CLARK, Thomas(?), mate of the "Mayflower." His first name is unknown, though it has been conjectured that he was identical with a Thomas Clark, who died in Plymouth, 24 March, 1697, aged ninety-eight, according to his gravestone, but who had made oath that he was born in 1605. If the latter date is correct, the men are probably not the same, especially as Thomas Clark shared in the division of land in 1627 as coming on the "Ann," and not on the '" Mayflower." Clark was selected for master's mate or pilot of the "Mayflower," because he had made a voyage to Virginia in 1619, and had been twice on the New England coast. Clark's island, just within the entrance of Plymouth harbor, was named for him, as he was said to have been the first to step ashore there. Clark is also mentioned as having taken part in the third expedition of discovery made by the pilgrims, on 6 December, 1620.