Jonathan Clark Sr. (1775 - 1856)

Born 21 Apr 1775 in Richmond, Kings, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 2 May 1856 at age 81 in Bath, Steuben, New York, United States

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Biography

Please DO NOT connect Jonathan as a son of John Clarke (1740-1836) and Sarah (Reynolds) Clarke (1709-1783) without finding and adding reliable source evidence to affirm this assertion. Circumstantial overlap between John Clarke and Jonathan Clarke is high, and they are likely related; but existing records dictate that the relationship was less direct than father to son.

Jonathan Clarke was born in 1775, and he passed away in 1856. The identity of his parents is unknown.

Genealogical Records

The following section of this profile provides detailed information found in the various cited sources. The purpose of this section is to provide the reader access to the information contained within the cited sources, to identify source data conflicts, and identify the origin of data errors. In addition, this section provides a platform to analyze, cross-correlate, and comment on important aspects of the cited historical data record.

Census Records

• Primary Source, "New York State Census, 1855,", ^[1] : Data summary: In the 1855 NY census, Jonathan Clark Sr., age (79) was living in the Bath, Steuben, New York household of his son, Jonathan Clark Jr. Members of the household include:

1. ) 1855 Bath, Steuben, New York Census, Image 3 of 20: Jonathan Clark Jr., Head, Male, 36, b. Montgomery Co., NY, Farmer, Resident of Bath 25 yrs.
2. ) Emily Clark, Wife, Female, 37, b. Chenango Co. NY, Res. of Bath 7 yrs.
   1. ) Judith A Clark, Child, Female, 6, b. Steuben Co., NY, , Res. of Bath 6 yrs.
   2. ) Thankful A Clark, Child, Female, 4, b. Steuben Co., NY, , Res. of Bath 4 yrs.
   3. ) Eunice H Clark, Child, Female, 2, b. Steuben Co., NY, , Res. of Bath 2 yrs.
3. ) 'Jonathan Clark, Father, Male, 79, b. Rhode Island, Weaver, Res of Bath 25 yrs. {Editorial, born circa 1776, moved to Bath in 1830.}
4. ) Enumerated 4 June 1855.

Death Records

• Tertiary Source, (burial-no tombstone photo); Tertiary Source (biography), Find A Grave Index ^[2] Data Summary:

1. ) Find A Grave: Memorial #111201390: Jonathan Clark Sr. was born 21 Apr 1775 at Rhode Island, USA., and he died 2 May 1856 (aged 81) at Bath, Steuben County, New York, USA
   1. ) Marriage. Jonathan Clark Sr. married Thankful Ann Perkins (1778–1853) in 1797.
   2. ) Children:
      1. ) Tabitha (Clark) Hoagland (1799–1882)
      2. ) Thomas Clark (1809–1889)
      3. ) Nathaniel J Clark (1815–1882)
      4. ) Jonathan Clark (1817–1888)
      5. ) Thankful Ann (Clark) Swezey (1820–1878)
2. ) BURIAL. Jonathan Clark Sr. was buried in the ZZZ
   1. ) Find a Grave Notes: " "
   2. ) Inscription, "{No Tombstone Photo}"

Published Genealogical Information

• Definitive Primary Source, Nathaniel Perkins Jr., The Journal of Nathaniel Perkins Jr. A Revolutionary War Hero ^[3] Data Extract:

1. ) Nathaniel Perkins Jr. Autobiography: 2019-12-15 may still be found here: As of Oct/Nov 1998, the Autobiography was in the possession of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Argotsinger, descendants of Nathaniel Perkins Jr. Archibald Clark, was the son of one of the three Clark son-in-laws inherited the autobiography. He married Lucy (Laura) Briggs, and they had a daughter Eunice Clark, who married Thomas Wetherbee, their grandson Burton Argotsinger, who had a son Clinton Argotsinger, who held possession of the document in 1998.
2. ) Family Record:
   1. ) Nathaniel Perkins Jr., son of Nathaniel Perkins Sr. was born Tuesday, 1 Jan 1739/40.
   2. ) Wife: Mary Record, daughter of John Record, was born 20 Feb 1739/40; married to Nathaniel Perkins Jr. on 9 Oct 1760
   3. ) Children: {Nathaniel Perkins mentions going to Broadalbin, NY in 1790 in his Journal and at that time both he and his wife would have been 50, and this also dates his account of his children. Therefore the following list of children enumerated by Nathaniel is certain to be 100% accurate and complete.}
      1. ) Elizabeth; b. 4 June 1761;
      2. ) Nathaniel III; b. 6 July 1763 in Poughkeepsie, NY;
      3. ) Deborah; b. 30 Oct 1765 in South Kingston; m. Asa Clark
      4. ) Mary; b. 9 November 1767 in South Kingston;
      5. ) Tabitha; b. 10 June 1770; d. 3 Oct 1790; m. Jesse Clark
      6. ) Virtue; b. 13 Aug 1772;
      7. ) Luke; b. 5 May 1774;
      8. ) John; 10 May 1776;
      9. ) Thankful; 2 Sept 1778; m. Jonathan Clark.
   4. ) Footnotes. The following information is contained in footnotes from the original text:
      1. ) Daughter Deborah married Asa Clark
      2. ) Daughter Tabitha married Jesse Clark, but probably no children from this marriage as she died at age 20 and Nathaniel does not make any mention that she had any children in the account of her death.
      3. ) Daughter Thankful married Jonathan Clark.
   5. ) Occupation. Nathaniel Perkins notes that he was taught in several of the mechanical arts by his father and as a young man chose the career of smithing, but upon taking a wife in 1760, he changed his vocation to that of a house carpenter. Nathaniel continued as house carpenter until Nov. of 1767 when he noted that he had acquired an infirmity so that he "could not go out on two days of carpentering" and re-entered the profession of smithing, and of that of a fisherman. This fishing enterprise failed, and in 1775 Nathaniel used his smithing, woodworking and leather skills to manufacture war implements and variety of other goods. After the war the economy collapsed and Nathaniel built a wagon in 1789 and moved to Broadalbin, where the story ends.

Published Genealogical Information-Exclusionary

Not a single published genealogy has been found which includes Jonathan Clark as a son of Capt. John Clark. The following published Capt. John Clark genealogies have been included to demonstrate Jonathan Clark is NEVER included as a son in the published literature. However, Jonathan is clearly closely associated with the family as he marries a Perkins daughter, a sister to the wives of at least two of John's sons, and he followed John's family from Rhode Island to Montgomery, NY. The uptake is that is is likely that Jonathan is a nephew or other close relative of John, but not a son.

• Secondary Source, Caroline Robinson, The Gardiners of Narragansett ^[4] Data Extract: Nathaniel Gardiner, son of Nathaniel Gardiner, was born 16 June 1714. He was admitted a freeman from Kingston in 1735 and married ____ 23, 1734 Sarah Peirce. He married, third, (second?) Elizabeth _____.

1. ) Gardiner Genealogy; Page 35: Children of Nathaniel Gardiner Jr.
   1. ) Nathaniel Gardiner (374), was born 18 May 1735. {Editorial he is Nathaniel Gardiner III}
   2. ) Paris Gardiner (375), was born 28 July 1743. He married ____.
   3. ) Sarah Gardiner (377), died Aug 21, 1736. She married John Clarke, a son of Joseph and Sarah (Reynolds) Clarke.
   4. ) Dorcas Gardiner (378), married 19 Nov 1760 James Clarke, of Stonington, Conn.
2. ) Gardiner Genealogy; Page 83: SARAH GARDINER, (377) daughter of Nathaniel, was born ___ , and died August 21, 1836. She married John Clarke, a son of Joseph and Sarah (Reynolds) Clarke, of Richmond, Rhode Island. John Clarke was born 8 July 1740, and died 22 February 1836 at Amsterdam, New York. He was a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War from May, 1776, to May, 1778, and a Captain from May, 1778, to May, 1783. He served under Colonels Dyre and Maxon, having enlisted at Richmond, Rhode Island. After the war he moved to Argyle(?), Washington County, New York, where he lived for a short time, and then moved to Fulton County, New York, where he lived in 1839, when he applied for a pension.
   1. ) Children of John and Sarah (Gardiner) Clarke (377):
      1. ) Gardiner Clarke.
      2. ) Asa Clarke, was born in 1764, and died May 17, 1842, at Perth, N. Y.
      3. ) Jane (James?) Clarke, was born May 17, 1770, and died Jan. 5, 1858. {Editorial, other sources confirm this child to be a son, Jesse Clark}
      4. ) John Clarke, was born March 18, 1772, and died Nov. 27, 1856. He married Eliff Caulkins.
      5. ) Nathaniel Clarke, was born July 21, 1777, and died Feb. 2, 1844.
      6. ) Paris Clarke, was born _____.
      7. ) Russell Clarke.
      8. ) Sarah Clarke.
      9. ) Susannah Clarke.

• Secondary Source, George Austin Morrison, "The Clarke Families of Rhode Island", ^[5] Extract:

1. ) Clarke Genealogy; Page 63, 64: John Clarke, son of Joseph, of Amsterdam, N. Y. John Clarke was born 8 July, 1740, at Richmond, R. I., and he died 22 February, 1836, at Amsterdam, N. Y. He married, 1759-60, Sarah Gardiner, daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah (Pierce) Gardiner, of South Kingstown, R. I., who was born 1738 at South Kingstown, R. I., and she died 21 August, 1836, at Amsterdam, N . Y . John served as a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War from May, 1776, to May, 1778; then as a Captain from May, 1778, to May, 1783, under Colonels Dyer and Maxson, having enlisted from Richmond, R. I. In the will of Nathaniel Gardiner in 1796, mention is made of a daughter Sarah Clarke, wife of John Clarke, of Richmond. After the termination of the war he moved to Argyle, Washington Co., N . Y., where he resided for a short time and then moved to Broadalbin, N. Y., where he was living in 1832.
   1. ) Children of John Clarke (60) and Sarah (Gardiner) Clarke, all born at Richmond, R.I):
      1. ) Gardiner.
      2. ) Asa, b. 1764 ; d. 17 May 1842, at Perth, N. Y.
      3. ) Jesse, (118) b. 17 May 1770; d. 5 January 1858 at Lorraine, N . Y.
      4. ) John, (119) b. 18 March 1772 ; d. 27 November 1856 at Lorraine, N. Y.
      5. ) Nathaniel, b. 21 July 1777 ; d. 2 February 1844 at Lorraine, N. Y.
      6. ) Paris.
      7. ) Russell
      8. ) Sarah.
      9. ) Susanna.
   2. ) Footnote on Page 64: "* When John Clarke died in 1836 he left descendants him surviving as follows: Son Gardiner, 6 children, 34 grandchildren; son Asa, 7 children, 35 grandchildren; son Jesse, 10 children, 36 grandchildren; son John, 10 children, 37 grandchildren; son Nathaniel, 9 children, 2 grandchildren; daughter Sarah, 9 children, 33 grandchildren; daughter Susanna, 6 children, 29 grandchildren; son Paris, 3 children; sun Russel, 1 child.

• Secondary Source, William Richard Cutter, Genealogical and family history of central New York: a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the building of a nation, Volume III, ^[6] Data Extract:

1. ) History of Central, NY; Page 1390-1393. John Clark
   1. ) "'He served in the revolution as Lieutenant from May, 1776 to May, 1778 , as Captain from May 1778 to May, 1783, under Colonels Dyer and Maxson. After the war, he moved from Richmond to Argyle, Washington County, New York, and after a short time there he moved again to Broadalbin, New York where he was living in 1832. He married 1759-1760, Sarah born in 1738, died August 21, 1836, at Amsterdam, daughter of Nathaniel Gardiner and Sarah (Pierce) Gardiner, of South Kingston, Rhode Island. Children born at Richmond: Gardiner: Asa 1764: Jesse May 17,1770: John , March 18,1772: Nathaniel, July 21, 1777: Paris Garner mentioned below: Russell: Sarah: Susanna."

• Secondary Source, Oakes, "Genealogical & Family History of the County of Jefferson New York a record of Achievement and People and Phenomenal Growth of Agricultural & Mechanical Industry, Vol 1", ^[7] Data Extract:

1. ) Jefferson Co. NY History; Page 293. "Brayton S. Clark, a worthy farmer and esteemed citizen of Pierrepont Manor, traces his descent from New England ancestors, his great-grandfather, John Clark, having been a resident of Rhode Island, and one of the patriotic soldiers of the Revolution, and lived to be more than a hundred years old.' He left three sons, John, Jesse, and Nathaniel, all of whom emigrated from Rhode Island to New York, and were among the pioneer settlers of Lorraine."

Research Notes

1. ) 2022-05-20: Removed Jonathan Clark as a son of John Clarke (1740-1836) for a second time. There is zero reliable evidence to affirm this link.
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   3. ) A Tertiary Source is a genealogical data source which is a collection of genealogical information that does not cite Primary or Secondary information sources, and the data may be factual or hearsay.
   4. ) Braces {Editorial Note Example} are used to insert editorial comments; that is to say, information or clarification that is not contained in the original, cited source material.

Sources

1. ↑ "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (Rev: 13 March 2018), Jonathan Clark in household of Jonathan Clark, E.D. 1, Bath, Steuben, New York, United States; citing p. 5, line #14, family #33, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 512,420.Jonathan Clark Sr. in the 1855 US census
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images ( : accessed 20 May 2022), memorial page for Jonathan Clark Sr. (21 Apr 1775–2 May 1856), Find a Grave Memorial ID 111201390, Maintained by Butterfly~Kisses (contributor 46994799) Burial Details Unknown.
3. ↑ Donald N. Moran, The Journal of Nathaniel Perkins Jr. A Revolutionary War Hero, The Liberty Tree Newsletter, Oct/Nov 1998.
4. ↑ Robinson, Caroline E. The Gardiners of Narragansett: being a genealogy of the descendants of George Gardiner, the colonist, 1638 (Providence, Rhode Island, 1919), Robinson, pp. 35, 83. Page 35 Dorcas (Gardiner) Clark
5. ↑ Morrison Jr., George, Austin, "The "Clarke" Families of Rhode Island", 1902, by George Austin Morrison, Jr., New York, Press of The Evening Post Job Printing house, 1902, pp 64.John Clark in Morrison Genealogy {Instruction Note, clicking on the hyperlink will download the book to page 1. Position cursor to just under the ExLibris banner and a "streamgate" banner will appear. Enter the page number desired, example 64 of 337, then hit enter and the application will then take you to page 64. 2014-04-23 Link broken by provider} Now available here
6. ↑ Cutter, William Richard, Genealogical and family history of central New York: a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the building of a nation, Vol 3. New York, Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1912. Pages 1390-1392.
7. ↑ Oakes, R.A. (Custodian of the Jefferson County Historical Society), "Genealogical & Family History of the County of Jefferson New York a record of Achievement and People and Phenomenal Growth of Agricultural & Mechanical Industry, Vol 1", New York, Chicago; The Lewis Publishing Co. 1905. Online at Ancestry.com here: Page 293 John Clark to Brayton Clark Biography. Also available at archive.org, free: Oakes Jefferson County NY History

Other Sources

• Primary Source 1800 Johnstown, Montgomery, New York Census.

1. ) Page 34 Jonathan Clark 20010 1001000

• 1810 Broadalbin, Montgomery, New York Census; Jonathan Clark age 26-44, wife, five children (2 sons, 3 daughters)

• 1850 Bath, Steuben, New York Census; Living in HH of son Jonathan Jr. Wife thankful alive, daughter or daughter in law Betsey Clark.