Ichabod Clark (1777 - abt. 1829)

Born 12 Oct 1777 in Maugerville, Sunbury Co., New Brunswick, Canada

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Died about 1829 at about age 51 in Hermon, ME USA

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Biography

Ichabod Clark was a Mainer.

He was an original settler of Levant, Maine before 1800.

^[1] shows 2x Joseph, Aaron, and 2x Ichabod Clark as being "from St John". Their relationships are unclear, except that these five Clarks are more closely related than the alternate Bangor Clarks - Pecallies and Royal Clark - from Epping, NH by way of Cornish, ME.

Ichabod b. <1755 is found in Ohio Settlement (now Corinth, Maine, USA) in 1800 and no longer identified in the subsequent censuses. Ichabod b, 1777 (this ichabod) is identified in Kenduskeag Plantation, now Levant, Maine ^[2] Both Josephs' ages are between 26 and 44 in 1800, similar families except ages of wives. Aaron similarly is between 26 and 44 in 1800, may be the Aaron deeded land in the incorporation of Bangor ^[3] and no longer identified in the subsequent censuses. Presumed dead by 1809.

1783 "Studholm Report" shows one of the two Joseph Clarks as a landholder in Gagetown, New Brunswick and listed as a rebel. Many of the rebels under Col. Eddy then had a bounty on their heads and fled for Bangor area. Elias and Moses Clarks are also listed in Gagetown but did not keep their land; however, they did not arrive in Bangor by any records found. Some histories cite that Loyalists were required to pay for improvements before displacing the rebels that were not given title.

One of the two Josephs is documented as an original settler of Levant, Maine ^[4] but neither Joseph remained in the portion of Kenduskeag Plantation incorporated as Levant as of 1813 nor were they in Glenburn when it was incorporated from the Plantation. Neither were in Kenduskeag town upon the final conversion of the Plantation ^[5], or may have inherited land in Corinth from the elder Ichabod on his presumed death c. 1800~1810. Winters implies that the two Josephs are unrelated, but the statement is ambiguous. She claims one Joseph, the earlier settler, had a brother, Benjamin, that is her ancestor.

Notable linkages are that Ichabod's sister, Thankful Clark, married his brother in law, Richard Lancaster and that Ichabod's mother in law, Mary Bubier, is the uncle of Benjamin Bubier, who is also documented as participating in the attack on Ft. Cumberland, Nova Scotia in 1776 with Col. Eddy.

Ichabod and Mary were wed by the Rev. Seth Noble ^[6]

Descendents and sources to complete:

Ichabod Clark b. 1777 m. Mary Lancaster 1794; Kenduskeag ^[7], m. by Seth Noble { Went to Kenduskeag Plantation per 1800 census and Original Records of Levant. Parentage of Ichabod needs proof. Kids verified in Levant records. Catherine (1795-?)Bangor Polly (1799-?)Penobscot Olive (1801-1873) Dorcas (1803-1875) Salathiel (1805-1875) m. Sarah Goss Richard Lancaster Clark (1809-1876) Elmira (1811-1881) Sophronia (1814-?) Thankful b: d: m: Joseph P Clark, Hermon ME (^[8]) {

} Henry (1817-1830) }

Closely related to enter: Aaron Clark (undocumented till 1800 census, 1774 < born < 1782; on census as head and <26) m. Margaret _____ ^[9] { Aaron Clark m. Martha ___ (Original Records of Glenburn) { } Samuel P. Clark, b. Mar 9, 1802 Elijah Clark, b. Aug 13, 1805 Alvin B Clark, b. Dec. 1, 1809 *1800 US Federal Census Kenduskeag Plantation, ME says 'from St John'. ^{[10] [11]}

}

Joseph Clark (undocumented till 1800 census, 1755 < born < 1774 because >26 and <45 on census); assume born c. 1758 or earlier to be in the Ft. Cumberland attack, m. Jane Potter Dec 27, 1793 ^[12] { Potters owned lots 59 and 66 in Bangor.^[13] "The original settlers of the tract occupied by Levant are understood to have been the brothers George and William Tibbetts, and two other persons named Boobar {Bubiar} (ed. Benjamin Bubier per the census in 1800) and Knowland ; but the date or dates of their coming are not certainly ascertained. They were on the ground, however, sometime before 1800. Mr. Williamson, the historian, says that the first settler in Levant was Joseph Clark [1], one of the refugees who fled with Colonel Jonathan Eddy from Nova Scotia after the unlucky affair at Fort Cumberland in September, 1776, and that Clark began to fell trees in Levant as early as 1789^[14]". 1800 US Federal Census Kenduskeag Plantation, ME says 'from St John'. Listed in ^[15] }

Joseph Clark (no family in Gagetown) assume born c. 1765 and nephew/son of the Joseph in the attack { Gagetown lease, no history, lot 36. Gagetown, NB June 30th, 1783; ^[16][17] }

Thankful Clark b. 1780 Maugerville, Sunbury Co, NB m. Richard Lancaster Oct 5, 1799 ^[18] Elizabeth Clark m. Arad Mayhew, Dec. 27, 1793 ^[19]

Ichabod's Y-DNA is likely R-L1 based on tests by a direct male descendant

Sources

1. ↑ 1800 census of Kenduskeag Plantation
2. ↑ Original Records of Levant, Maine, Picton Press
3. ↑ History of Penobscot County, Maine.
4. ↑ History of Penobscot County, Maine.
5. ↑ History of Kenduskeag, Maine, Erma Winters, 1966 Furbush-Roberts Printing, Bangor
6. ↑ Memoirs of Col. Eddy; History of Maine; and many secondary history sources
7. ↑ Col. Eddy Memoirs (fix)
8. ↑ Original Records of Glenburn, Picton Press
9. ↑ Vital Records of Bangor Maine. Volume 1: Birth Records. Michelle E. Thomas, Picton Press, Rockport, ME. ISBN 0-89725-478-3
10. ↑ History of Penobscot County Maine, On the Bangor incorporation lot map.
11. ↑ 1786-1790 Major Treat's Day Book
12. ↑ Memoirs of Col. Eddy, pg. 56
13. ↑ History of Penobscot County Maine, On the Bangor incorporation lot map.
14. ↑ History of Penobscot County, Maine, pg. 404
15. ↑ 1786~1790 Major Treat's Day Book
16. ↑ Studholme Report
17. ↑ 1786~1790; Major Treat's Day Book
18. ↑ Memoirs of Col. Eddy, pg. 56
19. ↑ Memoirs of Col. Eddy, pg. 56

• Studholm Report.

US census data, 1800.