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Thanks for the info, I'll try looking for Chester Co..
Once again thanks
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Author: EwokPT
Surnames: Clark/Bottomley
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I am looking for anyone with information on the sons of Jonas Clark and Martha Bottomley. They are found living in Allegan County, Michigan in the 1880s. The names are:
William Clark born 1869
Eli Clark born 1871
David Clark birb 1876
An Eli Clark is found in the 1920 and 1930 Census for Montcalm County Michigan with a wife Bessie, not sure if this is the same Eli.
I have made contact with a descendant of the daughter of Jonas and Martha; Millie Peet. I would like to make contact with descendants of the Clark sons if possible.
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Author: t42GreenAcres_JohnsonCoTX
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CLARK C L 1902 1984
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Author: PattyStarritt
Surnames: Clark/James/Boone
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I'd be interested in contacting the lady with the Boone/Clark information. I am looking for the parents/siblings of Orville Scott Clark who I am told is related to Daniel Boone and Jesse James. I was a skeptic until I found a connection between Jesse James and Daniel Boone. Too coincidental not to be true? So, as you can see, I am interested in communicating with anyone with Clark/Boone/James info. Thanks so much.
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Oh, yes, one more thing. There is a lady with Clark information I am connected with through the Boone line.
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You have some interesting history.
For a long time, I did not know about my Native American heritage, but, once I found the records and started getting information, I learned. Plus, I got a picture of my G Grandmother and she looks the part! I was a hazel eyed blond, because I have a lot of English blood in me.
Another thing we were always told was that someone in my dads line, Brinegar, had married into the Boone line, but Dad said that it wasn't direct. Once I got back that far, I found my 6th G. Grandmother, Sarah Boone was Daniel Boone's older sister. Anyone connected with the Boone line is thouroughly researched, so I can go a long way back on that line.
But, the Faulks, Dickerhoofs on my Dad's side and the Steele's on my mother's side are difficult to trace past my G. G. Grandparents on my dad's side and the G. G. Grandpa Steele on my mother's side.
I used to think it would be ok to get back two or three generations, but I have gone so far back on some of them, it makes me want them all that far back.
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Who were parents / siblings of Janie CLARK b. 1857 Annison, Al.,
Calhoun Co., died 1915 Hopkins Co. Tx., brd Reilly Springs Cem.
She married 1879 in Al., James " Jim " Henry BROWNING b. 1855 Al. d.
1933 Hopkins Co. Tx., son of Jeptha BROWNING and Sarah GodeN HOWSE/HOWZE.
Were her parents Thomas CLARK and Sintha Jane THOMPSON who md 1855
Calhoun Co. Al. OR were they Enos CLARK and Elizabeth JOHSON md 1852
Calhoun Co. AL ??
Any help appreciated so very much. Thnx. tons. Janie and Jim were my
maternal great-grand parents.
Mary
ellen(a)airmail.net
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Author: bbffrrpp
Surnames: Clark, Wilkins
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Hi again. I have the CLARK name on my mother's family-tree. But, I have the WILKINS name on my father's family-tree, and there are "mysteries" galore regarding that name.
There are 2 parts to Samuel WILKINS. One part is who his parents were. It is only an "educated guess" that William and Sarah (BANCROFT) WILKINS were his parents. Beyond that, the "Bray WILKINS book" said that Sarah had a Native American father. It took several letters and several years for me to find out that her father, Robert BANCROFT, was not a Native American. He lived with the tribe in Stoughton, MA, and they called him "Doctor." But, he was English, and he married an "English" woman and had many children with her.
Then down to Samuel, b1780 in "Maine" right around the same time that William moved his family to "Maine." Around 1800, Samuel married Electra "Leeta" (unknown). No one can find out where they married, or who "Leeta" (or Aleta?) was. And, they moved to Unity, ME, with 5 of their children in 1810, and I was just told recently that they had had 10 children, but probably lost 5. But, no one knows where all those 10 children were born.
IF my "educated guess" is correct, then Samuel's parents had connections to the Native American tribes in MA. So, another guess is that "Leeta" was a Native American lady. My aunt believes that there is a Native American lady on her family-tree. But, after 15 years of my trying to find out, "Leeta" is the only person who could be.
Just an FYI for you.
Betty (near Lowell, MA)
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Author: AletaCavender79
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Thanks, I watch the History Channel a lot.
I have learned to expect the unexpected as I have been doing genealogy!! I really think our Latham line is from Joseph Latham, who joined a Native American tribe, but since the tribe does not have history from back that far and John Sr. is the first to show up in my research.
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Author: bbffrrpp
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Hello. Once in a while the documentary-type show is on one of the Cable-TV channels, like the History Channel. And, I believe it is on videotape, so you can order it.
Also, I don't know why I didn't mention it last year. One of my ancestors is a James CLARK - who is one of my "concrete-block walls," to say the least. He "appears" in RI ~1827 and married in nearby Westport, MA, in 1829. He fathers a daughter in 1836 and "disappears" in 1844. He might have been the James who got on a ship which was heading to the Indian Ocean; he deserted in Australia. He "might" have been the James on a small ship in the St. Lawrence River in 1825.
No one knows where or when James was born. His wife, Rhoda, in Westport, MA, was born there in 1800, so I'm guessing James was born 1790-1800. I have a "hunch" that James was from a New England family. It has never occurred to me that he might have had a connection to a Native American family.
His daughter, Mary CLARK, married a man from Killingly, CT, and I have found out this summer that there were CLARK families in or near Killingly. If they were related to Mary, that's possibly how she met John DEXTER.
Betty (near Lowell, MA)
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Author: AletaCavender79
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Oh, no!! My e-mail was not working and I got this much too late. Wish I could have seen it.
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Author: t42GreenAcres_JohnsonCoTX
Surnames: CLARK
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CLARK Julia B 1903 1988
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Author: mapalmer142
Surnames: Clark and Cooper
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My g-g-g-grandfather is William Clark born 1796 in Hamilton, Tenn. He married Annie Cooper born 1804 in Jackson, North Carolina. I understand Annie was part Indian and lived on the reservation when small in Tenn. They married and went to Texas. They had nine children named: Tempey, David, Jane, Elizabeth, Ben, Tom, Leman, John, Washington. I come through the Tempey Clark line married to Lafayette Job Sosbee. I have alot of info from Lafayette and Tempey to myself. I need help with their parents. Thank you. Shirley
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Did your William Clark have siblings.
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Author: t42MountOlivet
Surnames: CLARK
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CLARK Roy Lee 1937-1938
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Try browsing on some of the mailing lists of PA counties. Chester County was a very helpful list with several knowledgeable people. Or if there is a list for Quakers, try looking there. It's been a while since I was on the lists, so I'm not too sure which might be the most helpful. If they were in Philadelphia at some point, then look there. It may take some reading before you find the right list, In my case, I got on the lists and "lurked" for a time. Eventually, I found that my ancestor came on a ship of Mennonites, but that was the result of a clusty.com or google.com search. Try different things. Just don't give up.
Lolene
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Looking for information on John Robert Clark, married Julia Milam. They had John Lunnie, William (Willie), Fannie, Ohto, Ethel, and Lillian Clark. Ethel was my Grandfather's Mother. Looking for family members to help me with the tree.
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Descendant of Elizabeth Dane Clark
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Author: bobhills
Surnames: Clark, Clarke, Willis, Meriwether, White, Jones, Kinard, Southerlin, Tomlinson, Fray, Foreman, Kraemer, Evans, Higgins, Wall, Robinson, Stuerke, Hillskemper, Fox, Belvel, Sherman.
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SUPPLEMENT TO JESSE CLARK, REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER
The intent of this supplement is to identify some of the sources used in my original posting of "Jesse Clark, Revolutionary Soldier." I, Bob Hillskemper, am pleased to be joined in this effort by Elizabeth Stuerke who has also done much research on Jesse Clark. Later, this document will explain how both Elizabeth and I descend from Jesse Clark.
The first known researcher of our ancestor Jesse Clark and his descendants was Charles Galloway Clarke(1) (1899-1983). Charles was a pioneer cinematographer in the Hollywood Movie Industry with many fine films to his credit. Charles researched his family history for about 40 years and during his early inquiries he corresponded with and visited the then senior members of the Clark line. The first book Charles knowingly published on his ancestry was given to his brother as a Christmas present in 1941. In later years, Charles published his findings to many other members of the Clark family.
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Although our ancestor Jesse Clark's birth date of 1755 is only an estimate and his parentage and birthplace are unknown, his 1787 marriage to Lucy Willis in Goochland County, Virginia is well documented.
1. The first data are in the Goochland County, Virginia Book of Marriage Bonds, 1730-1810 at the entry dated January 30, 1787. The marriage bond record shows that surety for Jesse and Lucy's marriage was furnished by Lucy's brother William Willis(2) (1760-1823); the bond also includes a certification by Ellender Willis (<1730-1795) that she has no opposition to her daughter Lucy's marriage. On February 18, 1788, the certificate furnished by the Rev. Reuben Ford of the marriages he had performed was recorded in Deed Book 15, page 14 of the Goochland County Court. The entry for "Feby. 31, 1787"(3) [sic] is for the marriage of Jesse Clark to Lucy Willis.
2. The third entry for Jesse and Lucy's marriage is on page 36 of the book, Marriages of Goochland County, Virginia, 1766-1815.
Unfortunately, there is no supplementary information to add in this report regarding Jesse Clark's Revolutionary War Service.
Many records for persons named Jesse Clark were found for the years 1772 to 1795 in various counties of the State of Virginia. After a careful analysis, most of these entries were concluded to not be the Jesse Clark who married Lucy Willis. These "other persons" were eliminated from further consideration if the data showed they were either too old, too young, married to a person other than Lucy, were deceased, etc.
However, thirteen Jesse Clark findings in Madison County, Kentucky for the years 1792(4) through 1799 could not be discounted for any of the above reasons. These findings were in various records for court trials, land transactions, tax assessments, estate settlements, etc.(5)
December 2, 1794: A record of this date(6) shows that the Jesse Clark of Madison County, Kentucky purchased 114 acres in Madison County from the heirs of George Meriwether of Jefferson County. One condition of the sale was that a "Good and lawful deed in fee simple" would be delivered to Jesse Clark after the heirs of George Meriwether arrived at a "Lawful age or Marry." Again, no particular Jesse could be identified from the deed. Later, however, this record proved to be key information.
June 1800: The Madison Co. Tax Lists of 1787-1807 at the June 1800 entry state that "Jesse Clark, deceased, was taxed on 100 acres of 2nd rate land on Silver Creek, 1 white male above 21, 3 Blacks above 16, 5 total Blacks and 10 horses."
June 9, 1800: Jesse Clark's nuncupative(7) will of June 9, 1800 was then found in Madison County Court Book A, page 125. Again, no particular Jesse could be identified as the will just listed Jesse's "Widow and Children" with no mention of their names. At least, we knew that this Jesse had a plantation, horses and saddle, cattle and household furniture.
August 4, 1800: In Madison County, KY Order Book C, on page 6 is found the following:
"At a Court held for Madison County on Monday the 4th day of August, 1800, Jesse Clark's Nuncupative Will was proved by the Oaths of James Bigham and John Reed, Witnesses thereto, and "Ordered to be Recorded." Again, the lack of details prevents us from identifying this Jesse.
Another document recorded immediately after the above states:
"The Nuncupative Will of Jesse Clark Deceased was proved by oath of John Reed and James Bigham witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded."
"And on the motion of William Martin, John Reed and Lucy Clark who made oath as the law directs a Certificate is Granted them for Obtaining letters of Administration on the estate of Jesse Clark Deceased they having first made Oath Together with William Briscoe, William Kearly, and Gelverton Payton his security entered into and acknowledged their bond in the Penalty of £1500 Conditioned as the law directs.
"And it is ordered that Richd. Gentry, George Marquis, John Reed and James Dunwiddie or any three of them who being first sworn do Inventory and appraise the personal estate and Slaves if any late the property of the said Decedent and return an Inventory there of to the Court."(8)
At last, the names "Lucy Clark" and "Jesse Clark Deceased" in the 4 August 1800 entry allows us to state for certain, that this is the Jesse Clark we were seeking. We can also conclude that the Jesse taxed on Dec. 2, 1794 and the Jesse of the will of June 8, 1800 are the same person and that he died in June, the same month his will was given orally.
Apr. 2, 1801: The record of this date in the Madison Co. Tax Lists, 1787-1807, shows that Lucy Clark was taxed on 130 acres, 2nd rate land on [Silver Creek], patented by Squire Boone and surveyed for Geo. Meriwether, 1 Blacks above 16, 4 Total Blacks, and 7 horses.
We can now conclude that the land transaction of December 2, 1794 between Jesse Clark and the heirs of George Meriwether was for our ancestor Jesse Clark.
Aug. 1, 1801: A Madison County marriage bond recorded on this date shows that Lucy Clark, "Widow of Jesse Clark," married Durrett White.(9)
Oct. 4, 1802. The appraisal and sale of the estate of Jesse Clark, deceased, was recorded with the Madison Co., KY Court on this day.(10) No land was listed.
March 5, 1813: A clear title to the 114 acres "on the Waters of Silver Creek" that Jesse Clark had purchased from the heirs of George Meriwether on 2 December 1794 was received by the heirs of Jesse Clark.
1818 - 1861: Madison County, KY - When Jesse Clark died in 1800, he left four young children, Willis, age 9, Robert, 7, James, 6 and Turner, 5. After their widowed mother remarried, she and her new husband Durrett White assumed control of all of Jesse's estate and even sold parts of Jesse's land to other persons. When the four Clark boys reached a legal age (21 years), they initiated a series of lawsuits to recover their fair share of their father's estate.
As a result, over the next 43 years, sixty-six law suits and counter suits regarding Jesse Clark's estate were filed in Madison County Circuit Court. A summary of the suits by the persons involved follows:
. Ten suits were filed by one or more of Jesse Clark's four sons vs. their mother Lucy Clark White and/or her second husband, Durrett White;
. Twelve suits were filed by Durrett White and/or Lucy White vs. one or more of the Clark children;
. Eighteen suits were filed by one or more of the Clark children vs. other persons whose names are not recognized;
. Sixteen suits were filed by persons of unrecognized names against one or more of the Clark children;
. Eight suits were filed by the Commonwealth of Kentucky vs. one or more of the Clark children;
. One suit was filed by Valentine White vs. Willis Clark;
. One suit was filed by Willis Clark vs. Valentine White.
Comments: It is from the suits that we learn the names and approximate ages of Jesse and Lucy's sons. This allows us to estimate their birth years as follows: Willis was born about 1791; Robert, on 6 June 1793,(12) James, about 1794; and Turner, about 1795; all were born in Kentucky. Further details for each of the children follow:
Willis Clark - Little is known about Willis Clark. Some researchers have published that he married Hannah Jones on Nov. 13, 1817 in Montgomery County, KY but no family connection to Jesse Clark was cited. To make finding the correct Willis even more difficult, many persons named Willis Clark were found to living in several Kentucky Counties, including Madison, during the same years.
James Clark - James presents the same dilemma as Willis except that he reportedly married Susannah Jones, a sister to Hannah, on Dec. 18, 1817 in Montgomery County, KY. Like Willis, several persons of the same name were found to be alive at the same time in Kentucky.
Turner Clark - Although no documentary evidence has been found, it is highly probable that the Turner Clarke found in the 1860 Federal Census of Madison County, KY is the son of Jesse Clark. This conclusion is based on the following.
Pages 92 & 93 of the above census list the following persons, all living in the same household:
Speed S. Clarke, age 34, Constable; Jesse Clarke, 28, Plasterer; Elizabeth Clarke, 59, Housekeeper;
Lucy A. Clarke, 21; Mary Clarke, 16; Martha Clarke, 11; Bettie Clarke, 9 and Turner Clarke, 65, farm laborer. All adults and children were listed as born in Kentucky.
The coincidences that make this census Turner Clarke likely to be the son of Jesse Clark are:
a) - Turner Clark's probable birth date of 1795 corresponds with that calculated from one of the court suits. b) - In one court suit, an Elizabeth Kinard was identified as Turner's consort. The Elizabeth Clarke of this census is probably the same person. c) - In one of the court suits, it was stated that Turner was a plasterer. The Jesse Clarke of the census, probably Turner's son, not only has the same given name as Turner's father but is a plaster like Turner was in his younger days. d) - Next, we have the census Lucy Clarke - who is likely to be Turner's daughter - with the same given name as Turner's mother.
b) Robert Clark - Robert Clark was born on June 6, 1793 in Madison County, KY. In 1813, Robert enlisted to be a soldier during the War of 1812 and was later awarded 80 acres Bounty Land for his service.(13) Robert married Rhoda P. Fox in Madison County, KY on Nov. 13, 1818 and then moved to Cooper County, Missouri where he died on 5 September 5, 1851. Robert and Rhoda Clark had nine children. The names and spouses of all children, who lived in Missouri unless otherwise noted, are:
. Susan Willis Clark (1820-1894), married Robert Benjamin Sutherlin;
. John Fox Clark (1822-1843), a Baptist minister, married Nancy Tomlinson;
. Jesse McMahan Clark (1825-1885), married Nancy Jane Fray, moved to California;
. Samuel Jackson Clark (1828-1898), married Margaret Jane Foreman;
. William Marion Clark (1830-1898, married Rebecca C. Kraemer;
. Lucy Ann Clark (1833-1923), married Francis Perry Evans;
. Robert Price Clark (1836-1911), married Emily Jane Higgins;
. Amanda Fox Clark (1838-1916), married, Richard Pendleton Wall; and,
. James Harrison Clark, (1841-1931), married Martha (Mattie) A. Robinson, moved to California.
Charles G. Clarke, Elizabeth Stuerke, and I (Bob Hillskemper) all descend from Robert Clark and Rhoda P. Fox (1800-1859) of Cooper County, Missouri through their son Jesse McMahan Clark (1825-1885). Jesse McMahan Clark, born in Madison County, Kentucky, had a very large stock farm in Saline County, Missouri. In October of 1873, Jesse moved his entire family to California by train shortly after the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad.(14)
Jesse McMahan, his wife Nancy Jane Fray(15) and all of their eight children and their families traveled on the Union and Central Pacific Railroads in a coach at the end of a long freight train. There was a coal stove in this coach where the different families could prepare coffee, mush and other hot dishes, but most of the meals were eaten cold.
William Thomas Clark (1847-1907), one of Jesse McMahan's sons, brought his infant daughter Mary Jane,(16) whose mother had died shortly after Mary's birth. Fresh milk had to be obtained en-route for Mary as there were no prepared "Formulas" in those days. When the train stopped to discharge freight at little stations along the route, the boys would search out the owner of a cow and milk her on the spot.
On November 3rd, 1873, after eleven days on the train, the Jesse McMahan family arrived at Marysville, California. Jesse's brother Dr. James Harrison Clark (1841-1931), who had first moved to California in the 1860s,(17) met Jesse and his family with wagons and they went to his home in Yuba City, California.
For a time, Jesse McMahan and his sons worked for other ranchers. On December 7, 1875, Jesse bought land(18) near Leesville, Colusa County, California. Jesse McMahan lived on his Leesville ranch several years raising stock - it is said that Jesse had an uncanny ability with animals - but again his health entered the picture (it is reported that he contracted malaria) as the coldness of the Northern California climate did not agree with him.
Since the land boom was on in Southern California, Jesse McMahan, his brother Dr. James Harrison Clark and his son William Thomas Clark were caught in the urge to move southward. Jesse then sold his ranch to his son-in-law David Belvel.(19) Jesse and his brother and son joined a group to purchase the Henry Dalton portion of the old Spanish Grant known as the Azusa Rancho(20) - the year was 1878 as shown in the footnote.
When the venture to buy the Azusa Rancho failed in 1880, Jesse had only enough money left to buy a farmstead on Studebaker Road near Norwalk, California. Records found in the deed books of Los Angeles County, California for July 12, 1881, Dec. 13, 1881 and Mar. 6, 1882 show that Jesse bought 80 acres in the Norwalk area for $1,750 gold coin. Here the Jesse M. Clark family and his descendants lived for over 100 years. I, Bob Hillskemper, grew up on my parent's portion of that ranch, all planted in orange trees.
After his Azusa venture, Dr. James Harrison Clark lived in various communities in Southern California, including Norwalk and in 1885, he bought a grain and cattle ranch in the mountains in San Diego County at a cross roads called Valley Center. In addition to running the ranch, James resumed his medical practice and became a country doctor. After retirement, Dr. Clark and family bought a home in Pacific Grove, near Monterey, California where he lived until his death in 1931 in a house known as the Jewell Cottage.(21)
William Thomas Clark, a widower, married Susan V. Sherman in Colusa County, California on February 19, 1879 just after buying into the Azusa venture. When the Azusa endeavor failed, William and Susan farmed for awhile on land they bought in the Azusa area and Susan resumed her profession as a school teacher. Their farm was not very successful but they did manage to make a small profit on the farm when they sold it. After living for a time in the City of Los Angeles, William and Susan moved to Orange County in the peat fields of Westminster. After trying several crops, they found that the land was ideal for growing celery and lima beans. William died in 1907.
In June of 1922, Susan wrote an article about their Azusa venture and their experiences farming in Southern California. Her article, "How I Acquired My Little Farm", was published in the June 1922 issue of Sunset Magazine.
Conclusion: While Elizabeth and I have found much new information about Jesse Clark during our combined effort that augments Charles G. Clarke's original writings, the following still needs to be resolved:
. Where and when was Jesse Clark born?
. Who were Jesse Clark's parents and where did they reside?
. Was Jesse a soldier in the American Revolutionary War? If so, when and in which Company or Regiment did he serve? Did he receive any bounty land for his service?
. Using Jesse Clark's birth year estimate of 1755 and his 1787 marriage date, we can calculate that Jesse was 32 years old when he married Lucy. It was not until 1792 that we find Jesse and Lucy Clark in Madison Co., KY. This brings up the question, where was Jesse as a young adult prior to and just after he married Lucy?
. Jesse's death in 1800 indicates he was only 45 years old when he died. Was his death the result of an accident or sudden illness? His oral will given in the in the same month that he died seems to support this theory.
Respectively submitted:
Robert (Bob) Hillskemper - bobhillsjr(AT)aol.com
Elizabeth (Betsy) Stuerke - baileysgran(AT)hotmail.com
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NOTES:
1) More about Charles G. Clarke can be found in his autobiography, "Highlights and Shadows: The Memoirs of a Hollywood Cameraman", Published by Rowman & Littlefield, 1989. To preview this book, open http://books.google.com and then enter ISBN 0810822377 in the "Search window" that opens.
2) Lucy's father, Robert Willis, Jr., born about 1721, died in 1767, 20 years before his daughter's wedding.
3) Taken to mean January 31, 1787, the day after the marriage bond was issued.
4) The first record of this series was found for February 2, 1792 when Jesse served on a jury. This was just three months before the frontier lands of Kentucky officially split off from the State of Virginia and became the 15th state on June 1, 1792. Refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky for more details.
5) Because no personal data are mentioned in these transactions to identify a particular individual, the source documents are not being identified.
6) Madison County, Kentucky, Deed Book C, page 357, 2 Dec. 1794.
7) Given or declared orally by somebody making a will, and written down by somebody else.
8) The Inventory and Appraisement document is presented at the heading, 4 Oct 1802, Madison County, KY.
9) On October 5, 1802,, Lucy gave birth to one son, Valentine White on Silver Creek. Valentine married Jane Harris Gentry on 15 June 1824 in Boonsboro, Madison Co., KY. Valentine died on 8 Jan. 1834 in Madison County.
10) Madison County, KY: Probate Records, Vol. A-A1: 1787-1813, Kentucky State Archives: Roll #7012790: Madison Co. Wills: 1787-1829, Vol. A, page 250. A transcript and photocopy of Jesse Clark's Will and estate inventory in Madison County, Kentucky may be ordered from www.copies1918.com.
11) Madison County, KY Deed Book I, pp. 382-383.
12) This exact date was determined from Robert Clark's grave marker in Salt Fork Cemetery, near Blackwater, Cooper County, Missouri.
13) Reference: Pension Certificate 37.570 of 18 May 1852, Department of the Interior, United States of America, Office of the Commissioner of Pensions. Due to Robert's death on 5 Sept. 1851, the land was awarded to his widow.
14) http://www.nps.gov/gosp/
15) The genealogy of Nancy Jane Fray Clark can be found in the book: "A History & Genealogy of John Fray (Johannes Fray) of Culpeper County, Virginia," by Florence Virginia Fray Lewis, San Diego, CA, published in 1958 by Edwards Brothers, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
16) Mary, the niece, became the grandmother of Elizabeth Stuerke, mentioned earlier.
17) Dr. Clark later relocated to the East Coast and obtained his medical degree from Bellevue Medical College in New York City in 1872. In that same year, he married Martha A. (Mattie) Robinson in Missouri and returned to Yuba City.
18) Three separate purchases totaling 1350 acres are recorded in Deed Book I, pages 534 to 538 of Colusa, County, California. The land was purchased from Robert A. Noell of Colusa County.
19) The year must have been before 1880 as the Federal Census of that year shows David Belvel in Colusa County and Jesse McMahan Clark in the Norwalk area of Los Angeles County.
20) The involvement of James Harrison Clark and William Thomas Clark in that venture appears in an Oct. 2, 1878 entry in Los Angeles County, California Deed Book 65, pages 67 to 69 where it is recorded that James H. and William T. Clark, both residents of Colusa County, California, bought, for $12,200 Gold Coin, 1000th/11460 of the Rancho Azusa. The Clarks also assumed an existing mortgage in this very complicated land deal. News of the Clark's purchase also appears in the CONVEYANCES column of the Los Angeles Herald newspaper of Oct. 3, 1878 together with the names of many others who also purchased fractional shares of the same land, all subject to the same mortgage conditions.
21) Newspaper Obituary, published Friday, November 18, 1931 by "The Grove at High Tide" of Pacific Grove, California.
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