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James Clark

Immigrant Ancestor

Immigrant on the "Hector" in 1637

James Clark, of New Haven, son of John Clark, born 1636, of New Haven, Ct., died 1688/9 New Haven, and probably buried on the "Green" there. He married 7 October 1657 Abigail Lothrop, daughter of Rev. John and Ann Lothrop, baptized 2 November 1639 at Barnstable, Ma., and died before October of 1661. James Clark settled first in Boston in 1637, but was an original settler, founder, and first planter at New Haven in 1638. He signed the original agreement, the Civil Compact or Plantation Covenant entered into by the first settlers of New Haven in 1639.

Children:

  1. James, d. 1712, m. 1st Deborah Peacock, d. of John Peacock.
    Ch: James, Sarah, John, Deborah, Phebe, Isaac d. y., Isaac, Ephraim, Mary.

He m. 2nd Hannah (Jones) Falconer, d. of William and Hannah (Eaton) Jones, and the widow of Patrick Falconer.
Hannah m. 3rd John Booth.

  1. MARY, b. Stratford, Ct. m. William Chatterton
  2. Samuel d. 22 Feb 1729/30 New Haven,
    m. 1st, 7 Nov 1672 Hannah Tuttle, d. of John and Katharine (Lane) Tuttle.
    Ch: Samuel, Daniel, John, Joseph, Stephen, Nathan, Hannah, Phinehas, Abigail, Hester, Timothy, Mehitable.
  3. He m. 2nd, 18 Apr 1717 Mary (Thompson) Lines Hitchcock, d. of John and Ellen (Harrison) Thompson, and widow of both Samuel Lines and John Hitchcock.
  4. Sarah m. 25 Oct 1650 William Wooding.
  5. Susan m. James Kelly of Hartford
  6. Ebenezer b. 29 Nov 1651, d. 30 Apr 1721 aged 70,
    m. 1st Sarah Peck, d. of James Peck.
    Ch: Caleb, Sarah, Josiah, Stephen, Hannah, Sylvanus, Obadiah.
    He m. 2nd, 22 Dec 1696 Elizabeth (Parker) Royce, d. of John and Hannah (Bassett) Parker, and wid. of Josiah Royce.
    Ch: Elizabeth, Eliphalet, Susanna, Caleb, Phebe, Abigail, Daniel, James, Susanna.

Submitted by Susan Dorris

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