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Hello,
As per the posting this morning, and the information I posted a few days
ago, I was wondering how many CLARK's arrived in New England in the 1600's.
Or, did most CLARK's arrive in the 1700's and 1800's?
Betty (near Lowell, MA)
FYI:
The man who I believe is on my family-tree is James CLARK, probably born
between 1790 to 1800 - could have been anywhere !
He is one of my "solidly built, concrete-block walls put together with
reinforced cement" !!
James was briefly in RI and married in neighboring Westport, MA, to the
widow, Mrs. Rhoda LAVARE. She had 3 children from her first marriage and
they had a daughter, Mary Anna CLARK. He "disappeared" around 1845 when
his daughter was 8 or 9. He might have been the James CLARK who got on a
ship in New Bedford in 1845 which was heading to the Indian Ocean. This
James deserted ship in Australia !
My g-g-g-g-grandfather's name was Salathiel Clark. From census records I've
estimated that he was born some time between 1780 and 1790. He married a
woman named Mary Smith some time between 1800 and 1811.
In his son, Alvah B. Clark's biography it states that the Clark's were
originally from Ireland. He also says that the Clark's lived in New England
(unspecified place) prior to living in New York. Alvah also mentions that his
grandfather served during the Revolutionary War and that one or more of his
forebears were killed by the French and/or Indians. The Clark's of Colrain,
Franklin Co., MA seem to be a general match for the scant information I have, but
I haven't yet found any link.
I believe that Salathiel lived in Washington Co., NY during the War of 1812.
He enlisted in one of the Washington County based militia's, the 121st
(Stewart's) NY Militia. This was formed by John Stewart and they participated in
the Battle of Plattsburgh in September of 1814.
A man named Nathaniel Clark, b. 1755-1765 and d. 1803-1810 in Kingsbury,
Washington Co., NY, may be Salathiel's father and a woman named Diadama or
perhaps Dordamy was his mother or perhaps an older sister or aunt. I am wondering
if this Nathaniel Clark is familiar to anyone on this list?
Sue C.