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Capt Thomas Clark

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Capt Thomas Clark

Birth
Death
13 May 1789 (aged 36–37)
Burial
Rahway, Union County, New Jersey, USA
Memorial ID
13022023 View Source

Patriot. Son of Abraham Clark, signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was Captain of the Eastern Company Artillery in the Continental Army and served in the Revolutionary War from 1776 to 1781. He fought at the Battle of Princeton.

Thomas Clark was commissioned First Lieutenant, March 1, 1776, became Captain-Lieutenant, and commanded detachments of his company stationed at the Blazing Star (in Woodbridge) July to November 1776; was at the Battle of Trenton, Dec. 26, 1776: at the Battle of Princeton, Jan. 3 1777, where he succeeded Captain Neil, who fell; became Captain of Artillery, Continental Army Feb. 1, 1777, and was at the Battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth, in the Revolutionary War. The records of the Adjunct General's Office in the War Department, Washington, D.C., show that Thomas Clark served as Captain of his own company of Artillery, Continental troops, commanded by Col. John Lamb; and that his name last appears on the Company muster rolls July 9 1779, with the remark, "on furlough by Col. Harrison." - Leanne Keefer Bechdel

Patriot. Son of Abraham Clark, signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was Captain of the Eastern Company Artillery in the Continental Army and served in the Revolutionary War from 1776 to 1781. He fought at the Battle of Princeton.

Thomas Clark was commissioned First Lieutenant, March 1, 1776, became Captain-Lieutenant, and commanded detachments of his company stationed at the Blazing Star (in Woodbridge) July to November 1776; was at the Battle of Trenton, Dec. 26, 1776: at the Battle of Princeton, Jan. 3 1777, where he succeeded Captain Neil, who fell; became Captain of Artillery, Continental Army Feb. 1, 1777, and was at the Battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth, in the Revolutionary War. The records of the Adjunct General's Office in the War Department, Washington, D.C., show that Thomas Clark served as Captain of his own company of Artillery, Continental troops, commanded by Col. John Lamb; and that his name last appears on the Company muster rolls July 9 1779, with the remark, "on furlough by Col. Harrison." - Leanne Keefer Bechdel

Gravesite Details

Memorial Stone. Lt. Thomas Clark is buried at Chartiers Hill Cemetery, Washington County, Pennsylvania [Contributor: serendipity (48766986)]


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