Person:Richard Clarke (16)

(Research):Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 9WCF-K1 Grandfather of Andrew Clarke, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Entries: 24704 Updated: Fri May 10 10:29:42 2002 Contact: Larry Maxwell ID: I08738 Name: Richard Clark Sex: M Birth: ABT. 1640 in Essex, England Death: 1 APR 1697 in New Jersey Burial: Presbyterian Cemetery, Elizabeth, New Jersey Note: Richard Clark was a shipbuilder. He arrived in Eastern Massachusetts in 1671. He then moved to Long Island and served as an apprentice to Thomas Moore, shipbuilder. Some believe he married Moore's daughter. In 1675 he lived in Southhold, Long Island, New York. In 1678 he was in the Rahway area of Elizabeth, New Jersey. In 1679 he patented 300 acres near Rockaway, Morris Co., New Jersey. His died on the way to New York in 1697. Father: Richard Clarke b: ABT. 1618 in Bradwell, Suffolk, England Mother: Ann Winston b: ABT. 1622 in Belton, Suffolk, England Marriage 1 Elizabeth b: ABT. 1640 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts Married: 1660 Children Richard Clark b: ABT. 1661 in Southampton,Long Island, New York