Jesse Clark^[1]

1738 - 1815  (77 years)

• Name	Jesse Clark
  Birth	1738	Westfield, Essex, New Jersey   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Dec 1815	Westfield, Essex, New Jersey   [2]
  Burial	Westfield, Essex, New Jersey
  Person ID	I4139	Scudder
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2013

  
  

  Family	Charity Scudder,   b. 1743, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey d. 20 Nov 1811, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	26 Oct 1760	Westfield, Essex, New Jersey   [1]
  Children	1. Major Edward Clark,   b. 4 Aug 1761, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey d. 12 Apr 1803, Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey (Age 41 years)   2. John Baker Clark,   b. 1764, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey d. 13 Apr 1804 (Age 40 years)   3. Charity Clark,   b. Est 1764   d. DECEASED   4. Samuel Clark,   b. Yes, date unknown   d. 4 Aug 1817 (Age ~ 50 years)   5. Abraham Clark,   b. 24 Nov 1766, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey d. 4 Dec 1766, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey (Age 0 years)   6. Keziah Clark,   c. 27 Dec 1767, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey d. 26 Sep 1808 (Age ~ 40 years)   7. Abraham Clark,   b. 1769, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey d. 11 Dec 1814 (Age 45 years)   8. Sarah Clark,   b. Jun 1773, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey d. 28 Jul 1773, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey (Age 0 years)   9. Sarah Ann Clark,   b. 25 Oct 1775, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey d. 17 Aug 1779, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey (Age 3 years)   10. Mary Clark,   b. Est 1776, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey d. DECEASED
  Family ID	F815	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Jesse served in the Revolutionary War as a private. On 17 September 1772, he was named administrator of his father's estate. He and Charity were members of the Westfield Presbyterian Church and he was on the first Board of Trustees in 1788. In Jesse's will, dated 1 February 1815, he left his homestead of 50 acres to his grandsons, William Pierson Clark and Samuel Scudder Clark, the sons of his deceased son, Abraham [Abram]. He also mentioned various othr grandsons.

  
  

• Sources

  [S62] John Scudder III (1675-1738) of Essex County, New Jersey, Vol. II, No. 1, p. 5. [S127] Ancestral File (R).