Clarke of Suffolk, England, and Newport, RI
John Clarke b abt 1503, of Finningham, Suffolk, England, d abt 2 Mar 1559, Suffolk, England. He md Margaret abt 1533, prob Finningham, Suffolk, England. She was b abt 1516, prob Suffolk, England.
Children of John Clarke and Margaret were:
  • Agnes Clarke b aft 1534, Suffolk, England.
  • Margaret Clarke b aft 1536, Suffolk, England.
  • Ellen Clarke b abt 1538, Suffolk, England.
  • Joan Clarke abt 1540, Suffolk, England.
  • John Clarke b bef 11 Feb 1541/42.
  • Thomas Clarke b bef 4 Jan 1543/44, of Finningham, Suffolk, England; md Dorothy.
John Clarke b bef 11 Feb 1541/42, of Westhorpe, Suffolk, England, d bef 7 Apr 1598, prob Finningham, Suffolk, England. He md Katherine Cooke 12 Oct 1567, Westhorpe, Suffolk, England, daughter of John Cooke/Carewe and Alice Carter.
Children of John Clarke and Katherine Cooke were:
  • John Clarke b 25 Apr 1569, Westhorpe, Suffolk, England.
  • Thomas Clarke b 1 Nov 1570, Westhorpe, Suffolk, England.
  • Carew Clarke b bef 17 Aug 1572, Westhorpe, Suffolk, England.
  • Christopher Clarke b bef 6 Dec 1574, Westhorpe, Suffolk, England.
  • Joan Clarke b bef 17 Mar 1577/78, Westhorpe, Suffolk, England.
  • Margaret Clarke b bef 8 Jun 1579, Westhorpe, Suffolk, England.
  • Mary Clarke b bef 21 Sep 1581.
Thomas Clarke b 1 Nov 1570, Westhorpe, Suffolk, England, d 29 Jul 1627, Westhorpe, Suffolk, England. He md Rose Kerrich 13 May 1600, Saxsted, Suffolk, England, daughter of William Kerridge and Margery.
Children of Thomas Clarke and Rose Kerrich were:
  • Margaret Clarke b 1 Feb 1600/01, d young.
  • Carew Clarke b 3 Feb 1602/03, Westhorpe, Suffolk, England, d aft 13 Jun 1679, Newport, Newport, RI; md Dorothy Drury 10 Nov 1629, Suffolk, England.
  • Thomas Clarke b bef 31 Mar 1605, Westhorpe, Suffolk, England, d 2 Dec 1674, Newport, Newport, RI; md Jane.
  • Mary Clarke b 17 Jul 1607, Westhorpe, Suffolk, England, d 1647/48, Newport, Newport, RI; md John Peckham 20 May 1638, Newport, Newport, RI.
  • Margaret Clarke b bef 12 Oct 1608, Suffolk, England, d 1694; md Nicholas Wyeth abt 1630, Saxsted, Suffolk, England.
  • Dr. John Clarke b bef 8 Oct 1609, Westhorpe, Suffolk, England, d 20 Apr 1676, Newport, Newport, RI; md [1] Elizabeth Harris, [2] Jane Fletcher 1 Feb 1671, [3] Sarah (widow Davis).
  • William Clarke b bef 11 Feb 1611/12, Westhorpe, Suffolk, England.
  • Joseph Clarke b 9 Dec 1618.
Joseph Clarke b 9 Dec 1618, Westhorpe, Suffolk, England, d 1 Jun 1694, Westerly, Washington, RI. He md [1] Unknown, [2] Margaret 16 Nov 1664, Newport, Newport, RI. She was b abt 1645, d 1694, RI.
Child of Joseph Clarke and Margaret was:

Carew Clarke b abt 1665, Westerly, RI, d 5 Jun 1759, Newport, Newport, RI. He md Ann Dyer 14 Feb 1693/94, Newport, Newport, RI, daughter of Samuel Dyer and Anne Hutchinson.
Children of Carew Clarke and Ann Dyer were:

  • Joseph Clarke b 20 Oct 1694, Newport, Newport, RI, d aft 1737, prob Warwick, RI; md Elizabeth Nichols 6 Nov 1718, East Greenwich, Kent, RI.
  • Carew Clarke b 20 Sep 1696, Newport, Newport, RI; md Judith Duccineer 8 Dec 1720, Newport, Newport, RI.
  • Ann Clarke b 8 Sep 1698, Newport, Newport, RI, d 9 Nov 1746; md Samuel Dunn 2 Sep 1718, Newport, Newport, RI.
  • Mary Clarke b 8 Aug 1700, Newport, Newport, RI, d abt 1777, North Kingstown, Washington, RI; md George Wightman 11 Jun 1724, Newport, Newport, RI.
  • Caleb Clarke b 22 May 1703, Newport, Newport, RI; md Dinah abt 1725.
  • Jonathan Clarke b 12 Aug 1705, Newport, Newport, RI.
  • William Clarke b 15 Jan 1707, Newport, Newport, RI, d 27 Mar 1749, East Greenwich, Kent, RI; md Ann Greene 8 Nov 1730, North Kingstown, Washington, RI.
  • Elisha Clarke b 6 May 1709.
  • Samuel Clarke b 1 Oct 1711, Newport, Newport, RI.
  • Margaret Clarke b 24 Oct 1713, North Kingstown, Washington, RI; md Peter Spencer May 1736, North Kingstown, Washington, RI.
  • Hutchinson Clarke b 1 May 1715, North Kingstown, Washington, RI.
  • James Clarke b Feb 1717, North Kingstown, Washington, RI.

Elisha Clarke b 6 May 1709, Newport, Newport, RI, d 6 May 1755, prob Newport, RI. He md Susannah Reynolds abt 1734, daughter of Joseph Reynolds and Mercy.
Children of Elisha Clarke and Susannah Reynolds were:
  • Joseph Clarke b abt 1735, Newport, Newport, RI.
  • Thomas Clarke b abt 1737, Newport, Newport, RI.
  • Elisha Clarke b abt 1738, RI; d abt 1785, North Kingstown, Washington, RI; md Desire Gardiner 20 Apr 1763, North Kingstown, Washington, RI.
  • Ann Clarke b 1741.
  • Mary Clarke b 7 Nov 1740, RI, d 8 Nov 1811; md Joseph Sanford 13 Jun 1764, Newport, RI.
  • William Clarke b abt 1745.

Ann Clarke b 1741, prob Newport, RI; d 9 Sep 1822, Newport, Newport, RI. She md Capt. Thomas Tew 6 Dec 1759, Newport, Newport, RI, son of James Tew and Ann Arnold.

SOURCES:
GL: English Origins of New England Families, Series 1, Volume 1, Clarke-Cooke (alias Carewe)-Kerrich, by G. Andrews Moriarty, pp 648-655, originally published in NEHGR, republished by Genealogical Publishing Company.
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