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Walter Clarke

Walter Clarke

Male 1638 - 1714  (76 years)

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  • Name Walter Clarke 
    Born 1638  Portsmouth, Newport County, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 23 May 1714  Newport, Newport County, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I565774  Day Family Tree
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2014 

    Father Jeremiah (Jeremy) Clark,   b. 1 Dec 1605, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1651, Newport, Newport County, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Mother Frances Latham,   b. 15 Feb 1609, Kempston, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1677, Newport, Newport County, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 1636  Newport, Newport County, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F181224  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Content Greenman,   b. 1636, Kent County, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1666, Newport, Newport County, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years) 
    Married 1660  Newport, Newport County, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Mary Clark,   b. 11 Jan 1661,   d. 10 Aug 1711  (Age 50 years)
     2. Content Clarke
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2014 
    Family ID F204450  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Hannah Scott,   d. 24 Jul 1681 
    Married 1666  [3
    Children 
     1. Hannah Clarke,   b. 28 Oct 1667, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Catharine Clarke,   b. 1 May 1669, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Content Clarke,   b. 1 Aug 1671, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Frances Clarke,   b. 17 Jan 1673, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Jeremiah Clarke,   b. 21 Feb 1674, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. young, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Deliverance Clarke,   b. 16 Jun 1678, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2014 
    Family ID F234792  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Freeborn Williams,   d. 10 Dec 1709 
    Married 6 Mar 1683  [3
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2014 
    Family ID F234793  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 4 Sarah Prior 
    Married 1711  [3
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2014 
    Family ID F234794  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1638 - Portsmouth, Newport County, RI Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1660 - Newport, Newport County, RI Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 May 1714 - Newport, Newport County, RI Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Walter was a Quaker and eminent for attracting confidence of his brethren. He had been Deputy Governor before 1678, in which year of trial he was chosen Governor again in 1686. He was made one of Andros' Council by King James II when he united the New England colonies, and Governor again after the separation 1696, 1697, and last in 1700. [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1311] http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/.

    2. [S704] http://www.familysearch.org.

    3. [S30] Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England.