Richard Clarke (merchant)

It is probable that she was the daughter of Edward Winslow and Elizabeth his wife, whose birth of February 16, 1712, is listed in the Boston records.

Susannah Farnum Clarke, one of Richard's four daughters, married the artist John Singleton Copley in 1769 and went to live with him in London.

After a remarkable voyage of only twenty-one days, he landed there on December 24, 1775, and lived at Copley's house until his death in 1795, at the age of 83.

[4] On November 2, they had received a letter signed "O. C.," ordering them to appear at the Liberty Tree the following Wednesday at noon to make a public resignation of their commission as factors.

When Jonathan arrived from England there was a gathering of friends at the Clarkes' house in School Street to welcome him, which led to another attack by the mob.