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Notes for John Flavel CLARK

Sinclair: Hun 22 = Hunterdon Co. Bible Society. Memorial of the Jubilee, NY,
1867.
The eldest John Flavel was graduated at the College of New Jersey in 1807 holding rank among the first scholars in his class After his graduation he was engaged for some time in teaching in the State of Georgia He commenced the study of Divinity in the
Theological Seminary at Audover but before his course was completed was chosen Tutor in his Alma Mater at Prmceton and held the office three years still pursuing his theological course under Dr Green President of the College He was licensed to preach
the Gospel by the Presbytery of New Brunswick and by the same Presbytery was subsequently ordained and installed Pastor of the united Congregations of Flem ington and Aruwell This connection continued more than twenty years He was afierwards settled at
Patterson NJ and was called thence to take charge of the Presbyterian Congregation of Cold Spring Putnam County NY Leaving Cold Spring he was for about one year at Oyster Bay LI and then accepted a call from the Presbyterian Congregation of Fishkill
Dutchess County NY he was installed May 18 1847 and continued there till his death which took place in 1853 He had the reputation of being a benevolent aud excellent man and an able and faithful minister. [Annals of the American pulpit: or,
Commemorative notices of ..., Volume 3]
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ALso see Wikipedia entry for Mr. Clark:
John Flavel Clark was born on December 10, 1784, in Allentown, New Jersey,[1] the oldest of three sons of Margaret Imlay Clark and Dr. Joseph Clark who was pastor of First Presbyterian Church of New Brunswick, New Jersey (1796–1813). Joseph Clark also
served on George Washington's general staff during the Revolutionary War.[2] John F. Clark graduated valedictorian from Princeton University in 1807. After graduation he was engaged in teaching in Georgia. He began studying for the ministry at Andover
Theological Seminary in 1810. There he became acquainted with Adoniram Judson, Samuel Newell and Samuel John Mills, thus beginning a lifelong commitment to the cause of foreign missions. He was one of the founders of the American Board of Commissioners
for Foreign Missions.[3]
He was chosen to be a tutor at Princeton, where he continued his divinity studies under its president Ashbel Green. He was called to be stated supply at First Presbyterian Church Flemington, New Jersey, and then to be its pastor, resulting in his
ordination in June 1815.[4]
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Good photo plus story of Mr. Clark in "History of the Presbyterian Church in Flemington, New Jersey, for a century ..." by George Scudder Mott
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http://www3.telus.net/cliffordweb/content/generation5c.html
157. MARY5 SHERRERD (Ann4 Maxwell, Mary3 Clifford, George2, unknown Clifford1); born 20 November 1797; died 8 August 1837; married JOHN FLAVEL CLARK (Reverend); born 1784 in Allentown, New Jersey; died 7 October 1853; his father was Joseph Clark.
There is a short biography of John Flavel Clark in History of the Early American Presbyterian Church:
Rev. John Flavel Clark (1784-1853)
He was born in Allentown, New Jersey, 1784. His father was Joseph Clark, D.D., one of the most prominent pastors of the Synod of New Jersey. He graduated from Princeton College 1807, among the first in his class. He then engaged in teaching in the
State of Georgia. Commenced the study of theology at Andover, 1810. In 1812 he was chosen Tutor in Princeton, which position he held three years, pursuing his theological studies under Dr. Green June 14th, 1815, he was ordained and installed pastor of
Presbyterian Church, Flemington, New Jersey. In 1820 this charge was connected with the First Annville, and the two churches were under his care until 1836. He then resigned, and became pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Fishkill Village, New
York, where he died, at the age of sixty-nine, in 1853. His person was large and portly, with a beaming countenance.
In 1850, John F. Clark and Petrina (or Patience?) Clark; born circa 1793 in New York (presumably a second wife of John Flavel Clark?) were in Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York, where John was enumerated as a clerygman (census page 100). Also in the
family was Margaret Clark; born circa 1830 [daughter of John and Mary (Sherrerd) Clarl].
Children of John and Mary (Sherrerd) Clark:
463 i. Anna6 Sherrerd Clark; born 15 April 1817 in Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey; died 1 December 1883 in Belvidere Township, Warren County, New Jersey; married William C. McGee (Reverend); born 15 August 1816 in New Jersey; deceased by
the time of the 1880 federal census, when Anna, widow, was living in the household of Caroline Stewart (no known relation) in Warren County, New Jersey.873 In 1850, the family was in Frelinghuysen Township, Warren County, New Jersey, where William was
listed as a clergyman (page 476).
The Yellow Frame Presbyterian Church was until 1904 situated on the border line between Sussex and Warren counties, in such a way that the pastor. was in one county and the congregation in the other. Rev. William C. McGee was installed pastor of this
and the Marksboro Church in 1841, and served until his death in 1867. He was the father of Dr. William H. McGee, of Belvidere, and of Flavel McGee.873b
Children of William and Anna (Clark) McGee were
(a) John Flavel McGee; born 6 April 1844 in Warren County, New Jersey; married Julia Fitz Randoph; born circa 1854 in New Jersey; died 30 November 1912 Flavel, a Princeton graduate 1865, was a prominent Jersey City lawyer in the law firm of Bedle,
McGee and Bedle. The family lived in Jersey City, Hudson County, in 1880 (census page 56).
Children of Flavel and Julia (Randoph) McGee known from the 1880 federal censuses (both born in New Jersey):
(i) Francis H. McGee; born circa 1874; died 1926. He was a former Assistant Attorney General of New Jersey.
(ii) Julia McGee; born circa 1879; married Francis Vreeland Dobbins.
(b) William Henry McGee; born 1 June 1848, died 10 June 1904; married, 13 May 1875, Mary Catherine Gulick; born circa 1857 in Pennsylvania. William graduated from Princeton in 1869 and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York City, 1871. He
practiced with his uncle Samuel S. Clark (#467), and at one time was surgeon for the Pennsylvania Railroad.873c In 1880, William and Mary C. were living in Belvidere, Warren County (page 267). In 1910, William H. had died but Mary and children Anna and
Helen were still in Belvidere (pae 2B)
Children of William and Catherine (Gulick) McGee (both born in New Jersey):
(i) Anna Clark McGee; born circa 1881. Anna graduated from Princeton, where she stayed in Blair Hall.
(ii) Helen McGee; born circa 1888.
464 ii. Margaret Imlay Clark; born 27 December 1819; died 9 March 1872; married (first) John McKinney; married (second) James Blair. In 1850, Margaret, single, was living with her father in Fishkill, New York.
Child of John and Margare (Clark) McKinney:
(a) John J. McKinney.
465 iii. Elizabeth May Clark; born 10 February 1821; died 17 March 1825.
466 iv. Joseph C. Clark; born 30 April 1823; died 27 March 1825.
467 v. Samuel Sherrerd Clark; born 8 November 1825 in Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey; died 23 November 1885 in Belvidere Township, Warren County, New Jersey; married Jane Clyde Kennedy; born 5 August 1832 in Stewartville, Greenwich
Township, Warren County, New Jersey; died 5 January 1899 in Belvidere Township, Warren County, New Jersey. Samuel and Jane were first cousins, Jane being a daughter of James Clyde and Ester (Sherrerd) Kennedy (#163).
In 1880, Samuel, a physician, Jane and daughter Mary Sherrerd Clark were living in Belvidere Township, Warren County, New Jersey.874 Samuel Sherrerd Clark attended Lafayette College, graduated from Princeton and then the Medical Department of New York
University. He practiced in Belvidere Township, Warren County, New Jersey.). There are several biographies of Samuel S. Clark.875
From the medical biography of Samuel Sherrerd Clark
His kindness, his decision, inspiring confidence, his faithfulness, his exactness and his exceptional skill, endeared him to the families in his large practice. His clear mind, his fine culture, his habits of careful study, his acquaintance with the
lastest and best results of science, placed him in the first rank in his profession. He was an active citizen, one of whose influence was always felt, and whose loss will be long and deeply felt.
Child of Samuel and Jane (Kennedy) Sherrerd:
(a) Mary Sherrerd Clark.
468 vi. Sarah Browne Clark; born 8 November 1823; died 16 November 1826.
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1850 census:
name: John F Clark [Presbyterian Clergyman]
event: Census
event date: 1850
event place: Fishkill, Dutchess, New York, United States
gender: Male
age: 60
marital status:
race (original):
race (standardized):
birthplace: New Jersey
estimated birth year: 1790
dwelling house number: 1090
family number: 1488
line number: 10
nara publication number: M432
nara roll number: 496
film number: 17072
digital folder number: 004196820
image number: 00207
Household Gender Age Birthplace
John F Clark M 60 New Jersey
Patience Clark F 50 New York
Margaret Clark F 30 New Jersey
Thomas Farle M 22 Ireland
Cathern Mcgirk F 18 Ireland
[John Flavel was an English Presbyterian clergyman and author.]

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