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In his will dated 1 March 22 Eliz. [1579/80], witnessed by John Goiding­ham, Thomas Spink, Clement Warwick, John Morley, and John Dexter, and proved 10 April 15801281 in Attleborough, Rowland Clarke of Banham directed that his body be buried within the churchyard of Banham, and made bequests:
......unto the poore people of Banham aforesaid [6s 8d] to be parted amongste them wheare most nede is Item I will that Margaret my wife shall have the occupacion and profits of all my lands and tenements bothe free and bonde lyinge and beinge in Banham aforesaide for the terme of foure years next after and from the feast of Saint Michaell the archangel! next and [all his lands in Banham] after my decease upon these conditions that the said Margaret my wife within tenne dais next after my decease shall make a lawfull surrender to the use of Clement Clark my sonne after the terme of the foure yeares aforesaide which the said Margarett had of the gifte of Richard Miclewoode her father And also that the said Margaret shall keepe and bringe up all my children at her charge until they doe come unto lawfull years. . I will that William and Edward my sonnes shalle keepe at Scoole in Banham or Buckenham ore anye other towne neare unto Banham aforesaid Item if Margaret my wife doe refuse to performe these conditions aforesaide then I will that Clement my sonne shall enter presentlye after my decease into all my landes and tenements both free and bonde whiche weare Robert Clarkes my father to have and to hould to him and to his heyers for ever upon this condicion herafter followinge . that the said Clement his heyers Executors or Assigns doe paye . . . unto William Clark Thomas Clark and Edward Clark my sonnes unto everye one of them [£20].. as they shall come to ther like several! ages of Three and twentie years . . . Item I do give and bequeath unto Margaret Alice Elizabeth and Anne my daughters and to everye of them [£20] to be paide by my said wife unto everye of them at thear severall ages of two and twentie years . . . [two pages of conditions concerning survivors' legacies should any heirs die] . . . Margaret my wife . . . I doe ordayrie and make my sole executrix. . . which supervisors I ordeyne and make John Goldingham of Banham gentleman and Clement Warwicke my brother in lawe of this my testament and last will To whome I doe give full authoritie. . . to demande a good and law­ful! assurance of Edward Colbye of Banham gentleman from him and his heyers to the use of Clement my sonne and his heyrs of and in certeyne lands whiche the said Edward Colbye have bargained and sold unto me for divers years past.
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SOURCE: Christopher Gleason Clark, "The English Ancestry of Joseph Clark (1613-1683) of Dedham and Medfield, Massachusetts," in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 152(Jan 1998):3-23
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Rowland Margaret Micklewood 1554Banham, Norfolk, England. Margaret (daughter of Richard Micklewood and Elizabeth) 1531 Breckland Borough, Banham, Norfolk, England; Jan 1594Breckland Borough, Banham, Norfolk, England; Breckland Borough, Banham, Norfolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The will for Thomas Clarke is published in "The New England Historical and Genealogical Register", Vol 152, January 1998, pg. 15, in an article by Christopher Gleason Clark, entitled "The English Ancestry of Joseph Clark (1613-1683) of Dedham and Medfield, Massachusetts".
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The will cites his grandaughter Marye Wheelock. This, along with other evidence presented in the article, strongly suggests the relationships among the Clarks, Wheelocks, and Barbers presented in this genealogy

Died:
Buried on 10 May 1638

Thomas Mary Canne 17 Oct 1602Banham, Norfolk, England. Mary (daughter of Thomas Canne and Annie Rebecca Plowman) May 1580 Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England; 21 Mar 1642Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; 18 May 1642St. Peter, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Now that Nathaniel had a farm, and a house, it was time to get married (according to the Covenant, he could only keep his full twelve acres if he was married.) He promptly did so 25 June 1639, marrying Priscilla Clarke.

Priscilla was born in 1613 in Banham, Norfolk, England, the 8th of 11 children of Thomas and Mary Clarke. She came to Dedham from Watertown with four siblings. Exactly when they emigrated is unclear, although the passenger list of the ship Abraham in 1635 includes a “Clark Jo” aged 20, the age of her brother John at the time. Her brother Rowland owned land in Dedham by 1637 but died the following year (some genealogies confuse their grandfather, also Rowland, with this brother; others confuse this Rowland Clark with another Rowland from Bedfordshire and say that he was her father.)

In emigrating together, the Clarke siblings were more typical Puritans than Nathaniel, who came without other family members. According to David Hackett Fischer, “By comparison with other colonies, households throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut included large number of children, small numbers of servants and high proportions of intact marital unions.” Ref Marital bliss was enforced by law: Puritans thought life in a “covenanted family” was the only proper way, and made it illegal to live alone. Officials would force a stubborn bachelor to either “settle himself with a family” or “settle himself” in the House of Correction.
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Priscilla and Nathaniel had 11 children, all of whom survived to adulthood, had children of their own, and lived out their lives in Dedham or daughter towns Medfield and West Dedham:

Born Married Died
Sarah 15 Apr 1640 William Partridge 1716 Medfield

Rebecca 17 Feb 1643 Elliot Hersey 1670 Medfield

Nathaniel 3 Mar 1645 Mary Brooks 1689 Dedham

Priscilla 1 Apr 1646 Joseph Morse 1731 West Dedham

John 29 Jul 1648 Experience Leland 1706 Dedham

Mary 21 Jan 1650 John Richards 1685 Dedham

Hannah 20 Jan 1653 Thomas Aldridge 1728 Dedham

Samuel 25 Jan 1654 Mary Partridge 1694 Dedham

Deborah 28 Jan 1656 Joseph Wight 1684 Dedham

Benjamin 24 Sep 1659 1. Abiah Fisher 2. Bethiah Bullen 1714 Dedham

JOSEPH 1 Dec 1662 Mary Holbrook 1718 West Dedham

Died:
Age: 79

Priscilla Nathaniel Colburn 25 Jul 1639Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Nathaniel 1615 Dedham, Essex, England; 14 May 1691Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth George Barbour 24 Nov 1642. George about 1615 England; 13 Apr 1685Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rowland Mary Hobart 1620England. Mary 1574 Banham, Norfolk, England; 22 May 1642Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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See Christopher Gleason Clark, "The English Ancestry of Joseph Clark (1613-1683) of Dedham and Medfield, Massachusetts," in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 152(Jan 1998):3-23
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Signer of Dedham Covenant:

In 1636, there were 30 signers. In 1637, there were 46. By 1656, 79 men put their names on the document

Married Alice Fenn in England (NOT Alice Pepper)

"The English Ancestry of Joseph Clark (1613-1683) of Dedham and Medfield, Massachusetts", by Christopher Gleason Clark, Published in "New England Historical and Genealogical Register", Vol 152, January 1998.

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Joseph Clark had one wife Alice Fenn. See:

Christopher Gleason Clark, THE ENGLISH ANCESTRY OF JOSEPH CLARK (1613-1683) OF DEDHAM AND MEDFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS in NEHGR vol 152 p 3-23

NGSQ Robert Charles Anderson, "Clark, Hunting, and Wheelock Families of Dedham, Massachusetts: Some English Clues," National Genealogical Society Quarterly [hereinafter NC.SQ], 74 [1986]: 3-6.

Previous biographies stating his wife was Alice Pepper were disproved in 1998.
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Alice Fenn was born about 1619 in England, was christened on 25 March 1623 in St. Mary Aldermary,London, England, and died on 17 March 1709/10 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States at age 91.
Alice marriedJoseph Clarke on 15 April 1640 in Banham, Norfolk, England.
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According to a post from Sandra Johnson, SJohn41095@aol.com, 17 Jun 2003, Clark-NewEng, Joseph Clark was thought to have married Alice Pepper, but the spouse has been determined to be Alice Fenn; cites Christopher Gleason Clark, The Enlgish Origins of Joseph Clark (1613-93), NEHGR, 152, 1998, 3-23.
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3964. Joseph Clark, born before 11 April 1613 in Banham, Norfolk, England; died 06 January 1684 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. He was the son of 7928. Thomas Clarke and 7929. Mary Canne. He married 15 April 1640 in Banham, Norfolk, England.
3965. Alice Fenn, born about 1619 in England; died 17 March 1710 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Children of Joseph Clark and Alice Fenn are:
* Joseph Clark (1642-1702), married 1663 Mary Allen (1641-1702).
* Benjamin Clark (1644-1724), married 1665 Dorcas Morse (1645-1725).
* Ephraim Clark (1646-1699), married 1669 Mary Bullen (1642-1726)
* Daniel Clark (1647-1676).
* Mary Clark (1649-1732), married 1673 Jonathan Bowden (1652-1732).
* Sarah Clark (1651-1704), married (1) John Bowers (1646-1676); (2) 1677 Samuel Smith (1641-1691).
* John Clark (1652-1720), married 1680 Mary Sheffield (1653-????).
* Nathaniel Clark (1658-1733), married 1704 Experience Hinsdale (1679-1754).
* Rebecca Clark (1660-1740), married 1679 John Richardson (1650-1697).

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* See http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.692.6246&rep=rep1&type=pdf

* Descendants of Ralph Wheelock
of Medfield, Massachusetts
Rev. Ralph Wheelock
Descendants of
24 Jan 2015
Northborough, MA
Compiled by Roderick B. Sullivan, Jr
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Died:
Vine Lake Cemetery at Medfield; Age: 87

Joseph Alice Fenn 15 Apr 1640Banham, Norfolk, England. Alice 25 Mar 1623 St Mary Aldermary, London, England; 25 Mar 1623 Aldermary, London, England; 17 Mar 1711Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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* See http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.692.6246&rep=rep1&type=pdf

* Descendants of Ralph Wheelock
of Medfield, Massachusetts
Rev. Ralph Wheelock
Descendants of
24 Jan 2015
Northborough, MA
Compiled by Roderick B. Sullivan, Jr
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Died:
Age: 70

Rebecca Ralph Wheelock 17 May 1630Wramplingham, Norfolk, England. Ralph 1600 Shropshire, England; 11 Jan 1684Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rebecca John Pratt, Jr 26 Jun 1661Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. John (son of John Pratt and Mary) 1630 England; 04 Aug 1707Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah William(I) Partridge 19 Nov 1656New England, USA. William(I) 1622 England; 1692Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth George Barber 24 Nov 1642. George 1617; 13 Apr 1685Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1681 - residence - settled west of the Charles River in the house later occupied by Deacon Elbridge Clark

John Mary Sheffield 09 Jan 1679. Mary 1652. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Age: 53

Sarah John Bowers, Sr 07 Jan 1673Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. John 1646 Massachusetts, USA; 21 Feb 1676Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah Samuel Smith 22 Feb 1677Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Samuel (son of Henry Smith and Elizabeth) 13 Oct 1641 Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; 25 Oct 1691Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rebecca John Richardson 01 May 1679Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. John (son of John Richardson and Hannah Truair) 1650 Wells, York, Maine, USA; 29 May 1697Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rebecca John Hill after 29 May 1697. John Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nathaniel Experience Hinsdale 26 Mar 1704Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Experience (daughter of Ephraim Hinsdale and Mehitabel Plympton) Jul 1679 Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA; 03 Feb 1754Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Jonathan Boyden 26 Sep 1673Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Jonathan (son of Thomas Boyden and Frances) 20 Feb 1652 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; 30 May 1732Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Event 1: 18 Mar 1721, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Last Will and Testament sealed

Notes:

From notes at Findagrave site:

Benjamin Clarke, second child of Joseph Clarke (1), was born in Dedham, Massachusetts, February 9, 1644. He married; 1665, Dorcas Morse. He had a grant of land in Medfield, "near the way as you go to Nantasket." His house was on Main street, opposite Pound street. The original well is said to be still in use. His house was burned by the Indians in 1676, and he built again on the same spot. What is known as the Peak House in Medfield is an addition subsequently made to his second house in or about 1762. After the old part decayed and was torn down, the present structure was moved to its present location. Its unique shape has attracted
much attention and is even believed to be one of the houses left from the burning in King Philip's war.

Benjamin Clarke was a very prominent citizen. He was for seventeen years selectman of the town and two years deputy to the general court. He died in 1724 and his widow in 1725.

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** Benjamin Clark was a wheelwright. He married Dorcas Morse in 1665, and in 1668 received a grant for a house lot "on the way as you go out at Nantasket." The original well is reputed to still be in use. He was burned out by the Indians in 1676, but rebuilt upon the same spot. What is called the "Peak House" (picture on p348, History of Medfield) is an addition subsequently made to his second house, in or about 1762. After the decay of the old part, it was moved to its present location. Its unique shape has attracted much attention, and it is even popularly believed to be one of the original houses left standing by the Indians. Benjamin was a prominent man in town affairs, served on the board of selectmen seventeen times, and as a representative two years. He died 1 Dec. 1724, his widow the following year. (Tilden)
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King Phillips War -- Attacked Feb 21, 1676

In this same area, the Benjamin Clark house was also burnt. Benjamin and his wife Dorcas were able to flee and safely make it to the garrison along with their children (twins Hannah and Benjamin age 10; Theophilus age 6, Tabitha age 4, and Timothy age 2) before their house also went up in flames. Clark's house was the original Peak House.

** FROM https://patch.com/massachusetts/medfield/uniquely-medfield-once-upon-a-town-medfield-under-attack

Medfield Historical Society

Died:
Age: 80

Benjamin Dorcas Morse 19 Nov 1665Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Dorcas (daughter of Joseph Morse and Hannah Phillips) 24 Jun 1645 Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; 14 Jul 1725Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph Mary Allen 25 Jun 1663Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Mary (daughter of James Allin and Anna Guild) 11 Dec 1641 Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; 05 May 1702Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mortally wounded by Indians during attack on Medfield - died about 6 weeks afterwards.

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Was a Tailor

Ephraim Mary Bullen 06 Mar 1669Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Mary (daughter of Samuel Bullen and Mary Morse) 20 Jul 1642 Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; 31 Dec 1726Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rebecca John Crafts 07 Jun 1654New England, USA. John (son of Lieut Griffin Craft and Alice Craft) 10 Jul 1630 Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA; 03 Oct 1685Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]