Notes for Charles CLARK, SR., ESQ.

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Notes for Charles CLARK, SR., ESQ.

It is said that Charles Clark came to New Jersey about the year 1700 in the company of John Burroughs. He would have been about 12 years old at the time. I believe it is more likely that he came after his father Samuel's death in 1709, as Charles and his brother William were administrators of the estate, but more research is nedded.
Charles died on the eve of the Battle of Trenton, when his house was filled with weary soldiers. While leaning over the mantle to hang up his watch he accidently fell into the fireplace and was burned to death. Refer to "Genealogy of Early Settlers in Trenton and Ewing "Old Hunterdon Co., NJ" by Eli Cooley (1883) for information about this family.
An abstract of the will of Charles Clark taken from "New Jersey Colonial Documents" (Calendar of Wills 1771-1780) is as follows:
"1772, March 20. Clark, Charles, of Trenton, Hunterdon Co., Esq.; will
of. Son, Daniel, the plantation which I bought of Jonathan Davis, deceased,
lying in Trenton, except that part which lies on the north side of the road
that leads from Charles Axford, Jr. across the Scotch road to the river road,
where Stephen Field lives. Son Benjamin, the rest of my lands in Trenton.
Daughter, Abigail Howell, L150. Daughter, Phebe McQuill, the interest of L150,
and , after her death, the L150 to be divided between her 3 daughters, Susanah
Carter, Hannah Carter, and Abigail Carter. Grandson, Charles Clark, son of my
son Samuel, deceased, 20 shillings, and to my grandson, Benjamin Clark, son of
said Samuel, L30. Grandson, Daniel Clark, son of Charles Clark, Jr., deceased,
L30. To the Trustees of the Presbyterian Church of Trenton, L20, to be put to
interest, and the interest only used. Sons, Daniel and Benjamin, rest of
personal estate. Executors -sons, Daniel and Benjamin. Witnesses - James
Burroughs, Joseph Tindall, Nathaniel Temple. Proved 5 April, 1777.
1777, March 28. Inventory, L1,038.6.3 made by John Reeder and Jacob
Carle. Liber 18, p.295.
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1722 March 31 We the commissioners for the county of Hunterdon have layed out a Road of four rods in Breadth as follows That is to say beginning att a white oak tree near the end of John Knowles his lande by the side of Yorke Road going to the Rarinton from thence Along by the line of Marked trees with a Blase and three notches to a black oak tree standing upon Nathan Allen's land by the side of the road that leads from Malayelick hills to the falls and so along the said road to another Black Oake standing upon Mr Thomas Lambert's land and so along by a line of Marked trees as above said to the cleared land of Joseph Hixson's and so through the said cleared land betwixt the house and barn and so along by A line of Marked trees as above said to John Reeds land and so along the said land to a Hickory tree marked as above said and so along by a line betwixt Thomas Smith's land and John Hough ton's and from thence along a line of marked trees as above said to a Hickory tree standing near Samuel furman's Corner by the side of Roger Park's his road Signed by us this twenty eighth day of March Anno Domini 1722 Philip Ringo George Green Charles Clark John Holcombe John Burroughs His Thos E Burroughs Mark Pioneers of Old Hopewell With Sketches of Her Revolutionary Heroes By Ralph Ege

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