William Clarke 
William was born on February 6th, 1611 in Westhorpe, County Suffolk, England. William's father was Thomas Clarke and his mother was Rose (Kerridge) Kerrich. His paternal grandparents were John Clarke and Katherine Cooke; his maternal grandparents were William (Kerridge) Kerrich and Margery Kerrich. He was an only child. He died at the age of 36 in 1647 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.General Notes
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Charles Henry Pope's "Pioneers of Massachusetts"
CLARK, CLARKE, CLERK, CLERKE
William, weaver, age 27, with wife Margaret, age 21 came in the "Plain Joan" in 1635; settled at Watertown; freeman May 22, 1639. He removed to Woburn Prop. 1651 He desposed Feb. 6,1664, age about 69 years.
Children:
Mary, b. Oct. 10, 1640 (m. Nov. or Dec. 27, 1655 Wm. Locke)
Elizabeth, b. Sept. 26, 1642(m. Dec. 28, 1659, George Brush)
Hannah, b. Dec. 13, 1645(m. Joseph Buckminster)
Lydia (m. ____Frissell)
He d. March 15, 1682. Will dated Oct. 10, 1681, prob. April 4, 1682; weaver; stricken in years; beq. to wife; to gr. ch. John Locke,"who hath bin a liver with me many years," (Exact spelling as in the book) to my three daughters; to the two daus. of my day. Lidia (Exact spelling); dau. Frissell, dau. Brush, son George Brush, son William Locke. Margery d. Oct. 11, 1694.
"Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families 1620-1700", Frank R. Holmes, Genealogical Publishing co., Baltimore, 1923, pg. xlix
CLARKE, William, freeman at Watertown, Massachusetts 1631, removed to Woburn, Massachusetts before 1646.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1503 in Finningham, Westhorpe, County Suffolk, England d.<03 Mar 1559 in Finningham, Westhorpe, County Suffolk, England
- b.01 Feb 1541 in Westhorpe, County Suffolk, England d.27 Mar 1598 in Finningham, County Suffolk, England
- b.~ 1513 in England
- b.Aug 1570 in Westhorpe, County Suffolk, England d.29 Jul 1627 in Westhorpe, County Suffolk, England
- b.~ 1485 d.~ 1545
- b.1515 in Westhorpe, County Suffolk, England d.1565 in Westhorpe, County Suffolk, England
- b.01 Feb 1541 in Westhorpe, County Suffolk, England d.27 Mar 1598 in Finningham, County Suffolk, England
- b.1519 in Westhorpe, County Suffolk, England
- b.06 Feb 1611 in Westhorpe, County Suffolk, England d.1647 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- b.~ 1480 in Saxtead, County Suffolk, England d.10 Sep 1551 in Saxtead, County Suffolk, England
- b.1505 in Saxtead, County Suffolk, England d.13 Apr 1578 in Bedfied, Suffolk, England
- b.> 1482 in Saxtead, County Suffolk, England
- b.~ 1540 in Saxtead, County Suffolk, England d.10 Mar 1593 in Saxtead, County Suffolk, England
- b.13 Apr 1572 in Saxtead, County Suffolk, England, County Suffolk, England d.19 Sep 1627 in Westhorpe, County Suffolk, England
- b.1542 in Saxtead, County Suffolk, England d.23 Apr 1610 in Saxtead, County Suffolk, England
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They had a daughter named Mary.
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Children
Mary Clarke
Mary was born on December 20th, 1640 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She died at the age of 74 on July 18th, 1715 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
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