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Major Edward Clark

Major Edward Clark

Male 1761 - 1803  (41 years)


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  • Name Edward Clark 
    Prefix Major 
    Birth 4 Aug 1761  Westfield, Essex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 12 Apr 1803  Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Westfield, Essex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I11025  Scudder
    Last Modified 7 May 2013 

    Father Jesse Clark,   b. 1738, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1815, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Charity Scudder,   b. 1743, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Nov 1811, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 26 Oct 1760  Westfield, Essex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F815  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Phebe Baker,   b. 25 Nov 1760, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jun 1855 (Age 94 years) 
    Marriage 5 Feb 1783  Westfield, Essex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Sarah Clark,   b. 1 Nov 1783, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Apr 1801 (Age 17 years)
     2. Charity Clark,   b. 3 Sep 1786, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jul 1868 (Age 81 years)
     3. Nancy Scudder Clark,   b. 30 Dec 1788, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1809 (Age 20 years)
     4. Mary Clark,   b. 31 May 1791, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Nov 1838 (Age 47 years)
     5. Phebe Clark,   b. Abt 1793, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Mar 1828 (Age 35 years)
     6. Horatio Dayton Clark,   b. 28 Nov 1795, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1828 (Age 32 years)
     7. John Baker Clark,   b. 22 Dec 1798, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Aug 1892 (Age 93 years)
     8. Lewis Clark,   b. 22 Dec 1798, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1874 (Age 76 years)
     9. Susannah Clark,   b. 7 Jan 1801, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 1801 (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F3939  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2024 

  • Notes 
    • Edward served as a private in Captain Scudder's company of the Second Regiment of Essex county troops in the Revolutionary War. At some time, possibly after the war, he became a major.

  • Sources 
    1. [S298] Keeping Track - Genealogy of the Clark Family.

    2. [S62] John Scudder III (1675-1738) of Essex County, New Jersey, Vol. II, No. 1, p. 5.