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Clarke Family Papers

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The Clarke family lived and farmed in the Stony Brook - Quaker Bridge area of Middlesex County, New Jersey, now known as Clarkesville of Mercer County, which was created in 1838 by taking parts from adjacent counties.

Consists of documents of the Clarke family. Included are twenty deeds, seven wills, and five mortgages of various generations of Clarkes; papers relating to family members who died intestate; inventories of household goods, documents, and receipts concerning the estates of William Clarke (1734-1802), Matthew Clarke (died circa 1820), Caleb Hulfish (died circa 1860), and David B. Hill (died circa 1888); and a diary (1886-1900) kept by William H. Clarke (d. 1906). Also included are miscellaneous documents such as a receipt (1794) for use of the (Quaker) Friend's School at Stony Brook, a New York marriage contract (1735) between John Clarke and Sarah Field, and an indenture (1865) binding an apprentice to John H. Clarke.

Many of the documents refer to other local residents of the 18th and 19th centuries, including Robert Stockton, Cornelius Covenhoven, Samuel Oldden [Olden], Robert White, Abraham Schuyler, and Henry E. Hale.

Organized according to document type: Deeds, Mortgages, Wills, Estate Papers, and Miscellaneous Papers

Gift of Francis S. MacIlvaine (Class of 1904) in 1958 (AM 16406).

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Collection title was updated by Amy C. Vo for DACS compliancy in 2023.

Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2002
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Collection Inventory

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Benjamin Clarke, Samuel Wilson, Susanna Stockton, et al., 1710. 1 folder.
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John Clarke to Matthew Clark, 1768. 1 folder.
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Matthew & Sarah Clarke to Robert White, 1785. 1 folder.
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Abraham Schuyler to Matthew Clarke, 1785. 1 folder.
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Samuel Oldden to Thomas Clarke, 1795. 1 folder.
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Samuel & Mary Oldden to Robert White, 1799. 1 folder.
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John & Jane Clarke to Joseph Clarke, 1802. 1 folder.
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Hannah Clarke to Joseph Clarke, 1802. 1 folder.
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Esther Clarke to Joseph Clarke, 1802. 1 folder.
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William Clarke to Joseph Clarke, 1802. 1 folder.
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Absalom Clarke to Joseph Clarke, 1802. 1 folder.
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Elijah & Sarah Clarke to Joseph Clarke, 1802. 1 folder.
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George & Ann Clarke to Joseph Clarke, 1802. 1 folder.
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Ezra Clarke to Joseph Clarke, 1806. 1 folder.
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Joseph Clarke to Sarah Clarke, 1821. 1 folder.
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Matthew & Elizabeth Clarke to Ezekiel Clarke, 1843. 1 folder.
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Samuel & Rebecca Mount to John Mount, 1854. 1 folder.
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Hannah H. Worth to Henry E. Hale, 1861. 1 folder.
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Elias Updike to Samuel Mount, 1864. 1 folder.
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John & Eliza Ann Mount to Winckey Dye, 1864. 1 folder.
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George W. Norton to Deborah Flock, 1846. 1 folder.
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Mary M. English to Hannah H. Worth (guardian of Otis & Henry E. Hale), 1859. 1 folder.
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Henry E. Hale to Hohn H. Clarke, 1863. 1 folder.
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John & Eliza Ann Mount to William Everett, 1864. 1 folder.
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Winckey Dye to Samuel Atchley, 1864. 1 folder.
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Clarke, Thomas, 1802. 1 folder.
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White, Robert, 1802. 1 folder.
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Clarke, Ezekiel (d.1809), 1805. 1 folder.
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Clarke, Sarah (1752-1840), 1834. 1 folder.
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White, Hannah Clarke, 1834. 1 folder.
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Clarke, Joseph, 1845. 1 folder.
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Clarke, Hannah, 1851. 1 folder.
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Clarke, William, 1802-1803. 1 folder.
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Clarke, Matthew, 1820-1823. 1 folder.
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Hulfish, Caleb, 1860-1865. 1 folder.
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Hill, David B, 1888-1889. 1 folder.
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Clarke, William H. (d.1906): diaries and purses, 1886-1900. 1 folder.
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Clarke, William H. (d.1906): miscellaneous papers, 1891-1906. 1 folder.
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Bill of Sale: Joseph Bennet to Joseph Clarke, 1831. 1 folder.
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Cemetary plot receipt: William Clarke, 1871. 1 folder.
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Friends' School at Stony Brook, receipts: William Clarke to Samuel Olden, 1794. 1 folder.
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Insurance Policy: John H. Clarke, 1858. 1 folder.
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Indenture: binding Mary Lally to Hohn H. Clarke as apprentice, 1865. 1 folder.
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Inventory: Sarah Clarke's goods, John H. Clarke, administrator, 1840. 1 folder.
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Inventory: Joseph Clarke's goods, 1845. 1 folder.
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Marriage Contract: John Clarke and Sarah Field, 1735. 1 folder.
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Stock Certificates: John H. Clarke, 1858. 1 folder.
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Miscellaneous Documents: sermon, verses, geneaological notes, map of C. Olden's land, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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Newspaper Clippings about the Clarke family, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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Extracts (photocopies) about the Clarke family, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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