Biography
The Clark family history names Jonathan as a son of Solomon Clark and Mary White and records his birth on June 14, 1700. A published Medfield vital-record transcription corroborates the date and parents Solomon and Mary.
The account names Experience Cook as his wife and places the family in Wrentham, Massachusetts. Their listed children include John, born October 22, 1725.
Family connections
Parents
- Solomon Clark
1678–1748
Reported in the family source
The family book lists Jonathan among Solomon and Mary’s children; the published vital-record transcription corroborates the parents and June 14, 1700 birth date.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks · PDF page 3 · printed 2 Read cited record Family account Solomon’s and Jonathan’s numbered entries and child lists were visually checked. The compiler cites Medfield and Wrentham records and town histories; the underlying register pages have not been reviewed.
- Vital Records of Medfield, Massachusetts · 1903 · printed page 36 Open external record Published vital record transcription · PDF page 42 The published entry, visually checked, names Jonathan as son of Solomon and Mary, born June 14, 1700. This corroborates the family compilation at the transcription level, not through inspection of the original register.
- Mary White Clark
Deceased · died 1740; birth year not recorded
Reported in the family source
The cited family account names this child in the parent’s family.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
Marriages and partners
- Experience Cook Clark
Deceased · years not recorded
Reported in the family source
Named together as spouses in the cited family account.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
Siblings
- Ann Clark
1706–1764
Reported in the family source
2 shared parents recorded: Solomon Clark, Mary White Clark.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks · PDF page 3 · printed 2 Read cited record Family account Solomon’s and Jonathan’s numbered entries and child lists were visually checked. The compiler cites Medfield and Wrentham records and town histories; the underlying register pages have not been reviewed.
- Vital Records of Medfield, Massachusetts · 1903 · printed page 36 Open external record Published vital record transcription · PDF page 42 The published entry, visually checked, names Jonathan as son of Solomon and Mary, born June 14, 1700. This corroborates the family compilation at the transcription level, not through inspection of the original register.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Children in Solomon’s issue list were born 1699–1718, during the marriage to Mary White; the entry places his marriage to Elizabeth Adams after Mary’s 1740 death.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
- Daniel Clark
1703–1704
Reported in the family source
2 shared parents recorded: Solomon Clark, Mary White Clark.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks · PDF page 3 · printed 2 Read cited record Family account Solomon’s and Jonathan’s numbered entries and child lists were visually checked. The compiler cites Medfield and Wrentham records and town histories; the underlying register pages have not been reviewed.
- Vital Records of Medfield, Massachusetts · 1903 · printed page 36 Open external record Published vital record transcription · PDF page 42 The published entry, visually checked, names Jonathan as son of Solomon and Mary, born June 14, 1700. This corroborates the family compilation at the transcription level, not through inspection of the original register.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Children in Solomon’s issue list were born 1699–1718, during the marriage to Mary White; the entry places his marriage to Elizabeth Adams after Mary’s 1740 death.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
- Daniel Clark
1710–1710
Reported in the family source
2 shared parents recorded: Solomon Clark, Mary White Clark.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks · PDF page 3 · printed 2 Read cited record Family account Solomon’s and Jonathan’s numbered entries and child lists were visually checked. The compiler cites Medfield and Wrentham records and town histories; the underlying register pages have not been reviewed.
- Vital Records of Medfield, Massachusetts · 1903 · printed page 36 Open external record Published vital record transcription · PDF page 42 The published entry, visually checked, names Jonathan as son of Solomon and Mary, born June 14, 1700. This corroborates the family compilation at the transcription level, not through inspection of the original register.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Children in Solomon’s issue list were born 1699–1718, during the marriage to Mary White; the entry places his marriage to Elizabeth Adams after Mary’s 1740 death.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
- David Clark
Deceased · born 1705; death year not recorded
Reported in the family source
2 shared parents recorded: Solomon Clark, Mary White Clark.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks · PDF page 3 · printed 2 Read cited record Family account Solomon’s and Jonathan’s numbered entries and child lists were visually checked. The compiler cites Medfield and Wrentham records and town histories; the underlying register pages have not been reviewed.
- Vital Records of Medfield, Massachusetts · 1903 · printed page 36 Open external record Published vital record transcription · PDF page 42 The published entry, visually checked, names Jonathan as son of Solomon and Mary, born June 14, 1700. This corroborates the family compilation at the transcription level, not through inspection of the original register.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Children in Solomon’s issue list were born 1699–1718, during the marriage to Mary White; the entry places his marriage to Elizabeth Adams after Mary’s 1740 death.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
- Hannah Clark
1708–1710
Reported in the family source
2 shared parents recorded: Solomon Clark, Mary White Clark.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks · PDF page 3 · printed 2 Read cited record Family account Solomon’s and Jonathan’s numbered entries and child lists were visually checked. The compiler cites Medfield and Wrentham records and town histories; the underlying register pages have not been reviewed.
- Vital Records of Medfield, Massachusetts · 1903 · printed page 36 Open external record Published vital record transcription · PDF page 42 The published entry, visually checked, names Jonathan as son of Solomon and Mary, born June 14, 1700. This corroborates the family compilation at the transcription level, not through inspection of the original register.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Children in Solomon’s issue list were born 1699–1718, during the marriage to Mary White; the entry places his marriage to Elizabeth Adams after Mary’s 1740 death.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
- Hannah Clark
Deceased · born 1711; death year not recorded
Reported in the family source
2 shared parents recorded: Solomon Clark, Mary White Clark.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks · PDF page 3 · printed 2 Read cited record Family account Solomon’s and Jonathan’s numbered entries and child lists were visually checked. The compiler cites Medfield and Wrentham records and town histories; the underlying register pages have not been reviewed.
- Vital Records of Medfield, Massachusetts · 1903 · printed page 36 Open external record Published vital record transcription · PDF page 42 The published entry, visually checked, names Jonathan as son of Solomon and Mary, born June 14, 1700. This corroborates the family compilation at the transcription level, not through inspection of the original register.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Children in Solomon’s issue list were born 1699–1718, during the marriage to Mary White; the entry places his marriage to Elizabeth Adams after Mary’s 1740 death.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
- John Clark
1715–1715
Reported in the family source
2 shared parents recorded: Solomon Clark, Mary White Clark.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks · PDF page 3 · printed 2 Read cited record Family account Solomon’s and Jonathan’s numbered entries and child lists were visually checked. The compiler cites Medfield and Wrentham records and town histories; the underlying register pages have not been reviewed.
- Vital Records of Medfield, Massachusetts · 1903 · printed page 36 Open external record Published vital record transcription · PDF page 42 The published entry, visually checked, names Jonathan as son of Solomon and Mary, born June 14, 1700. This corroborates the family compilation at the transcription level, not through inspection of the original register.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Children in Solomon’s issue list were born 1699–1718, during the marriage to Mary White; the entry places his marriage to Elizabeth Adams after Mary’s 1740 death.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
- Mary Clark
1699–1718
Reported in the family source
2 shared parents recorded: Solomon Clark, Mary White Clark.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks · PDF page 3 · printed 2 Read cited record Family account Solomon’s and Jonathan’s numbered entries and child lists were visually checked. The compiler cites Medfield and Wrentham records and town histories; the underlying register pages have not been reviewed.
- Vital Records of Medfield, Massachusetts · 1903 · printed page 36 Open external record Published vital record transcription · PDF page 42 The published entry, visually checked, names Jonathan as son of Solomon and Mary, born June 14, 1700. This corroborates the family compilation at the transcription level, not through inspection of the original register.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Children in Solomon’s issue list were born 1699–1718, during the marriage to Mary White; the entry places his marriage to Elizabeth Adams after Mary’s 1740 death.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
- Sarah Clark
1713–1713
Reported in the family source
2 shared parents recorded: Solomon Clark, Mary White Clark.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks · PDF page 3 · printed 2 Read cited record Family account Solomon’s and Jonathan’s numbered entries and child lists were visually checked. The compiler cites Medfield and Wrentham records and town histories; the underlying register pages have not been reviewed.
- Vital Records of Medfield, Massachusetts · 1903 · printed page 36 Open external record Published vital record transcription · PDF page 42 The published entry, visually checked, names Jonathan as son of Solomon and Mary, born June 14, 1700. This corroborates the family compilation at the transcription level, not through inspection of the original register.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Children in Solomon’s issue list were born 1699–1718, during the marriage to Mary White; the entry places his marriage to Elizabeth Adams after Mary’s 1740 death.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
- Sarah Clark
Deceased · born 1718; death year not recorded
Reported in the family source
2 shared parents recorded: Solomon Clark, Mary White Clark.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks · PDF page 3 · printed 2 Read cited record Family account Solomon’s and Jonathan’s numbered entries and child lists were visually checked. The compiler cites Medfield and Wrentham records and town histories; the underlying register pages have not been reviewed.
- Vital Records of Medfield, Massachusetts · 1903 · printed page 36 Open external record Published vital record transcription · PDF page 42 The published entry, visually checked, names Jonathan as son of Solomon and Mary, born June 14, 1700. This corroborates the family compilation at the transcription level, not through inspection of the original register.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Children in Solomon’s issue list were born 1699–1718, during the marriage to Mary White; the entry places his marriage to Elizabeth Adams after Mary’s 1740 death.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
- Solomon Clark
Deceased · born 1701; death year not recorded
Reported in the family source
2 shared parents recorded: Solomon Clark, Mary White Clark.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks · PDF page 3 · printed 2 Read cited record Family account Solomon’s and Jonathan’s numbered entries and child lists were visually checked. The compiler cites Medfield and Wrentham records and town histories; the underlying register pages have not been reviewed.
- Vital Records of Medfield, Massachusetts · 1903 · printed page 36 Open external record Published vital record transcription · PDF page 42 The published entry, visually checked, names Jonathan as son of Solomon and Mary, born June 14, 1700. This corroborates the family compilation at the transcription level, not through inspection of the original register.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Children in Solomon’s issue list were born 1699–1718, during the marriage to Mary White; the entry places his marriage to Elizabeth Adams after Mary’s 1740 death.
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed Relationship and dates checked against the scanned family account.
Children
- John Clark
Deceased · born 1725; death year not recorded
Reported in the family source
Jonathan and Experience’s child list includes John, born October 22, 1725.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks · PDF page 3 · printed 2 Read cited record Family account Solomon’s and Jonathan’s numbered entries and child lists were visually checked. The compiler cites Medfield and Wrentham records and town histories; the underlying register pages have not been reviewed.
- The Clarks · PDF page 3 · printed 3 Read cited record Family account John’s numbered entry and child list were visually checked. The typed entry names Ruth Baxter and their son John, born March 27, 1753. The handwritten death annotation is not adopted.
- Mary Clark
Deceased · born 1727; death year not recorded
Reported in the family source
The cited family account names this child in the parent’s family.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed The named parents and children appear together in the family entry and its issue list.
- Martha Clark
Deceased · born 1730; death year not recorded
Reported in the family source
The cited family account names this child in the parent’s family.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed The named parents and children appear together in the family entry and its issue list.
- Experience Clark
Deceased · born 1733; death year not recorded
Reported in the family source
The cited family account names this child in the parent’s family.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed The named parents and children appear together in the family entry and its issue list.
- Sarah Clark
Deceased · born 1735; death year not recorded
Reported in the family source
The cited family account names this child in the parent’s family.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed The named parents and children appear together in the family entry and its issue list.
- Jonathan Clark
Deceased · born 1737; death year not recorded
Reported in the family source
The cited family account names this child in the parent’s family.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed The named parents and children appear together in the family entry and its issue list.
- Thomas Clark
Deceased · born 1742; death year not recorded
Reported in the family source
The cited family account names this child in the parent’s family.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed The named parents and children appear together in the family entry and its issue list.
- Anne Clark
Deceased · born 1744; death year not recorded
Reported in the family source
The cited family account names this child in the parent’s family.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed The named parents and children appear together in the family entry and its issue list.
- Rachel Clark
Deceased · born 1746; death year not recorded
Reported in the family source
The cited family account names this child in the parent’s family.
Source for this connection
- The Clarks — physical PDF page 3, printed 2 Read cited record Family account; scanned page visually reviewed The named parents and children appear together in the family entry and its issue list.
These are the relationships currently documented in this archive, not necessarily a complete list of relatives. Provisional connections remain clearly marked.
What still needs checking
The book repeats two competing traditions about Experience Cook’s ancestry, including a Mayflower connection. Neither tradition is established by the evidence reviewed here. No such connection is added to the tree.
Sources for this page
- The Clarks · PDF page 3 · printed 2 Read cited record Family account Solomon’s and Jonathan’s numbered entries and child lists were visually checked. The compiler cites Medfield and Wrentham records and town histories; the underlying register pages have not been reviewed.
- Vital Records of Medfield, Massachusetts · 1903 · printed page 36 Open external record Published vital record transcription · PDF page 42 The published entry, visually checked, names Jonathan as son of Solomon and Mary, born June 14, 1700. This corroborates the family compilation at the transcription level, not through inspection of the original register.
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