Two brothers of this name were among the earliest settlers of West Farms. John removed to North Castle about 120 years ago. His sons were L John, proprietor of the Homestead, who left Thomas, Dorcas, mar. 1. William Sutton, 2. Francis Nash, Mary mar. Joseph Carpenter, H. Silas of Rhode Island, HL Elias who had John and Benjamin, IV. Gibson.

Clark of Bedford. The names of William and Nathan Clark, occur in

a list of freeholders of Bedford, in 1713-14. William, mar. Hannah •

and had John, William, Ebenezer, David, and Jabssh Nathan left L Stephen, father of Cornelius, H. Nathan who had Daniel of Vermont, the father of Stephen of Bedford, HL Reuben, IV^. Martha, V. Sarah, VL Joseph, proprietor of the homestead, mar. Sirah Smith, he left 1. James, 2. Joseph,

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mar. Hannah Clock, their children were Israel, Sydney Delaware, Lewis, John of Bedford, Joseph of Salem, Isaac of Orange Co., Bethia, Takiah Canfield, Clara, mar. Caleb, K. Hobby, Phoebe, mar. John Bussing, Hannah mar. Abel B. Raymond, and Anne, who mar. James Howe of Bedford. 3. Nathan of Bedford, mar. Lydia Holmes, and had Albert, d. a;t. 23, Jeremiah of Bedford, Deborah, mar. James Ferris, Sarah, mar. Jesse Hoyt, Catharine and Abigail. ...

Close of North Salem. This family was formerly seated at Langley, near Macclesfield, England, A. D. 1486. Cloughes, Clowes, or Close, is a Saxon word signifying a clifl!"or cleft in a valley between high iiills. Thomas Close, removed from England to Greenwich, Connecticut, in 1665, d. July 26, 1683. His sons were I. Thomas, II. Joseph, III. Benjamin, who left a son Benjamin, IV. John. Joseph, the second son of Thomas, b. 1674, removed from Greenwich to North Salem, in 1749, and d. in 1760, aet. 86. He mar. Rebecca Tompkins, she d.