The site of the Deacon Jonathan Clark Pottery in Orford, N.H. was recently rediscovered! Benjamin Clark, son of Captain Peter Clark, founded this pottery business in 1816, which was then taken over by his son Jonathan in the 1840s, operating until the 1870s.
Census records indicate that there were multiple employees working for Jonathan in the 1840s, whereas this is a business that was basically completely forgotten about in the twentieth century.
The Clark family ran potteries in Braintree, Mass., Lyndeborough, N.H., Francestown, N.H., Concord, N.H., Orford, N.H. and Brownington, VT at various points in the eighteenth and nineteenth century. The family was also influential with production in Hartford, CT., Norfolk County, Mass., Essex County, Mass., parts of southern New Hampshire, the Concord area, Cheshire County, N.H., Grafton County, N.H., the Lake Winnipesaukee area, the North Conway, N.H. area and even parts of Vermont.
This will all be included in my forthcoming eighth book, titled, An Influential Family of Early Potters: The Clarks of New Hampshire and Related Businesses
Please Stay Tuned...Much More to Come...
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