Patriot. Son of Abraham Clark, signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was Captain of the Eastern Company Artillery in the Continental Army and served in the Revolutionary War from 1776 to 1781. He fought at the Battle of Princeton.
Thomas Clark was commissioned First Lieutenant, March 1, 1776, became Captain-Lieutenant, and commanded detachments of his company stationed at the Blazing Star (in Woodbridge) July to November 1776; was at the Battle of Trenton, Dec. 26, 1776: at the Battle of Princeton, Jan. 3 1777, where he succeeded Captain Neil, who fell; became Captain of Artillery, Continental Army Feb. 1, 1777, and was at the Battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth, in the Revolutionary War. The records of the Adjunct General's Office in the War Department, Washington, D.C., show that Thomas Clark served as Captain of his own company of Artillery, Continental troops, commanded by Col. John Lamb; and that his name last appears on the Company muster rolls July 9 1779, with the remark, "on furlough by Col. Harrison." - Leanne Keefer Bechdel
Thomas Clark was commissioned First Lieutenant, March 1, 1776, became Captain-Lieutenant, and commanded detachments of his company stationed at the Blazing Star (in Woodbridge) July to November 1776; was at the Battle of Trenton, Dec. 26, 1776: at the Battle of Princeton, Jan. 3 1777, where he succeeded Captain Neil, who fell; became Captain of Artillery, Continental Army Feb. 1, 1777, and was at the Battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth, in the Revolutionary War. The records of the Adjunct General's Office in the War Department, Washington, D.C., show that Thomas Clark served as Captain of his own company of Artillery, Continental troops, commanded by Col. John Lamb; and that his name last appears on the Company muster rolls July 9 1779, with the remark, "on furlough by Col. Harrison." - Leanne Keefer Bechdel
Patriot. Son of Abraham Clark, signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was Captain of the Eastern Company Artillery in the Continental Army and served in the Revolutionary War from 1776 to 1781. He fought at the Battle of Princeton.
Thomas Clark was commissioned First Lieutenant, March 1, 1776, became Captain-Lieutenant, and commanded detachments of his company stationed at the Blazing Star (in Woodbridge) July to November 1776; was at the Battle of Trenton, Dec. 26, 1776: at the Battle of Princeton, Jan. 3 1777, where he succeeded Captain Neil, who fell; became Captain of Artillery, Continental Army Feb. 1, 1777, and was at the Battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth, in the Revolutionary War. The records of the Adjunct General's Office in the War Department, Washington, D.C., show that Thomas Clark served as Captain of his own company of Artillery, Continental troops, commanded by Col. John Lamb; and that his name last appears on the Company muster rolls July 9 1779, with the remark, "on furlough by Col. Harrison." - Leanne Keefer Bechdel
Thomas Clark was commissioned First Lieutenant, March 1, 1776, became Captain-Lieutenant, and commanded detachments of his company stationed at the Blazing Star (in Woodbridge) July to November 1776; was at the Battle of Trenton, Dec. 26, 1776: at the Battle of Princeton, Jan. 3 1777, where he succeeded Captain Neil, who fell; became Captain of Artillery, Continental Army Feb. 1, 1777, and was at the Battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth, in the Revolutionary War. The records of the Adjunct General's Office in the War Department, Washington, D.C., show that Thomas Clark served as Captain of his own company of Artillery, Continental troops, commanded by Col. John Lamb; and that his name last appears on the Company muster rolls July 9 1779, with the remark, "on furlough by Col. Harrison." - Leanne Keefer Bechdel
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