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(1I1) George Woodward, son of George Wood- ward (2), was born in Watertown, Massachusetts, September 11, 1660, died 1696. The inventory, De- cember 3, 1696, amounted to one hundred and sev- enty pounds, sixteen shillings. His widow was ad- ministratix. He married, December 31, 1686, Lydia Brown and they settled in Brookline, Massachu- setts. Their children: Abraham, born at Water- town. February I, 1687-88, married Joanna Harris, born May 28, 1690, daughter of Daniel and Joanna ( Brown) Harris; married (second), June 4, 1728, Sarah Pierpont, of Roxbury ; George, bought land May 23, 1712, at Mendon; Nathaniel, see forward ; Lydia, married Robert Harris, brother of Abraham Harris; Ichabod, of Brookline, married, July I, 1725, Abigail Holbrook, of Roxbury.
(IV) Nathaniel Woodward, son of George
Woodward (3), was born in Brookline, Massachu- setts, about 1690. He married in Roxbury, June 23, 1715, Dorcas Gardner, and probably settled in Brookline, though the births of his children were recorded in Roxbury, He settled at Brooklyn, Con- necticut, and in 1734-35 was at Coventry. His five children by his first wife were all born in Massachu- setts. After the death of Dorcas, his first wife, he married (second) Widow Topliff, who lived only
two years, and ( third) Patten. He moved to Stafford, Connecticut, where she owned a farm and where he died March, 1772. He was a black- smith and a man of some wealth. His farm was in the northeast part of Coventry, near the Tolland line. The children of Nathaniel and Dorcas Wood- ward: Nathaniel, born May 26, 1716, see forward; Dorcas, born February II, 1719, at Newton, mar- ried John Aborn, son of Samuel and Martha Aborn, of Tolland ; he was killed by lightning in Ellington; she married (second), 1772, John Williams, of Wil- braham, and died in 1774; Moses, born at Newton, June 7, 1721; Aaron, soldier in the revolution; Anna, born at Roxbury, 1727, married, 1750, Samuel Ladd, died 1808.
(V) Nathaniel Woodward, son of Nathaniel Woodward (4), was born May 26, 1716. He mar- ried, 1742-43, Elizabeth Aborn, daughter of Samuel and Martha Aborn, of Tolland, Connecticut. He died April 15, 1792, aged seventy-five years, ten months, twenty-one days. His widow Elizabeth died April 25, 1808, aged eighty-four years. Their children were: Moses, born March 30, 1745, see forward; Elizabeth, born August 28, 1747, married, 1769, Gad Hunt, of Coventry; Esther, born August 24, 1749, died August 29, 1756; Nathaniel, born June 23, 1752, married, May 31, 1781, Zervia Ensworth; both died May 27, 1828; Lydia, born August 19, 1754, married, 1777, John Babcock; she died May 19, 1749; John, born March 13, 1760, physician of Newark. New Jersey, married Katherine Roseurant ; lie died 1785.
(VI) Moses Woodward, son of Nathaniel Woodward (5), was born in Tolland, Connecticut, March 30, 1745. He married Abigail West, of Tolland. He was a soldier in the revolution. He was first quartermaster of the Fourth Regiment of Light Horse under Major Ebenezer Backus. In May, 1776, twenty-four troops were taken from the various regiments and formed into separate cavalry regiments, each in command of a major. At first each militia regiment had one troop of cavalry or light horse. He became cornet in Captain Sar- gent's company of this regiment, and marched to New York in the fall. After the campaign the troop was discharged by Washington , in these words: "A relief having come for his Light Horse under Major Backus that corps is now dismissed with the General's hearty thanks for faithful services and the cheerfulness and alacrity they have shown upon all occasions."
Of the children of Moses and Abigail Wood- ward, two died in infancy ; the others were : Erastus, died at the age of sixteen years ; Bela (Billa in some records), born 1772, see forward; Luke, born 1774, married Mary Howard, resided in 1854 in Jefferson, Vermont, and had nine children; Abigail, born June, 1778, died about 1800; married Amos Booth and had three children; Solomon, born 1784, blacksmith, of Springfield, Massachusetts, where he died in 1833; married Dorcas Malden, of New Hampshire ; had sons Erastus, Nathaniel, Solomon and Asa M .; Esther, born 1787, married Ichabod Munsel; she died 1827; Erastus, born 1790, merchant of New York city in 1820, died 1834; had four children.
(VII) Bela Woodward, son of Moses Wood-
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ward (6), was born in Tolland, Connecticut, in 1772. He settled in Roxbury, Vermont, in 1802, on East hill. He manufactured saddle trees and was the only man in New England having this unique trade, it is said, for a long time. He mar- ried Polly Steel, of Tolland, Connecticut, and they had eight children. He died at Roxbury, Vermont, in 1851. Among his children was Eleazer, born about 18to, in Roxbury, see forward.
(VIII) Eleazer Woodward, son of Bela Wood- ward (7), was born in Roxbury, Vermont, about 1810. He married Amelia Flint. Among their children was Charles E., born 1835, see forward. (IX) Charles Erastus Woodward, son of Eleazer Woodward (8), was born at Roxbury, Vermont, March 15, 1835. He settled in Braintree. Vermont, where he has lived since March 26, 1851. His home is on the old Elisha Mann place. He married, March 26, 1857, Mary Elizabeth Flint, born November 7, 1837, seventh child of Rufus Flint, Jr., born March, 1800. Married, March 17, 1825, Olive Holman, and (second) Dorothy Freeze, of Sandwich, New Hampshire. Rufus Flint, Sr., was born April 3, 1768, married Hannah Hawes, born July 10, 1773, died July 12, 1842; he came to Braintree, Vermont, with his father, and moved to Madison, Ohio, about 1830, and died there May 12, 1837. Ilis father, Silas Flint, was the son of Samuel Flint. Silas was born at Hampton, Con- necticut, March 19, 1737, and removed to Brain- tree, Vermont, February, 1786. Ile was a soldier in the revolution on the Lexington alarm, April 19, 1775, in Captain John Kingsley's company from Windham. Again in 1777 he was in Captain Na- thaniel Wales' company, Colonel Jonathan Lati- mer's regiment, and marched to reinforce General Gates. The regiment was in General Poor's brigade and fought both battles of Saratoga, September 19 and October 9, and was pronounced by General Gates an excellent regiment. He removed to Canada and was killed there. He married (first), December 4. 1757, Sarah Norton, who died 1763; (second) Abigail Robinson, born February 22, 1737. MIrs. Silas Flint was given one hundred acres of land as she was the first white woman to enter Brain- tree, Vermont. Samuel Flint, son of John Flint, Jr., was born April 9, 1712. After his third mar- riage he removed from Hampton, Connecticut, to Randolph, Vermont, and died there, 1802. John Flint, Jr., son of John, was born February 8, 1681, and settled in Windham, now Hampton, Connecti- cut. John Flint, son of Thomas Flint, was born August 3, 1655, resided at Salem Village, now Danvers, Massachusetts, where he died April, 1730. The immigrant, Thomas Flint, was from Wales. About 1640, settled in Salem Village, where his descendants are still living on the original farm. He died April 15, 1663. (See Flint family).
Olive Holman, who married Rufus Flint, Jr., was born April 26, 1799; married, March 17, 1825, Rufus Flint; she died February 8, 1864; she was daughter of Solomon Holman, born in Sutton, now Millbury, May 24, 1766, married, May 1, 1793, Sally Mann, and removed to Braintree, Vermont, where he died November 26, 1862. Colonel Jonathan llol- man father of Solomon Holman, and son of Solo- mon Holmnan, Jr., was born in Sutton, Massachu- setts, 1733; resided in that part now Millbury. Colonel Ilolman and his brother Daniel were pro- prietors of Braintree, Vermont, but never settled . there. Colonel Holman died February 25, 1814. He was lieutenant under Colonel Ebenezer Leonard in 1775; colonel of the Fifth Massachusetts Regi- inent, 1776-77 ; marched to reinforce Gates and was in active service until he resigned April 8, 1779.
His father, Solomon Holman, Jr., son of Solomon Holman, was born at Newbury, November 25, 1697, and settled at Sutton, where he died April 17, 1785. Solomon Holman, Sr., was born in England, impressed on a man of war, escaped and settled in Newbury, Massachusetts. Children of Charles E. and Mary E. (Flint) Woodward: Olivia May, born April 30, .1858; Anna Elvira, March 26, 1860; Charles Eleazer, July 4, 1862; Johnson Rufus, Sep- tember 2, 1865, see forward; lda Abigail, April 4, 1868; Izza Amelia, August 14, 1872; Flora Emma, October 28, 1878.
(X) Dr. Johnson Rufus Woodward, son of Charles Erastus Woodward (9), was born in Braintree, Vermont, September 2, 1865. He attended the public and high schools at West Randolph, Ver- mont, the State Normal school at Randolph, two years in the academic department and three years in the medical school of the University of Ver- mont, from which he was graduated with the degree of M. D. in 1888. Two days after he graduated, July 19, 1888, he opened his office and began to practice in Oxford, Massachusetts, where he has been ever since. He is a member of the Massachu- setts Medical Society, Worcester District Medical Society, American Medical Association. He is a member of the Oxford Lodge of Free Masons, the Royal Arch Chapter of Worcester, Hiram Council and Worcester County Commandery, Knights Templar. He belongs to Nashoon Tribe, No. 146, Red Men, Oxford, and to Oxford Court, Foresters of America, No. 187.
He married Mary L. Hubbard, daughter of Abel Howard and Laura (McCollum) Hubbard, of Rochester, Vermont. They have one child, Gladys Louise, born March 10, 1894. The children of Abel Howard and Laura (McCollum) Hubbard were: Anson E., Loretta, Ruth, Edson Howard, Herbert Emory and Mary L. The children of William Hub- bard, grandfather of Mrs. Woodward, were: Sam- uel, William, Abel, Howard, Chestina, Tamar, Sally.
MCCOLLUM FAMILY. Alexander McCollum (1), the immigrant ancestor of Mrs. Johnson R. Woodward, of Oxford, Massachusetts, was born in Londonderry, Ireland, about 1702. It is related that his father was one of the besieged in the famous siege of Londonderry, and the story comes down in the family that on the very day Mountjoy re- Jieved the starving inhabitants that the father paid a shilling for a cat's head for food.
McCollum settled in Londonderry, New Hamp- shire, about 1730. He was a farmer and a man of high standing. He served as collector of the parish tax. His wife Jane was born in Ireland, 1704, died October II, 1773. Both were of old Scotch families, Presbyterian in religion, and many of the friends and neighbors in Ireland of the same Scotch stock also settled in Londonderry. Most of the children settled elsewhere, but all of this name in New Hampshire appear to be descended from Alexander and Jane McCullom, of Londonderry. He died there April 4, 1781. The children: Alexander, Jr., born March 22, 1731, married Elizabeth McMurphy, daughter of Archibald McMurphy; died at New Boston, where he settled, January 6, 1761 ; Thomas ; Jean or Jane, married Isaac Brewster ; Robert, had the Londonderry homestead, see forward ; Archibald; John, was in the Quebec expedition in the revolu- tion in the company of Captain Henry Dearborn, the regiment of Colonel Benedict Arnold; was then of Pembroke, New Hampshire; had been under General John Stark in 1775; Janet, married Gordon.
(11) Robert McCollum, son of Alexander Mc-
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Collum (1), was born in Londonderry, New Hamp- shire, about 1745. All of his brothers and most of his children left Londonderry to settle elsewhere. He had his father's homestead, which remained in the family to a recent date and possibly to the present time. lìis children, born at Londonderry : Archibald, removed from Londonderry; Alexander, died aged two years; William, see forward; Jenny, removed from Londonderry; Alexander, settled in New Boston, New Hampshire, married Elizabeth McMurphy; was grandfather of George W. Mc- Collum, who endowed the MeCollum Institute at Mont Vernon, New Hampshire; Robert, owned the homestead with Jonathan; Lydia, resided on homestead; Jonathan, part owner of homestead ; Elizabeth B., was living on homestead in 1851; Martha, was living on homestead in 1851.
(111) William McCollum, son of Robert Mc- Collum (2), was born in London, New Hampshire, on the old homestead, about 1775. He settled in Rochester, Vermont, about 1795. He married
(IV) Ezra McCollum, son of William McCol- lum (3), was born in Rochester, Vermont, Jan- uary 2, 1799, died there June 1, 1883. He married, December 2, 1819, Fanny Wing, born October 6, 1797, died February 25, 1822, aged twenty-four years. He married (second), September 29, 1823, Laura Chaffee, born July 1, 1797, died February 10, 1856. Children of Ezra and Laura McCollum were : Fanny, born June 21, 1824; Laura, born September 10, 1825, see forward; Ruth, born February 9, 1827, died September 27, 1846; Juliann (Julia Ann), born September 23, 1829; William, born April 18, 1831; Dr. Ezra, born November 5, 1832, died at Woodstock, Vermont, January 2, 1873; Henry, born November 25, 1836, died August 23, 1839; Loretta, born August 9, 1841, died August 25, 1843; Ruth. (V) Laura McCollum, daughter of Ezra Mc- Collum (4), was born in Rochester, Vermont, Sep- tember 10, 1825. She married Abel Howard Hub- bard and among their children was Mary L. Hub- bard, wife of Dr. Johnson R. Woodward. William Howard, perhaps grandfather of Abel Howard Hub- bard, was sergeant in Captain Zehan Noble's com- pany, 1780, in Vermont, in revolution.
MALCOLM G. CLARK. William Knowlton (I), progenitor of Malcolm G. Clark, of Leicester, Masachusetts, died on his way to America in 1632- 34. It is believed that his descent has been cor- rectly traced from Richard Knowlton, of Kent, as follows :
Richard Knowlton, born 1553, married Elizabeth Cantize, July 17, 1577. Their children were : George, born May 6, 1578, resided in Chiswick; Stephen, born May 1, 1580, died young; Thomas, born 1582; William, born 1584, married Ann Elizabeth Smith. The first two children were born in the parish of Canterbury in Kent. The great cathedral is but six miles from Knowlton Manor and the parish bound- aries at that time included the latter, but the manor is now in the parochial boundaries of the neighbor- ing parish of Sandwich.
Thomas Knowlton, son of Richard Knowlton, was born in Kent, 1582. His children were: John, born 1620, married Dorothy -, 1643; Robert, born 1622, married Susan -; married (second) Sarah ; Mary, born 1628, married John Wilson, April 26, 1651 ; Sarah, born 1630, married Augustine Ellis, February 23, 1656.
William Knowlton, son of Richard Knowlton. emigrated to America. as stated above. His wife was Elizabeth. Their children were: John, born 1610; Samuel, born 1611; Robert, born 1613, re- mained in England, said to have died young; Will- iii-2
iam, born 1015; Mary, born 1617, died young; Thomas, born 1620-22. The manor hall in Kent is a beautiful structure with a history running back to the days of William, the Conqueror.
William Knowlton owned the ship in which he started for America and was known as Captain Knowlton. Of his children, John, William, Deacon Thomas and probably Samuel accompanied him, for a Samuel was found in Hingham soon after the others appeared at Ipswich, Massachusetts, and he died in 1655, leaving a will, proved September, 1655, in which his brother John is named as execu- tor. As John, son of Captain William, was the only one answering the description, Samuel must have also been son of Captain William. John went to Ipswich in 1639, and William and Thomas followed in 1642. It is believed that Captain William was buried in Nova Scotia, whither he was bound and near the coast of which he died.
(11) William Knowlton, son of Captain Will- iam Knowlton (I), was born in Kent, England, 1615. He settled at Ipswich and was a brick mason by trade. He was a member of the First Church of Christ ( Congregational). He was admitted a free- man in 1641-42. He was given commonage with pasttrage for one cow and a share in Plum Island. He sold to Edward Bragg, of Ipswich, December 12, 1643, a house and lot he had bought of John Andrews. He died in 1655. The account of the estate was presented in the Essex court by his brother, Thomas Knowlton, in 1678. Thomas stated that he had kept two boys from the age of five to eight and a girl from one year old till she married. Children of William and Elizabeth Knowlton were: Thomas, born 1640, married Hannah Green, No- vember 24, 1668; Nathaniel, born 1641, married Deborah Grant, May 3, 1662; William, born 1642, married Susannah --; John, born 1644, married Bethia Carter; Benjamin, born 1646, married Han- nah Mirick, November 30, 1676; Samuel, born 1647, married Elizabeth Witt, 1669; Mary, born 1649, married Samuel Abbe, October 12, 1672, had a som Jonathan, resided at Wenham.
( III) William Knowlton, son of William Knowlton (2), was born in Ipswich (probably), in 1642. He was a tailor by trade. He was fined for having a pack of cards in his house. He was ad- mitted a freeman in 1669. It is probable that he re- moved to New York in 1678, and settled in Nor- wich in 1682, in company with Thomas Clark. Chil- dren of William and Susannah Knowlton were: Thomas, born 1667; Sarah, born December 1, 1671; Joseph, born 1677, married Lucy Whipple.
(IV) Thomas Knowlton, son of William Knowlton (3), was born in Ipswich, 1667. He mar- ried Margery Goodhue, December 9, 1692, and (sec- ond), 1702, Margery Carter. His first wife died August 23, 1698-99. Margery Goodhue was a grand- daughter of Deacon William Goodhue, a prominent citizen of Ipswich and one of the earliest settlers. He was deputy to the general court in 1666-67-73- 76-80-81-83. For resisting illegal taxation he was imprisoned by Governor Andros. Margery Good- hue's father was Joseph, who married Sarah Whip- ple, daughter of Elder John Whipple, who died in Ipswich, 1683, leaving an estate of three thousand pounds. Margery's grandfather was a soldier in the colonial wars and a descendant, William Whip- ple, was a signer of the Declaration of Independ- ence and a brigadier-general at the capture of General Burgoyne. Children of Thomas and Mar- gery ( Goodhue ) Knowlton were : Robert, born Septemlser 7, 1693. married Hannah Robinson, No- vember 21, 1717; Marjery, born August 27, 1694,
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died same day; Marjery, born March 25, 1695, mar- ried Jabez Dodge, November 25, 1718; Joseph, born March 9, 1696-97; Deborah, born December 31, 1697-98. Children of Thomas and Marjery (Car- ter) Knowlton were: Abraham, born April 30, 1703, married Martha Lamson, January 16, 1734; .Sarah, born March 5, 1705, married John Woodbury, April 2, 1723; Ezekiel, born March 5, 1707, married Susannah Morgan, 1728.
(V) Joseph Knowlton, son of Thomas Knowl- ton (4), was born in Ipswich, Massachusetts, March 9, 1696-97. He married Abigail Bird, November 25, 1718. He settled in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, in 1733. He was admitted to the church there with his wife Abigail in 1733. He was a farmer and weaver. His wife Abigail died July 3, 1748, and he married ( second) Anna - Abraham Knowlton, brother of Joseph, also settled in Shrewsbury and has many descendants thereabouts. The will of Joseph was proved September 2, 1760. His son Joseph was given the homestead at Shrewsbury. Children of Joseph and Abigail (Bird) Knowlton were: Mar- jery, born April 30, 1720, died February 5, 1740, at Shrewsbury; Abigail, born September 17, 1722, died at Hardwick, Massachusetts, March 4, 1807, unmar- ried; Thomas, born November 10, 1724, killed at Hoosac Fort, August 17, 1745; Joseph, born Octo- ber 18, 1726. married Mary Knowlton, September 21. 1749; Abraham, born November, 1727, married 'Comfort Ilolaman; married (second) Susannah Jordan ; Jacob, born October 29, 1729, married Sarah Pratt, November 21, 1759; married (second) Sarah Smith; Abraham, born January, 1731, in Shrews- bury; Nathan, born June 28. 1733, mentioned in his father's will, April 17, 1756; Samuel, born Janu- ary 21, 1737. removed west; Nathaniel, born Janu- ary 21, 1737, removed west (twins) ; Israel, born January 28. 1740.
(VI) Joseph Knowlton, son of Joseph Knowl- ton (5), was born October 18, 1726. He married, September 21, 1749, Mary Morgan, his cousin, daughter of his father's half brother Ezekiel, men- tioned above. She was born May 16, 1731, and died August 21, 1796. He married (second) - Cheney, of Ward (Auburn), Massachusetts. Joseph was ad- mitted to the Shrewsbury Church, 1774, and the Ward Church, 1790. He conveyed his farm to his son-in-law, Colonel Jonah Goulding, "to see him through" and his daughter Grace cared for him in her home until his death, August 22, 1816. Chil- dren of Joseph and Mary (Knowlton) Knowlton were: Abigail, born June 29, 1750; Asa, born September 21, 1752; Anna, born October 7, 1754; Grace, born July 23, 1756, married Jonah Goulding, of Grafton; Nathan, born May 15, 1760, married Abigail Maynard, January 8, 1782; Joseph, born May 4, 1761, married Priscilla IIowe, May 11, 1784; Mary, born August 23, 1763, married Joseph Boyden, December 15. 1785, resided Guilford; Rachel, born March 15, 1765, married Jasper Rand, 1783; Sam- tel. born July 6, 1769, resided at Shrewsbury ; Asahel, born 23,
November 1773, resided at Shrewsbury.
(VII) Grace Knowlton, daughter of Joseph Knowlton (6), was born July 23, 1756. She married Colonel Jonalı (Josiah on some records by mistake) Goulding. She died at Anburn, August 14, 1823. He died there April 18, 1826. He was a sergeant in the revolution and later is on the records as colonel, said to have served during the Shays Re- bellion. He lived in Grafton and Auburn, Massa- chusetts. Children of Colonel Jonah and Grace (Knowlton) Goulding were Joseph Goulding, born January 15, 1778; Polly (Mary), born August 22, 1779, married Ebenezer Dunbar; Relief, born May
9, 1781, married Joseph Henshaw, of Auburn; Anna, born March 10, 1783, died November 6, 1785; Grace, born July 19, 1785, died August 16, 1796; Justus, born March 13, 1787, died August 13, 1796; Sally, born January 27, 1790, married - Warren, de- scended from the same stock as General Joseph Warren, of the revolution; Ebenezer Warren was the settler in Leicester (see sketch of the Warren family elsewhere in this work) ; Betsey, born Feb- ruary II, 1792, died January 8, 1793.
DUNBAR FAMILY. John Dunbar (1), ances- tor of Malcolm G. Clark, of Leicester, was born in 1710. He was one of the carly settlers in Leicester. He was the son of Peter and Sarah (Cushing ) Dunbar, and grandson of Robert Dunbar, of Scot- land, who came to Hingham, Massachusetts, and set- tled there. He lived in the northeast part of the town. He married Abigail ---. He died in Leices- ter, March 1802, aged ninety-two years. Children of John and Abigail Dunbar were: Lucy, born April 26, 1741, married Thomas Parker, Jr., of Charlton; Sarah, born August 30, 1741. married Samuel Parker, of Charlton; Nabby, born April 10, 1746, married Phinehas Sargent, 1772; David, born February 22, 1747, married Hannah Hammond, 1773; Thomas, born August 1, 1750, died May, 1796; Abner, born April 9, 1753.
(1I) Abner Dunbar, son of John Dunbar (1), was born in Leicester, Massachusetts, April 9, 1753. He was a mason by trade. He married, March 31, 1774, Lydia Warren, daughter of Ebenezer Warren. ( See sketch of Warren family and of Ebenezer Warren.) He was corporal in Captain Loring Lin- coln's company, which marched to Bennington, 1777, under Lieutenant-Colonel Flagg-a Leicester com- pany. Also at Lexington. Children of Abner and Lydia ( Warren) Dunbar were : Sarah Warren, born November 3, 1774, died unmarried; Ebenezer, born March 29, 1777, lived in Clappville village; Lydia, born May 6, 1779, married David Legg, 1804; Abigail, born April 9, 1782; Susan, born October 27, 1785; Polly, born May 20, 1789, died young ; Polly, born October 5, 1791, married Artemas Haven, 1814; David, Jr., born June 13, 1794, removed to New York city.
(111) Ebenezer Dunbar, son of Abner Dunbar (2), was born in Leicester, Massachusetts, March 20, 1777. Ile settled in the village of Clappville in Leicester. He inarried Polly Goulding, daughter of Colonel Jonah Goulding, of Auburn, Massachu- setts, October 23, 1802. Children of Ebenezer and Polly ( Goulding) Dunbar were: Betsey, born Au- gust I8. 1804; Mary, born April 14, 18OS; Lydia, born August 18, 1813, married, October 10, 1833, Asa W. Clark, of Belchertown, Massachusetts. ( See Clark family sketch. )
CLARK FAMILY. John Clark (I), the emi- grant ancestor of Malcolm G. Clark, of Leicester, Massachusetts, was among the Scotch-Irish who came to New England in 1718. They were Pres- byterians of English or Scotch blood form the north of Ireland. John Clark came to Worcester first. Some particulars of his residence there is given in the sketch of George Arthur Smith in this work.
An examination of the recent work "The Scotch- Irish" by Hanna makes it seem probable that the Clarks came from the county of Antrim in the north of Ireland. Among the prominent citizens of the West Quarters of Carrickfergus, May 23, 1653, was John Clark, Sr. He was on the list of Protestants that the "Commissioners for the settling and securing the Province of Ulster ( the north of Ireland)" published of those who were to remove. The design was "to remove all popular Scots" out of Ulster to Munster. Singularly enough we find
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