Individuals from Chrisman Pedigree, page 45

James Clark

Notes:

!Marriage: Plymouth Register for 1654, in N. B. Shurtleff's Records of the Colony of New Plymouth, Vol. 8, pg. 17, reads: "James Clarke married to Abigaill Laythorp the seauenth of October, 1657".
He appears on a list dated 10 Mar 1703 of Church Members as "James Clarke Senr", in Plymouth Church Records, Pub.Col.Soc.Mass 22:191.
He is probably also the one on the list of church members dated 29 July 1724 [ibid 22:227]: "James Clark Senr" His wife Abigail doesn't appear on that list.
LAND RECORDS: 12 May 1669: [MD 11:172] from [Plym. Col. Deeds 4:389]: "James Clarke of the Towne of Plymouth... yeoman for L3 payed by Samuell Ryder of the Towne aforsaid... yeoman sold him a smale prsell of upland Ground att Mannomett ponds, in the Townshipp of Plymouth aforsaid within the said Samuell Ryder his ffence: viz: all the land within the said ffence on the Southerly syde bounded, att the lower end Next the sea; with a Rocke with a Stake by it extending westerly to a Red oake tree Marked upon a hill before the said Ryders Dore, and so to Goe or Range as the said Samuell Ryders ffence Now Runeth by the Road, way that Goeth to the Eelriver from theire houses; but not to goe over or hinder the said prsent way: viz: all the land that is between the said way and a marked tree; that was formerly the bounds betwixt mee the said James Clarke, and him the said Samuell Ryder." Dated 12 May 1669 and signed by James Clarke and Abigail Clarke. It was witnessed by Joseph Howland and Nathaniel Morton. It was acknowledged 12 May, 1669, by James Clarke only, before Thomas Southworth, Assistant.

m: Abigail Lothrop ( 1639-AFT 10 MAR 1704)

Children:

Abigail Lothrop

Notes:

On a list of church members dated 10 Mar 1703 (old style) is "Abigail Clarke, The wife of James Clarke" [Plymouth Church Records, in Publications of the Colonial Society of Mass, Vol. 22, pg. 194]
Her name does not appear on the list of church records dated 29 Jul 1724 [Ply.Ch.Rec. 1:4:3 in PCSM 22:227-9]

m: James Clark ( 1636-AFT 10 MAR 1703)

Children:

John Lothrop

Notes:

He first settled in Egertown in Kent, and afterwards succeeded Henry Jacob as pastor of the Southwark Church in London. He came over to Plymouth in the Griffin in 1634 (Sept. 18th), and settled first in Scituate, and then in Barnstable in 1639.
He was educated at Oxford.
From Leon Clark Hills' book:
He attended Queen's College, Cambridge, England, where he seems to have acquired the usual "dissenting" spirit of that University. In 1611 he became Vicar of Egerton, Kent Co., England, but resigned in 1623 and went to London, where he became pastor of the first independent Congregational church in London. It was broken up in 1632. He was tried by the Star chamber, and imprisoned for two years in Newgate. He was released in 1634, and sentenced to "banishment." He sailed from England with his family in the ship "Griffin," and landed at Boston in 1634-5. He settled at Scituate and Barnstable, being the first minister who preached at either place.
He had two daughters first (no more details on them).
From [Freeman, 1:209]: "The Rev. John LOTHROP came to Boston, from England, September 18, 1634 or 1635. He had been educated at the University of Oxford, and settled first in Kent, in the established church. After leaving Egerton in Kent, 1625, he succeeded Rev. Henry Jacob, as pastor of the independent church, organized 1616, in London, and which is said to have been the first of that order formed in England, and which, it may be superfluous to add, was made up of seceders from the Church of England. It is stated that about thirty of his flock accompanied him to this country. Going from Boston to Scituate soon after his arrival, he was there chosen pastor, and remained four or five years, until his removal to Barnstable. He was undoubtedly a man of learning, and, as Neal says of him, "of a meek and quiet spirit." He brought four sons with him from England [Thomas, Samuel, Joseph, Benjamin]. ... Rev. Dr. Lothrop, of Boston, published a memoir of his ancestor, in the Massachusetts Historical Collection."
!Death: Freeman 1:208. From Annals of Barnstable County, 1653: "The colony, and especially Barnstable, now sustained great loss in the decease of the Rev. John Lothrop. He died this year, November 8, greatly lamented."
-------- The following writeup is due to Michael Roman (roman@@mpgs.enet.dec.com):
John Lathrop was born in Yorkshire, England in 1584 [Huntington, Elijah B., "A Genealogical Memoir of the Lo-Lathrop family", 1884]. He first entered Christ Church College, Oxford in 1601 but transferred to the more liberal Queen's College from which he graduated with a B.A. in 1605 and an M.A. in 1609. He moved to Egerton, Kent, a town 48 miles southeast of London, where he was curate of the parish church. He left Egerton in 1623 apparently due to a distaste for the Church of England and became the minister of the First Independent Church of London, a church whose religion was not the same as the King's and thus was illegal. On April 22, 1632 the church's gathering was invaded by the authorities and forty-two members were taken into custody and were held in the old Clink prison in Newgate. In the spring of 1634 all but Reverend Lathrop were released on bail. However, his wife apparently became sick and died about this time and he was temporarily released to care for the children [Huntington]. Reverend Latrhop made his escape to America in 1634 as indicated from Governor Winthrop's journal entry.
------ His English Ancestry is traced in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 84, pages 437-439. Includes Baptism and degrees.
He was not identified in his father's will, probably because he had already received his portion of the estate in educational costs. But, his brother Thomas Lothrop of Dengie does identify John Lathrop as a brother. [NEHGR 84:438]
-------------- Distinguished descendants include: Franklin Delano Roosevelt (U.S. President), Benedict Arnold (U.S. Rev. War), Thomas E. Dewey (Gov. of N.Y., twice candidate for U.S. President), Adlai E. Stevensen (U.S. Senator from IL, twice candidate for U.S.Pres), John Foster Dulles (U.S. Sec. of State), Alan W. Dulles (director of C.I.A.), Marion Meriwether Post (founder of General Foods), Dina Merrill (actress), Oliver Wendell Holmes (U.S. Supreme Court Justice), Ulysses S. Grant (U.S. President), George Romney (Gov. of MI, Pres. of American Motors), Alfred C. Fuller (founder of the Fuller Brush Co.), Joseph Smith (Mormon founder), Eli Whitney (inventor of the Cotton Gin), George Bush (U.S. President), Benjamin M. Spock (Physician and writer), Sir Robert Laird Borden (prime minister of Canada), John P. Morgan (Financier), Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (poet), and Lewis C. Tiffany (artist, philanthropist). Source ["John Lathrop 1584-1653" Inst. of Family Res., Salt Lake City, 1979].

m: Hannah House ( 1590-16 FEB 1634)

Children:

m: Ann Hammond (-25 FEB 1688)

Children:

Thomas Clarke

Notes:

!Immigrated in "The Ann" in June 1623.
His is the oldest grave stone at Burial Hill in Plymouth.
He was reported age 59 in 1664, and age 98 at the time of his death.
Lived in Plymouth, then Boston, then Harwich.
!Death-Burial: A plaque is at his gravesite. It reads: "Here lies buried ye body of Mr Thomas Clarke age 98. Departed this life March 24, 1697. Thomas was the mate of the Mayflower according to Plymouth & Plymouth Colonies. History gives his arrival in the Ann from England in 1623. He married Susan Ring of Plymouth in 1634, their children were Andrew, James, William, Susanna, Nathaniel, and John. ... He married his 2nd wife Mrs. Alice Hallet Nichols of Boston in 1664. He lived in [Boston, then] Harwich, of which town he was one of the original proprietors. He died in Plymouth..." Viewed by Lonnie Chrisman on Aug 8, 1993.
"Cape Cod Series" 1:150 gives his second wife as Alice Nichols.
Note: His English ancestry is not proven, but there are various theories out there. Note that Gov. Thomas Prence mentioned "my brother Thomas Clarke" in his will. [MD 3:206] Perhaps that is a clue. For example, maybe Gov. Prence's fourth wife Mary was Thomas Clarke's sister?

m: Susanna Ring ( 1609/1610-BEF 1664)

Children:

m: Alice Hallet