Mary Ann married Unknown WILSON.
445. Welcome CLARKE (Isaac Peckham11, Perry10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1815 in Otsego Co., NY. Welcome died aft 1855; he was 40.
He was still living at home and unmarried at the time of the NYS census of 1855.
Research:
446. Isaac Peckham CLARKE Jr. (Isaac Peckham11, Perry10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 23 Jan 1821 in Otsego Co., NY. Isaac Peckham died on 21 Jan 1889;
he was 67.
There were three children of this union: Carrie, Haskell and Kendall. Of the three, only Kendall survived to
adulthood and he was sports editor for the Chicago Evening News in the early 20th C.
Research:
Isaac P. Clarke household. 1855 New York State Census, Plainfield, Otsego Co., NY, June 1855. Microfilm
Isaac Peckham married Josephine CRUMB (475) , daughter of Varnum C. CRUMB (388) (11 Feb 1797-9 Feb
1861) & Sophronia SPOONER (1804-1890). Born on 16 Nov 1836. Josephine died in Leonardsville Cemetery,
Town of Brookfield, Madison Co., NY, on 20 Apr 1907; she was 70.
Research:
447. Nelson CLARKE (Isaac Peckham11, Perry10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1825 in Otsego Co., NY. Nelson died aft 1855; he was 30.
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Research:
Nelson married Adelia J. UNKNOWN. Born in 1822 in Oneida Co., NY. Adelia J. died aft 1855; she was 33.
Research:
526
i.
Henry P. (1852-)
527
ii.
Willis (1854-)
448. Sophronia A. CLARKE (Joseph11, Perry10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1828 in NY. Sophronia A. died aft 1850; she was 22.
449. Sarah C. CLARKE (Joseph11, Perry10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born in 1831 in NY. Sarah C. died aft 1855; she was 24.
Research:
450. Joseph P. CLARKE (Joseph11, Perry10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born in 1833 in NY. Joseph P. died aft 1850; he was 17.
Joseph’s middle initial is unclear in the 1850 census.
451. Stephen E. CLARKE (Joseph11, Perry10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born in 1834 in NY. Stephen E. died aft 1855; he was 21.
The overwritten ages in the 1850 census make it unclear, but it seems Stephen and Amos are twins.
Research:
452. Amos L. CLARKE (Joseph11, Perry10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born in 1839 in NY. Amos L. died aft 1855; he was 16.
Research:
453. Francis M. CLARKE (Joseph11, Perry10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born in 1841 in Otsego Co., NY. Francis M. died aft 1855; he was 14.
Research:
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454. Mary D. CLARKE (Reynolds11, Perry10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born in 1834 in Town of Edmeston, Otsego Co., NY. Mary D. died aft 1855; she was 21.
455. Edwin P. CLARKE (Reynolds11, Perry10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1). Born in 1837 in Town of Edmeston, Otsego Co., NY. Edwin P. died aft 1855; he was 18.
456. Charles H. CLARKE (Reynolds11, Perry10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1841 in Town of Edmeston, Otsego Co., NY. Charles H. died aft 1855; he was 14.
457. Mary Jane CLARKE (David Wright11, Thomas10, Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 29 Dec 1823.
Mary Jane married Elisha K. WATSON.
458. Ann Elizabeth CLARKE (David Wright11, Thomas10, Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 13 Nov 1825.
Ann Elizabeth married William KNOWLES.
459. David Otis CLARKE (David Wright11, Thomas10, Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 11 Dec 1826. David Otis died in 1918; he was 91.
460. Henry Wright CLARKE (David Wright11, Thomas10, Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 10 Dec 1829. Henry Wright died on 1 Apr 1900; he was 70.
Henry Wright married Anne Catherine HOWLAND.
461. Daniel Webb CLARKE (David Wright11, Thomas10, Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 24 May 1832. Daniel Webb died in Charleston, Charleston Co., SC, on 21 Sep
1858; he was 26.
UNM, DSP. Cause of death was yellow fever. His middle name may be Webster.
462. Thomas Hartwell CLARKE (David Wright11, Thomas10, Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 26 Nov 1834. Thomas Hartwell died on 20 Oct 1919; he was 84.
Thomas Hartwell married Sarah Jane SHERMAN.
463. Sarah Adeline CLARKE (David Wright11, Thomas10, Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 30 Sep 1836. Sarah Adeline died on 15 Nov 1916; she was 80.
Sarah Adeline married S. ALLEN.
464. Gustavus Adolphus CLARKE (David Wright11, Thomas10, Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 23 Nov 1839. Gustavus Adolphus died on 5 Jun 1916; he was 76.
Gustavus Adolphus married Hannah Carter CARR.
465. Conrad Shultz CLARKE (David Wright11, Thomas10, Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
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John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 20 Nov 1842. Conrad Shultz died on 30 Mar 1918; he was 75.
466. William Lewis CLARKE (Thomas Marsh11, Thomas10, Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 16 Sep 1835 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. William Lewis died in
Independence, Allegany Co., NY, on 15 May 1920; he was 84.
There were three children of this union.
On 8 Sep 1859 when William Lewis was 23, he married Mary BASSETT, daughter of John C. BASSETT &
Martha ST. JOHN. Born on 18 Nov 1831. Mary died in Westerly, Washington Co., RI, on 2 Aug 1908; she was 76.
467. Daniel Wright CLARKE (Thomas Marsh11, Thomas10, Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 17 Feb 1839 in Stonington, New London Co., CT. Daniel Wright died
on 27 Nov 1899; he was 60.
On 18 Oct 1861 when Daniel Wright was 22, he first married Irena A. HANDELL.
There were four children of this union; no known issue.
On 29 Oct 1881 when Daniel Wright was 42, he second married Jeannette A. CRANDALL.
There was a son, Clarence Lewis, of this union and he had issue.
468. Sarah Ann CLARKE (Thomas Marsh11, Thomas10, Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 23 Dec 1843. Sarah Ann died on 26 Jun 1856; she was 12.
469. Emmeline Northup CLARKE (Thomas Marsh11, Thomas10, Thomas9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 23 May 1848 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI. Emmeline Northup
died on 22 Aug 1897; she was 49.
On 13 Nov 1877 when Emmeline Northup was 29, she married Marshall R. ALLEN in Waterford, New London
Co. CT. Born on 13 Dec 1845. Marshall R. died on 22 Aug 1897; he was 51.
There were three children of this union, at least one of whom had issue.
470. Unknown CLARKE (Welcome Morris11, Oliver Pendleton10, Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born ca 1840.
471. Cornelia Sophia (Nellie) CLARKE (Welcome Morris11, Oliver Pendleton10, Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7,
Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 1 Oct 1843 in Sackets Harbor, Jefferson Co., NY.
Cornelia Sophia (Nellie) died in Sackets Harbor, Jefferson Co., NY, on 17 Aug 1910; she was 66. Buried in
Whitaker Plot, North Adams, Berkshire Co., MA. Occupation: Homemaker. Education: Academic.
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On 15 Aug 1865 when Cornelia Sophia (Nellie) was 21, she married Ezra Jabez WHITAKER Chief Engineer,
son of Ezra D. WHITAKER & Amanda M. JONES, in Adams, Jefferson Co., NY. I. N. Hobart; Witness, C. F.
Whitaker. Born on 12 Apr 1839 in North Adams, Berkshire Co., MA. Ezra Jabez died in Sackets Harbor, Jefferson
Co., NY, on 20 Aug 1895; he was 56. Buried in Whitaker Plot, North Adams, Berkshire Co., MA. Section A, Lot
#55. Occupation: Engineer, U. S. Navy. Education: Academic, North Adams.
WASHINGTON D.C., Feb. 4, 1861
Ezra J. Whitaker Esq.
Dear Sir
I am in receipt of yours of the 1st and am glad to know that you are inpatient for the service. I do not see how any
patriot can be other wise than indignant that the greatest and most glorious nation on the face of the earth should fall
into the hands of traitors and be dismembered plundered and destroyed without a blow being struck for it's
deliverance.
Still my advice to you after all is to wait till after the 4th of March. It is but a month at most, for these very good
reasons vis I could not get you any employment out of Mr. Taney now for I am on a Committee investigating his
alleged complicity in the present state of things and if he did put you aboard ship. Ten chances to one that he did not
put you aboard one whose traitorous Commander would run into a Southern port and surrender her and then take
Command of her again under a Southern Confederacy. I expect daily to see this fate of many of our vessels of war.
Yrs Truly,
H. L. Dawes
Ezra J. Whitaker:
Born in North Adams, Massachusetts. Appointed Third Assistant Engineer, 1861; frigate "Minnesota," N. A.
Station 1861.
Promoted to Second assistant Engineer, 1862; "Lackawanna", West Gulf Squadron, 1863-64. Steamer "Pontoosa",
North Atlantic Squadron, 1864-5.
Promoted to First Assistant Engineer, 1864; special duty, Boston, 1866:
Steamer "Unadilla", Asiatic Squadron, 1866-67.
"Monocacy", Asiatic Station , 1867-70;
"Severn", N. A. Squadron, 1871-2;
Navy Yard, Boston 1872;
"Kearsarge", Asiatic Station, 1873-75.
Promoted to Chief Engineer, 1873; special duty, Boston, 1875-76; special duty, New York Navy Yard, 1877-8
"Adams", Pacific Station, 1878-81; special duty, Portsmouth, 1882-4;
"Wachusett", Pacific Station, 1884-5;
"Adams", Pacific station, 1885-7;
R. S. "Vermont", 1888-90.
1890-3 "Philadelphia" N. A. Squadron,
1893-5 Special duty New York Navy Yard.
Retired May 8, 1895 for disability in line of duty.
Was warranted to serve as 3d Asst. Eng, Feb. 19, 1861. Sailed from Boston in the U. S. frigate Minnesota, May 8,
1861. Was at the taking of Forts Hatteras and Clark, was present at and took part in the engagement between the
Monitor and Merrimac. Left the Minnesota Sept. 25, 1862 on sick leave . Was promoted to 2nd Asst Engineer,
December 17, 1862 and ordered the same month to U. S. Sloop Lackawanna ( off New York), reported Jan. 9,
1863. Went in her to the Gulf of Mexico, joined the West Gulf Squadron. Made a trip to New York on the prize
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steamer Planter. From June 15 to September 6/1863 remained on the Blockade off Mobile and Galveston until the
passage of the forts at the entrance of Mobile Bay by Admiral Farragut Aug. 5, 1864. Took part in this engagement
and in the destruction of Fort Morgan. Soon after August 30, 1864 was again sent home on sick leave. Was
ordered to U. S. Steamship Pontoosa at New York DEC. 6, 1864 and joined the fleet of Fort Fisher December 24,
1864 Was present at both the fights at Fort Fisher under Vice Admiral Porter and assisted in the in the reduction of
the various batteries on the Cape Fear River below Wilmington. Went afterwards up the James River to City Point
and remained until Petersburgh and Richmond fell and General Lee surrendered. Came into Boston in June "65 and
went on leave soon after July 3/1865. Promoted to 1st Assistant Engineer DEC. 1/64. Promoted to Chief Engineer
From June 6, 1873.
From Hammessly's Records of Living Officers of the U. S. Navy; 4th edition, 1890
On board U. S. Steam Sloop "Lackawanna"
Off Galveston, May 1864
Friend Phillips:
You have doubtless ere this heard of the unfortunate event that has transpired upon this station, namely: the 'running
out' of the late U. S. Steamer "Harriet Lane", through the Blockading Fleet here, and although I cannot deny that this
occurred through neglect upon the part of some here, and that the blame, unjustly it is true, will eventually fall upon
the whole Fleet, still, in justice to myself and the noble ship in which I now am, I cannot feel willing to have those,
who have known me from by boyhood, think that it happened through a lack of care or patriotism upon the part of
my Commander, my shipmates of myself, or any defect in our gallant vessel.
I have therefore taken this my first opportunity since then to send you a plain unvarnished statement of the events
that transpired on the night of the 30th of April, trusting that you may soon find it convenient to insert the same in
the columns of your able paper.
The U. S. Steam Sloop "Lackawanna:, Capt. J. B. Marchend, left the Blockading Fleet of Mobile March 4th 1964,
for the purpose of becoming the Flagship to the Squadron on the Coast of Texas. Before leaving Mobile, Captain
Marchand was especially enjoined by Admiral Farragut, then in the "Hartford" at that station, to look out
particularly for the "Harriet Lane", which was known to be loading in Galveston Bay for the purpose of running the
Blockade. Upon the capture of her, he said, the Navy Department was determined to risk everything and he sent the
"Lackawanna" there as being the fleetest steamer in the Gulf. He , Captain Marchand , was to allow no outside
considerations to influence him in the vigorous persecution of this particular duty, and he was on no account to leave
his station and give chase to any vessel that was not in all probability the one so coveted.
The "Lackawanna" arrived off Galveston March 11th and Captain Marchand took charge of the Squadron on the
ensuing 15th. On our way down we made 10 knots, or miles, per hour under easy steam, 9 fires out of 14, and sail
and everything worked admirably, while with the same steam alone and wind ahead we made 7 and 8 knots for hour
after hour in succession. In fact I never saw machinery or a vessel perform better, and all on board were loud in her
praises.
As soon as he had taken charge, our Captain, mindful of his orders, consulted his Pilot and stationed his Fleet. It
was supposed that the "Lane" would run out of either the Main Ship Channel or the one next to it called the
Cylinder Channel, for she drew 10 1/2 feet of water when in the U. S. Navy, and although her battery had been
removed, it was reasonable to suppose that her cargo would amount to nearly half the same weight and give her nine
feet draft of water. This would prevent her going out of any channel but the ones supposed, and at the entrance of
the Main Ship Channel, we, being the heaviest ship in the Fleet and drawing 16 feet, were stationed.
The gunboats, some five in number, and drawing about 10 feet each, were stationed at the various other channels
leading away from the main entrance, some three miles wide, out to the sea, and strict orders were given them if
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they saw a steamer running in, or more particularly running out, that they should immediately notify the Flagship of
it and the direction she was steering, by means of night signal lights and rockets, which had been agreed upon. They
were in fact to act as sentinels guarding the various avenues to the bay, and were to notify the commanding Officer
of the first advance of a superior force. These Gunboats were not to be relied upon in the chase of a steamer, for the
best of them will steam barely 8 knots with a head wind, the favorite course for the Blockade runners when pursued,
and it is a poor Blockade runner on this coast now that cannot steam eleven and twelve knots. These facts out
Captain well knew and depended upon his own ship entirely to perform this duty, for he know from experience that
she could, if driven, steam twelve and even more, but he could not guard all the channels that led into the Bay. This
unfortunately he was obliged to entrust to others and thus upon their obedience to his orders depended the success of
the whole plan of operations.
Our Station, at the entrance of the Main Ship Channel, was about four miles from the city of Galveston and almost
due East from it. From our decks, in the daytime, the city was plainly to be seen, as well as quite a portion of the
shipping inside, the "Lane" among the rest. Here we lay and watched for about two months without scarcely an
event of note transpiring until the 30th of April, when that for which we had so looked took place.
The day had been foggy with occasional showers of rain, and in the afternoon we had been favored with a thunder
storm. The night set in dark and cloudy, and the word was passed on deck "to look out sharp for the Harriet Lane".
At about 9 P. M. I went on deck to enjoy my evening cigar and while smoking, I noticed that there had been a
change in the weather. The storm appeared to be blowing to the Southard and Westard and the greater part of the
Heavens the stars had appeared, but toward the land all was black as ink for the cloud still hovered over it and in the
Southwest an occasional flash of lightning could be seen, very small, and followed sometimes by a low peal of
thunder.
"what a fine night for the 'Lane' to run out", said I to an Officer near by.
"yes", replied he, "she could run to-night, if ever." And by a strange coincidence at that very moment under the dark
shadow of the land, by a channel close inshore, she was silently steaming out to sea.
I finished my cigar and going below turned in, but hardly was I asleep when I was awakened by a commotion in the
"Ward Room" and I heard some one say that guns had been heard in the Southwest. I turned out and went on deck
to see what the excitement was about. I found many of the Officers there and among them the Captain. Every thing
was in readiness to "slip the chain" and get under way immediately, but as yet no signal for a "Steamer running out"
had been made by any Gunboat on the inshore stations. Nothing could be seen from our decks and there was, of
course, no reason for our leaving our station. Soon there was a flash followed by another and then came the two
succeeding reports. It looked and sounded like the explosion of a gun and a loaded shell, but it might also have been
two of those flashes of lightning I have mentioned before. All looked anxiously for the desired signal but none
could be seen. Without it we could not move, for a mistake at such a time as this would be fatal to the general plan.
Another gun was heard, but still we looked in vain for the signal light. None had been or was made that night unless
the guns may be considered as such. Firing a gun, however, at night in this Blockading Fleet was no signal to us,
since it might have been fired to "heave to" a schooner or fishing smack as well as a steamer, and in the former case
we were, of course, not interested. All on deck were anxious to get under way and go out in the direction of the
firing, for all seemed to feel that some steamer was running out and in all probability the "Lane". In the engine
room all preparations for starting were quietly made that the judgment could suggest, and one look into the fire room
showed splendid fires and plenty of steam. The men stood around the chain expecting the word to "slip" every
moment, while all not thus engaged were eagerly looking into the darkness for the signal light. Minute succeeded
minute and it came not and when finally a quarter hour had passed it was given up by all as being too late now and
nearly all went below that were not on duty.
Some few remained to talk the matter over, myself among the number. The majority thought that a steamer had run
and that a gunboat, probably the "Katahdin" in chase had fired at her. Some thought that it was a schooner or the
gunboat would have made signals. But the guns had been fired all of ten miles away from the station of any gunboat
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at either of the channels. Could it not have been an "Army transport" on her way down the coast to the "Rio
Grande" firing to "heave to" some vessel? In fact all was doubt and uncertainty and we finally concluded to wait
and see what the day light would disclose. Few there were of us indeed that went to bed satisfied on that eventful
evening.
Morning came and with it sad disclosures. Galveston Bay was clear of shipping as far as could be seen from our
masthead and the Gunboat "Katahdin" was gone from her station and out of sight as well. She it was then that had
fired the guns, so much was settled, but had the "Lane" gone? In all probability she had, but she might have gone up
the Bay out of sight as a blind to make us think that she was gone and thus disarm our vigilance. We could not think
that she had run without being seen by the "Katahdin", which lay within a mile and a half of shore and right in the
center of the inshore channel. and had she been seen by her, would not her Captain have made signals? He was
gone, but after a schooner probably, for he burned no lights to show that a steamer had passed him. Thus we
reasoned and hoped almost against hope all that day, all the next, and part of the next until the "Katahdin" came
sailing in like a lame duck as she was, for her coal was all gone. Her report, made as she passed our stern, buy her
Captain through a speaking trumpet was "Have been in chase of the "Harriet Lane" and "Matagorda". Lost both last
Sunday night off the coast of Louisiana. Will come on board soon."
Nyack, October 16, 1938
Sally dear,
The attached manuscript was written by your grandfather ( Ezra Jabez Whitaker, Chief Engineer, USN) to the
Editor of the North Adams Transcript, describing the escape of the Harriet Lane from the port of Galveston, loaded
with cotton to England , during the Civil War. Father was an officer of the Lackawanna, and the escape of this
vessel was a sore point to the Northern blockade fleet. For your information I will say that during the Civil War,
aside from any patriotic motives the officers and men of the blockading fleet, received a part of the prize money
derived from the sale of the captured vessel and it's cargo, which gave an added incentive to their efforts. I
remember father telling of being one of the prize crew ( that is the crew put on board of a captured vessel, to take it
to a port controlled by the northern fleet.) The vessel he spoke of was called the Planter. It was captured by the
vessel in which he was, and was a stern wheel river type of boat, which made it's navigation along the Atlantic coast
much more dangerous. He tells of the trip north to New York and of being hailed one dark foggy night. It seems
that the rebel officer who was retained as navigator, was planning to run the vessel under the guns of some
Confederate port, and have it recaptured by the rebels. The hail ( from the Union blockade ) asked what ship it was.
The reply was "Prize Ship Planter", bound for New York"
"Do you know where you are?"
"No."
"well you are at the entrance of Charleston Harbor".
It was a narrow escape from re-capture, but the crew brought the ship safely to New York. During the Civil War, the
rebels tried to ship cotton to England. The English cotton mills were almost all closed, because of inability to secure
raw material. With the money derived from the successful sale of cotton the Southern army would buy arms and
materials to carry on the war against the North. They had no arms or munitions factories to speak of.
I was born shortly after the Civil War , and heard father and mother discuss incidents in it with their friends, until it
seemed to me as a boy, that I had almost lived through it and its experiences.
As you grow larger, you will probably hear discussion of the word war until you in turn will live through its
struggle and horrors. That dear, seems the way of the world. I have lived through the period of two wars, and I
hope you may be spared such an experience.
Daddy
Report of Captain J. B. Marchand
United States Steam Sloop Lackawanna
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Mobile Bay, August 5th 1864
This was the ship Ezra J Whitaker was Engineer, working with the steam engines during this battle.
Sir: I have the honor to report that about sunrise today this ship was gotten under way, and the Seminole lashed on
the port side. Our position being in the center of the line of battle, we crossed the bar and following close on the
leading vessels, stood up the channel, and as soon as our guns could be brought to bear, a fire was opened on Fort
Morgan with shells, and continued until passing it, when the Seminole was cast off.
Soon after the fleet had passed the Middle ground, the rebel iron clad Tennessee commenced approaching with the
design of attacking our vessels, and in obedience to your signal, I started under the heaviest headway to run her
down and succeeded in striking her at right angles at the after end of the casemate.
The concussion was great, but the effect on her was only a heavy list, whilst our stern was cut and crushed to the
plank ends for a distance of three feet above the water's edge to five feet below, and causing a considerable leak in
forward store-room and peak.
Fortunately our yards and topmasts were down, otherwise they, in all probability, would have been carried away by
the concussion, which caused the ship to rebound and the stern of the Tennessee to recede. Some panic must have
existed on board the enemy as they fired but two guns through our bows. After striking, the two swung head and
stern along side of each other, and as our guns have been pivoted for the opposite side, we succeeded in discharging
but one nine-inch shell, that struck one of the enemy's port shutter, which was distant about twelve feet, destroying it
, and driving some of the fragments into her casemate. A few of the enemy were seen through their ports, who were
using most opprobrious language. Our Marines opened upon them with muskets; even a spittoon and a holy-stone
were thrown at them from our deck which drove them away.
Upon separating from the Tennessee, our helm was put hard over to make another attempt at running the enemy
down, but our great length, and the shallowness of the water, caused us to turn so slowly that we had not got round
until again amongst our fleet, and unfortunately, we collided with the flag-ship, which was running towards the
Tennessee, although every exertion was used to prevent it by backing. By this accident two of the quarter ports of
the Hartford were knocked into one, without this ship sustaining any injury. After the collision with the flag-ship, I
again started to run down the Tennessee, but whilst still at a distance, she surrendered to our fleet.
Our loss throughout the day was four killed and thirty-five wounded.
Herewith I send the reports of the Surgeon, engineer, and board of officers on the injuries and expenditures.
Under no circumstances could more coolness and bravery have been shown by the crew.
I cannot express my deep feeling for the undaunted courage and aid given me by all the Officers.
Second Lieutenant Hyram Adams, of the Army Signal Corps, with two assistants were on board, and great credit is
due them for their promptness in transmitting signals.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
J. B. Marchand, Captain
United States Steam Sloop Lackawanna
Mobile Bay, August 7, 1864
Sir: In the report made of the part taken by the Lackawanna in passing the forts and entering Mobile Bay, the fifth
instant, I inadvertently omitted to state that Commander Edward Donaldson, commanding the Seminole, which was
lashed along side of this ship, rendered most efficient service by his coolness and judgment in piloting both vessels
until passing Fort Morgan, the regular pilot being sick.
My additional thanks are due him and all his officers and men for volunteering to aid in manning the guns of the
Lackawanna, and the continuous fire which they kept up whilst their guns could bear upon the enemy.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
J. B. Marchand, Captain
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United States Steamship Lackawanna
Sir: I have the honor to report that the engines, boilers, and appurtenances thereto of this ship are apparently in good
working order, though derangemants may subsequently become visible of which we have now no knowledge.
The severe concussion, consequent upon the heavy blow dealt the rebel ram Tennessee by this vessel, under full
headway, may have thrown the engines out of line, or strained the boilers and braces.
Our bunkers being full of coal, we cannot of course speak decidedly with reference to the staying of the boilers.
Very respectfully,
James W. Whitaker, First Assistant Engineer
Attack on the defenses of Mobile
Detailed Report of Rear-Admiral D. G. Farragut
United States Flag-Ship Hartford
Sir: I had the honor to forward to the department, on the evening of the 5th instant, a report of my "entree" into
Mobile Bay on the morning of that day, and which, though brief, contained all the principal facts of the attack.
Notwithstanding the loss of life, particularly on this ship, and the terrible disaster to the "Tecumseh", the result of
the fight was a glorious victory. And I have reason to feel proud of the officers, seamen and marines of the
squadron under my command, for it has never fallen to the lot of an officer to be thus situated and thus sustained.
Regular discipline will bring men to any amount of endurance, but there is a natural fear of hidden dangers,
particularly when so awfully destructive of human life as the torpedo, which requires more than discipline to
overcome.
Preliminary to a report of the action of the fifth, I desire to call the attention of the department to the previous steps
taken in consultation with Generals Canby and Granger. On the 8th of July I had an interview with these officers
on board the Hartford, on the subject of an attack upon Forts Morgan and Gaines, at which it was agreed that
General Canby would send all the troops he could spare to cooperate with the fleet. Circumstances soon obliged
General Canby to inform me that he could not dispatch a sufficient number to invest both forts, and, in reply, I
suggested that Gaines should be first invested, engaging to have a force in the sound ready to protect the landing of
the army on Dauphin Island, in the rear of that fort, and I assigned Lieutenant Commander De Krafft of the
Conemaugh to that duty.
On the 1st instant General Granger visited me again on the Hartford. In the mean time the "Tecumseh" had
arrived at Pensacola and Captain Craven ( ?sp ) had informed me that he would be ready in four days for any
service. We therefore fixed upon the fourth of August as the day for the landing of the troops and my entrance into
the bay. But owing to delays mentioned in Captain Jenkins's communication to me the "Tecumseh" was not ready.
General Granger, however, to my mortification, was up to time, and the troops actually landed on Dauphin Island.
As subsequent events proved, the delay turned to our advantage, as the rebels were busily
engaged during the 4th in throwing troops and supplies into Fort Gaines, all of which were captured a few days
afterward.
The "Tecumseh" arrived on the evening of the fourth, and everything being propitious, I
proceeded to the attack on the following morning.
As I mentioned in my previous dispatch, the vessels outside the bar, which were designed to participate in the
engagement, were all under way by forty minutes past five in the morning, in the following order, two abreast, and
lashed together: Brooklyn, Captain James Alden, with the Octorara, Lieutenant Commander C. H. Green, on the
port side; Hartford, Captain Percival Drayton, with the Metacomet, Lieutenant Commander J. E Juett; Richmond,
Captain T. A. Jenkins, with the Port Royal, Lieutenant Commander B. Gherardi; Lackawanna, Captain J. B.
Marchaud, with the Seminole, Commander E. Donaldson; Monongahela, Commander J. H. Strong, with the
Kennebec, Lieutenant Commander W. P. McCann; Ossipee, Commander W. E. LeRoy, with the Itasca, Lieutenant
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Commander George Brown; Oneida, Commander J. R. M Mullany, with the Galena, Lieutenant Commander O. H.
Wells. The Ironclads,-Tecumseh, Commander T. A. M. Craven; The Manhattan, Commander J. W. A. Nicholson;
The Winnebago, Commander T. H. Stevens; and the Chickasaw, Lieutenant Commander G. H. Perkins---were
already inside the bar, and had been ordered to take up their positions on the starboard side of the wooden ships, or
between them and Fort Morgan, for the double purpose of keeping down the fire from the water battery, and the
parapet guns of the fort, as well as to attack to ram Tennessee as soon as the fort was passed.
It was only on the urgent request of the Captains and Commanding Officers that I yielded to the Brooklyn being the
leading ship of the line as she had four chase guns and an ingenious arrangement for picking up torpedoes, and
because in their judgment the flag ship ought not to be too much exposed. This I believe to be an error; For apart
from the fact that exposure is one of the penalties of rank in the navy, it will always be the aim of the enemy to
destroy the flag-ship, and, as will appear in the sequel, such attempt was very persistently made, but Providence did
not permit it to be successful.
The attacking fleet steamed steadily up the main-ship channel. The Tecumseh firing the first shot at forty-seven
minutes past six o'clock. At six minutes past seven the fort opened upon us, and was replied to by a gun from the
Brooklyn, and immediately the action became general.
It was soon apparent that there was some difficulty ahead. The Brooklyn, for some cause which I did not then
clearly understand, but which has since been explained by Captain Alden in his report, arrested the advance of the
whole fleet, while, at the same time, the guns of the fort were playing with great effect upon that vessel and the
Hartford. A moment after I saw the Tecumseh, struck by a torpedo, disappear almost instantaneously beneath the
waves, carrying with her gallant Commander and nearly all her crew. I determined at once, as I had originally
intended, to take the lead; and after ordering the Metacomet to send a boat to save, if possible, any of the perishing
crew, I dashed ahead with the Hartford, and the ships followed on, their officers believing that they were going to a
noble death with their commander in chief.
I steamed through between the buoys, where the torpedoes were supposed to have been sunk. These buoys had been
previously examined by my flag-lieutenant, J. Crittendon Watson, in several nightly reconnaissance. Though he had
not been able to discover the sunken torpedoes, yet we had been assured by refugees, deserters, and others, of their
existence, but believing that, from their having been some time in the water they were probably innocuous. I
determined to take the chance of their explosion.
From the moment I turned to the northwestward, to clear the middle ground, we were enabled to keep such a
broadside fire upon the batteries of Fort Morgan that their guns did us comparatively little injury.
Just after we passed the fort, which was about the minutes before eight o'clock, the ram "Tennessee" dashed out at
this ship, as had been expected, and in anticipation of which I had ordered the monitors on our starboard side. I took
no further notice of her than to return her fire.
The rebel gunboats Morgan, Gaines, and Selma were ahead, and the latter particularly annoyed us with a raking fire,
which our guns could not return. At two minutes after eight o'clock I ordered the Metacomet to cast off to go in
pursuit of the Selma. Captain Jouett was after her in a moment, and in an hour's time he had her as a prize. She was
commanded by P. V. Murphy, formerly of the United States Navy. He was wounded in the wrist, his executive
officer, Lieutenant Comstock, and eight of the crew, killed, and seven or eight wounded. Lieutenant Commander
Jouett's conduct during the whole affair commands my warmest commendations. The Morgan and Gaines
succeeded in escaping under the protection of the guns of Fort Morgan, which would have been prevented, had the
other gun boats been as prompt in their movements as the Metacomet; the want of pilots, however, I believe was the
principal difficulty. The Gaines was so injured by our fire that she had to be run ashore where she was subsequently
destroyed, but the Morgan escaped to Mobile during the night, though she was chased and fired upon by our
cruisers.
Having passed the forts and dispersed the enemy's gunboats, I had ordered most of the vessels to anchor, when I
perceived the ram "Tennessee" standing up for this ship. This was at forty-five minutes past eight. I was not long in
comprehending his intentions to be the destruction of the flag-ship. The monitors, and such of the wooden vessels
as I thought best adapted for the purpose, were immediately ordered to attack the ram, not only with their guns, but
bows on at full speed, and these began one of the fiercest naval combats on record.
The Monongahela, Commander Strong, was the first vessel that struck her, and in doing so carried away his own
iron prow, together with the cutwater, without apparently doing her adversary much harm. The Lackawanna,
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Captain Marchand, was the next vessel to strike her, which she did at full speed; but tough her stern was cut and
crushed to the plank ends for the distance of three feet above the water's edge to five feet below, the only perceptible
effect on the ram was to give her a heavy list.
The Hartford was the third vessel which struck her, but, as the "Tennessee" quickly shifted her helm, the blow
was a glancing one, and, as she rasped along our side, we poured our whole port broadside of nine-inch solid shot
within ten feet of her casemate.
The monitors worked slowly, but delivered their fire as opportunity offered. The Chickasaw succeeded in getting
under her stern, and a fifteen-inch shot from the Manhattan broke through her iron plating and heavy wooden
backing, though the missile itself did not enter the vessel.
Immediately after the collision with the flag-ship, I directed Captain Drayton to bear down for the ram again. He
was doing so at full speed when, unfortunately, the Lackawanna run into the Hartford just forward of the mizzen
mast, cutting her down to within two feet of the water's edge.
We soon got clear again, however, and were fast approaching our adversary, when she struck her colors and run
up the white flag. She was at this time sore beset; The Chickasaw was pounding away at her stern, the Ossipee was
approaching her at full speed, and the Monongahela, Lackawanna, and this ship were bearing down upon her
determined upon her destruction. Her smoke pipe had been shot away, her steering chains were gone, compelling a
resort to her relieving tackles, and several of her port-shutters were jammed. Indeed, from the time the Hartford
struck her, until her surrender, she never fired a gun, as the Ossipee, Commander Le Roy, was about to strike her,
she hoisted the white flag, and that vessel immediately stopped her engine, though not in time to avoid a glancing
blow.
During this contest with the rebel gunboats and the ram Tennessee, and which terminated by her surrender at ten
o'clock, we lost many more men than from the fire of the batteries of Fort Morgan. Admiral Buchannan was
wounded in the leg; two or three of his men were killed, and five or six wounded. Commander Johnston, formerly
of the United States Navy, was in command of the Tennessee, and came on board the flag-shop, to surrender his
sword, and that of Admiral Buchanan. The surgeon, Doctor Conrad, came with him, stated the condition of the
Admiral and wished to know what was to be done with him. Fleet Surgeon Palmer, who was on board the Hartford
during the action, commiserating the sufferings of the wounded, Suggested that those of both sides be sent to
Pensacola, where they could be properly cared for. I therefor addressed a note to Brigadier-General R. L. Page,
commanding Fort Morgan, informing him that Admiral Buchanan and others of the Tennessee had been wounded,
and desiring to know whether he would permit one of our vessels, under a flag of truce, to convey them with or
without our wounded, to Pensacola, on the understanding that the vessel should take out none but the wounded, and
bring nothing back that she did not take out. This was acceded to by General Page, and the Metacomet proceeded on
this mission of humanity.
I enclose herewith, the correspondence with the officer, ( marked numbers one, two, three and four).
I forward also the reports (marked numbers five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen,
fifteen, Sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, and twenty-one) of the commanding officers of the vessels
who participated in the action, and who will no doubt call
attention to the conduct of such individuals as most distinguished themselves.
As I had an elevated position in the main rigging near the top, I was able to overlook not only the deck of the
Hartford, but the other vessels of the fleet. I witnessed the terrible effect of the enemy's shot, and the good conduct
of the men at their guns, and although their hearts sickened, as mine did, when their shipmates were struck down
beside them, yet there was not a moment's hesitation to lay their comrades aside and spring again to their deadly
work.
Our little consort the Metacomet, was also under my immediate eye during the whole action up to the moment I
ordered her to cast off in pursuit of the Selma. The coolness and promptness of Lieutenant Commander Jouett
throughout merit high praise; his whole conduct was worthy of his reputation.
In this connection I must not omit to call the attention of the department to the conduct of Acting Ensign Henry
C. Nields, of the Metacomet, who had charge of the boat sent from that vessel when the Tecumseh sank. He took
her in under one of the most galling fires I ever saw, and succeeded in rescuing from death ten of her crew, within
six hundred yards of the fort. I would respectfully recommend his advancement. The Commanding officers of all
the vessels who took part in the action deserve my warmest commendations, not only for the untiring zeal with
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which they had prepared their ships for the contest. But for their skill and daring in carrying out my orders during
the engagement. With the exception of the momentary arrest of the fleet when the Hartford passed ahead, and to
which I have already adverted, the order of battle was preserved, and the ships followed each other in close order
past the batteries of Fort Morgan, and in comparative safety too, with the exception of the Oneida.
Report of Captain James Alden
United States Ship Brooklyn
Copied in the hand of Ezra J. Whitaker
Sir: I have the honor to submit the following report of the part that this ship took in the action of yesterday with Fort
Morgan and the rebel ram and gunboats. In accordance with your instructions and by signal, at fifteen minutes past
five we got under way, with the Octorora lashed on our port side, and proceeded towards the bar of Mobile entrance.
After some little delay in waiting for the ships to form into line, and for the iron clads to precede us, we steamed
ahead and passed up the channel toward Fort Morgan, being the leading ship, closely followed by the Admiral and
the rest of the fleet in line of battle. At fifteen minutes past six, when about one and a half mile from the fort, the
enemy opened fire upon us, which was immediately returned with bow-chasels, (our two one-hundred pounder
Parrotts.) The action there commenced. The fire of the enemy being almost entirely directed at the wooden vessels,
their ram Tennessee and gunboats soon joining in the fight. The starboard battery was opened on the fort as soon as
the guns could be brought to bear. Our progress up the channel was slow owing to our carrying, as directed, low
steam, and the very deliberate movements of our iron-clads which occupied the channel close ahead of us. When we
had arrived abreast of the fort, by a rapid and timely fire of grape their several batteries were almost entirely
silenced. At this juncture I observed the ill-fated Tecumseh, which was then about three-hundred yards ahead of us,
and on our starboard bow, careen violently over, and sink almost instantaneously, sunk by a torpedo. Assassination
in it's worst form! A glorious though terrible end for our noble friends, the intrepid pioneers of that death strewn
path! Immortal fame is theirs! Peace to their names We were now somewhat inside of the fort, when shoal water
was reported, and at the same time, as the smoke cleared up a little, a row of suspicious looking buoys was
discovered directly under our bows. While we were in the act of backing to clear them, our gallant Admiral passed
us and took the lead. Getting headway again as soon as possible, we pushed up the channel at full speed in his
wake, when the rebel ram was discovered making for the flag ship and at the same time throwing shot and shell at
us, which inflicted considerable damage at and above the water line forward. The rebel gunboats having now taken
shelter in shoal water, I cast off the Octorara from along side, and directed her to close in and assist the other
gunboats in their attack upon them. The Hartford having steamed past the ram, with her broadside playing
vigorously upon him, continuing our course at full speed, and exchanging broadsides as we could bring our guns to
bear, she missed us, and just passed clear of our stern only a few yards distant; we then gave her some parting blows
with our sixty pounder Parrott from the Poop. At fifty minutes past eight anchored near the flag-ship, about five
miles above the fort, the rebel gunboats firing a few shots at us at long range as we passed up. At about 9 am the
Tennessee was discovered standing for the fleet, and we , in company with the flag-ship and several other vessels
made toward him, firing solid shot from our bow chasers. When within a short distance the Chickasaw crossed our
bows and prevented our ramming him. As soon as the ram was clear of the last named vessel he made directly at us;
put our helm a-port and made at him with full speed, but seeing our torpedo-catcher hanging under the bows, and
thinking it was a real torpedo, ( as an officer belonging to her has since told me) he put his helm hard up and avoided
us, giving some heavy shots in passing. Our shot, solid nine-inch, with thirteen pounds of powder
struck him repeatedly, but without any material effect, except one, which, as it is believed, carried away his smoke
stack, we then turned to try it again, but the iron-clads had fairly engaged her and shortly afterward she surrendered.
The fleet here came to near the former anchorage.
The surgeon's list of killed and wounded, together with the forward officers report of injuries done to the ship by
the enemy's shot and the number of projectiles expended are herewith enclosed.
Lieutenant Commander Lull, the executive officer, has at my request made a statement of some very interesting
incidents, giving a list of men who most distinguished themselves during the action which I take great pleasure in
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forwarding, with a hearty approval of it and the suggestions it contains.
It will be seen that we have fifty four casualties on board-eleven killed, and forty-three wounded; many of the
latter, I am happy to say, are slight. The list will not appear large when it is considered that we were nearly two
hours under fire. Among the others, we have to regret the
loss of an Officer, Acting Master's Mate William H Cook, who was killed while bravely doing his duty, having
already been wounded.
From: Dictionary of American Fighting Ships, Vol. III, 1968, Navy Department, Office of the Chief of Naval
Operations, Naval History
Division, Washington, D.C.
KEARSARGE
ScSlp:
dp. 1,550 t.;
l. 201' 4";
b. 33' 10";
dr. 14' 3";
s. 11 k.;
cpl. 163;
a. 2 11", 4 32-pdr., 1 30-pdr.
The first KEARSARGE was launched 11 September 1861 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N.H.;
sponsored by Mrs. McFarland, wife of the editor of the Concord Statement; and commissioned 24 January 1862,
Captain Charles W. Pickering in command.
KEARSARGE departed Portsmouth 5 February 1862 for the coast of Spain; thence sailed to Gibraltar to join the
blockade of Confederate raider
SUMTER, forcing her abandonment in December. But her commanding captain, Raphael Semmes, soon
commissioned Confederate raider ALABAMA on the high seas off the Azores.
KEARSARGE prepared for her fight with ALABAMA at Cadiz (November 1862-March 1863), then searched for
the raider from along the coast of Northern Europe to the Canaries, Madeira, and the Western Islands. Arriving at
Cherbourg, France, 14 June 1864, she found ALABAMA in port and took up patrol at the harbor's entrance to await
Semmes' next move.
On 19 June, ALABAMA stood out of Cherbourg Harbor for her last action. Careful of French neutrality,
KEARSARGE's new commanding officer, Captain John A. Winslow. took the sloop-of-war well clear of territorial
waters, then turned to meet the Confederate cruiser.
ALABAMA opened fire first while KEARSARGE held her reply until she had closed to less than 1,000 yards.
Steaming on opposite courses, the ships moved around a circle as each commander tried to cross his opponent's bow
to deliver deadly raking fire. The battle quickly turned against ALABAMA, for the quality of her long-stored
powder and shell had deteriorated. KEARSARGE, on the other hand, had been given added
protection by chain cable triced in tiers along her sides abreast vital paces. One hour after she fired her first salvo,
ALABAMA had been
reduced to a sinking wreck. Semmes struck his colors and sent a boat to KEARSARGE with a message of surrender
and an appeal for help. KEARSARGE rescued the majority of ALABAMA's survivors; but Semmes and 41 others
were picked up by British yacht DEERHOUND and escaped in her to England.
KEARSARGE steamed along the French coast in an unsuccessful search for CSS FLORIDA, thence proceeded to
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the Caribbean before turning northward for Boston where she decommissioned 26 November 1864 for repairs. She
recommissioned 1 April 1865 and sailed on the 14th for the coast Or Spain in an attempt to intercept
STONEWALL; but the Confederate ram eluded Federal ships and surrendered to Spanish authorities at Havana,
Cuba, 19 May. After cruising the Mediterranean and the English Channel south to Monrovia, Liberia,
KEARSARGE decommissioned 14 August 1886 in the Boston Navy Yard.
KEARSARGE recommisioned 16 January 1868 and sailed 12 February to serve in the South Pacific operating out of
Valparaiso, Chile. On 22 August she landed provisions for destitute earthquake victims at Africa, Peru. She
continued to watch over American commercial interests along the coast of South America until 17 April 1869. Then
she sailed to watch over American interests among the Marquesas, Society, Navigators (Samoa), and Fiji Islands.
She also called at the ports of New South Wales and New Zealand before returning to Calao, Peru, 31 October 1869.
She resumed duties on the South Pacific Station until 21 July 1870, then cruised to the Hawaiian Islands before
decommissioning in the Mare Island Navy Yard, Calif., 11 October 1870.
KEARSARGE recommissioned 8 December 1873 and departed 4 March 1874 for Yokohama, Japan, arriving 11
May. She cruised on Asiatic Station for 3 years, protecting American citizens and commerce in China, Japan, and
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the Philippines. From 4 September to 13 December 1874 she carried Professor Hall's scientific party from Nagasaki,
Japan, to Vladivostok, Russia, to observe the transit of Venus. She departed Nagasaki 3 September 1877 and
returned to Boston 30 December via the Suez Canal and Mediterranean ports. She decommissioned at Portsmouth,
N.H., 15 January 1878.
KEARSARGE recommissioned 15 May 1879 for 4 years of duty in the North Atlantic ranging from Newfoundland
to the Caribbean Sea and the coast of Panama. She departed New York 21 August 1883 to cruise for 3 years in
Mediterranean, Northern European waters, and along the coast of Africa. She returned to Portsmouth, N.H., 12
November and decommissioned in the Portsmouth Navy Yard 1 December 1886.
KEARSARGE recommissioned 2 November 1888 and largely spent her remaining years protecting American
interests in the West Indies, off Venezuela, and along the Central Americas. She departed Haiti 30 January 1884 for
Bluefields, Nicaragua, but was wrecked on Roncador Reef off Central America 2 February 1884. Her officers and
crew safely made it ashore.
Congress appropriated $45,000 to raise KEARSARGE and tow her home; but a salvage team of the Boston Towboat
Co. found that she could not be raised.
The name of KEARSARGE was struck from the Navy List.
LACKAWANNA
A river in Pennsylvania.
I
(ScSlp: t. 1,533; l. 237'; b. 38'2"; dr. 16'3"; s. 10.5 k.; a. 2 24-pdr. hows., 2 12-pdr. hows., 2 12-pdr. r., 1 150-pdr. P.
r., 1 50-pdr. D. r., 2 11" D. sb., 2
9" D. sb.)
The first Lackawanna was launched by the New York Navy Yard 9 August 1862; sponsored by Miss Imogen Page
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Cooper; and commissioned 8 January 1863, Capt. John B. Marchand in command. The new screw sloop-of-war
departed New York 20 January to join the Union blockade of the southern coast. She reported to the West Gulf
Blockading Squadron at Pensacola early in February and, for the remainder of the war, served along the gulf coast of
the Confederacy, principally off Mobile Bay. Lackawanna took her first prize, Neptune, 14 June after a long chase
in which the 200-ton Glasgow ship had jettisoned her cargo trying to escape. The Union sloop-of-war scored again
the next day, capturing steamer Planter as the Mobile blockade runner attempted a dash to Havana laden with cotton
and resin. Following duty along the Texas coast near Galveston in March and April 1864, Lackawanna returned to
the blockade of Mobile early in May to prevent the escape of Confederate ram Tennessee. During the summer she
served in the blockade while preparing for Admiral Farragut's conquest of Mobile Bay. On 9 July with
Monongahela, Galena, and Sebago, she braved the guns of Fort Morgan to shell steamer Virgin, a large blockade
runner aground at the entrance of Mobile Bay. The Union guns forced a southern river steamer to abandon efforts to
assist Virgin, but the next day the Confederates refloated the blockade runner who reached safety in Mobile Bay.
Closing this strategic southern port was an important part of the Union strategy to isolate and subdue the South.
At dawn on the morning of 5 August, Farragut's ships crossed the bar and entered the bay. A Confederate squadron,
led by ironclad ram Tennessee and a field of deadly mines awaited to block their advance. Farragut's lead monitor
Tecumseh struck a mine and went down in seconds. The Confederate flagship Tennessee vainly tried to ram
Brooklyn and the action became general, raging for more than an hour. At one point in the struggle, Lackawanna
rammed Tennessee at full speed, causing the Confederate ram to list, and later she collided with Hartford while
attempting to ram Tennessee again, shortly before the ironclad struck. This daring operation closed the last major
gulf port to the South. Following the Union victory in Mobile Bay, Lackawanna continued to operate in the gulf,
enforcing the blockade until after the end of the Civil War. She departed Key West 24 June 1865, reached New
York on the 28th, and decommissioned at New York Navy Yard 20 July.
Recommissioned 7 May 1866, Comdr. William Reynolds in command, Lackawanna sailed for the South Atlantic 4
August, transited the Straits of Magellan 9 November, and arrived Honolulu 9 February 1867. She operated in the
Pacific, primarily in the Hawaiian islands and along the coast of California and Mexico until she arrived at Mare
Island for decommissioning 10 February 1871.
Recommissioning 8 May 1972, the steam sloop sailed for the Orient 22 June and served in the Far East until
returning to San Francisco 23 April 1875. But for two brief periods in ordinary, she continued to operate in the
Pacific during the next 12 years. She finally decommissioned at Mare Island 7 April 1885 and was sold there to W.
T. Garratt & Co. 30 July 1887.
Transcribed by Richard H. Boucha
They had one child:
528
i.
Morris Mortimer (24 Feb 1873-30 Jan 1944)
472. Henry Maxson CLARKE (Edgar B.11, Jared10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Born on 1 Nov 1859 in Unadilla Forks, Otsego Co., NY. Henry Maxson died in Elmira,
Chemung Co., NY, on 11 Feb 1917; he was 57. Occupation: Lawyer. Mason. Member of NSSAR.
Henry Maxson Clarke’s entry in the SAR member index for 1899 states that he was assigned NSSAR number
10535 and ESSSAR number 1135. His biography states: “Lawyer. Born, Unadilla Forks, N. Y., Nov. 1, 1859.
Member of Century Club of Elmira, and F. & A. M. Son of Edgar B. Clarke and Mary L. Weaver; grandson of Jared
Clarke and Emily Hayes; gt-grandson of Joseph Clarke, Jr., and Hannah Clarke (of same line); gt-gt-grandson of
Joseph Clarke and Deborah Pendleton. The Clarke ancestry runs back lineally to Joseph Clark, one of those to
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whom the original charter of Rhode Island was grande by Charles Il, in 1663. Mary L. Weaver is a descendant of
John Maxson, the first white child born on the island of Rhode Island.”
Research:
473. Ruggles CRUMB (Varnum C.11, Joseph10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary
CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 27 Jan 1828 in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY. Ruggles died
in Rockford, IL, on 25 Jan 1902; he was 73. Occupation: Mechanic.
Research:
On 18 Jul 1853 when Ruggles was 25, he married Caroline M. ROBINSON, daughter of Dr. Phiny ROBINSON &
Sabrina CLARK, in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY. Born on 3 May 1829 in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY. Caroline
M. died aft 1855; she was 25. Occupation: Tailoress.
Research:
474. Burritt Luce CRUMB (Varnum C.11, Joseph10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6,
Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 12 Oct 1834.
Research:
Burritt Luce married Ann Elizabeth CARR.
Research:
475. Josephine CRUMB (Varnum C.11, Joseph10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary
CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 16 Nov 1836. Josephine died in Leonardsville Cemetery,
Town of Brookfield, Madison Co., NY, on 20 Apr 1907; she was 70.
Research:
Josephine married Isaac Peckham CLARKE Jr. (446) , son of Isaac Peckham CLARKE Sr. (302) (3 Apr 1789-aft
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1850) & Lois / Louise RATHBONE (1786-aft 1850). Born on 23 Jan 1821 in Otsego Co., NY. Isaac Peckham died
on 21 Jan 1889; he was 67.
There were three children of this union: Carrie, Haskell and Kendall. Of the three, only Kendall survived to
adulthood and he was sports editor for the Chicago Evening News in the early 20th C.
Research:
Isaac P. Clarke household. 1855 New York State Census, Plainfield, Otsego Co., NY, June 1855. Microfilm
476. Darwin CRUMB (Varnum C.11, Joseph10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary
CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 17 Jan 1840.
Research:
Darwin married Emma CHASE.
Research:
477. Haskell CRUMB (Varnum C.11, Joseph10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary
CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born bef 14 Mar 1842. Haskell died on 14 Mar 1844; he was 2.
Research:
478. Ward CRUMB (Varnum C.11, Joseph10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary
CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in Apr 1845. Ward died on 9 Feb 1863; he was 17.
Research:
479. Francis CRUMB (Varnum C.11, Joseph10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary
CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1847. Francis died on 3 Mar 1863; he was 16.
Research:
480. Joseph Clarke CRUMB (Joseph Talcott11, Joseph10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary
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PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 25 May 1825 in Leonardsville,
Madison Co., NY.
Research:
Joseph Clarke married Harriet CLARK, daughter of Benjamin CLARK (1805-1864) & Cornelia ROBINSON
(1805-1891).
Research:
They had one child:
529
i.
Nellie Dean (1854-)
481. Joseph O. CRUMB (Orville Wesley11, Joseph10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6,
Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 14 May 1830 in Belleville, Jefferson Co., NY. Joseph
O. died in Plainfield, Otsego Co., NY, on 27 Aug 1895; he was 65.
Research:
On 21 Nov 1859 when Joseph O. was 29, he married Charlotte Ann BROWN. Born on 7 Jun 1835 in Brookfield,
Madison Co., NY. Charlotte Ann died in Plainfield, Otsego Co., NY, on 25 Feb 1920; she was 84.
Research:
They had one child:
530
i.
Robert (27 Jun 1875-4 Nov 1957)
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Thirteenth Generation
-------------------------------------------------482. Albert E. S. GREENE (Albert S.12, Susannah MAXSON11, David10, David9, John8, Judith CLARKE7, Joseph6,
Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
483. Herbert M. CLARKE (Mary Lucinda12, Hazard Perry11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6,
Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 29 Jan 1847.
484. Adelia BABCOCK (Gideon12, Sarah (”Sally”) CLARKE11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6,
Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1848 in Plainfield, Otsego Co., NY. Adelia died aft 1850; she
was 2.
485. Henry BABCOCK (Gideon12, Sarah (”Sally”) CLARKE11, Stephen10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6,
Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1850 in Plainfield, Otsego Co., NY. Henry died aft 1850; he
was <1.
486. James Lorenzo CLARKE (Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 8 Jun 1849 in Town of Diana, Lewis Co., NY. James Lorenzo died aft
1900; he was 50. Occupation: Farmer.
The US census for Lewis County, Town of Diana, District 56, page 14, lines 97-100 list James Lorenzo, his wife,
Shophia (sic) and daughter May, daughter Pearl on page 15, line one, 8-9 June 1900, Eugene Clark, enumerator. The
children are listed under the surname Clarke, but Florence North Clarke’s notes state that James Lorenzo and Sophia
had no children and that May and Pearl were Sophia’s children by a prior marriage. James Lorenzo and Sophia were
living with Sophia’s mother Sarah Graves.
Research:
Alanson Clarke household. 1855 New York State Census. Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Roll: M432_523; Page: 256A;
Cole, Darlene Powers. Undated letter to Stephan P. Clarke. Held (2012) by Clarke at 148 Greenway Blvd.,
James Lorenzo married Sophia GRAVES, daughter of Sarah UNKNOWN (Mar 1825-aft Jun 1900). There were no
children of this union.
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She had two daughters, May and Pearl Ruby, by a previous marriage to a man named Ruby or Robay. Pearl married
a Mealus.
Research:
Clarke, Florence Arabella North. Handwritten genealogy notes from a collection held (2011) by
Darlene Powers Cole. Copy provided by Cole, held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
487. Lucy Dorcas CLARKE (Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 20 Jun 1851 in Town of Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Lucy Dorcas died on 30 Jul
1917; she was 66. Other records list 30 July 1918.
Research:
“Mrs. Luch (sic.) Leonard.” Unidentified newspaper obituary clipping provided by Darlene Powers Cole, held
(2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
“Death of John Clark.” Unidentified newspaper obituary provided by Darlene Powers Cole, copy held (2011) by
Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
On 29 Dec 1869 when Lucy Dorcas was 18, she married William LEONARD, son of G. Riley LEONARD & Mary
GOODALE. Born on 1 Oct 1842 in Town Of Pitcairn, St. Lawrence Co., NY. William died on 13 Jan 1908; he was
65.
Some records state that William Leonard was b 16 March 1845 and the 1870 federal census lists him as being 25 at
the time.
Research:
“Mrs. Frederick Overton Expires.” Watertown Daily Times, 9 Sep 1957, n. p., n. col. Clipping provided by
Darlene Powers Cole, copy held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
531
i.
Claude (29 Mar 1885-)
532
ii.
Jeanaette (”Nettie”) (-2 Jun 1959)
488. John Wilson CLARKE (Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 14 Apr 1855 in Town of Diana, Lewis Co., NY. on 12 Aug 1897. John Wilson
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died in Croghan, Lewis Co., NY, on 13 Jun 1917; he was 62. cancer of the liver per d/c, His death certificate lists his
occupation as laborer. He is buried in the Harrisville Village Cemetery with his wife.
He died of cancer at the home of his daughter, Ethel Clarke Eldridge.
Research:
Adams, William. Business Directory of Lewis County, N. Y. With Map, 1895-96. Lowville, NY: J. P.
Fralick, Printer, Syracuse, NY, 1896.
Clarke, Edwin Wilson. Death certificate, Village Clerk, Carthage, Jefferson Co., New York, 19 March 1972.
Copy held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd. Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
Clarke, John W. Harrisville Cemetery, Town of Diana, Lewis County, NY, Surnames C. Online. Available:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nhlewis/harrisville/hvc.htm. 20 Dec 2011.
Corry, Morton H., Eva Clark marriage record. Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995. Indexing Batch Number:
M01528-0; System Origin: Michigan-EAsy; Source Film Number: 1018928; Reference Number: 272. Online.
Available: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FCC2-Q9Q. Corry instead of Covey is likely a transcription error
and the reversal of his given names occurs elsewhere as well. Eva’s mother is listed as Villa Hooper.
Ethel Eldridge obituary, The Journal and Republican, Lowville, Lewis Co., NY, Thursday, 25 Apr 1935, p. 7,
col. 5. Online. Available: http://news2.nnyln.net/lewis-county/search.html.
Harlow - Clark marriage record. New York Marriages, 1686-1980. Indexing Batch Number: I00311-8; System
Origin: New York-Easy; Source Film Number: 895214; Reference Number: 174. Online. Available:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F6SN-GY6.
Harlow, Eliza M. Clark, death record. Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995. Indexing Batch Number:
B53245-4; Origin: Michigan EAsy; Source Film Number: 1018930; Reference Number: v 4 p 128. Online.
Available: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FHNM-4Z5.
John W. Clark household. 1892 New York State Census; Diana, Lewis Co., NY; Page: 2; Election District: 3; 16
Feb 1892. Online. Available: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159385-29717-8?cc=1529100.
John W. Clarke household, 1900 U. S. Federal Census; Diana, Lewis Co., NY; Roll: T623_1069; Page: 8A;
Enumeration District: 56. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
John W. Clarke household, 1910 U. S. Federal Census; Flint, Ward 2,, Genesee Co., MI; Roll: T624_642; Page:
10B; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 1011. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 2006.
“Mrs. Fred Eldridge, 46, of Lake Bonaparte, Expires.” Watertown Daily Times, 19 April 1934, n.p., n. col.
Clipping provided by Darlene Powers Cole, copy held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
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Wilson, Sarah Ann Clarke, estate. Jefferson County, New York, Surrogate Court file W-28, Surrogate Court
Wilson, Sarah Ann Clarke, will (1884). Jefferson County Surrogate Court, Will Book 24: 62, Surrogate Court
“Young Wife Victim of Tuberculosis.” Unidentified newspaper obituary of Jun 1915 provided by Darlene
Abt 1879 when John Wilson was 23, he married Arvilla (Villy, Villa) E. WRIGHT HOOPER. Born on 3 Nov
1857 in South Bonaparte, Lewis Co., NY. Arvilla (Villy, Villa) E. died on 12 Aug 1897; she was 39. She is buried
in the Harrisville Village Cemetery next to her husband, but no record of her death certificate could be found in
State or local records, probably because the Village records have burned on at least three occasions. The marriage
records for Edwin and Florence North Clarke at the Lewis County Court House indicate that her name was Ervilla
Wright Whipple Clarke, but family stories suggest some link with the Hooper family. Where did the Hooper come
from -- a corruption of Whipple?
There is a great deal of confusion about who, precisely, was the wife of John Wilson Clarke. Notes provided by her
daughter-in-law, Florence Arabella North Clarke, state that John Wilson Clarke married Arvilla Wright Hooper, but
that is not consistent with other sources nor is it consistent with Albert John Clarke Sr.’s statement that his
grandmother was Arvilla Wright whom he thought was from the Lowville, Lewis Co. area. Florence North Clarke’s
handwritten notes clearly state that, “John Wilson [Clarke] born April-14-1855 died June-13-1917. He married
Arvilla Wright Hooper, adopted daughter of Henry Hooper of South Bonaparte Town of Diana about 1872. She was
born 1856-.” Further, his obituary says she was Arvilla Thomas, but that must be an incorrect reference to Orvilla
Thomas who was born in 1833. However, there is no proof that she ever married anyone other than John Wilson
Clarke. We have been unable to find any record of her birth or death in village or State records, a problem that may
be related to the fact that there were fires in Harrisville that destroyed the village offices on 27 April 1891, 31 March
1911, 11 February 1914, 6 March 1917 and 30 July 1918.. Therefore, until better information is found, the
assumption is that Villa is Arvilla Wright who probably lived with the Hoopers from childhood as there is a Villy
Hoopper [sic], age 11, listed as living with William Henry and Olive Hooper. The 1880 federal census has Arvilla
married to John Clark [sic] and they live between Henry and Olive Hooper on one side, and George and Sally
Blanchard on the other. The fact that the Hoopers had a daughter named Arvilla and that the Clarkes and Hoopers
were nearby neighbors may account for the confusion regarding which Arvilla John Wilson Clarke married.
However, certain of the notes compiled by Florence North Clarke and Marjory Grieb Clarke may be read to mean
that Arvilla was adopted in some manner, however informally, by the Hoopers from the Wrights, thus accounting
for the confusion, but there is no information as to who the Wrights might be.
The New York State marriage certificate and the State of Michigan death certificate for John and Arvilla’s fifth
child, Eliza M., both list Eliza’s mother as “Villa Hooper” and Adams’s Business Directory of Lewis County, lists
John Wilson Clarke’s wife as Villa E. Hoopper (sic) and his obituary also identifies his bride as “Miss Arvilla
Hooper.”
Arvilla’s status of “adopted” is based on family history, but no record of a formal adoption has been found.
Family history also has it that Arvilla was on a family berrying expedition when a baby was carried for as much as a
half mile before the bear dropped it and the family could save the infant.
Among family mementos is an engraved metal plaque inscribed with
Aug 12th 1897
Villa E. Clarke
Aged 39 yrs. 9 mo. 9 da.
If that is accurate, then she was born on 3 November 1857. The 1880 federal census says that “Vila” (sic.) is 21
years old. That means she was born in 1859, so there is even no consensus on when she was born. The silver
ornament was for many years in the possession of Monica Clarke Doran and it appears to be an identification plate
for a coffin. It then passed to Monica’s son, Francis, and is now (2011) possession of Darlene Powers Cole.
No link can be made, but it is curious that the preacher who probably married John and Arvilla Wright Hooper
Clarke was the Rev. Robert F. Whipple of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Harrisville.
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Research:
Clarke, Villa E. Hooper, Wife of John Clarke. Harrisville Cemetery, Town of Diana, Lewis County, NY,
Surnames C. Online. Available: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nhlewis/harrisville/hvc.htm.
Available: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FCC2-Q9Q. Corry instead of Covey is likely a transcription error
and the reversal of his given names occurs elsewhere as well. Eva’s mother is listed as Villa Hooper.
“Early History of Harrisville Methodist Church Recalled: First Started in 1837.” Typescript reproduction of an
article appearing in The Gouverneur Tribune Press, 5 Nov 1955. Photocopy supplied by Darlene Powers Cole, held
(2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY, 14428-9210.
col. 5. Online. Available: http://news2.nnyln.net/lewis-county/search.html.
Harlow, Harry, Eliza Clark marriage record. New York Marriages, 1686-1980. Indexing Batch Number: I003118; System Origin: New York-EAsy; Source Film Number: 895214; Reference Number: 174. Online. Available:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F6SN-GY6.
Available: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FHNM-4Z5.
Letter from Darlene (Powers) Cole (Mrs. Kenneth Cole; 18 Colony Rd., Harrisville NY 13635) to Stephan P.
Clarke, March 2010; held in 2010 by Clarke (148 Greenway Blvd. Churchville, NY 14428). This letter includes a
scanned image of a coffin plaque engraved with the name, death date and length of life for Villa E. Clarke that was
obtained from the estate of our aunt, Monica Clarke Doran.
533
i.
Estella Elnora (5 Feb 1881-May 1902)
534
ii.
Elmer Arthur (20 Mar 1884-Feb 1908)
535
iii.
Edwin Wilson (19 Jun 1886-19 Mar 1972)
536
iv.
Ethel (14 Jan 1888-18 Apr 1934)
537
v.
Eliza M. (Jul 1891-10 Jun 1915)
538
vi.
Eva Jane (5 Sep 1892-27 Mar 1919)
489. Mary Sovina CLARKE (Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 13 Sep 1858 in Town of Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Mary Sovina died on 9 Feb
Her middle name may be Sarina; the handwriting is unclear.
Charles lived in Harrisville, Fred became an attorney in Carthage. Daniel Smith's mother's name was Rubey A.
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Smith, maiden name unknown.
Research:
Office, Watertown, New York. Lanson Clark household. 1875 New York State Census; Diana, Lewis Co., NY;
Page: 13; Visit: 97; Election District: 3; 11 June 1875. Microfilm. New York State Library, Albany, viewed and
transcribed 8 Nov 2004 by Stephan P. Clarke, held (2011) by Clarke.
Smith, Charlotte Jeanne. Letter to Stephan P. Clarke, 11 Nov 1994. The note contains genealogical data for the
Smith family and is held (2011) by Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
In Mar 1876 when Mary Sovina was 17, she married Daniel SMITH, son of Rubey A. UNKNOWN (1812-1899).
Born in 1842. Daniel died in 1898; he was 56. Buried in Oswegatchie Corners Cemetery, Town of Diana, Lewis
Co., NY.
Research:
“Mrs. Mary S. Smith, 71, Dies.” Watertown Daily Times, 10 Feb 1930, n. p., n. col. Copy of
newspaper clipping provided by Darlene Powers Cole, held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY.
539
i.
Charles Alanson (29 Apr 1878-12 Sep 1962)
540
ii.
Fred Lester (3 Aug 1887-1962)
541
iii.
Leon Lewis (10 Jul 1894-)
542
iv.
Bessie (18 Feb 1897-1897)
490. Ambrose A. CLARKE (Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 30 Apr 1861 in Town of Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Ambrose A. died on 17 Nov
1937; he was 76. Buried in Black River Cemetery, Black River, Jefferson Co., NY. Occupation: H. C. Dexter Chair
Co.; D. C. Middleton Farms; St. Regis Paper co.
Research:
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Adams, William. Business Directory of Lewis County, N. Y., 1895-96. Syracuse, NY: J. P. Fralick, Printer, 1896.
Adams, William. Business Directory of Lewis County, N. Y. With Map, 1895-96. Lowville, NY: J. P. Fralick,
Printer, Syracuse, NY, 1896.
On 3 Jul 1885 when Ambrose A. was 24, he married Ella STARKWEATHER, daughter of Leonard
STARKWEATHER & Nancy LAWRENCE, in Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY. Born on 28 May 1870 in Copenhagen,
Lewis Co., NY. Ella died in Black River, Jefferson Co., NY, on 28 Mar 1936; she was 65. Buried in Black River
Cemetery, Black River, Jefferson Co., NY.
Research:
“Mrs. Ambrose A. Clark, 65, Dies.” Watertown Daily Times, 28 Mar 1936, n. p., n. col. Clipping provided by
They had one child:
543
i.
Mabel (29 May 1887-ca 1924)
491. Samuel Henry CLARKE (Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 4 Feb 1867 in South Bonaparte, Town of Diana, Lewis Co., NY.
Samuel Henry died in Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY, on 15 Apr 1931; he was 64. Buried on 17 Apr 1931 in Harrisville
Cemetery.
Aunt "Sarie" and Uncle "Sam'l" were extremely poor and lived in a generally destitute manner. Adams’s Business
Directory of Lewis County states that they owned “2 horses, 3 sheep, sugar orchard, 350 trees.” No other cattle are
listed.
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Research:
Clarke, Samuel H. Harrisville Cemetery, Town of Diana, Lewis County, NY, Surnames C. Online. Available:
On 12 Sep 1892 when Samuel Henry was 25, he married Sarah LEONARD, daughter of G. Riley LEONARD &
Mary GOODALE, in Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY. Born on 22 Sep 1874 in Town Of Pitcairn, St. Lawrence Co.,
NY. Sarah died in Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY, on 8 Sep 1957; she was 82. Buried abt 11 Sep 1957 in Harrisville,
Lewis Co., NY. on 15 Apr 1931.
She outlived both husbands. Aunt "Sarie" was probably disturbed by her continual state of poverty, so she is
remembered for her huge purse and more or less innocent kleptomania. If either of her husbands knew she had
taken things, they made arrangements to return them.
She had no children with either husband.
Research:
“Frederick Overton Dies at 81.” Watertown Daily Times, 14 May 1970, n. p., n. col. Clipping provided by
Clarke, Sarah A. Leonard, wife of Samuel. Harrisville Cemetery, Town of Diana, Lewis County, NY, Surnames
C. Online. Available: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nhlewis/harrisville/hvc.htm. 20 Dec 2011.
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492. Sarah Maria CLARKE (Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 25 Apr 1870 in Town of Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Sarah Maria died in Harrisville,
Lewis Co., NY, on 29 Jan 1924; she was 53. Buried in Harrisville Cemetery.
Research:
“Mrs. Harvey Fields Dies.” Unidentified Watertown, NY, newspaper clipping of Feb 1939 provided by Darlene
“Emery Allen, Stricken, Dies.” Watertown Daily Times, 15 July 1940, n. p., n. col. Clipping provided by Darlene
On 3 Jul 1887 when Sarah Maria was 17, she married Emery ALLEN, son of Alanson ALLEN & Mary
UNKNOWN. Born on 8 Mar 1863 in Denmark, Lewis Co., NY. Emery died in Natural Bridge, Jefferson Co., NY,
on 14 Jul 1940; he was 77. Buried in Harrisville Cemetery.
Some sources spell his given name as Emory.
Research:
544
i.
Jennie Dorcas (1 Mar 1891-Feb 1939)
545
ii.
Bertha (2 Sep 1894-)
546
iii.
May / Mae Belle (5 Mar 1899-)
547
iv.
Howard (1 Sep 1906-)
493. Richard PALMER (Lucretia CLARKE12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1835 in NY. Richard died aft 1884; he was 49.
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Research:
Davis Palmer household, 1850 U. S, Federal Census, Diana, Lewis Co., NY; Roll: M432_523; Page:
255B; Image: 510. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2009
494. Electa PALMER (Lucretia CLARKE12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1837 in NY. Electa died bef 1884; she was 47.
Research:
495. James C. PALMER (Lucretia CLARKE12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1839 in NY. James C. died in Wilna, Jefferson Co., NY, on 30 May
1895; he was 56.
James was married three times and had children by the first two.
Research:
496. Wilson H. PALMER (Lucretia CLARKE12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1841 in NY. Wilson H. died aft 1892; he was 51.
Research:
“Fowler.” The Northern Tribune and Gouverneur Herald-Times, Gouverneur, St. Lawrence Co., NY, 11 Sep
1892; Page: 1; Col: 2. Online. Available: http://news.nnyln.net/st-lawrence-county/search.htm. 28 Dec 2013.
Wilson H. married UNKNOWN. died aft 1892.
Wilson H. Palmer married a woman who had family (mother and sisters) in Holyoke, MA, as reported in The
Northern Tribune and Gouverneur Herald-Times on 14 Sep 1892.
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Research:
“Fowler.” The Northern Tribune and Gouverneur Herald-Times, Gouverneur, St. Lawrence Co., NY,
11 Sep 1892; Page: 1; Col: 2. Online. Available: http://news.nnyln.net/st-lawrence-county/search.htm. 28 Dec 2013.
497. Ransom H. PALMER (Lucretia CLARKE12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1843 in NY. Ransom H. died bef 1884; he was 41.
Research:
498. Raymond PALMER (Lucretia CLARKE12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born ca 1845. Raymond died aft 1884; he was 39.
Research:
499. Julia PALMER (Lucretia CLARKE12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1849 in NY. Julia died aft 1884; she was 35.
Research:
Julia married Unknown POOL.
500. Edgar PALMER (Lucretia CLARKE12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1851 in NY. Edgar died on 19 Sep 1862; he was 11.
Research:
501. Unknown PALMER (Lucretia CLARKE12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 16 Mar 1854. Unknown died on 28 Mar 1854; he was <1. Buried in
Research:
502. OrIn Perry CLARKE (Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 14 Oct 1835 in Diana, Lewis Co., NY. OrIn Perry died in Ashley Falls,
Berkshire Co., MA, on 20 Jun 1897; he was 61. Occupation: Butcher, meat marketer in NYC.
Some places spell his first name Orrin or Orren.
Research:
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Duncklee,
Ada Melinda. A Sketch of the Duncklee Family and a History of the Descendants of David Duncklee of Amherst, N.
H. and His Sister, Hannah Duncklee, of Milford, N. H. Milford, NH: J. P. Melzer, Printer, 1908. The Clark(e)
references are on p 192.
On 11 Jul 1860 when OrIn Perry was 24, he married Mary Electa MARSHALL, daughter of John Snow
MARSHALL (13 Dec 1806-12 Feb 1849) & Mary Bowers PIERCE (1 Feb 1813-18 Aug 1853). Born on 13 Aug
1837 in Saco, York Co., Maine. Mary Electa died in New York, New York Co., NY, on 9 Apr 1874; she was 36.
Research:
Duncklee, Ada Melinda. A Sketch of the Duncklee Family and a History of the Descendants of David
Duncklee of Amherst, N. H. and His Sister, Hannah Duncklee, of Milford, N. H. Milford, NH: J. P. Melzer, Printer,
1908. The Clark(e) references are on p 192. The Marshall - Pierce data are on p 191.
548
i.
Jessie Marion (23 Aug 1865-aft 1930)
549
ii.
Horace Marshall (5 Jul 1867-26 Mar 1904)
550
iii.
Bertha Electa (27 Jan 1872-19 Jun 1893)
503. George Washington CLARKE (Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 23 Nov 1837 in Town of Diana, Lewis Co., NY. George Washington
died in Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY, on 23 Dec 1918; he was 81. Buried in Sandy Hollow Cemetery,
Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY. Occupation: farmer, butcher, policeman, trucking. Civil War Veteran - GAR.
G. W. served in the Union Army, Company H of the 94th Infantry, enlisting at Madison Barracks, Sackets Harbor,
NY, and served two enlistments with that unit. He participated in 21 engagements, including Gettysburg, of the 25
engagements in which the 94th was involved. The 94th NYV was organized at Sacketts Harbor on 6 January 1862
and was mustered in on 10 March 1862. The list of engagements reads like a summary of the major battles of the
Army of the Potomac and include Cedar Mountain Gen. Pope’s Virginia Campaign, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg,
Cold Harbor, Petersburg and the Appomattox Campaign at the end of the War.
A letter from John C. Kuehl of the Department of Veterans Affairs provides a great deal of information about
George: “At the time of his entry on active duty he was a farmer, 5’9” tall, with dark eyes and black hair. He served
in Company H, 94th Infantry Regiment, and attained the rank of Corporal. He was mustered out of service on June
9, 1865 at Ball’s Crossroads, Virginia.
“After the War he applied for and received a partial disability pension for ‘injury to pelvis’. This occurred in a
railroad derailment near Tivoli [Dutchess Co.], New York on March 16, 1862. The train carrying his regiment from
Madison Barracks, New York to New York City (Hudson River Railroad [a precursor of the New York Central[)
derailed as it crossed a bridge and the train was thrown onto the ice of the Hudson River. Many of the cars crashed
through the ice, including the baggage car in which George was riding. He was ‘dragged out onto the ice more dead
than alive’ with an injury caused by a packing box falling onto his back as the train derailed. He received a pension
for the rest of his life.”
After the war, GW moved to Troy and worked as a member of the police force there and later engaged in a
trucking business there and in Albany for about five years when he returned to Philadelphia and operated a farm. He
retired to a home in the village.
Research:
Rogers, A. E. and Ellen Bartlett, transcribers. Town of Philadelphia, Jefferson County, New York, Cemetery
Page 136
Inscriptions. Privately printed by John and Ellen Bartlett, 1996. Viewed by Stephan P. Clarke, Philadelphia
Historian’s Office, Philadelphia, NY, 25 October 2010.
Bethania Miles Clark(e) entry, vital records index, Historian, Town of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, NY. Record
viewed by Stephan P. Clarke, 25 October 2010.
Kuehl, John C., Veterans Services Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs. Letter to Mike Clark, 4 Mar 1997.
Copy held (2012) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
“George W. Clark Dies at Home in Philadelphia.” newspaper clipping dated 23 Dec 1918 obtained from
Historian, Town of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, NY. Record obtained by Stephan P. Clarke, 25 October 2010.
On 2 Jun 1867 when George Washington was 29, he married Bethania D. MILES, daughter of Andrew B. MILES
& Polly ELMORE, in Evans Mills, Jefferson Co., NY. G. P. Granger, JP; Mr. & Mrs. James Hawley, witnesses.
Born on 15 Nov 1848 in Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY. Bethania D. died in Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY, on
21 Apr 1944; she was 95. Buried in Apr 1944 in Sandy Hollow Cemetery, Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY.
After George Washington died, she lived with her daughter, Elizabeth and son Horace A. According to the 1930
federal census, her father was born in VT and her mother in NY.
The vital records note card held in the Philadelphia Historian’s office states that Bethania’s actual first name was
Deborah, but that name does not appear in any of the legal records consulted.
Research:
Bethania Clarke Estate, Jefferson County, New York, Surrogate Court file 1900C-922, Surrogate Court Office,
Watertown, New York.
551
i.
Anna Elizabeth CLARK (30 Nov 1868-16 May 1960)
552
ii.
Horace Andrew (29 Oct 1869-24 Jan 1949)
553
iii.
Wilson Henry (19 Dec 1871-1898)
554
iv.
Theresa Elizabeth (30 May 1875-)
555
v.
George Perry (29 Nov 1881-aft 1919)
556
vi.
Bethania (Died as Infant) (1884-1885)
557
vii.
Henrietta Isadora (10 Jun 1890-)
504. Zelotus CLARKE (Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3,
John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1840 in Town of Pitcairn, St. Lawrence Co., NY. Zelotus died in Omro, Winnebago,
Co. WI, in 1914; he was 74.
Zelotus moved to the Madison, WI, area ca. 1870, where his descendants remain.
Research:
Cole, Darlene Powers. E-mail to Stephan P. Clarke, 25 Mar 2005.
Zelotus married Amanda SEABURY in WI.
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Amanda was first married to Constant Wells.
Research:
558
i.
Lewis DeWitt CLARK (23 Sep 1879-11 Jan 1954)
559
ii.
Charles (1881-1973)
560
iii.
Robert
561
iv.
Jessie (1876-aft 1954)
505. Charles Eugene CLARKE (Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 8 Mar 1850 in Town of Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Charles Eugene died in
Town of Diana, Lewis Co., NY, on 8 May 1922; he was 72. Buried in Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY.
Some sources have Charles Eugene. Whatever the name sequence, he was generally known by Eugene. He is buried
in Harrisville with Sarah Blanchard Clarke and Oren H. Blanchard. On the gravestone Clarke is spelled as Clark--no
“e” at the end of the name.
Research:
Clark-Mantle marriage data. Unpublished notebook, Lewis Co., NY, Historical Society, Lowville. Photocopy
held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY.
“Clark Indicted for Murder.” The Journal and Republican, Lowville, Lewis Co., NY, 11 Apr 1907, p 8, col. 2.
Online. Available: http://news2.nnyln.net/lewis-county/search.html. Downloaded and printed 28 Nov 2011 by
Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY, 14428-9210, held (2011) by Clarke
“Eugene Clark’s Release?” The Journal and Republican, Lowville, Lewis Co., NY, Thursday, 16 Apr 1914, n. p.,
col. 4. Online. Available: http://news2.nnyln.net/lewis-county/search.html. Downloaded and printed 28 Nov 2011
by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY, 14428-9210, held (2011) by Clarke.
“Five Indictments Found By Recent Grand Jury. Lowville Herald, Lowville, Lewis Co., NY, 16 Apr 1914, p. e,
col. 2. Online. Available: http://news2.nnyln.net/lewis-county/search.html. Downloaded and printed 28 Nov 2011 by
Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY, 14428-9210, held (2011) by Clarke.
Operations, 1999.
“Supreme Court Term Ends on Saturday: Murder Charge Dismissed.” Black River Democrat, Black River,
Jefferson Co., NY, Thursday 16 Apr 1914. Online. Available: http://news2.nnyln.net/jefferson-county/search.html.
Downloaded and printed 28 Nov 2011 by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY, 14428-9210, held (2011) by Clarke.
“What the Autopsy Revealed.” The Journal and Republican, Lowville, Lewis Co., NY, 11 Apr 1907, p 8, col. 2.
On 20 Sep 1871 when Charles Eugene was 21, he first married Florence E. WOODARD. Born on 31 Dec 1851.
Page 138
Florence E. died in Town of Diana, Lewis Co., NY, on 29 Aug 1881; she was 29. Buried in Oswegatchie Corners
Cemetery, Town of Diana, Lewis Co., NY.
Research:
Operations, 1999.
562
i.
Infant (-13 Mar 1874)
563
ii.
Ida (1876-aft 1880)
On 18 Sep 1882 when Charles Eugene was 32, he second married Jennie A. MANTLE, daughter of Nelson
MANTLE (1833-1907) & Elizabeth UNKNOWN (1834-1917), in Town of Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Born in 1861 in
Town of Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Jennie A. died in Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY, on 16 Mar 1907; she was 46. Buried
in Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY.
Jennie died from a blow to the top of her skull with a carpenter’s hammer that was dealt by her husband, Charles
Eugene Clarke. The blow would not have been fatal with modern medical equipment, but loss of blood and shock
were more than she could withstand. Charles pled guilty to Jennie’s death, but the plea was based on insanity. He
served some time in the State Mental Hospital at Ogdensburg, was released and married a third time. There was one
daughter of this union, Mrs. Charles Blanchard, and a step-daughter, Mrs. Starkweather of Star Lake.
Research:
Clark-Mantle marriage data. Unpublished notebook, Lewis Co., NY, Historical Society, Lowville.
Photocopy held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY.
“Clark Indicted for Murder.” The Journal and Republican, Lowville, Lewis Co., NY, 11 Apr 1907, p 8, col. 2.
“What the Autopsy Revealed.” The Journal and Republican, Lowville, Lewis Co., NY, 11 Apr 1907, p 8, col. 2.
Mantle family grave stone. Harrisville Village Cemetery, inscriptions copied, August 1996.
Clarke, Jennie A. Mantle, wife of Eugene. Harrisville Cemetery, Town of Diana, Lewis County, NY, Surnames
Nelson Mantle household, 1870 U. S. Federal Census. Diana (Indian River), Lewis Co. NY, page 8. Microfilm
564
i.
Mariah (1884-)
565
ii.
Maud Elizabeth CLARK (1884-aft 1930)
Ca 1916 when Charles Eugene was 65, he third married Sarah Ann HOOPER, daughter of George/Jacob Gardner
HOOPER (24 Sep 1827-26 Feb 1892) & Phebe M. CARPENTER (25 Dec 1834-15 Oct 1915). Born on 31 Jan 1856
in Henderson Harbor, Jefferson Co., NY. Sarah Ann died on 20 Jun 1946; she was 90. Buried in Harrisville, Lewis
Co., NY.
Sarah was married at least four times and Carpenter was probably before Blanchard.
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Research:
Clark, Sarah Blanchard, w. of Eugene. Harrisville Cemetery, Town of Diana, Lewis County, NY,
Surnames C. Online. Available: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nhlewis/harrisville/hvc.htm. 20 Dec 2011.
Descendants of William Hooper, Sr. Preparer unknown. Copy provided by Darlene Powers Cole, held (2012) by
Stephan P. Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210
506. Ferdinand DeWitt CLARKE (Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in Jan 1852 in Lewis Co., NY. Ferdinand DeWitt died in Lewis Co., NY,
in 1910; he was 57. Buried in 1910 in Oswegatchie Corners Cemetery, Town of Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Occupation:
Farmer, mail carrier.
The 1875 NYS census for the Town of Diana has his given name listed as Duitt, but the enumerator had serious
spelling difficulties even with common names. The 1880 federal census has him living at home with Horace and
Maria with DeWitt as his given name. However, there is no consistency regarding his given name. Some places have
Ferdinand is his first name, other places have DeWitt. The 1855 NYS census offers Ferdinand D., but his gravestone
has DeWitt F.
Research:
Cole, Darlene Powers. DeWitt Ferdinand Clarke notes. 25 October 2010. Copy held (2010) by Stephan P. Clarke,
148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
Operations, 1999.
Ferdinand DeWitt married Mary Imogene BRAINERD, daughter of Michael BRENNAN / BRAINERD & Mary
SEYMOUR (30 Apr 1862-30 Jun 1951). Buried in Benson Mines, St. Lawrence Co., NY.
Research:
Cole, Darlene Powers. DeWitt Ferdinand Clarke notes. 25 October 2010. Copy held (2010) by Stephan
P. Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
566
i.
Ida Mae (20 Feb 1880-1980)
567
ii.
Cora C. Brainard (Adopted) (29 Apr 1883-Jan 1964)
568
iii.
Florence (Jul 1887-)
569
iv.
H. Rae (Died as Infant) (1888-1889)
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570
571
v.
vi.
Clarence (1895-)
Francis Howard (1902-1965)
507. Emma Isadora CLARKE (Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 17 Jul 1854 in Town of Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Emma Isadora died in
Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY, on 12 Feb 1942; she was 87. Buried on 14 Feb 1942 in Brownville, Jefferson Co.,
NY.
Her gravestone inscription as provided by the Historian for the Town of Brownville and as recorded on the Jefferson
Co. USGenWeb site says Emma Clark Wilson, wife of Henry S. Wilson, 1854-1842. The death date must be in error
as there are no known instances of people living backward in time, 1942 would fit for 1842 and there is known
correspondence from her dating from the 1920s when she was alive and well. In the 1875 NYS census, Emma was
working as a school teacher and boarded at the Wilson home in Watertown, a natural arrangement as she was a
cousin of the family. It was there, probably, that she became romantically involved with Henry, her first cousin,
whom she married later that year. An Elizabeth Clark is also listed as doing housework at the Wilson home. She is
given as 36, but we have no known link from her to our family. Emma died at her home at 110 S. Pleasant St.,
Watertown.
Research:
Letter from June McCartin, Historian, Town of Brownville, Jefferson Co., NY, to Stephan P. Clarke
29 September 2010 held in 2010 by Clarke (148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210). The letter contains
Horace Clark household, 1870 U. S. Federal Census. Diana (Indian River), Lewis Co. NY, page 10. Microfilm
Churchville, NY.
On 17 Dec 1875 when Emma Isadora was 21, she married Henry Samuel WILSON (514) , son of Henry S.
WILSON (6 Jul 1808-22 Mar 1872) & Nancy CLARKE (438) (28 Nov 1813-22 Jan 1862). Born on 23 Nov 1849 in
NY. Henry Samuel died in Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY, on 4 Jun 1928; he was 78. Buried in Brownville,
Jefferson Co., NY.
DSP. Henry Samuel Wilson and Emma Isadora Clarke are first cousins. Samuel and Martha Wait Clarke are their
common ancestors.
Notes supplied by Roger C. Livingston, Philadelphia Town Historian, state that Cornelia and Henry S. Wilson
were stepsiblings to the rest of the children, but that does not relate properly to the birth order or with the date of
Nancy’s death.
Henry Samuel Wilson was one of the two jurors who voted against a conviction of murder in the first degree in
the Haynes-Allen double homicide case tried in Watertown in September and October 1897. Edward G. Hayens,
alias George Allen, was tried for the murder of Mrs. Wilbur Crouch and Miss Mary Daly. The trial lasted some eight
weeks and the verdict was brought in on the evening of 30 October 1897. The trial was the first one on record to
admit an X-ray photograph as evidence.
Research:
Samuel Clarke household. 1855 New York State Census. Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Microfilm. New York
State Library, Albany, viewed and transcribed 21 Mar 2005 by Stephan P. Clarke, held (2011) by Clarke.
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508. Cornelia WILSON (Nancy CLARKE12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 16 Aug 1839 in Town of Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Cornelia died on 24
Jan 1882; she was 42.
The 1860 federal census has her listed as Cordelia, not Cornelia.
were stepsiblings to the rest of the children.
Research:
Henry S. Wilson household.1850 U. S. census, Jefferson County, New York, population schedule, Town of
Sidney Keyes household, 1870 U. S. Federal Census, Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY, Roll: M593_945; Page:
555; Image: 288. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003.
Cornelia married Sidney KEYES. Born in 1839 in Canada. Sidney died in NY bef 11 Nov 1870; he was 31.
Research:
572
i.
Willie (1866-aft 1884)
573
ii.
Jennie (1869-aft 1884)
509. Charles B. WILSON (Nancy CLARKE12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
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Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 14 Dec 1841 in Whitney’s Corners, Philadelphia, Jefferson Co. NY.
Charles B. died in Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY, on 2 May 1908; he was 66. Buried in Sandy Hollow Cemetery,
Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY. Occupation: Farmer, cheese maker.
Charles lived most of his life in Philadelphia, NY, but did spend three years in Port Huron, Michigan. He has
shipped hay and produce from the area and was a salesman for the Edward Wilson cheese factory and worked for
several years as the manager of the Wilson Bros. grist mill. He suffered frequent heart attacks later in life.
Research:
Charles B. Wilson entry, vital records index, Historian, Town of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, NY. Record viewed
by Stephan P. Clarke, 25 October 2010.
Charles B. married Pamelia E. CHADWICK. Born in 1844. Pamelia E. died in Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY, in
1901; she was 57. Buried in Sandy Hollow Cemetery, Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY.
Research:
Letter from Roger C. Livingston, Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY, to Stephan P. Clarke 19 September
2010 held in 2010 by Clarke (148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210). Mr. Livingston is the Town
Historian and the letter contains Town Records on file with the Historian.
Charles B. Wilson entry, vital records index, Historian, Town of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, NY. Record viewed
Child, Hamilton. Geographical Gazetteer of Jefferson County, N. Y., 1684-1890. Syracuse, NY: The Syracuse
Journal Co., 1890. This work is in two parts bound together as a single volume and also includes a Business
Directory for the county.
510. Edwin Edward WILSON (Nancy CLARKE12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 17 Dec 1842 in Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY. Edwin Edward died
in Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY, on 23 Jul 1915; he was 72. killed by a train. Buried in Sandy Hollow Cemetery,
Town Of Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY. Occupation: Farmer; owned cheese factory.
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Edwin’s gravestone has no dates and there is some variation on his birth year. Some sources report him to be 72
years old, others report him as dying at 70 years of age.
The Watertown Re-Union reported in March 1903 that Edwin and Sarah moved from their farm into the village
of Philadelphia and set up housekeeping in a home they bought from A. B. Miles.
From an article in the Watertown Herald of Saturday, 13 Nov 1915: “Probably one of the largest sums paid in
many years for a farm in this section was handed over the other day when the Edwin Wilson farm, located near
Shurtleff’s Crossing, was sold for $17,500. The farm has been a high producer and has been well taken care of and
consisted of a little over 270 acres with considerable pasture land. Included with the farm was an excellent dairy.
The farm was purchased by Valentine Hotis of Redwood.” Shurtleff’s Crossing is now known as Shurtleff’s Corners
northwest of the village of Philadelphia on the border of the Towns of Philadelphia and Theresa in Jefferson County,
NY.
The Cape Vincent Eagle of October 1915 reported that Edwin Wilson left bequests of $500 each to the Catholic,
Methodist and Baptist churches in Philadelphia and left another $500 to the Philadelphia Grange.
An article in a newspaper (The Advance, locale unknown) reports that Wilson and his hired hand, Arthur
Dingman, were killed instantly when the buggy and horses Wilson was driving were struck by “the 6:00 o’clock
passenger train from Philadelphia to Clayton, and instantly whirled to their deaths.” The accident happened at
Shurtleff’s Crossing. “He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wilson pioneers of the town, who located here in the
early 30’s [1830s].” He owned “one of the largest and best equipped farms in the North Country at the time of his
death.”
“In 1867 he claimed for his bride, a neighbor’s daughter, Miss Sarah, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James
Wilson, whom he had known from infancy, and they were married by Rev. William A. Nichols, then pastor of the
Methodist church at Theresa.”
Edwin farmed all his adult life except for a few trips west when young and for one or two years when employed
in an uncle’s distillery in Watertown, NY. He was an early local pioneer in the breeding and raising of Holstein
cattle and was considered a particularly successful farmer.
This is the Edwin Wilson for whom Edwin Wilson Clarke is named. The men are first cousins once removed.
Research:
James Wilson household. 1870 U. S. census, Jefferson County, New York, population schedule, Town of
Operations, Inc., 2009. Roll M593_945; Page 555B; Image 293.
“Philadelphia.” The Watertown Re-Union, Watertown, NY, Saturday 14 March 1903, n.p., col. 2. Online.
“Brevities.” The Watertown Herald, Watertown, NY, Saturday, November 13, 1915, p. 5, col. 1. Online.
“About the County.” The Cape Vincent Eagle, Cape Vincent, New York, Thursday, 21 October 1915, p. 1, col.,
8. Online. Available: http://news2.nnyln.net/jefferson-county/search.html.
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Edwin Edward Wilson entry, vital records index, Historian, Town of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, NY. Record
On 4 Jul 1867 when Edwin Edward was 24, he married Sarah WILSON, daughter of James WILSON Jr. (5 Jun
1805-27 Dec 1891) & Wealthy WILSON (6 Dec 1805-4 Aug 1880). Born on 23 Mar 1840. Sarah died on 29 Dec
1930; she was 90. Buried in Sandy Hollow Cemetery, Town Of Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY.
In the 1850 federal census for the Town of Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY, there are several Wilsons who live close
to one another and who are of an age to be siblings. They are of the same generation as Alanson Clarke. Alanson’s
brother, Joseph, lives next door to Henry Wilson.
In 1870, Edwin and Sarah were living with her parents, James and Wealthy Wilson in Philadelphia.
Research:
Edwin Edward Wilson entry, vital records index, Historian, Town of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, NY. Record
511. Francis WILSON (Nancy CLARKE12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 9 Mar 1844. Francis died on 21 Jan 1916; he was 71. Buried in Sandy
Hollow Cemetery, Town Of Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY. Occupation: Grocer, butcher, proprietor of the Eagle
Hotel in Philadelphia.
Francis Wilson owned one of the first automobiles in Philadelphia. A photograph of him and his wife show them
seated in what appears to be a 1903 curved-dash Oldsmobile runabout with a tiller style steering handle. The
photograph was taken by E. D. Babcock of Philadelphia and was printed in an unidentified local newspaper on 31
May 1924 in a article entitled, “A Remembrance of Former Days.”
Research:
Henry Wilson household.1850 U. S. census, Jefferson County, New York, population schedule, Town
of Philadelphia. Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Roll M432_515; Page 172A; Image: 357.
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“A Remembrance of Former Days.” Unidentified newspaper clipping, Historian, Town of Philadelphia,
Philadelphia, NY. Record obtained
provided by Darlene Powers Cole, held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY. by Stephan P. Clarke, 25
October 2010.
On 16 Mar 1866 when Francis was 22, he married Cornelia M. ROGERS, daughter of Asel ROGERS & Esther /
Hester STEWART. Born in 1845. Cornelia M. died in 1905; she was 60. Buried in Sandy Hollow Cemetery, Town
Of Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY.
Research:
Letter from Roger C. Livingston, Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY, to Stephan P. Clarke 19 September
2010 held in 2010 by Clarke (148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210). Mr. Livingston is the Town
Historian and the letter contains Town Records on file with the Historian.
512. Irvin WILSON (Nancy CLARKE12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 21 Mar 1846 in Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY. Irvin died in CA aft 1910; he
was 63. Occupation: Liveryman / livery stable proprietor.
The 1850 federal census spells his name Ervin and some records have Irwin. Irvin seems to be the preferred spelling.
The 1870 federal census spells his name Irvin and he is living with his brother and sister-in-law, Francis and
Cornelia in Philadelphia. The 1880 federal census spells his name as Irvin and he is living with his brother and
sister-in-law, Francis and Cornelia, with their family in Philadelphia. They are next door to James and Welthea
Wilson.
The notes from Mr. Roger C. Livingston, Historian, Town of Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY, indicate that Irvin
was born in Helena, California. The 1850 and 1870 federal censuses say he was born in New York State. The
confusion may arise from the fact that Irvin and Lucy moved to California sometime before the 1900 federal census
where he is listed as a liveryman living in Hot Springs Township, Napa County, California. The census also states
that both Irvin and Lucy were born in New York State, but that Lucy’s parents were both born in Scotland. The 1910
federal census finds the couple living at 161 Main Street, St. Helena, Napa Co., CA where Irvin ran a livery stable.
Research:
Henry Wilson household.1850 U. S. census, Jefferson County, New York, population schedule, Town
of Philadelphia. Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Roll M432_515; Page 172A; Image: 357.
Francis Wilson household.1870 U. S. census, Jefferson County, New York, population schedule, Town of
Operations, Inc., 2009. Roll M593_945; Page 557A; Image: 296. Francis Wilson is Irvin’s brother.
Francis Wilson household.1880 U. S. census, Jefferson County, New York, population schedule, Town of
Operations, Inc., 2009. Roll 839; Family History Film 1254839; Page 70D; Enumeration District 137; Image 0434.
Irvin Wilson household. 1900 U. S. census. Napa County, California, population schedule, Town of Hot Springs.
Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA; Ancestry.com Operations,
Inc., 2004. Roll T623_95; Page 7B; Enumeration District 89.
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In 1871 when Irvin was 24, he married Lucy M. UNKNOWN. Born in Jun 1850 in NY. Lucy M. died aft 1910; she
was 59.
574
i.
Bella (1872-aft 1880)
575
ii.
Burtie (1874-aft 1880)
513. Amelia WILSON (Nancy CLARKE12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 26 May 1848. Amelia died on 27 Apr 1890; she was 41. Buried in
Brownville Cemetery, Brownville, Jefferson Co., NY.
The 1850 federal census has her name as Pamelia.
ESTATE OF AMELIA WILSON
Be it remembered, that heretofore, to wit: on the 24th day of May in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety, Henry S. Wilson of [the] Town of Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, Executor named in
the last Will and Testament of Amelia Wilson late of the City of Watertown in the County of Jefferson, deceased,
appeared in open Court before the Surrogate of the County of Jefferson and made application to have the said last
Will and Testament which relates to both Real and Personal Estate proved: an on such application the said Surrogate
did ascertain by satisfactory evidence who were the heirs at law and next of kin of the said testatrix and their
respective residences, and they are as follows, viz: Said Petitioner of Watertown, Charles B. Wilson, Edwin Wilson
and Francis Wilson of Philadelphia all of Jefferson County, New York, and Irving Wilson of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Georgia, brothers of said testatrix all 21 years of age. Willie Keyes of Philadelphia aforesaid, and Jennie
Rice of [the] City of Watertown aforesaid, children of Amelia Keyes a deceased sister of said testatrix, of whom
Willie Keyes is of full age,, and the said Jennie Rice is a minor 20 years of age, of whom said Francis Wilson above
named is general guardian—
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF AMELIA WILSON
In the name of God, Amen.
I Amelia Wilson of the City of Watertown, N. Y., being of sound mind and memory and considering the uncertainty
of this frail and transitory life do therefore make, ordain, publish and declare this to be my last Will and Testament,
that is to say:
First
After all my lawful debts are paid and discharge, I give and bequeath to my brother Charles B. Wilson the sum of
two hundred dollars
2nd
To Frank J. Rice of Watertown, N. Y., I give and bequeath the sum of one hundred dollars
3rd
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I give and bequeath to my brother Irving Wilson of Atalanta [sic.] Georgia, a certain promissory note which I now
hold against him for three hundred and thirty dollars
4th
I give and bequeath to my niece Mrs. Jennie Rice the sum of five hundred dollars and all my household furniture,
bedding, cooking stoves, beds, pictures and all personal property in my house, No. 25 Coffeen Street, Watertown, N.
Y., not otherwise disposed of herein
5th
I give and bequeath to my sister-in-law Emma Wilson my Organ
6th
I give and bequeath to said Emma Wilson and to said Jennie Rice all of my wearing apparel to be divided equally
between them
7th
I give and devise to my niece Jennie Rice my house and lot No. 25 Coffeen St, in Watertown, N. Y. to have and to
hold the same to the said Jennie Rice and to her heirs and assigns forever
8th
I give, bequeath & devise all the rest residue and remainder of my property & estate of every kind real & personal to
said Emma Wilson
Likewise, I make, constitute and appoint my brother, Henry S. Wilson, of Watertown, N. Y., to be sole executor of
this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former Wills by me made.
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal the twenty eighth day of February in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety.
Amelia Wilson /LS/
Witnesses: Geo. S. Hooker, Althea O. Green
Hamilton Child’s Geographical Gazetteer of Jefferson County, N. Y., 1684-1890, published in 1890 went into
print not long before Amelia’s death and has her listed therein as living at 25 Coffeen St., Watertown.
Research:
Letter from Roger C. Livingston, Historian, Town of Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY, to Stephan P. Clarke 14
Town Records on file with the Historian.
514. Henry Samuel WILSON (Nancy CLARKE12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 23 Nov 1849 in NY. Henry Samuel died in Watertown, Jefferson Co.,
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NY, on 4 Jun 1928; he was 78. Buried in Brownville, Jefferson Co., NY.
DSP. Henry Samuel Wilson and Emma Isadora Clarke are first cousins. Samuel and Martha Wait Clarke are their
common ancestors.
were stepsiblings to the rest of the children, but that does not relate properly to the birth order or with the date of
Nancy’s death.
Henry Samuel Wilson was one of the two jurors who voted against a conviction of murder in the first degree in
the Haynes-Allen double homicide case tried in Watertown in September and October 1897. Edward G. Hayens,
alias George Allen, was tried for the murder of Mrs. Wilbur Crouch and Miss Mary Daly. The trial lasted some eight
weeks and the verdict was brought in on the evening of 30 October 1897. The trial was the first one on record to
admit an X-ray photograph as evidence.
Research:
Samuel Clarke household. 1855 New York State Census. Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Microfilm. New York
State Library, Albany, viewed and transcribed 21 Mar 2005 by Stephan P. Clarke, held (2011) by Clarke.
On 17 Dec 1875 when Henry Samuel was 26, he married Emma Isadora CLARKE (507) , daughter of Horace
CLARKE (437) (13 Apr 1812-22 Nov 1896) & Martha Zada Maria PALMER (21 Jul 1823-19 Oct 1887). Born on
17 Jul 1854 in Town of Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Emma Isadora died in Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY, on 12 Feb
1942; she was 87. Buried on 14 Feb 1942 in Brownville, Jefferson Co., NY.
Her gravestone inscription as provided by the Historian for the Town of Brownville and as recorded on the Jefferson
Co. USGenWeb site says Emma Clark Wilson, wife of Henry S. Wilson, 1854-1842. The death date must be in error
as there are no known instances of people living backward in time, 1942 would fit for 1842 and there is known
correspondence from her dating from the 1920s when she was alive and well. In the 1875 NYS census, Emma was
working as a school teacher and boarded at the Wilson home in Watertown, a natural arrangement as she was a
cousin of the family. It was there, probably, that she became romantically involved with Henry, her first cousin,
whom she married later that year. An Elizabeth Clark is also listed as doing housework at the Wilson home. She is
given as 36, but we have no known link from her to our family. Emma died at her home at 110 S. Pleasant St.,
Watertown.
Research:
Letter from June McCartin, Historian, Town of Brownville, Jefferson Co., NY, to Stephan P. Clarke
29 September 2010 held in 2010 by Clarke (148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210). The letter contains
Horace Clark household, 1870 U. S. Federal Census. Diana (Indian River), Lewis Co. NY, page 10. Microfilm
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Churchville, NY.
515. Lydia WILSON (Martha S. CLARKE12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1843. Lydia died aft 1850; she was 7.
Research:
John Wilson household, 1850 U. S. Federal Census; Le Ray, Jefferson Co., New York; Roll:
M432_515; Page: 141B; Image: 296. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,
Inc., 2009.
516. Amelia WILSON (Martha S. CLARKE12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1847 in NY. Amelia died aft 1870; she was 23.
Research:
John Wilson household, 1870 U. S. Federal Census; Champion, Jefferson Co., New York; Roll:
M593_944; Page: 234B; Image: 474. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,
Inc., 2009.
517. Nancy M. CLARKE (Joseph12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1845.
518. Joseph Spencer WEEKES (Mary Celinda CLARKE12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6,
Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 11 Sep 1839 in Town of Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Joseph
Spencer died in Spanish Fort, AL, on 4 Apr 1865; he was 25. Mexican War. Served in the military.
Joseph S. Weeks died at the siege of Spanish Fort, AL, the last major battle of the Civil War.
Research:
Weekes, Robert D. Genealogy of the Family of George Weekes of Dorchester, Massachusetts, 16351650. Norwich, NJ: L. J. Hardham, 1885.
Joseph Spencer married Sarah A. CANFIELD. Born in 1840.
Research:
519. Clark Oren WEEKES (Mary Celinda CLARKE12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6,
Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 7 Feb 1842 in Town of Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Clark Oren
died in Long Prairie, MN, aft 1885; he was 42.
Research:
Clark Oren married Frances CANFIELD. Born in 1842. Frances died in Long Prairie, MN, aft 1885; she was 43.
Sarah and Francis Canfield were sisters who married brothers Joseph and Clark Weekes.
Research:
520. Warren James WEEKES (Mary Celinda CLARKE12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6,
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Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 23 Mar 1844.
There are no children of this union.
Research:
Warren James married Mary STEWARD. Born on 5 Oct 1851 in Franklin, Milwaukee Co., WI.
Research:
521. Betsey Anna WEEKES (Mary Celinda CLARKE12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6,
Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 8 May 1846.
Research:
Betsey Anna married Henry Abel DIMON. Born on 12 Oct 1843 in Columbus, Muscogee Co., GA.
Research:
522. Arminda Mary WEEKES (Mary Celinda CLARKE12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6,
Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 14 Jun 1848 in NY. Arminda Mary died in Minnesota aft
1880; she was 31.
Research:
Arminda Mary married George Hager NOTTAGE. Born on 20 Feb 1834 in Farmington, ME.
Research:
523. Rozelle Lerow WEEKES (Mary Celinda CLARKE12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6,
Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 22 Feb 1854 in NY. Rozelle Lerow died aft 1875; she was 20.
Rozelle is sometimes spelled Roselle.
Research:
Rozelle Lerow married Hattie BOYINGTON. Born in 1862.
Research:
524. John Charles Fremont WEEKES (Mary Celinda CLARKE12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7,
Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1856 in NY. John Charles Fremont died aft 1870; he
was 14.
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Never married, dsp.
Research:
525. Martha Jessie Eleanor WEEKES (Mary Celinda CLARKE12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7,
Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 28 Jul 1861 in Lyons, Walworth Co., WI. Martha
Jessie Eleanor died aft 1880; she was 18.
In her will, dated 24 February 1884, Sarah Ann Clarke Wilson bequeathed her string of gold beads to Martha who,
at the time, was living in Sauk Center, Stearns Co., MN.
Research:
Martha Jessie Eleanor married Nearl Mortimer GILLETT. Born on 6 Aug 1860 in St. Cloud, MN.
Research:
526. Henry P. CLARKE (Nelson12, Isaac Peckham11, Perry10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1852 in Otsego Co., NY.
Research:
527. Willis CLARKE (Nelson12, Isaac Peckham11, Perry10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1854 in Otsego Co., NY.
Research:
528. Morris Mortimer WHITAKER (Cornelia Sophia (Nellie) CLARKE12, Welcome Morris11, Oliver Pendleton10,
Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 24 Feb 1873 in
Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA. Morris Mortimer died in Jacksonville, Duval Co., FL, on 30 Jan 1944; he was 70.
Buried in Whitaker Plot, North Adams, Berkshire Co., MA. Section A, Lot #55, grave #3, S. E Quadrant.
Occupation: "Ship Building", Naval Architect, House Architect. Education: B. A. Yale University,'96, Cornell
University, London School.
{Morris M. Whitaker died at Jacksonville, Fla., on 30 Jan. 1944, after a heart attack. He was seventy years old.
Whitaker studied Naval Architecture at Cornell and in England (London school of Diesel Engineering) after
graduation from Yale (Class of 1896). and was said at one time to be a motor boat specialist. In the First World War
he did work for the Russian Navy as well as the U. S . Navy and Emergency Fleet Corporation. Recently he had
been engaged with a company in Jacksonville ( Gibbs Shipyard) constructing Liberty Ships.
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Mrs Whitaker, who with a young daughter survives him, may be addressed at "Harbor Lights, " Milford, Conn..
death announcement from the Yale Class Sec.
This is my dear father. I was unprepared for his death. He died on a Sunday morning. We were living outside of
Jacksonville Fla. in a log house near a river. We had moved in there just a week previous after an extended period
in a Motel, while my father searched for a rental house. He wrote to his friend Grace Truman Albertson, " It is easy
to find a place that will take a child but not one that will take a dog." (King)
I accompanied my father, in the car, to go to buy a Sunday paper. On the way back he slowed the car and pulled it
over to the right. We must have been going 10 miles an hour. I looked at him and he was gray with sweat running
down his face. I said, "Daddy, what's the matter" I think he must have said, " I don't feel well." or something to that
effect. We continued in this manner and I became more and more alarmed. I was begging him to let me drive. " I
can do it, I know I can" He continued to gently say "No" I was surprised that he didn't get angry with me as I was
really insisting. We finally arrived at the little house and my mother helped Daddy into the living room and on to
my single bed that was near the front door. She told me to go to the neighbors and call an Ambulance. The nearest
house was about a mile up the road. It seemed to take for ever to get there. They called and I started back. When I
arrived my mother said, "Don't go in, he's gone. Go back and tell the neighbors that your father has died." I did
peek in at him and saw him lying there on the bed with his mouth open and a hankerchief tied around his head to
hold his chin closed. I can still see the whole scene. I was 2 months into my 11th year. I walked back to the
neighbors to tell them and they looked very sad. On the way back to the log house I lost my hearing temprorarily. I
remember thinking, "Even the birds aren't singing".
Nyack, Oct. 16th. 38
Sara dear,
The attached manuscript was written by your grandfather to the Editor of the North Adams Transcript, describing
the escape of the Harriet Lane from the port of Galveston, loaded with cotton to England, during the civil war.
Father was an officer of the Lackawanna, and the escape of this vessel was a sore point to the Northern blockade
fleet. For your information I will say, that during the civil war, aside from any patriotic motives, the officers and
men of the blockading fleet, received a part of the prize money derived from the sale of the captured vessel and its
cargo, which gave an added incentive to their efforts. I remember father telling of being one of the prize crew (that
is the crew put on board of a captured vessel, to take it to a port controlled by the northern fleet.) The vessel he
spoke of was called the Planter. It was captured by the vessel in which he was, and was a stern wheel river type of
boat, which made its navigation along the Atlantic coast much more dangerous. He tells of the trip north to New
York and of being hailed one dark foggy night. It seems that the rebel officer who was retained as navigator, was
planning to run the vessel under the guns of some Confederate port, and have it recaptured by the rebels. The hail
asked what ship it was. The reply was "Prize ship Planter, bound for New York". "Do you know where you are"
"No" "Well you are at the entrance of Charleston harbor." It was a narrow escape from re-capture, but the crew
brought the ship safely to New York. During the civil war, the rebels, tried to ship cotton to England (the English
cotton mills were almost all closed, because of inability to secure raw material) and with the money derived from the
successful sale of cotton Southern army would buy arms and materials to carry on the war against the North. (they
had no arms or munitions factories to speak of).
I was born shortly after the Civil war, and heard father and mother discuss incidents in it with their friends, until it
seemed to me as a boy, that I had almost lived through it and its experiences.
As you grow larger, you will probably hear discussion of the word war until you in turn will live through its struggle
and horrors.
That dear, seems the way of the world. I have lived through the period of two wars, and I hope you may be spared
such an experience.
Daddy
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Sara, dearest,
As the days go by, and I ponder more on the principles of life it seems fitting that I should transmit them to you,
who will carry on when I am no longer here. So, as these things came to me, out of my experience in life, and out of
the great reservoir of nature, who surrounds us, I want you to know them, and think over them, when the realization
of maturity, makes you able to understand them. You will not see them now, for you are too young to understand.
My father always tried his best to put me wise, as far as he knew. When I asked questions, if he knew the answer,
he told me straight. If he did not know he told me so, saying, I believe this to be the truth. This in turn, I am trying
to do for you. Your mother and I have had opportunities, which come only to the few, who are ready to absorb
them, and make use of them. You remember my telling you the principles of learning. SILENCE, that is making
your mind blank of your own thought. LISTENING, so that you may hear what the one trying to teach you is
saying. REMEMBERING, that you may think over what is said thinking this over that you may UNDERSTAND,
and when you fully understand, that you may act on what is imparted to you.
SILENCE
LISTENING
REMEMBERING
UNDERSTANDING
ACTION
Nature is a wonderful thing, it is all there is, and ignorance of it brings about almost all the crime and sadness of this
world. Nature is God and God is nature. There is none other.
What we call death does not always come with the stoppage of breathing. To one who is healthy, that is who has
followed the dictates and principles of nature, may suspend breathing for long periods, and yet come back to what
we call life. The Hebrew bible says, "Be still and know that I am God" To me, that means that stilling the
wanderings of the mind, permits one to see and know intuitively, more than is given to the run of mankind.
When one is healthy, the sympathetic nervous system, carries on life's functions, and this nervous system, carries on
beyond what we call death. It gradually disintegrates, and then the particles of matter emit various forms, solid,
liquid and gaseous, return to the great reservoir of the universe. So , dear girl, and interference with this process, I
think to be wrong, cremation, or other means of hastening natures method will interfere with this gradual transition,
which occurs when one is placed in the ground.
In nature, there are pairs of opposites, light and dark, truth and falsity, up or down, male or female. These act on
each other and through action and reaction, which is its opposite, the world as we know it, goes on. Why, we don't
and cannot know, so why worry about it. The action and reaction of these principles constitute all of knowledge,
that is given to mankind to know.
The action of male and female, in creation, is one of these principles, which it is supremely necessary to know. It is
called sex, and sex knowledge. This is the basis of all religion, and religion is the practice of a philosophy, be it
Christian, Buddhist, Mohamedism, or what have you. All are based upon this. In the Christian philosophy, sex is
thinly veiled, that those who know may understand. Jesus said, "to you it is given to know the truth." to all others
he spoke in parables, that is he told a story, which his followers and disciples understood. Voltaire said, "Language
is used to conceal thought as well as express it." Thus those who can read beneath the double talk, can understand
the truth, concealed within it.
So dear girl, as you grow older, your mother and I will try to convey to you an understanding, of what lies beneath---- the kernel of the truth, covered by the husk, to keep the unthinking from learning and prostituting the truth. As
Jesus said, "They have eyes and see not, ears and hear not, neither do they understand."
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Sex, and sex expression, is a beautiful thing. It is unclean only to the unclean. In sex expression, the participants,
become in fact creators, like unto what we call God. The Hebrew bible, speaks of the "temple, not made with
hands". This refers to the female generative organs, in which the new life is formed. Holy communion refers to the
sexual act, and that is the highest act and most sacred of life.
Over the arch of a church in Florida, I saw this "The lord is in his holy temple" That symbolized the union of the
male and female principles in creation.
Most so called Christian people, and the ministers who are supposed to lead them do not know this.
The doctrine of the Holy Trinity refers to the organs of the sexes, and the resulting progeny (father mother child). It
also refers to the three elements of time, past, present and future. This use of symbology, is intended to convey a
truth of nature, to those ready to receive it.
The Christian doctrine of the "Immaculate conception" means conception under immaculately clean conditions.
Clean both is the minds and bodies of the participants in the act. The church, so called do not know this and tries to
give it an improbable and foolish explanation.
This explanation, is given to you dear girl, because I love you, and think you worthy to know. It is a philosophy
commonly known as Phallicism which underlies all religion. It is so called from the Greek name of the male organ
of generation. It is in this world today, with the depraved thought of the masses, a term of reproach, and must never
be referred to, unless you want the world at large to consider you, as depraved as themselves.
The above, dear girl, is the real stuff, as I have learned and believe it. It should not be imparted by you to any one,
except and only when you are assured in your own mind and heart that they are worthy of his sacred knowledge, and
are ready to receive it, and act in accordance with its teaching. May I add that those worthy are few and far
between. It should not be imparted even to your own husband, until you have known him intimately for years, and
feel deep down inside that he will hold these truths inviolate. If your children are immaculately conceived, you can
in turn pass this on to them but not otherwise.
This is Monism-- the philosophy of the oneness of all.
Daddy}
April 9 1943
Our minds, or our thinking power, is part of the great universal "mind" that cause of every manifested thing.
"Manifested" to my mind means that which our senses can understand which are understandable through the
faculties with which we are endowed at birth, and which as the years go on, of our life, we increase in perception.
Our minds are limited in their scope, but some individuals, through meditation can understand more than those
whose whole existence on the earth, is given to pursuit of money, and other things which in the end must be given
up.
"All we can carry in our cold dead hands is what is given away" This to my way of thinking means, that we have a
duty and pleasure of helping others not so well situated in life, who have not had the chance to learn, absorb and
live, the truths of existence. In other words, we live and die alone, meeting , loving, and participating with all
humanity in the common things of life, but in the end go to the long sleep, alone, as we came, leaving to those who
follow us, just what we have acquired on our journey, which we are able to get them to understand.
Your mother and myself, have had opportunities given to few. In as far as we are able so to do, we have tried to
transmit these qualities, as part of your being. Make the most of every chance given you, that in turn you may
transmit these things to your own children.
In what goes before, it is my effort to set down for you, some of the knowledge and understanding, I have so far
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acquired in life.
Daddy}
Morris Mortimer married Marie Louise SCHREINER. Born on 20 Dec 1895 in Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY. Marie
Louise died in Bedford, Middlesex Co., MA, on 21 Jun 1998; she was 102. Buried in Jul 1998 in Whitaker Plot,
North Adams, Berkshire Co., MA. An urn with her ashes is buried on my father's grave. Occupation: Homemaker,
Pianist.
{I could write a book about my mother ("Moo"). The bottom line was that she was a "survivor". She had been the
apple of her mother's eye until her mother died when she was one month short of 4 years old. She had a nurse maid,
Riquitte, who stayed with her til she was 5 when her aunt, under pressure from her newly acquired mother-in-law,
ended her employment. My mother remembers following Riquitte to the 3d floor, where her room was, and hearing
Riquette say, "poor little Marie, what will become of you." Taken at 14 to visit her mother's relatives in Germany
(two great Aunts had married Germans in Brazil) the family was caught there and spent WWI in Wiesbaden.
Mother said the war was terrible and that there was no food. She returned with her sister Ethel, in 1920 (she had
separated from her aunt's family) and joined her Aunt Sessa in NYC. "There was nothing there for me." She was
invited to visit the "Clarkstown Country Club" a Yoga Colony at Nyack, N.Y. by friends she had made at a Music
School ( my mother was teaching piano to support and suppliment her income and living in a boarding house with
Aunt Sessa when she returned from Germany. She felt, at 26-27 that her life was going nowhere.), Elizabeth, Mrs.
Semore of "The 3d Street Settlement" in NYC. { 5/28/98 on her death bed, my mother troubled by some memories,
told me, "She sent me there for sex". In retrospect my mother likens it to the abuse she suffered at the hands of her
Uncle Bob. I gather that Mrs. Semore, analysed my mother's post traumatic stress syndrome from her family and
the war in Germany, as 'sex starved' behavior, and sent her to the Yoga colony as a place where sex would be
available to her. I gather that Dr. P. A. Barnard obliged the women sent from NYC by Mrs. Semore. Peter
Gillingham alluded to his mother's having been one of P. A.'s ' harem' which raised a flag some where in my psyche.
If Aunt Mildred could have been is such a position perhaps my mother? My mother, alluding to this said, "It was
awful" I married your father, I didn't know how else to get out of it." I told my Mom, "it wasn't your fault. You
were exploited and abused. Mrs. Semore was a 'procuress'". "Yes, she was, but she thought she was doing the right
thing", said my Mom.}
She desided to stay in Nyack and met my father there. He had retired to Nyack and was involved in the "Club". He
divorced his wife and married my mother. I was born in 1932, when their economic fortunes were declining.
The Sweater as Metaphor for Life
by
Sara W. Hale
My mother taught me to knit, at my request, when I was 8 years old. I wanted to make myself a sweater. " What
color?" she said. "Red" I said, for that suited my 8 year old vision. We got the wool. I think we went together to
buy it, enough for a pullover with long sleeves. I worked diligently. I got through the ribbing, knit two, pearl two,
and was well in to the body. It was a challenge to know which direction I was going in if I stopped in the middle of
a row. At the ends I would hold it at arm's length and survey my work. There were a couple of "funny" spots but I
had faith that when this wonder was complete they would somehow disappear. When I got up about 4 inches into
the "stockinet" stitch my progress slowed. I thought I was spending as much time as ever but it just didn't seem to
get any longer! I began to loose heart, returning to it after longer and longer intervals. Finally my Mother said,
"Would you like me to finish it for you." "yes" I said. I can still remember the feeling of gratitude. No
remonstrations. No hanging my ego out to dry. My mother did finish the sweater and I wore it a few times but it
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had lost it's luster.
My mother, in her 100th year, said. "I want to knit a sweater for Charlotte Petty. She has outgrown the one you
made her. She needs a size 8" I want to make a cardigan and I want it to be pale rose." "OK, I'll get you the wool
and a pattern." I said.
The yarn store had a dismaying array of "rose" yarns. Would she like this one? Or did she mean something like
this? I finally settled on one. About 3 1/2 balls, the pattern said. Knitting worsted weight, machine washable. I
took it all to my mother. "That's not rose. It's lavender." Fortunately Charlotte's grandparents were there when I
submitted it for approval. They voted for Rose, definitely Rose.
"Just cast on the stitches and get me started. I want to do Knit 2 Pearl 2."
"Why don't you do the back first." I said.
" Yes, that's a good idea. 80 stitches, remember, 80. I'll count. I won't talk to you."
" 80?"
"Yes, 80"
"Just do a few rows so that I can see the pattern."
"There are 5 rows."
"Fine, I'll be able to do it now."
When I returned a week later, "I had to start over," she said. "I think you can save the yarn. Just rewind it."
Out of her bedside table came a little tangle of what was left of the "start", a knit, a couple of pearls, a dropped
stitch, a few extra stitches, the yarn split in places from many redos.
"I think I have 80. You count."
If you count the yarn overs and the odd stitch picked up from something below I got roughly 81.
"Oh well, that's easy to fix. Just knit two together. I counted it over and over."
"I think we had better start it again." I said; and to myself , "You are patient. Just keep doing this till she finally
says, 'I think you better do it'."
Now we are into the 5th or 6th start. I have 3 tangles to rewind. Some look easier than others. We had extra yarn at
the start. Now I'm wondering if I can match the dye lot.
I started it again today. I got up above the ribbing and into the stockinet for the second time. "They won't give me
time to finish the row. They are always in a hurry. They have other people to bathe and dress. So I get mixed up."
" I want you to cancel my paper for the summer. I don't want to fill my head with all that election stuff. I'll just
concentrate on getting this sweater done."
In some way this sweater is my mother's life line. "I knit, therefor I am worthy." I understand that. We'll just have
to wait and see how it plays out. We're both in uncharted water.
MARIE 1917
Mother; Your picture came to me over the internet from a distant cousin in Utah. It is the closest experience of time
travel this girl has ever had. "Marie 1917 " it said. I see you sitting there, and open book in your lap, your hands
folded over it. The sun of that year and day shines on you hair an face transfixing the pale blondness and sad
countenance.
You sit there drawn into yourself, grouped with your younger cousins yet separate. A picture is worth a thousand
words, the old "saw" goes. I experience the emotional impact of all the painful stories; exiled to Germany with a
dysfunctional alcoholic family, trying to allude the persistent pursuit of a drunken Uncle, loving Gigi, your Aunt but
being impotent to help her set the limits she needed in her life. This is the year your beloved Grandmother died and
"Left me with a crazy sister". What you mean is, being forced to Mother when you had never been mothered
yourself.
Now I know the gut feelings you had when you used to accuse me of not defending you in what ever neurotic
personal struggle with some other person you were engaged; the neighbors, the landlord, my in-laws.
What we didn't realize was that I came too late. You really needed me in 1917 and before. That is the sad part. I
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matured strong and healthy and I can feel my self girding for battle when I see you then. It is a time problem.
March 8, 1998.
Today I spent 2 hours with my mother asking her questions. I managed to get quite a bit of information.
How she and the Williams got to Germany in about 1912. "Grandmother used to come over to visit her brother,
Charlie", and she found Gigi ( her daughter) very unhappy and thinking about leaving her husband. Grandmother
said, "Come to Germany". Then she did go to Germany and brought her husband along! "When we got there the
two Aunts, Libby (Elizabeth Moran Tappenbeck) and Sarah (Brambeer) gave dinners for Aunt Ethel. She got
herself all done up with a big ribbon around her head with a bow. I laughed at the way she looked and she said, '
You're no spring chicken your self.' but I was, I was only 17. That was when I first realized that you could stop
being a child and as you grew older you could be a threat to older people!"
Aunt Libby Moran Tappenbeck was a Typhoid carrier. "She used to say, come sit near me dear Child". "She
wanted to give it to others". (My mother's analysis ). She, Aunt Libby had a companion, Frauline Raba, and a
butler, who wore white gloves, and a swallow tail coat in the afternoon. He told one of Libby's friends that she was
the most 'genteel' of all of Mrs. Tappenbeck's guests. They, the friend and the butler were fast friends after that.
I said, "The german relatives must have been appalled by all the drunkenness." "Oh no, "said my mother, "They
had drunks of their own." ( Nene' (Frederick) Brambeer was one ).
"Gigi, seperated from him ( Bob ) for two years. I thought it was permanent. She was pumping me for what
happened so finally I told her about him pursueing me. She asked Ada if she thought it could be true but Ada said
she had no way of knowing. Then she took him back. She said that my sister and I were old enough to find our own
way home from Germany and she went off and left us there."
My mother's beloved grandmother, Lizzy French Lewis Kretzschmar was dying in Dresden in 1917. My mother
went to see her, probably with Gigi. "Don't die Grandmother, I don't want you to die." my mother told her. "I've
lived long enough." she said.
Hi Carolyn, I hope you are alright. I worry when I don't hear from you.
You had asked me where the old Judge Williams house was, the one whose yard attached to Gigi and Uncle Bobs at
the back. My mother dropped it in conversation today. The story she was telling was that when she and the
Williams first moved to Paddock Street, the William's house was behind theirs fronting on Tenyke Street ( I'm not
sure of the spelling it sounded like "Ten Ike". ) My mother said the elder Williams had a cook, Irish, who came
from the "Sand flats" of Watertown. "She was kind of crazy, but she made wonderful donuts. I used to sit there in
the kitchen and have one with everyone who came by, 4-5. Too many. I had terrible dreams, animals being killed--- thrown away----- It was those donuts." I said, "Maybe it was because your mother died." " No it was the donuts."
Letting Go Of Your Mom
by Sara Whitaker
I don't know what I expected. I know there was a lot of fear and anxiety involved.
I think it was that I would have to make a life and death decision by my self. That was overwhelming. I felt my self
coming apart. Crying all the time, unable to stop. Exhausted.
I asked for help and time. Help came in the form of my sons and time was given by the decision to give Mother
antibiotics. I slipped into the antibiotics, not sure what I was doing, but reassured by the charge nurse that
Antibiotics were in the class of "comfort measure". I wasn't ready to withhold anything that might offer a little more
life.
This is new ground for me. Just when you think you have lived enough not to be surprised by new experience, one
comes along. I am the only child of an orphan. My father died when I was 11 years old and I've never felt able to
deal with the death of a parent. All the unresolved fear and sadness returned and I felt 11 again. We are survivors,
my mother and me. Bonded by life circumstance we share a microcosm that seems indivisible.
My sons came and offered their love and support. They reassured my mother of their love and said their good-byes.
Now I go each day for a visit. Mother has lost her appetite and her body is shrinking down to the essentials. She
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looks strangely beautiful. Spare in her essence. I keep thinking what a beautiful nose she has, so straight with fine
nostrils and a chiseled tip.
She is not comfortable and she complains of being cold. There is nothing for her to do in either the chair or her bed
but sleep. She holds on to small things, my promise to come tomorrow, Ezra's promise of a picture of his cat.
I feel guilty about keeping her alive for this troublesome time. Should I have said no to the antibiotics? Who did I
do it for? Should I ask her what to do when that choice comes again?
Now I see that dying isn't the choice of a single person. It is more of a consensus, My Mother, Me, The Doctor, the
Nursing Staff. We all need to come together to let one member of the circle leave.
This has been a hard time. Going to see my Mom each day, sometimes twice a day. My spirits rising and falling
with her level of energy. Finally on Friday I was told she had lost her swallow reflex and that it was time to start
and analgisac and sedative. We started with a shot of Morphine Friday night. She was rouseable on Saturday and
managed a little smile when I was leaving in the evening. I had told her, "If you see Daddy, go with him. He will
be your guide. There is nothing to fear. They will all be waiting for you, Grandmother, your mother, Gigi, Sessa,
Ada. It will be a joyous reunion. When my time comes you can come for me. I'll look for you. We'll be together
again." I prayed fervently to my father to please come and take her. Sunday when I went back she was non
responsive. She no longer fought my attempts to moisten her mouth. By the evening her breathing was shallow and
rapid. I didn't know how long it would be so I left. At 11pm the home called to say that she had passed away. Ken
and I went to spend some time with her body for which I am grateful. I hugged her, rested my head on her shoulder
kissed her ran my hands over her limbs. She was still warm to the touch and It was hard to realize she wasn't there.
I am so sad and yet I feel that she is around me and I feel her happiness. That is reassuring.
4/21/98
"I love you I love you I love you I love you.
Don't cry mother, Don't cry daughter."
You look like you must have when you were young and slender, like in the 1917 picture. I didn't know you then.
Wait. Wait. I want to get to know you as you were then, before I was born.
4/28/98
Your body is growing slimmer. Less of the flesh and more of the spirit. I tend you now, using my Nursing skills,
turn you, rub your back, clear your mouth. I am more familiar with your body than ever before. I notice the color,
alabaster, uniform. I meet with the bones for the first time, shoulder blades, knees, humerus, radius, ulna. They are
thick, strong and heavy to lift. Your hands are bony, just metatarsals and tendons with the thin covering of soft
warm skin. The Pads of the fingers are soft against mine. "I like it when you hold my hand." you say.
You ask me, "Am I where I should be?" Such a hard question. So many possible permutations. I decide to keep it
simple. "You are in your room in Bedford, close to me." You say to me, "I'll try to be good while you're gone."
Who did you say that to last? Your mother? 99 years ago?
Often you drop into sleep and then rouse yourself to see me. When your eyes meet mine you smile. I try to
memorize that smile and your eyes, so large and so blue. I think about taking a picture. Would that be a trespass?
It is a smile that is just a pure smile. It asks nothing of me. I've never felt that altruism from you before. I want the
smile to be etched into my memory to help erase all the struggles we had that are already fading, fading, fading.
I brought you a new gown today. I made it quickly yesterday. ( Better get this done. You brought this fabric for
her. She will like it). "Oh, I like it." you say. "Should I put it on now?" "Is my name in it". "No, just your room
and number." "That's enough." you say.
The day before you died, Saturday, in the evening, I was sitting with you and I knew your time was near. I took
your hand and spoke close to your ear. "If you see Daddy, go with him. He will be your guide." A look of fear
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briefly crossed your face and to join with you I said, "When my time comes I will look for you. It won't be long".
The nurse came in and we changed and turned you to the other side. I checked your pillows, legs and feet for
padding. I covered you and said good night and that I would be back in the morning. Your eyes met mine and you
gave me your last smile. How I cherish that smile, so brief but so precious.
The next day you were non responsive and you passed that evening at 11 PM. I had left you two hours before. I
hope you saw Daddy and went with him.
August 24, 1998, You are gone now. I've started to tend your grave. Yesterday I cleared the brush and cleaned the
headstones. I'll take care of everyone there, I don't mind. I talk to them. I played them Ezra's tape, LOUD. "This is
Ezra." I say. " He dedicated it 'to the pianist Marie Louise Whitaker'." Maybe next time I'll play Mozart or Bach
(for my Mom).
I look at your picture over my writing place. You were a living memorial for all those people from your childhood
and young adulthood. The undervalued stepchild. They couldn't have known that you were their immortality, for
your life time at least. I will try to remember, to honor your memory and what you valued but when I'm gone they
will really be dead
For My Mother
We gather here to celebrate the life of Marie Louise Whitaker. She loved life and was always optimistic. She gave
us her healthy strong body, her intelligence, love of music, memories of her family, her sense of social grace and
behavior. For her most things were possible. You just had to decide how to do it and who could help.
Her life spanned a most incredible period from the introduction of the automobile to travel in space. She was born
into luxury and lost her mother at aged 3. She survived trauma, rejection and poverty. She was a survivor and a
fighter.
She explored a few systems of religious thought but toward the end of her life she seemed to loose interest in the
issue. She said she wasn't afraid or worried about death, that what ever WAS, was alright.
For me, the good memories seem far more prominent now. I am grateful for her life. I am grateful that she desired
my life and made the best plans and decisions available to her to lay the ground work for my life. That foundation
has been a reliable ground on which to build my life and my family.
As my mother approached the end of her life she became more grateful, accepting. I thought, she is perfecting her
soul. My hope is that the perfectibility continues, even after death and that she is now full of joy and at peace.
Amen}
They had one child:
576
i.
S. (Living, Female)
529. Nellie Dean CRUMB (Joseph Clarke12, Joseph Talcott11, Joseph10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7,
Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1854.
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DAR National # 119234. DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 120 for 1915, p 74.
Nellie Dean married Freeman WILSON. Born in 1842.
They had one child:
577
i.
Hattie
530. Robert CRUMB (Joseph O.12, Orville Wesley11, Joseph10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7, Mary
PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 27 Jun 1875 in Plainfield, Otsego Co.,
NY. Robert died in Clinton, Oneida Co., NY, on 4 Nov 1957; he was 82.
Research:
On 8 Jun 1897 when Robert was 21, he married L. Alzora T. TALBERT. Born on 11 Aug 1872 in Brookfield,
Madison Co., NY. L. Alzora T. died in Clinton, Oneida Co., NY, on 14 Dec 1955; she was 83.
Research:
They had one child:
578
i.
Emily A. (10 Mar 1908-aft 1968)
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14th Generation
-------------------------------------------------531. Claude LEONARD (Lucy Dorcas CLARKE13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7,
Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 29 Mar 1885.
To this couple was born a daughter, also named Nettie, who married Harold Hayden.
Research:
Claude married Millie COLE.
Research:
532. Jeanaette (”Nettie”) LEONARD (Lucy Dorcas CLARKE13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8,
Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Jeanaette (”Nettie”) died on 2 Jun 1959.
Research:
“Harold A. Hayden”. Unidentified newspaper obituary clipping provided by Darlene Powers Cole, held (2011)
by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
Jeanaette (”Nettie”) first married Abel GEER.
To this couple were born Alfred who married Ethel Simmons, Roy and Maud. Neither Roy nor Maude married or
had children.
Research:
On 22 Mar 1929 Jeanaette (”Nettie”) second married Harold A. HAYDEN, son of David HAYDEN & Emma
FIELDS, in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence Co., NY. Born on 9 Jul 1903 in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence Co., NY. Harold
A. died in Canton, St. Lawrence Co., NY, on 23 Nov 1983; he was 80. Buried in Harrisville Cemetery. Occupation:
Farmer.
Harold had two brothers, Gerald and Donald, and two sisters, Mrs. Donald (Dorothy) Brown and Mrs. Lynn
(Beulah) Denesha.
Research:
“Harold A. Hayden”. Unidentified newspaper obituary clipping provided by Darlene Powers Cole,
held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
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533. Estella Elnora CLARKE (John Wilson13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6,
Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 5 Feb 1881 in Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY. Estella Elnora died
in Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY, in May 1902; she was 21. tuberculosis.
She never married, dsp.
Research:
John W. Clark household. 1892 New York State Census; Diana, Lewis Co., NY; Page: 2; Election
District: 3; 16 Feb 1892. Online. Available: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159385-297178?cc=1529100. Downloaded and printed 22 Nov 2011, held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke.
Viewed and printed 23 Nov 2011; Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY copy held (2011) by Clarke.
534. Elmer Arthur CLARKE (John Wilson13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6,
Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 20 Mar 1884 in Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY. Elmer Arthur
died in Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY, in Feb 1908; he was 23. tuberculosis.
Florence North Clarke’s handwritten notes give the Feb 1905 date for Elmer’s death. His gravestone lists his death
year as 1908.
Research:
John W. Clark household. 1892 New York State Census; Diana, Lewis Co., NY; Page: 2; Election
District: 3; 16 Feb 1892. Online. Available: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159385-297178?cc=1529100. Downloaded and printed 22 Nov 2011, held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke.
Clarke, Elmer A. Harrisville Cemetery, Town of Diana, Lewis County, NY, Surnames C. Online. Available:
In 1904 when Elmer Arthur was 19, he married Mary RYAN, daughter of James RYAN & Sophia UNKNOWN.
Born in Canada. in Feb 1905.
Her mother's name was Sophia, but we do not know her maiden name. We need to examine Mary Ryan's links, if
any, to Florence Ryan Beers, Effie Ryan Sanders Clarke, Alfred "Strawberry" Ryan, Maude Ryan Caldwell, and
Jane Ryan Moore. We do know that Effie and Alf were brother and sister. Alfred was known for changing his
underwear (a union suit) twice a year whether he needed to or not. Every spring and fall he'd plow the old suit under
and put a new one on. Hygiene is everything.
Research:
They had one child:
579
i.
Florence A. (4 Apr 1905-3 Feb 2001)
535. Edwin Wilson CLARKE (John Wilson13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6,
Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 19 Jun 1886 in Lake Bonaparte, Lewis Co., NY. on 16 Feb
1955. in 1966. Edwin Wilson died in Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY, on 19 Mar 1972; he was 85. acute pulmonary
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edema; chronic pulmonary fibrosis; emphysema, He was buried in Harrisville, NY, on 22 March 1972. Buried in
1972 in Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY. Occupation: mason, carpenter, pulp grinder operator at the Diana Paper Co.
Education: completed 8th grade.
Edwin Wilson Clarke resided in and around Harrisville, NY, where he worked variously as a farmer, millwright,
papermaker and mason. He also did odd jobs as a carpenter. He was not a particularly competent provider and the
Depression years were very hard on his family. The 1910 federal census lists him as age 23 and a boarder at the
home of Charles and Nellie Smith.
He may have been named for his first cousin, once removed, Edwin Wilson, the son of Henry and Nancy Clarke
Wilson.
Research:
Clarke, Edwin Wilson, estate. Jefferson County Surrogate Court, file 72141, Surrogate Court Office,
Watertown, New York. File viewed by Stephan P. Clarke, 26 Oct. 2010.
Clarke, Edwin W. Harrisville Cemetery, Town of Diana, Lewis County, NY, Surnames C. Online. Available:
Clarke, Florence Arabella North, death certificate. Village Clerk’s Office, Harrisville, Lewis County, New York.
Clarke-North. Record of Marriages in the County of Lewis, State of New York. Record of Marriage No. 598, 10
April 1911; County Clerk, Lowville, Lewis Co., NY.
Clarke, Stephan Paul. Record Copy of Supplemental Application for Martinus Siver, National Society, Sons of
the American Revolution, National Number 146308, approved 22 June 2005.
Clarke, Stephan Paul. Record Copy of Application for Johan Jost Foltz, National Society, Sons of the American
Revolution, National Number 146308, approved 8 Apr 1996.
Clarke, Stephan Paul. Record Copy of Supplemental Application for Nathan Dike, National Society, Sons of the
American Revolution, National Number 146308, approved 31 Dec 2001.
Clarke, Stephan Paul. Record Copy of Supplemental Application for Peter Relyea, National Society, Sons of the
American Revolution, National Number 146308, approved 5 Apr 2002.
Clarke, Stephan Paul. Record Copy of Supplemental Application for Adam Rath, National Society, Sons of the
American Revolution, National Number 146308, approved 23 Jul 2002.
Clarke, Stephan Paul. Record Copy of Supplemental Application for Gerrit Ostrander, National Society, Sons of
the American Revolution, National Number 146308, approved 27 Mar 2007.
Clarke, Stephan Paul, Application approval and membership certificate for ancestor Jacob Siver, General Society
of the War of 1812, National Number 6210, approved 1 May 2010.
Clarke, Stephan Paul, Supplemental application approval and certificate for ancestor Henry Gerrit Ostrander,
General Society of the War of 1812, National Number 6210, approved 3 Sep 2010.
Edwin Clark household, 1915 New York State Census, Diana, Lewis Co., NY; Election District: 3; Assembly
District: 1; Page: 37. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Edwin Clarke household. 1920 U. S. Federal Census, Diana, Lewis Co. NY; Roll: T625_2622; Page: 9B;
Enumeration District: 75; Image: 707. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,
Inc., 2010.
Edwin Clarke household. 1930 U. S. Federal Census, Diana, Lewis Co. NY; Roll: 1444; Page: 2B; Enumeration
District: 7; Image: 622. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2002.
Edwin Clarke household. 1940 U. S. Federal Census, Harrisville, Lewis Co. NY; Roll: T627_2622; Page: 8B;
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Enumeration District: 25-8. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.,
2012.
Edwin Clarke. Social Security Death Index No. 094-09-3001. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.
“Edwin W. Clarke Dies.” Obituary. Unidentified newspaper clipping provided by Albert J. Clarke, Sr., held
(2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
Edwin Clarke and Florence North grave stone. Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY, Village Cemetery. Photograph by
Stephan P. Clarke.
“Edwin W. Clarke.” Obituary. Unidentified newspaper clipping provided by Darlene Powers Cole held (2011) by
Stephan P. Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
col. 5. Online. Available: http://news2.nnyln.net/lewis-county/search.html. Downloaded and printed, 24 Nov 2011
by Stephan P. Clarke, held (2011) by Clarke at 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
Eva L. Covey obituary. Watertown Daily Times, Watertown, New York, Saturday, 30 March 1919, page 8, col. 7.
Online. Available: www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html. Downloaded 9 June 2010.
“Eva Clark Covey.” Unidentified newspaper obituary dated Mar 1919 provided by Darlene Powers Cole, copy
Downloaded and printed 22 Nov 2011, held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke.
“Monica C. Doran.” Watertown Daily Times, 17 Jan 2008, n. p., n. col. Clipping provided by Darlene Powers
Cole, held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
“R. Clarke, Korea Conflict Veteran, Dies at 56 at Carthage Hospital.” Watertown Daily Times, n. p., n. col.
Clipping provided by Darlene Powers Cole, held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville,
NY 14428-9210.
“Wife of Edwin W. Clarke, 62, Dies.” Watertown Daily Times, 16 Feb 1955, n. p., n. col. Clipping provided by
Darlene Powers Cole, held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
On 10 Apr 1911 when Edwin Wilson was 24, he first married Florence Arabella NORTH, daughter of Myron
Gleason NORTH (7 Feb 1869-9 Jun 1913) & Bertha Ann SIVER (9 May 1872-12 May 1960), in Harrisville, Lewis
Co., NY. Rev. Flora L. Lyons at home of Bertha Siver North. Born on 26 Dec 1892 in Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY.
Florence Arabella died in Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY, on 16 Feb 1955; she was 62. coronary sclerosis per d/c, She
was buried on 19 February 1955 in the Harrisville Cemetery, second division, lot 4. Buried in 1955 in Harrisville,
Lewis Co., NY. Occupation: Housewife. Education: graduate, Harrisville H. S.
Florence North was a kind and loving individual who had a hard life being mother to a large family during the
Depression. She is remembered as one who went to bed hungry if necessary to make sure her children had enough
to eat. Florence was fairly well educated for a woman of her era. Her grandchildren remember fondly a large clear
glass cookie jar kept on a cupboard shelf just above floor level where any of the children, even those who couldn't
walk, could find molasses or sugar cookies--the big, soft, cake-like cookies that had to be rolled out and cut before
baking.
The 1910 federal census states that Florence was working for another family as a servant, probably to help
provide an income for the family after the death of her father.
Research:
Bertha North household, 1910 Federal Census. Diana, Lewis Co., NY; Roll: T624_986; Page: 4B;
Enumeration District: 78; Image: 117. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations
Page 165
Inc, 2006.
Clarke, Florence Arabella North, Death Certificate. Village Clerk’s Office, Harrisville, Lewis County, New
York.
Cole. Copy provided by Cole, held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke,148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 144289210.
Clarke, Florence North, wife of Edwin W. Harrisville Cemetery, Town of Diana, Lewis County, NY, Surnames
Clarke-North. Record of Marriages in the County of Lewis, State of New York. Record of Marriage No. 598, 10
April 1911; County Clerk, Lowville, Lewis Co., NY.
Inc., 2010.
Edwin Clarke household. 1940 United States Federal Census, Harrisville, Lewis Co. NY; Roll: T627_2622;
Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 25-8. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,
Inc., 2012.
(2011) Stephan P. Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
Edwin Clarke and Florence North grave stone. Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY, Village Cemetery. Photograph by
Stephan P. Clarke.
“Harrisville.” Alice Denesha Siver obituary. The Northern Tribune, Gouverneur, NY, 3 Oct 1928, p. 9. col. 1.
Online. Available: http://news.nnyln.net/st-lawrence-county/search.html. Downloaded and printed 13 Nov 2011,
held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke.
“Mrs. Florence N. Clarke Dies Wednesday, Feb. 16.” The Tribune-Press, Gouverneur, NY, Thursday, 24 Feb
1955. Online. Available: http://news.nnyln.net/st-lawrence-county/search.html. Downloaded and printed 13 Nov
2011, held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke.
Myron North household, 1900 Federal Census, Diana, Lewis Co., NY; Roll 1069;Page: 6A; Enumeration
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District: 56. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Myron North household, 1905 New York State Census; Diana, Lewis Co., New York; Roll: V14_290, p 8.
Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
North, Dexter. John North of Farmington Connecticut and His Descendants. Washington, D. C: privately
printed, 1921. This copy is a Higginson Co. reprint of the original held in 2010 by Stephan P. Clarke at 148
NY 14428-9210.
“Rev. Bertha A. North, 88, Dies.” Watertown Daily Times, Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY, 12 May 1960, n. p., n.
col.
580
i.
Lillian Elnora (21 Jan 1912-9 Nov 1998)
581
ii.
Arthur Edwin (20 Mar 1913-30 Jul 1967)
582
iii.
Albert John Sr. (27 Dec 1914-28 Jan 2010)
583
iv.
Lura Janet (3 Jan 1917-7 Dec 1997)
584
v.
Melbourne (”Mike”) Floyd (16 Dec 1918-2 Apr 2005)
585
vi.
Monica June (11 Jun 1921-16 Jan 2008)
586
vii.
Ronald Elwood (9 Jul 1930-12 Apr 1987)
On 15 Sep 1955 when Edwin Wilson was 69, he second married Effie RYAN, daughter of James SANDERS &
Sophia KYER, in Star Lake, St. Lawrence Co., NY. Effie was a sister to the infamous Alfred "Strawberry" Ryan
who was known all around the Harrisville area for changing his underwear twice a year whether he needed to or
not. Every spring and fall he would plow his fields and on one day he would have a new union suit over his
shoulder. He would plow out to a copse of trees, duck into it, change his underwear, and plow the old suit under.
Born on 5 Sep 1886 in Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Effie died in Natural Bridge, Jefferson Co., NY, on 2 Jun 1966; she
was 79. cerebral hemorrhage. Buried on 5 Jun 1966 in Harrisville Cemetery.
Effie's first marriage was to Walter Sanders and they ran a cheese factory at Tyler’s Corners. Later they ran a
general variety store in Natural Bridge, NY. Ironically, Effie dated Edwin Wilson Clarke prior to her marriage to
Walt Sanders. Her siblings included Florence who married a Beers, Agnes who married a Weeks, and Alfred, aka
"Alf" and "Strawberry," who married Mary MacIntosh. Alf is famous in the Harrisville area for changing his
underwear twice a year whether he needed to or not. He would plow out to a copse of trees, duck into it, change his
underwear, and plow the old suit under. The old set got plowed under every spring and fall. The crops must have
appreciated the extra high quality fertilizer.
Research:
James Ryan household, 1900 U. S. Federal Census; Diana, Lewis Co., NY; Roll: T623_1069; Page:
12A; Enumeration District: 56; Image: 648. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 2002.
Walter Sanders household, 1930 U. S. Federal Census; Diana, Lewis Co., NY; Roll: T626_1444; Page: 2B;
“Mrs. Edwin Clark Dies.” Unidentified newspaper clipping provided by Darlene Powers Cole held (2011) by
Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY, 14428-9210.
In 1968 when Edwin Wilson was 81, he third married Eva B. POTTER, daughter of Chester E. POTTER (18581932) & Anna BRANAGAN (1873-1915). Born on 25 Dec 1895 in Croghan, Lewis Co., NY. Eva B. died in
Lowville, Lewis Co., NY, on 26 Oct 1975; she was 79. Buried in Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY. on 19 Mar 1972.
Education: attended school in Croghan.
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From her first marriage to James Dalton, Eva Clarke had at least two daughters, Estella, who married Claire Doyle,
and Doris, who married Michael Ricco.
Research:
Chester Potter household, 1900 U. S. Federal Census; Croghan, Lewis Co., NY; Roll: T623_1069;
Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 52. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations
Inc, 2004.
Chester Potter household, 1905 New York State Census, Croghan, Lewis Co., NY. Ancestry.com [database online]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Eva D. Clarke obituary. Watertown Daily Times, Watertown, New York, Monday, 27 October 1975, page 8,
column 6. Online. Available: http://www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html. Downloaded 9 June 2010.
536. Ethel CLARKE (John Wilson13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 14 Jan 1888 in Lake Bonaparte, Lewis Co., NY. Ethel died in
Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY, on 18 Apr 1934; she was 46. Some sources list 18 April 1935. Died in Jefferson Co.
Sanitarium. Buried on 22 Apr 1934 in Harrisville Cemetery.
Her obituary states that she died in the Jefferson County Sanitarium where she “had been under treatment for four
months.”
Research:
Eva L. Covey obituary. Watertown Daily Times, Watertown, New York, Saturday, 30 March 1919,
page 8, col. 7. Online. Available: www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html. Downloaded 9 June 2010.
“Eldridge Rites Monday.” Unidentified newspaper clipping, 20 April, 1934. Clipping held (2012) by Stephan P.
Fred Eldridge household, 1910 U. S. Federal Census, Croghan, Lewis County, New York; Roll T624_986; Page:
5B; Enumeration District, 74; Image: 63. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 2006. Downloaded and printed 22 Nov 2011, copy held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke.
Fred Eldridge household, 1930 U. S. Federal Census, Porter, Niagara County, New York; Roll T626_1619; Page:
6A; Enumeration District, 99; Image: 765. Online. Available: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X4R7-F53.
Downloaded and printed 22 Nov 2011. Copy held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke.
On 12 Nov 1907 when Ethel was 19, she married Freddie Simion ELDRIDGE, son of Augustus ELDRIDGE
(1852-aft 1920) & Melvina YOUNGS, in Natural Bridge, Jefferson Co., NY. Born on 28 Jan 1883 in Brier Hill, St.
Lawrence Co., NY. Freddie Simion died in Feb 1958; he was 75. Occupation: Farmer, commercial truck driver,
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county public works employee.
Fred’s widowed father, Rosell and Fannie Eldridge were living with Fred and Ethel at the time of the 1920 federal
census. Fred’s brother, Burt, is living with the family at the time of the 1930 federal census.
Research:
Freddie Simion Eldridge, New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962. Online. Available:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FDLV-8Q2. Downloaded and printed 22 Nov 2011, held (2011) by Stephan
P. Clarke, Churchville, NY 14428.
Augustus Eldridge household, 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Carthage, Wilna, Jefferson Co., NY; Roll: T623_1042;
Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 47. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,
Inc., 2004. Downloaded and printed 22 Nov 2011, held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY 14428.
Fred Eldridge household, 1910 U. S. Federal Census, Croghan, Lewis County, New York; Roll T624_986; Page:
5B; Enumeration District, 74; Image: 63. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 2006. Downloaded and printed 22 Nov 2011, copy held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke.
“Fred S. Eldridge Funeral Monday.” Watertown Daily Times, 1958, n. p., n. col. Clipping provided by Darlene
587
i.
Ruth (Died as Infant)
588
ii.
Harold (-aft 1934)
537. Eliza M. CLARKE (John Wilson13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in Jul 1891 in Lake Bonaparte, Lewis Co., NY. Eliza M. died in Flint,
Genesee, MI, on 10 Jun 1915; she was 23. tuberculosis. Occupation: Housewife.
There were no children of this union.
Research:
Clarke, Florence North. Genealogy notebook. Held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY.
This is a school child’s practice book that Florence confiscated for her own use as a place to record genealogical
data for her family. Additional notes were entered by Marjory Ruth Grieb Clarke. The notes are undated.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F6SN-GY6. Downloaded and printed 22 Nov 2011, held (2011) by Stephan
P. Clarke.
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Available: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FHNM-4Z5. Downloaded and printed 22 Nov 2011, held (2011)
by Stephan P. Clarke.
Operations Inc, 2006. Viewed and printed 23 Nov 2011; Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY copy held (2011) by
Clarke.
On 24 Jun 1909 when Eliza M. was 17, she married Henry (”Harry”) HARLOW, son of William HARLOW &
Elizabeth ADAMS, in Jefferson Co., NY. Born in 1889 in Kansas. Henry (”Harry”) died aft 1915; he was 26.
The 1910 federal census lists Harry’s birthplace as Kansas and states the family lived at 111 Genesee St. in Flint.
Research:
Clarke, Florence North. Genealogy notebook. Held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY.
This is a school child’s practice book that Florence confiscated for her own use as a place to record genealogical
data for her family. Additional notes were entered by Marjory Ruth Grieb Clarke. The notes are undated.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F6SN-GY6. Downloaded and printed 22 Nov 2011, held (2011) by Stephan
P. Clarke.
Clarke.
538. Eva Jane CLARKE (John Wilson13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6,
Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 5 Sep 1892 in Lake Bonaparte, Lewis Co., NY. Eva Jane died
in Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY, on 27 Mar 1919; she was 26. tuberculosis.
She died at her home on South Mechanic Street in Carthage. At the time of her death she had only two surviving
siblings, Edwin Wilson Clarke of Harrisville and Mrs. Fred (Ethel) Eldridge of West Carthage. Eva’s obituary has
“L.” as her middle initial, not “J,” but no middle name is provided in the article.
Research:
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Clarke.
“Grace E. Brimmer” obituary. Watertown Daily Times, 29 Mar 1997, n. p., n. col. Clipping provided by Darlene
Available: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FCC2-Q9Q. Downloaded and printed 20 Dec 2011, held (2011)
by Stephan P. Clarke. Corry instead of Covey is likely a transcription error and the reversal of his given names
occurs elsewhere as well. Eva’s mother is listed as Villa Hooper.
On 2 Jun 1910 when Eva Jane was 17, she married Harrison Morton COVEY, son of David COVEY & Emma
MORTON, in Flint, Genesee Co., MI. Born on 9 Aug 1889 in NY. Harrison Morton died on 21 Jul 1957; he was 67.
on 27 Mar 1919.
Many records indicate that Harrison Morton preferred to be called by his middle name.
The 1930 federal census lists Morton covey, Fred’s brother-in-law, and his family as living with the Eldridges in
Niagara County. Also listed is an Eva Covey, age 2, as daughter of Clarence. We have no information about who
this child could be as Morton’s wife died in 1919, nine years before the child was born.
Research:
Clarke.
Available: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FCC2-Q9Q. Downloaded and printed 20 Dec 2011, held (2011)
by Stephan P. Clarke. Corry instead of Covey is likely a transcription error and the reversal of his given names
occurs elsewhere as well. Eva’s mother is listed as Villa Hooper.
589
i.
Grace E. (20 Dec 1909-28 Mar 1997)
590
ii.
Alice E. (27 Oct 1911-28 Apr 2001)
591
iii.
Unnamed (Died as Infant) (abt 1913-abt 1913)
592
iv.
Beatrice (31 Jan 1915-bef 1997)
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593
v.
Clarence W. (20 Feb 1917-)
539. Charles Alanson SMITH (Mary Sovina CLARKE13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7,
Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 29 Apr 1878. Charles Alanson died on 12 Sep 1962;
he was 84. Occupation: stone mason, bricklayer, farmer, merchant.
DSP. Edwin Wilson Clarke was boarding with the Smiths at the time of the 1910 federal census.
For a while, Charles ran a hardware store in Harrisville with Ross Bassett that was eventually sold to Doran
Waugh.
Research:
“Harrisville Couple Married 60 Years.” Watertown Daily Times, 19 Jan 1959, n. p., n. col. Clipping provided by
On 18 Jan 1897 when Charles Alanson was 18, he married Nellie Emma WEEKS, daughter of Adrian (”Ade”)
Tompson WICKS (21 Jul 1855-11 Aug 1937) & Elizabeth Hannah KINSMAN (24 Oct 1864-12 Jul 1929). Born on
4 Feb 1882. Nellie Emma died on 7 Feb 1970; she was 88.
Research:
540. Fred Lester SMITH (Mary Sovina CLARKE13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7,
Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 3 Aug 1887. Fred Lester died in 1962; he was 74.
Buried in Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY.
Fred became an attorney and practiced for many years in Carthage, NY.
Research:
“Charlotte J. Smith.” Obituary clipping from unidentified newspaper dated April 2009. Clipping provided by
Darlene Powers Cole held (2011) by Stephan P, Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9310.
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In Apr 1933 when Fred Lester was 45, he married Mary FOX.
Mary's family ran the Fox Drug Co. in Carthage for many years.
Research:
“Charlotte J. Smith.” Obituary clipping from unidentified newspaper dated April 2009. Clipping provided by
Darlene Powers Cole held (2011) by Stephan P, Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9310.
They had one child:
594
i.
Charlotte Jeanne (3 Oct 1934-29 Apr 2009)
541. Leon Lewis SMITH (Mary Sovina CLARKE13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7,
Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 10 Jul 1894.
DSP
Research:
Leon Lewis married Margaret MAHONEY.
Research:
542. Bessie SMITH (Mary Sovina CLARKE13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6,
Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 18 Feb 1897. Bessie died in 1897; she was <1. Buried in
Died in infancy.
Research:
Smith, Charlotte Jeanne. Letter to Stephan P. Clarke, 11 Nov 1994. The note contains genealogical
data for the Smith family and is held (2011) by Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
543. Mabel CLARKE (Ambrose A.13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
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Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 29 May 1887. Mabel died ca 1924; she was 36.
Research:
On 3 Jul 1905 when Mabel was 18, she married Leon TOUSLEY. Year date is an estimate.
Research:
544. Jennie Dorcas ALLEN (Sarah Maria CLARKE13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7,
Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 1 Mar 1891. Jennie Dorcas died in Feb 1939; she
was 47. Buried in Feb 1939 in North Watertown Cemetery. Occupation: Laundry worker, housewife.
Research:
On 4 Nov 1908 when Jennie Dorcas was 17, she married Harvey FIELDS in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence Co., NY.
The couple had Harvey, Jr., Alanson, Norma, Frank and Harold.
Research:
595
i.
Harvey Jr.
596
ii.
Alanson H.
597
iii.
Norma V.
598
iv.
Frank W.
599
v.
Harold R.
545. Bertha ALLEN (Sarah Maria CLARKE13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6,
Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 2 Sep 1894.
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Research:
Bertha married Harry THOMAS.
The couple had Clyde, Kenneth and Fern.
Research:
Powers Cole, copy held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY 14428-9210. “Emery Allen, Stricken,
Dies.” Watertown Daily Times, 15 July 1940, n. p., n. col. Clipping provided by Darlene Powers Cole, copy held
600
i.
Clyde
601
ii.
Kenneth
546. May / Mae Belle ALLEN (Sarah Maria CLARKE13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7,
Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 5 Mar 1899.
Research:
May / Mae Belle married Elmer ARNOLD.
Research:
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547. Howard ALLEN (Sarah Maria CLARKE13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6,
Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 1 Sep 1906.
Research:
548. Jessie Marion CLARKE (OrIn Perry13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6,
Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 23 Aug 1865 in NY. Jessie Marion died aft 1930; she was 64.
Research:
1908. The Clark(e) references are on p 192.
Charles N. Gilbert household, 1900 U. S. Federal Census, Great Barrington, Berkshire, MA; Roll: T623_632;
Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 17; Image: 1085. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com, 2001.
Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 33. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2004.
Charles N. Gilbert household, 1930 U. S. Federal Census, Great Barrington, Berkshire, MA; Roll: 884;
Enumeration District: 17; Image: 179. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2002.
Charles N. Gilbert family, New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Year: 1909; Roll: T715_1385; Line: 14; Page:
6. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2010.
SS Berlin, Passenger Ships and Images. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2012.
On 25 Feb 1892 when Jessie Marion was 26, she married Charles N. GILBERT, son of Nelson GILBERT &
Emeline STANLEY. Born on 6 Oct 1842 in Chicago, Cook Co., IL. Charles N. died in Great Barrington, Berkshire
Co., MA, aft 1930; he was 87.
Charles’s middle name is probably Nelson. He is given in Melinda Lakin Duncklee’s A Sketch of the Duncklee
Family and a History of the Descendants of David Duncklee (1908) as being retired at that time at about age 66.
The Gilbert family made at least one trip to Europe late in 1909. They are reported as arriving in New York City
from Naples, Italy, aboard the North German Lloyd steamship SS Berlin on 8 Dec 1909. The Berlin, in service from
1908-21, was used primarily in the Mediterranean - New York service. It carried 3212 passengers, 2700 of whom
were third-class immigrants.
Research:
Ancestry.com, 2001.
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Ancestry.com, 2001.
They had one child:
602
i.
Marion (8 Feb 1893-aft 1930)
549. Horace Marshall CLARKE (OrIn Perry13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6,
Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 5 Jul 1867 in New York, New York Co., NY. Horace
Marshall died in Great Barrington, Berkshire Co., MA, on 26 Mar 1904; he was 36.
Horace died unmarried, no issue.
Research:
550. Bertha Electa CLARKE (OrIn Perry13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6,
Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 27 Jan 1872 in New York, New York Co., NY. Bertha Electa
died in New York, New York Co., NY, on 19 Jun 1893; she was 21.
Research:
On 7 Feb 1893 when Bertha Electa was 21, she married Fred G. COLLETT, son of Thomas COLLETT & Mary
Ann BACON. Born on 3 Feb 1868 in Bridgewater, Somersetshire, England. Occupation: Dentist.
There were no children of this union.
Research:
551. Anna Elizabeth CLARK (George Washington CLARKE13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8,
Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 30 Nov 1868 in Philadelphia, Jefferson Co.,
NY. Anna Elizabeth died in Brownville, Jefferson Co., NY, on 16 May 1960; she was 91.
She is listed as living in the Henry S. and Emma I. Clarke Wilson home in Watertown in the 1905 NYS census and
that she’s 36. Her occupation is given as “housework.” The 1900 and 1910 federal census records provide her birth
date as Nov 1867, not 1869 as the NYS census would suggest, but 1869 is more likely. The 1900 federal census says
she’s Henry’s niece and is single, but the 1910 census says she’s his sister-in-law and there is no name change.
There is no evidence that Elizabeth ever married and her mother’s obituary lists her as single with no issue.
Research:
Bethania Clarke Estate, Jefferson County, New York, Surrogate Court file 1900C-922, Surrogate
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552. Horace Andrew CLARKE (George Washington13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7,
Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 29 Oct 1869 in Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY.
Horace Andrew died in Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY, on 24 Jan 1949; he was 79. Buried in 1949 in Sandy
Hollow Cemetery, Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY. Occupation: Carriage maker, watch and jewelry repair. Mason.
Horace was educated in Troy and Albany, returning to Philadelphia when he was 17 at which time he worked for a
while on a farm. He then was employed by the H. H. Babcock Carriage Company in Watertown until his late 20s at
which time he a school in Elmira to learn engraving and watch repair and followed that occupation in Syracuse and
Baldwinsville until his wife’s death. At that time he returned to Philadelphia and ran a clock and watch repair shop
in his home.
He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Brownville and the Media Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of the
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Shriners), in Watertown.
He resided in Philadelphia, NY, at the time of his death. There are no known issue of this marriage.
Research:
Bethania Clarke Estate, Jefferson County, New York, Surrogate Court file 1900C-922, Surrogate Court Office,
Horace A. Clark(e) entry, vital records index, Historian, Town of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, NY. Record viewed
In 1904 when Horace Andrew was 34, he married Emma WEED in Syracuse, Onondaga Co., NY. Emma died in
1919 in Baldwinsville, Onondaga Co., NY.
There are no issue of this union.
553. Wilson Henry CLARKE (George Washington13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7,
Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 19 Dec 1871 in Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY.
Wilson Henry died in Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY, in 1898; he was 26. Buried in Philadelphia, Jefferson Co.,
NY. Sandy Hollow Cemetery.
Research:
554. Theresa Elizabeth CLARKE (George Washington13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7,
Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 30 May 1875.
Research:
Kuehl, John C., Veterans Services Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs. Letter to Mike Clark, 4
Page 178
Mar 1997. Copy held (2012) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
555. George Perry CLARKE (George Washington13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7,
Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 29 Nov 1881. George Perry died aft 1919; he was
37.
Residing in Syracuse in 1944.
Research:
Bethania Clarke Estate, Jefferson County, New York, Surrogate Court file 1900C-922, Surrogate
556. Bethania CLARKE (George Washington13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6,
Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1884. Bethania died in 1885; she was 1. Buried in
Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY. Sandy Hollow Cemetery, Philadelphia, Jefferson Co. NY.
Research:
557. Henrietta Isadora CLARKE (George Washington13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7,
Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 10 Jun 1890.
Research:
Kuehl, John C., Veterans Services Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs. Letter to Mike Clark, 4
Mar 1997. Copy held (2012) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
558. Lewis DeWitt CLARK (Zelotus CLARKE13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6,
Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 23 Sep 1879 in WI. on 28 Aug 1940. Lewis DeWitt died in
WI on 11 Jan 1954; he was 74.
Lewis D. Clark deliberately dropped the "e" from the end of Clarke.
His descendants are considering putting it back.
Research:
On 8 Nov 1905 when Lewis DeWitt was 26, he married Rosa BELFEUIL, daughter of Thomas BELFEUIL &
Mathilda LYONS, in WI. Born on 19 Apr 1880. Rosa died on 28 Aug 1940; she was 60.
Notes from her descendents suggest that she was married previously to
a man named Smith.
603
i.
John Edward (23 Feb 1909-18 Jan 1980)
604
ii.
Madge
605
iii.
Dorothy
606
iv.
Myrtle
607
v.
Mildred
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559. Charles CLARKE (Zelotus13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1881 in WI. Charles died in WI in 1973; he was 92.
Research:
Charles married Eunice BICKFORD.
They had one child:
608
i.
Marion
560. Robert CLARKE (Zelotus13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Research:
561. Jessie CLARKE (Zelotus13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1876. Jessie died aft 1954; he was 78.
Jessie married a person surnamed Gee and had issue: Clara, who married a Harris; Margaret, who married a Smith;
James and Harvey.
562. Infant CLARKE (Charles Eugene13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6,
Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Infant died on 13 Mar 1874 in Lewis Co., NY. Buried in Oswegatchie
Corners Cemetery, Town of Diana, Lewis Co., NY.
Research:
563. Ida CLARKE (Charles Eugene13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1876 in Diana, Lewis Co., NY. Ida died aft 1880; she was 4.
Research:
Horace Clarke household, 1880 U. S. Federal Census, Diana, Lewis Co., NY; Roll: T9_857; Page:
73C; Enumeration District: 160; Image: 694. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, 1999.
564. Mariah CLARKE (Charles Eugene13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6,
Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1884 in Town of Diana, Lewis Co., NY.
The handwriting in the census is difficult, so Mariah could be Manda (Amanda?).
565. Maud Elizabeth CLARK (Charles Eugene CLARKE13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8,
Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1884. Maud Elizabeth died aft 1930; she
was 46.
Maud is sometimes found spelled as Maude.
Research:
“What the Autopsy Revealed.” The Journal and Republican, Lowville, Lewis Co., NY, 11 Apr 1907, p
8, col. 2. Online. Available: http://news2.nnyln.net/lewis-county/search.html. Downloaded and printed 28 Nov 2011
by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY, 14428-9210, held (2011) by Clarke.
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“C. E. Blanchard Expires at 76.” Obituary, Unidentified newspaper clipping datelined Harrisville, 17 March
(1953), n. col., n. p. Copy held (2012) by Stephan P. Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
On 26 Jun 1901 when Maud Elizabeth was 17, she married Charles Edward BLANCHARD, son of William
Alonzo BLANCHARD (17 Apr 1851-13 Dec 1913) & Margaret MEALUS (14 May 1851-bef 1885). Born on 10
Aug 1876. Charles Edward died on 17 Mar 1953; he was 76. coronary thrombosis. Occupation: General Farming. I.
O. O. F.
Research:
“What the Autopsy Revealed.” The Journal and Republican, Lowville, Lewis Co., NY, 11 Apr 1907,
p 8, col. 2. Online. Available: http://news2.nnyln.net/lewis-county/search.html. Downloaded and printed 28 Nov
2011 by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY, 14428-9210, held (2011) by Clarke.
They had one child:
609
i.
Margaret Marion (27 Apr 1905-aft 1920)
566. Ida Mae CLARKE (Ferdinand DeWitt13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6,
Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 20 Feb 1880 in Benson Mines, St. Lawrence Co., NY. Ida
Mae died in 1980; she was 99.
Ida married men surnamed Hughto, Meeks and Starkweather.
Research:
In 1911 when Ida Mae was 30, she first married Andrew HUGHTO in Star Lake, St. Lawrence Co., NY. Born in
1876. Andrew died in 1944; he was 68.
Andrew Hughto was Ida’s first husband.
Research:
Ida Mae second married Paul DEGRAFF.
DeGraff was Ida’s second husband.
Research:
567. Cora C. Brainard CLARKE (Ferdinand DeWitt13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7,
Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 29 Apr 1883 in De Kalb, St. Lawrence Co., NY.
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Cora C. Brainard died in Loveland, Larimer Co., CO, in Jan 1964; she was 80.
Cora C. was illegitimate and was adopted by DeWitt Clarke when he married Mary Brainard, Cora’s mother. At
birth her name was Bessie Grace, and her name was changed when she was adopted.
Research:
Cora C. Brainard married Unknown CHANEY.
Research:
568. Florence CLARKE (Ferdinand DeWitt13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6,
Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in Jul 1887 in Benson Mines, St. Lawrence Co., NY.
Research:
Florence married Irving P. GOODMAN in Warrensburg, Warren Co. NY.
569. H. Rae CLARKE (Ferdinand DeWitt13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6,
Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1888 in Benson Mines, St. Lawrence Co., NY. H. Rae died in
Benson Mines, St. Lawrence Co., NY, in 1889; she was 1.
Died as an infant.
Research:
570. Clarence CLARKE (Ferdinand DeWitt13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6,
Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1895. Clarence died in Syracuse, Onondaga Co., NY.
Their children were Bette Marie and Mary Janet.
Research:
Clarence married Helen FARRELL.
Research:
571. Francis Howard CLARKE (Ferdinand DeWitt13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7,
Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1902. Francis Howard died in 1965; he was 63.
Research:
Francis Howard married Gertrude SYKES. Born in 1903. Gertrude died in 1960; she was 57.
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Gertrude Sykes Clarke was Shirley Powers’ aunt. Shirley’s mother, Elizabeth (Libby) and Gertrude were sisters.
Research:
610
i.
M. A. (Living, Female)
611
ii.
Charles Wilson (1940-2004)
572. Willie KEYES (Cornelia WILSON13, Nancy CLARKE12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6,
Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1866 in Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY. Willie died aft 1884;
he was 18.
Research:
573. Jennie KEYES (Cornelia WILSON13, Nancy CLARKE12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7,
Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1869 in Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY. Jennie died
aft 1884; she was 15.
Research:
574. Bella WILSON (Irvin13, Nancy CLARKE12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1872 in NY. Bella died aft 1880; she was 8.
575. Burtie WILSON (Irvin13, Nancy CLARKE12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1874 in NY. Burtie died aft 1880; he was 6.
576. S. WHITAKER (Living, Female) (Morris Mortimer13, Cornelia Sophia (Nellie) CLARKE12, Welcome
Morris11, Oliver Pendleton10, Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
S. married Kenneth Locke HALE PhD. Born on 15 Aug 1934 in Evanston, Cook Co., IL. Kenneth Locke died in
Lexington, Middlesex Co., MA, on 8 Oct 2001; he was 67. Occupation: Linguist. Education: BA, U of AZ 1955;
PhD Indiana U., 1959.
Kenneth Locke Hale was born in Evanston Illinois. His mother was 19 at the time and his father was a recent
Dartmouth Graduate, working in a bank. The family stayed in Evanston until Ken's grandfather, Floyd Orlin Hale
died of a Stroke during the Dartmouth-Yale football game. Ken's father, Bob, hated working in the bank and had a
desire to be a Rancher. Ken's mother's sister Winnie had married "Bydie" Drachman, one of the Drachman family
of Tucson. Bob must have asked his brother in law's advise about finding a ranch to buy with his newly inherited
money.
Bob and Molly, Ken and Teddy moved to a newly purchased ranch (really two small places, "Turkey Creek,” and
“The Home Place" in Canelo, Arizona, where Ken spent his time aged 6 to 15. Ken loved the ranch life, trapping,
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and guns and planned to be a gunsmith.
When the ranch was sold the family moved to Tucson where Bob Hale took up cotton farming. Ken spent 2
years at Verde Valley School where he was first introduced to exotic languages. He first roomed with a Hopi boy
and learned Hopi then with a boy from Jemez, and learned Jemez. He had to figure out a way to write the languages
as he knew of no writing system for them. His Spanish teacher wanted him to stop the work on Hopi and Jemez and
concentrate on Spanish and French. He said, "She didn't understand that I learned faster by working on more than
one at a time." He also resented the time he had to spend on other archenemy subjects and thus talked his parents
into allowing him to return home and attend Tucson High School. Once there, he focused on languages, adding
Navajo, Papago, Pachuco, Polish and anything else that came along.
He went to the U of A in 1952, majoring in anthropology, as it was the closest program to Native languages of
the Southwest. He quickly drew the attention of the faculty both at U of AZ and other universities.
From the Australian Linguistic Society Newsletter, November 2001:
Death of Professor Kenneth Locke Hale (1934-2001)
Ken Hale died peacefully at this home in Lexington Massachusetts on the 8th October aged 67. His death is a great
loss for linguistics and also a deeply personal one for the many linguists all over the world including those of us in
Australia to whom Ken gave so much.
Ken was a long time member of the Australian Linguistic Society and supported the Society by giving some
outstanding plenary addresses at annual meetings he was able to attend and by his contributions to the work of other
members. He was also a generous reviewer of papers submitted for publication in the Society's journal, The
Australian Journal of Linguistics.
Ken's contribution to the study of Australian languages was outstanding. During his fieldtrips to Australia in
1959-60 and 1966-7 he travelled over most of the country recording and transcribing some 70 Aboriginal languages.
He generously made these materials, so valuable for their extraordinary degree of accuracy, available to the
linguistic community. Ken made a number of outstanding breakthroughs in our understanding of Australian
languages. In terms of their genetic affiliation, Ken showed that the phonologically aberrant Arandic languages and
those of Cape York were related via a series of regular sound changes to what he named the Pama-Nyungan
language family spoken over most of the continent. He revolutionized the way in which linguists approached the
study of syntax in Australian languages with seminal papers such as his 1973 article “Deep-surface canonical
disparities in relation to analysis and change: an Australian
example,” his 1976 “Adjoined relative clause in Australian languages” and his 1983 “Warlpiri and the grammar of
non-configurational languages” to name only three.
Ken gave immense support to Australian linguists and Australian language study in many other ways as well. He
mentored and taught a number of Australian students who did their postgraduate study at MIT where he taught
linguistics from 1967 to shortly before his death, supervising their theses on Australian languages, based to a large
extent on his own fieldwork materials. He also introduced so many other young linguists to Australian languages
and this bore fruit for our understanding of these languages as these well-trained minds considered how best to
account for the data these languages presented. Ken examined many theses written by students in Australian
universities. He initiated and engaged in joint research projects with Australian linguists and found
the funding for them. Over the years, Ken welcomed so many Australian linguists to MIT and to his home in
Lexington where they enjoyed the hospitality and companionship of Ken's wife, Sally, and their boys.
Ken's contribution was not confined to fellow linguists and their discipline, he cared about the speakers of
Australian languages and wanted them to be able to take hold of their own destiny and the future of their languages.
He was instrumental in the establishment of bilingual education programs in Aboriginal community schools in the
NT in the 1970s through the set of Recommendations concerning bilingual education in the Northern Territory to the
Australian
government he made jointly with Geoff O'Grady in 1974. He continued to support these programs in practical ways:
through his involvement in teaching Warlpiri adults how to write their languages, by making his language notes and
writings available to the Aboriginal schools in accessible form, by inspiring and guiding the establishment of the
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School of Australian Linguistics in Darwin with the aim of teaching linguistics to speakers of Aboriginal languages.
Ken was always willing to give whatever advice, information, material support to people working within the field of
bilingual education and language documentation.
While I single out Ken's contribution to linguistics in Australia and to the study of Australian languages here, it is
important to note that this was only one fraction of Ken's overall contribution to linguistic scholarship and to the
promotion of linguistic diversity and support for speakers of minority languages around the world.
Before his death, Ken was presented with a number of Festschriften honouring his contribution to our field. One
of these, Forty Years On: Ken Hale and Australian Languages, published by Pacific Linguistics, Canberra, was
devoted to honouring Ken's place in the study of Australian languages and as a gesture of thanks to Ken for the
contribution he had made to the lives and careers of each of the authors.
Ken is survived by his wife, Sally and his sons, Whit, Caleb and Ezra.
The bibliography of Ken Hale's works on Australian languages and more information on tributes to Ken Hale can be
found at www.anu.edu.au/linguistics/nash/aust/hale/
Mary Laughren
Brisbane, 13th November 2001
612
i.
W. L. (Living, Male)
613
ii.
I. C. (Living, Male)
614
iii.
C. P. (Living, Male)
615
iv.
W. E. (Living, Male)
577. Hattie WILSON (Nellie Dean CRUMB13, Joseph Clarke12, Joseph Talcott11, Joseph10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy
SAUNDERS7, Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in Harvard, IL.
DAR National # 126793. DAR Lineage Book for 1916, Vol. 127, p 250.
Hattie married A. R. DESJARDIENS.
578. Emily A. CRUMB (Robert13, Joseph O.12, Orville Wesley11, Joseph10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Mercy SAUNDERS7,
Mary PECKHAM6, Mary CLARKE5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 10 Mar 1908 in Plainfield,
Otsego Co., NY. Emily A. died aft 1968; she was 59.
Research:
On 23 Nov 1944 when Emily A. was 36, she married Lloyd M. CHAMPLIN. Born on 24 Sep 1893. Lloyd M. died
on 23 Mar 1956; he was 62.
Deborah Pendleton’s sister, Sarah, married William Champlin, fourth son of William and Sarah Thompson
Champlin 3rd on 10 Dec 1751. Given the connections between the Crumbs, Clarkes and Pendletons at this time, it is
reasonable to assume that Lloyd Champlin is a descendant of the same family into which Sarah Pendleton married.
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Research:
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15th Generation
-------------------------------------------------579. Florence A. CLARKE (Elmer Arthur14, John Wilson13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8,
Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 4 Apr 1905 in Antwerp, Jefferson Co., NY.
Florence A. died in Chittenango, Madison Co., NY, on 3 Feb 2001; she was 95. She died at the Oneida Healthcare
Center Extended Care Facility and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Chittenango.
Her nickname was "Little Florence" after her aunt, Florence North Clarke.
Research:
Florence A. LeBeau obituary. Clipping from an unidentified newspaper (probably The Watertown
Daily Times) of 5 February 2001, n. col., n. p. Clipping sent to Albert J. Clarke, Sr. by Darlene Powers Cole. Held
Florence A. first married Arthur LEBEAU. Born on 15 Sep 1901. Arthur died in Chittenango, Madison, NY, in
Sep 1983; he was 81.
Research:
LeBeau, Arthur, Number 110-09-7691. Ancestry.com Social Security Death Index [database on-line].
Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
Florence A. LeBeau obituary. Clipping from an unidentified newspaper (probably The Watertown Daily Times)
of 5 February 2001, n. col., n. p. Clipping sent to Albert J. Clarke, Sr. by Darlene Powers Cole. Held (2011) by
Stephan P. Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
Florence A. second married Chester WRIGHT.
Research:
Florence A. third married Lawson BEMUS.
Research:
They had one child:
i.
Lorena LEBEAU
580. Lillian Elnora CLARKE (Edwin Wilson14, John Wilson13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8,
Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 21 Jan 1912 in Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY.
Lillian Elnora died in Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY, on 9 Nov 1998; she was 86. Complications from Alzheimer's
disease, Aunt Lillian died peacefully in her sleep after a long and debilitating bout with Alzheimer's that left her
totally senile. Buried abt 12 Nov 1998 in Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY. Occupation: Teacher, Housewife. Education:
Harrisville H. S., Carthage Training School For Rural Teachers.
Lillian had a training class certificate and taught for two years at Martinsburg, Lewis Co., NY. From her obituary is
the following: “Mrs. Powers was employed by the former W. T. Grant Co., Gouverneur, for several years, retiring in
1973. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church.
“Born Jan. 21, 1912 in Harrisville, ,daughter of Edwin and Florence North Clarke, she attended Harrisville
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schools. She married Everett E. Powers on April 4, 1932, at her parents’ home with the Rev. Frank Brown
officiating. The couple lived in Harrisville all their married life. Mr. Powers, a custodian for the Harrisville school,
died Aug. 27, 1988.”
Research:
“A. E. Clarke Dead at 55.” Watertown Daily Times. Watertown, New York, Monday 31 July 1967,
page 8 column 1. Online. Available: http://www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html.
Inc., 2010.
Everett E. Powers household, 1940 U. S. Federal Census, Diana, Lewis Co., NY; Roll: T627_2622; Page: 5B;
Enumeration District: 25-10 Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.,
2012.
“Everett E. Powers” obituary. Gouverneur Tribune, Aug 1988, n. p., n. col. Clipping provided by Darlene Powers
Online. Available: http://news.nnyln.net/st-lawrence-county/search.html.
“Lillian E. Powers.” Gouverneur Tribune, Nov 1998 , n. p., n. col. Clipping provided by Darlene Powers Cole,
held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
“Lura Clary: Housewife.” Gouverneur Tribune, 8 Dec 1997, n. p., n. col. Clipping provided by Darlene Powers
1955. Online. Available: http://news.nnyln.net/st-lawrence-county/search.html.
“Melbourne F. Clarke Obituary. Watertown Daily Times, Watertown, NY, 5 Apr 2005. n.p., n. col. Clipping
provided by Darlene Powers Cole, held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke.
Powers, Lillian E. Obituary, Watertown Daily Times, Watertown, New York, November 1998.
Powers, Lillian E. Collected documents related to her funeral, 12 Nov 1998, Harrisville, Lewis County, New
York.
NY 14428-9210.
On 4 Apr 1932 when Lillian Elnora was 20, she married Everett Erwin POWERS, son of William Eugene
POWERS (11 Feb 1874-24 Aug 1942) & Ella / Ellen Elizabeth LAPLATNEY (19 Oct 1878-29 May 1933), in
Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY. Rev. Frank Brown. Born on 6 Jul 1906 in Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY. Everett Erwin
died in Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY, on 27 Aug 1988; he was 82. Carthage Area Hospital. Buried on 30 Aug 1988 in
Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY. Occupation: St. Regis Paper Co.; custodian, Harrisville schools.
At the time of the 1930 federal census, Everett was boarding with the Homer Earl family in Harrisville while he
worked at the St. Regis Paper Mill. Homer and Lena Earl were aunt and uncle to Lillian E. Clarke, Everett’s wife.
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Research:
page 8 column 1. Online. Available: http://www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html. Downloaded 9 June 2010.
Cole, Darlene Powers. Letter to Stephan P. Clarke, 16 January 2012.
Everett E. Powers household, 1940 U. S. Federal Census, Diana, Lewis Co., NY; Roll: T627_2622; Page: 5B;
Enumeration District: 25-10, Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.,
2012.
Homer C. Earl household, 1930 U. S. Federal Census, Diana, Lewis Co., NY: Roll: 1444; Page: 4A;
Enumeration District: 7; Image: 625, Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,
Inc., 2002.
“Mrs. Ella B. LaPlatney Powers” Obituary. Unidentified newspaper clipping provided by Darlene Powers Cole;
Will Powers household, 1910 U. S. Federal Census, Diana, Lewis Co., NY; Roll: T624_986; Page: 19A;
Enumeration District: 78. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006.
William E. Powers household, 1915 New York State Census, Edwards, St. Lawrence Co., NY; Election District:
1; Assembly District: 1; Page: 21. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,
Inc., 2012.
William E. Powers household, 1920 U. S. Federal Census, Edwards, St. Lawrence Co., NY: Roll: 625_1259;
William E. Powers household, 1925 New York State Census, Fowler, St. Lawrence Co., NY; Election District: 1;
Assembly District: 1; Page: 4. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.,
2012.
i.
F. E. (Living, Male)
ii.
J. E. (Living, Female)
iii.
D. S. (Living, Female)
581. Arthur Edwin CLARKE (Edwin Wilson14, John Wilson13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8,
Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 20 Mar 1913 in Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY.
Arthur Edwin died in Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY, on 30 Jul 1967; he was 54. He died at the House of the Good
Samaritan Hospital, of complications from ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease. the Harrisville Cemetery. Buried on 2
Aug 1967 in Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY. Occupation: Papermaker, G.L.F. in Massena, Lennox Furnaces Sales And
Installation. Education: Some High School.
Research: “A. E. Clarke Dead at 55.” Watertown Daily Times. Watertown, New York, Monday 31 July 1967,
Arthur Clarke. Social Security Death Index Number 094-09-3041. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT,
Arthur E. Clarke household, 1940 U. S. Federal Census, Diana, Lewis Co., NY; Roll: T627_2622; Page: 5A;
2012.
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Clarke, Arthur E.. Harrisville Cemetery, Town of Diana, Lewis County, NY, Surnames C. Online. Available:
Inc., 2010.
“Miss Helen Cring Wed to Arthur Clark, Harrisville.” Unidentified newspaper clipping provided by Darlene
Powers Cole held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
On 4 Apr 1936 when Arthur Edwin was 23, he married Helen Elizabeth CRING, daughter of Eugene Solomon
CRING (13 Dec 1883-bef 1936) & Minnie Ida CALDWELL (2 Jul 1889-30 Mar 1976), in Richland, Oswego Co.,
NY. Rev. Frank J. /Brown/. Born on 28 Oct 1912 in Lake Bonaparte, Lewis Co, NY. Helen Elizabeth died in
Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY, on 9 May 1983; she was 70. She died of cancer and is buried next to her husband,
Arthur Edwin Clarke, in Harrisville. Harrisville Village Cemetery. Buried on 12 May 1983 in Harrisville, Lewis
Co., NY. Occupation: Elementary School Teacher, Housewife. Education: Harrisville H. S.; Potsdam State Normal
School.
Helen Cring Clarke taught in the Champion and Sternbecker rural schools and from 1955 to 1972 she taught first
and third grades at the Harrisville Elementary School. She retired from teaching in 1972.
Research:
Arthur E. Clarke household, 1940 U. S. Federal Census, Diana, Lewis Co., NY; Roll: T627_2622; Page: 5A;
2012.
Clarke, Helen Cring. Harrisville Cemetery, Town of Diana, Lewis County, NY, Surnames C. Online. Available:
Eugene Cring household, 1920 U. S. Federal Census, Diana, Lewis Co., New York; Roll: T625_1117;; Page:
11B; Enumeration District: 75; Image: 711. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo. UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc, 2010.
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Eugene Cring household, 1930 U. S. Federal Census, Diana, Lewis Co., New York; Roll: 1444;; Page: 4B;
Enumeration District: 8; Image: 644. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo. UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,
Inc, 2002.
“Miss Helen Cring Wed to Arthur Clark, Harrisville.” Unidentified newspaper clipping provided by Darlene
Powers Cole held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
“Mrs. Helen Clarke, “ obituary. Unidentified newspaper clipping provided by Darlene Powers Cole held (2011)
by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
i.
L. J. (Living, Female)
ii.
S. I. (Living, Female)
iii.
B. J. (Living, Female)
iv.
Arthur Eugene (28 Dec 1940-9 Aug 1981)
v.
D. E. (Living, Male)
vi.
E. M. (Living, Female)
582. Albert John CLARKE Sr. (Edwin Wilson14, John Wilson13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8,
Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 27 Dec 1914 in Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY.
Albert John died in Ballston Spa, Saratoga Co., NY, on 28 Jan 2010; he was 95. Buried on 1 May 2010 in Wilton,
Saratoga Co., NY. Gurn Springs Cemetery, Ballard Road, Wilton, NY. Misc. event on 1 Feb 2010 in Saratoga
Springs, Saratoga Co., NY. Memorial service. Occupation: Retired Paper Mill Personnel And Safety Supervisor,
Crown-Zellerbach Corp., Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY. Education: High School Diploma-Harrisville H. S., 1932.
Member of NSSAR. Rotary.
Albert John, "Al", Clarke grew up in the Depression and his family knew considerable hardship through much of his
childhood and early adult life. After high school, from which he graduated with a five dollar gold piece for the prize
essay for his senior class, he worked for a period as a clerk in the New York State Assembly Chambers in Albany,
NY. During his stay there he saw the damage from a drive-by shooting by Prohibition Era gangsters--gun pockmarks, etc. The Lowville Journal and Republican reports that he made a visit home from Albany over the weekend
of 6-7 May 1933.
After leaving his work in the Assembly, he returned to Harrisville where he worked in the local feed mill,
married, bought a house and started a family all on a net salary of $21 per week. The Harrisville house cost $800
and had a mortgage payment of $6.00 per month. Al and Marge paid $30.00 for wiring and fixtures in their new
home. It was sold in 1941 for $1,050.00 to Albert North when Albert Clarke quit the job in Harrisville and took
employment at the Crown Zellerbach Co. mill in Carthage, motivated by the hope of a better position and the
realities of bankruptcy if he remained in Harrisville. Without better financial security, he and Marjory faced fiscal
devastation because of the great medical expenses for Marjory’s hospitalization following the birth of their first
child, Albert, II. Little Albert was fine, but the Caesarian section delivery was badly handled and nearly killed
Marjory. The medical bills were financially devastating, so the Harrisville house was sold and the young couple
moved back to Carthage to live with Marjory’s parents in the house at 550 West End Avenue. They remained there
until the house was sold in the spring of 1978 when they moved to 18 Mt. McGregor Rd., Wilton, NY. Marjory
entered the North Star Nursing Home in Guilderland, NY, in the fall of 2001 where she could get treatment for her
steadily advancing problems with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.
Albert was exempted from the draft for WW II because of his work in a war-related industry and because of scar
tissue on his lungs from a childhood case of pleurisy which looked like tuberculosis scars to the primitive X-ray
equipment of the day--a medical reality that also prevented him from obtaining many forms of insurance. He
achieved considerable status with Crown Zellerbach through hard work and retired in 1977 as Personnel and Safety
Manager for the plant, supervising about 400 employees. He had helped train many of the company's managers and
upper level administrators in the day-to-day operations of a paper mill. His retirement party was held in San
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Francisco at company headquarters, one of a very few instances of such an honor being accorded to an employee not
directly linked with the home office. It took two people to replace him as Personnel and Safety Supervisor. After
retirement, he focused his efforts on his 1930 Model A Ford Deluxe Coupe, fishing, woodworking and cabinet
making, spoiling his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and working with the Wilton Heritage Society.
His health deteriorated over the course of 2007 and 2008 to the point that in the fall of 2008 he was admitted to
Maple Wood Manor, the Saratoga County nursing home in Ballston Spa, where he remained until his death.
Albert’s two sons have fond memories of the “tall tales” he told to entertain them as children. Foremost among
them were the tales of the adventures of Aunt Inertia and Uncle Leisure who lived on Toothaker Ridge near
Harrisville. While Toothaker Ridge is a real place, the people are for the most part figments of his imagination. Still
the tale of “The Great Cabbage Harvest Tragedy” is memorable. It seems that the year’s cabbage crop was at the top
of the Ridge and it was planned to cut them and roll them down hill to the “women-folk” who would catch them in
their aprons for the kids to load into wagons. The crop was bountiful and large that year and one huge cabbage
rolled down hill out of control. Aunt Inertia tried to catch it in her apron and skirts, but it bowled her over and rolled
her into Toothaker Creek, greatly swollen by recent rains, where she held on to the bobbing cabbage for life support
as she was washed downstream and into the Oswegatchie River. A kind soul fished her out of the river as she passed
under the bridge in Gouverneur and more adventures followed as she made the trip back home to the Ridge. Of
course, not all of the characters Albert talked about were fictitious. Local luminaries such as Swivel-neck Sweeney,
Strawberry Ryan, Mopstick Mantle, etc., often figured into gentle tales of life in the back woods of Lewis and St.
Lawrence Counties.
He was also fond of embellishing with humor the reality of his hard life as a child during the Depression. A
favorite tale of his involved the very poor neighbor’s outhouse. They had a huge family--in-laws, outlaws, and an
enormous passel of kids, but they could only afford to build a single stall outhouse. The problem was the wide range
of derrieres to accommodate. The neighbor solved the problem by cutting a series of different sized holes in a long
plank. All you did upon entering the outhouse was to slide the plank back and forth until you found a hole that was
comfortable. This was always referred to it as the "Select-a-Slide Outhouse." On Halloween, or whenever, the thing
for the neighbor kids to do was wait until someone was using a hole near one extreme end or the other and swat the
end of the plank furthest from the outhouse. Dad said that after the slapping of flesh and plank was over one’s
vocabulary expanded by leaps and bounds.
Fun with outhouses ran in the family. Al’s second son, Steve, also enjoyed pranks involving outhouses,
particularly the on at our friends country cabin where there was a two-holer on a hillside. One entered the thing on
one level, but there was a clean-out trap door lower down on the back side underneath one of the holes. Steve’s
buddy, Glenn, had a tape recorder that doubled as a public address system and we propped open the clean-out trap
door and waited. It so happened that it was Steve’s mother who next used the outhouse. The boys waited until she
had a chance to get seated, fired up the PA system to full volume and yelled, "Hey, lady, do you mind moving over
to the other hole, we're painting down here." There is no exaggeration to say that she took off like a filly out of a
starting gate and that her feet did not touch the ground for a many yards. How or why either of the boys lived to
adulthood is a mystery that no one has yet fathomed.
Research:
Albert John Clarke, Birth Certificate No. 95751 (1914), New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Vital
Statistics, Albany.
Albert John Clarke, Application for Search of Birth Records, 3 Jun 1970, New York State Department of Health,
Office of Vital Records, Albany, New York. On the reverse of the form are listed Albert and his siblings in birth
order with birth dates.
Albert John Clarke, Baptismal record. First Methodist Episcopal Church, Harrisville, Lewis County, New York.
Albert Clarke household, 1940 United States Federal Census, Harrisville, Lewis County, New York; Roll:
T62_2622; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 25-8. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2012.
Albert John Clarke, Sr., certificate of death, Saratoga County, register no. 5, County Clerk’s Office, Ballston Spa,
New York.
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Albert J. Clarke, Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Albert John Clarke, Sr., obituary, Watertown Daily Times, Watertown, New York, 30 January 2010. Online.
Available: http://www,watertowndailytimes.com/article/20100130/OBIT01/301309963/-1/obit. Downloaded 3
February 2010. The same obituary also appeared in the Glens Falls Post Star, Glens Falls, New York, 30 January
2010, page B6, columns one and two.
Clarke, Albert John, Sr.. Record Copy of Application for Martinus Siver, National Society, Sons of the American
Revolution, National Number 169276, approved 31 May 2007.
Clarke-Grieb. Certificate of 14 May 1938 marriage. Jefferson County, New York. Carthage. Copy held in 2010
by Stephan P. Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
Inc., 2010.
“Grieb Family Reunion Held at Geo. Decker’s.” The Hamilton Advertiser, 30 Sep 1943, p. 1, col. 3. Online.
Available: http://news.nnyln.net/st-lawrence-county/search.html. 7 Mar 2013.
Online. Available: http://news.nnyln.net/st-lawrence-county/search.html. Downloaded and printed 13 Nov 2011,
“Harrisville.” News notes. The Journal and Republican, Lowville, Lewis Co., NY, Thursday, 11 May 1933, p. 6,
col. 1. Online. Available: http://news.nnyln.net/lewis-county/search.html. Downloaded and printed 13 Nov 2011,
held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY.
“Letter Writing Campaign Started.” The Journal and Republican, Lowville, NY, Thursday 3 October 1940, p. 5,
col. 2. Article obtained from Fulton History.com, http://www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html, 8 September 2010.
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1955. Online. Available: http://news.nnyln.net/st-lawrence-county/search.html. Downloaded and printed 13 Nov
2011, held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke.
NY 14428-9210.
“Scouters’ Roundtable Session Set.” Watertown Daily Times, Watertown, NY, Monday, March 11, 1968. Article
obtained from Fulton History.com, http://www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html, 8 September 2010.
On 14 May 1938 when Albert John was 23, he married Marjory Ruth GRIEB, daughter of John Jacob GRIEB (5
Jan 1883-23 Mar 1956) & Ruth Edith GOSSMAN (26 Sep 1886-1 Sep 1979), in Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY.
NYSVR# 12860. Born on 22 May 1915 in Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY. Marjory Ruth died in Guilderland Center,
Albany Co., NY, on 18 Feb 2008; she was 92. Guilderland Center Nursing Home. Buried on 10 Apr 2008 in Wilton,
Saratoga Co., NY. Gurn Springs Cemetery, Ballard Road, Wilton. Misc. event on 21 Feb 2008 in Saratoga Springs,
Saratoga Co., NY. Memorial Service. Occupation: Housewife, Church Organist, Public Library Volunteer.
Education: High School Diploma-Carthage High School, 1933.
Marjory grew up in the home at 550 West End Avenue, Carthage, that her father had local contractors build from
plans he purchased from the Sears and Roebuck mail order company. She and her brothers attended Carthage village
schools, but only her brother, Donald, went to college even though Marjory graduated from high school with good
grades. She and Richard Kenehan were recognized as the shortest in their graduating class. Despite good grades, she
was not allowed to go to college. She wanted to study archaeology, but her mother refused to allow it, even going to
the extreme of getting the family physician to state that Marjory was not physically capable of attending--a patently
false statement. She did some traveling with friends before marrying Al Clarke whose name first appears in her
diary for Friday, May 15, 1936 and their plan to announce their engagement appears on Sunday, May 9, 1937. On
their honeymoon a year later, Albert tried to teach his bride to drive, but she slammed the car into a telephone pole
while trying to negotiate a turn in the little village of Colosse, NY, north of Syracuse, and knocked out her four top
front teeth on the steering wheel. They returned from the honeymoon with Marjory sporting two black eyes and the
missing teeth and Albert with stitches in his forehead. There was more than a little comment about that!
Marge’s brother, Don, wrote the following letter after the wedding:
“Dear Sister-“The news arrived OK, and I hope you had a swell wedding. I would have liked to have been there but as you
know I couldn’t make it. How did our kid brother do as best man? I would have given anything to have seen him.
“Well Marge I hope you and Al have a swell life together and here’s hoping that lady luck will always be with
you. You have done a lot for me and I sure will miss you but being a Mrs. is what every girl hopes for so more
power to you.
“Did you get my card from Washington? You see I thought of you and the big event. Went down to Jim’s Aunt
and Uncle’s place in Gibson Island and sure had a grand time. Went through all the important buildings and saw the
Senate in action. Saw old pres. Roosevelt in person and the Chief Justice & Vice Pres. so you see I was in contact
with all the high lamas.
“Well kid I’m having exams and so should get back to my studying so will call it a day. Loads of luck and always
remember you can always call on Don for anything.
“I sure would have liked to have kissed the bride.
“All my love,,
“Don”
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Marge’s two pregnancies were extremely difficult and both ended in life-threatening situations that she
overcame--and she became active in local organizations when the boys were both in school. She served as organist
for the First Methodist Episcopal Church for many years and was a member of a literary group, The Dickens Club.
Marjory was also known for getting what she wanted. For several years she told about wanting a goldfish pond in
the back yard. Nothing happened fast enough, so she went out one morning and started to dig one. Al came home
from work to find no lunch on the table and Marge knee deep in the goldfish pond hole. Unfortunately, she’d started
digging in the wrong place and hit bedrock, so the hole had to be filled in and dug elsewhere. However, she did have
her goldfish pond. When they moved to Wilton, Marjory joined Al with the work for the Wilton Heritage Society
and with the local Methodist church.
She was admitted to the Guilderland Center Nursing Home Albany Co., NY, on 26 October 2001 and remained
there until her death on 18 Feb 2008.
Research:
Albert Clarke household, 1940 U. S. Federal Census, Harrisville, Lewis County, New York; Roll:
T62_2622; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 25-8. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Charles A. Shaver household, 1915 New York State Census, Carthage, Town of Wilna, Jefferson Co., NY;
Election District: 7; Assembly District: 2. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Clarke, Marjory Ruth, certificate of death, Albany County, register no.145, County Clerk’s Office, Albany, New
York.
Clarke-Grieb marriage, 14 May 1938, at the bride’s home in Carthage, Jefferson County, New York. Certificate
in Bridal Blossoms: New York: The Abingdon Press, 1938. Original held in 2010 by Stephan P. Clarke, 148
Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210. The certificate is an integral part of a small book provided by the
officiating clergyman, the Rev. Clark A. Robinson.
Clarke-Grieb Marriage Registration. New York State Vital Records Index, Fiche No. 1268M, Carthage, Jefferson
Co., NY; 14 May 1938; File No: 12860. Rundel Library, Rochester, NY, 16 Feb 2013.
“Grieb Family Reunion Held at Geo. Decker’s.” The Hamilton Advertiser, 30 Sep 1943, p. 1, col. 3. Online.
Available: http://news.nnyln.net/st-lawrence-county/search.html. 7 Mar 2013.
Grieb, John Jacob, will (2 Feb 1954), Jefferson County Surrogate Court, file 56122, Surrogate Court Office,
Grieb, Marjory Ruth, birth certificate, no. 46 (1915), District 2238, Clerk’s Office, Village Offices, Carthage,
Jefferson County, New York.
Grieb, Marjory Ruth, certificate of membership, First Baptist Church, Carthage, Jefferson County, New York, 26
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Dec 1926.
Grieb, Marjory Ruth. Diary, 1935. A Page A Day Diary and Daily Reminder, 1934. This diary was a gift from
Clifford and Anna Shaver Champion, Christmas, 1934.
John J. and Ruth Gossman Grieb, Christmas, 1935.
John J. and Ruth Gossman Grieb, Christmas, 1936.
“Harrisville Couple on Way Home From Wedding Trip Crash Into Pole.” The Journal and Republican, Lowville,
NY, Thursday, May 26, 1938, n.p., n. col. Article obtained from Fulton History.com,
http://www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html, 8 September 2010.
Jacob Grieb household, 1920 U. S. Federal Census, Carthage, Town of Wilna, Jefferson Co., NY; Roll:
T625_1117; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 67; Image 543. Ancestry.com. [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
John J. Grieb household, 1925 New York State Census; Carthage, Town of Wilna, Jefferson Co., NY; Election
District: 7; Assembly District 1. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.,
2012.
John Grieb household, 1930 U. S. Federal Census, Carthage, Town of Wilna, Jefferson Co., NY: Roll:1444:
Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 80; Image 428. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
“Marjory R. Clarke.” Obituary, Watertown Daily Times, Watertown, New York, 20 February 2008. Clipping
taken by Darlene Powers Cole, held (2010) by Stephan P. Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 144289210.
“Marjory Ruth (Grieb) Clarke.” Obituary, Post-Star, Glens Falls, New York, Wednesday 20 February 2008, p.
B4, cols. 5-6. Clipping obtained and held (2010) by Stephan P. Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY
14428-9210.
“Miss Marjorie Grieb Engaged.” Watertown Daily Times, Watertown, New York, 30 Dec 1937, n. p., n. col.
Clipping obtained from the Library of the Watertown Daily Times on 14 Nov 2006.
“Miss Marjory Grieb to Wed.” The Journal and Republican, Lowville, NY, Thursday, 6 January 1938, p. 7, col.
2. Article obtained from Fulton History.com, http://www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html, 8 September 2010.
“Miss Marjorie R, Grieb To Be Wed.” Watertown Daily Times, Watertown, New York, 12 May 1938, n. p., n.
col. Clipping obtained from the Library of the Watertown Daily Times on 14 Nov 2006.
“Miss Marjorie Ruth Grieb, Carthage, Bride of Albert John Clark, Harrisville.” The Journal and Republican,
Lowville, NY, Thursday, 25 May 1938. Article obtained from Fulton History.com,
http://www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html, 8 September 2010.
i.
A. J. (Living, Male)
ii.
S. P. (Living, Male)
The Rev. Clark A. Robinson officiated at the wedding which was held at the bride’s home, 550 West End Avenue,
Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY. Mrs. Donald M. (Jeannette) Peck and Mr. Paul S. Grieb were the witnesses.
583. Lura Janet CLARKE (Edwin Wilson14, John Wilson13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8,
Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 3 Jan 1917 in Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY.
Lura Janet died in Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY, on 7 Dec 1997; she was 80. complications from Alzheimer’s
Disease. Buried abt 10 Dec 1997 in Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY. Occupation: Housewife. Education: Harrisville H.
S.
Lura’s parents were so poor at the time that they could not afford to purchase a new outfit for her graduation from
high school. Her brother, Albert, was working in the NYS Assembly at the time and was able to send her $50 for
new clothes so she could attend the ceremony.
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Research:
Clary, Lura Clarke, wife of Oscar. Harrisville Cemetery, Town of Diana, Lewis County, NY, Surnames C.
Online. Available: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nhlewis/harrisville/hvc.htm. 20 Dec 2011.
Inc., 2010.
“Lura Clary: Housewife.” Watertown Daily Times, 8 Dec 1997, n. p., n. col. Clipping provided by Darlene
Powers Cole, held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
Lura J. Clary. Social Security Death Index Number 072-52-1445. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT,
Lura J. Clary, birth record. U. S. Public Records Index, Volume 2, Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT,
Oscar Clary household. 1940 U. S. Federal Census, Harrisville, Lewis Co. NY; Roll: T627_2622; Page: 3A;
2012.
“Oscar W. Clary: Heating, Furnace Technician.” Watertown Daily Times, 15 January 2001, n. p., n. col. Clipping
provided by Darlene Powers Cole, held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 144289210.
NY 14428-9210.
On 3 Nov 1938 when Lura Janet was 21, she married Oscar Wyse CLARY, son of Mose CLARY & Beatrice
WORKMAN, in Beaver Falls, Lewis Co., NY. Rev. Robert Holmes, The marriage took place in the Methodist
Church parsonage. Falls. Born on 9 Sep 1916 in Township 6, Saluda Co., SC. on 7 Dec 1997. Oscar Wyse died in
Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY, on 12 Jan 2001; he was 84. He died at the Hallmark Nursing Centre after a short stay
there. Buried in Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY. Occupation: Sawmill manager for Vern Wicks; heating technician for
Wicks Fuel Co. Education: Two years of high school. Army Vet. WWII Veteran.
Nicknamed “Doc,” Oscar Clary moved to New York from South Carolina to work in a Civilian Conservation Corps
(CCC) Camp on the Harrisville-Croghan Road during the Depression. Among his jobs was work to remove the
gooseberry and currant bushes in the area as they were infested with blister rust that was killing the pine trees
needed for logging and paper. He also served in the U. S. Army, 1945-46 as a Technician Class 5 (T5). As a child he
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was called by his middle name, Wyse; “Doc” was an adult nickname.
Research:
Clary, Oscar W. Harrisville Cemetery, Town of Diana, Lewis County, NY, Surnames C. Online. Available:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nhlewis/harrisville/hvc.htm.
“Lura Clary: Housewife.” Watertown Daily Times, 8 Dec 1997, n. p., n. col. Clipping provided by Darlene
Powers Cole, held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
Mose Clary household, 1930 U. S. Federal Census, Township 6, Saluda Co., SC; Roll: 2211; Page: 3A;
Oscar Clary household. 1940 U. S. Federal Census, Harrisville, Lewis Co. NY; Roll: T627_2622; Page: 3A;
2012.
Oscar W. Clary, U. S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. National Archives and Records
Administration [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005.
“Oscar W. Clary: Heating, Furnace Technician.” Watertown Daily Times, 15 January 2001, n. p., n. col. Clipping
provided by Darlene Powers Cole, held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 144289210.
Oscar W. Clary, Social Security Death Index Number 059-16-7287, Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT,
Oscar W. Clary, U. S. Veterans Gravesites, ca. 1775-2006, National Cemetery Administration [database on-line].
Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006.
i.
L. W. (Living, Male)
ii.
B. C. (Living, Male)
iii.
D. T. (Living, Male)
584. Melbourne (”Mike”) Floyd CLARKE (Edwin Wilson14, John Wilson13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9,
Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 16 Dec 1918 in Harrisville, Lewis
Co., NY. Melbourne (”Mike”) Floyd died in Canandaigua, Ontario Co., NY, on 2 Apr 2005; he was 86. Hospice,
VA Medical Center. Buried on 5 Apr 2005 in Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY. Occupation: Electrical lineman, Syracuse
local 1429. Education: 3 years, Harrisville High School. American Legion. Army Vet. WWII Veteran.
He preferred to be known as "Mike." During World War II, he served in the U. S. Army in the Pacific Theater and
was involved in the liberation of the Philippine Islands under Gen. MacArthur. He then worked for Niagara Mohawk
among other firms.
A letter from Mike, complete exactly as he wrote it, dated 11 August 1945 states, “I suppose you’re all just
having one bit time there this morning. We got the news about 8:45 last night, that they were ready to surrender
[Japan formally surrendered on 14 August 1945 and signed the surrender documents aboard the USS Missouri in
Tokyo Bay on 2 September 1945.]. Of course it’s not officially over but its just a matter of hours. What t time it was
here. We went nearly wild, the men were running like wild men around here. Up and down the beach, shouting &
hugging each other * just raising hell. You never in your life saw a happier bunch of men.
“Guess it was near midnite before they finally quieted down. We could see search lights & flares almost
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anywhere you looked. They just played those searchlights back & forth for hours and the colored flares were
lighting up the sky like a gigantic fourth of July. It’s the prettiest thing I’ve ever seen.
“Just millions of red, green, yellow and even some white flares. It was just to beautiful to put on paper. The boats
out in the harbor were blowing fog horns & sirens & you could look out there & it looked like a huge Christmas. It’s
indescribable!
“The men were shouting, crying & praying all at one time. They were so overcome. I couldn’t hardly believe it
myself and I couldn’t talk I was so happy. I walked around here in a daze for 30 minutes or so. I finally went to bed
and prayed & thanked the lord that my prayers & thousands of others had been answered. I even shed a few tears &
went to sleep dreaming of coming home to my beloved family.”
Research:
Clarke, Melbourne F. Letter to his family dated 11 August 1945. The letter describes the end of WWII as he
experienced it. Copy provided by Darlene Powers Cole in possession (2010) of Stephan P. Clarke, 148 Greenway
Blvd. Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
Clarke, Melbourne F. Harrisville Cemetery, Town of Diana, Lewis County, NY, Surnames C. Online. Available:
Edith J. Fenton household, 1940 U. S. Federal Census, Pitcairn, St. Lawrence Co., NY; Roll: T627_2771; Page:
5A; Enumeration District: 45-99. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,
Inc., 2012
Inc., 2010.
“Helen F. Clarke Obituary.” The Tribune-Press, Gouverneur, NY, 15 Dec 1982, p. 15, cols. 3-4. Online.
Available: http://news.nnyln.net/st-lawrence-county/search.html.
Melbourne F. Clarke, U. S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; National Archives and Records
Administration [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005.
Melbourne F. Clarke entry, vital records index, Historian, Town of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, NY. Record
Melbourne F. Clarke, Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
NY 14428-9210.
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On 20 Oct 1938 when Melbourne (”Mike”) Floyd was 19, he first married Helen Florence FENTON, daughter of
Charles McKinley FENTON (11 Oct 1895-Aug 1955) & Edythe Jeanette MERRITT (2 Oct 1901-9 Sep 1970), in
Gouverneur, St. Lawrence Co., NY. Born on 24 Jul 1920 in Pitcairn, St. Lawrence Co., NY. Helen Florence died in
Shortsville, Ontario Co., NY, on 10 Dec 1982; she was 62. Buried on 14 Dec 1982 in Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY.
Helen’s parents were apparently separated if not divorced as she and her mother are listed alone in the 1930 census
and Edythe has two boarders.
Research:
Clarke, Helen F. Harrisville Cemetery, Town of Diana, Lewis County, NY, Surnames C. Online.
Available: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nhlewis/harrisville/hvc.htm. 20 Dec 2011.
Edith Fenton household. 1920 U. S. Federal Census; Champion, Jefferson Co., New York; Roll: 1443; Page: 4A;
Enumeration District: 16; Image: 124. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations
Inc., 2002.
Edith J. Fenton household. 1930 U. S. Federal Census; Village of West Carthage, Champion, Jefferson Co., NY;
Roll: 1443; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 16; Image: 124. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2002.
Edith J. Fenton household, 1940 U. S. Federal Census, Pitcairn, St. Lawrence Co., NY; Roll: T627_2771; Page:
5A; Enumeration District: 45-99. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,
Inc., 2012
Inc., 2010.
“Helen F. Clarke Obituary.” The Tribune-Press, Gouverneur, NY, 15 Dec 1982, p. 15, cols. 3-4. Online.
Available: http://news.nnyln.net/st-lawrence-county/search.html. Downloaded and printed, 15 Nov 2011, held
(2011) by Stephan P. Clarke.
i.
Sally June (29 Jan 1939-11 Oct 2013)
ii.
iii.
C. A. (Living, Female)
iv.
v.
Charles Edwin (3 Sep 1947-19 Dec 2006)
vi.
S. E. (Living, Female)
vii.
J. M. (Living, Female)
viii.
Michael Lynn (17 Oct 1952-27 Nov 1983)
He second did not marry Barbara POTTS.
Mark Potts is the illegitimate son of this union.
They had one child:
i.
M. POTTS (Living, Male)
585. Monica June CLARKE (Edwin Wilson14, John Wilson13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8,
Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 11 Jun 1921 in Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY.
Monica June died in Star Lake, St. Lawrence Co., NY, on 16 Jan 2008; she was 86. Clifton-Fine Hospital. Buried in
Harrisville Cemetery. on 13 Feb 1973. Occupation: Housewife. Education: Harrisville H. S. graduate.
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Monica m (2) Robert Ives and divorced him; m (3) Wilferd Fenton and
divorced him as well.
Research:
Inc., 2012.
“F. E. Doran Dies While Fishing.” Watertown Daily Times, 14 Feb 1973, n. p., n. col. Clipping provided by
Monica C. Doran. Social Security Death Index. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
NY 14428-9210.
On 2 Sep 1945 when Monica June was 24, she first married Francis Earl DORAN, son of David Oscar DORAN &
Mary Elizabeth RUPPERT, in Tupper Lake, Franklin Co., NY. Born on 13 Jul 1915 in Lumenburg, ON, Canada.
Francis Earl died in Hudson, Pasco Co., Florida, on 13 Feb 1973; he was 57. heart attack, He is buried in the
Harrisville Village Cemetery. Buried in Harrisville Cemetery. Occupation: Electrician, Jones & Laughlin Steel Co.
Education: Clifton-Fine schools.
Francis emigrated to the US with his parents when he was very young.
Research:
“F. E. Doran Dies While Fishing.” Watertown Daily Times, 14 Feb 1973, n. p., n. col. Clipping provided by
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Francis Doran. Social Security Death Index Number 075-07-2220. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT,
Francis E. Doran, Florida Death Index, 1877-1998. Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
i.
P. F. (Living, Male)
ii.
S. L. (Living, Female)
Monica June second married Robert IVES. They were divorced.
Monica June third married Wilfred FENTON. They were divorced.
586. Ronald Elwood CLARKE (Edwin Wilson14, John Wilson13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8,
Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 9 Jul 1930 in Harrisville, Lewis Co., NY.
Ronald Elwood died in Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY, on 12 Apr 1987; he was 56. heart failure, He is buried in the
Harrisville, NY, Cemetery. Buried abt 15 Apr 1987 in Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY. Occupation: Great Northern
RR, Retail Sales. Education: Harrisville H. S., 1948. Air Force Vet.
Ronald served in the U. S. Air Force Military Police and was stationed near Duluth, Minnesota until he was
discharged on 6 Sep 1954. His rank was Airman First Class and he was assigned to the 11th Fighter Squadron. In
1955 he moved to Kalispell, Montana, where he worked for the Great Northern Railroad. By 1960 he was back in
Carthage where he worked at the Crown Zellerbach Paper Mill for a while and then went into retail sales for
Admiral Appliances, then Minfelt Building Supplies and, finally, Ariens snowmobiles and snow blowers.
Research:
Clarke, A/1C Ronald E. Special Orders Number 191, Headquarters 515th Air Defense Group (ADC), Duluth
Municipal Airport, Duluth, MN, 2 September 1954. These orders discharge Ronald Clarke from the Air Force and
provide for his transportation to Harrisville, NY, or to his place of enlistment as he may elect. Copy from Darlene
Powers Cole held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
Clarke, Ronald E. Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc., 2010. His Social Security number was 114-22-6536.
Clarke, Ronald E., vet., Harrisville Cemetery, Town of Diana, Lewis County, NY, Surnames C. Online.
Available: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nhlewis/harrisville/hvc.htm. 20 Dec 2011.
Inc., 2012.
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“Patricia L. Clarke: Retired Secretary.” Unidentified newspaper clipping provided by Darlene Powers Cole held
NY 14428-9210.
Ronald Clarke, Social Security Death Index Number 114-22-6536, Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT,
Ronald Elwood first married Gail UNKNOWN. They were divorced.
Research:
“R. Clarke, Korea Conflict Veteran, Dies at 56 at Carthage Hospital.” Watertown Daily Times, n. p., n.
col. Clipping provided by Darlene Powers Cole, held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd.,
They had one child:
i.
K. M. (Living, Female)
On 14 Nov 1954 when Ronald Elwood was 24, he second married Patricia Louise SAUVE, daughter of Donald J.
SAUVE (22 Jul 1905-8 Aug 1967) & Carole Velma PITTSLEY (20 Nov 1903-5 Oct 1994), in Harrisville, Lewis
Co., NY. This was his second marriage. Born on 15 Aug 1927 in Iron River, Bayfield, WI. Patricia Louise died in
Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY, on 31 May 2001; she was 73. Buried in Harrisville Cemetery. on 12 Apr 1987.
Occupation: Secretary, housewife. Education: Iron River schools.
Patricia was previously married, perhaps in VA, but we have no record of it or information about it. Pat had three
sisters, Boots, Marge and Janet, and two brothers, Donald and Ralph.
Research:
Clarke, Patricia L. Sauve. Harrisville Cemetery, Town of Diana, Lewis County, NY, Surnames C.
Online. Available: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nhlewis/harrisville/hvc.htm. 20 Dec 2011.
Clarke, Patricia L. Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2010. Her Social Security number was 390-20-2319.
Donald Sauve household, 1940 U. S. Federal Census, Iron River, Bayfield Co., WI; Roll: T627_4458; Page: 7B;
2012.
Gage, Carol Pittsley obituary, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle, WA, 6 October 1994, n.p. Copy from Darlene
Powers Cole held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
“Patricia L. Clarke: Retired Secretary.” Unidentified newspaper clipping provided by Darlene Powers Cole held
Patricia L. Clarke, Social Security Death Index Number 390-20-2319, Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo,
They had one child:
i.
D. L. (Living, Male)
587. Ruth ELDRIDGE (Ethel CLARKE14, John Wilson13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7,
Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
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Ruth died in infancy.
Research:
Ethel Eldridge obituary, The Journal and Republican, Lowville, Lewis Co., NY, Thursday, 25 Apr
1935, p. 7, col. 5. Online. Available: http://news2.nnyln.net/lewis-county/search.html. Downloaded and printed, 24
Nov 2011 by Stephan P. Clarke, held (2011) by Clarke at 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
588. Harold ELDRIDGE (Ethel CLARKE14, John Wilson13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8,
Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Harold died aft 1934. Navy Vet.
Research:
Fred Eldridge household, 1930 U. S. Federal Census, Porter, Niagara County, New York; Roll
T626_1619; Page: 6A; Enumeration District, 99; Image: 768. Online. Available:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X4R7-F53. Downloaded and printed 22 Nov 2011. Copy held (2011) by
Stephan P. Clarke.
“Fred S. Eldridge Funeral Monday.” Watertown Daily Times, 1958, n. p., n. col. Clipping provided by Darlene
589. Grace E. COVEY (Eva Jane CLARKE14, John Wilson13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8,
Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 20 Dec 1909 in Flint, Genesee Co., MI.
Grace E. died in Brownville, Jefferson Co., NY, on 28 Mar 1997; she was 87. Buried in North Watertown Cemetery.
Research:
Clarke.
“Alice E. Covey: Bomax Retiree.” Watertown Daily Times, 28 Apr 2001. n. p., n. col. Clipping provided by
“Richard H. Brimmer, Sr.” obituary. Watertown Daily Times, 4 Dec 2011. Clipping provided by Darlene Powers
Cole, copy held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
On 14 Feb 1927 when Grace E. was 17, she married Howard L. BRIMMER in Hounsfield, Jefferson Co., NY.
Howard L. died in 1959.
Research:
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“Richard H. Brimmer, Sr.” obituary. Watertown Daily Times, 4 Dec 2011. Clipping provided by Darlene Powers
Cole, copy held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
i.
Donald M.
ii.
Eva J.
iii.
Lyola B.
iv.
Richard H. (28 Feb 1935-2 Dec 2011)
590. Alice E. COVEY (Eva Jane CLARKE14, John Wilson13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8,
Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 27 Oct 1911. Alice E. died on 28 Apr 2001;
she was 89.
Alice divorced Winters and m (2) Joseph Root whom she also divorced. There were no children of either marriage.
Research:
Alice E. married Herbert O. WINTERS.
591. Unnamed COVEY (Eva Jane CLARKE14, John Wilson13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8,
Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born abt 1913. Unnamed died abt 1913; he was <1.
The infant died at birth.
592. Beatrice COVEY (Eva Jane CLARKE14, John Wilson13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8,
Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 31 Jan 1915. Beatrice died bef 1997; she
was 81.
Research:
Beatrice married Russell B. CARPENTER.
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Research: “Alice E. Covey: Bomax Retiree.” Watertown Daily Times, 28 Apr 2001. n. p., n. col. Clipping
provided by Darlene Powers Cole, copy held (2011) by Stephan P. Clarke, Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
i.
Ellajean
ii.
Lawrence
593. Clarence W. COVEY (Eva Jane CLARKE14, John Wilson13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8,
Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 20 Feb 1917.
Research:
Child:
i.
W. (Living, Male)
594. Charlotte Jeanne SMITH (Fred Lester14, Mary Sovina CLARKE13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9,
Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 3 Oct 1934 in Carthage, Jefferson
Co., NY. Charlotte Jeanne died in Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY, on 29 Apr 2009; she was 74. Buried in Black River
Cemetery, Black River, Jefferson Co., NY. Occupation: chemist, educator. Education: BA, MS, Syracuse
University, 1957, 1959; Education Administration Cert., St. Lawrence Univ., 1988.
Charlotte worked for several years as a chemist for the St. Regis Paper Co. and then joined the Carthage Central
School District where she worked a District administrator. She never married.
Research:
“Charlotte J. Smith.” Obituary clipping from unidentified newspaper dated April 2009. Clipping
provided by Darlene Powers Cole held (2011) by Stephan P, Clarke, 148 Greenway Blvd., Churchville, NY 144289310.
595. Harvey FIELDS Jr. (Jennie Dorcas ALLEN14, Sarah Maria CLARKE13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9,
Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Research:
Cole, Darlene Powers. Undated letter to Stephan P. Clarke. Held (2012) by Clarke at 148 Greenway
Blvd., Churchville, NY 14428-9210.
596. Alanson H. FIELDS (Jennie Dorcas ALLEN14, Sarah Maria CLARKE13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10,
Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Research:
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597. Norma V. FIELDS (Jennie Dorcas ALLEN14, Sarah Maria CLARKE13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9,
Research:
598. Frank W. FIELDS (Jennie Dorcas ALLEN14, Sarah Maria CLARKE13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9,
Research:
599. Harold R. FIELDS (Jennie Dorcas ALLEN14, Sarah Maria CLARKE13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9,
Research:
600. Clyde THOMAS (Bertha ALLEN14, Sarah Maria CLARKE13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8,
Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Research:
601. Kenneth THOMAS (Bertha ALLEN14, Sarah Maria CLARKE13, Alanson12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9,
Research:
Child:
i.
Fern
602. Marion GILBERT (Jessie Marion CLARKE14, OrIn Perry13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8,
Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 8 Feb 1893 in Great Barrington, Berkshire
Co., MA. Marion died aft 1930; she was 36.
There is some evidence that Marion married, but she is still listed as 37 years of age and single in the 1930 federal
census.
Research:
Ancestry.com, 2001.
Ancestry.com, 2001.
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603. John Edward CLARK (Lewis DeWitt14, Zelotus CLARKE13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8,
Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 23 Feb 1909 in Omro, Winnebago, Co. WI.
John Edward died in Wild Rose, WI, on 18 Jan 1980; he was 70.
On 4 Sep 1937 when John Edward was 28, he married Magdalene PIECHOWSKI, daughter of Joseph
PIECHOWSKI (18 Mar 1872-) & Anna SCHULTZ (20 Oct 1874-15 Mar 1955), in Redgranite, WI. Born on 18
Aug 1914 in Warren, WI. on 18 Jan 1980.
i.
M. E. (Living, Male)
ii.
P. J. (Living, Male)
iii.
T. J. (Living, Male)
604. Madge CLARK (Lewis DeWitt14, Zelotus CLARKE13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7,
She married a man surnamed Narvo.
605. Dorothy CLARK (Lewis DeWitt14, Zelotus CLARKE13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8,
She married a man surnamed Elsworth.
606. Myrtle CLARK (Lewis DeWitt14, Zelotus CLARKE13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7,
She married a man surnamed Kruger.
607. Mildred CLARK (Lewis DeWitt14, Zelotus CLARKE13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8,
608. Marion CLARKE (Charles14, Zelotus13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6,
Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
Research:
609. Margaret Marion BLANCHARD (Maud Elizabeth CLARK14, Charles Eugene CLARKE13, Horace12,
Samuel11, James10, Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born on 27
Apr 1905. Margaret Marion died aft 1920; she was 14.
Research:
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Margaret Marion married Reginald COLLINS. Served in the military.
At the time of C. E. Blanchard’s death, the Collins family were stationed in the Philippines where Richard was a
Staff Sergeant in some branch of the military.
Research:
i.
Marian Maud
ii.
Richard
610. M. A. CLARKE (Living, Female) (Francis Howard14, Ferdinand DeWitt13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10,
Joseph9, Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1).
M. A. married Leo LATREMORE. Born in 1934. Leo died in 2003; he was 69.
Research:
i.
V. (Living, Female)
ii.
K. (Living, Male)
iii.
D. (Living, Female)
611. Charles Wilson CLARKE (Francis Howard14, Ferdinand DeWitt13, Horace12, Samuel11, James10, Joseph9,
Joseph8, Samuel7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Humphrey1). Born in 1940. Charles Wilson died in 2004;
he was 64.
Unmarried, no issue.
612. W. L. HALE (Living, Male) (S. WHITAKER14, Morris Mortimer13, Cornelia Sophia (Nellie) CLARKE12,
Welcome Morris11, Oliver Pendleton10, Henry9, Joshua8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Joseph5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Humphrey1).
613. I. C. HALE (Living, Male) (S. WHITAKER14, Morris Mortimer13, Cornelia Sophia (Nellie) CLARKE12,
Humphrey1).
614. C. P. HALE (Living, Male) (S. WHITAKER14, Morris Mortimer13, Cornelia Sophia (Nellie) CLARKE12,
Humphrey1).
615. W. E. HALE (Living, Male) (S. WHITAKER14, Morris Mortimer13, Cornelia Sophia (Nellie) CLARKE12,
Humphrey1).
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Index
ADAMS
Elizabeth
parent of spouse of 537
ALLEN
Alanson
Bertha
Emery
Howard
Jennie Dorcas
Marshall R.
May / Mae Belle
S.
545
spouse of 492
547
544
spouse of 469
546
spouse of 463
ANDRUS.
Rachel
Timothy
spouse of 183
ARNOLD
Elmer
spouse of 546
ATKINS
Rachel
BABCOCK
Adelia
Alanson
Amanda
Anna
Calista
Caroline
Edward
Eliza
Elizabeth
Gideon
Henry
Henry
Ichabod
CAPT James
John
John
Joseph
Mary
Mary
Mary
Nathan
Oliver
Oliver
Paul Sr.
Paul Jr.
Polly
484
433
430
spouse of 38
406
432
spouse of 288
404
spouse of 44
431
405
485
spouse of 294
110
112
107
108
spouse of 43
111
spouse of 233
403
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Sarah Maria
Simon
Susannah
Thomas
429
109
105
106
BACON
Mary Ann
BAILEY
Hannah
BARBER
Benjamin
Benjamin
Nathan
spouse of 203
spouse of 128
BARKER
Lorin
spouse of 395
BASSETT
John C.
Mary
Peleg Hoxie
William
spouse of 466
spouse of 332
spouse of 303
BEARDSLEY
Elvira
spouse of 389
BEEBE
Mary
spouse of 40
BELFEUIL
Rosa
Thomas
spouse of 558
BEMUS
Lawson
spouse of 579
BICKFORD
Eunice
spouse of 559
BLAKESLEY
Amanda
spouse of 230
BLANCHARD
Charles Edward
Dorcas Sherman
Howland Van
Margaret Marion
William Alonzo
spouse of 565
spouse of 435
609
BLISS
Elizabeth
Josiah
spouse of 84
BLIVEN
Joan
spouse of 45
BOYINGTON
Hattie
spouse of 523
BRAINERD
Mary Imogene
spouse of 506
BRANAGAN
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Anna
BRAND
Bradley
Clara
Hannah
Hannah
Hannah
Samuel
Samuel
Sophronia
spouse of 394
spouse of 350
spouse of 182
spouse of 338
BRENNAN / BRAINERD
Michael
BRIMMER
Donald M.
Eva J.
Howard L.
Lyola B.
Richard H.
child of 589
child of 589
spouse of 589
child of 589
child of 589
BROWN
Alpheus
Catherine
Catherine
Charlotte Ann
Daniel
Eliza
Mary A.
spouse of 221
spouse of 481
spouse of 393
spouse of 228
BURDICK
Amy
Edward
Hannah
John Davis
Joshua
Lydia (Widow)
Lydia Maria
Olive
Robert
Robert
Robert B.
Samuel
Tacy
Thomas
spouse of 391
spouse of 113
spouse of 325
spouse of 171
spouse of 156
spouse of 398
spouse of 167
spouse of 168
spouse of 67
spouse of 65
BUTLER
John
spouse of 124
CALDWELL
Minnie Ida
CANFIELD
Frances
Sarah A.
spouse of 519
spouse of 518
CARD
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Jane
CARPENTER
Ellajean
Lawrence
Phebe M.
Russell B.
child of 592
child of 592
spouse of 592
CARR
Ann Elizabeth
Hannah Carter
spouse of 474
spouse of 464
CARTER
Alice
spouse of 2
CASE
Rachel
spouse of 227
CHADWICK
Pamelia E.
spouse of 509
CHAFFEE
Otis
Sarah Monroe
spouse of 316
CHAMPLIN
Anne
James
Jeffrey
Jeffrey
Joseph
Joshua
Lloyd M.
Samuel
Sarah
Sarah
Susannah
Susannah
William Jr.
CAPT William
CAPT William
William
spouse of 39
102
98
99
101
spouse of 578
100
148
103
spouse of 39
spouse of 42
104
CHANEY
Unknown
spouse of 567
CHASE
Emma
spouse of 476
CHEESEBOROUGH
Lucy
CHEEVER
Susannah Maxson
spouse of 231
CLARK
Anna Elizabeth
Benjamin
Dorothy
Harriet
John Edward
551
605
spouse of 480
603
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Lewis DeWitt
Madge
Maud Elizabeth
Mildred
Myrtle
Sabrina
558
604
565
607
606
CLARKE
Abel
Abel Marsh
Abel Marsh
Abigail
Adam
Agnes
Agnes Zilla
Alanson
Alanson / Lanson
Albert John Sr.
Alvit
Amanda
Ambrose A.
Amey
Amey
Amos
Amos L.
Amy
Amy
Amy
Angeline
Ann
Ann
Ann
Ann Elizabeth
Anna / Nancy
Anne
Anne
Arnold
Arthur Edwin
Arthur Eugene
Asa
Benjamin
Benjamin
Benjamin Foster
Bertha Electa
Bethania
Bethia
Bethia
Caleb
Carew
Carew
Carewe
170
211
320
209
167
3
351
435
295
582
258
408
490
86
233
82
452
144
204
145
263
364
200
78
458
293
179
136
155
581
child of 581
165
87
175
326
550
556
41
76
119
57
35
11
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Carewe The Immigrant
Caroline
Caroline
Catharine
Catherine
Catherine
Charles
Charles
Charles A.
Charles Edwin
Charles Eugene
Charles H.
Charles Wilson
Charlotte
Christopher
Christopher
Christopher
Clarence
Clarissa
Clarissa
Clarissa Angeline
Clarissa Crandall
Conrad Shultz
Cora C. Brainard
Cordelia
Cornelia
Cornelia
Cornelia Sophia (Nellie)
Corydon
Daniel Levett
Daniel Webb
Daniel Wright
David
David Otis
David Wright
David Wright
Deborah
Deborah
Decatur Maxson
Decatur Maxson
DeForest
Dorothie
Dorothy
Edgar B.
Edwin Dwight
Edwin P.
Edwin Wilson
Elisha
Elisha
Eliza
Eliza Ann
16
242
422
333
244
229
236
559
373
child of 584
505
456
611
207
12
84
143
570
215
250
319
413
465
567
417
237
332
471
243
322
461
467
247
459
316
352
259
174
spouse of 412
420
372
24
70
370
338
455
535
73
131
419
334
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Eliza M.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth
Elizabeth
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Ann
Elizabeth Bailey
Elizabeth M.
Ellen
Elmer Arthur
Emily
Emily
Emma Isadora
Emma Isadora
Emmeline Northup
Erastus
Erastus Patterson
Esdras
Estella Elnora
Esther
Ethan
CAPT Ethan
CAPT Ethan
Ethan
Ethan
Ethel
Eva Jane
Eveline
Experience
Ezra Stillman
Fanny
Fanny
Ferdinand DeWitt
Florence
Florence A.
Francis Howard
Francis M.
Francis O.
Freegift
George Perry
George R. F.
George W.
George Washington
Grace Ann
Gustavus Adolphus
H. Rae
Hannah
Hannah
Hannah
Hannah
Hannah
537
160
34
154
254
240
317
226
5
534
424
366
507
spouse of 514
469
362
337
359
533
303
151
172
spouse of 222
227
253
536
538
331
71
410
168
251
506
568
579
571
453
371
69
555
328
217
503
415
464
569
48
152
194
208
spouse of 173
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Hannah
Hannah
Hannah
Hannah
Harriet
Hazard Perry
Hazard Perry
Henrietta Isadora
ELDER (Rev.) Henry Sr.
Henry Jr., Esq.
Henry Jr., Esq.
Dr. Henry
Dr. Henry
REV Henry
REV Henry
Henry
Henry H.
Henry Maxson
Henry P.
Henry W.
Henry Wright
Herbert M.
Herman D.
Horace
Horace
Horace Andrew
Horace Marshall
Hosea Barber
Humphrey
Ichabod
Ida
Ida Mae
Infant
Isaac Peckham Sr.
Isaac Peckham Sr.
Isaac Peckham Jr.
Isaac Peckham Jr.
James
James
James
James
James Lorenzo
James Ray
Jane
Jared
Jared
Jeremiah
Jeremiah M.
Jeremiah Mitchell
289
234
305
363
262
290
557
156
spouse of 206
221
296
spouse of 329
232
spouse of 323
367
416
472
526
442
460
483
375
437
552
549
252
1
177
563
566
562
302
446
spouse of 475
80
116
142
196
486
339
330
169
260
423
378
384
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Jerusha Maria
Jerusha Maria
Jessie
Jessie Marion
Joan
Joan
Job Bennett
Job Bennett
Job Bennett
John
John
John
John
John
REV DR John The Immigrant
Rev. John
John
John
John Velot (Vilitt)
John Wilson
Joseph
Joseph
Joseph The Immigrant
Joseph
Joseph
Joseph Sr.
Joseph
Joseph Jr.
Joseph
Joseph
Joseph
Joseph
Joseph
Joseph
Joseph
Joseph
Joseph
Joseph
Joseph
Joseph
Joseph
Joseph P.
Joshua
Joshua
REV Joshua
REV Joshua
Joshua
Joshua
Joshua
Joshua
Joshua
spouse of 232
323
561
548
6
13
159
238
132
376
2
7
9
20
28
40
139
225
488
201
205
22
26
38
77
72
135
117
130
spouse of 276
292
173
spouse of 289
248
308
440
450
29
81
115
137
150
267
230
386
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Joshua Maxon
Judith
Judith
Judith
Judith
Laura
Lavinia
Leander Scott
Lewis
Lillian Elnora
Lodemia
Lodemia
Lucretia
Lucy
Lucy
Lucy
Lucy
Lucy Dorcas
Lura Janet
Lyman
Lyman
Mabel
Margaret
Margaret
Margaret
Mariah
Marion
Martha S.
Mary
Mary
Mary
Mary
Mary
Mary
Mary
Mary
Mary
Mary
Mary
Mary Ann
Mary Celinda
Mary D.
Mary Jane
Mary Jerusha
Mary Lucinda
Mary Lucinda
Mary (Polly)
Mary (Polly)
Mary Sovina
Matilda
Maxson
346
360
37
255
spouse of 287
409
381
348
133
580
spouse of 340
358
436
spouse of 296
329
421
369
487
583
265
377
543
4
14
19
564
608
439
23
15
18
32
42
75
129
269
235
379
385
444
441
454
457
349
412
spouse of 420
171
301
489
380
245
Page 219
Melbourne (”Mike”) Floyd
Mercy
Michael Lynn
Mills DeForest
Milo Marsh
Molly (Mary)
Monica June
Nancy
Nancy
Nancy
Nancy
Nancy
Nancy
Nancy M.
Nathan
Nathan
Nathan(iel)
Nathan(iel)
Nelson
Nelson
Olive Marsh
Oliver
Oliver Pendleton
Oliver Pendleton
Olivia
OrIn Perry
Orissa Villa
Pamelia
Patience
Paul
Peleg Congdon
Perry
Perry Weeden
Peter Welcome
Phebe
Phebe
Phebe
Phineas
Phoebe Selucia
Polly
Reuben Oliver
Reynolds
Robert
Romaine
Ronald Elwood
Rosina
Russell
Sabrina
Sally June
Samuel
Samuel
584
134
child of 584
434
350
199
585
164
268
193
438
517
178
158
163
264
447
212
140
224
411
502
261
192
304
239
216
197
307
342
spouse of 172
222
335
149
414
288
336
309
560
374
586
382
213
297
child of 584
202
39
Page 220
Samuel
Samuel
Samuel
Samuel
CAPT Samuel
CAPT Samuel
Samuel
Samuel
Samuel
Samuel
Samuel B.
Samuel B.
Samuel Henry
Dr. Samuel Ray
Sarah
Sarah
Sarah
Sarah
Sarah
Sarah
Sarah Adeline
Sarah Ann
Sarah Ann
Sarah C.
Sarah Harris
Sarah Maria
Sarah (Sally)
Sarah (”Sally”)
Sarah Wealthy
Simeon
Simeon
Sophia
Sophronia A.
Stephen Sr.
Stephen Sr.
Stephen Sr.
Stephen Sr.
Stephen Sr.
Stephen Sr.
Stephen Sr.
DEACON Stephen Jr.
DEACON Stephen Jr.
DEACON Stephen Jr.
DEACON Stephen Jr.
Stephen
Stephen E.
Stephen S.
Susan
Susan Jane
Susannah
Susannah
74
88
85
138
162
spouse of 191
246
298
300
214
291
491
231
33
113
141
146
161
spouse of 190
463
443
468
449
241
492
223
294
325
83
166
257
448
195
spouse of 255
spouse of 256
287
299
451
418
361
327
31
43
Page 221
Susannah
Susannah
Susannah
Susannah
Susannah
Sylvia
Theresa Elizabeth
Thomas
Thomas
Thomas The Immigrant
Thomas
Thomas
Deacon Thomas
Thomas
Thomas
Thomas
Thomas
Thomas Hartwell
Thomas Henry
Thomas Marsh
Truman
Tryphena Ann
Unknown
Unnamed
Unnamed
Unnamed
Wealthy Jane
Weeden
Welcome
Dr. Welcome Arnold
Welcome Morris
Welcome Morris
Willet
William
William
William
William
William
William
William
William
William
William
William Bliss
William Lewis
William Palmer
Willis
Wilson Henry
Zelotus
89
198
spouse of 271
286
306
147
554
8
10
17
30
47
44
114
153
210
462
345
321
249
318
470
25
315
344
324
176
445
228
340
spouse of 358
157
365
118
21
27
46
45
79
266
383
368
407
466
347
527
553
504
CLARY
Page 222
Mose
Oscar Wyse
spouse of 583
COLBOURN
Sophronia
spouse of 308
COLE
Millie
spouse of 531
COLLETT
Fred G.
Thomas
spouse of 550
COLLINS
Marian Maud
Reginald
Richard
child of 609
spouse of 609
child of 609
COMSTOCK
Silvia Ann
spouse of 322
CONNABLE
Unice
spouse of 389
COOK
Lucy M.
spouse of 309
COOKE
Catherine
John
spouse of 7
COON
Abigail
Ann
David
spouse of 326
spouse of 307
spouse of 363
COOPER
Tacy
COTTRELL
Amey
Hannah
Hannah
Nicholas II
spouse of 120
spouse of 115
COVEY
Alice E.
Beatrice
Clarence W.
David
Grace E.
Harrison Morton
Unnamed
590
592
593
589
spouse of 538
591
CRANDALL
Charlotte
Deborah
Deborah
Edith
Jeannette A.
John
spouse of 72
spouse of 122
spouse of 467
Page 223
Joseph
Lester
Nelson Ray
Polly Maria
Russell
spouse of 319
spouse of 409
CRING
Eugene Solomon
Helen Elizabeth
spouse of 581
CRUMB
Amey
Amey
Archibald
Burritt Luce
Daniel
Darwin
David
Elizabeth
Elizabeth
Emily A.
Francis
Franklin W.
Gardner
Haskell
James
Jemima
Joseph
Joseph
Joseph
Joseph
Joseph
Joseph
Joseph
Joseph Clarke
Joseph O.
Joseph Talcott
Josephine
Josephine
Julia A.
Louise
Marion
Mercy
Nellie Dean
Orville Wesley MD
Rachel
Robert
Ruggles
Russell
Samuel
Samuel
Sophronia
185
270
391
474
476
187
125
180
578
479
398
387
477
275
124
120
181
182
271
spouse of 286
480
481
390
spouse of 446
475
394
399
396
123
529
393
121
530
473
397
183
272
392
Page 224
Stephen
Susan
Susannah
Susannah
Sylvester
Tanner
Tobias
Unknown
Unknown
Varnum C.
Varnum C.
Waitstill
Ward
William
William
William
William Sidney
389
395
276
spouse of 292
188
273
126
274
388
184
478
spouse of 58
122
186
400
CULVER
Grace
spouse of 188
CUNDALL
Isaac
spouse of 318
DAVIS
Correll (?)
Eli
Frank
Hannah
Jonathan
Leroy
Parker
428
426
427
spouse of 225
spouse of 293
425
spouse of 399
DEBALLARD
Katherine
spouse of 352
DEGRAFF
Paul
spouse of 566
DENNISON
Hannah
Joseph
spouse of 187
DESJARDIENS
A. R.
spouse of 577
DEVOE
Hettie Merinda
spouse of 348
DIMON
Henry Abel
spouse of 521
DODGE
Joshua Jr.
spouse of 385
DORAN
David Oscar
Francis Earl
spouse of 585
DOWSE
Harriet Matilda
spouse of 390
Page 225
DUENNER
Judith
spouse of 57
DWIGHT
Henry William
CAPT Joseph Hawley
343
spouse of 229
EDWARDS
Jerusha
spouse of 122
EGGLESTON
Olive Electa
Olive Electa
ELDRIDGE
Augustus
Freddie Simion
Harold
Ruth
spouse of 536
588
587
ELMORE
Polly
EVERETT
Edwin
spouse of 415
FARNHAM
Stephen H.
spouse of 351
FARRELL
Helen
spouse of 570
FENTON
Charles McKinley
Helen Florence
Wilfred
spouse of 584
spouse of 585
FIELDS
Alanson H.
Emma
Frank W.
Harold R.
Harvey
Harvey Jr.
Norma V.
596
598
599
spouse of 544
595
597
FOX
Mary
spouse of 540
GARDNER
Sarah
spouse of 139
GEER
Abel
spouse of 532
GILBERT
Charles N.
Marion
Nelson
spouse of 548
602
GILLETT
Nearl Mortimer
spouse of 525
GOODALE
Page 226
Mary
Mary
GOODMAN
Irving P.
spouse of 568
GOSSMAN
Ruth Edith
GRAVES
Sophia
spouse of 486
GREEN
Luke
Philip Sweet
spouse of 411
GREENE
?
Albert E. S.
Albert S.
David Maxson
Joseph Langford
Mercy
William Bliven Sr.
William Bliven Jr.
482
402
401
spouse of 277
spouse of 422
GREENMAN
Abigail
Abigail
Abigail
Reynolds
Sarah
spouse of 127
spouse of 223
spouse of 189
GRIEB
John Jacob
Marjory Ruth
spouse of 582
HADSALL
Joseph
Joseph
spouse of 121
HALE
Kenneth Locke PhD
spouse of 576
HALL
Elizabeth
John
Rebecca
spouse of 177
spouse of 120
HANDELL
Irena A.
spouse of 467
HARLOW
Henry (”Harry”)
William
spouse of 537
HAYDEN
David
Harold A.
spouse of 532
HAYES
Emily T.
spouse of 260
Page 227
HAZARD
Susannah
Susannah
HERRIGE
Rose
spouse of 10
HESELTINE
Jesse
spouse of 417
HISCOX
Bethia
Edith
Edith
Ephraim
Hannah
Joseph
Mary
Mary
REV Thomas
Thomas
William
William
93
92
91
97
96
94
spouse of 41
95
90
HOOPER
George/Jacob Gardner
Sarah Ann
spouse of 505
HOWLAND
Anne Catherine
Lucianna
spouse of 460
HUBBARD
Bethiah
Ruth
Samuel
spouse of 26
HUGHTO
Andrew
spouse of 566
HUTCHINSON
Ann
spouse of 35
IVES
Robert
spouse of 585
JAMES
Diantha
JOHN
Martha (ST.)
JONES
Amanda M.
KEYES
Jennie
Sidney
Willie
573
spouse of 508
572
KINSMAN
Elizabeth Hannah
Page 228
KNIGHT
Hannah
spouse of 46
KNOWLES
William
spouse of 458
KYER
Sophia
LAMPHEAR
Daniel Sr.
John
spouse of 123
LAMPHERE
Esther
spouse of 248
LANGWORTHY
Julia A.
spouse of 243
LANPHERE
Daniel
Mercy
spouse of 132
LAPLATNEY
Ella / Ellen Elizabeth
LATREMORE
Leo
spouse of 610
LAWRENCE
Nancy
LAWTON
Giles Mumford
Mary
spouse of 317
LEBEAU
Arthur
Lorena
spouse of 579
child of 579
LEONARD
Claude
G. Riley
G. Riley
Jeanaette (”Nettie”)
Sarah
William
531
532
spouse of 491
spouse of 487
LEWIS
Anna
Daniel
Daniel
Eliza
Jesse
Ransom
Whitman
spouse of 321
spouse of 145
spouse of 346
spouse of 199
spouse of 335
LITTLEFIELD
Edward S.
spouse of 379
LITTLEFIELD ?
Margaret (L)
spouse of 378
LIVERMORE
Page 229
Briggs B.
Maxson G.
DEACON William Slocum
spouse of 414
spouse of 413
spouse of 408
LYONS
Mathilda
MAHONEY
Margaret
spouse of 541
MAIN
Nathaniel
Nathaniel
spouse of 250
MANTLE
Jennie A.
Nelson
spouse of 505
MARSH
Olive
spouse of 153
MARSHALL
John Snow
Mary Electa
spouse of 502
MATTESON
Unice
spouse of 389
MAXSON
Deacon Alfred
Almira
Alonzo
Asa L.
Avis
Bethia
Chloe
Chloe
Clarke
Clarke
David
David
David
David Jr.
Diantha
Dorothy
Dorothy
Elizabeth
Hannah
Deacon Holly
Holly Welcome
Isaiah
COL Jesse
Jesse
Joel
John
Rev. John
Rev. John
spouse of 301
354
spouse of 361
spouse of 432
68
61
spouse of 162
191
spouse of 164
127
189
353
spouse of 38
65
62
63
spouse of 255
355
spouse of 154
219
Page 230
Rev. John Jr.
John III
Joseph
Joshua
Joshua C.
Judith
Judith
Judith
Judith
Lydia
Lydia
Mary
Mary Starr
Moses Barber
Russell
Russell
Sarah
Sarah
Silas
Silas
Silas
Susannah
Susannah
Tacy
Tacy
Thankful
spouse of 37
64
67
spouse of 86
220
59
256
spouse of 287
60
357
spouse of 304
spouse of 241
218
spouse of 163
356
spouse of 161
190
277
66
spouse of 291
128
MEALUS
Margaret
MERRITT
Edythe Jeanette
MILES
Andrew B.
Bethania D.
spouse of 503
MINER
Betsey
Isaac
spouse of 226
MINOR
Welcome
341
MITCHELL
Barzillai B.
spouse of 381
MOORE
Warren James
spouse of 349
MORTON
Emma
MOSHER
Mary
Mary
MURPHY
Nancy
Page 231
NEWMAN
Sarah Ann
spouse of 322
NORTH
Florence Arabella
Myron Gleason
spouse of 535
NORTHRUPP
Carr
spouse of 146
NORTHUP
Sarah Ann
NOTTAGE
George Hager
spouse of 522
ORDWAY
Unknown
spouse of 359
PAINE
Elizabeth
John
John ESQ.
Mary Ann
William Littlefield
spouse of 265
spouse of 377
spouse of 269
PALMER
Davis
Edgar
Electa
James
James
James C.
Julia
Martha Zada Maria
Martha Zada Maria
Phoebe
Ransom H.
Raymond
Richard
Sarah (Sallie)
Unknown
Wilson H.
spouse of 436
500
494
495
499
spouse of 437
497
498
493
501
496
PATTERSON
Elizabeth
Elizabeth
spouse of 224
PECKHAM
Deborah
Hannah
Isaac Sr.
Isaac
Isaac Jr.
Isaac
John
Sir John
John Hazard
281
278
spouse of 200
314
spouse of 23
279
Page 232
Joseph Clarke
Mary
Nancy
Patience York
Ruth
Susannah
REV William
William
William Sweet
William Sweet
284
36
285
spouse of 197
280
282
spouse of 34
56
spouse of 194
283
PENDLETON
Catherine
Catherine
Catherine
Deborah
Deborah
Deborah
Deborah
Deborah
James
COL Joseph
COL Joseph
Obidiah
Sarah
Sylvester
Sylvester
spouse of 156
206
spouse of 117
spouse of 121
spouse of 157
spouse of 148
PERKINS
Susannah
PERRY
Hannah
Mary
Samuel
Samuel
Samuel Jr.
spouse of 135
203
spouse of 136
PIECHOWSKI
Joseph
Magdalene
spouse of 603
PIERCE
Deborah
Mary Bowers
spouse of 389
PITTSLEY
Carole Velma
POCOCK (?)
Sibel
spouse of 386
POOL
Unknown
spouse of 499
POTTER
Chester E.
Eva B.
spouse of 535
Page 233
Jonathan
Susannah
Susannah
Susannah
Susannah
Susannah
Susannah
Susannah
spouse of 195
POTTS
Barbara
spouse of 584
POWERS
Everett Erwin
William Eugene
spouse of 580
RANDALL
Thankful
spouse of 64
RATHBONE
Anne
Bathsheba
Hannah Perry
Hannah Perry
James
James
Lois / Louise
Lois / Louise
Thomas
310
311
313
spouse of 198
312
spouse of 302
REYNOLDS
Amanda
John
Joseph
Joseph
Mary
Sarah
Thomas
Zaccheus
spouse of 236
54
55
spouse of 77
spouse of 33
RICHARDSON
Jerusha Fidelia
spouse of 397
RIX
Hannah
ROBERTS
Daniel
Rachel
Rachel
spouse of 437
ROBINSON
Caroline M.
Cornelia
Dr. Phiny
spouse of 473
ROGERS
Asel
Cornelia M.
spouse of 511
Page 234
ROSE
Elizabeth
Gideon
spouse of 267
spouse of 380
RUPPERT
Mary Elizabeth
RYAN
Effie
James
Mary
spouse of 535
spouse of 534
SANDERS
James
SANDS
Anna D.
Edward
spouse of 382
SAUNDERS
Benjamin
Edward
Elizabeth
John
John
Mary
Mercy
Nathan
Samuel
Stephen
Susannah
Tobias
Tobias
52
50
49
spouse of 69
spouse of 119
58
spouse of 180
spouse of 125
51
53
spouse of 32
spouse of 36
SAUVE
Donald J.
Patricia Louise
spouse of 586
SCHREINER
Marie Louise
spouse of 528
SCHULTZ
Anna
SCOTT
Joel
spouse of 364
SEABURY
Amanda
spouse of 504
SEYMOUR
Mary
SHEFFIED
Unknown
spouse of 144
SHEFFIELD
CAPT Isaac
Mary
Nicholas
spouse of 119
spouse of 136
SHERMAN
Page 235
Sarah Jane
spouse of 462
SIVER
Bertha Ann
SMITH
Bessie
Charles Alanson
Charlotte Jeanne
Daniel
Dorcas
Fred Lester
Leon Lewis
542
539
594
spouse of 489
spouse of 137
540
541
SOUTHWORTH
Horace
spouse of 392
SPOONER
Squire ?
Sophronia
Sophronia
spouse of 388
STANLEY
Emeline
STANTON
Susanna
spouse of 138
STARKWEATHER
Ella
Leonard
spouse of 490
STEWARD
Mary
spouse of 520
STEWART
Esther / Hester
STILLMAN
George
John
Joseph
Elder Willett
spouse of 129
spouse of 174
spouse of 305
STORY
Elise
spouse of 402
STRONG
Martha
SWEET
Deborah
SYKES
Gertrude
spouse of 571
TALBERT
L. Alzora T.
spouse of 530
TAMBLIN
Susan
Susan
Susan
THOMAS
Page 236
Clyde
Fern
Harry
Kenneth
600
child of 601
spouse of 545
601
THOMPSON
Isaac
Sarah
spouse of 104
TOUSLEY
Leon
spouse of 543
TRUMAN
Joseph
spouse of 235
TUCKER
Benjamin
Phebe
spouse of 196
TURNER
Margaret
spouse of 22
UNDERWOOD
Almy
UNKNOWN
UNNAMED
Adelia J.
Alice
Alida E(lanor?)
Ann
Anna
Bethia
Cynthia
Datre / Dorothy?
Elizabeth
Elizabeth
Emily E.
Gail
Hannah
Jane
Lucy M.
Lydia
Margaret
Marie A.
Mary
Mary
Mary
Mary
Matilda
Mercy
Nancy
Rebecca
Rubey A.
Sarah
Sarah
spouse of 496
spouse of 447
spouse of 383
spouse of 440
spouse of 295
spouse of 16
spouse of 371
spouse of 586
spouse of 17
spouse of 512
spouse of 431
spouse of 2
spouse of 264
spouse of 1
spouse of 258
Page 237
Sophia
VIOLET
Thankful
spouse of 114
WAIT
Josiah Sr.
Martha
spouse of 298
WATSON
Elisha K.
spouse of 457
WEAVER
John
Mary L.
spouse of 226
spouse of 370
WEBSTER
James
spouse of 223
WEED
Emma
spouse of 552
WEEDEN
Hannah
Hannah
William
William
spouse of 26
spouse of 27
WEEKES
Arminda Mary
Betsey Anna
Clark Oren
John Charles Fremont
Joseph Spencer
Martha Jessie Eleanor
Rozelle Lerow
Warren James
522
521
519
524
518
525
523
520
WEEKS
James Phylarman
Nellie Emma
Oren
spouse of 441
spouse of 539
WELLS
Harriet
Joseph
Joseph
Joshua
Mary
Mrs. Mary
Mrs. Mary
Mary Imogene
Patience
Peter C.
Samuel
Samuel
Thomas
spouse of 347
spouse of 147
spouse of 140
spouse of 159
spouse of 345
spouse of 184
spouse of 421
spouse of 424
spouse of 141
WEST
Mary
Page 238
WESTCOTT
Elizabeth
spouse of 266
WHITAKER
Ezra D.
Ezra Jabez Chief Engineer
Morris Mortimer
spouse of 471
528
WHITFORD
Joshua Jr.
Phoebe
Phoebe
spouse of 290
WICKS
Adrian (”Ade”) Tompson
WILCOX
Lucy
spouse of 227
WILLIAMSON
Charles
Unknown
spouse of 396
spouse of 274
WILSON
Amelia
Amelia
Bella
Burtie
Charles B.
Cornelia
Edwin Edward
Francis
Freeman
Hattie
Henry S.
Henry S.
Henry S.
Henry Samuel
Henry Samuel
Irvin
James Jr.
John
Lydia
Samuel
Samuel
Samuel
Sarah
Unknown
Wealthy
516
513
574
575
509
508
510
511
spouse of 529
577
spouse of 438
spouse of 443
spouse of 507
514
512
spouse of 439
515
spouse of 510
spouse of 444
WINTERS
Herbert O.
spouse of 590
WOOD
Horace
spouse of 360
WOODARD
Florence E.
spouse of 505
Page 239
WORDEN
Sarah
Sarah
WORKMAN
Beatrice
WRIGHT
Chester
David
Wealthy
Wealthy
spouse of 579
spouse of 210
WRIGHT HOOPER
Arvilla (Villy, Villa) E.
spouse of 488
YEOMANS
Mary
YORK
Mary
YOUNG
James
spouse of 432
YOUNGS
Melvina
ZOERB
John
spouse of 327
Page 240

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