Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-12-01
Eariv Settlers IN Bethel.

wards returned 10 Newton and served IN
the war OF the Revolution for seVera'
wears, but had moved TO Bethel prior 70
1881 with his wife and made one OF The
ten families who were in town at The tinie
of the Indian raid. lie first began eh
lne farm since owned by Levi. Sanborn''
INT IN. second time he came he took lbe
place now owned by A. l. Burbank ESD
BENJAMIN Clark ha also come to belhe'
prior TO 1881. and both ot the Clarks Wet'
captured with Segar, and Benjamin
shared his captivity throughout. Lieut.
Jonathan Clark was with the Indians
until they reached poin. above shei'
burne, n. II. on their way to Canads'
when they captured colored man ana
told Clark that he might return. but
charged him TO keep the road. As soon
rs be got oul OF sight he lett The road anu
took TO the woods. which was doubtless
the mean. VI saving his life. as the in'
dians had a rear force who would have
murdered him for the sake OF his scalp
on which there was a bounty offered by
The English in Canada. l.. Clark reached
nome in safety. while Benjamin with
segar was taken to Canada and delivered
to the English authorities for which they
were paid the sum oil eight dollars each.
rhey were released after the surrender at
Yorktown. and returned to bethel early
10 1888.
These two ClaTks were first cousins
and were both born in Newton. Mass.
which place was formerly called CAM
bridge Village aud also New Cambridge.
Their emigrnnt ancestors were Hugh
Clark and vile Elizabeth OF WATERFOWL
who conveyed 10 their son John o. acres
OF land In New Cambridge in 1851. John
was Lorn In Watertown. Oct. lS' ltil'
aud moved TO New Cambridge (NewIoa)
soon after he received The deed OF MS
land and founded the numerous family
which afterwards lived in Newton. His
6r,t wife was Abigail -. by whom he
had John. born Nov. 10. 1892. For second
vile he married Elizabeth Norman OF
Boston, and their children were WILL
LIAM, born June 10. 1886. Ann. Martha.
Esher, Hannah and Moses. WILLIAM
married Hannah kee in Feb. lIO5, ana
had ElyaJeih NORMAN born Feb. IS.
III; Sarah, WILLIAM Jr born Dec. ~,
l7l6; Ann, who married EbeneEer Bart
(,ee Bartlett, Family In 4 former issue)
and Mary. Sarah married Samuel Hi.
ton and Hannah married Thos. SIearns.
William Clark, j.. married Mary Mnrean
in l74O, and had Mary. Willians, Norman
Daniel. JONATHAN born March %.
l747; Samuel and ELIZABETH.
Norman Clark (son OF William u
married Hannah Bird. of Dorchester, In
April l740. and their children were
Hannah. Norman, Susanna, Elizabeth
AMI Esther (lwins) Caleb. BENJAMIN
Loru April 8. 1889; Joseph and Moses.
Jonathan, son Of William Jr., was the
Lieut.. Jonathan who married Esther
Parker and came 10 Bethel q second tune
previous 10 1881. He died in Bsthsl
Dec. IS. 1921.
Children: Ebenssar. born Oct. 2s,
1881. died young; Jonathan. born Aug.
1888, died young; Esther. born Aug 20
l7s5. married Jeiedish Burbank ot Bethel
and had Sarah, Parker. Mary T., For.
dyce and one other; Sally, born April -,
1887. married Samuel Robertson OF Beth.
ell. and had Jonathan Clark. who died
many years ago at Walkers Mills; Mary.
born March 8, 1889. died young; Mary.
April "a, 1898, married Valentine Little;
Eliza, born April 4lh, 1895. married VIM.
Russell
BENJAMIN Clark married alter be re.
turned from his captivity Bstsey daughter
of Moses Mason ol Dublin, \. H.. and
sister OF the wife OF EIeazer Twitchell.
in whose family she came 10 Bethel. He
died March 9. 1902. His wife was born
July Is. l764. and died Jan'y 80, 1876.
Children:
Norman. born Dee. Is. 1884. married
Martha Watson ol Norway. who was
born Feb. 10. 1871. and their children
were Benz. NJ. born Nov. %, 1920, mar
ried Lydia NJ. Hascl,an; Mary H.. born
April 27. 1923. died in 1873; Isabella.
born July IL. 1928, married Gilman {.
Fare we'll; Myranda, born Oct. 4. 1882;
Marion A, born Dec. %. 1884. married
Jairus S. Dudley OF Woodstock; Susan.
nah, born Dec. Is, 1881. died young;
Betsey, born Aug 20. 1889. died Sept.
1864; Achsah, born Dec. ~, 1871. mar.
ried Jshn Burbank OF Gorham, n. H.;
Arnasa born Feb. IS. 1894. died Jan'y 2.
1887; Hannah B.. born April %, 1896.
married Samuel Barker OF Bethel; Lydia
X, born June 20. 1898, married Daniel
Watson Of Norway Moses, born March
6, 1901. died Young.
Norman Clark died June Is, 1857, and
his wife died Dec. 2s. 1873.
But few OF the posterity OF Jonathan
and Beuismiu CLARK remain In Bethel.