Joseph CLARKE

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On first Monday of August, 1719, he elected to have Joseph Maxson his guardian. He was admitted freeman of Westerly 4 May 1731. 1748, January 30, Joseph Clarke and Deborah, his wife, deeded to john Stillman and my daughter May, his wife." 1761, October 5, he and wife Deborah executed a quit claim deed to (?). Witnesses were Joseph Clarke and Joseph Crandall. 1762, January 28, he deeded to son Joseph Clarke land at Westerly. Recorded 1762, May 15, at Westerly. This deed was acknowledged before Joseph Clarke, Justice of Peace. e appears in census of 1774 as of Westerly, with 1 male and 1 female over 16. 1776, April 18, Deborah Clarke, wife of Joseph Clarke, made a quit claim deed to son Joseph Clarke, 3d. Recorded at Westerly 1776, April 20. 1777, July 28, will of Joseph Clarke, of Westerly, yeoman, recorded 1778, June 29, mentions wife Deborah, son-in-law John Stillman, of Westerly; son Joseph; daughter Mary Stillman, wife of John; grandson Clarke Stillman. Witnesses Elisha, George and Luke Clark. Inventory L49 10s. 7d. 1779, March 5, Deborah Clarke, widow of Joseph Clarke, deeded land at Westerly to son Joseph Clarke. 1779, August 5, Joseph Clarke (must be son of above) deeded Westerly land to John Stillman. 1786 February 2, Joseph Clarke, of Leyden, Mass., deeds to (?) land at Westerly. Witnesses, Joseph Clarke and Clarke Stillman.

Joseph married Deborah CRANDELL on 25 Apr 1728. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1702, June 29, he was chosen 2nd Fence Viewer: 1704, July 21, town clerk; 1712, August 21, ordained an Elder and colleague of Elder Maxson. The Church then had 130 members. In Will of John Mosher is stated "to children of deceased daughter Dorothy Clarke, each 40 shillings, viz., to Freegift, Dorothy, Experience and Joseph."
Wil of Joseph Clarke, Jr., yeoman of Westerly, dated 1719, May 29, recorded at Westerly, Rhode Island, mentions brother-in-law Oliver Babcock, sons Joseph and Elisha, both under 21 years of age; daughters Dorothy Clarke, Freegift Saunders, and Experience Clarke. Witness was Thomas Clarke. Inventory was taken 1719, July 6, and amounted to L199 8s. 11d.

Joseph married Dorothy MAXSON in 1692. Dorothy (daughter of John MAXSON and Mary MOSHER) died before 22 Jan 1715. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]