Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Hon. Daniel Clark and His Family


Our eighth great grandfather, Daniel Clark, was born near Kenilworth, England on the 5th of September in 1622. He came to Windsor with Rev. Huit in 1638/1639.

"In Ancient Windsor, Hon. Daniel CLARK, attorney at law, was a first settler and man of much influence and position. He held many public offices."  He married Mary Newberry on the 13th of June in 1644 in Windsor, Hartford, CT. Their family is listed below, all born in Windsor:

1645 Mary
1649 Josiah
1651 Elizabeth
1654 Daniel
1656 John 
1658 Mary
1661 Samuel
1663 Sarah, our ancestor
1665 Hannah
1666 Nathaniel

 Hon. Daniel Clark was the Secretary of the Colony of Connecticut, 1658-64 & 1665-6. 

DANIEL CLARK/CLARKE
BORN: 5 Sep 1622 near Kenilworth, England
MARRIED: 13 Jun 1644 in Windsor, Hartford, CT
DIED: 12 Aug 1710 in Windsor, Hartford, CT

MARY NEWBERRY
BORN: 22 Oct 1626 in Wente Church, Canicorum, Devon, England
DIED: 29 Aug 1688 in Windsor, CT
SOURCES: FTM disc #179-Fam. Hist.; CT Gen, #1,p. 62:Hon. Daniel CLARK, held many public offices; was Secretary of the Colony, 1658-64 & 1665-6.(JTH-8/22/97)