The Shemwell Family

Jonas ClarkAge: 51 years17651816

Name
Jonas Clark
Given names
Jonas
Surname
Clark
Birth 1765 27 26
Publication: American History Press
Marriage of parentsJeremiah ClarkAgnes OliverView this family
about 1769 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Clark
1770 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherIsaac Clark
1783 (Age 18 years)
MarriagePhoebe LyonView this family
about 1790 (Age 25 years)
Census August 2, 1790 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Jeremiah Clark
May 23, 1791 (Age 26 years)
Publication: American History Press
Birth of a son
#2
Benjamin Clark
1793 (Age 28 years)
Publication: American History Press
Birth of a son
#3
Peter Clark
about 1793 (Age 28 years)
Publication: American History Press
Note: Birth year based on Death Record
Birth of a daughter
#4
Elizabeth “Betsy” Clark
after 1795 (Age 30 years)
Publication: American History Press
Birth of a daughter
#5
Meriam Clark
after 1795 (Age 30 years)
Publication: American History Press
Birth of a son
#6
Reuben Clark
after 1795 (Age 30 years)
Publication: American History Press
Death of a fatherJeremiah Clark
December 3, 1797 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Harriette Clark
after 1797 (Age 32 years)
Publication: American History Press
Death of a sonBenjamin Clark
December 1, 1800 (Age 35 years)
Death of a motherAgnes Oliver
April 25, 1801 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Joanna Clark
about 1802 (Age 37 years)
Publication: American History Press
Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census showing her in the household of William Roseboom
Birth of a son
#9
Jonas Clark Sr
April 29, 1804 (Age 39 years)
Publication: American History Press
Birth of a daughter
#10
Mary “Polly” Clark
about 1804 (Age 39 years)
Publication: American History Press
Note: Birth place/year based on 1850 Census in the household of her husband Charles Crane
Death of a brotherJames Clark
1807 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a son
#11
Abraham Clark
June 7, 1809 (Age 44 years)
Publication: American History Press
Death of a sonAbraham Clark
August 13, 1810 (Age 45 years)
Additional Info
Jonas Clark Family Birth-Marriage-Death Dates

Will January 6, 1816 (Age 51 years)
Death March 21, 1816 (Age 51 years)
Probate June 28, 1824 (8 years after death)
Probate January 1825 (8 years after death)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Presbyterian Church Burial Grounds
Note: From Findagrave: "The marker for Jonas Clark is missing. His grave is to the immediate right of…
Family with parents - View this family
father
Jeremiah Clark
Birth: 1738Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States
Death: December 3, 1797Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States
mother
Agnes Oliver
Birth: 1739Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
Death: April 25, 1801Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States
Marriage: about 1769New Jersey, United States
-9 years
elder brother
Jeremiah Clark Jr
Birth: July 15, 1760 22 21Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States
Death: January 15, 1846Holland, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
6 years
himself
6 years
younger brother
James Clark
Birth: 1770 32 31New Jersey, United States
Death: 1807New Jersey, United States
14 years
younger brother
Isaac Clark
Birth: 1783 45 44Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States
Death: August 12, 1822Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States
Family with Phoebe Lyon - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1790New Jersey, United States
14 years
son
-13 years
son
Jeremiah Clark
Birth: May 23, 1791 26 19Rahway, New Jersey, United States
Death: June 23, 1833Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
3 years
son
Benjamin Clark
Birth: 1793 28 21New Jersey, United States
Death: December 1, 1800New Jersey, United States
1 year
son
Peter Clark
Birth: about 1793 28 21Essex, New Jersey, United States
Death: July 1, 1858Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
3 years
daughter
Elizabeth “Betsy” Clark
Birth: after 1795 30 23Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States
Death:
1 year
daughter
Meriam Clark
Birth: after 1795 30 23Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States
Death:
1 year
son
Reuben Clark
Birth: after 1795 30 23Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States
Death:
3 years
daughter
Harriette Clark
Birth: after 1797 32 25Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States
Death:
6 years
daughter
3 years
daughter
Mary “Polly” Clark
Birth: about 1804 39 32Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States
Death: after 1870Illinois, United States
5 years
son
Abraham Clark
Birth: June 7, 1809 44 37New Jersey, United States
Death: August 13, 1810New Jersey, United States

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Additional Info
Jonas Clark Family Birth-Marriage-Death Dates Note: This research applies to changes to the FamilySearch tree that I made that are directly relatable to dates noted in the Shemwell Site. "Upon reviewing the family tree of Jonas Clark (my 4th Great Grandfather), I found there were several issues with the names and dates on the tree. It appears that most of the dates (sans the ones found on FamilySearch) were directly imported from other genealogy sites via GEDCOM. The GEDCOM files did not have any sources attached to them to support the dates. I reviewed several sites (Ancestry, MyHeritage, Wiki, etc) and also found very minimal sourcing for dates, if at all. For example, in the case of Peter Clark, there were over 170 family trees that listed his birth date of 1780 (and marriage date of his mother – Phoebe Lyon) with no source backup. Moreover, this date is not consistent with the fact his mother, Phoebe Lyon, was born in 1771 as per documented First Presbyterian Church Records (see the attached source under Phoebe’s profile). I also found several sites stating her birth year was 1756 to 1766; again, with no source to back it up. Upon further research, I was able to locate actual sources that provide some of the information we need for birth-marriage-death. Key documents include the actual church birth record for Phoebe Lyon and the Will/Probate documents for her husband Jonas Clark Sr. Please note that the documents do give us a range of dates when family members were born (ie, After 1797, etc). If there were no overriding specific sources, then I used the appropriate range until we can find a specific source. Phoebe Lyon Documents: * “New Jersey Birth and Christenings, 1660-1980)” o New Providence (Formerly Turkey Church), New Providence, Union, New Jersey lists her father, Peter Lyon, and the fact she was Christened on June 16, 1771. The source also shows two of her sibling’s Christening records which lend credence to her’s. Further, in 1785 she was still a minor (14yrs) and requested guardianship from the court. Jonas Clark Sr Documents: * Family members listed in the January 6, 1816 Will o Single daughters noted as still < 21yrs old: Joanna, Meriam, Harriette, and Elisabeth o Married daughters with no age mention: Mary Crane (nee) Clark o Sons with no age mentioned: Jeremiah, Peter o Sons noted as still < 21 yrs old: Reuben, Jonas Jr * Family Members listed in the June 28, 1824 Division of Land: o Single daughters noted as >= 21yrs old: Joanna o Single daughters noted as < 21yrs old: Meriam, Harriette, and Elisabeth * Family members not specifically mentioned in the Will or Division of Land: Benjamin and Abraham * Based on these two documents we can conclude that: o Jeremiah and Peter were born before 1795 o Reuben and Jonas Jr were born after 1795 o Joanna was born between 1795 and 1803 o Meriam, Harriette, and Elizabeth were born after 1795 o Mary Crane (nee Clark) had to be at the age of consent to marry. The 1850 Census shows her as being born in 1804. o Benjamin and Abraham died before 1816.
Burial
From Findagrave: "The marker for Jonas Clark is missing. His grave is to the immediate right of that of Abraham Clark at Row S, grave 54 in Section I, which has the small sandstone marker."