Aaron Clark (1687 - 1744)

Born 13 Nov 1687 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah (Wade) Clark — married 31 May 1711 in Hartford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 2 Jan 1744 at age 56 in Mansfield, Windham, Connecticut

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Biography

Aaron Clark (bp. 13 Nov 1687 in Hartford, Connecticut - 2 Jan 1744 Mansfield, Connecticut ^[1] buried in Exeter Cemetery^[2])

Aaron was the son of Daniel (b. 5 Apr 1654) and Hannah Pratt daughter of Daniel Pratt and Hannah of Windsor^[3]

His father, Daniel Clark, conveyed to him land in Colchester and they were together from about 1710. He was a weaver by trade. Removed from Colchester to Mansfield.

On 31 May 1711 in Hartford, Connecticut he married Susannah Wade born abt. 1691 in Norwich, Connecticut the daughter of Robert Wade and Abigail Royce daughter of Jonathan and Deborah (Caulkins) Royce. ^[4].

Children:

1. Aaron b. 14 May 1712
2. Susanna b. 14 Nov 1713 married LT Thomas Loomis Jr.
3. Eliphalet Clark 22 Aug 1715–1756
4. Wade Clark b. 14 Mar 1717– married Martha Brown
5. Oliver Clark b. 11 Jan 1720–1777 married (1) Esther Eaton, (2) Sarah Cogswell
6. Jerusha Clark b. 4 Sep 1721–1811married John Swift
7. Esther Clark (3 Sep 1723 Lebanon, Connecticut^[5] – 1815) married (1) Ezra Lathrop (1719-1753); (2) Jabez Backus (1712 - 1761) of Norwich.
8. Damaris Clark 8 Oct 1724–1745
9. Desire Clark (3 AUG 1728 Norwich, Connecticut^[6] - 20 Jan 1764 Bozrah, Connecticut) on 19 May 1748 married David (Capt) Hough^[7] (27 JAN 1723 New London, Connecticut - 8 JUL 1798 Bozrah, New London, Connecticut) the son of John (Capt) Hough II (1697–1785) and Hannah Denison (1698–1782).
10. Lemuel Clark 24 Nov1731–1801 married (1) Mercy Bridges, (2) Jerusha Bill
11. Israel Clark b. 29 Jul 1734–1811

Death^[8]: 2 Jan 1744, Death Place: Connecticut, FHL Film Number 3105; also ^[9]

Burial^[10]: Exeter Cemetery; Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut. Updated 28 August 2021.

Probate^[11]Aaron Clark; Probate Date: 1745; Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut; Inferred Death Year: Abt 1745; Inferred Death Place: Connecticut.

Will: Aaron Clark of Mansfield, Windham, Connecticut. Mentions wife Susannah, son Aaron, dau Susannah Loomis, sons Eliphalet and Wade, son Oliver, daughters Jerusha, Esther, Demaris and Desire plus son Lemuel.

Sources

1. ↑ Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
2. ↑ Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
3. ↑ Clark Genealogy: Some Descendants of Daniel Clark of Windsor, Connecticut
4. ↑ Colonial Families of the United States of America Volume IV, Clark Family
5. ↑ Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
6. ↑ Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
7. ↑ Early Connecticut Marriages
8. ↑ Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
9. ↑ Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
10. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=45572716 &ref=acom
11. ↑ Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999

See also:

• (The late) Nathaniel Goodwin, Genealogical notes, or Contributions to the family history of some of the first settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts, Hartford: F. A. Brown, 1856
• Walton, Emma Lee. The Clark Genealogy, Some Descendants of Daniel Clark, of Windsor, Connecticut, 1639-1913 (Frank Allaben Genealogical Co., New York, 1913) Page 34