JOHN² CLARK, oldest child of Hugh¹ and Elizabeth Clark, was born at Watertown, Massachusetts, on 13 October 1641 and died at Newton, Massachusetts on 6 January 1695. He married first, probably in Roxbury, to Abigail (?) and married second in Boston on 18 December 1684, Elizabeth Norman.

John Clark (1641-1695) moved, probably from Muddy River (now Brookline, Mass.), to Newton, Mass., in 1681 when his father gave him 67 acres of land in Newton. John² Clark was a farmer in Newton and at one point served as a constable. In 1688 John built a saw mill at Newton’s Upper Falls, the first mill built in Newton on the Charles River. In John’s will, proved 25 March 1695, John left the mill and land on the Charles River to his two sons John³ and William³. The rest of John’s estate was left to his wife and unborn (when the will was proved) son Moses.

Child of John and Abigail Clark probably born in Roxbury or Muddy River:

Children of John and Elizabeth (Norman) Clark all born in Newton:

(1) JOHN³ CLARK was born in 1680 probably Roxbury or Brookline, Massachusetts and he died on 21 June 1730 at Newton, Massachusetts. He married on 16 April 1697 at Dorchester, Massachusetts, ANNE BIRD, daughter of Thomas and Thankful (Atherton) Bird. Anne died in Newton in 1748.

John Clark (1680-1730), along with his brother William, became owners of a sawmill and eel weir at Newton’s Upper Falls on the death of their father. About 1710, the Clark brothers and two other men who were co-owners added a grist mill and fulling mill to their Upper Falls mill site. In 1717, John³ Clark sold his interest in the mills. John continued living in Newton, acting as a Selectman in 1722. Children:

(2) JOHN⁴ CLARK was born at Newton, Massachusetts, on 22 September 1700 and died at Waltham, Massachusetts on 31 May 1773. He married first at Watertown, Massachusetts, on 7 November 1734, HANNAH CUTTING, daughter of John and Sara (Harrington) Cutting; and married second at Waltham, Massachusetts, on 9 November 1769, Mrs. ELISABETH MANSFIELD. She died in 1774.

John Clark (1700-1773) was active in Newton church and town affairs. He was a deacon of the First Congregational Church of Newton. He served as a Selectman in 1746, 1747 and 1758 and as Newton’s Representative to the Massachusetts General Court from 1758 to 1760. He was a member of Newton militia, first as an Ensign in 1744 and becoming a Captain in 1753. In 1760, John⁴’s wife Hannah inherited the estate of her father John Cutting at Waltham. At that time John⁴ removed to Waltham.

Children of John and Hannah (Cutting) Clark all born in Newton:

(3) JOHN⁵ CLARK was born on 12 Jan. 1738 at Newton, Massachusetts and d. 23 July 1799 Waltham; married on 28 Jan. 1762 at Newton, Massachusetts ALICE GREENWOOD, daughter of Josiah and Phebe (Stearns) Greenwood. She died in 1792.

John⁵ Clark lived in Newton until about 1766 when he removed to Waltham. He served as a Selectman of Waltham from 1775-1780 and was a deacon of the Waltham Church for many years. Children:

(4) JOHN⁶ CLARK was born on 26 Nov. 1766 at Newton, Massachusetts and he died on 13 May 1850 at Waltham, Massachusetts. He married on 14 May 1793 in Waltham, Massachusetts, LYDIA SANDERSON, daughter of John and Lydia (Hagar) Sanderson. She died 2 April 1862 in Waltham.

John Clark (1766-1850) served in many capacities aside from being a farmer in Waltham. He was a Selectman from 1798-1801, 1804-1807, 1811-1812, 1816-1817 and 1819, and in 1820 he was a delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention. He was a justice of the peace for twenty-eight years as well as a captain in the Waltham militia. He was an active member of the First Church of Waltham until 1835 when he joined the Boston Society of the New Jerusalem with his wife and youngest son. Children:

(5) JOHN⁷ CLARK was born on 1 March 1796 at Waltham, Massachusetts and he died on 28 Jan. 1851 at Salem, Massachusetts. He married on 4 Sept. 1821 PRISCILLA SPARHAWK HODGES, daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Ropes) Hodges. She died in Salem 12 Oct. 1882.

John Clark (1796-1851) graduated from Harvard College in 1816 and taught in a private school in Medford for a short while. He then moved to Salem where he opened a private school. In 1824 he entered the wholesale dry-good business in Boston. In 1830 he moved to Lowell, Mass., becoming superintendent of the mills of the Merrimac Manufacturing Company. He served in this position for fourteen years, resigning in 1848 when he was chosen Treasurer of the Great Falls Manufacturing Company. At that time he moved to Salem. While living in Lowell he was active in city government as well as charitable and cultural institutions. He was elected as both an Alderman and Councilman and was president of the Lowell Common Council in 1836. He was instrumental in founding the Lowell City Library. He supported the Ministry-at-Large an organization that provided aid to Lowell’s poor and served as treasurer of the Middlesex Mechanics Association. He was also an active member of the Unitarian Church. John Clark and Priscilla (Hodges) Clark died without issue