Person:Mary Clarke (9)

Mary Clarke probably came to the Colonies at the same time as her brothers, Thomas, John and Joseph, and probably married John Peckham after arriving in Rhode Island as she was apparently granted land by the town of Newport, possibly before her marriage. Mary Clark of Nuport had her land in Newport recorded immediately after that of John Peckham, sometime between March 1641 and 16 March 1642. Her lands consisted of 40 acres "lying upon the millbrook alias hambrook." Peckham's land also lay near the Hambrook mill. It seems unlikely that the town would grant both individuals land if they were already married. Two deeds, one from Joshua Coggeshall to Walter Cunigrave dated 30 May 1651, and one from Walter Cunigrave to John Green dated 6 June 1651, describe lands in Newport adjoining "land granted by the Town of Newport unto Mary Clarke now deceased some time the wife of John Peckham," the first of which deeds was witnessed by John and Elizabeth Clarke, probably the brother of Mary Clarke and his wife.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Moriarty, G. Andrews (George Andrews). Genealogical Research in England - Clarke, Cooke (alias) Carewe, Kerrich. New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Oct 1921)
   75:279.

   Mary (Clarke), bapt. at Westhorpe (Suffolk) 26 July [17 July according to the Bible record] 1607; said to have m. ----- Peckham of Newport, R. I.