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The estimation and renown of Mr. C. as one of the merchant princes of New York, cherished by a vast circle of mercantile associates and personal friends, need no magnification from my pen.
CLAFLIN, ISAAC SHEFFIELD 4 (Martin,8 John,2 Ebenezer 1), b. Mil., April 2, 1809; m., 1st, Adaline, dr. of Joseph and Sophronia (Andrews) Mellen; cer. in Holl., May 15, 1832, by Rev. Mr. Fitch. She d. May 28, 1840; and he m., 2d, Eliza, dr. of Nahum and Anna (Chapin) Legg, Feb. 28, 1842; cer. by Rev. D. Long. Their chn. were, -
JOHN HENRY, b. Jan. 3, 1843; grad. Tnfts Col. 1864; d. Feb. 27, 1869.
FRANK ADELBERT, b. Dec. 6, 1846; d. June 8, 1870, of overwhelming grief for loss of his bro.
ANNA ELIZA, b. Sept. 5, 1847; m. Francis Whiting, May 10, 1867; they have 2 drs.
Mrs. Eliza d. Jan. 23, 1851. The hns. m., 3d, Lucy Ann Leeds, dr. of John and Lucinda (Handley) Leeds, b. Thomaston, Me .; cer. June 2, 1854, by John Miller, Esq., in Warren, Me. Mrs. Lucy Ann d. Feb. 26, 1880. The two sons were very promising young men, and d. deeply lamented. Isaac has been a man of sore bereavement and many bitter afflictions.
CLAFLIN, SAMUEL 4 (Rufus,8 Samnel,2 Caleb1), b. probably in Hop., July,
1795; carpenter; m. Sally, dr. of Ebenezer and Keziah (Albee) Sumner, b. Mil., July 6, 1798; cer. Nov. 23, 1820, by Pearley Hunt, Esq. He res. many yrs., during the latter part of his life, in Holl., and d. there, March 24, 1873, a. 77 yrs. 7 mos. A plain, honest, hard-working, economical man. His worthy wid. d. in Holl., May 19, 1879. Their chn. were, -
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SAMUEL SUMNER, b. Mil., Jan. 24, 1822; bootfitter; res. School St., Mil. See in place.
DEXTER SMITH, b. Mil., Oct. 3, 1824; d. Dec. 27, 1832.
ELIZABETH KEZIAH, b. Mil., Oct. 5, 1826; m. John Henry Miller, Holl,, April 19, 1849.
SARAH JANE, b. Mil., April 6, 1835; m. Clark Littlefield Pond, Holl., April 18, 1855; d. May 4, 1874.
AARON EUGENE, b. Mil., April 14, 1844; m. Lucretia B. Aldrich, Woon- socket, R.I., Jan. 20, 1870.
The last named res. in Holl., where he is raising up a family. Later: Mrs. Lucretia d. in Holl. Aug. 16, 1879.
CLAFLIN, SAMUEL SUMNER, the eldest b. of Samuel and Sally, m. Mary Jane Thompson, Jan. 14, 1851; cer. by Rev. Henry A. Eaton. She was a dr. of John R. and Malansa (Hawes) Thompson, b. in W. Wrentham, Jan. 23, 1829. They have had no chn. They res. in Mil., on School St., and are of good repute.
CLAFLIN, RUFUS 4 (Rufus,& Samuel,2 Caleb 1), b. Hop., Nov. 6, 1803. He was an excellent musician in martial bands and social glee performances; a patriotic and good citizen. He m., 1st, Sophia, dr. of Alexander and Lovice (Bowker) Cheney, Mil., Oct. 24, 1824; cer. by the writer. She bore him several chn., and d. Oct. 16, 1848. He m., 2d, Sylvania K., dr. of Newell Nelson, Esq., and wf. Betsey (Kelly), Oct. 7, 1849; cer. by the writer. His chn., all by 1st wf., were, -
ETHAN COBB, b. Jan. 6, 1825; our well-known thread merchant, and respected town-treasurer.
WARREN, b. April 20, 1828; d. at the age of 16 yrs.
DEXTER, b. Feb. 13, 1834; m. Lucy P. Stone, July 23, 1852.
ALONZO, b. Oct. 27, 1838; d. Aug. 28, 1858.
HORACE, b. March 14, 1832; d. at the age of 11 mos.
AUGUSTUS b., date not found; d. in early infancy.
AUGUSTA (twins), b., date not found; d. in early infancy.
The fr. d. May 15, 1878, and received due funeral honors, as an upright, kind-hearted, worthy man in the various relations of life. His estimable wid. still survives, and res. among us.
CLAFLIN, JAMES RUSSELL 4 (Rufus,8 Samuel,2 Caleb1), b. Hop., now Mil., Jan. 30, 1813; m., 1st, Hannah Claflin Farrington, dr. of Elijah and Puah Farrington, b. Mil., July 18, 1813; cer. in Hop., March, 1836, by Rev. Nathaniel Howe. Issue : -
ELLEN MARIA, b. Holl., March 1, 1838; m., 1st, Otis W. Holmes, June 16, 1859; 2d, Harvey Farrington.
WALDO, b. Mil., May 1, 1845; m. Mary E. Bement; res. Philadelphia, Penn .; 3 chn.
EMILY JEANETTE, b. Mil., Nov. 10, 1849; d. July 16, 1853, a. 4 yrs.
FRANK ALBERT, b. Mil., Sept. 5, 1851; d. July 16, 1853, a. 22 m
FRANK RUSSELL, b. Mil., July 1, 1857; unm. ; res. Philadelphia, Penn.
Mrs. Hannah d. in Mil., June 3, 1864, a. 49 yrs. 11 mos. The hus. m., 2d, Carrie (Taft) Thompson, dr. of Caleb Taft, Blackstone, and wid. of George Thompson, Hop .; cer. Mil., Jan. 26, 1869, by Rev. G. L. Demarest. Issue : - WILFRED TAFT, b. Mil., Jan. 12, 1869.
Mr. Claflin and present wf. have res, latterly in the vicinity of (Chestnut Hill) Blackstone. They have recently, as formerly, suffered severe afflictions,
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entitling them to the kind sympathy of their numerous friends. Worthy, up- right, well-disposed people.
CLAFLIN, JOHN4 (William,8 John,2 Ebenezer1), b. in Holl., April 5, 1810; mr.'s maiden name, Sabra Wiswall; long a diligent farmer in Holl. on bis fr.'s homestead, but latterly a res. of Mil. He m. Angeline, dr. of Rufus and Hephzibah (Bolster) Claflin, a younger sr. of the forenamed Samuel Rufus and J. R. Claflin, and an admirable violinist. She was b. in Hop., Jan. 23, 1809; and they were m. in Holl., June 9, 1833; cer. by Rev. Elisha Damon. Their chn .:-
JANE MEHETABEL, b. Sept. 21, 1834; m. Granville T. Leland, May 30, 1854. JOANNA HEPHZIBAH, b. Dec. 8, 1836; m. George W. Brigham, Dec. 28, 1857. FRANCIS EVERETT, b. July 16, 1839; d. March 3, 1841.
SUSAN JOSEPHINE, b. Dec. 5, 1841; m. Amory Littlefield, Sept. 25, 1861; 2d, Henry Ware, June 29, 1873.
LOIS ANGELINE, b. July 22, 1844; m. Albert A. Bicknell, Jan. 28, 1866. PLOOMIE SOPHIA, b. March 2, 1847; m. Thomas C. Richardson, April 16, 1869. JOHN WILLARD, b. March 18, 1852; d. Nov. 27, 1854.
7 grandchn. not included.
CLAFLIN, ETHAN COBB 5 (Rufus,4 Rufus,3 Samuel,2 Caleb1), b. in Mil., as aforesaid, Jan. 6, 1825; m. Roxana S., dr. of Jedediah C. and Sophia Har- rington, b. 1832; cer. Mil., Jan. 1, 1850, by the writer. They maintain a highly respectable standing in society. He is a reputable merchant in nice thread, silk, twine, and kindred articles, and has been for many years our implicitly trusted and efficient town-treasurer. They have but one child; viz., -
ESTELLE SOPHIA, b. Dec. 12, 1851; m. Clarence A. Sumner, Oct. 18, 1871.
I am encouraged to hope that Mr. Claflin's likeness will appear in its place. CLAFLIN, DEXTER 5 (Rufus,4 Rufus,8 Samuel,2 Caleb1), b. Feb. 13, 1834; bootmaker, musician, etc .; m. Lucy P. Stone, dr. of Timothy and Betsey (Hayden) Stone, b. Feb. 16, 1834; cer. July 12, 1852, by Rev. William S. Heywood. Issue : -
CALLIE, b. Mil., Oct., 1852; m. Osborn M. Dean, Oct. 25, 1872; he soon d. HARRY DEXTER, b. Mil., March, 1861.
Mr. Claflin was quite eminent as a musician. He served in the Union army in the civil war. See his name in the War Record of the Rebellion, Chap. VIII. He battled long and resolutely against disease, but d. Aug. 21, 1880. His merits were commemorated with due funeral testimonials. His bereaved wid. and chn. survive.
CLAFLIN, CHARLES FRANCIS 5 (Aaron,4 John,& John,2 Ebenezer1), b., as before noted, Mil., Sept. 16, 1830; well-trained for business ; m. Jennie Har- rington, dr. of Samuel and Nancy (White) Harrington, b. Worcester, May 21, 1832; cer. May 18, 1853, by Rev. Dr. James. They inherit eminent social and pecuniary rank in our community, and are meriting the honor- able esteem in which they are held. He is too well known as a man of business enterprise and unostentatious generosity among us, for special commendation. Their chn. are, -
AGNES MARIA, b. March 23, 1854; m. Charles Davis, jun., Boston, Oct. 5, 1876.
CHARLES AARON, b. Oct. 23, 1856; m. Ella D. Battles, Joliette, Ill., Oct. 10, 1881.
SARAH FREELAND, b. Dec. 5, 1859; d. Oct. 29, 1863.
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GRACE JENNIE, b. Nov. 3, 1866.
They have 2 grandchn. through their dr. Agnes; viz., -
AARON DAVIS, b. July 2, 1877.
CHARLES CLAFLIN DAVIS, b. Aug. 10, 1879.
Mr. Claflin has recently been elected president of the Milford National Bank. CLAFLIN, HENRY AUGUSTUS 5 (Aaron,4 John,8 John,2 Ebenezer1), b. July 13, 1844; younger child of his parents; m. Adla Maria, dr. of Charles F. and Sarah F. (Spring) Chapin, b. Mil., Dec. 16, 1846; cer. in Mil., Jan. 31, 1867, by Rev. James Thornton; res. Brooklyn, N.Y. Their chn .: -
EVA, b. Jan. 12, 1868.
MARY, b. Jan. 27, 1873.
AARON, b. Oct. 3, 1876.
In business enterprise and social standing worthy of their progenitors.
CLAFLIN, CALVIN8 (John,2 Ebenezer1), b. Holl., Nov. 17, 1786 ; farmer ; always res. in Holl., on the old Sheffield-Claflin homestead; m., 1st, Han- nah Barber, dr. of Hamlet and Rhoda (Ware) (Clark) Barber, b. July 17, 1788; cer. 1805; no further particulars given. They always dwelt in Holl., and all their chn. were b. there. I have thought it proper to present their family record, because they were intimately connected with our Mil. Claf- lins and other kindred families; because several of their chn., grandchn., etc., have lived more or less in town; and because they held much social intercourse with our inhabitants all through life. Their chn. : -
RHODA BARBER, b. Oct. 10, 1805; m., 1st, Dennis Holbrook, Mil., Nov. 24, 1824; 2d, M. Byrnes.
ETHAN COBB, b. July 28, 1808; d. in the flower of youth.
POLLY, b. June 18, 1810; m., 1st, Seneca Wenzell, 1832; 2d, George Blake; res. Holl.
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, b. April 7, 1814; m., 1st, Polly C. Adams; 2d, Margaret R. Thompson.
HAMLET BARBER, b. Dec. 18, 1817; m. Betsey Curtis, Med., April 2, 1839; res. Med.
THOMAS WHITTEMORE, b. Aug. 19, 1821; m. Lucy Ann P. Walker, Holl .; res. not given.
HANNAH, b. May 22, 1825; d. April 25, 1829.
ETHAN CALVIN, b. Sept. 23, 1831; m. Amy Ann Winsor, June 8, 1853; res. So. Mil.
Mrs. Hannah d. Feb. 11, 1854. The hus. m., 2d, Mary B. Ware of Oak- ham, 1855; particulars not given. Mrs. Mary B. d. Aug. 18, 1868. Calvin Claf- lin d. March 28, 1871. The above-named chn., all by the 1st wf., now survive, excepting Ethan Cobb, W. H. Harrison, and Hannah.
Rhoda B. m., 1st, Dennis Holbrook. See their record under the name Hol- brook. She m., 2d, Michael Byrnes of Holl. ; cer. Woonsocket, R.I , by Rev. I. W. Woodin, Feb., 1851. 1 child, -
JOHN CALVIN; d. an infant, April 17, 1852.
They res. in Holl.
Polly m., 1st, Seneca Wenzell of Framingham ; cer. at bride's parental res., March 4, 1832, by the writer. Issue :-
HANNAH CLAFLIN, b. March 29, 1833; d. Jan. 13, 1852.
EUGENE HAMILTON, b. Dec. 1, 1834; res. in Mil.
Mr. Wenzell d. June, 1854, a. 55 yrs. Mrs. Polly m., 2d, George Blake of Medway; cer., date not given, by Rev. Dr. Jacob Ide; res. in Holl. No chn.
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William Henry Harrison m., 1st, Polly C. Adams; dates and particulars not given. Issue :-
AMOS FISHER, b. March 19, 1836; m. Nellie Sherwin. They res. in Holl., and have 1 son, Lewis Adams, b. Med., July 11, 1865.
Mrs. Polly d., date not given ; and the hus. m., 2d, Margaret Railton Thomp- son, dr. of John and Margaret (Hart) Railton, and adopted dr. of an aunt Thompson, all of Glasgow, Scotland. Her mr. d. when she was but 6 mos. old, and her fr. when she was about 2 yrs. She was brought over to Medway by the Thompson family at the age of 11 yrs., and was m. to W. H. H. Claflin in Med., April 28, 1839, by Rev. Dr. Ide. Their chn. :-
POLLY, b. Sept. 19, 1840; m. J. B. Moore, Hop., July 27, 1862.
MARGARET HART, b. March 2, 1842; m. Waldo Phipps, Aug. 17, 1862.
Mrs. Margaret d. in Holl., March 17, 1861, a. 43 yrs. 4 mos. and 11 ds. W. H. H. Claflin suffered long from a cancer. He was disabled from business 3 yrs., and d. in Mil., Ang. 1, 1873, a. 59 yrs. and 4 mos.
Hamlet was m. to Betsey Curtis, Med., April 2, 1839, by Rev. Dr. Ide. Their chn. :-
CALVIN, b. Aug. 31, 1840; d. March 31, 1871.
JOSEPH CURTIS, b. Sept. 26, 1842; res. Holl.
ELIZA CURTIS, b. Sept. 24, 1846; d. Sept. 13, 1865.
Thomas Whittemore Claflin was m. to Lucy Ann P. Walker of Holl., at Mendon, Feb. 8, 1842, by the writer. Their chn. were, -
PHINEHAS ADAMS, GEORGE D., d. young; GEORGE D., 2d, and HANNAH ALMIRA, d. young.
Present res. of this family unknown to me.
Ethan Calvin Claflin was m. to Amy Ann Winsor, Holl., June 8, 1853, by Rev. John Nichols. Their chn. were, -
HANNAH JANE, b. Aug. 7, 1856; d. Nov. 24, 1858.
HELEN FRANCES, b. Jan. 20, 1866.
. Ethan C. and family res. in So. Milford.
Grandchn., 17; now living, 7. Gt. grandchn., 30; now living, 20.
CLARK. Our oldest Clark families were near neighbors, rather than towns- folk; though some of them became such.
CLARK, THEOPHILUS, of Holl., is said to have been a son of Theophilus in Medway, who was a descendant, perhaps son, of Joseph of Medfield, who, with wf. Experience, may have been the parents of Hephzibah Clark that m. Dea. Gideon Albee in 1745-46. Theophilus, 2d, had, -
CLARK, NAHUM, who res. on our border, and had intimate relations with our Mil. people, m. Mary Stearns, dr. of Jonathan and Beulah (Chadwick) Stearns, b. in our Precinct, Feb. 6, 1753; cer. July 9, 1772, by Rev. A. Frost. Their chn. :-
JOTHAM, b. Holl., Jan. 13, 1773; an intellectual genius and adventurer.
BEULAH, b. Holl., Jan. 12, 1775; m. Artemas Albee.
ABIJAH, b. Holl., Sept. 1, 1776; m., 1st, Lydia Whitney, 1798; 2d, Judith Hayward, 1808.
CYNTHIA, b. Holl., July 1, 1778; m. Nathaniel Ward.
THEOPHILUS, b. Holl., Feb. 16, 1784; m. Betsey Green.
NAHUM, Jun., b. Holl., Nov. 27, 1786; m., 1st, Zilpha Thayer; 2d, Olive Fairbanks.
LUCINDA, b. Holl., April 2, 1790; m. Moses Claflin.
The parents, and, after them, Nahum, jun., owned a farm just in the edge
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of Holl., formerly, but later Med., on the old crooked road to Med., long since discontinued. They were connected with our Cong. ch., and, until 1812, at- tended pub. worship here. But about that time Mr. C. fell under censure for what the ch. deemed laxity in keeping the sabbath. He would acknowledge no sin in the case, and was finally cast out of the ch. Twelve yrs. later, when I came to know him and his wf., they had become Universalists. I ministered at both their funerals. He d. July 8, 1829, a. 80 yrs. Mrs. Mary, his wid., d. June 14, 1840, a. 87 yrs. She was a sister of Lieut. David Stearns.
CLARK, JOTHAM, as already said, was an intellectual genius, and quite an adventurer in quest of fortune. My friend Alfred Bragg gave me, some yrs. ago, the outlines of his biography; but my recollection is too indistinct to repeat them with decent accuracy. He was a particular friend of Col. Arial Bragg, and stood high in the estimation of many personal acquaint- ances. Two letters to his bro. Nahum, written from the far South, were left by Mr. B. in my possession; and, as they give some insight into his genius and character, I take the liberty to offer them to my readers. They are as follows : -
Mr. NAHUM CLARK.
CHARLESTON, S.C., Dec. 13, 1822.
Dear Sir, - When I saw you last, you requested me to write to you if I left Boston. Little did I think of writing from this place. I left Boston on the 4th of October, in the brig "Sarah Morrill," Capt. Lord, bound to New Orleans. Nothing interesting happened on our passage, till the 8th of Novem- ber. We left Salt-Key Bank in the morning; and, about ten o'clock, we dis- covered a sail to the windward, standing down under a press of sail. We did not like her appearance, and made all sail possible, but found she came up with us fast. For my part, I watched them with the spy-glass till I felt convinced that they were pirates, and then went helow, and put on two shirts and two pairs of pantaloons, vest, coat, and a new eight-dollar hat. I then put my watch in the spout of the pump. By the time I had done this, they had come so nigh us that we could plainly discover they were armed, and the deck covered with men. They fired a shot to the windward, and we hove to. They then manned their boat, and boarded us, armed with muskets, pistols, sabres, etc., drove us into the cabin, and tacked ship for Cuba. They then drove us out of the cabin into the forecastle, and shut over the hatch. We found our new lodgings to be very uncomfortable, - twelve of us stowed in so small a place, with but very little air, - and our burden of clothes soon made the heat almost insupportable. About eleven o'clock they ran the brig aground. Our feelings at this can better be imagined than described. Our last hope seemed to vanish with the shock. They then let go the sheet-anchor, but in a few moments cut her cable, and again let her drive against the shore. But, after some delibera- tion, they took the boats and crew of the ship " William and Henry " from New York, which they had captured, together with our crew, and commenced towing her off. About daylight, to our great joy, she floated; and before sun- rise they permitted us to go on deck again. We found ourselves surrounded by two piratical schooners, one brig and one schooner from Boston, one schooner from Salem, and the above-mentioned ship. Soon after, we discovered two schooners standing into the bay, which proved to be the United-States schooner "Alligator," twelve guns, and the armed schooner " Plow-Boy." The pirates, on discovering these, left us, and took to their own vessels. The wind dying away at this time, "The Alligator " found it impossible to overhaul them, and marned
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her boats, and pursued them immediately. We ran down under the stern of "The Alligator," and came to an anchor. We then got into our launch, went on board " The Alligator," got some muskets and boarding-pikes, and made all haste to join the other boats. But before we could come up with them, the action was over, which terminated in the capture of the piratical schooner that captured us. She was armed with one eighteen-pounder and six sixes. All the men but one made their escape in their boats, and joined the other schooner. The boats then attacked the other schooner, but found it too well defended with cannon and musketry to be taken with open row-boats. Capt. Allen of "The Alligator" was killed, with three others, and several wounded. The pirates had several killed; and some jumped overboard, and were drowned. They robbed us of every thing they could lay their hands on, and put it on board their vessel. They took every thing from me, except what I had on; and several had their clothing taken from their backs. The coast was literally covered with wrecks of vessels, trunks, goods, etc. We all arrived at Matanzas two days afterwards, lay there seven days, and then sailed for this place, where we arrived the 25th of last month for adjudication, and to settle salvage. I don't expect to get a single article of my property back again. The United- States officers seem determined to swear me out of the whole. There have already some harsh compliments passed between us on the subject. Dec. 21. I expect to leave here to-morrow for New Orleans in the brig "Sarah Morrill," in company with the brigs "Belvedere" and "Iris." We all go armed with muskets, cannon, pistols, etc., and are determined not to be taken again alive. Our reasons for this are as follows: We have good reason to think, if taken again, our lives will not be spared, and had much rather sell them as dearly as possible, than to be murdered in cool blood by these Spanish robbers.
Yours very respectfully,
JOTHAM CLARK.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 15, 1823.
Mr. NAHUM CLARK.
Dear Sir, - I have again taken the liberty to address you, as I am con- scious, that, wherever I am, you will do me the kindness to interest yourself in my welfare. It gives me pleasure to inform you that I am here at last. I arrived here on the 6th of February, destitute of clothes, and but three dollars and sixty-two cents of money, - the remainder of ten dollars that a friend gave me the day I left Charleston. I landed near the market; and, as the business in that part of the city is mostly done in the French language, and not knowing that any one was in the city whom I had previously been acquainted with, I had a hearty inclination to attend to those great and important questions : What am I? where am I? and for what am I destined ? While wandering up and down the city in this unpleasant situation, I met a friend I had formerly been acquainted with in Boston, whom I had heard died of the yellow fever last season. He left Boston in the same situation that I did, about four years since. He invited me to his house, and told me to stay there till I could get something to do to advantage. I accordingly accepted his invitation, and staid there about ten days, and then let myself to tend a flat-boat where they traded in bacon, butter, lard, etc., for twenty dollars per month. I staid there about five weeks, and then tended a shoe-store ahout as much longer, when I was taken sick, and confined to my room until the middle of May. When I got able to go out again, my old friend, Tirrill, proposed to set me up in the boat.
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I accordingly accepted his offer; and he furnished me with about five hundred dollars, and I commenced business again on half-profit. We yesterday made our calculations, and found that I had cleared upwards of three hundred dol- lars. This pleased him so well, that he proposed to furnish me with groceries to go on a trading expedition to Bayo Sara. I think I shall accept the offer, and leave here for Natchez in the first steamer that leaves port, and go from Natchez to Bayo Sara. I think I shall return here again in the autumn, after the yellow fever is over. I wish you to call on Mr. Little of Boston, and get a quarto Bible and Buck's Theological Dictionary, and present them to my mother; and also get the New-York Magazine in four volumes, Paine's Works, Hymn-book, and some other books, which I do not recollect the title of now (for I lost my catalogue when I was taken), and keep them yourself. Mr. Little married David Brown's sister, and you will find him out by inquiring of Abel Brown. I should be glad to hear from you and all our friends to the northward. I have not heard one word from any of you since I left Boston. I wrote you from Charleston, and gave you some account of my capture by the pirates, which I expect you have received. I wish you to write me on the receipt of this, and direct it to the care of Joseph Tirrill of New Orleans; and also put me in a way to get a letter to and from my mother. Remember me to all our friends, and to my grandparents in particular. I proffer my warmest wishes to the Great Fountain of Honor, the Monarch of the Universe, for their welfare and happi- ness, - that he may through a long life crown with domestic bliss! And in bright cloudless skies may their last sun go down ! Remember me to Col. Bragg. Tell him I should be glad to receive a line from him, and hear how he and his family are prospering. I like this place very well for business. The quantity of produce brought here from the upper country is incredible to a Northerner. There are about a thousand flat-boats and barges arriving here annually from the upper country, with very valuable cargoes of pork, lard, flour, etc. The flat-boats are generally from sixty to ninety feet long, and about sixteen feet wide, and will carry a cargo worth from fifteen hundred to three thousand dollars. I shall conclude with begging you to give Mrs. Clark my warmest wishes for her welfare, and accept the same for yourself.
From
JOTHAM CLARK.
CLARK, ABIJAH, the next oldest son of Nahum and Mary (Stearns) Clark, m., as aforesaid, his two successive wives, and set. in Becket, where, I presume, he d. I shall be able to notice but one of his chn.
CLARK, THEOPHILUS, the next oldest son, was many yrs. a citizen of Mil., in the Bear-hill dist. He m. Betsey Green, dr. of Moses and Jerusha (Wis- wall) Green, b. Mil., Nov. 22, 1792; date and particulars of cer. not ascer- tained. Their chn. : -
NOAH WISWALL, b. Mil., Oct. 5, 1814.
MARY STEARNS, b. Mil., Jan. 13, 1817; m. Daniel Perry, Holl., Oct., 1839.
MOSES GREEN, b. Mil., Jan. 7, 1820.
SALLY, b. Mil., March 20, 1822.
BETSEY GREEN, b. Mil., Nov. 3, 1826.
THEOPHILUS ALBERT, b. Mil., June 22, 1830.
Mrs. Betsey d. Aug. 1, 1840; and not long afterwards the fr. and his chn. removed to Ill., to Galena or its vicinity. No further traced.
CLARK, NAHUM, Jun., the youngest son, lived and d., if I mistake not, on the
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paternal homestead, or the near vicinity of Braggville. I cannot state with certainty how many chn. he had. I knew but one: -
ZILPHA THAYER, birth-date not ascertained; m. Moses Pond, jun., Nov. 21, 1838.
CLARK, ABIJAH STEARNS6 (Abijah,5 Nahum,4 Theophilus,& Theophilus,2 Joseph1), gd. son of Nahum and Mary Stearns; h. Holl., 1804; mr.'s maiden name Lydia Whitney; m. Lucinda Partridge, dr. of Aaron and Abigail F. (Pond) Partridge, b. Bell., April 5, 1804; cer. Mil., Oct. 24, 1827, hy Rev. D. Long. Issue : -
HARRIET AMANDA, b. Mil., July 28, 1828; m. Heman F. Hersey, 1848; she d. 1868.
GEORGE ALBERT, b. Mil., Dec. 5, 1829; m. Lonisa Blake, Franklin, 1852. CHARLES EVERETT, b. Mil., March 29, 1832; m. Harriet M. Madden, 1855.
Grandchn, 7. - ELLEN HERSEY, HENRY HERSEY, EVERETT HERSEY, AL- BERT HERSEY; NETTIE CLARK, CHARLES CLARK, ch. George A .; ALICE CLARK, dr. Charles E.
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