Today's featured relative in my database is my paternal 8th-great grandmother, Bethiah Hubbard.
Bethiah was born December 19, 1646 in Springfield, MA, the daughter of Samuel and Tacy (Cooper) Hubbard. Bethiah married November 16, 1664 at Westerley, RI to Joseph Clarke, son of Joseph and Margaret (Turner) Clarke. Joseph was born April 2, 1643 at Westerly, RI and died January 11, 1726/27 at Westerly, RI. Bethiah died April 17, 1707 at Westerly, RI.
Known children of Joseph and Bethiah (Hubbard) Clarke are as follows :
i. Judith Clarke b. October 12, 1667 Newport, RI, d. July 17, 1747 Westerly, RI, m. John Maxson
ii. Joseph Clarke b. April 4, 1670, m. Dorothy Maxson
iii. Samuel Clarke b. September 29, 1672, Westerly, RI, d. July 25, 1769, m. Ann Champlain
iv. John Clarke b. August 25, 1675 Westerly, RI, m. Mary Beebe
v. Bethiah Clarke b. April 11, 1678 Westerly, RI, d. 1756 Rhode Island, m. Thomas Hiscox
vi. Mary Clarke b. December 27, 1680 Westerly, RI, d. after 1760 Rhode Island, m. William Champlain
vii. Susannah Clarke b. August 31, 1683 Westerly, RI, m. Oliver Babcock
viii. Thomas Clarke b. March 17, 1685/86 Westerly, RI, d. November 26, 1767 Rhode Island, m. Elizabeth Babcock
ix. William Clarke b. April 21, 1688 Westerly, RI, d. February 28, 1767 Rhode Island, m. Joan Bliven
I descend from Joseph and Bethiah (Hubbard) Clarke through their daughter, Judith, as follows:
Bethiah Hubband and Joseph Clarke
Judith Clarke and John Maxson
Bethia Maxson and Joseph Maxson
Ephraim Maxson and Elisabeth Davis
Jesse Maxson and Sarah Sutton
Prudence Maxson and William P. Smith
Olive Jane Smith and William P. Wehrly
Barbara Isabelle Wehrly and Luman Cooper LeMasters (my great-grandparents)