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• Name: Daniel CLARKE
• Sex: M
• Birth: Abt 1613 in St Botolph Bishopsgate, England ^b
• Death: Abt 1689 ^d


Parents:

Family:
Marriage:

• Mary BEANE on 3 Mar 1639/40 at St Catherine Coleman, London, England .^m1
  
• Mary BEANE Birth: 2 Jan 1624/5 in St Catherine Coleman, London, England Death: Before 1689

Children:

1. Mary CLARKE Birth: 1 Nov 1645 in Topsfield, Massachusetts Death: 19 Jun 1690
2. Elsabeth CLARK Birth: 10 Nov 1647 in Topsfield, Massachusetts
3. Dorhty CLARK Birth: 10 Jan 1649/50 in Topsfield, Massachusetts
4. Sara CLARK Birth: 31 Jan 1651 in Topsfield, Massachusetts Death: 26 Mar 1717 in Topsfield, Massachusetts
5. Martha CLARKE Birth: 22 Nov 1655 in Topsfield, Massachusetts Death: After 1672
6. Daniel CLARKE Birth: 26 Oct 1657 in Topsfield, Massachusetts Death: 17 Jan 1660/1 in Topsfield, Massachusetts
7. Judith CLARKE Birth: 21 Jan 1659/60 in Topsfield, Massachusetts
8. John CLARKE Birth: 27 Aug 1661 in Topsfield, Massachusetts Death: Before 20 Sep 1703
9. Samuel CLARKE Birth: 5 Dec 1663 in Topsfield, Massachusetts Death: After 1688
10. Daniel CLARKE Birth: 20 Nov 1665 in Topsfield, Massachusetts Death: 18 Jan 1748/9 in Topsfield, Massachusetts
11. Humphrey CLARKE Birth: 3 Aug 1668 in Topsfield, Massachusetts Death: Abt 9 Mar 1693

Bibliography

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:

age 26 in 1639/40 [Ref: Davis BEANE p144, Davis WILDES p67],

place:

[Ref: Davis BEANE p144, Davis WILDES p67]

Sources for death Information

date:

1689 or early in 1690 [Ref: Davis WILDES p69]

will dated 10 Jan 1688 prob 25 (2) 1690 [Ref: Pope PioneersMA p101]

will dated 10 Jan 1688/9, prov 28 Mar 1690 [Ref: Mahler BEANE p127]

Sources with Information about marriage to Mary BEANE

date:

[Ref: Davis BEANE p143, Davis WILDES p67, Davis WILDES p76, Mahler BEANE p127],

place:

[Ref: Davis BEANE p143, Davis WILDES p67, Davis WILDES p76, Mahler BEANE p127],

names:

Daniel CLARKE & Mary ___ [Ref: Linzee PARKER-RUGGLES p301, TopsfieldMA vitals p24],

child:

[Ref: Davis WILDES p69, Davis WILDES p70, Linzee PARKER-RUGGLES p301, TopsfieldMA vitals p24]

Research Notes:
carpenter [Ref: Davis BEANE p144, Davis WILDES p67, Davis WILDES p67]

[WTM: apparently wrong Daniel Clark]
Apr 1 1633: "It is ordered that noe pson whsoeuer shall goe to plant or inhabitt att Aggawam, without leave from the court, except those that are already gone, vzs: Mr. John Winthrop, Junr, Mr. Clerke, Robte Coles, Thomas Howlett, John Biggs, John Gage, Thomas Hardy, Willm Perkins, Mr. Thornedicke, Willm Srieant." [Ref: Linzee PARKER-RUGGLES p294]

[WTM: probably wrong Daniel Clark, as noted by Anderson]
Jan 26 1634/5: "Given and granted unto Danyell Clerke six acres of land, more or less lying upon this neck of land, in equal share with John Manning and others" [Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationII v2p82]

[WTM: apparently wrong Daniel Clark]
1634: Ipswich propr. [Ref: Pope PioneersMA p101]

[WTM: apparently wrong Daniel Clark]
Jan 26 1634: Given and Granted unto Danyell Clerke, six acres of Land more or less lyeing uppon this neck of Land, in equal share with John Manning and others [Ref: Linzee PARKER-RUGGLES p295]

[WTM: probably wrong Daniel Clark, as noted by Anderson]
Jun 4 1639: "Daniell Clarke is referred to Ipswich Court also" [Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationII v2p82]

[WTM: probably wrong Daniel Clark, as noted by Anderson]
Sep 3 1639: Daniel Clarke, being found by the jury to be an immoderate drinker, was fined 2 pounds, whereof 3s was paid by the jury and the other 37s paid I.N. [Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationII v2p82]

[WTM: apparently wrong Daniel Clark]
4 (7) 1639: before the General Court, case referred to Ipswich Court [Ref: Pope PioneersMA p101]

Mar 3 1639/40: within just a few months of the events recounted in the paragraph[s] above, married Mary Beane at St Catherine Coleman, London; this couple within a few years residing at Ipswich, and then for many years in Topsfield, where they had an extensive family. In order to make this Daniel [of Ipswich] the Topsfield man we should have to send him to England to get married in 1639/40 and bring him back to Ipswich, which is not impossible but very unlikely [Ref: Anderson GreatMigrationII v2p82]

by 1645: settled at New Meadows, then in Ipswich, but later became town of Topsfield [Ref: Davis WILDES p67, Davis WILDES p67]

1645: bought a farm from Mr William Payne, who attached the land for nonpayment in 1652 [Ref: Davis WILDES p67]

Jun 1646: Evan Morris, servant of George Carr, was accused of threatening to kill his master, of running away from the constable, and of "an action of a high nature done in England" Daniel Clarke became bondsman for Morris, who was soon, and for many years thereafter, Clarke's servant in Topsfield [Ref: Davis WILDES p67]

1648: had a grant of a house lot and 6 acres at New Meadows, and was given 15 acres of upland near Mr Saltonstall's farm [Ref: Davis WILDES p67]

1650: since granted lots were not layed out, the lot-layers were ordered to give him satisfaction out of the common land beyond Mr Winthrop's farm, near New Meadows [Ref: Davis WILDES p67]

1658: administered estate of his servant Andrew Creeke [Ref: Davis WILDES p68]

1660: had a license to keep a "house of entertainment" or an inn, and that year the Topsfield town meeting was held there. After the meeting, a brawl arose over the bill for drinks, and Evan Morris (Clarke's servant) and Clarke were roughly handled by Francis Urselton and his friends. There was conflicting testimony. Edmund Bridges testified that Evan Morris "laid violenthands upon him, buffering him with as good courage as his cups and manhood would permit", and that Daniel Clarke "laid violent hands" on Urselton, "callimg them cowards and challenged them to the field, saying 'Come Urselton leet us goe behind yehill & I will try a touch with thee'" The battle, punctuated with the screams of Goodwife Clarke, Goodwife Urselton, and Goodwife Bates, and with futile commands from the constable, lasted for three hours. Clarke was served with a warrant from "worshipful Mr Symonds", tried and sentenced to pay fines of 20s for selling liquor to Indians and 10s for "provoking speeches" imprisoned for selling liquors without a license, and prohibited from keeping an ordinary any longer for disorders in his house. [Ref: Davis WILDES p67]

1661: constable in Topsfield[Ref: Davis WILDES p67]

1669: again licensed to keep an ordinary for selling beer and victuals [Ref: Davis WILDES p67]

1672: John Davis, one of his servants, died leaving a will with legacies of 10# to his dame Clarke, 20s to Martha Clarke his master's daughter, and 5# to his master's daughter, Mr Perkin's wife. Daniel Clarke and Francis Peabody, executors [Ref: Davis WILDES p68]

1678: again fined for selling a gill of rum to "Jeremiah Indian" [Ref: Davis WILDES p68]

will dated Jan 10 1688, prob 25 (2) 1690. sons John, Daniel, and Humphrey. Grandchild John Howlett. son Horne's children. all daus. son Samuel Clarke in England [Ref: Linzee PARKER-RUGGLES p302, Pope PioneersMA p101]

will made Jan 10 1688/9, proved Mar 28 1690. To my three sons, John, Daniel, and Humphrey, all my land and housing and they are all to live together until my debts are paid. To my son Humphrey "whom God hath wonderfully preserved, both at his birth and also of late," my bed with all the appurtenances thereto belonging, and also my old mare. To my son John, my mare that is in the woods or wheresoever she be, and her first colt that she brings I give to my grandchild John Howlett. To each of my son Howlett's five children, a sheep. To every one of my son Horne's children, a shilling. All my pewter is to be equally divided betweenm all my own natural daughters, and also my late wife's wearing-clothes. To my son Daniel, my silver cup. To my son Samuel Clarke in England, 10s in silver. Executors: sons John, Daniel, and Humphrey. [Ref: Davis WILDES p69]

inventory of estate came to 147#, of which the real property was valued at 100# and the silver cup at 20s8d [Ref: Davis WILDES p69]

---------- Letter from Humphrey Beane to Daniel Clarke, dated London, 27 Apr 1670:
Brother and Sister Clarke
This cometh by the hand of Mr Willm Perkins your neighbor, which I hope will find you with your little ones in health. I send you over (by) John Peirce, five pieces of good Red pennistone and (a) kittle and a barrel of good fine powder, with some other necessarys, the God who sending them to you, I hope will also convey them safe to you. As to your children craveing from beyond your will, I am not herein pleased, and would have them all submit to their parents with all due obedience and would have you so Govern yourself as to be Father over them in all Righteousness. I keep your son Samuel at school, and Doubt not but he will be a good schollar. I ahve made provision after my Decease, for you and all yours in New England, and particularly for my nephew Samuel, so living or Dieing you shall have found me your affectionate Brother. Humphrey Beane. [Ref: Davis WILDES p69]



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