Plymouth in Plymouth County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Mr. Thomas Clarke
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 22, 2017
1. Mr. Thomas Clarke Marker
Mr. Thomas Clarke
Aged 98.
Departed this life March 24, 1697.
Thomas Clarke was Mate of the Mayflower according to tradition in the Plymouth and connecting Colonies. History gives his arrival in Plymouth from England in the ship Annie in 1623. He married Susan Ring of Plymouth in 1634. Their children were Andrew, James, William, Susanna, Nathaniel and John, from whom descended a numerous posterity. He married his second wife Mrs. Alice Hallett Nichols of Boston in 1664. He lived for some years in Boston, and also in Harwich of which town he was one of the original proprietors. He died in Plymouth having lived in the reigns of seven British sovereigns, the Commonwealth and the protectorate.
This stone is erected to his memory
by his descendants A.D. 1891.
Erected 1891 by Descendants of Thomas Clarke.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 41° 57.347′ N, 70° 39.981′ W. Marker is in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County. Marker can be reached from School Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. James Warren (within shouting distance of this marker); Major William Bradford (within shouting distance of this marker); Powder House (within shouting distance of this marker); First Fort (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert Cushman (within shouting distance of this marker); The Old Powder House (within shouting distance of this marker); Tercentenary Cannons (within shouting distance of this marker); Elder William Brewster (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Plymouth.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 22, 2017
2. Mr. Thomas Clarke Marker
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 22, 2017
3. Marker on Burial Hill
Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2017, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 379 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 25, 2017, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
