Bennington

CLARK, Nathan

Vermont Historical Magazine, No XI, October 1867, p 173 (excerpt from a 
section on the history of Bennington, Vermont)

Nathan CLARK was a resident of Bennington as early as September 1702, but the 
place of his birth or that from whence he emigrated has not be ascertained. 
He was a leading man in the controversy of the settlers with the New York 
claimants, and his name appears in nearly all of their public proceedings 
prior to the revolution, generally as chairman of their committees and 
conventions. He is said by tradition to have been "a pen and ink man," and 
to have been the draughtsman of many of the published papers of the early 
time. He was chairman of the committee of safety of Bennington in 1776, and 
as such held correspondence with Gen. GATES, then commander, at Ticonderoga, 
rendering him substantial and efficient aid in collecting and forwarding 
supplies for the army. He was representative from the town in the first 
legislature held in the state which met at Windsor in March 1778, and was 
Speaker of the Assembly. He is said to have been a man of decided energy of 
character, and of very respectable talent. One of his sons, Nathan Clark 
Jr., died of a wound received in the Bennington battle. He had other sons in 
the battle, one of whom, Isaac CLARK, was afterwards known as "Old Rifle," 
and served as Colonel in the War of 1812. Nathan CLARK die at Bennington 
[Bennington County, Vermont] 08 April 1792, aged seventy-four, leaving many 
descendants.

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