A record of the descendants of John Clark, of Farmington, Conn ...

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John' {Abel,' John,^ Mattheiv," John'}, b. March 20, 1787 ;
m. Aug. 26, 1812, Prudence Woodruff, born Aug. 3, 1793,
daughter of Joshua and Prudence (Curtiss) Woodruff. He
lived in the old house of his father and grandfather, in Stan-
ley Quarter, New Britain, was a farmer and butcher, and es-
tablished the first meat-market in New Britain. It stood at
or near the intersection of Main street with the New York &
New England railroad, to the north of the railroad and to
the west of Main street. He served in the war of 1812 as
Corporal of Capt. Dan. Deming's company in Col. Brainard's
regiment, from Aug. 18 to Oct. 25, 1814, and was stationed
at New London, as appears by
the records of the Pension
Office at Washington. He died Jan. 27, 1835, and was
buried in the old cemetery of New Britain. Their children
were :
i. Jane, b. Nov. 14, 1818 ; d. Feb. 17, 1818.
43. ii. Matilda, b. Oct. 24, 1815.
iii. George, b. June 20, 1817 ; m. Jan. 16, 1845, Sarah
E. Castlen of Culloden, Georgia, born in Hanover
Co., Virginia, Feb. 25, 1825, daughter
of John and
Eliza (Grantland) Castlen. He died July 15, 1845,
at Macon, Georgia. He left no children, and his
widow married Thomas Cauthron of Griffin, Georgia.
44. iv. Abel Newell, b. June 12, 1819.
45. v. John Woodruff, b. July 3, 1822.
vi. Jane Louisa, b. Oct. 2, 1827 ; m. March 2, 1845,
Deming W. Sexton, born Dec. 12, 1819, son of Walter
and Nancy (Barton) Sexton. They had a child born
March 24, 1846, and died tlie next day. She died May
25, 1846.
vii. Mary Prudence, b. Nov. 7, 1830; d. May 17, 1834.
46. viii. Ellen AiMelia, b. Dec. 2, 1833.
The above dates are from John Woodruff Clark (15), from