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Thomas Clark

Male Abt 1638 - 1719  (~ 81 years)


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    Clark, Thomas    		Clark, Thomas

  • Name Thomas Clark  [1, 2] 
    Birth Abt 1638  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 23 Oct 1719  Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • ae 81
    Burial Milford Cemetery, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • The will of "Deacon" George Clark—he so describes himself—is dated Apr. 15, 1678. A codicil was made Aug. 18, 1688. It is recorded on the records of the Superior Court, Vol. 4, at Hartford. This will was not admitted to probate as is shown by a hearing held before the County Court at New Haven on Aug. 7, 1690. The plea of Thomas Clark, the oldest son, was that the will was void in law by the death of the executrix before the death of the testator, and also that it was defective and imperfect in sundry respects. The court ruled that it could not approve of the will for record, yet it was not to be wholly rejected but was to be allowed as directive in part for administration.

      Thomas Clark was born before his parents settled in Milford; circa 1638; died at Milford, Conn., Oct. 23, 1719, aged 81 ; married first , May 20, 1663, Hannah Gibbard, baptized at New Haven, Oct. 31, 1641, died at Milford, Nov. 4, 1703, daughter of William and Anna Gibbard; married second, Grace Prudden, born at Stratford, Conn., Feb. 19, 1651, died at Milford, Jan. 1723/4, daughter of Joseph and Sarah Judson, and widow of Samuel Prudden. For many years he was in the public service. He represented Milford as Deputy at the sessions of Oct. and Nov. 1683, May, July and Oct. 1684, May and Sept. 1689, Oct. 1690, May and July 1691, May, June and Oct. 1692, Feb., Mar., May, Sept. and Oct. 1693, May and Oct. 1694, May and Oct. 1695, May and Oct. 1696, May and Oct. 1697, May and Oct. 1698, May and Oct. 1701, May and Oct. 1702, May and Oct. 1703, and May and Oct. 1704 [Conn. Colony Rec. 3:121, 133, 139, 151, 155, 25o; 4:2, 33, 43, 53, 66, 75, 78, 87, 89, 91, 101, 104, 12o, 130, 138, 148, 158, 174, 197, 221, 245, 265, 342, 359, 371, 395, 407, 435, 461]. From 1691 to 1698 he was Commissioner for Milford, an office which was similar to Justice, and after the counties were organized in 1698, he was appointed Justice of the Peace for New Haven County and apparently held that office until the expiration of his last term in 1710 [Ibid., 4:43, 66, 92, 121, 139, 159, 201, 26o, 347, 414, 467, 500, 532; 5:2o, 62, 94].
      He was called eldest son in the will of his father, "Deacon" George Clark. In the record of his first marriage, he was described as son of George Clark "Seniour." On Mar. 18, 1681/2, "George Clarke of Milford Sent" made a deed of gift "in consideration of my fatherly love & affection unto my son Thomas Clarke of ye same Towne." Another deed was given, Sept. 4, 1686, by "George Clark of Milford Sent" for "love & Respect unto my Son Thomas Clarke of Milford." [M. L. R. 3:12; 1 and 2, reversed, p. 44.] [4, 5]
    Person ID I40193  Mindrum
    Last Modified 4 Jun 2020 

    Father George Deacon Clark,   b. say 1612   d. 10 Jun 1690, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Mother Sarah,   b. say 1617   d. 22 Sep 1689, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 72 years) 
    Family ID F27409  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Hannah Gibbard,   b. Abt 1641, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Nov 1703, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Marriage 20 May 1663  Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    Children 
     1. Sarah Clark,   b. 4 Mar 1663/4, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 May 1727, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     2. Samuel Clark,   b. 4 Aug 1666, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 May 1725, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     3. Thomas Clark,   b. 22 Jan 1668/9, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Feb 1727/8 (Age 59 years)
     4. John Clark,   b. 31 Dec 1671, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Apr 1704 (Age 32 years)
     5. George Clark,   b. 31 Aug 1673, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1726 (Age 52 years)
     6. Joseph Clark,   b. 4 Mar 1676/7, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Feb 1758 (Age 80 years)
     7. Hannah Clark,   b. 20 Mar 1679/80, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1752 (Age 71 years)
    Family ID F27405  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2021 

    Family 2 Grace Judson,   b. 19 Feb 1651, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1723/4, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Family ID F27407  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2016 

  • Sources 
    1. [S5666] Susan W. Abbott, Families of Early Milford, Connecticut, (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979), p. 204.

    2. [S8554] George Clarke Bryant, Deacon George Clark(e), (Donald L. Jacobus, 1949), p. 35.

    3. [S6231] findagrave, Memorial ID 15141264.

    4. [S8554] George Clarke Bryant, Deacon George Clark(e), (Donald L. Jacobus, 1949), p. 3.

    5. [S8554] George Clarke Bryant, Deacon George Clark(e), (Donald L. Jacobus, 1949), pp. 35-36.

    6. [S220] Donald L. Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven, (Genealogical Pub. Co., 1974), Vol. 3, p. 641.



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