Family/Spouse: Miriam WOOD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Captain married Mary CHATTERTON in 1694. Mary (daughter of William CHATTERTON and Mary (Clerke) CLARKE) was born on 29 Nov 1673 in New Haven, New Haven, CT, USA; died on 26 Jul 1741 in Cheshire, New Haven, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Elizabeth PECK on 4 Dec 1672 in New Haven, New Haven, CT, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Henry PECK and Joan ALLEN) was born on 16 Mar 1649 in New Haven, New Haven, CT, USA; was christened on 24 Mar 1650 in New Haven, New Haven, CT, USA; died in 1730. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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William was in New Haven, CT in 1656 as listed in the church seating next to Abraham Dickerman. He took the Oath of Fidelity on 4-7-1657. As a farmer, his property was appraised at a value of F550. (F-405)

William married Mary (Clerke) CLARKE about 1660. Mary (daughter of James CLARK and Sarah HARVEY) was born on 6 Jan 1644 in New Haven, New Haven, CT, USA; was christened on 8 Apr 1688 in , New Haven, CT, USA; died on 3 Feb 1722 in Wallingford, New Haven, CT, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Samuel is listed as the 4th son in his father's will. He and his other siblings were given 10 pounds each in the will. Samuel appeared to be the only son not living in Whitchurch, England at the writing of his father's will in 1656. (F-433) This information comes from a book out on this Samuel that could be useful to obtain, "The Hotchkiss Family, First Six Generations: Descendants of Samuel Hotchkiss (ca. 1622-1663) of New Haven, Connecticut" by Nellie Cowdell. (F-433) He was one of the original founders of New Haven, Connecticut in 1638. According to Virkus, he came over with the Davenport Colony that came on the "Hector" in June 1637. (F-62, 447) Some less respected sources give his arrival date at 1642 or 1643 instead. (F-68)

Samuel and Elizabeth sounded like they were a couple very much attracted to each other and paid a severe price for it at the time. "For their filthy dalliance together, which was confessed by them both, they were both severely whipped." Then later when they came to ask for permission to get married "having entered into contract, sinfully and wickedly defiled each other with filthy dalliance and unclean passages, by which they have both made themselves unfit for any other, and for which they have both received public correction, upon these considerations, granted them liberty to marry." This occurred in 1642. Samuel was apparently accused of theft, and for sleeping on his watch for which he was also beaten. (http://members.aol.com/alicebeard/corncili.html)

In 1652, he purchased a home and lot from John Thompson. In 1655, he was assigned a seat in the meeting house next to the soldier's seats and his wife was given one on the women's side. In June 1664 he attended the General Court in New Haven. On Aug. 4, 1664 he took the oath of fidelity. Upon his death, his estate was valued at 86 pounds, 18 shillings. He was listed as Samuel, Sr. (F-447)

He is the ancestor of Emma Hale, the wife of Prophet Joseph, Smith, Jr.(F-447)

Samuel married Elizabeth CLEVERLY on 7 Sep 1642 in New Haven, New Haven, CT, USA. Elizabeth was born in 1624 in , , , England; died in 1681 in New Haven, New Haven, CT, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He came to New Haven, CT in 1638. He signed the New Haven Compact in 1639. (F-62) He was an early but not original signer of the Fundamental Agreement of New Haven. His signature was simply an "H". He and Joseph Peck, a possible brother, took the oath of fidelity on July 1, 1644. On Oct. 7, 1646, he and Joseph asked permission to cut wood on the commons. On Aug. 1, 1648, both were reprimanded for arriving with arms at the meeting house. They were excused in this case, since they had had night watch and had had no sleep. Another possible brother to this Henry Peck, was Deacon William Peck, also in New Haven of the same peerage. (F-64, 2297E)

Henry married Joan ALLEN before 1643 in New Haven, New Haven, CT, USA. Joan was born about 1621 in , New Haven, CT, USA; died in in New Haven, New Haven, CT, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Michael was likely born in Ireland or England. His first son was born about 1635 in Flushing, NY. He lived in Eastchester, NY when his second son was born in 1638. He was in Portsmouth, NH in 1640. In 1645, he was listed as a creditor in the estate records of Wm Lotham in CT. Savage states that he was the father of William Chatterton of New Haven. He possibly had a brother named William and a wife named Jane. (F-405, 620)

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James Clark was the original settler of New Haven, CT. I have found two possible ancestrys listed for him. The one presented most often is James as the son of William and Mary Saxby Clarke/ grandson of George and Elizabeth Wilsforde/ gr.grandson of James and Elizabeth Ferrers/ gr.gr.grandson of Esquire John Clerk and Lucia Moyle/ g.g.gr grandson of John Clerke and Alice Tatesham/ and g.g.g.gr grandson of John Clerk of Ford, Wrotham, co.Kent, England living in the first half of the 15th century. I have found this lineage repeated in info. from Sylvia Gidley, an Ancestral file and Maude Arunedell-Ross's research. Earl P. Campbell's research that sources the Jan. 1920 article in the NEHG Register, follows this line down corrrectly until it gives the original James as married to a Hannah and dying in London, England in 1649. This last source is considered much more reliable.

Upon checking the NEHG, 1920, the following will is attributed to this James Clark, "The Will of James Clarke, Citizen and Grocer of London, dated 6 December 1647. To wife Helen a one-third part of all my goods, another one-third part to my children, James, Mary, and Anne Clarke, and the remaining one-third part to my brother Richard Clarke, and, if he die, to his children. To my son James the lease of my house where I now live. To wife Helen the lease of the house where Joe Nutt, the drugster, dwells, and after her death, to my daughters, Mary and Anne. Executrix: wife Helen. Proved Sept. 10, 1649." (P.C.C., Fairfax, 137)? After studying this will which would fit James and his brother Richard (children of William and Mary Saxby Clarke) and the names of our James's children, I think it unlikely that this lineage belongs to our James. (F-533)

The other is from a published Chatterton ancestry entitled "Founders of Early American Families" by Colkef that states he is the POSSIBLE son of Mate Thomas Clark of the "Mayflower" but gives no proof for it's theory. (F-405) The Mate Thomas Clark suggestion goes no farther back at this point. James in both cases was born in England. He and his young family came over on the "Hector" arriving on Jun 26, 1637 in Boston, MA according to "Founders of Early American Families." He came with Davenport's party in the group from Coleman St., St. Stephen Parish, England. (F-80) He and this party settled in New Haven the following year in 1638. He is thought to be a brother to John Clark, also of New Haven. (F-69) James Clark signed the "Fundamental Agreement" at New Haven on the 4th of (Jan.?), 1639 and an oath of loyalty in July 1644. He was on the New Haven list of 1641 and in 1643 court records with 4 persons in his family. He was a surveyor of highways by trade.

James appears to have had at least 2 wives. His first wife was ill in July of 1648. If this is Sarah Harvey then she had died by the time he remarried again on 17th Oct. 1661. He lived in Stratford after 1661. The children's mother was listed as Sarah Harvey in all sources I've found.(F-457)

Sylvia Gidley's letter had Sarah's marriage date as Apr. 11, 1654 to James. If this was true, then Sarah would not be the mother of James children. I consider it more likely that this was a transcription error, as this marriage record has the same date as a christening record listed for this James Clark on Automated Archives CD-100. Sylvia's first letter also stated he possibly had two other wives... a Mary to begin with and an Elinor Wright. I have seen no verification of this elsewhere. (F-457)

There are three very different death dates that have been published for him. It is listed in the Ancestry of Lorenzo Ackley & Emma Bosworth as 1689 because his name is found in a probate index for that year. The original probate page is missing. That particular author also has him listed as a highway surveyor in April, 1680 and fence viewer in April, 1682. He had 2 family members listed in the Dec. 1680 Division list. This information came from the New Haven Colony Records and New Haven Town Records. (F-131) The 1689 date is also in CD-100. The second date in some sources is 1662. I have chosen the most specific date, sent to me by Sylvia Gidley because it gave both the date and place, which usually is supported by an actual record, Dec. 19 1674. (F-457)

With the various guesses as to his birth date, death date and his wives, it is possible that there are two James Clarks. The best evidence that there is only one, is the fact that the children basically have the same names in all references to the James Clark who first settled in New Haven, CT. In a Jacobus work on the Hale family, I have also found one of his children named just Ebenezer who had the same parent, spouses, and dates that I take to be his son, Benjamin Ebenezer Clark.

James married Sarah HARVEY on 7 Nov 1633 in London, Middlesex, ENG. Sarah was born in in , , , England; died before 17 Oct 1661 in New Haven, New Haven, CT, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Some sources give her birth date as 1622, but she would have been only 11 when marrying --- making it somewhat an unlikely birth year. Her name was spelled Sara Haruey on their marriage record. (E)