about 1634 -
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Name |
William Clark |
Birth |
about 1634 [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Notes |
- William first married Sarah Wolcott, second Hannah Griswold, and third Abiah Wilder.
William and Sarah
“lived in a garrison house by Eel river, which was surprised by the Indians on a Sunday, March 12, 1676, while he was at church. His wife, several of his children, and some other persons, eleven in all, were killed in this attack, which is said to have been the only serious one ever made on the settlement. A son of William Clarke, named Thomas, was left for dead, but afterwards recovered, and had a silver plate but over his exposed brain, by the celebrated surgeon Dr. John Clarke, of Boston. He ever afterwars was known as ‘Silver-headed Tom.’
“In July 1676, two hundred Indians surrendered themselves to the Plymouth Governor, and were pardoned, with the exception of those who had been concerned in the slaughter at Clarke’s garrison at Plymouth; these were put to death.—Baylies’ History.” [2]
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Person ID |
I12019 |
Schirado |
Last Modified |
6 March 2013 |
Family/Spouse 2 |
Hannah Griswold, b. 11 December 1658, Windsor, CT d. 21 February 1687/8, Plymouth, MA (Age 29 years) |
Marriage |
7 March 1677/8 |
Saybrook, CT [4] |
Children |
| 1. Sarah Clark, b. 19 June 1678, Plymouth, MA d. 23 April 1760, Plymouth, MA (Age 81 years) |
| 2. William Clark, b. 7 June 1682, Plymouth, MA |
| 3. Nathaniel Clark, b. 1 June 1684, Plymouth, MA |
| 4. Samuel Clark, b. 8 December 1687, Plymouth, MA |
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Family ID |
F10963 |
Family Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family/Spouse 3 |
Abiah Wilder, b. 1659, Hingham, MA |
Marriage |
3 August 1692 |
Plymouth, MA [1] |
Children |
+ | 1. Hannah Clark, b. 1 August 1697, Plymouth, MA d. 27 June 1773, Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts (Age 75 years) |
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Family ID |
F8559 |
Family Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S11] Robert Charles Anderson, (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1995).
- [S237] William Johnson.
- [S14] Transcribed by George Ernest Bowman, Plymouth Colony vital records.
- [S215] Vital records of Saybrook.
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