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Col William Clark

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Col William Clark Veteran

Birth
Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
11 Nov 1825 (aged 83)
Burial
Naples, Ontario County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.6260749, Longitude: -77.396381
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The Naples Record 17 April 1875
Col. William Clark, the eldest of the family, married Miriam Bingham; their children were Submit, William, Lydia, Hannah, Miriam and Betsey. Submit married Col. Green, and settled in Rushville. William married Fanny Metcalf and settled in Italy; he died in 1851, aged 81. Fanny his wife died in 1845 at 69 years. Their children were Nancy, Orissa, Bothena, William, J. Metcalf, Fanny, Aaron B., Erastus G., Submit, Solon, and Clarissa — wife of William Wykoff: those living are scattered over the west. Hannah married Simeon Lyon, who died in Dec. 1834, aged 64; she died on January 23rd 1849, aged 73 years. Their children were Harriet, who married John W. Hinckley — both are dead; Bronson K., who married Paulina Wiley — both are dead; Desdanonia who married Josiah Porter Esq. — both are living here; Irving M., who married Roxana Tenney — both are dead; Angeline, who married Alfred Nichols, now of Martin, MI — she died therein 1873; Betsey, who married Ira Deyo - she died in Naples, Nov. 13 1874, aged 63 years; Simeon C., married Julia Holcomb — both are living here. Martha J., who married Dr. Lester Sprague, an eminent physician — he died in Naples, in 1864. Lydia married Josiah Bradish. Their children were John, Josiah, Luther, Riahl, Mrs. Jerusha Lyon, Mrs. Hannah Dean and Mrs. Lydia N. Hannahs. Miriam, married Abiather Chaffee. Their children were Harvey, Ephraim, Miriam and Cyrel. Betsey married Stephen Walking — both died in Grass Lake MI; their children were Bingham, Loring, Ira, George, Joseph C , Stephen M., James and Betsey—all living in and near Grass Lake. Col. William Clark, married for his second wife, Mary Warner, widow of Timothy Mower; the children of Timothy Mower were John, who was the first settler in Italy ; Timothy, Betsey and Polly. John Mower married Judith Larned, widow of Samuel H. Torrey; Betsey married Dr. Town; and Polly married Daniel Wilder; his daughter was Mrs. John Wisewell of Rushville. The children of Col. William Clark, by his second marriage, were Berthena, Joseph, Lorenzo and Clarissa. Berthena married Gen. White, who migrated to Sylvania, OH where he and his wife both died.


The Naples Record 17 April 1875
Col. William Clark, the eldest of the family, married Miriam Bingham; their children were Submit, William, Lydia, Hannah, Miriam and Betsey. Submit married Col. Green, and settled in Rushville. William married Fanny Metcalf and settled in Italy; he died in 1851, aged 81. Fanny his wife died in 1845 at 69 years. Their children were Nancy, Orissa, Bothena, William, J. Metcalf, Fanny, Aaron B., Erastus G., Submit, Solon, and Clarissa — wife of William Wykoff: those living are scattered over the west. Hannah married Simeon Lyon, who died in Dec. 1834, aged 64; she died on January 23rd 1849, aged 73 years. Their children were Harriet, who married John W. Hinckley — both are dead; Bronson K., who married Paulina Wiley — both are dead; Desdanonia who married Josiah Porter Esq. — both are living here; Irving M., who married Roxana Tenney — both are dead; Angeline, who married Alfred Nichols, now of Martin, MI — she died therein 1873; Betsey, who married Ira Deyo - she died in Naples, Nov. 13 1874, aged 63 years; Simeon C., married Julia Holcomb — both are living here. Martha J., who married Dr. Lester Sprague, an eminent physician — he died in Naples, in 1864. Lydia married Josiah Bradish. Their children were John, Josiah, Luther, Riahl, Mrs. Jerusha Lyon, Mrs. Hannah Dean and Mrs. Lydia N. Hannahs. Miriam, married Abiather Chaffee. Their children were Harvey, Ephraim, Miriam and Cyrel. Betsey married Stephen Walking — both died in Grass Lake MI; their children were Bingham, Loring, Ira, George, Joseph C , Stephen M., James and Betsey—all living in and near Grass Lake. Col. William Clark, married for his second wife, Mary Warner, widow of Timothy Mower; the children of Timothy Mower were John, who was the first settler in Italy ; Timothy, Betsey and Polly. John Mower married Judith Larned, widow of Samuel H. Torrey; Betsey married Dr. Town; and Polly married Daniel Wilder; his daughter was Mrs. John Wisewell of Rushville. The children of Col. William Clark, by his second marriage, were Berthena, Joseph, Lorenzo and Clarissa. Berthena married Gen. White, who migrated to Sylvania, OH where he and his wife both died.



Inscription

"Col. Clark emigrated from Berkshire, Mass to Naples, NY 1791, was one of the first justices of the peace in Ontario Co. and for 34 years a benevolent and useful citizen."



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