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1. Citation Information: Judd, Peter H. "Genealogical and Biographical Notes: Haring-Herring, Clark, Denton, White, Griggs, Judd, and Related Families." New York: P.H. Judd, 2005. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005.):
"NATHAN2 Clark (William1), second child of William Clark, b. ca. 1672, as he was 38 in town clerk's list of 1710; his will was made 29 April 1726; d. after 1738 and possibly as late as 1744; m. (1) in 1697 CLEMENCE MILLS, dau. of Samuel Mills and Susanna Palmer, b. 1675, d. 1709 at Bedford, N.Y.; m. (2) ____, about 1710.
When a child, Nathan Clark evidently accompanied his father to Bedford. He resided there throughout his life, a property owner and holder of several town offices. On 11 April 1693 and on 29 May 1697 the Bedford town meeting approved the transfer of four acres of swamp to him, and on the latter date his return of same, was conveyed in the motion "The town by a maiger vote doth exchange with Nathan Clarck he is to throo up his four acres of swamp on the back side of the field & he is to tack up four acres of up land in the room of it no predigishall to no former grants or high ways." On 15 January 1703 he signed with others approved the transfer of land to the minister Mr. John Jones.
On 23 October 1700, "Joseph Clark of Stamford, Fairfield, Conn., New England" sold to his brother Nathan Clark "three acres of Medow on the back side of the east field that was layed out to my brother Willyam Clark which medow is situate in Bedford."
On 21 July 1703 Nathan Clark was one of witnesses to the sale of additional land adjoining Bedford from the Indian sachems Katonah & Wackemane, chief proprietors of the land about Bedford, to Jacobus Van Cortlandt of New York City and Zachariah Roberts, Sr. of Bedford.
In 1704, following the decision of the Crown granting the Bedford Patent, affirming that the town was within the Province of New York (in resolution of Connecticut's opposing claim of ownership), Nathan Clark was recognized as one of the 29 land holders to whom Queen Anne confirmed 23,000 acres.
On 30 April 1708, in the drawing for lots among those seeking property in the addition to the land of the Bedford proprietors secured by purchase from the Indians (the West Purchase), Nathan Clark drew number 7. On 19 August 1710 he was on the list of those owning lots in the First and Cohomong Purchases with 43 acres and 86 in Comonage. In 1714 he was on the list of those on whom rates were levied for his Comonage and " New Purchase right"
In 1710 he was among the "List of the Names of the Persons within the District of the Town of Bedford, According to Ye Direction of Ye Writt Issued For to Ye Clark of Ye County, 1710": "Nathan Clark freeholder & widdowr age 38: Children: Stephen 12, Nathan [illegible], Rubin 4 months, Martha 9, Sarah 3."
The town meeting elected him one of the fence viewers ("fenc vewars") on 18 March 1695, and on 22 January 1700 and again on 16 March 1702 elected him one of the "surveors for year ensewing." On 28 Sept. 1702 he was among those selected to lay out highways; on 2 April 1703 he was elected one of "seleckt men to look after ye prewdenshalls of ye town for year in sewing." On 2 April 1717 and again on 7 April 1719 he was voted to be assessor for a year. On 9 Dec. 1726 he was witness to a bill of sale from Samuel Wood of Norwalk to Arthur Smith of Bedford. On 28 May 1736 he was a signatory, with others, agreeing as patentees to divide lands in the north side of the Cross River and appointing a representative to divide the property; he also served on the committee to lay out land between Old Purchase and Cross River.
His improved social status is confirmed in the title he was given in a land transaction recorded 5 Jan. 1735/36: Nathan Clark Sr. gentleman, sold to Nathan Clark, Jr., yeoman for 31 pounds current money of New York "All ye one head right in the New Purchase ... fifty acres being already laid out & is now in ye tenour & occupation of ... Nathan Clark, Junior."
According to the 1892 family genealogy, Nathan Clark "lived and died on the east side of the street half way up the hill, nearly opposite the second Presbyterian Church, about one quarter of a mile north of the village of Bedford on a farm where his father William2 Clark had also lived..."
The bequests made in his will of 29 April 1726 were as follows:
To eldest Son Stephen Clark all the twelve acres of Land and ye Comonage therunto belonging and all my Rights of Land on ye North Side of ye Cross River to be and Remain to him his heirs & assigns for Ever.
I give and bequeath to my Second Son Nathan Clark only five shillings current money of Newyork because he has his part of land given to him by deed.
I give and bequeath only five shillings current money of New York to my third son, Silvanus Clark, by reason that he hath his part of land given him by deed.
I give and bequeath to my fourth son, Jehiel Clark all that twenty-four acres of land by contents where he hath a frame now set up between ye Brooks with ye Rights of Comonage therunto belonging to him and his heirs forever.
I give and bequeath to my fifth son, Joseph Clark, all that land at a place called Copps bottom and all ye lands belonging to the adjoining with ye Commonage-therunto belonging to ye sai land more or less to him his heirs and assigns forever.
I give and bequeath to my younger son, Nathaniel Clark, my house and home lot and all my land in ye 15 East field and all my meadow at ye upperland meadow, so called with all ye Comonage therunto belonging to have and to hold to him his heirs and assigns forever and I give and bequeath to my above-named son, Jehiel Clark, three acres of meadow in ye great meadow, so called, with ye Comonage therunto belonging to him his heirs and assigns forever.
I give and bequeath all my moveables after due debts paid to be equally divided between my five youngest daughters: namely Elizabeth, Deborah, Abigail, Esther and Comfort and lastly I doe appoint my sons Stephen Clark and Nathan Clark to be executors of this my Last Will and Testament ...
Nathan Clark mark, marks for Elizabeth Wescott, signed Solomon Holmes, Zach. Mills. "His mark because of feebleness."
Children of Clemence Mills and Nathan2 Clark
i. STEPHEN3 Clark, b. ca. 1698.
ii. Martha3 Clark, b. 1701, twin.
iii. Elizabeth3 Clark, b. 1701, twin.
iv. NATHAN3 Clark, b. 24 March 1704.
v. Sarah3 Clark, b. ca. 1707.
vi. RUBIN3Clark, b. ca. 1709.
Children of Nathan2 Clark and second wife, all born Bedford
vii. JEHIEL3 Clark, b. ca 1711-12.
viii. Joseph3 Clark, b. 15 March 1713; d. 18 April 1791 at Bedford; m. ca. 1735 Sarah Smith, dau. of Jacob Smith, b. 1715, d. April 1798.
ix. Nathaniel3 Clark, b. 1715; d. 1 June 1784 at Bedford; m. Mary ____, d. 3 April 1774.
x. Abigail3 Clark, m. AMOS MILLS.
xi. DEBORAH3 Clark, b. 1718; m. Joseph HOLMES.
xii. Esther3 Clark.
xiii. COMFORT3 Clark, b 1722; m. 29 Aug. 1750 ALBERT CLOCK of Stamford."
2. The obituary of Samuel Mills notes he had 16 children from one wife.
Another source, Ancestry.com's "A Documentary history of the family of Mills: descended from George Mills of Hempstead and Jamaica...," by Lewis D. Cook, 1937 <https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61157/46155_b290272-00011?pid=2876556&treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=LNR57&_phstart=successSource#?imageId=46155_b290272-00016>, provides transcriptions of several deeds for Samuel and his wife Susannah. It states it is hard to determine who the 16 children, but the deeds help determine some children as follows:
22 Jan 1682/3 to "son in law John Smith" inhabitant of Jamaica; 25 Feb 1685/6 to "son in law John Smith and his wife Elizabeth."
6 Apr 1697 to Samuel Mills, Jr.; 23 Feb 1718 to Samuel Mills, Jun., sadler.
6 Jul 1698 to "our son John Mills".
8 May 1718, Samuel and Susannah with Ephraim Mills and Susannah his wife convey land.
11 Jun 1705 to Hope Mills, both of Jamaica.
This same Ancestry source lists the 16 children as follows:
1. Samuel Mills, Jr., mar. Sarah Denton, rem. to Greenw.
2. John Mills, mar. Susannah ____, rem. to Stamford.
3. Andrew; 4. Martha; 5. Zebulon; 6. Ephraim.
7. Alexander Mills of New York City and Jamaica, L.I.
8. Rebecca (?)
9. George (?)
10. Clemence
11. Elizabeth Mills, mar. bef. 22 Jan 1682/3, John Smith.
12. Hope Mills, mar. Martha ___, d. 1737.
13. Aurelius Mills (?) (Perhaps the Aurelius Mills of Flushing, L.I., "joiner" whose will dated 10 May 1758, pr. 18 Apr 1759, names daughter Elizabeth as legatee and appts. Thomas Thorne as exec. Abstract of this will published in "Calendar of Wills" at Albany, 1626-1836, pub. N.Y. 1896, p. 258.)
14. Mills; 15. Mills; 16. Mills.
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