Silas Clark (1724 - 1809)

Born 20 Jun 1724 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Died 16 Apr 1809 at age 84 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Silas was born in Lebanon, CT in 1724.^[1] He was the son of Nathaniel and Hannah (Kellogg) Clark.^[2]He was baptized in the Lebanon First Congregational Church 21 June 1724.^[3]

When his father's estate was settled in 1758, Silas was willed 22 acres of land in Lebanon.^[4]

...And we have divided & Set out to Silas the 3rd Son of ye deceasd 29 1/4 acres in Two pieces...

Silas married Keziah Culver^[5] (1725 - 1763). The children of Keziah and Silas, all born in Lebanon, CT (their birth records can be found in the Lebanon VR):

1. Hannah (1750 - bef. 1802) married Billie Williams; he married 2nd, her sister Keziah Clark.^[6]
2. Jacob (1752 - bef. 1802)^[6]
3. Lucy (1754 - bef. 1761)^[6]
4. Andrew (1755 - aft. 1802)^[6]
5. Keziah (1757 - aft. 1802) married Billie Williams, widower of Hannah Clark.^[6]
6. Nathan (1759 - 1840) died in Lebanon.
7. Lucy (1761 - bef. 1802)^[6]

Silas married 2nd, Abigail White (1732 - 1784) in 1764.^[7] According to Cyril B Clark, she was born in the Exeter, CT area.^[8]

The children of Abigail and Silas, all born in Lebanon, CT (found in familysearch.org & Connecticut Births and Christenings).

1. Abner (1765 - 1843) married Betsey Bill abt. 1784; served as a musician in the Battle of Long Island in 1776, moved to St. Lawrence, NY.^[9]
2. Silas (1766 - aft. 1802) married Sally King in 1806; settled in Westfield, MA.^[7]
3. Joshua (1767 - aft. 1802)^[6]
4. Frederick (1769 - aft. 1802)^[6]
5. Walter (1771 - 1860) married Eunice Wood abt. 1800; served as a Major in the War of 1812; they settled in Columbus, Chenango County, NY.^[7]
6. Abigail (1773 - aft. 1802) married --- Williams.^[6]

The location of their farm in Lebanon can be seen on the map in Cyril B. Clark's book prior to the chapter on his father, Nathaniel Sr.^[8]

Silas died in Lebanon, CT in 1809 at the age of 85.^[10] He is buried in the Exeter Cemetery in Lebanon, CT.^[11][12]

Excerpts from the Will of Silas Clark, 1802:^[6]

I Silas Clark of Lebanon in the County of Windham & State of Connecticut this 17th day of March AD 1802 being more than Seventy seven years old but enjoying comfortable health & a Sound & disposing mind & memory.... Whereas I have already advanced to my seven sons Viz, Andrew, Nathan, Abner, Silas, Joshua, Frederick and Walter the Sum of One Hundred & Fifty pounds & [illegible] each & to Each of my three daughters Viz, Hannah, now desd the Wife of Billie Williams, Keziah now the wife of Williams, and Abigail the wife of [illegible] Williams, including notes by me already made out to be delivered to Abigail the Sum of Seventy five pounds....

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F742-9XT : 11 February 2018), Silas Clark, 20 Jun 1724; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
2. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F742-9XT : 11 February 2018), Silas Clark, 20 Jun 1724; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

   Nathaniel Clark, son of Nathaniel & Hannah Clark was born August the 16th 1720 Silas Clark was Born June 20th A.D. 1724...

3. ↑ Connecticut Church Records, Index, Lebanon First Congregational Church, 1700 - 1883, Connecticut State Library, 1942. This volume contains an alphabetically arranged list of baptisms, marriages, deaths, covenanters, church members, admissions and dismissions with volume and page numbers of the original record. Ancestry.com. Connecticut Church Record Abstracts, 1630 - 1920, Vol 57, Lebanon.

   "Clark, Silas, bp. June 21, 1724" Vol 7, p 27

4. ↑ Probate Registry (Windham County, Massachusetts) Vol 6, p 127 - 129, Nathaniel Clark, 1 May 1758: Windham Probate Records transcribed from the original by Lindy J. Brunkhorst Olewine, 18 Oct 2012. Digital copy found at Lebanon Historical Society, Lebanon, CT.
5. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKS-P6PG : 11 July 2016), Keziah Culver Clark, 1763; Burial, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States of America, Exeter Cemetery; citing record ID 36154271, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9} Connecticut. Probate Court (Windham District); Probate Place: Windham, Connecticut. Will of Silas Clark, 17 March 1802, probate date 2 May 1809, Windham, CT. Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Watson, Emma Lee Walton. The Clark Genealogy: some Descendants of Daniel Clark, of Windsor, Conn., 1639-1913. New York, NY: Frank Allaben Genealogical Company, New York, 1913. p 41, 53-54. [1]
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Clark, Cyril Backus. The Direct Clark Ancestry of Edmund Clark, Jr. (1815-1902) of Russell St. Lawrence County, NY A Descendent of Daniel Clark (1622-1710) of Windsor, Connecticut. Scarsdale, NY, 1966, p. 31 (typed manuscript)[2]
9. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVB-N9VB : 13 December 2015), Abner Clark, 1843; Burial, Madrid, St. Lawrence, New York, United States of America, Haskell Ridge Cemetery; citing record ID 29884891, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
10. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7C1-Z28 : 9 February 2018), Silas Clark, 16 Apr 1809; citing Connecticut, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,105.
11. ↑ Exeter Cemetery Records, Town of Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut. hale-collection.com 307-2. This is copied from the Charles R. Hale Collection as found in the Connecticut State Library, transcribed by Lynn Tooley. Accessed by Krista Auyer Cayea 28 August 2018.

    CLARK, Abigail, wife of Silas, died ?, age 52 yrs.

    CLARK, Keziah, consort of Silas, died Aug. 6, 1763, age 36 yrs.

    CLARK, Nathan, died Mar. 17, 1840, age 82 yrs.

    CLARK, Silas, died Apr. 16, 1809, age 84 yrs.

    [3]
12. ↑ Findagrave.com, Silas Clark, 1809; Burial, Exeter Cemetery, Lebanon, CT. [4]

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F742-9XT : 11 February 2018), Silas Clark, 20 Jun 1724; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

Nathaniel Clark, son of Nathaniel & Hannah Clark was born August the 16th 1720 Silas Clark was Born June 20th A.D. 1724...

• Connecticut Church Records, Index, Lebanon First Congregational Church, 1700 - 1883, Connecticut State Library, 1942. This volume contains an alphabetically arranged list of baptisms, marriages, deaths, covenanters, church members, admissions and dismissions with volume and page numbers of the original record. Ancestry.com. Connecticut Church Record Abstracts, 1630 - 1920, Vol 57, Lebanon.

"Clark, Silas, bp. June 21, 1724" Vol 7, p 27

• Watson, Emma Lee Walton. The Clark Genealogy: some Descendants of Daniel Clark, of Windsor, Conn., 1639-1913. New York, NY: Frank Allaben Genealogical Company, New York, 1913. p 41, 53-54. [5]
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
• Probate Registry (Windham County, Massachusetts) Vol 6, p 127 - 129, Nathaniel Clark, 1 May 1758: Windham Probate Records transcribed from the original by Lindy J. Brunkhorst Olewine, 18 Oct 2012. Digital copy found at Lebanon Historical Society, Lebanon, CT.
• Clark, Cyril Backus. The Direct Clark Ancestry of Edmund Clark, Jr. (1815-1902) of Russell St. Lawrence County, NY A Descendent of Daniel Clark (1622-1710) of Windsor, Connecticut. Scarsdale, NY, 1966, p. 31 (typed manuscript)[6]
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKS-P6PG : 11 July 2016), Keziah Culver Clark, 1763; Burial, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States of America, Exeter Cemetery; citing record ID 36154271, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• Findagrave.com. Abigail White Clark, unknown; Burial, Exeter Cemetery, Lebanon, CT. [7]

"In Memory of Mrs. Abigail, wife to Mr. Silas Clark who departed this world in hopes of a better resting...in ye 53d year of her age"

• "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7C1-Z28 : 9 February 2018), Silas Clark, 16 Apr 1809; citing Connecticut, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,105.
• Findagrave.com, Silas Clark, 1809; Burial, Exeter Cemetery, Lebanon, CT. [8]
• Exeter Cemetery Records, Town of Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut. hale-collection.com 307-2. This is copied from the Charles R. Hale Collection as found in the Connecticut State Library, transcribed by Lynn Tooley. Accessed by Krista Auyer Cayea 28 August 2018.[9]

CLARK, Abigail, wife of Silas, died ?, age 52 yrs.

CLARK, Keziah, consort of Silas, died Aug. 6, 1763, age 36 yrs.

CLARK, Nathan, died Mar. 17, 1840, age 82 yrs.

CLARK, Silas, died Apr. 16, 1809, age 84 yrs.

• Connecticut. Probate Court (Windham District); Probate Place: Windham, Connecticut. Will of Silas Clark, 17 March 1802, probate date 2 May 1809, Windham, CT. Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVB-N9VB : 13 December 2015), Abner Clark, 1843; Burial, Madrid, St. Lawrence, New York, United States of America, Haskell Ridge Cemetery; citing record ID 29884891, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.