Joseph CLARK

                   Historical information included in notes.

This information comes from a pedigree on Ancestry World Tree

He came to Windsor in the company of his uncle Rev. Ephraim Huit.

Weaxil, Near Kenilworth, Warwickshire, Eng

One of 1st settlers of Windsor, Ct., died in his 88th year.In 1639, when he was 17 yrs. old, Daniel Clark of Weaxil, (near Kenliworth), England, came to America with his uncle, Rev. Ephraim Huit, who became pastor of Old Windsor's Congregational Society, as a collegue of Rev. John Wareham. On Jun 15, 1644, Daniel married Mary Newberry, daughter of Thomas & Jane (unk maiden) Newberry, who came to America on the "Mary & Jphn", 1630. Thomas Newberry had 2 brothers among Cromwell's Dragoons and was descended from Wm. Newberry, "Chronicler of his District". To Wm Newberry was accorded the honor, granted to but one man in a town, of adopting as his surname the name of the town where he resided. Thomas Newberry died in 1635 and his widow married Rev. John Wareham, thus becoming to the second time an ancestress of many of the Clarks.

(Research):One of the first settlers of Windsor and a man of much prominence. Was secretary of the Colony; and was an attorney at law, and is sometimes designated as Capt. Clark.
Connecticut Genealogies. He came from Chester, England in 1640 and was one of the family of Clark of that place, descended in direct line from King Edward I of England and Queen Eleanor, daughter of Ferdinand III, King of Castile. Well born and well educated, Daniel Clark took a useful and prominent part in the affairs of the colony. He was colonial secretary, 1658-64, and again in 1685-86. He was appointed to sit in "ye great ?", wainscoted for the sitting of magistrates. He married (first) Mary Newberry, who died August 29, 1688. He married (second) Martha Wolcott, widow of ?, sister of William Pitkin, Esquire, of Hartford. His children married into the first families of the ancient town of Windsor, and were among the aristocracy there. His granddaughter, Sarah Drake, was the wife of Governor Roger Wolcott, of Connecticut, and his greatgrandson, Hon. Roger Wolcott, was representative to the general assembly, member of the council, and judge of the superior court. Daniel Clark's greatgranddaughter, Lydia?, married Governor Matthew Griswold, of Lyme, and their son Roger was also governor of Connecticut. Clark's greatgrandson, Oliver Wolcott, graduated at Yale in 1747, and was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and in 1787 was elected governor of the state. The widow of Daniel Clark died October 13, 1719. Birth given as 1622/1623 of Weaxil, near Kenilworth, Warwickshire and 1622, Chester, England. Death given as 10 Aug and 12 Aug 1710.
p. 153, Stiles. Mr. Daniel Clarke (Hon. Sec'y of the Colony, 1658-60 and 1664-65) m. 1644, bought a triangular lot. John Bartlett on S, Job Drake on W.Alt Birth: 1622-1623 Of Weaxil, Near Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
Alt Death: 12 Aug 1710 Windsor, Hartford, CT


Sources:

Abbrev: Felgate, Bunny
Title: Felgate-Reed Family Tree
Author: Felgate, Bunny
Publication: 2 Aug 2001; http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com;
Date: 19 Oct 2001
Abbrev: Stiles
Title: The History of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut, Part Two
Author: Stiles, Henry R.Publication: 1859; Facsimile reprint 1997, Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, Maryland
Date: 15 Oct 2001
Abbrev: 1404.GED
Author: Betz, Prof. Joseph Alexander
Publication: 14 July 1998; ancestry.com
Abbrev: Ancestry.com
Title: 1404.zip
Author: unknown
Abbrev: G317.GED
Title: G317.GED
Author: Johnson, Janet JeanPublication: ancestry.com; Janet Jean Johnson, Corvallis, OR; 23 Feb 1998; jannyj@proaxis.com
Abbrev: Early New England Marriages
Title: Early New England Marriages
Publication: Ancestry CD

Sources:

Title: Search for the Passengers of the Mary & John 1630
Author: Burton W. Spear
Abbrev: Spear
Publication: Toledo, OH: Burton W. Spear, 1985-
Abbrev: Mary & John
Page: 13:7-8

SOURCES:
    1. 1998 Ancestral File
    2. 1997 Ordinance Index