Clark family papers, 1644-1868.

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Clark family. Clark family papers, 1644-1868.

Clark family papers, 1644-1868.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/429356966

The bulk of the collection consists of deeds, bills and receipts, agreements, bonds, and promissory notes concerning six generations of the Clark family of Newton, Waltham, and Watertown, Massachusetts. A large portion of the documents relate to John Clark V (1766-1850), a Justice of the Peace in Waltham. His papers also include estate settlements and guardianships as well as marriage intentions and numerous medical and educational bills and receipts. Five other John Clarks are represented in the collection: John Clark I (1641-1695) of Watertown and Newton, John Clark II (1680-1730) of Newton, John Clark III (1700-1773) of Waltham, John Clark IV (1738-1799) of Newton, and John Clark VI (1796-1851). The latter was a genealogist, and his papers hold what little correspondence is to be found in the collection. The collection contains twenty-four deeds concerning John Cutting of Watertown and Waltham, Mass., 1644-1760; nineteen documents concerning William Dominion (1757?-1834) including examples for the format of various documents and letters concerning his military service and pension, 1779-1835; fourteen documents concerning Edmund Quincy (1703-1788) including a deed, power of attorney, wills, and apprenticeships, 1772-1781; and five bonds, a summons, and receipt concerning Aeneas Salter of Boston, Mass., 1709-1741. The collection also has eighteen documents that are not attributable to an identified source that includes apprenticeships of the poor, powers of attorney, deeds, a slave sale, and a charter party 1694-1827.

400 documents.

New England Historic Genealogical Society