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Mary Clark was born 1590. She died 22 JUN 1681. She was the daughter of John Clark (c1565-1615) and Elizabeth Hobson (c1564-?).
Mary Clark's husband was Edward Gilman (1587-1681). They were married 3 JUN 1614. They had 13 known children named Mary Gilman (1615-1690), Edward Gilman (1617-1653), Sarah Gilman (1618-1700), Joshua Gilman (1619-1619), Lydia (Clark) Gilman (1619-1689), Moses Gilman (1619-1619), John Gilman (1624-1708), John Gilman (1624-1708), Lawrence Gilman (1626-?), Jeremy Gilman (1628-1635), Moses Gilman (1630-1702), Daniel Gilman (1633-1634), and Elizabeth Gilman (1634-?).
She immigrated MAY 1638.
In the month of May, 1638, Edward Gilman, with his wife, three sons, twodaughters and three servants, came from the County of Norfolk, England,(it does not appear from what town,) and settled in Hingham. He wasadmitted freeman Dec. 13th, 1638. This family, with many otherpassengers, numbering in all 133, came in one ship, called the Delight ofIpswich. The master was John Martin of that place. In 1641, a tract ofland eight miles square, then called Seekonk, now Rehoboth, was grantedof Edward Gilman and others by the Plymouth Colony. In 1643, his estatewas L300. His name does not appear on the records of that town after1646. In 1647, his name appears in Ipswich, and Sept. 18th, 1648,Edward Gilman, Jr. sold to his father Edward Gilman the farm given himby his father-in-law, Richard Smith. Edward, Jr. went to Exeter and builtsome mills. In 1653, he was lost at sea, having gone to England for millgearing. His father, and the other sons, John and Moses, immediatelyrepaired to Exeter, and there established themselves, and from EdwardGilman through his three sons, John, Edward and Moses, all the familiesof the name in this town and vicinity have descended.