Jerry
You asked about more info on this family of Clarke's. This is what I have from the
Cissell side:
Descendants of Jeremiah Cissell
Generation No. 1
1. Jeremiah1 Cissell died Abt. 1806 in SMC, MD (Source: Marriages and Deaths, St.
Mary's County, Maryland 1634-1900 by Margaret K. Fresco for the Eastern Shore Regional
Library, Salisbury, MD and Maryland Wills Vol 4). He married Unknown.
Notes for Jeremiah Cissell:
From Barbara Cecil Fitzgerald:
Last will and Testament of
Jeremiah Cissell
In the name of God Amen, I Jeremiah Cissell of St. Mary's County in the State of
Maryland, being sick and weak in body but of sound disposing mind memory and
understanding, do therfore make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and
form following that is to say-I give and demise unto my son Jeremiah Cissell all my land,
to him the said
Jeremiah his heirs and assigns in fee simple-Item I give and bequeath unto my two
daughters Mary and Dorothy Cissell all my personal estate to e equally divided between
them and my will is that my two dauthers Mary and Dorothy live and continue on my
plantation with my son Jeremiah free from charge or incumbrance untill Married, and my son
Jeremiah to have six years schooling and my daughter Dorothy five years schooling in the
county, to be paid for out of my personal estate and my will is that my two negro men
Charles and James be sold and the money arising from the sales to be applied to purchase
two other negroes, and lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my friend Benjamin
Williams to be sole
exts. of this my last will and testament revoking and annullling all former wills by me
heretofore made ratifying and confirming this and none other to be my last will and
testament, in testimony whereof I have herunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 24th
day of August, in the year of Our Lord 1806/
Children of Jeremiah Cissell and Unknown are:
2 i. Dorothy2 Cissell, born Bet. 1790 - 1800. She married John Clarke 1813 in SMC, MD
(Source: Marriages of St. Mary's County, MD 1634-1900by Margaret K. Fresco Eastern
Shore Regional Library, Salisbury, MD 21801).
Notes for Dorothy Cissell:
Her father's death left her an orphan. the court appointed Richard Clarke her
guardian & appointed Mathias Clarke and George Loker to div. estate.
3 ii. Jeremiah Cissell, born Bet. 1780 - 1800.
4 iii. Mary L. Cissell, born Bet. 1780 - 1791. She married Richard Clarke 1807 in SMC,
MD (Source: Marriages of St. Mary's County, MD 1634-1900by Margaret K. Fresco
Eastern Shore Regional Library, Salisbury, MD 21801).
Melissa Thompson Alexander