Thomas CLARKE^{[1, 2]}

1599 - 1697  (98 years)

• Name	Thomas CLARKE  [2]
  Birth	8 March 1599	Stepney, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _WLNK	https://wikitree.com
  Death	24 March 1697	Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I312420372243	Green
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	John CLARKE, Pilot of the Mayflower,   b. Abt. 1575, , , England d. 1623, Jamestown, Virginia (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Mary MORTON,   b. 1577, St Ellins, London, London, England, United Kingdom d. 31 March 1605, Westhorpe, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (Age 28 years)
  Family ID	F286	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Susannah RING,   b. 1611, England, England, United Kingdom d. 20 January 1663, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	July 1631  [3]
  Children	1. William CLARKE,   b. 1634, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 3 July 1689, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 55 years)   2. John CLARKE,   b. Abt 1637, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA d. Mar 1719, Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 82 years)   3. Cornelius CLARK,   b. October 1639, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA d. USA, USA   4. James CLARKE,   b. 13 October 1641, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 8 August 1727, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 85 years)   5. Susanna CLARK,   b. April 1642, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 28 September 1697, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Age 55 years)   6. Nathaniel CLARKE,   b. 1643, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 31 January 1717, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F323	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Alice Alicia Alford HALLETT,   b. 7 December 1614, Bridgeport, shire, Dorset, England, United Kingdom d. 23 July 1678, Rowley, Essex, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F78	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Wikitree 10/11/2022 This profile represents Thomas Clarke, born 1599, possible son of John Clarke and Mary Morton. (Please do not merge Clarke-680 Thomas Clarke born 1605 to Thomas Clarke and Rose (Kerrich) Clarke, into this profile.) He may, or may not, have been "Thomas son of John Clarke of Ratliff" who was baptized 8 March 1599/1600 at St. Dunstan's, Stepney, Middlesex[5] , but this theory has not been proven[2]. See research notes on disputed father below. He may, or may not have been the son of John Clarke, the pilot of the Mayflower[5] [3], but this theory has not been proven[2]. See research notes on disputed father below. He arrived in New England in July 1623 on the Anne[6] [2] [5] [3] [4], and was admitted as a freeman on January 1, 1632/3[7] [2] Thomas Clarke was referred to as a carpenter, merchant, yeoman, and gentleman, and pursued various business and land development interests in Plymouth, Boston and Barnstable[5]. He also served as Constable, Highway surveyor and Deputy. Court proceedings show that he was literate and had an interest in legal matters[2]. Before July 1631, he married Suzanna Ring.[2] [5] [3] [4] [8] This marriage date is derived from her mother's will, which referred to her as my daughter Suzanna Clark.[9] Their children included: [5][2] [4] William, born about 1634, who married Sarah Wolcott and Hannah Griswold James, born about 1636, who married Abigail Lothrop Suzanne, born about 1638, who married Barnabas Lothrop John, born about 1640, whose wife was Sarah Unknown Nathaniel, born about 1642, who married Dorothy (Lettice) Gray, daughter of Thomas Lettice and widow of Edward Gray Andrew, born about 1644, who married Mehitable Scotto Suzanna's death date is not known, but it is reasonable to assume she died before her husband remarried. On January 20, 1664/5, Thomas married Alice (Hallett) Nichols, daughter of Richard Hallett, and widow of Mordecai Nichols.[2] [5] [3] [4] [10] No further children are noted in these sources. The family moved from Plymouth to Boston by 1660, then returned to Plymouth in 1678, and may have lived in Barnstable on occasion.[2] Thomas Clarke died March 24, 1697, at age 97.[1][2] [5] [3] [4], and is buried on Burial Hill[11] [12] [13]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1120125868] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S1134429212] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S1136123827] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).