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Saint Mary's Church, Bocking, Essex County, England was where Rowland Stebbins
was baptised and then in November 30, 1618 he married Sarah Whiting
Rowland came to new England in 1634 on the ship Francis, captained by Mr. John
Cutting. The probably landed in Boston and initially settled in Roxburry. They waited
some time before moving to Springfield (1635) due to the current "war of
extermination" against the Perquot Indians in that area.
When the family did arrive in Springfield they were granted a parcel of land. Over time,
Rowland acquired several tracts of land (map 1) (map 2).
1664-69 moved to Northampton, MA
When Rowland died, no stone was erected on the spot of internment. In 1840, Daniel
Stebbins erected a monument in his family plot. It read:
ROWLAND STEBBINS
The supposed ancestor of all the
name in America, came from
the west of England to
Springfield with his sons
John & Thomas, about 1668
removed to Northhampton
& there died in 1671
DANIEL STEBBINS
of the 6 generation from
Thomas, was born Apr 2, 1766
The exact spot of Rowland's internment was accidentally discovered 50 rods from the
above monument in 1850. A small marble slab has been placed at the head of the
grave, with no inscription except ROWLAND STEBBINS
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of Rowland Stebbins,
dated the first day of the first month, 1669"Know all men by these presents, that I
Rowland Stebbins of Northampton in Hampshire, in the Colony of Massachusetts:
having my perfect memory, through the goodness of GOD, though very weak and sick
in body, wayting for my great Change, w'ch I desire the Lord in mercy to fit me for --
doe make and ordayne this to be my last will and testament -- viz In fe I committ my
soule to God, that made it, and to the Lord Jesus Christ that redeemed it, by his most
precious blood: and doe hope it shall be united to him forever, and my body to be in
comly and decent manner buryed, hoping at the Great Day of the Resurection, the
Lord Jesus will change the vile body, and fashion it like to his Glorious body and so
shall be forever with the Lord.
Also I do make my beloved Son John Stebbins to be my full and Sole Executor which I
hope will be faithful in all things committed to his trust -- Also will and desire is that all
my Just debts and funeral expenses be satisfyed & paid, and as concerning my
outward and worldly Estate, that the Lord in his mercy hath given unto me I dispose of
in this manner:
Viz. I give and bequeath unto my beloved Son Thomas Stebbins he several childred
twenty Shillings apiece, to be paid within three years after my decease those that be of
age, the Sons to be twenty-one years -- and daughters Eighteen years. I give and
bequeath to my son John's Children that is to say to John Stebbins his first born an
Iron pott, my bed and bed clothes and all that belongs to it. My best Jackett &
wascotte, my old coate and worst paire of gray stockings. I give and bequeath to
Benoni Stebbins my best Breeches and new cotton wescotte & twenty shillings -- I
give and bequeath to my son John's son Samuel my old Kersey Sute and twenty
shillings. I give and bequeath to my son John's other six Children to be paid unto them
when they come to age twenty Shillings apeece. I give and bequeath to my son in Law
Merricks three daughters, twenty Shillings apiece, to Sarah, Mary and Hannah to be
paid within three years after my decease. I give and bequeath to my beloved Daughter
Elizabeth Clarke three pounds to be paid within three years and to her three Children
twenty Shillings apeece to be paid within three years after my decease, and to Mary
the Bell Metal Skillet. I give and bequath to Mary Maunde ten shillings to be paid
within a yeere after my desease. I give and bequeath to my son John Stebbins my
Great Brass pott and be best coate, and to my son Johns Wife my best stockings, and
as for the rest of my Estate that remaynes my will is, that it should be equally divided
between my two beloved sons Thomas Stebbins and John Stebbins.
Also my desire is that my much honored friend Cap't John Pynchon and my beloved
brother Robert Bartlett, would be in the overseers of this my last will and testament.
That this is my last will and Testament I declare by setting my hand and Seale the first
day of the first month Anno Domini 1669-70. My will is that my son John Stebbins doe
keepe this my last will and testament.signum ROWLAND STEBBINS
Signed and Sealed in ye presence of William James, Thomas Hanchett, sen'r.
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Braintree Vestry Book Abstracts Records: 6 Sept 1619 : Notice given to
William Stebbing of a wench intertained at John Beckwiths dwelling on
Cursing greene that is supposed to have a greate belly which the Constables
have warning to look after.
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"CLARK FAMILY: Fanny (or Finnell or Phinwell) Clark, who m. Dr. Thomas
Bolton, was b.Aug. 20, 1779, at Colerain, Mass.; d.1848; bur. in the Alford
Cemetery, Mass.; dau. of Capt. Matthew Clark.
Capt. Matthew Clark, was b.Sept. 30, 1744, at Colerain, Mass.; d.Apr. 18,
1813, at Colerain; m.Jane or Jean Workman, at Colerain. Capt. Matthew settled in
Colerain. Proceedings upon the estate of Capt. Matthew Clark were made in
Colerain on June 22, 1823. He was Sergeant in Capt. Robert Oliver's Co., Col.
Ephraim regt; receipt for advance pay dated Charlestown, June 27, 1775, also,
company return dated Winter Hill Oct. 6, 1775, and in Capt. Hugh McClellan's Co.,
Col. David Field's regt. He was the son of Matthew Clark.
Matthew Clark, was b.about 1700, in Ireland; d.May 10, 1746, at Colerain,
Mass.; m.Jennett Bothwell or Bothel. She was b.in 1703, at Great Britain; d.May
1789; dau. of Alexander and Jane (Doneca) Bothwell. Alexander Bothwell, came
from Ireland in 1719, with Capt. Dennis, and settled in Rutland, Mass., and his
wife Jane, died on the voyage to America. Matthew Clark came to America with
his father in 1718 and settled in Colerain, Mass. He was shot by the Indians.
He was the son of Lieut. John Clark.
Lieut. John Clark, m. Agnes Adams. He was the son of John Clark and Anne
Horseman, dau. of the Mayor of Carrickfergus, Ireland. John Clark, was the son of
William Clark, of Grange, co. Antrim, Ireland.
Lieut. John Clark came to America with Rev. M. Boyd in 1718, from the north
of Ireland, with his seven sons. He settled in Worcester, Rutland and Colerain.
He bought land in Colerain on Feb. 9, 1738 and in 1745. Won his Lieutenancy
in the French and Indian War. He d. in South Hadley, Mass, aged 90 years."
"The inhabitants of Coleraine were always on the lookout for Indians, and were not often surprised. A party of Indians at one time, in 1746, appeared on the highlands about one hundred rods east of the house of Matthew Clark. Mr. Clark hastened at once, with his family consisting of a wife and several children, to Fort Lucas, which was the nearest place of safety. Clark kept in the rear of his family and kept the Indians at bay till they arrived at the fort. He was so hard pressed by the savages that he was obliged to secrete himself under the bridge, where he was discovered" and killed.
"Another account states that Matthew Clark was at his home and putting his wife and daughter on a horse, he with his rifle endeavored to protect the rear while they escaped to Fort Lucas, a distance of about a mile. He was overtaken, shot and scalped. The women who were severely wounded in these Indian attacks were attended by Dr. Hugh Bolton, of Colerain and Dr. William, of Deerfield."
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I had wondered when I saw your first post if your Alexander was the son of Matthew CLARK of Colrain. Building off John Buczek's convincing (and excellent) research, this is what I have on the ancestry of Alexander.
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Shari Strahan
Ancestors of Alexander Clark
First Generation
1. Alexander Clark, son of Matthew Clark and Jennet Bothwell, was born on 19 Aug 1730 in Massachusetts.*1
Second Generation (Parents)
2. Matthew Clark, son of Lt. John Clark and Agnes Adams, was born about 1700 in Ireland *2 and died on 10 May 1746 in Colrain, then Hampshire Co., Mass. *3 at age 46. The cause of his death was: killed by Indians.
Immigrants to New England, 1700 - 1775, p 34:
"CLARK, Matthew, of Worcester, Mass., and Londonderry,
N. H.; from Ireland before 1733; m. Jennette (???);
Children: Jane, John, Alexander, Agnes.--Perry's
Scotch-Irish, p. 14; Documentary History of Maine,
Vol. 11, p. 24; Worcester Vital Records." //
Abell, Horace A. "Ancestors of Robert Abell." Privately printed, Rochester, NY. 1933:
"The inhabitants of Coleraine were always on the lookout for Indians, and were not often surprised. A party of Indians at one time, in 1746, appeared on the highlands about one hundred rods east of the house of Matthew Clark. Mr. Clark hastened at once, with his family consisting of a wife and several children, to Fort Lucas, which was the nearest place of safety. Clark kept in the rear of his family and kept the Indians at bay till they arrived at the fort. He was so hard pressed by the savages that he was obliged to secrete himself under the bridge, where he was discovered" and killed.
"Another account states that Matthew Clark was at his home and putting his wife and daughter on a horse, he with his rifle endeavored to protect the rear while they escaped to Fort Lucas, a distance of about a mile. He was overtaken, shot and scalped. The women who were severely wounded in these Indian attacks were attended by Dr. Hugh Bolton, of Colerain and Dr. William, of Deerfield."
Abell, Horace A. Ancestors and Descendants of Jonathan Abell. Privately Printed, Rochester 1933. pp 41-42: (Ancestry.com genealogy library subscription; entire Clark family entry)
"CLARK FAMILY: Fanny (or Finnell or Phinwell) Clark, who m. Dr. Thomas Bolton, was b. Aug. 20, 1779, at Colerain, Mass.; d.1848; bur. in the Alford Cemetery, Mass.; dau. of Capt. Matthew Clark.
"Capt. Matthew Clark was b. Sept. 30, 1744, at Colerain, Mass.; d. Apr. 18, 1813, at Colerain; m. Jane or Jean Workman, at Colerain. Capt. Matthew settled in Colerain. Proceedings upon the estate of Capt. Matthew Clark were made in Colerain on June 22, 1823. He was Sergeant in Capt. Robert Oliver's Co., Col. Ephraim regt; receipt for advance pay dated Charlestown, June 27, 1775, also, company return dated Winter Hill Oct. 6, 1775, and in Capt. Hugh McClellan's Co., Col. David Field's regt. He was the son of Matthew Clark.
"Matthew Clark was b. about 1700, in Ireland; d. May 10, 1746, at Colerain, Mass.; m. Jennett Bothwell or Bothel. She was b. in 1703, at Great Britain; d. May 1789; dau. of Alexander and Jane (Doneca) Bothwell. Alexander Bothwell, came from Ireland in 1719, with Capt. Dennis, and settled in Rutland, Mass., and his wife Jane, died on the voyage to America. Matthew Clark came to America with his father in 1718 and settled in Colerain, Mass. He was shot by the Indians. He was the son of Lieut. John Clark.
"Lieut. John Clark, m. Agnes Adams. He was the son of John Clark and Anne Horseman, dau. of the Mayor of Carrickfergus, Ireland. John Clark, was the son of William Clark, of Grange, co. Antrim, Ireland.
"Lieut. John Clark came to America with Rev. M. Boyd in 1718, from the north of Ireland, with his seven sons. He settled in Worcester, Rutland and Colerain. He bought land in Colerain on Feb. 9, 1738 and in 1745. Won his Lieutenancy in the French and Indian War. He d. in South Hadley, Mass, aged 90 years."
Matthew married Jennet Bothwell in Rutland, Worcester Co., Mass.*4 Jennet was born about 1703 in Ireland *3 and died in May 1789 in Shelburne, (now Franklin Co.), Mass. *3
Extracted from "History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, Volume II," by Louis H. Everts, 1879:
"In 1746, on the 10th of May, a band of Indians, returning from an unsuccessful attack upon Major Burke's fort in Fall-town (Bernardston), passed through Coleraine, and, ambuscading a party consisting of Matthew Clark, his wife and child, and two soldiers (who, having been alarmed by the reported approach of Indians, were seeking the safe shelter of Fort Lucas), killed Clark, but in turn lost one of their number, while the soldiers, with Mrs. Clark and child, gained the fort."
Children from this marriage were:
i.Jane Clark was born on 7 Feb 1727 in Massachusetts *4 and died on 12 Aug 1780 in Holden, Worcester Co., Mass. *4 at age 23. Jane married Andrew Smith on 18 May 1748 in Pelham, Hampshire Co., Mass.*4
ii.John Clark was born on 1 Jul 1728 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Mass. *3 and died on 1 Aug 1810 in Hartford, Washington Co., New York *5 at age 82. John married Elizabeth Stewart about 1749 in Colrain, Mass.*3 Elizabeth was born on 11 Jan 1729 in Londonderry, NH *6 and died between 1810 and 1820.
1iii.Alexander Clark (born on 19 Aug 1730 in Massachusetts)
iv.Agnes Clark was born in 1732 in Massachusetts *7 and died in 1816 in Colrain, Franklin Co., Mass. *4 at age 84. Agnes married Daniel Donelson. Daniel died on 2 Nov 1792 in Colrain, (then Hampshire Co.), Mass.*4
v.William Clark was born in 1734 in Massachusetts.*1
vi.Hannah Clark was born in 1736 in Massachusetts *1 and died on 20 Mar 1759 in Colrain, (then Hampshire Co.), Mass. *4 at age 23. The cause of her death was: killed by Indians. Hannah married Joseph McCowen about 1756.*4
vii.Elizabeth Clark was born in 1738 in Colrain, (then Hampshire Co.), Mass.*1 and died about 1785 in Colrain, (then Hampshire Co.), Mass.* 4 Elizabeth married William Stewart about 1758.*4 William was born on 12 Feb 1733 in Londonderry, NH.*6
viii.Margaret Clark was born on 8 Jul 1740 in Colrain, (then Hampshire Co.), Mass.*1 and died on 16 Feb 1794 in Bennington, Vermont. Margaret married Peter Harwood in 1759 in Colrain, (then Hampshire Co.), Mass.*4
ix.Sarah Clark was born on 12 Sep 1742 in Colrain, (then Hampshire Co.), Mass.*1 and died in 1758 in Colrain, (then Hampshire Co.), Mass. *4 at age 16. She drowned.
x.Mathew Clark was born on 30 Sep 1743 in Colrain, (then Hampshire Co.), Mass.*8
3. Jennet Bothwell, daughter of Alexander Bothwell and Jean Donayhy, was born about 1703 in Ireland 3 and died in May 1789 in Shelburne, (now Franklin Co.), Mass.*3
According to Patrie, A History of Colrain Massachusetts, p. 41: she died at the home of her son Alexander Clark in Shelburne Falls.
The Vital Records of Colrain to 1849 quotes a private record that says she was born in "Great Britain."
Extracted from "History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, Volume II," by Louis H. Everts, 1879:
"In November, 1751, Samuel Clark was chosen, to draw the lots in the second division, which he did to the following: Matthew Bolton, David Field, Samuel Stewart, Edward East, John Morehead, Robert Fulton, JENNAT CLARK, John Anderson, Hugh Morrison, Edward Goodward, Andrew Luckes, John Morrison, George Clark, Thomas Bell, John Henry, Sr., Ebenezer Barnard, Thomas McGee, John Henry, Jr., James Stewart, Hugh Paul, John Kately, Robert Hays, Samuel Clark, James Breckenridge, Timothy Childs, Archibald Pennell, Alexander Harroun, James Clark, Joseph Heath, David Wells, John Mills, Charles Stewart, John Pennell, Alexander Clark, Robert Mills, William McCreles, Andrew Smith, Asa Bowker.
"The lots were each of the area of 50 acres, and laid in four ranges from the east to the west sides of the town; "the roads between the ranges four rods wide, and the roads between the lots two rods wide, and at the side of every fourth lot there was a road, the land for the roads being taken from the whole one hundred acres to a right of every man."
Third Generation (Grandparents)
4. Lt. John Clark, son of John Clark and Agnes Horseman, was born about 1660 in Ballyruff, Coleraine, Ireland and died before 9 May 1750 in South Hadley, Hampshire Co., Mass.*2
According to Lois McClellan Patrie, A History of Colrain Massachusetts, 1974, p. 40:
"Lt. John Clark was the son of John Clark of Ballyruff, Coleraine, Ireland and Anne Horseman, daughter of the mayor of Carrickfergus. He came to America with his wife Agnes Adams, seven sons and two daughters, in the company of the Rev. Mr. Boyd, reaching Boston Aug. 4, 1718 and proceeding to Worcester with little delay. They remained in that vicinity for twenty years. In 1738 Lt. John and several of his sons began to buy lots in Township #2, the Lt. purchasing from the proprietors the lot directly south of the meeting house lot, where he lived until the Indian troubles became too serious for him. He moved to South Hadley some time before June 1, 1748. However, his youngest son George lived out his days on this same lot."
Also:
"He may have won his title of Lieutenant at the siege of Londonderry."
He signed a will on 15 Jul 1748 in Pelham, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.
The Early Settlers of Colrain, Massachusetts, by Charles H. McClellan, W. S. Carson,
Printer, Greenfield, Mass. 1885. p. 69 - 70.
"In the name of God, Amen. I John Clark, senior, of South Hadley, in the county of Hampshire, Province of Massachusetts Bay, Husbandman, being in perfect health of body, and in my right mind, but knowing the mortality of all mankind, am willing to settle my worldy affairs in the following manner. Imprimis; I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Agnes Clark, my whole household furniture, all my stock and chattels, and fifty acres of division land in a plantation called Colrain; she paying whatever debts may be found upon my whole estate.
Item. I give and bequeath to my son Geo. Clark, all my husbandry utensils, together with my home lot, buildings, and improvements, in the above named plantation, called Colrain.
Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Clark, one note, of about ninety-four pounds from Elijah Alvord of South Hadley.
Item. I give and bequeath to my grandson, James Clark, son of my son John, deceased, one hundred acres of division land in said Colrain, with my gun and powder-horn; provided he stay with my wife until he be twenty one years of age; these things to be at her disposal.
Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Jane Gray, fifty acres of division land in the plantation called Colrain.
Item. I appoint my beloved sons James and William Clark, executors of this my las will and testament. Witness my hand and seal, at Pelham July 15th, 1748.
John Clark [L.S.]
Witnesses; R. Abercrombie, John Ferguson
Note: Will was probated on 9 May 1750
The Early Settlers of Colrain, Mass., by Charles H. McClellan, W.S. Carson, Printer, Greenfield, Mass., 1885. pp 66 - 67:
"Lt. John Clark and seven of his sons, were among the earliest settlers here. His family were probably all born in the old country, and they doubtless came over from Ireland in the colony which arrived in 1718 or 19. They came to Colrain from Worcester or Rutland (though John Jr. is mentioned as from Shrewsbury) having spent at least some part of the twenty years following their arrival in America, in those places.
"They were here in Colrain in 1738, and during that, and the years immediately following, bought largely of the settling lots, and in 1745, the father bought the 500 acre tract on the west side of North River, disposing of a portion of it, very soon after, to his son Matthew; from whom it descended, probably by inheritance to the fourth or possibly fifth generation.
"The Clarks were evidently people of means and interested themselves largely in the welfare of the new settlement, and were also active in its affairs; John, (senior) having been Treasurer and Collector from 1738 to September 1740. The name of the wife of John Clark (senior) was Agnes Adams."//
John married Agnes Adams about 1697 in Ireland.*2 Agnes was born about 1670 and died before 13 Nov 1750 in South Hadley, Hampshire Co., Mass.*2
5. Agnes Adams was born about 1670 and died before 13 Nov 1750 in South Hadley, Hampshire Co., Mass.*2
The Early Settlers of Colrain, Massachusetts, Charles H. McClellan, W. S. Carson, Printer, Greenfield, Mass. 1885. p. 70
"The will of John Clark was presented for probate May 9, 1750, thus fixing quite closely the date of his decease. His wife does not seem to have long survived him; as November 13th, 1750, her son George is appointed administrator of her estate."
6. Alexander Bothwell was born about 1680 in Ireland and died on 10 May 1746 in Colrain, (then Hampshire Co.), Mass.* 9
Abell, Horace A. Ancestors and Descendants of Jonathan Abell. Privately Printed, Rochester 1933. p 42: (Ancestry.com genealogy library subscription)
"Matthew Clark, was b.about 1700, in Ireland; d.May 10, 1746, at Colerain, Mass.; m.Jennett Bothwell or Bothel. She was b. in 1703, at Great Britian; d. May 1789; dau. of Alexander and Jane (Doneca) Bothwell. ALEXANDER BOTHWELL, came from Ireland in 1719, with Capt. Dennis, and settled in Rutland, Mass., and his wife Jane, died on the voyage to America. Matthew Clark came to America with his father in 1718 and settled in Colerain, Mass. He was shot by the Indians. He was the son of Lieut. John Clark."
Bolton, Charles Knowles, Scotch Irish Pioneers In Ulster and America, 1910, 1998. 1910. Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1967. p 191:
"Of the following those with an asterisk prefixed probably represent Ardstraw colonists.
*Alexander Bothwell...."
Alexander married Jean Donayhy in Ireland. Jean was born about 1680 in Ireland and died in 1719 in the ship crossing to America. *9
7. Jean Donayhy was born about 1680 in Ireland and died in 1719 in the ship crossing to America. *9
Fourth Generation (Great-Grandparents)
8. John Clark, son of William Clark and Unknown, was born in Ballyruff, Coleraine, Ireland.
John married Agnes Horseman.
9. Agnes Horseman .
General Notes: She was the daughter of the "mayor of Carrickfergus" in Ireland.
Agnes married John Clark. John was born in Ballyruff, Coleraine, Ireland.
Fifth Generation (Great Great-Grandparents)
16. William Clark was born in Grange, Co. Atrim, Ireland.
General Notes: He was a Quaker.