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in those days, his inventory including
such items as dress goods, velvets, silks,
pins and hardware. He owned some
Indian slaves which he gave to his daugh-
ters when they married. He served as
juror in 1705, and as selectman in 1706.
He died in 1728, leaving an estate of four
thousand, four hundred and thirty-six
pounds, twelve shillings, and six pence.
His second wife was Rebecca, daughter
of Lieutenant Philip Smith. She died
October 7, 1650, aged eighty-two.
The family name is of much antiq-
uity, originating in England, where the
branches of the family became known
under names deviating somewhat from
the original ; among the variations were
Styleman and Stileman. On May 6.
1652, the Stillmans, of Steeple Ashton,
Wiltshire, England, were granted a coat-
of-arms, as follows : Sable, a unicorn,
passant, or; on a chief of the second,
three billets of the first. Crest, a camel's
head erased, azure billette, muzzled, col-
lared, lined and ringed, or; on the collar
three harts. Supporters, Dexter, a stag
argent, with a lion's forepaws and tail,
collared ; sinister, a lion, gules. Motto,
Milii parta tueri.
CLARK, Horace,
Agriculturist.
The surname Clark is representative
of one of the oldest families of New England
and the early Massachusetts Bay
colonies, and is very frequently encountered
in the early Colonial records of Con-
necticut. The name itself is of great
antiquity, having been used in Great
Britain as early as the eleventh century.
The Hon. Daniel Clark, son of Joseph
Clark, was born in England, September
5, 1622, and when seventeen years of age
came to America with his uncle, the Rev.
Ephraim Huit. He was a first settler in
the town of Windsor and of great prom-
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inence there, and held many town offices.
He was appointed to sit in "ye great
pew," wainscoted for the sitting of mag-
istrates. In 1654 he was tax assessor;
secretary of the Colony, 1657 to 1661 ;
member of Court of Assistants, 1658 to
1662; commander, 1662, and captain of
Colonial Troops, 1664. Daniel Clark may
be rightfully called "the grandfather of
Governors." His stepson, Roger Wol-
cott, became Governor, and married the
granddaughter of Mr. Clark. Their son,
Oliver Wolcott, was Governor of Connecticut,
and in turn his son, Oliver Wolcott,
was Governor, 1817 to 1827. Roger
Wolcott, a descendant of the aforesaid,
was Governor of Massachusetts, and another
descendant, Clark Bissell, was Gov-
ernor of Connecticut, 1847 to 1849.
Ursula Wolcott, daughter of Roger Wolcott,
married Matthew Griswold, Gov-
ernor of Connecticut, and no less than
ten of their descendants were governors
in their turn. Daniel Clark died August
12, 1710. He married, June 13, 1644,
Mary Newberry, born in 1626, daughter
of Thomas and Jane Newberry, of My-
pen, Devonshire, England, and she died
August 29, 1688, in Dorchester.
Their fourth son, Samuel Clark, born
July 6, 1661, in Windsor, died October
10, 1736. He married, in 1687, Mehitable
Thrall, born in March, 1664, daugh-
ter of Timothy and Sarah (Allyn) Thrall,
died in August, 1723.
Their eldest son, Samuel Clark, born
in East Granby, November 10, 1688, died
November 6, 1749. He married Abigail
Owen, born in Simsbury, December 8,
1681, daughter of Josiah Owen.
Their eldest child, Joel Clark, born
March 19, 1717, in East Granby, died
their October 15, 1777. He married,
April 7, 1742, Lydia Forbes, born in 1720,
in Simsbury, and died November 15,
1796.
Their second son, Captain Joel Clark,