Notes for Elizabeth -----

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Notes for Elizabeth -----

There has been speculation in print that her maiden name was Moore, but
this has not been documented and was not accepted by Charles Carroll Gardner
or recent genealogists.
On this, there is an interesting discussion in Clark & Allied Families, by
Field, (1971) [copy in N.J. State Library, Trenton, N.J.].
"Richard Clark may have been distantly related to Thomas Moore, or his wife,
and in all probability was indentured to him as an apprentice. Thomas Moore
was a shipwright and a prominent and wealthy individual, and was believed to
have been a cousin or some relative of Sir Thomas Moore. It is quite possible
that Richard Clark was the son of Richard Clark of Bradwell, Suffolk County,
England, the same county from which Thomas Moore came. Young Richard Clark
lived with the Moore family for many years while learning the ship-building
trade. . . .
"He is next heard of in Southampton, L.I., where he and the Moores had
settled by 1661. At the Town Meeting held 19 November of that year, he was
granted the 'first lot at the Oyster Pounds with 60 poles.' He is not listed
as an early inhabitant of Southampton, probably because he was living with the
Moores, who were listed. Sometime in 1660-1661 or possibly before, he
married a woman named Elizabeth, whose last name is unknown, either in Salem [MA] or after
arrival in Southampton. There has been some discussion as to whether his wife
was Elizabeth Moore, the daughter of Thomas Moore. This does not seem
feasible as she was born 31 January 1646/7 which would have made her very
young to be married in 1660, and she is supposed to have married Simon Glover,
so Elizabeth's surname remains a mystery. . . ."
[Note: the above discussion of Richard Clarke living with the Moores is,
itself, not fully documented, but is based by Field on publication by Elmer
Sayres Clark, which has some erroneous conclusions. The discussion of
possible parentage of Richard based upon another Richard Clark living in
Suffolk County, England, being the same county as the Moore family, is also
pure speculation and, while a subject which might be pursued, is certainly not
sufficient to establish any connection.]

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