Moses Clark (1747 - 1833)

Born 7 Jul 1747 in Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts

Husband of Sarah (Ayer) Clark — married 1773 in Hinsdale, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire

Descendants

Died 11 Jan 1833 at age 85 in Guilford, Chenango Co., New York, USA

Biography

Moses Clark was born 7 July 1747 in Hadley, Massachusetts. While a resident of Hadley, he was a minute man and served from March 1775 for 5 weeks in Captain Foster's Company of Infantry. Following that service, he immediately enlisted and served eight months as fourth sergeant in Captain Harvey's company in Colonel Jonathan Brewer's Massachusetts regiment. He enlisted again in early April 1776 and served eight months in Captain David Brewer's company in Colonel Brewer's regiment. He enlisted again in April 1777 and served another eight months in Captain Smith's company in Colonel Woodbridge's Massachusetts regiment.

In 1773 he married Sarah Ayer in Hinsdale, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, but returned to Hadley, Massachusetts. The lived in Hadley until about 1783, when they moved to Stamford, Vermont. They remained there another ten years before moving to Wilmington, Vermont. From there they moved to Guilford, Chenango Co., New York. He was living here when he was allowed a Revolutionary War Pension on his application executed on 9 October 1832.

He died less than a year later on 11 Jan 1833 in Guilford in the home of his son, William. His surviving widow, Sarah, was granted his pension on her application executed 9 Dec. 1836. She was continuing to live in Guilford, New York.

Sources

• "Ayers" - Genealogical query in the Boston Evening Transcript - Wed. Jan 2, 1929 - Page 10 - (3020) "Where did David (5) Ayers live (David 4., John 3., Thomas 2., John 1.)? He was born Aug 28, 1727 probably in Preston, Conn. Whom, where and when did he marry? Names and birthplaces, with dates of his children wanted. L. A. A."

• "Ayres, Porter" - Genealogical query in the Boston Evening Transcript - Mon., Aug 17, 1931 - 3. "David Ayres is given in a census of Guilford, Vt., in 1771 as the head of a family of nine children, but no wife; David Ayres Jr. - no wife, no children. Whose son was the elder David Ayres and who was his first wife? He had two children by his first wife, David and Sarah. The latter married Moses Clark of Hadley, Mass., and later lived in Stamford, Vt., and in Wilmington, Vt., and ended her days in Guilford, NY. The second wife of the elder David Ayres is said to be a Porter - called in the family "Lady" Porter. Is this the David Ayres asked for by L.A. A. Jan 2, 1929, No. 3020, whose line is David (5), David (4), John (3), Thomas (2), John (1)? His date of birth would be about right (1927)."

• Veterans Administration Bureau of Pensions, Letter to Mrs. S. D. Evans, dated 31 Oct, 1930, regarding Moses Clark Revolutionary War Pension Claim No. W. 16537 - allowed on 9 Oct. 1832, and on his widow's associated claim allowed on 9 Dec 1836, when she was 83 years of age, living with her son, William.