Peggy Fell Overboard John Saved Her Life

John WATSON and Margaret SMITH both IMMIGRANTS, 1632. “John Watson & Margaret Smith sailed together from England. Tradition is that she fell overboard and he saved her life. He removed from Windsor to Hartford about 1637, where they were married.” --Ted Steele

John and Margaret (Smith) Watson

John WATSON - b. England; d. 1650, West Hartford, Hartford Co., CT. Son of Robert WATSON and Elizabeth. His will was dated Mar. 26, 1650; inventory of estate at £126.01.06 taken Jun. 4, 1650. At Hartford, CT by 1644; juror 1644; highway surveyor 1646. Married in America.

Margaret SMITH - d. 1683, West Hartford, CT. Will dated Mar. 1683, and proved Sep. 6, 1683.

Oral will of Margaret Watson - Mar. 1683

The last Will & Testament of Margaret Watson, who deceased March last past, did declare her Mind & Will as followeth concerning her Estate, & how she would have it disposed of, as she did declare it to Sarah Watson & John Merrells sen: She bequeathd to her daughter Sarah Merrells her red cloth Petticoat. She gave her searge petticoat and her Penny stone Peticoat to her daughter Mary Seamore. She gave to her gr. child Sarah Merrells 1 Pillow beere & one sheet & a white apron. She gave to her gr. Child She gave to her gr. child Susannah Merrells 1 Sheet & 1 Pillow beere. She gave her gr. child Mary Seamor 1 Sheet & 1 blankett & her green apron. She gave to her gr. child Margaret Seamor 1 Sheet & 1 blankett & a Neck Handkercheire. She gave to her gr. Child John Watson 1 great pewter Platter & a Porringer. She did desire that her daughters, Sarah Merrells & Mary Seamor, should have 5 pounds paid to each of them, that was bequeathed to them by their Father's Will. Also she did desire that the now wife of her son John Watson may have the use of the House & Homsted if it should please God that my son John should die before her, for her lifetime.

Sarah X Watson

Taken May 1683 by John Coale, Stephen Hosmer.

Children of John and Margaret Watson

1. Sarah - b. 1641, Hartford, CT. Married John MERRILL.
2. John - b. 1646; d. 1725, West Hartford, CT. Administration on the estate granted Jul. 6, 1725 to the widow and sons Cyprian and Caleb. Estate inventoried at £1017, and distributed Jul. 2, 1730. Married first Anna; and second by Mar. 1683 Sarah. Children of John WATSON: John married Sarah STEELE; Thomas; Zachariah; Anna married Lamarock FLOWERS; Cyprian married first Elizabeth STEELE, and second Abigail; Sarah married Thomas SHEPARD; and Caleb married Hannah PORTER.
3. Mary - Married John SEYMOUR (d. 1713), son of Richard and Mercy. Settled at Hartford, Hartford Co., CT. Children of Mary and John SEYMOUR: John married Elizabeth WEBSTER; Thomas married first Ruth NORTON, and second Mary WATERS (daughter of Bevil WATERS and Elizabeth); Mary married John NORTH; Zachariah died young; Margaret married first Timothy ROOT, and second John REW; Richard married Mary WILSON; John (or Jonathan); Nathaniel; and Zachariah married Hannah OLMSTED.

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Parents: John Watson (d. 1650 in Hartford, Hartford Co., CT) and Margaret
Children: Sarah (c.1646), John, Mary

JOHN2 WATSON, son of Robert, was born about 1616, in England. He went to Hartford from Windsor, Conn., about 1637, and married there Margaret (Smith). She was born in England, and tradition says that Peggy Smith, a fellow passenger on the ship coming to America, fell overboard. John Watson saved her and later married her. He was surveyor of highways in Hartford, 1647. In 1645, "The eare marke for Jo Wattson: a little slitt of the side of the near eare & both the tops cutt of both eares." He died in Hartford, in 1650, between March 26, the date of his will, and June 4, its probate. He left his property to his wife, naming portions to be given his son John, when of age, and five pounds each to his daughters Sara and Mary, at eighteen years old. His widow died March, 1683. The will of Margarett Wattson, made March 26, and probated May 31, 1683, mentions her daughters Sarrah Merrels and Mary Seamor; and granddaughters Mary and Margaret Seamor; and the new wife of her son John Watson. (The Bassett Preston Ancestry, pp. 311, 312.) (D. F. P. A. 1913, p. 76--No. 110 John Watson, 1646; married Ann, his first wife; married second, Margaret Smith, between March 25, 1660 and June 4, 1650. She died 1683. (Records of Hartford, Conn., 1644)--John Watson served as Jury, Surveyor, 1646. He died in Hatfield, leaving a widow, Margaret, who died 1683. Reference: "Genealogy of Conn.," Vol. I, p. 351.
Sources: Three Hundred Colonial Ancestors and War Service, Pp. 321-22, Author: Elizabeth M. Leach Rixford, Call Number: R929.1 R62t. Families of Early Hartford, CT, Page 391.

(Geneology.com - Justin Maitland)

1- Ancestry Chain: 10th Great Grandparents John WATSON 1632 Immigrant b.1616 and wife Margaret SMITH, Mary WATSON b.1644, John SEYMOUR b.1666, John SEYMOUR b.1694, Lucretia SEYMOUR b.1730, Isaac ENSIGN Rev.WarVet. b.1756, Horace Datus ENSIGN b.1797, Martin Luther ENSIGN b.1831, Harriett Camilla ENSIGN b.1859, George Ensign SMITH b.1898, Myrle, sons, grandchildren.

John DRAKE Dies After Being Run Over, Elizabeth DRAKE lives to be 100

John DRAKE Sr. (1585-1659),
1st m. 1616 Elizabeth SHAKESPEARE (-1623),
2nd m. Elizabeth ROGERS (1581-1681).

Children of John Drake and Elizabeth Rogers:
1-Job Drake d. 6 Aug 1689 [gr. grandparent of Oliver Wolcott a signer of the Declaration of Independence.]
2-John DRAKE Jr. b.1625 Wiscombe, Devon., England, m. Hannah MOORE 30 Mar 1648 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, d.7 Jul 1688 Windsor, Hartford, CT
3-Jacob Drake (abt 1623-1689)
4-Samuel Drake (abt 1624-1686)
5-Mary Drake (abt 1625-1683) m. John GAYLORD son of William GAYLORD and Mary WALTER
6-Elizabeth Drake (abt 1626-1716) m. William GAYLORD Jr. son of William GAYLORD and Mary WALTER
[William GAYLORD is first cousin of 10th and 11th great grandmother Alice GAYLORD TREAT.]

Notes for John Drake Sr.

Immigrated from England to New England with wife and children. He may have arrived on one of the ships that left Weymouth, England in Apr 1637, as several of those families ended up in Taunton.

Listed on a list of original proprietors of Taunton that dates to 1638 or 1639. He is found in 1641 in Windsor, receiving an average size grant of 16 acres.

Recorded in the 1640 Town Records at Windsor in the list of "First Settlers of Windsor, five years after their removal from Dorchester." (NEHGR 5:365) [The list includes people who arrived after 1635, such as those who came with Huit in 1639.]

On his death, town records of Windsor gave the following account: " August 17, 1659, John Drake, Senior dyed accidentaly, as he was driving a cart loaded with corn, to carry from his house to his son Jacob's the Cattle being two oxen and his mare, in the high way against John Griffin's something scar'd the Cattle, and they set a running, and he labouring to stop them by taking hold on the mare, was thrown down on his face, and cart wheels went over him: brake one of his legs and bruised his body, so that he was taken up dead, being carried into his daughter's house and life come again, but dyed in a short time and was buried on the 18th day of August 1659." ⁵³

There are pedigrees floating around linking him to the Drakes in Ashe, Devon (the family of the navigator Francis Drake). However, that family was of considerable prominence and wealth, which is not reflected in the social standing of this John. In addition, the wills of the family don't mention him, with the exception of that of Francis in 1634 (the source of the speculation in the first place). He is also not likely the John Drake who came with Winthrop's Fleet to Boston in 1630. That John is listed as one to be made a freeman in Oct 1630, but did not actually take the oath. Most of the other men of whom that was the case died or returned to England. Furthermore, there is no other record of John Drake until 1638. It would have been virtually impossible for a man with a family to avoid any mention for 8 years. (See articles in The American Genealogist for a more in depth explanation.)

Savage's: JOHN, Dorchester, or Boston, came in the fleet with Winthrop prob. as we find his req. 19 Oct. 1630 to be made freem. yet his adm. is not found, and he rem. from our col. perhaps as a purch. of Taunton 1639 [Baylies, I. 286], and not long after to Windsor, and there, by a cartwheel running over him, was k. 17 Aug. 1659, leav. s. Jacob and Job, bef. ment. and John, beside one, if not more, d. His wid. d. 7 Oct. 1681, but we may hesitate at the old ch. rec. story of her hundredth yr. yet agree to the main truth of her being call. "old wid. D."

WILL

Firs t, I bequeah my soule to God that gave it me, and my body to Earthly burial. As for my worldly goods, I thus dispose of them: First, I desire that there may be a Inventory tooke off my State and within twelve months after my decease: I give to my son John L20; and after my wyve's decease, out of the State I have, I give him tenn pounds more; and to son Job I give my six acres of meaddow that is bounded of the South side with Goodman Phillps, Within twelve moneths after my decease, then, after my wife's decease, I give that six acres forementioned to his sonne Job; and after my wife's decease, I give to all grand children, viz., three of sonne John, and four of my sonne Job, and one of my daughter Elizabeth Gaylord, three pounds apeece; and too my wife I give all my part off Howsing and Lands that Ihave in possession ffor to make use of as shee and her ffriends shall think will be fore her best advantage; and my land that I bought of Goodman Bissell that Lye of the East Side of the great river I give to my sonne Jacob provided that he pay to my sonne John tenne pounds after my wif's decease, ffor to make his porshon L30; the house and my land that I bought that was Mr Sen Nicholases (Mr. John Saint Nicholas) that lys of the west side of the great river I give to my sonne Jacob, and after my wife's decease he shall pay the rest of his brothers & sisters sixteen pounds ffor the Land that I have given to my sonne Jacob; my wife is to have the propriety of it for her use while shee live, and after her decease then my sonne Jacob shall have full possession of it with its appurtenances yt appertain thereunto, provided that he pay the formentioned Sums of money to his Brethren, viz., tenne pounds to my sonne John and sixteene pounds to the rest of his brothers and sisters; too my sonne Jacob I also give him my two tables and a bedsted that he maks use of yt belongs to that end of the House next the Highway in the lower romms; to my daughter Mary Gayler I give one fetherbed and two blankets and a bolster after my wife's decease; and to my daughter Elizabeth I give one coverlid after my decease; and to Timothy I give him forty shillings and two good sutes of clothes when his time is out; and the rest of Stock shall be equally divided amongst my five children after my wife's decease."

Notes for Elizabeth Rogers

Windsor records note "Old widow Drake in her 100th year of age dyed Oct 7th 81."

(Unknown Author)

Ancestry Chain: 10th great-grandfather John DRAKE Sr. (Immigrant) b.1585, John DRAKE Jr (Child Immigrant) b.1625, Mary DRAKE b.1666, Catherine MARSHALL b.1699, Catherine FOWLER b.1723, Lydia NOBLE b.1768, Horace Datus ENSIGN (Pioneen) b.1797, Martin Luther ENSIGN (Teen Pioneer) b.1831, Harriett Camilla ENSIGN b.1859, George Ensign SMITH b.1898, Myrle, sons, grandchildren.

Francis HAWKES

Ancestry Chain: Utah Pioneer Mary Ann MILES b.1798, Utah Pioneer Francis HAWKES b.1830, Herbert Henry HAWKES b.1869, Amy Ella HAWKES b.1897, Myrle, sons, grandchildren.

The History of Francis HAWKES

Who Came to Utah in 1865
Written By His Daughter Nellie HAWKES CURTIS
For the Henry Ballard Camp, Cache Valley Chapter,
[of The Daughter of The Utah Pioneers]

[Francis HAWKES married 23 Nov 1862 Eliza COLE daughter of William George COLE and Sarah LARNDER.]

Click on each page 2-11 to enlarge and read, follow the labels for photos and other history.

Deseret News Obituary: Simeon Adams DUNN

BIOGRAPHY: Title:Obituary:
Author: Deseret News Vol. 32 p. 144 Film 0026600

DUNN--At his residence, in Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah, on
the Evening of Feb 24th 1883, of kidney complaint, Simeon Adams
Dunn, in his 80th year.

Deceased was born August 7th 1803, in Utica, State of New
York, and was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
day Saints in April 1839, in the Huron River by Elder James Dunn,
and ordained to the office of Elder in June, 1840.

He arrived in Nauvoo with his family on the 5th of August
1841. In April 1844, he was ordained a Seventy, and in May the
same year, went on a mission to the State of New York.

In January 1845, he was ordained the Senior President of the
15th Quorum of Seventies under the hands of President Joseph Young.

In May, 1846, he left Nauvoo, with his family for the West,
and shared in the toils and sufferings of the Saints, remaining in
Winter Quarters, as then called, from the fall of 1846, until May,
1848, when, with his family, he started for Salt Lake City,
arriving there September 28th of the same year.

On the 7th of May 1850 he started on a mission to the South
Sea Islands, and returned home in April 1852; in May, 1853, he
settled in this place, where he remained until death. In the fall
of 1873, he went to the Eastern States to gather genealogies of his
ancestors, and returned in July of the following year, having been
very successful in his labors: in November 1877, to his great joy,
he left his home for St. George to there officiate in the Holy
Temple for his dead, and in January, 1878, he returned, having
accomplished the desire of his heart and feeling greatly blessed.

He was called by the Prophet Joseph to fill positions of trust
in Nauvoo, received his blessings in the Temple there, was full of
zeal and fervency in the work of God, and quite marked for his
straightforward manner; he was a practical, hard working and honest
man, prompt in meeting all his obligations, careful and considerate
in all of his ways, was a faithful Latter-day Saints and highly
respected. He leaves a numberous posterity to mourn his loss.

(Simeon Adams Dunn and His Family, Cameron Doran Wilde page 24-25 - http://dkwilde.com/Genealogy/Dunn/Simeon_Adams_Dunn.pdf)

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....That the said Simeon A. Dunn died testate in Brigham City Box Elder County on the 24th day of February A.D. 1883 leaving him surviving said Joseph M. Dunn, Mary Ensign, Betsy Haws, Susannah Hunsaker, Sophia Dunn, Simeon A. Dunn [Jr.], Emelin(e) Cantwell, Evelin(e) Hunsaker, Charles O. Dunn, and Ephraim Dunn, the children of said deceased and his only decendants....

(Simeon Adams Dunn and His Family, Cameron Doran Wilde page 59 - Box Elder County, Box Edler County Court, Probate Records, Films480322-480323. "p. 194-197 Territory of Utah County of Box elder In the Probate Court In the matter of the estate of Simeon A. Dunn deceased: Decree of estate.)


Note: Mary DUNN (ENSIGN) the daughter of Simeon Adams DUNN and Adaline RAWSON had no middle name. Some have mistakenly given her mother and sisters name as a middle name.

Ancesrtry Chain: 4th great grandfather Simeon Adams DUNN (LDS Pioneer) b.1803, Mary DUNN (LDS Child Pioneer) b.1833, Harriett Camilla ENSIGN (UT born LDS Pioneer) b.1859, George Ensign SMITH b.1898, Myrle, sons, grandchildren.

John Hawks and Elizabeth Brown

John Hawks A Founder of Hadley MA Buired here 30 June 1662 Honored by his Descendants 30 June 1983.

(This story was adapted from the Hawkes Family Genealogy Page.)

[Immigrant] John Hawks came to Dorcester, Massachusetts in 1630 in Winthrop's Fleet, and then to Windsor, Connecticut in 1640 as one of the founders. Ecclesiastical orthodoxy led him, along with his wife Elizabeth Browne, to move to Hadley, Massachusetts in 1659 again as one of the founders. Adam Hawkes of Saugus was apparently a brother, and the two came to New England together. John Hawks/Hawkes was born in England and died 30 Jun 1662 in Hardley, Massachusetts.

John's wife, Elizabeth Browne, was a niece of Nathaniel Ward, an original settler of Hartford, Connecticut. Nathaniel Ward was a son of Edward Ward of Little Wrathing, Suffolk County, England. On 9 Jan 1620, Edward made his will, proved at Ipswich 7 May 1620. He provided for his wife Judith and his children Nathaniel, Edward, Lydia, Mary, Rebecca, and Susan.

Susan Browne, widow of Robert Browne of Ipswich, made her will 22 Mar 1626, proved 24 Apr 1627. She remembered her mother Judith and both of her sisters, Rebecca Ward and Mary Cutting, as well as "Elizabeth Browne, daughter of my bother-in-law William Browne." As Lydia Ward was the forth sister, it was she who married William Browne and their daughter Elizabeth was niece of Nathaniel Ward (of Hartford). Elizabeth Browne married John Hawkes in about 1642.

John and Elizabeth's children were all born in Windsor. At a meeting held at Nathaniel Ward's house in Hartford, 18 Apr 1659, John was among those present who signed the agreement to remove from Connecticut to Massachusetts. They moved to Hadley, Massachusetts around 1660. John died suddenly and was buried 30 Jun 1662 in the Hadley Cemetery. [John died without a will leaving his wife with 9 children ages 3 to 19.]

Elizabeth married second Robert Hinsdale as his second wife about 1668. They moved to Pocumtuck (Deerfield), Massachusetts. The marriage was an unhappy one and they soon parted, and she returned to her home in Hardley, Massachusetts. At a court held 30 Mar 1674 they were "presented for living assunder contrary to law," also charged with lacivious and wanton carrage." On examination Elizabeth refused to answer, and it appears that she was cleared of any wrongdoing. Robert Hinsdale said he "did it as being her head and having the rule of her in the pointe and that he did it for her correction of her disorder to him." Although he was a respected man in the community, the court held he had "broken the perfect rule of devine law and the law of the Colony in the intent if not the letter in the first living assunder," and ordered him "whipped ten stripes on the naked body;" and imposed a fine for which his sons became responsible and which the court refused to remit after his tragic death. In Sep 1675, during King Phillip's War, Deerfield was attacked several times by the Indians. It was decided to evacuate Deerfield. On 18 Sep 1675, Captain Thomas Lathrop's company of soldiers were bringing loaded carts toward Northampton when they were ambushed at a spot known as Bloody Brook, about 5 or 6 miles due south of Deerfield. The men were take totally by surprise and 64 men were killed. Robert was killed, along with three of his sons in ambush at Bloody Brook, Massachusetts. Reoccupation of Deerfield did not occur until 1682.

Elizabeth married third Thomas Dibble of Windsor, Connecticut on 25 Jun 1683; she died in Windsor on 20 Sep 1689.

NOTE: John came to America as an indentured servant. He and his brother, Adam, spent four years in the indentured work agreement in Dorcester, near Boston. He was one of the first settlers of Hadley, MA.

He was one of the founders of both Windsor, CT and Hadley MA.

Ancestry Chain: [10th gr. grandfather] Sgt. John HAWKS Immigrant b.1618, Elizabeth Hawks/ HAWKES, Joseph GILLETT b.1664, Elizabeth GILLETT b.1688, Esther MARSH b.1714, Esther SAWYER "GUNN"-3695 b.1739, Esther REMINGTON b.1772, Mary BRONSON b.1806, Martin Luther ENSIGN b.1831, Harriett Camilla ENSIGN b.1859, George Ensign SMITH b.1898, Myrle SMITH, sons, grandchildren

The Home of Sarah and Lt. William CLARK Burned the Night of July 14, 1681

Original Lt. William Clarke gravestone from 1690,
still preserved in Northampton, MA graveyard.
Was replaced by a larger monument by relatives in 1884. [see below]

Lt. William CLARKE (1609-1690) m Sarah STRONG (1611-1675)

Lt.William Clark was born in 1606 or 1609 in Dorsetshire? England and died on 19 July 1690 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA. He is buried in Bridge St. Cemetery in the same aforementioned location. William married Sarah STRONG around 1636 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA and she was born in England around 1611 and died on 6 September 1675 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA. She also is buried at Bridge St. Cemetery, Northampton, MA. William's second wife was Sarah Slye Cooper and they were married on 15 November 1676 in Northampton, Hampshire, MA. Sarah was born in England around 1620 and died on 8 May 1688. She was the daughter of George SLYE. (http://www.familytreesite.org/clarke.htm)

There are at least three versions on the arrival of William Clarke in the New World:

Version 1 - He departed Plymouth, England on March 30, 1630 aboard the ship 'Mary and John' arriving in Nautucket (now called Hull) on May 30, 1630. He would have been 21 at that time. This is the version that appears in most family records.

Version 2 - William Clarke emigrated in 1630 aboard the ship 'William and Mary' in the company of Rev. Mister Warham of Plymouth, Dorsetshire, England. He settled first in Dorchester, Suffolk, Ma. prior to 1635, where he officiated as Townsman or Selectman from 1646 to 1653, removing to Northampton in 1659.

Version 3 - William Clarke left England on the ship 'Mary and John', which sailed from London on March 24, 1633, arriving in New England in June of that year.

This last version seems the most likely, even though it does not agree with 'old family tradition'. The port of embarkation also differs.

"He was the first citizen of Northampton to be elected deputy to the General Court, and 14 times between 1663 and 1682 was elected to that office, although not consecutively. He was Associate Justice of county court for 26 years; In 1662, he was authorized by the General Court to solemnize marriages, being the first person in that town to hold that responsible position. Frequently appointed by the Court to deal with Indians. He was chosen Lieutenant of the first military company ever organized here, when that was the office of highest rank to which the company, on account of its small number of men was entitled, and was in active service during King Philip's War and was at the same time a member of the military committee of the county. He supplied the commissary department to some extent during King Philip's Indian War and the Legislature ordered the Treasurer to pay him in 1676 'thirty-eight pounds, eighteen shillings for "Porke and bisket" delivered to the country's use'. He helped to build the first grist mill and the first saw mill in the town. He was greatly interested in promoting the new settlement of Squakheag (Northfield) and is named as having served as town clerk at the second settlement of that place, although there is no evidence that he ever lived there. Several times he was chosen commissioner, with others, to determine disputed boundaries between Northampton and neighboring towns. His home lot, one of the largest, covered the north half of the Smith College property. Tradition states that here he built a block house upon this lot which was used for refuge during the Indian troubles. His dwelling house was burned in 1681, having been set on fire by a Negro, as he averred in search of food. * In 1671, he was licensed to sell "wine, cider or liquor for a year". He had large grants of land in the meadows and elsewhere and purchased many acres in different parts of the town. All his lands, embracing nearly two hundred acres, with the exception of 7 3/4 acres, he disposed of before his death to his sons, reserving to himself an annuity of 24 pounds.

"The house of Lieut. William Clarke, situated very nearly on the ground now occupied by the main Smith College building, was burned on the night of July 14, 1681. It was built of logs, and Clarke and his wife were living in it at the time. A Negro, named Jack, set the house on fire. He confessed the deed and pretended that it was done accidentally, while he was searching for food, swinging a burning brand to light his way. Jack did not belong in town; he was a servant to Samuel Wolcott of Wethersfield; was a vicious character, a forerunner of the great army of tramps now everywhere wearying the patience of the public, and had already been before the courts for other misdemeanors. His object undoubtedly, was robbery, and it is not probable that he went about the house searching for food even, with a lighted pine torch in his hands. Very likely after stealing whatever he could lay his hands upon, he set the house on fire to conceal the robbery, or from spite against William Clarke, who was at this time 72 years of age.

Capture and Punishment of the Incendiary. Jack was arrested in Brookfield or Springfield, and was brought before the court in Boston, where he plead not guilty. When his confession was read to him, however, he acknowledged it, and the jury brought in a verdict of guilty. The court believed his confession as to setting the house on fire, but did not credit his statement that it was done carelessly. He was sentenced to be "hanged by the neck till he be dead and then taken down and burnt to ashes in the fire with Maria, the Negro". Maria was under sentence of death for burning the houses of Thomas Swan, and of her master, Joshua Lamb, in Roxbury. She was burned alive. Both of these Negroes were slaves. Why the body of Jack was burned is not known.

note 1: Many slaves were burned alive in New York and New Jersey, and in the southern colonies, but few in Massachusetts. note 2: Tradition has handed down the following items concerning the burning of Clarke's house: The Negro fastened the door on the outside so that no one could escape, and set the fire on the outside. William Clarke injured his hands considerably (pounded them, it is said) in his endeavor to escape, and his wife was somewhat burned. John Clarke, grandson of William, a little more than a year old, was brought out of the house and laid beside the fence. There was powder in one of the chambers, and when it exploded the ridge pole was blown across the road, and one end forced into the ground. The Negro had taken offense at something William Clarke had done in his official capacity, and set the fire in a spirit of revenge. He was discovered either at Brookfield, Springfield, or near New Haven, and identified by means of a jack-knife in his possession that belonged to the Clarke's." History of Northampton Massachusetts From Its Settlement in 1654 (James Russell Trumbull - Printed in Northampton in 1898)

Lt. William Clarke and Sarah Strong had the following children:

(1) Sarah Clark was born on 21 April 1638 at Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA and died on 21 June 1638 in the same locatiion..

(2) Jonathan Clark was born on 1 August 1639 at Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA and died on 1 Oct 1639 in the same location.

(3) Nathaniel Clark was born on 27 January 1642 at Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA and died on 30 March 1669 in Northampton, Hampshire County, MA. On 8 May 1663 he married Mary Meekins in Hadley, Hampshire County, MA.

(4) Experience Clark was born on 30 March 1643 at Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA and died in 1662 at Northampton, Hampshire County, MA.

(5) Increase Clark was born on 1 March 1646 at Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA and died on 24 April 1662 at Northampton, Hampshire County, MA.

(6) Rebecca Clark was born 1 March 1648/9 at Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA and died on 8 February 1733 at Northampton, MA. She married Israel Rust on 9 December 1669.

(7) John Clark (Deacon) was born on 1 May 1651 at Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA and died on 3 September 1704 at Windsor, Hartford County, CT. His first wife was Rebecca Cooper and she died during childbirth. His second wife was Mary Strong and they were married on 20 March 1679.

(8) Samuel Clark was born on 16 October 1653 at Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA and died on 5 August 1729 at Northampton, MA. He married Elizabeth Edwards on 1 March 1682 at Northampton, MA.

(9) Captain William Clark was born on 3 July 1656 at Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA and died on 9 May 1725 at Lebanon, New London County, CT. His first wife was Hannah Strong and they were married on 15 July 1680. William's second wife was Mary Smith and they were married on 31 January 1694/5.

(10) Sarah Clark was born on 19 March 1659 at Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA and died on 15 April 1728 at Northampton, MA. She married Capt. John Parsons on 23 December 1675 in Northampton, MA.

Lt. William CLARK Immigrant is the 9th great-grandfather of Myrle.

Ancestry Chain: Lt. William CLARK Immigrant b.1609, Nathaniel CLARK b.1641, Mary PARSONS b.1688, Jerusha GRAVES b.1717, Jerusha COOLEY b.1738, Sylvanus BRONSON b.1769, Mary BRONSON b.1806, Martin Luther ENSIGN b.1831, Harriett Camilla ENSIGN b.1859, George Ensign SMITH b.1898, Myrle.

POST 1 - Colonial Immigrant Ancestors

My pedigree to Colonial Immigrant Ancestors, more posts will follow.

Click on to enlarge and focus pedigree charts below.

Five Generations 1- son to 2-Myrle to 3-George Ensign SMITH to 4-Harriet Camilla ENSIGN to 5-Martin Luther ENSIGN (see Martin Luther ENSIGN as Generation 1 on the pedigree below).

5-Martin Luther ENSIGN (Mormon Pioneer) to 6-Horace Datus ENSIGN (died at Winter Quarters) to 7-Isaac ENSIGN (Revalutionary War Veteran) to 8-Datus ENSIGN to 9-David Jr. ENSIGN.

See the ship symbol on the next two charts for Colonial Immigrant Ancestors.



9-David Jr. ENSIGN husband of 9-Sarah MOODY is the first person on the following chart. Known Colonial Immigrant Ancestors are found in generations 11, 12, and 13.

11-James ENSIGN migration by 1634, 11 Sarah ELSON migration by 1634, 11 John Jr. WILCOX migration by 1639 with father, 11 Sarah WADSWORTH migration 1632 aboard the "Lyon" with parents and siblings.

12-Abraham ELSON, 13-Rebecca STEELE ELSON MUDGE GREENSMITH (she was hung as a witch with husband Nathaniel GREENSMITH), 12-John WILCOCKS migration by 1639 with son, 12-Mary BIDDLE, 12-William WADSWORTH migration 1632 aboard the "Lyon" with wife and children, 12-Sarah TALCOTT 1632 aboard the "Lyon" with husband and children.

13-George STEELE migration 1633, 13-Margery SORRELL migration 1633.
9-Sarah MOODY wife of 9-David Jr. ENSIGN is the first person on the following chart. Known Colonial Immigrant Ancestors are found in generations 12, and 13.

12-John MOODY migration by 1633 with wife, 12-Sarah COX migration by 1633 with husband, 12-John DEMING migration to Massachusetts Bay Colony around 1629-1633 with an older sister, Elizabeth (Deming) Foote, her husband Nathaniel Foote, several of their children and a brother Thomas Deming [Nathaniel FOOTE and Elizabeth DEMING are also our grandparents], 12-Honor TREAT migrated with husband and family, 12-John EVARTS migration by 1637, 12-Elizabeth, 12-Thomas FRENCH migration 1630 Winthrop fleet, 12-Mary BUTTON.

13-Richard TREAT migration 1637 with family, 13-Alice GAYLORD migration 1637 with family, 13-Matthias BUTTON migration 1633, 13-Lettice TEAGLE migration 1633.
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