Notes for Aaron CLARK

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Notes for Aaron CLARK

See C.C.Gardner, page 151; NYGBR 63:96.
GMNJ 7:89 at 90+ (1932).
Born in the Wheatsheaf area of Rahway, Essex Co., New Jersey, named for a tavern that once stood there.
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There is an Aron Clark in 1790 census, Strabane Twp. Washington Co. PA with 1/3/3 = 1 male over 16, 3 under 16, and three females [not divided into ages]. Possibly the above man, as the ages fit well.
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How do we know all the names of all of Aaron Clark's children?
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See Shopkeeper's Petition [January 9, 1781] signed by neighbors
Robart Clark
Samuel Williams
Benjamin Cory
Joseph Cory
John Craig
Amos Morse, Jun.
Daniel [can't decipher last name]
George Ross 3d
James Wynants
James [can't decipher last name]
John Wynants
Benj Winans Jun
Stites Woodruff
George Ross Junr [not sure of "Junr"]
Joseph barnett junr
Abner Cory
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See NJ Supreme Court case involving estate and land of grandfather Thomas Clark. [Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court and ..., Volume 3
By New Jersey. Supreme Court]
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In the Name of God Amen. I AARON CLARK of the County of Washington in the State of Pennsylvania, being of sound mind and perfect memory do this fourth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & eleven, make and ordain this to be
.my last Will and Testament in manneI' and form following viz: First I do order and direct that my just debts & funeral expences be paid out of my movable estate Item I give unto my well beloved wife SUSANNAH ane feather bed & beding over and above her
right of dower, Item I give unto my son WINANS the whole of the money and other property I have let. him have prior to this date and no more I tem I give unto my son HATFIELD the whole of the money and other property I have let him have and the money I
have paid for
him at sundry times Item I give and devise unto my four daughters, ELIZABETH, HANNAH, ABIGAIL & SUSANNAH and to their heirs and assigns forevel' all the real property or estate I now hold in the County aforesaid, to be by them sold whenever a majority
of them may think proper, and the money arising from such sale to be divided amongst them, after allowing the three last mentioned eighty dollars each, out of the whole sum, to make them equal to my daughter Elizabeth and I do further order and direct
that my two youngest daughters be raised and scholed out of my personal estate,Item I give devise and bequeath unto my son JOSIAH the remainder of myestate be it where it may. And I do ordain and appoint my son Josiah & Matthew Dill Executors to this
my last Will and Testament
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first herein above written. And whereas my three sons Winans, Hatfield & Josiah have wrought with and for me since they have been of age yet I am well assured and can declare with
certainty that I am not indebted to either of them in the least note the words either of was interlined befare signing
AARON CLARK
Signed, sealed, & delivered in the presence off Note I forgot to
mention that my three youngest daughters are to have each a
bed and bedding and all the table linnen ...................................... ..
Signed sealed and execu ted in the presence of us John Marshel
Wm. Chapman Purnal Hickman
January 4th, 1812, Letters Testamentary with Copy of Will
and probate annexed were issued to JOSIAH CLARK, an Executor
within named, who on ·same day was duly sworn.
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,
WASHINGTON COUNTY, SS:-
I do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of the original last will and testament of AARON CLARK,
deceased, as the same remains on file and is of record in Will
Book, Volume 2, page 334, in the Register's Office for the State
and Coun ty aforesaid.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my official seal at Washington, Penn'a, this 3rd day of
May, A. D. 1922.
JOHN AlKEN
Register.
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