Notes:

Assistant Postmaster at Marion, Indiana

John is the son of Simon B. Clark 1832-1903 and Julia Ann Nottingham 1835-1898. He married 12 Jun 1889 in Grant Co., IN., to Florilla Rutherford 1862-1930.

John Florilla Rutherford 12 Jun 1888Grant County, IN. Florilla 15 Feb 1862 Indiana; 3 Apr 1930Grant County, Indiana; Estates of Serenity Marion, Grant County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Simon B. Clark (son of James H. Clark, brother of Gabrielle Clark Havens_

From book Biographical Memoirs of Grant County, Indiana page 790


SIMON B. CLARK.

Simon B. Clark, a prominent agricult urist of Fairmount township, Grant county,
Indiana, was born in Bradford county, Pennsylvania, January 23, 1832, and is a son of
James and Sarah (Simon) Clark. His grandfather was a soldier in the Revolu~
tionary war and was of German descent, the great-grandfather having come to this coun
try from Germany. The maternal great grandfather was from Ireland, the family
settling in Virginia. in which state the mother of Simon B. Clark was born. James
Clark was born February 10, I794, and his wife was some years younger, having been
born March 26, 1300. They were united in marriage July 3, I822, and in 1837 came
to Grant county. locating in Fairmount township, where the father died May I4,
1878. There were ten children born to them, namely: An infant, deceased; Polly;
Gabrielle, .\Irs. Havens, of Fowlerton; Rebecca: Ursula; an infant, deceased; \Vealthy
Ann, of Kansas; Caroline; Cynthia; Simon; and James. of Fairmount.

\Vhen Simon Clark was six years old his father moved to Ohio, and one year later
settled in Fairmount township, Indiana. As the land in this township ‘had all been
entered, the father purchased thirty-five acres of partially improved land. which is
now owned by Simon M's sister, who has (added to it until she now has two hundred
and twenty acres of land, most of which is under cultivation, this being recently di
vided.

Mr. Clark received 'his education in the subscription schools which were held in the
old log school-house out of which a log had been cut and a greased paper inserted to do
duty for a window. Reaching his twenty second year, he was joined in matrimony
on February 4, 1854, to Miss Julia Nottingham, daughter of James Notting
ham. A large family of children blessed their union, namely: .>\n infant who passed
away in babyhood; Ursula, who was born February 17, 1857, and on February 5,
1879, became the wife of Leslie Lemon, by whom she has one daughter. Relda V., a
bright, winsome child, who was born April 25, I880. The parents of Mr. Lemon are
John and Nancy Ann (Corson) Lemon; Floranna, the third child born to the Clark
home, claims as her natal clay February I 3, 1859. She married Arthur Jay and is the
mother of two children, Carl, born August 17, 1883, and Lelia Iona, born in 1886;
Malissa Adalaide was born February 26, 1862, and married Charles Butfington, by
whom she has five children, Grace, Chester, Thomas, June and Gladys; John Ellsworth
was born September 26, 1864, and is the present eflicient and popular treasurer of
Marion; Sarah; Olive was born Ma'rch 26, 1866, and passed away February 14, 1867;
Rebecca Joanna, born December 4, 1867, was twice married——first to L. Andrews,
by whom she has two children, Georgia andLeslie, and afterward to John DeLong, of
Fairmount, which marriage also resulted in the birth of two children, Julia and Arthur
(1; Corintha Blondella was born March 26, 1870, and became the wife of Francis
Wimpy and the mother of one child, Ursula; Edward Charles and Etta Caroline were
twins, born February 9, 1872. Edward mar ried Dora Fisherbuck and has three chil
dren, Gale, Raymond and Eva Belle, and re sides two and a half miles east of Gas City;
and Etta Cv married Perry \Vood, of Jones boro, and became the mother of one child,
Lacy Fern.

Simon married 4 Feb 1855 in Grant Co., IN., to Julia Ann Nottingham 1835-1898



THE SEVENTH GENERATION: James Clark (1794-1878)

James Clark, the second oldest child of John T. Clark and Cynthia Campbell, was born in Bradford County in 1794. He married Sarah Simmons in 1818 and together they had at least nine children born between the years 1818 and 1835. All of their children were born in Burlington, Pennsylvania.

Sometime in late 1837, the family moved westward ultimately arriving in Fairmount Township, Grant County, Indiana in February of 1838. In a history of Fairmount it is written: “The Clark family came in two wagons, one drawn by horses and the other by an ox team.” What motivated James Clark to move his family 600 miles from Burlington, Pennsylvania to Grant County, Indiana can only be assumed. Perhaps it was to seek a better life for himself and his children; perhaps it was just in his genes to migrate. James’ 4th great grandfather, Joseph, had journeyed from England to America in 1637, his 2nd great grandfather, Theophilus, had moved from Massachusetts to Connecticut in 1733, His grandfather, Benjamin, had relocated his family from Connecticut to Pennsylvania in 1770, and now he, James Clark, had crossed 600 miles of wilderness to start over again in Indiana. The Clark family continued to display an incredible pioneer spirit.
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Simon Julia Anne Nottingham 4 Feb 1855Grant County, IN. Julia (daughter of James Nottingham and Elizabeth Russell) 26 Jul 1835 Muncie, Indiana; 20 May 1898Grant County, Indiana; Riverside Cemetery Gas City, Grant County, Indiana,. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Moved: 1837, Ohio; 1837 - Moved to Ohio, as per daughter Gabrielle Havens

Notes:

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* His brother Cephas, age 62, appears with hin in 1860 census
for Grant county, IN
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THE SEVENTH GENERATION: James Clark (1794-1878)

James Clark, the second oldest child of John T. Clark and Cynthia Campbell, was born in Bradford County in 1794. He married Sarah Simmons in 1818 and together they had at least nine children born between the years 1818 and 1835. All of their children were born in Burlington, Pennsylvania.

Sometime in late 1837, the family moved westward ultimately arriving in Fairmount Township, Grant County, Indiana in February of 1838. In a history of Fairmount it is written: “The Clark family came in two wagons, one drawn by horses and the other by an ox team.” What motivated James Clark to move his family 600 miles from Burlington, Pennsylvania to Grant County, Indiana can only be assumed. Perhaps it was to seek a better life for himself and his children; perhaps it was just in his genes to migrate. James’ 4th great grandfather, Joseph, had journeyed from England to America in 1637, his 2nd great grandfather, Theophilus, had moved from Massachusetts to Connecticut in 1733, His grandfather, Benjamin, had relocated his family from Connecticut to Pennsylvania in 1770, and now he, James Clark, had crossed 600 miles of wilderness to start over again in Indiana. The Clark family continued to display an incredible pioneer spirit.
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Family moved to Fairmount, Grant County Indiana 3 Feb 1838 (Gabrille's 8th year)

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The father of Simon Clark, James Clark, died on May 14, 1878, at a fine old age. His wife was Sarah Simons, who died some fourteen years after her husband, when she was ninety-three years of age. They were stanch old Methodist people and reared a large family, among which Simon B., father of Mrs. Wimpy, was the youngest

James Sarah Simons 1818Burlington, PA. Sarah (daughter of Adrial Simons and Sarah Bingham) 16 Mar 1796 Burlington, Bradford County, PA; 27 Oct 1885Grant County, Indiana; 30 Oct 1885Riverside Cemetery, GrantCounty Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

James Nottingham, was born in Pennsylvania,
and came of good old English stock, the family originally having had its seat in Nottingham, England, for many years, hence the name which followed the family. James Nottingham was born in 1811, and when six years of age his parents moved out to Indiana, and located about 1817 near the present city of Muncie. James Nottingham grew up at Muncie, learned the trade of cabinet maker, and was four times
married. His. first wife, a Miss Russell, was born near Muncie, Indiana,about 1812. and died there in the prime of life.

She left two sonsand two daughters, namely : Chaplain ; Julia Ann, who became the
wife of Simon Clark; one daughter that died, aged twelve years; and
a son. Owen P. James Nottingham for his second wife married a Miss Carmine, who was born in Delaware county, Indiana, and who died when still a young woman, leaving one son, Thomas, who died after being twice married, leaving children by both wives.

James Elizabeth Russell. Elizabeth 1812 Muncie, Indiana; 1840Muncie, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John T. Clark came to Burlington in 1798, and located where Dr. Tracy now resides. When a child, Mr. Clark lived with his parents in the Wyoming valley, and was there at the time of the "massacre." His father being in the service, he was placed in the fort for protection and made his escape with a lady in a canoe down the river. For more than a year Mr. Clark did not know the whereabouts of his son. At the close of the war Mr. Clark, whose name was Benjamin, moved to the "Sheshequin Flats," in what is now know as Ulster and located on the place of Benjamin Ross, where he lived until the time of his death.

John T. was a young man when he came to Burlington, and share din a commendable manner the hardships of a new country. He remained a citizen of Burlington until the close of his life. After a short residence at Burlington Centre, he moved to the place now occupied by Z. Morgan, where he spent the remainder of his days. Mr. Clark had a family of twelve children, three of whom are yet living. These are Mrs. E. Gustin, Mrs. E. Nichols and Mrs. Z. Lane. Of the Clark name only B. M. Clark, a grandson, is yet living in the township.

In 1799 and 1800 another lot of emigrants from Connecticut arrived, among them Jeremiah Taylor, Moffitt and Benjamin Saxton.

Alexander Lane moved to the township of Burlington in 1801 from Ulster where he had lived for a short time, having originally moved from Poughkeepsie, N.Y. While living in Ulster in 1800, he and a gentleman by the name of Rundall marked trees in from that township to Columbia, picked out a location, the same as now owned by the Besley brothers, and erected a log cabin each, and would have gone there to live had not Mrs. Lane emphatically refused going so far in the wilderness to live. Mr. Lane then purchased the possession right of Abiel Foster, and moved thereon in 1801. He occupied this place until the time of his death, which occurred in 1844. Since then it has been occupied by his son, Rev. Alexander Lane. Mr. Lane had a family of thirteen children, these were William, Zephaniah, Alexander, Daniel, Sally, Hannah, Betsey, Ruth, Charlotte, Maria, Alvira, Anna and Emily. Of these Alexander, Daniel and Charlotte are yet living.

In 1803, Eliphalet Gustin came to Sugar Creek and located on the place no occupied by his son, E. Gustin. Mr. Gustin was a native of Vermont, and was born in 1766. When a young man he left home as a "journeying shoemaker," traveling through the Eastern States. He married in New Jersey, and lived there for a short time. Thence, removing his family to Pennsylvania, near Wilkes-Barre, where he in 1792 embarked his wife, two children and a few effects (all that he had) in a canoe, and paddled up the Susquehanna, landing at the mouth of Horn Brook, which took its name from the fact of his finding a remarkably large horn in that stream. Mr. Gustin took up land, a part of which is now included in the Isaac Horton place, also the lands occupied by the Horn Brook church, and began clearing up until about 1800 when he sold his improvements, and moved across the river to the mouth of Hemlock Run where he lived for about three years. Again desiring a change he placed his household goods and family in a canoe and paddled up Sugar Creek. Finding a recess in the bank near the creek, across which a tree had fallen, he covered it with bark and transferred his family hither where they lived the greater part of the summer. He built a log cabin on the "Rundall flats" and lived there for six or eight years, then crossed the creek and built on the place now owned by his son. Mr. Gustin occupied the place which he took up, making valuable improvements until the time of his death, which occurred in 1860 at the age of ninety-four years.



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* Born ‎ jul 8, 1770 at Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, died ‎ sep 6, 1849 at Burlington, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania‎, 79 years

John T. married Cynthia, daughter of James Campbell, and settled in Burlington, where he died. They had 12 children who married as follows:

1. Billings to Charlotte Nichols;

2. James to Sally Simons;

3. Cephas to Sally Wilcox;

4. Benjamin died, aged 19, from being kicked by a horse;

5. Sally to Timothy C. Wheeler;

6. Betsey to Abraham Reeves;

7. Ursula to Earl Nichols;

8. Celestia to Harry L. Ross;

9. Polly, first to Amos Alexander, second to Zepheniah Lane;

10 Jane died unmarried;

11 Cynthia to Eliphalet Gustin;

12 Melissa to Mortimer Knapp.
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Born ‎ 1747 at Tolland Co., Connecticut, died ‎ aug 9, 1834 at Ulster, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania‎, 86 or 87 years, buried ‎ at Ulster Cemetery, Ulster, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania
Benjamin Clark, a native of Tolland, Connecticut, removed to the Wyoming Valley, and was among the very first to build a house on the town-plat of Wilkes-Barre. He was a corporal in the First Independent Company of Wyoming, under Capt. Robert Durkee, and served seven years in the Revolutionary War. He was one of the detachment sent for the relief of Wyoming after the fatal battle, and was in the army of General Sullivan against the Indians. For his services he received a pension of $96 per year. Subsequently, he was appointed a captain of militia, and was known by the older settlers as "Captain Clark." In 1784 he removed from Wyoming to Asylum, and the next year settled in Ulster on what is known as the Ross farm. His house was a place of entertainment for travelers and a home of the Methodist itinerant for many years, and in it the first preaching was held in "Old Sheshequin." Captain Clark was an ardent Federalist and a member of the Methodist church. He took an active interest in public affairs, and for years filled the most important local offices. He died at Ulster, August 9, 1834, aged 87 years.

Captain Clark was twice married. The Westmoreland town records contain the following: "Births of the children of Benjamin Clark and Nabbe, his wife--John Theophilus, born July 8, 1770; Polly, born March 3, 1774; Sally and Milly (twins), born March 5, 1777. Nabbe, wife of Benjamin Clark, departed this life, March 12, 1777, in the 24th year of her age." Their children selected partners as follows:

John T. married Cynthia, daughter of James Campbell, and settled in Burlington, where he died. They had 12 children who married as follows: Billings to Charlotte Nichols; James to Sally Simons; Cephas to Sally Wilcox; Benjamin died, aged 19, from being kicked by a horse; Sally to Timothy C. Wheeler; Betsey to Abraham Reeves; Ursula to Earl Nichols; Celestia to Harry L. Ross; Polly, first to Amos Alexander, second to Zepheniah Lane; Jane died unmarried; Cynthia to Eliphalet Gustin; Melissa to Mortimer Knapp.

Polly (Mary) married a Mr. Blanchard.

Nabby (Abigail) married George Culver and moved to the Lake country.

For his second wife, Captain Clark married Keziah Yarrington, widow of Silas Gore, who was slain at the battle of Wyoming. She died August 12, 1837, aged 91 years, and lies beside her husband in the Ulster cemetery. Their four children, who married as follows, were:

Lucinda, to Nathaniel Hovey, an officer in the War of 1812, who died at Sackett's Harbor in 1814.

Ursula, to Samuel Treadway and removed to Illinois.

William, to Sylvia, daughter of Ezra Niles and removed to Cairo, Illinois.

Julia Ann, first to John Overton, and after his death to a Mr. Passmore, with whom she moved West.

From Baker Family Tree:
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THE SEVENTH GENERATION: James Clark (1794-1878)

James Clark, the second oldest child of John T. Clark and Cynthia Campbell, was born in Bradford County in 1794. He married Sarah Simmons in 1818 and together they had at least nine children born between the years 1818 and 1835. All of their children were born in Burlington, Pennsylvania.

Sometime in late 1837, the family moved westward ultimately arriving in Fairmount Township, Grant County, Indiana in February of 1838. In a history of Fairmount it is written: “The Clark family came in two wagons, one drawn by horses and the other by an ox team.” What motivated James Clark to move his family 600 miles from Burlington, Pennsylvania to Grant County, Indiana can only be assumed. Perhaps it was to seek a better life for himself and his children; perhaps it was just in his genes to migrate. James’ 4th great grandfather, Joseph, had journeyed from England to America in 1637, his 2nd great grandfather, Theophilus, had moved from Massachusetts to Connecticut in 1733, His grandfather, Benjamin, had relocated his family from Connecticut to Pennsylvania in 1770, and now he, James Clark, had crossed 600 miles of wilderness to start over again in Indiana. The Clark family continued to display an incredible pioneer spirit.
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From Bradsby, 1891
B. M. CLARK, undertaker, Rome, was born July 22,1845, on the farm owned by his brother, and is a son of Harry and Ellen (Brown) Clark, natives of this county. His boyhood was passed on his father’s farm, and in attending school in Rome and Orwell; he afterward learned the trade of mason. His first farm was the old homestead which contained one hundred and twenty acres, which he sold to his brother, and in 1876 he built his present residence – an elegant house containing all modern conveniences. He was united in marriage October 20, 1868, with Eliza Vought, daughter of John and Esther (Horton) Vought (the former born at Standing Stone and the latter in Sheshequin), whose family consisted of six children of which Mrs. Clark is the second. Mr. and Mrs. Clark have an adopted child, May, now in her twelfth year; the family worships at the Baptist Church. Mr. Clark is an unswerving Republican in politics, and has held the office of township commissioner for two years, besides other local offices. The Clark family are well-known and highly respected by a large circle of friends.

From Bradford Reporter, October 18, 1883
Captain [Benjamin] Clark was twice married. In the Westmoreland town records are the following entries: Births of the children of Benjamin Clark and Nabbie his wife, John Theophilus, born July 8, 1770; Poly, born February 24, 1772; Nabby, born March 3, 1774; Sally and Milly (twins) born March 5, 1777, Nabbie, wife of Benjamin Clark departed this life March 12, 1777, in the twenty-fourth year of her age.

John T. married and settled in Burlington where he died. His history will be found interesting. Mary married a Blanchard, and Abagail married a Culver; both left the State.

From Bradford Reporter, July 17, 1884:
John F. [sic] Clark came to Burlington in 1798, and located where Dr. Tracy now resides. when a child, Mr. Clark lived with his parents in the Wyoming valley, and was there at the time of the "massacre." His father being in the service, he was placed in the fort for protection and made his escape with a lady in a canoe down the river. For more than a year Mr. Clark did not know the whereabouts of his son. At the close of the war Mr. Clark, whose name was Benjamin, moved to the "Sheshequin Flats," in what is now known as Ultster and located on the place of Benjamin Ross, where he lived until the time of his death.

John T. was a young man when he came to Burlington, and shared in a commendable manner the hardships of a new country. He remained a citizen of Burlington until the close of his life. After a short residence at Burlington Centre, he moved to the place now occupied by Z. Morgan, where he spent the remainder of his days. Mr. Clark had a family of twelve children, three of whom are yet living. These are Mrs. E. Gustin [Cynthia], Mrs. E. Nichols [Ursala], and Mrs. Z. Lane. of the Clark name only B.M. Clark, a grandson, is yet living in the township.

A John Clark listed in 1810 census of Burlington Township, Luzerne County (later Bradford), at age between 26 and 44, with 1 male under 10, 1 male 10 to 15, 2 males 16 to 15, 4 females under 10, and 1 female between 26 and 44.

From Baker Family Tree, Chapter 17, The Clarke Family
http://bakerfamilytree.blogspot.com/2008/02/chapter-17-clarke-family_27.html
Retrieved Jan. 15, 2011
THE SIXTH GENERATION: John Theophilus Clark (1770-1840)

John Theophilus Clark was only eight years old when the Indians and Tories attacked the Wyoming community in July of 1778 in what historians are now referring to as the “Wyoming Massacre.” Fortunately, John was with the other civilian inhabitants who fled into the forest when the militia surrendered the fort where they were living. John was in his late teens when his father and step mother moved to Bradford County further up the Susquehanna River in the late 1780s. Here he married Cynthia Campbell, of Scottish descent, in 1790 and together they parented twelve children between the years 1792 and 1824. He remained in this area as a prominent farmer for the remainder of his life. John died in 1840. Cynthia died in 1864. Cynthia Campbell’s grandfather, David Campbell, immigrated to America from Scotland in 1720. The family first settled near Boston. David’s son, James Campbell (our daughter-in-law’s 6th great grandfather), was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Massachusetts’ militia during the American Revolution. His name is included in the DAR Patriot listing which is a benefit to any of his female descendants who might be interested in joining the Daughters of the American Revolution. In 1790, he moved his family including Cynthia to Burlington, Pennsylvania. They are considered to be one of the earliest pioneer families in Burlington.

John Cynthia Campbell 1792Bradford County. Cynthia (daughter of James Campbell, Sr. and Jane Knox) 23 Jun 1772 Blandford Hampden County Massachusetts, USA; 18 Jan 1864Burlington PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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James Campbell, born November 01, 1739 in Blandford, Hampden Co., Massachusetts; died December 28, 1813 in Sugar Creek, Burlington, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania.

He was the son of David Campbell, Sr.

He married 23. Jane Knox January 10, 1760 in Blandford, Hampden Co., Massachusetts.

Jane Knox, born February 03, 1744 in Blandford, Hampden Co., Massachusetts; died October 16, 1840 in Sugar Creek, Burlington, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania.She was the daughter of John Knox, Sr and Rachel Freeland.

Children of James Campbell and Jane Knox are:

i. Betsy Campbell, born March 06, 1782 in Nobletown, New York; married (1) Stephen Smith Abt. 1790; born Abt. 1765; married (2) Oliver Sherman Abt. 1795; born Abt. 1765.

ii. Cynthia Campbell, born June 23, 1772 in Blandford, Massachusetts; died in Burlington Center, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania; married John Theophilus Clark Abt. 1785; born July 08, 1770 in Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania; died in Burlington Center, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania.

iii. David Campbell I, born July 11, 1767 in Blandford, Massachusetts; died December 15, 1848 in Burlington, Pennsylvania; married Hannah Chase Abt. 1784; born Abt. 1767.

iv. Eleanor Campbell, born May 18, 1765 in Blandford, Massachusetts; died 1855 in Burlington, Pennsylvania; married Gamaliel Jaqua 1785; born January 29, 1764 in Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut; died April 20, 1835 in Jefferson Twp., Preble Co., Ohio.

v. James Child Of James And Jane Campbell, Jr., born April 16, 1763 in Blandford, Massachusetts; died 1847 in Marion, Indiana; married Mehitable McPherson Abt. 1812; born Abt. 1765.

vi. John Campbell, born May 11, 1761 in Blandford, Massachusetts; died October 18, 1846 in Orangewille, Wyoming Co., New York; married Lydia Whiting 1784; born 1762.

vii. Rachel Campbell, born September 09, 1769 in Blandford, Massachusetts; died in North Towanda, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania; married Stephen Wilcox, Jr. Abt. 1785; born Abt. 1765; died in North Towanda, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania.

viii. Sally Campbell, born January 16, 1787 in Nobletown, New York; died October 03, 1862; married Jeremiah Miller May 17, 1808; born 1785 in Burlington, Pennsylvania; died 1859.

ix. William Campbell, born August 10, 1779 in Nobletown, New York; died 1854 in West Burlington, Pennsylvania; married Polly Miller Abt. 1802; born March 14, 1788; died March 16, 1847.

x. Cephas Campbell, born March 29, 1777 in Blandford, Massachusetts; died March 05, 1857 in Burlington Center, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania; married (1) Sally-Sarah Bingham March 1806; born 1786 in Ulster, Pennsylvania; died February 07, 1821; married (2) Eleanor Miller February 23, 1827; born January 28, 1788; died January 29, 1875.

11 xi. Jenny-Jane Campbell, born November 30, 1774 in Blandford, Massachusetts; died August 10, 1818 in Sugar Creek, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania; married George Head, Jr. 1795 in Burlington, Burlington Twp., Bradford Co., Pennsylvania.
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James Campbell, a native of Blandford, Mass., who had been a soldier in the Revolutionary war, removed from Massachusetts with his family, 1791, and settled in the wilderness on Sugar Creek in Burlington.

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He had married Jane Knox, their children being John, James, David, Cephas, William, Eleanor, Rachel, Cynthia, Jane, Betsy and Sally. John, James and David were soldiers in the struggle for Independence. Mr. Campbell died upon his farm, December 28, 1813, in his 75th year. Notice of his death says, "He was the father of 5 sons, 6 daughters, 6 sons-in-law, 93 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren, making in all 137. He was a member of the Methodist society and was much respected for his virtues." He was of Scotch descent. The farm he settled is still owned and occupied by his descendants. His wife, born February 3, 1744, died October 16, 1840. Both are buried in the family plot upon the homestead. Of the children:

John and James removed early to Indiana and died there.

David, born at Blandford, Mass., enlisted January 1, 1782, and served until December, 1783, as a private under Captain Pearsey and Col. Marinus Willet. He obtained a pension upon the ground that in the expedition to Oswego one of his feet was frozen, causing permanent lameness. He died in Burlington, December 15, 1848, aged 83 years, leaving children: Harry, James, David, Hannah (1st Mrs. Isaac Ayers, 2nd Mrs. Jesse Beals), Almira (Mrs. Isaac Marcellus), Almenia (Mrs. Clark).

Cephas, born March 29, 1777, married first Sarah, daughter of Chester Bingham of Ulster; she died, 1821, in her 35th year; married second Ellen Miller, born January 28, 1788, died January 29, 1875. Mr. Campbell died March 5, 1857 in Burlington.

Children: Josephus, who married Asenath Miller; James married Anna Robbins; Chester married Mary Ann Pratt; Owen married 1st Celinda Foster, 2nd Almira York. Letitia married Orry Burns.

William, born August 10, 1779, married Polly Miller, settled on Tom Jack Creek, West Burlington, where he died, 1854. His wife, born March 14, 1788, died March 16, 1847. Children: Alanson, George Washington, William, Lucy, Derrick, Leticia, Lenora.

Eleanor married Gamaliel Jaqua, Burlington.

Rachel married Stephen Wilcox, North Towanda.

Cynthia married John T. Clark, Burlington.

Jane married George Head, Burlington.

Betsy married 1st Oliver Sherman, 2nd Stephen Smith.

Sally married Jeremiah Miller, Burlington.

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Adrial Simons, who held on right in the Susquehanna Company's township of Ulster, came on from Connecticut (probably Brandon) in 1785, about the same time as Capt. Clark, and occupied his claim, the farm now owned by Mr. VanDyke and Adolphus Watkins.

He had served in the Revolutionary War from 1777 to 1780 and was taken prisoner by the British in one of the battles fought in the vicinity of New York. For a long time he was confined in one of the prison ship on Long Island sound, where he suffered untold hardships from confinement, hunger, cold and filth, which gave those floating dens such an unenviable notoriety.

He married Sarah, sister of Chester and Ozias Bingham. She and three children died of fever in the summer of 1803. Of the large family "Septer" who died November 20, 1798 aged 15 years, has the oldest marked grave in Ulster cemetery. Other children remembered were Adrial, Elijah, Anson, Bingham, George and Jeduthan. Mr. Simons died, 1829, aged 73 years.

He was described as a fine old gentleman, hard working, frugal and kind to the poor. Capt. Simons raised a large family. Four of his sons Elijah, Anson, Bingham and George went to the state of Ohio. Jeduthan died in Ulster.

Adrial Sarah Bingham. Sarah 24 Jul 1758 Windham, CT; 27 Jul 1803Ulster, Bradford County, PA; Ulster Cemetery Ulster, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]