Nathaniel Clark (1666 - 1690)

Born 8 Sep 1666 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Died 1690 at about age 23 in Connecticut

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Biography

Nathaniel was born in 1666. He is the son of Daniel Clark and Mary Newberry.^[1]

Nathaniel died unmarried in 1690, killed by Indians while fighting with the provincial army during King William's War.^[2][3]He was likely part of the troops lead by Fitz-John Winthrop, who later became governor of Connecticut.^[4] Traveling north from Albany up the Hudson River, the expedition was made up of men from New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Indians. With the poor planning, limited food and transportation, the troops were eventually forced to retreat, having never reach Montreal. Nathaniel was 24 years old.

On the eve of his departure with the Windsor troops, Nathaniel wrote his will, as was the common practice of the day.^[5]

…..I, Nathaniel Clarke of Windsor, in the County of Hartford am, by the providence of God, called to go out against the common enemy, for his Majesty's service, and the defense of the country; and considering the peril and hazard of such an undertaking, and being now of good understanding and memory, I count it my duty to settle that estate God hath in His mercy bestowed upon me …. My Estate, both of housing and Lands, that by deed of gift is past over to me by my honored father Capt. Daniel Clarke, and all other Estate that I shall leave behind me, I give to my brother Daniel Clarke …

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74F-B8J : 11 February 2018), Nathanell Clark, 08 Sep 1666; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
2. ↑ Stiles, Henry R. The History of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut, Including East Windsor, South Windsor, and Ellington, Prior to 1762, Charles B Norton, New York, NY, 1859, p 153. “never m.[arried] ; was a land-owner at W[indsor] ; killed by Indians 1690 …”
3. ↑ Mackenzie, George Norbury, and Nelson Osgood Rhoades, editors. Colonial Families of the United States of America: in Which is Given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families Who Settled in the American Colonies From the Time of the Settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775. 7 volumes. 1912. Reprinted, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1966, 1995., page 99
4. ↑ Unknown Contributor from the Connecticut State Library, “John Winthrop (Fitz-John) Governor of the Colony of Connecticut, 1698-1707,” Museum of Connecticut History, [1] (accessed 1 April 2019)
5. ↑ Manwaring, Charles William ed. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, Vol. I. Hartford District, 1635-1700, R. S. Peck & Co., Hartford, CT, 1904, Vol I, p 425 – 426.[2]

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