NameMaj. Joseph CLARKE
Birth10 Oct 1728, Westerly, Kings Co., RI
Death6 May 1795, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island
Burial1795, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island
ReligionSeventh-day Baptist
Spouses
Birth9 May 1737, Westerly, Kings Co., RI
DeathPetersburg, Rensselaer Co., New York
Marriage16 Jun 1752, Westerly, Kings Co., RI
ChildrenSarah (1753-1837)
Notes for Maj. Joseph CLARKE
"The Clarke Families of Rhode Island" by George Austin Morrison
He was chief singer for the Sabbatarian Church of Westerly, formany years, and served as Clerk of the Church for a long period.Major Joseph Clarke was deputy for Westerly, 1756. He was alsoa magistrate at Westerly, R. I., and served in Revolutionary Warin a company called out and organized by Town Meeting 29 Nov1776, to serve 3 months. He was sent to Newport to replace Col.Richmond's Regiment, which was sent to New York.
"Babcock Genealogy", by Stephen Babcock, M. A., Eaton & Mains,New York, 1903, p 29.
Notes for Deborah (Spouse 1)
PENDLETON genealogy [1910], pp 81-82.
"Babcock Genealogy", by Stephen Babcock, M. A., Eaton & Mains,New York, 1903, p 29.