John Clark Jr. (1751 - 1819)

Born 1751 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Died 27 Dec 1819 at about age 68 in York, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

Major John Clark Jr. served with Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.

Revolutionary War Service: John Clark is DAR Ancestor #: A022465. He served as a Major in the Pennsylvania Militia with Colonels Thompson and McAllister. The DAR lists his birth: 1751 Washington Co, Pennsylvania and his death: 12-27-1819 York, Pennsylvania. His spouse: Elizabeth Kenby. ^[1]

Major John Clark Jr. is mentioned in a new book "George Washington's Secret Spy War..." by John G Nagy, 2016 NAG, call #973.38 NAG. Major Clark recruited Quakers to participate in the Clark Spy Ring. His first recruit was Cadwalader Jones Jones-27374 in Oct 1777 as recruited by Major John Clark. Cadwalader was a Quaker from Chester Co. Others were men of Elizabethtown - John Meeker, the Hatfields, and the brothers Baker. (see Daniel Baker Baker-31891)

This book page 300 note 6 states that Clark was born 1751 in Lancaster, PA and was that he was appointed aide de camp to Major-Gen Nathaniel Greene on 14 Jan 1777. Page 94 states that Major Clark was a member in 1777 of the 2nd Pennsylvania Battalion of the Flying Camp.

Burial: Saint Johns Episcopal Churchyard York, York County, Pennsylvania. ^[2]

FAG gives a biography from An excerpt from "History of York County, Pennsylvania" (1886) ....which relates his service in the Revolutionary War and which states: Gen. Clark left to survive him five daughters: Mary, Harriet, Lavinia and Juliana, and another daughter married to Mr. George Bedinger, Shepardstown, Va., and one son, George Clark, who was living in York in 1834. Spouse Margaret Billinger. ^[3]

Event

Event Type Note: Description: EC0B0D8F-C6D4-4AA8-A1B0-B65B7E8336FE

Note

Note: #N3659 No NOTE record found with id N3659.

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 23 March 2019), "Record of John Clark", Ancestor # A022465.
2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100197150/john-clark accessed 23 March 2019.
3. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100197150/john-clark accessed 23 March 2019.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100197150/john-clark

Acknowledgements

• Clark-15752 was created by George Bedinger through the import of NIcB.ged on Feb 1, 2014. Data Changed Date: 27 JAN 2014 Time:12:38:23. Prior to import, this record was last changed 12:38:23 27 JAN 2014.
• Updates with his Rev War service and sources inserted by Meehan-411 23 March 2019.