1. Let’s go back in time…
2. Where? The State of Rhode Island And Providence Plantations with “Providence Plantations” not officially dropped until 2020.
4. Washington County
3. In Green: AKA “The Narragansett Country:
5. The Atlantic Ocean and Narragansett Bay
6. AKA “South County”
8. Part of our story starts with 4 brothers leaving England in 1637 for Rhode Island
7. Clark(e) Genealogy
10.. One of the brothers: Dr. John Clarke
9. Described the young Colony as “A Lively Experiment”
11. Friend of Roger Williams
12. Key to formalizing “separation of church and state” in America
13. Ongoing Legacy
14. Joseph Clarke
15. Joseph Clarke came to Narragansett Bay with his brother in 1637
16. From Newport he headed west with property on Jamestown and parts of the old South County
17. William Clarke
18. His son William was active in developing the early colony.
19. Satellite View of “South County”
20. He was a partner in the Shannock Purchase in 1711
21. William Clarke II
22. Worden’s Pond
23. Shannock
24. Modern day from space…
25. William III
26. William Clarke III
27. Early Clarke Homestead
28. Joshua Clarke
29. Joshua Clarke
30. Joshua purchased water rights and ran a saw mill and gristmill in 1771
31. Joshua Clarke Home
32. Former site of Gristmill
33. Perry Clarke
34. Penelope Clarke lived to be 90.
35. Perry Clarke
36. Cousin
37. View today…