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Captain William Clarke 1610 – 1681 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 February 1610

Birth Location: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 22 Jul 1681

Death Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Father: Thomas Clarke

Mother: Rose Keridge

Spouse(s): Katherine Bunce, Katherine Bunce

Children(s): Sara Clark

Captain William Clarke was born in 1610 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England, the child of Thomas Clarke and Rose Kerrich Keridge. Captain William Clarke married Katherine Bunce, Katherine Bunce, and had children including Sara Elizabeth Clark. Captain William Clarke passed away in 1681 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Captain William Clarke was born in 1610 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England, the child of Thomas Clarke and Rose Kerrich Keridge.
  • Captain William Clarke married Katherine Bunce, Katherine Bunce, and had children including Sara Elizabeth Clark.
  • Captain William Clarke passed away in 1681 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Clarke
1570 – 1627
Birth Location: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
TC
Rose Keridge
1572 – 1627
Birth Location: Saxtead, Suffolk, England
RK

Spouses(s)

Katherine Bunce
1610 – 1683
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Katherine Bunce
1612 –
Birth Location: EN
KB

Children(s)

Sara Clark
1644 – 1712
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
SC

Captain Clarke's Ancestors

Self
Captain Clarke
1610 – 1681
Birth Place: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
Parents
Thomas Clarke
1570 – 1627
Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
Rose (Kerrich) Keridge
1572 – 1627
Saxtead, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
John Clarke
1541 – 1598
Finningham, Suffolk, , England, ,
Catherine Cooke
1541 – 1598
Finningham, Suffolk, , England,
William Kerrich
1540 – 1593
Saxtead, Suffolk, England
Margery Kerrich
1542 – 1610
Saxtead, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Carew
1515 – 1565
Alice Carter
1511 – 1542
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Carewe
1485 – 1545
Matilda
1490 – 1515

Captain Clarke's Descendants

1.
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Captain (William) Clarke (11 February 1610 – 22 Jul 1681) m. Katherine Bunce (22 July 1610 – 3 Aug 1683) m. Katherine Bunce (1612 – )
  1. 1. Sara (Elizabeth) Clark (1644 – 24 Jan 1712) m. James Wells (29 Oct 1648 – 22 Feb 1682-86) m. John Fenner (11 Feb 1631 – 1709)
    1. 1. Stephen Wells (1652-1662 – 31 Oct 1712) m. Alice Howard (1647 – 31 Oct 1712)
      1. 1. Stephen Wells (1678 – 3 Oct 1722) m. Elizabeth Williams (1661 – 10 Feb 1724)
        1. 1. Ann (Elizabeth) Wells (1700 – 1770)
        2. 2. Stephen Wells (1700 – 1773)
        3. 3. Absalom Wells (1708 – 9 Mar 1769)
        4. 4. Sarah Wells
        5. 5. Solomon Wells
        6. 6. Thomas (Williams) Wells
      2. 2. Mary Wells (1680 – 1712)
      3. 3. Absalom Wells (1697 – 9 Mar 1769)
      4. 4. Barnabas Wells (1704 – 1779)
      5. 5. John Wells ( – 1730)
      6. 6. Thomas Wells
      7. 7. George Wells ( – 1761)
    2. 2. Sarah Wells (1667 – )
    3. 3. James Wells (27 Nov 1668 – 21 Dec 1744) m. Rebecca Selden (1678 – 1764)
      1. 1. Rebecca WELLS (21 Jan 1698 – 9 Nov 1727)
      2. 2. Susannah Wells (6 May 1701 – )
      3. 3. Mary WELLS (8 Oct 1703 – 9 Feb 1707)
      4. 4. James WELLS (7 Jan 1706 – 25 Jun 1757)
      5. 5. Joseph WELLS (24 Mar 1708 – Jul 1777)
      6. 6. Martha WELLS (15 Jun 1710 – 1796)
      7. 7. Elizabeth Wells (9 Feb 1713 – 29 Oct 1739)
      8. 8. Mary WELLS (5 Apr 1715 – 21 Jul 1810)
      9. 9. Lydia WELLS (15 Aug 1718 – )
    4. 4. Joseph Wells (1672 – 24 Apr 1699)
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Alice) Wells (1672 – 8 Jul 1742)
    6. 6. Mary Wells (1673 – 4 Dec 1714)
    7. 7. Thomas Wells (1683 – 1683)
    8. 8. Robert Wells (5 Aug 1693 – 1771)
    9. 9. William Wells (1702 – 1767)
    10. 10. Hannah Fenner (1670 – 1758)
    11. 11. Sarah Fenner (6 September 1673 – 1733)

Captain Clarke's Timeline

5 Records

1607
12 Jul 1607
Captain William Clarke was baptized in Redmarley D''Abitot, Worcestershire, England
Redmarley D''Abitot, Worcestershire, England
1610
11 February 1610
Birth of Captain William Clarke in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
1631
1631
Age 21
Captain William Clarke resided here in Freeman 18 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
Freeman 18 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
1669
1669
Age 59
Captain William Clarke resided here in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT
Haddam, Middlesex County, CT
1681
22 Jul 1681
Age 71
Death of Captain William Clarke in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 February 1610
    Event Place: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1610; Birth city: Haddam; Birth state: CT
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births
    [4] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 104
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1225.255; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [6] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1607
    Event Place: Redmarley D''Abitot, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906, Place: Redmarley D''Abitot, Worcestershire, England; Date Range: 1578 - 1670; Film Number: 918804

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Nantasket, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Nantasket, Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: 9

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1631
    Event Place: Freeman 18 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1633
    Event Place: America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: America; Year: 1633; Page Number: 65
    [2] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts; Year: 1633; Page Number: 10

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 104

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Connecticut; Year: 1639; Page Number: 65

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1669
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex County, CT
    Record Source: Connecticut Census, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906, Place: Redmarley D''Abitot, Worcestershire, England; Date Range: 1578 - 1670; Film Number: 918804

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1681
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1610; Birth city: Haddam; Birth state: CT
    [4] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [5] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013
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