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- Thomas Clark, immigrant ancestor, was born in England, 1599, andfirstappeared in this country as a settler in July, 1623, when hearrived atPlymouth in the "Anne," in a company of forty-two adultpassengers,besides children. He brought with him considerableproperty, especiallycattle, and had land allotted to him near EelRiver, now Chiltonville.There is a general tradition among thedescendants of the Pilgrims, andparticularly among the descendants ofThomas Clark, that he was theThomas Clark who was one of the mates ofthe "Mayflower," and gave hisname to Clark's island, of which he tookpossession, December 8, 1620.This tradition, however, has never beenverified. In 1627 he was the onlyperson of that name in PlymouthColony. In documents of the period he iscalled variously a carpenter,yeoman, merchant or gentleman. In 1633 hetook the freeman's oath, andin 1637 headed the list of volunteers to actagainst the PequotIndians, being then mentioned as of Eel River. In 1640he is includedin the list of fifty-eight "purchasers or old comers" inPlymouth. In1641-43-44-45-46-47 he was constable and surveyor ofhighways. In 1643he was in the list of the men of the colony able tobear arms. In 1651and 1655 he was representative to the general court,and was at onetime employed to audit the accounts of the colony. Between1655 and1660 he removed to Boston, where he lived in the vicinity ofScotto'sLane. His son Andrew married Mehitable, daughter of ThomasScotto, andThomas Clark gave him a house in that region. When the sonAndrewremoved to Harwich Thomas Clark appears to have followed him, andthetwo were among the earliest proprietors of that town. In hislatterdays he lived with his daughter, Susanna Lothrop, at Barnstable.From1654 to 1697 he was a deacon of the Plymouth church. He married(first),about 1634, Susan or Susanna, daughter of widow Mary Ring, ofPlymouth.All his children were probably of this marriage. He married(second) Mrs.Alice Nichols, daughter of Richard Hallett, in Boston,1664. He died inPlymouth, March 24, 1697, and was buried on the summitof Burying Hill,where his gravestone is still to be seen. Children(dates of birthconjectural): Andrew, 1635; James, 1637; William, 1639;Susanna, 1641;Nathaniel, 1643; John, 1645 or 1651
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1599 - 1697 (98 years)
