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Susanna "The Witch" Clark 1621–1683 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30-September-1621

Birth Location: Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: +/- 1683

Death Location: Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Thomas Clark

Mother: Sarah Howell

Spouse(s): Josiah Root

Children(s): Bethiah Roots, Susannah Rootes, Thomas Root, Josiah Rootes, Judah Root, Richard Rootes, Thomas Rootes, Jonathan Rootes, Jonathan Rootes

Susanna "The Witch" Clark was born in 1621 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Thomas Clark And Sarah Bemis Howell. Susanna "The Witch" Clark married Josiah Root, and had children including Bethiah Roots, Jonathan Rootes, Josiah Rootes, Judah Root, Richard Rootes, Susannah Rootes, Thomas Root, Thomas Rootes. Susanna "The Witch" Clark passed away in 1683 in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Susanna "The Witch" Clark was born in 1621 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Thomas Clark And Sarah Bemis Howell.
  • Susanna "The Witch" Clark married Josiah Root, and had children including Bethiah Roots, Jonathan Rootes, Josiah Rootes, Judah Root, Richard Rootes, Susannah Rootes, Thomas Root, Thomas Rootes.
  • Susanna "The Witch" Clark passed away in 1683 in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Clark
1583–1674
Birth Location: Wrotham, Kent, England
TC
Sarah Howell
1585–1630
Birth Location: Buckinghamshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Josiah Root
1611–1683
Birth Location: Great Chart, Ashford, Kent, England
JR

Children(s)

Bethiah Roots
1639–1714
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
BR
Susannah Rootes
1634–1666
Birth Location: Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
SR
Thomas Root
1638–1644
Birth Location: Hartford
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Josiah Rootes
1642–1643
Birth Location: Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
JR
Judah Root
1627–1727
Birth Location: Massachusetts, United States of America
JR
Richard Rootes
1627–1727
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Rootes
1651–1683
Birth Location: Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Jonathan Rootes
1646–1723
Birth Location: Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
JR
Jonathan Rootes
1666–1729
Birth Location: Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, Colonial Era
JR

Susanna Clark's Ancestors

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Susanna Clark
1621–1683
Birth Place: Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Clark
1583–1674
Wrotham, Kent, England
Sarah (Bemis) Howell
1585–1630
Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Henry (Howell (1565–) N) Howell
1565–
Buckingham, England
Emilie (Bucks) Sherwood
1565–1605
Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
George Sherwood
1532–1599
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Wiliam Sherewood
1515–1552
Anna Wilkinson
1500–

Susanna Clark's Descendants

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Susanna ("The Witch") Clark (30-September-1621–+/- 1683) m. Josiah Root (07-March-1611–03-June-1683)
  1. 1. Bethiah Roots 1639–1714 m. John (Lovett\Lovat Jr. (1636–1727)) Lovett 1636–1727
    1. 1. John (F) Lovett 1668–1750 m. Mary (Ann) Pride 1668–1766
      1. 1. Mary (Alice Lovett) Haywood 1695–1778 m. John Merritt 1690–1757
        1. 1. Anne Merritt 1726–1790 m. William (E) Hamby 1727–1788 m. Jeremiah Hamby 1736–1790
        2. 2. John Merritt 1739–1805 m. Sally (Sallie) Williams 1743–1782 m. Providence (Penelope) Greene 1739–1838
        3. 3. Thomas Merritt 1716–1768 m. Mary (Frances) Goodson 1711–1757
        4. 4. Elizabeth ("Betty") Merritt 1740–1814 m. Joseph (Leeman) III 1730–1816
        5. 5. Margaret (Pegee) Merritt 1735–1778
        6. 6. Amelia Merritt 1740–1808
        7. 7. Thomas Merritt 1740–1790
      2. 2. Mary (Lucy Johnson Lovett-) Haywood 1695–1766 m. John (Haywood) Col 1668–1750
        1. 1. William (Henry Haywood) I 1730–1779
        2. 2. Elizabeth Haywood 1740–1774
        3. 3. Major (Egbert (Revolutionary War Patriot, Planter, Politician)) Haywood 1730–1801
        4. 4. Lt (Col Sherwood) Haywood 1731–1780
        5. 5. Deborah Haywood 1734–
        6. 6. Miriam (Mary) Haywood 1716–1758
        7. 7. Elizabeth (Ann) Haywood 1732–1808
        8. 8. Mary Haywood 1732–1786
        9. 9. John (Haywood) II 1754–1827
        10. 10. William (J.) Haywood 1720–1779
        11. 11. Elizabeth (Ann) Haywood 1748–1774
    2. 2. Benjamin Lovett 1679–1740
    3. 3. Symon Lovett 1668–1744
    4. 4. Susanna Lovett 1668–1700
    5. 5. Abigail Lovett 1655–
    6. 6. Bethia Lovett 1652–1760
    7. 7. Josiah Lovett 1669–1703
    8. 8. Samuel Lovett 1675–1700
    9. 9. Thomas Lovett 1671–1703
    10. 10. Bethiah Lovett 1682–1760
  2. 2. Susannah Rootes 1634–1666
  3. 3. Thomas Root 1638–1644
  4. 4. Josiah Rootes 1642–1643
  5. 5. Judah Root 1627–1727
  6. 6. Richard Rootes 1627–1727
  7. 7. Thomas Rootes 1651–1683
  8. 8. Jonathan Rootes 1646–1723
  9. 9. Jonathan Rootes 1666–1729

Susanna Clark's Timeline

2 Records

1621
30-September-1621
Birth of Susanna "The Witch" Clark in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1683
+/- 1683
Age 62
Death of Susanna "The Witch" Clark in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30-September-1621
    Event Place: Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Beverly, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, Salem Witches and Others Tried for Witchcraft, 1647-1697

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: +/- 1683
    Event Place: Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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