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- 17 Nov 1809 - Luzerne County Federalist: Melancholy Accident — On Oct. 23rd last, Nathan COON, of Sugar Creek, in this county, took his rifle and went into the woods in pursuit of venison. Having hunted some time, he started three deer, which run round a hill near where the new state road crosses the line of Claverack Township. Mr. COON immediately crossed the hill with the view of meeting the deer as they should come round the point of the hill. Having proceeded a little distance he heard a noise of rustling in the bushes in the direction that he expected the deer to come, and eager for the game, stepped hastily forward, and seeing something move through the leaves, he fired, and the object fell. On approaching the spot, lo! Instead of a deer — a man had fallen, and was writhing in the most excruciating agonies. Capt. Samuel CLARK of Claverack had contracted to open a part of the state road, and was at work upon it alone, when the ball struck him near the right shoulder blade and penetrated to the spine of the back. When Mr. COON came in with the sad intelligence, measures were immediately taken for bringing Capt. CLARK to his place of residence at Capt. GREGORY’S. He received his wound about one o’clock P. M. and retained his senses perfectly, while he survived, which was until about eight o’clock in the evening, when he expired. Capt. CLARK was a respectable and worthy man, about 55 years of age, and has left five children to mourn his untimely death. Mr. COON appeared exceedingly afflicted; there was no doubt that the wound was entirely accidental; but such accidents occur so frequently, that it is impossible not to consider the persons who are the causes of them, if not guilty, at least extremely reprehensible for their carelessness. Hunters form such fatal consequences, ought to learn to exercise more prudence and caution for the future.
- From Heaverly;s Pioneers and Patriot Families of Bradford County, Page 187: Samuel Clark came to Ulster soon after his brother, Capt. Benjamin Clark. In the census of 1790 his family is given as consisting of five males and three females. Mr. Clark met a tragic death on Christmas, 1808. He had a contract for building a section of the State Road, crossing the county from east to west, and while engaged on the Gregg place in clearing away brush, was shot in mistake for a deer by a neighbor. But little is known of his family. One son, Ebenezer P. Clark, was for a number of years a resident of Towanda and did teaming for Col. Harry Spalding. Harry S. Clark, son of Ebenezer P., born 1823, is still a resident of Towanda.
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Nathan Coon lived up Sugar creek about a mile above Mr. Rutty's. He probably left about 1809. His property described as a house, seventeen acres of improved land, one hundred and twenty unimproved, and a valuation of $153,which, on the assessment, is marked transferred to Andrew Gregg.
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Samuel Clark of Claverack lived at Capt. Gregory's in Wysox. Gregory was a licensed Inn Keeper in 1802
504 HISTORY OF BRADFORD COUNTY.
Ebenezer B. Gregory came here through the influence of Mr. Means. At all events he accompanied liim on his return trip from
Northumberland where he had gone after his sister, Nancy (Mrs. Dr.Warner). He lived in a double log house near the river, a little north-
east of the present residence of I. O. Blight, on the same lot. The building was used as a house of entertainment, and Mr. Gregory was
licensed a ''taverner" in 1802. lie seems to have also engaged in the mercantile business for a short time, being marked "merchant" on the assessment roll of 1814:. Mr. Gregory was a man of education
and "very much of a gentleman." His wife was an accomplished ladv, and'as early as 1810 or 1811 established a boarding school at her
own house for young ladies and girls. Mr. Gregory was one of the original proprietors of Towanda, and donated from his portion two
lots for an academy, which were subsequently appropriated to private uses. In about 1817 he removed to Owego, and died
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* From FamilySearch.org
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Name: Samuel Clark
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 09 Nov 1752
Birthplace: ASHFORD TWP,WINDHAM,CONNETICUT
Father's Name: Theophilus Clark
Mother's Name: Bethiah
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: 7450316
System Origin: Connecticut-ODM
GS Film number: unknown
Citing this Record
"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F742-Q54 : 11 February 2018), Bethiah in entry for Samuel Clark, 09 Nov 1752; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
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The following is extracted from Clement F. Heverly, Pioneer and Patriot Families of Bradford County, 1770-1800, Vol. 1, Bradford Star Print, 1913
EARLY MARRIAGES, JUSTICES AND MINISTERS IN BRADFORD COUNTY
Records From 1766 to 1811
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1798 June 26, in Sheshequin, by Judge Obadiah Gore, Ebenezer B. Gregory of Wysox (Towanda) and Mrs. Celinda (Bingham) Taylor.
** Samuel Clark living at Captain Gregory's at time of accident
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- Wysox Assessment* 1796.
Wysox Assessment, 1796 13
William Dobin as a carpenter ; and Samuel Surlerhill as
a blacksmith. The following were the taxables :
Benjamin Ackley John Cranmer
John Bennett Samuel Cole
Joshua Bowman James Gurnet
Amos Bennett, Jr. William Dauherty
Joseph Ballard Paul DeWiU
Henry Bunnell John Dorman
Charles Bartley William DeWitt
Amos Bennett William Dohin
John Blanden Widow MeDale
Henry Birney Frederick Eiklor
Charles Bologhone Nathaniel Edsall
Stephen Baliard Solomon Franklin
Joseph Bennett Rudolph Fox
Nathan Bull Jehial Fat is
Feris Bod well Rufus Foster
Joshua Bailey Jehial Franklin
Thomas Bennett Isaac Foster
David Baringtou Philip Fox
Gideon Bennett Abraham Foster
Samuel Cranmer Jacob Gibson
Samuel Clark Richard Gough
Michael Crows Jacob Granteer
Ehenezer Cindle Francis Gullow
Moses Coolbaugh Richard Griffin
Moses Calkins Thomas Gibson
Amy Cranmer Daniel Hoi ley
Abisha Cole Peter Huyck
John Cole Luther Hinman
Usual Carter Elijah Head
Samuel Covel George Head, Sr.
Noadiah Cranmer John Hinman
W T illiam Coolbaugh Elisha Hurlhut
Barnabas Clark William Huyck
John Clark Nathaniel Heacock
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