James ClarkBorn: 1745
Died: September 23, 1794
Buried: Scotch Plains Baptist Church, Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Married: ca. 1767 Esther Marsh in New Jersey
Occupation: Carpenter
Military: served in the Continental Army in the American Revolution obtaining the rank of lieutenant.
1775 - Sept 14 - New York, Goshen, Orange Co. - James Clark listed as Lieutenant in Capt. Daniel Rozencarn's Wantage Company of Col. John Hathorn's Regiment.
1776 - Jan. 8 - James Clark appointed 2nd Lieutenenant
1776 - Oct 7 - James Clark listed as 2nd Lieutenant in 1st Regiment of New York Continental Army under Col. Goose Van Schaick
1776, Dec. 17 - New York, Saratoga - Muster Roll of Field Staff and other Commissioned Officers. Colonel Goose Van Schaick's Battalion of Forces raised in the State of New York and now in the Service of the United States of America. - 1st Company - Appointed Jan. 8, 1776 - James Clark - 2nd Lieutenant
1779 - April - 1st Regiment New York Continentals - raid on Onondagas - Col. Goose Van Schaick led about 550 men from Fort Stanwix, NY through Onondaga territory over 180 miles for 5 days and considerably disabled the Indians from causing trouble. They captured 37 prisoners, 100 muskets without loss of American lives. Unclear at the moment if James was a member of one of the three companies involved in the raid.
1781 - Virginia - Yorktown - Daniel Carpenter in letter to E.S. Clark, Oct. 20, 1913 stated:
Grandfather Samuel Clark was in hearing of the bombardment of Yorktown, Va. when Lord Cornwallis surrendered to General Washington and closed the Revolutionary War.
Upon checking dates, I believe that he may have actually meant James Clark aged 36 in 1781. His son Samuel Clark would have only been 13 years of age during the siege of Yorktown. There is no evidence that Samuel Clark served in any capacity during the American Revolution.
Will: written Aug. 30, 1794 Abstract: Wife, Easter [Esther], 1/3 of personal and use of remainder of real estate while widow. Son Samuel £5. To Easter Clark (born of the body of Rebecca Tucker), 8 with interest, when 18. Daughter Sarah Clark, one cow, 1/3 of personal and piece of land bought of John Tucker on point of the Second Mountain, adjoining place sold to Jonathan Hand Osborn (10 acres); also 1/2 of residue of real estate after wife's decease. Daughter Phebe Allen, 1/3 of personal and the other 1/2 of residue of real. Executor - friend, Colonel Jedidiah Swan, Esq., of Scotch Plains, said Co. Witnesses - Elias Clark, Sarah Spence, David Osborn. Proved Oct. 4, 1794.
Inventory: Oct. 6, 1794 Abstract: £55.18.6; made by Jonathan H. Osborn and Recompense Stanbery. Lib. 33, p. 367; File 7880-7886G.
Probate: April 1795 Ordered that Jedidiah Swan, executor sell the following lots of land; on 2d Mountain 9 acres; and that which adjoins Green Brook 2 3/4 acres.
April 20, 1795
James Clark - State't of debts & atted (?) of Jedidiah Swan Esq'r. Exe'r. --- of James Clark dec'd. Filed 20 April 1795
20th April 1795 The amount of Bond, Notes and Book accomss (?) due against the estate of James Clark, late of the County of Essex, Dec'd. which hath come to my knowledge.
A Bond due to Daniel Cooper, Esq'r. £22 15s 4d
A Note due to Isaac Clark £9 10s 0d
2 Notes due to this accomptent £13 16s 10d
Due to me as adm'r. to Amos Swan, dec'd. £1 4s 0d
1 Note Due to Richard Waller £4 8s 8d
1 Note due to Jacob Shotwell £1 10s 10d
1 Note due to Isaiah (?) Line £2 12s 0d
1 Note due to Peter Allen £2 10s 0d
Book accompts due to this accomptant £9 10s 4d
Book accompts due to Nathaniel Little £6 15s 6d
Book accompt due to William Sayre £3 0s 0d
Book accompt due to Melvern Parsse (?) £1 2s 2d
Book account due to David Hutchings £1 3s 0d
Paid out p'r. Receipts £7 12s 7d
[Total] £80 11s 3d
Jedidiah Swan Esq'r. exect. of James Clark dec'd. being duly sworn saith that the above statement of the debts of the Estate of s'd. dec'd. is in all things just & true according to the best of his knowledge & believe.
Jedidiah Swan.
Newark April 20th 1795
Sworn before me Alex'r. C. Mawhorter Sur'gte for Essex
The amount of the personal Estate of James Clark, Dec'd. sold at public vendue £43 1s 8d
Cash Rec'd. due to paid estate £7 14s 0d
[Total] £50 15s 8d
January 18, 1796
The account of Jedidiah Swan, Esq'r. Executor of James Clark dec'd. as well of and for ---- and is ---- of the goods, chattels and personal estate of the sd. dec'd. as have come to his hands to be administered as ---- for his payments and disbursements and of the same.
Dr. [Debit] This Accoumtptants chargeth himself
To the amounts of sale at vendue £43 1s 8d
To cash due from Ebenezer Lyons & Ezekiel Koss £7 14s 0d
To the amount of sales of two pieces of land in the mountain sold by order of ---- ---- £15 4s 6d
To cash due from Nath. Shaw £1 0s 0d
Per Contra he prays allowance Cr.
1794 Octob. 4, No. 1, For cash pd. surrogate for proving will £3 3s 1d
Jan'y. 26th 1795, 2, To Do [ditto] pd. Jon'n. H. Osburns for appraising estate £0 11s 6d
Octob. 31, 1794, 3, For Do pd. David Osburns for attending as a witness to probate / surrogate (?) £0 8s 0d
Ap'l. 18, 1795, 4, For Do. pd. Jon. H. Osborn for fee on proving inventory £0 3s 0d
Mar. 4, 1795, 5, For Do. pd. Isaac Clark for crying vendue £0 12s 0d
Jan'y. 1, 1795, 6, For Do. pd. Moses McManness for tax due in 1793 £0 6s 5d
Jan'y. 13, 1795, 7, For Do. pd. Ab'm. Woolley estate for do. in 1794 £0 4s 1d
Octob. 22, 1794, 8, For Do. pd. John Darby for digging grave for dec'd. £0 9s 0d
9, 9, For Do. pd. Jacob -arker (?) for coffin £1 5s 0d
23, 10, For Do. pd. Recompence Stanberry for appraising estate £0 5s 6d
28, 11, For Do. pd. Elias Clark for going to Newark to prove will £0 8s 0d
[subtotal] £7 15s 7d
20 Ap'l. 1795, 12, For Do. pd. Sur'gte on an order of Orp'ns [Orphan's] Court for sale of lands £1 9s 3d
Octob. 12, 13, For Do. pd. ---- Clark on sealed bid / bill (?) £6 8s 7d
Sep'r. 15, 1795, 14, For Do. pd. Henry Allen on sealed bill ---- to Daniel Cooper Esq'r. £23 7s 1d
Sep'r. 15, 1795, 15, For Do. retained by this accomp't in full of 4 ---- sealed bills given to him by dec'd. which am't. to £17 16s 0d
For Excu'r. Commissions on £67 0s @ £10 percent £6 14s 0d
For Courts Cryers & Registers for stating ---- this acc't. making the entries on record £2 10s 0d
[subtotal] £58 4s 11d
[Total credits] £66 0s 6d
£67 0s 2d
Bro't from Cr. side £66 0s 6d
Ballance in hand of accompt York £0 19s 8d
16 Jan'y. 1796 State examined this account the same is allowed by me.
Alex'r. C. Mawhorter
Surgte for Essex
Essex County SS Jedidiah Swan Esq'r. Executor of James Clark dec'd. being duly sworn on his oath saith that this account is in all things just true both as to the charge and discharge thereof.
Jedidiah Swan
Sworn before me the 18th day of Jan'y. 1796
Alex'r. C. Mawhorter, Surg.
Children:
Samuel
Phebe b. ca. 1770 md. Henry Allen 1792
Rachel b. 4/16/1772, d. 5/10/1772
Sarah b. 1777, d. 9/8/1842 md. 1) ? Willis before 1794 & 2) William Miller before 1794
Inventory: Oct. 6, 1794 Abstract: £55.18.6; made by Jonathan H. Osborn and Recompense Stanbery. Lib. 33, p. 367; File 7880-7886G.
Probate: April 1795 Ordered that Jedidiah Swan, executor sell the following lots of land; on 2d Mountain 9 acres; and that which adjoins Green Brook 2 3/4 acres.
April 20, 1795
James Clark - State't of debts & atted (?) of Jedidiah Swan Esq'r. Exe'r. --- of James Clark dec'd. Filed 20 April 1795
20th April 1795 The amount of Bond, Notes and Book accomss (?) due against the estate of James Clark, late of the County of Essex, Dec'd. which hath come to my knowledge.
A Bond due to Daniel Cooper, Esq'r. £22 15s 4d
A Note due to Isaac Clark £9 10s 0d
2 Notes due to this accomptent £13 16s 10d
Due to me as adm'r. to Amos Swan, dec'd. £1 4s 0d
1 Note Due to Richard Waller £4 8s 8d
1 Note due to Jacob Shotwell £1 10s 10d
1 Note due to Isaiah (?) Line £2 12s 0d
1 Note due to Peter Allen £2 10s 0d
Book accompts due to this accomptant £9 10s 4d
Book accompts due to Nathaniel Little £6 15s 6d
Book accompt due to William Sayre £3 0s 0d
Book accompt due to Melvern Parsse (?) £1 2s 2d
Book account due to David Hutchings £1 3s 0d
Paid out p'r. Receipts £7 12s 7d
[Total] £80 11s 3d
Jedidiah Swan Esq'r. exect. of James Clark dec'd. being duly sworn saith that the above statement of the debts of the Estate of s'd. dec'd. is in all things just & true according to the best of his knowledge & believe.
Jedidiah Swan.
Newark April 20th 1795
Sworn before me Alex'r. C. Mawhorter Sur'gte for Essex
The amount of the personal Estate of James Clark, Dec'd. sold at public vendue £43 1s 8d
Cash Rec'd. due to paid estate £7 14s 0d
[Total] £50 15s 8d
January 18, 1796
The account of Jedidiah Swan, Esq'r. Executor of James Clark dec'd. as well of and for ---- and is ---- of the goods, chattels and personal estate of the sd. dec'd. as have come to his hands to be administered as ---- for his payments and disbursements and of the same.
Dr. [Debit] This Accoumtptants chargeth himself
To the amounts of sale at vendue £43 1s 8d
To cash due from Ebenezer Lyons & Ezekiel Koss £7 14s 0d
To the amount of sales of two pieces of land in the mountain sold by order of ---- ---- £15 4s 6d
To cash due from Nath. Shaw £1 0s 0d
Per Contra he prays allowance Cr.
1794 Octob. 4, No. 1, For cash pd. surrogate for proving will £3 3s 1d
Jan'y. 26th 1795, 2, To Do [ditto] pd. Jon'n. H. Osburns for appraising estate £0 11s 6d
Octob. 31, 1794, 3, For Do pd. David Osburns for attending as a witness to probate / surrogate (?) £0 8s 0d
Ap'l. 18, 1795, 4, For Do. pd. Jon. H. Osborn for fee on proving inventory £0 3s 0d
Mar. 4, 1795, 5, For Do. pd. Isaac Clark for crying vendue £0 12s 0d
Jan'y. 1, 1795, 6, For Do. pd. Moses McManness for tax due in 1793 £0 6s 5d
Jan'y. 13, 1795, 7, For Do. pd. Ab'm. Woolley estate for do. in 1794 £0 4s 1d
Octob. 22, 1794, 8, For Do. pd. John Darby for digging grave for dec'd. £0 9s 0d
9, 9, For Do. pd. Jacob -arker (?) for coffin £1 5s 0d
23, 10, For Do. pd. Recompence Stanberry for appraising estate £0 5s 6d
28, 11, For Do. pd. Elias Clark for going to Newark to prove will £0 8s 0d
[subtotal] £7 15s 7d
20 Ap'l. 1795, 12, For Do. pd. Sur'gte on an order of Orp'ns [Orphan's] Court for sale of lands £1 9s 3d
Octob. 12, 13, For Do. pd. ---- Clark on sealed bid / bill (?) £6 8s 7d
Sep'r. 15, 1795, 14, For Do. pd. Henry Allen on sealed bill ---- to Daniel Cooper Esq'r. £23 7s 1d
Sep'r. 15, 1795, 15, For Do. retained by this accomp't in full of 4 ---- sealed bills given to him by dec'd. which am't. to £17 16s 0d
For Excu'r. Commissions on £67 0s @ £10 percent £6 14s 0d
For Courts Cryers & Registers for stating ---- this acc't. making the entries on record £2 10s 0d
[subtotal] £58 4s 11d
[Total credits] £66 0s 6d
£67 0s 2d
Bro't from Cr. side £66 0s 6d
Ballance in hand of accompt York £0 19s 8d
16 Jan'y. 1796 State examined this account the same is allowed by me.
Alex'r. C. Mawhorter
Surgte for Essex
Essex County SS Jedidiah Swan Esq'r. Executor of James Clark dec'd. being duly sworn on his oath saith that this account is in all things just true both as to the charge and discharge thereof.
Jedidiah Swan
Sworn before me the 18th day of Jan'y. 1796
Alex'r. C. Mawhorter, Surg.
Children:
Samuel
Phebe b. ca. 1770 md. Henry Allen 1792
Rachel b. 4/16/1772, d. 5/10/1772
Sarah b. 1777, d. 9/8/1842 md. 1) ? Willis before 1794 & 2) William Miller before 1794
- John Miller
- Samuel Clark Miller
Revised 5/25/2026
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