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I am still looking for information about a Ruth Mansfield Clark who had a
baby girl in the Alexandria Virginia Hospital in 1933.
Hospital records list her age as 38 and that she had seven other children.
She was taken to Hoadly, Virginia after the birth of this child.
If any one has information about this lady I would greatly appreciate
hearing from you.
Shirley Reilly
_SReilly934(a)aol.com_ (mailto:SReilly934@aol.com)
Barbara,
The short answer is no, however I have been looking into one Bledsoe County
TN Clark in particular and am aware that there were two different Clark
families in Bledsoe County very early. One Clark family lived in the
vicinity of Bledsoe's county seat--Pikeville, I think. I do not know much
about this family, except that there is no immediate connection that we can
find. The other Clark in Bledsoe County was a Thomas Clark who filed for
pension benefits in 1819. He had a wife Sarah and daughter Jane and was born
in 1755--the same year we believe to be the approximate year of birth for
our Thomas. His application indicates that he served during the
Revolutionary War under General John Neville and Captain Stephen Ashby. I
have been told that the area from which Stephen Ashby primarily recruited is
in what is now Hampshire County WV. Unfortunately, it is not enough
information to tell us one way or another whether or not this is our Thomas
Clark. I believe there is a possibility that he could be. The youngest son
of our Thomas Clark lived somewhere over the county line in Van Buren County
Another researcher disagrees. But we simply lack sufficient information
about him to make any real determination either way.
One thing that has my attention is the name of your Anderson Clark. He
cannot be the son of our Thomas Clark, because Thomas was in Kentucky very
early--possibly as early as 1782, definitely by the mid-1790's. In my branch
of the Clark family, however, I have a great grandson of Thomas whose name
was Henry Anderson Clark. In a family that had very strong naming patterns,
I have not been able to figure out exactly why he was given the name
Anderson. Henry was the name of his maternal grandfather, but Anderson is
not a name that any other member of the immediate family had.
In Anderson Clark's marriage record, is anyone else named on the marriage
bond (ie surety, permission)?
These are some of the names we've found in Bledsoe:
1815 Bledsoe Co. Tax List
Clark, Arthemus
Clark, Coker
Clark, John
Clark, Thomas
ID: I28095
Name: Charles Clark
Sex: M
Birth: 10 MAR 1784 in Sevier County, Tennessee
Death: 18 NOV 1853 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee
Burial: NOV 1853 Smyrna Cemetery, Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee
Father: Norris Clark b: 1758 in Ireland
Marriage 1 Hannah Denton b: 16 SEP 1794 in Sevier County, Tennessee
Married: 16 SEP 1809 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee
Children
Jonathan Clark b: 10 MAR 1810
Tobitha Clark b: 19 DEC 1812
Clarissa Clark b: 16 OCT 1814
Jonas Clark b: 21 FEB 1819 in Pikeville, Tn.
William Ezra Clark b: 3 NOV 1821
Isaac Newton Clark b: 8 FEB 1824
James J. Clark b: 17 FEB 1826
Francis Marion Clark b: 27 FEB 1828
Nancy Clark b: 7 NOV 1830
Bird Clark b: 22 FEB 1833
Jacob Clark b: 22 FEB 1833 in Tennessee
Jerusha M. Clark b: 2 FEB 1840
Unknown Clark b: ABT 1841
I hope something here helps.
Fay
-------Original Message-------
From: CLARKE-L(a)rootsweb.com
Date: 07/30/05 09:25:44
To: CLARKE-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [Clarke-Clark] CLARKs in NC
Fay, I see that you have researched CLARKs in NC. Have you by any chance
run across an Anderson CLARK, born 24 Sep 1801 in NC? I don't know when he
moved from NC, but on 1 Sep 1820 he married Isabella JONES in Bledsoe Co.,
TN.
Thanks,
Barbara Dooley
At 03:56 PM 7/24/2005, you wrote:
>Hi Joe,
>
>Yes, we think there is a good possibility that this Joseph Clark who
married
>Margaret Faver may be the son of William & Margaret Clark of Lancaster
>County, PA. Several comments:
>
>1. I do not think it's likely that Joseph was born in North Carolina, much
>less Mecklenburg County at the early year of 1734. Another researcher has
>placed Joseph (incorrectly, I believe) as the son of William Clark of
Orange
>County. That William Clark was a son of James & Elizabeth Clark of Orange
>ministration was filed for his wife Mary. Assuming he was about 60 years
>old when he died, that would give him an estimated dob of 1728, well within
>
>
>
>
>-------Original Message-------
>
>From: CLARKE-L(a)rootsweb.com
>Date: 07/24/05 09:08:56
>To: CLARKE-L(a)rootsweb.com
>Subject: Re: [Clarke-Clark] William Clark d. 10 - 21 May 1763 Lancaster Co
>PA / ?son Joseph Clark York Co SC?
>
>Hi Fay...
>Does this look like the Joseph Clark?
>
>
> From Joe ARLT........joearlt@juno.com......CLARK Clearing House...
>Compulsive Genealogy Searcher, (NY of particular interest),
>ARLT, CLARK, COSTELLO, COVERT, FALANGA,
>GUIDETTI, HIGGINS, KONEN, PARISI, RIDER, TOMPKINS,
>Van AUKEN & WAGNER
>===============================
>Joseph CLARK #5254, b. Abt 1734 in Probably Anson/Mecklenburg, NC. He
>married Margaret (Possibly) FAVER #19764, b. Abt 1840 in Probably NC/SC.
>Probably bn. Area of Anson/Mecklenburg, NC...
>I. James CLARK #5255, b. 13 Mar 1764 in York Co., SC. He married Mary
>COWAN #5256, married 2 Feb 1786 in Probably SC or TN, b. 18 Mar 1768 in
>Probably SC, d. 7 Feb 1832 in Lincoln Co., TN, buried: in Sandlin Cem.,
>Lincoln Co., TN. James died 11 Apr 1823 in Lincoln Co., TN, buried: in
>Sandlin Cem., Lincoln Co., TN.
>James Clark son of (unproven) Joseph Clark of York County, South
>Carolina... On Census & In Lincoln County by 1820...
>Names of parents, children, birth dates taken from Bible of father James
>Clark.
>A. Elizabeth CLARK #5309, b. 6 April 1787. She married John W.
>PARKINSON #5310, married 3 Apr 1806, b. Abt 1780. Elizabeth died 5 Nov
>1855 in Marion Co., IL.
>B. Rebecca CLARK #5311, b. 8 Sept 1788. She married Robert
>(MEKES/McKEE) MEEKS #5312, married 16 Nov 1807, b. Abt 1780. Rebecca
>died 25 Sep 1855 in McNairy Co., TN.
>C. John CLARK #5313, b. 13 Sep 1790 in York Co., SC. He married
>Elizabeth (MEKES/McKEE) MEEKS #5314, married 14 Jul 1814, b. 1798 in SC.
>John died 19 Apr 1837 in Lincoln Co., TN, buried: in Sandlin Cem.,
>Lincoln Co., TN.
>After his death, family by 1840 moved to Neshoba Co., MS...
>D. Margrate CLARK #5315, b. 21 Apr 1792. She married Hugh HARGROVE
>#5316, married 30 Dec 1813, b. Abt 1785.
>E. Mary CLARK #5317, b. 16 Mar 1794.
>never married...
>F. Joseph CLARK #5318, b. 6 Dec 1798. He married Emmeline Eliza BROWN
>#5319, married 14 Nov 1844, b. Abt 1805. Joseph died 11 Mar 1863.
>G. Agnes CLARK #5320, b. 11 Jan 1801, d. 27 Apr 1828 in Lincoln Co., TN,
>buried: in Sandlin Cem., Lincoln Co., TN.
>never married...
>H. Jane CLARK #5321, b. 8 Sep 1804. She married John SANDLIN #5322,
>married 6 Jan 1821, b. Abt 1795. Jane died 20 Mar 1884 in Lincoln Co.,
>TN, buried: in Sandlin Cem., Lincoln Co., TN.
>I. Sarah CLARK #5323, b. 23 Dec 1806. She married ______ PRINCE #5324,
>b. Abt 1795.
>=========================================
>
>On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 23:58:01 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) "Fay Clark"
><gmcflc(a)bellsouth.net> writes:
> > Will Book A, Page 219
> >
> > Will of William Clark of Lancaster County, PA
> >
> > ABSTRACT
> >
> > Dated: 10 May 1763
> > Probated: 21 May 1763
> >
> > Wife: Margaret
> > Sons: Peter
> > John
> > Thomas
> > Joseph
> > Daughter: Anne
> > Son-in-Law: John Baldrige (husband of unnamed daughter, Rebekah
> > Clark)
> >
> > Witnesses: James Clark
> > John Neel
> >
> > Peter Clark died before 09 Feb 1788 in Letterkenny Twp, Franklin Co,
> > PA
> >
> > Thomas Clark b. 1710-1730. We THINK Thomas Clark may be the same
> > Thomas
> > Clark who was issued a Preemption Warrant on Licking Creek in
> > Kentucky
> > County VA on 20 Nov 1779. We find Thomas Clark SR on Paint Lick
> > Creek,
> > Madison Co KY,10 Nov 1781 when he jointly assigned his property
> > along with
> > William Stewart to William Bennett or Barnett. A William Stewart
> > appears on
> > earlier Lancaster Co PA tax lists.
> >
> > Joseph Clark MAY be the same Joseph Clark b. 1732 who died in York
> > Co SC in
> > 1810. I really would like to communicate with anyone who may be
> > working on
> > this line.
> >
> > Rebecca Clark b. ca. 1725 m. 1st John Baldridge who died in 1766 in
> > Lancaster Co PA. Several of their sons were in Orange Co NC. She
> > married 2nd
> > Aaron Boggs and died in Mecklenburg Co NC in 1823.
> >
> > Fay Clark
>
>
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Fay, I see that you have researched CLARKs in NC. Have you by any chance
run across an Anderson CLARK, born 24 Sep 1801 in NC? I don't know when he
moved from NC, but on 1 Sep 1820 he married Isabella JONES in Bledsoe Co., TN.
Thanks,
Barbara Dooley
At 03:56 PM 7/24/2005, you wrote:
>Hi Joe,
>
>Yes, we think there is a good possibility that this Joseph Clark who married
>Margaret Faver may be the son of William & Margaret Clark of Lancaster
>County, PA. Several comments:
>
>1. I do not think it's likely that Joseph was born in North Carolina, much
>less Mecklenburg County at the early year of 1734. Another researcher has
>placed Joseph (incorrectly, I believe) as the son of William Clark of Orange
>County. That William Clark was a son of James & Elizabeth Clark of Orange
>ministration was filed for his wife Mary. Assuming he was about 60 years
>old when he died, that would give him an estimated dob of 1728, well within
>
>
>
>
>-------Original Message-------
>
>From: CLARKE-L(a)rootsweb.com
>Date: 07/24/05 09:08:56
>To: CLARKE-L(a)rootsweb.com
>Subject: Re: [Clarke-Clark] William Clark d. 10 - 21 May 1763 Lancaster Co
>PA / ?son Joseph Clark York Co SC?
>
>Hi Fay...
>Does this look like the Joseph Clark?
>
>
> From Joe ARLT........joearlt@juno.com......CLARK Clearing House...
>Compulsive Genealogy Searcher, (NY of particular interest),
>ARLT, CLARK, COSTELLO, COVERT, FALANGA,
>GUIDETTI, HIGGINS, KONEN, PARISI, RIDER, TOMPKINS,
>Van AUKEN & WAGNER
>===============================
>Joseph CLARK #5254, b. Abt 1734 in Probably Anson/Mecklenburg, NC. He
>married Margaret (Possibly) FAVER #19764, b. Abt 1840 in Probably NC/SC.
>Probably bn. Area of Anson/Mecklenburg, NC...
>I. James CLARK #5255, b. 13 Mar 1764 in York Co., SC. He married Mary
>COWAN #5256, married 2 Feb 1786 in Probably SC or TN, b. 18 Mar 1768 in
>Probably SC, d. 7 Feb 1832 in Lincoln Co., TN, buried: in Sandlin Cem.,
>Lincoln Co., TN. James died 11 Apr 1823 in Lincoln Co., TN, buried: in
>Sandlin Cem., Lincoln Co., TN.
>James Clark son of (unproven) Joseph Clark of York County, South
>Carolina... On Census & In Lincoln County by 1820...
>Names of parents, children, birth dates taken from Bible of father James
>Clark.
>A. Elizabeth CLARK #5309, b. 6 April 1787. She married John W.
>PARKINSON #5310, married 3 Apr 1806, b. Abt 1780. Elizabeth died 5 Nov
>1855 in Marion Co., IL.
>B. Rebecca CLARK #5311, b. 8 Sept 1788. She married Robert
>(MEKES/McKEE) MEEKS #5312, married 16 Nov 1807, b. Abt 1780. Rebecca
>died 25 Sep 1855 in McNairy Co., TN.
>C. John CLARK #5313, b. 13 Sep 1790 in York Co., SC. He married
>Elizabeth (MEKES/McKEE) MEEKS #5314, married 14 Jul 1814, b. 1798 in SC.
>John died 19 Apr 1837 in Lincoln Co., TN, buried: in Sandlin Cem.,
>Lincoln Co., TN.
>After his death, family by 1840 moved to Neshoba Co., MS...
>D. Margrate CLARK #5315, b. 21 Apr 1792. She married Hugh HARGROVE
>#5316, married 30 Dec 1813, b. Abt 1785.
>E. Mary CLARK #5317, b. 16 Mar 1794.
>never married...
>F. Joseph CLARK #5318, b. 6 Dec 1798. He married Emmeline Eliza BROWN
>#5319, married 14 Nov 1844, b. Abt 1805. Joseph died 11 Mar 1863.
>G. Agnes CLARK #5320, b. 11 Jan 1801, d. 27 Apr 1828 in Lincoln Co., TN,
>buried: in Sandlin Cem., Lincoln Co., TN.
>never married...
>H. Jane CLARK #5321, b. 8 Sep 1804. She married John SANDLIN #5322,
>married 6 Jan 1821, b. Abt 1795. Jane died 20 Mar 1884 in Lincoln Co.,
>TN, buried: in Sandlin Cem., Lincoln Co., TN.
>I. Sarah CLARK #5323, b. 23 Dec 1806. She married ______ PRINCE #5324,
>b. Abt 1795.
>=========================================
>
>On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 23:58:01 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) "Fay Clark"
><gmcflc(a)bellsouth.net> writes:
> > Will Book A, Page 219
> >
> > Will of William Clark of Lancaster County, PA
> >
> > ABSTRACT
> >
> > Dated: 10 May 1763
> > Probated: 21 May 1763
> >
> > Wife: Margaret
> > Sons: Peter
> > John
> > Thomas
> > Joseph
> > Daughter: Anne
> > Son-in-Law: John Baldrige (husband of unnamed daughter, Rebekah
> > Clark)
> >
> > Witnesses: James Clark
> > John Neel
> >
> > Peter Clark died before 09 Feb 1788 in Letterkenny Twp, Franklin Co,
> > PA
> >
> > Thomas Clark b. 1710-1730. We THINK Thomas Clark may be the same
> > Thomas
> > Clark who was issued a Preemption Warrant on Licking Creek in
> > Kentucky
> > County VA on 20 Nov 1779. We find Thomas Clark SR on Paint Lick
> > Creek,
> > Madison Co KY,10 Nov 1781 when he jointly assigned his property
> > along with
> > William Stewart to William Bennett or Barnett. A William Stewart
> > appears on
> > earlier Lancaster Co PA tax lists.
> >
> > Joseph Clark MAY be the same Joseph Clark b. 1732 who died in York
> > Co SC in
> > 1810. I really would like to communicate with anyone who may be
> > working on
> > this line.
> >
> > Rebecca Clark b. ca. 1725 m. 1st John Baldridge who died in 1766 in
> > Lancaster Co PA. Several of their sons were in Orange Co NC. She
> > married 2nd
> > Aaron Boggs and died in Mecklenburg Co NC in 1823.
> >
> > Fay Clark
>
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Hello, Wondering if there's anyone out there who may
know of a Champ (Champion) Clarke who was probably in
his 20's c 1895. He knew my Shoopman family that lived
in Cumberland Co. KY. Any information is appreciated.
Thanks, Marilyn
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Hello All,
This OBIT taken from The Halifax Herald Limited, Halifax, Nova Scotia,
Canada. Dated: Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Quote: " CLARK (Carpenter), Salome Phoebe
CLARK (Carpenter), Salome Phoebe - At the P.E.I. Atlantic Baptist Home
on Monday, July 25, 2005, the death occurred of Salome Phoebe Clark
(Carpenter) of Charlottetown, formerly of Montague and Antigonish, age
84 years. Dear mother of Alfred "Bud" H. (Ginny), Robert(Karen), Fay
McInnis (William), Donald (Linda), Thomas (Diane), Gerald (Linda), Wayne
(Mary), Laurene Clark, Gregory (Carole Fitzpatrick), Lynn Osmond (Tim).
Mother-in-law of Vern Lundrigan. Lovingly remembered by 24 grandchilden
and 14 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, William
Clark; by her parents, Robert and Phoebe (Stucklas) Carpenter, and by
her children, William and Wilma. Resting at Belvedere Funeral Home for
visitation Thursday 2-4 and 7-9p.m. Funeral in Calvary Temple PAOC,
Charlottetown, P.E.I., on Friday at 11 a.m. Interment in Lower Montague
Cemetery at 2:15 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to Calvary Temple
or the Alzheimer Society.
www.belvederefh.com " End quote.
Barb Clark
Hi everyone,
Yesterday was a very fruitful trip to a local cemetery. I visited the
Burlington Free Methodist Church on Dundas Highway at HWY 403. It is on the
south side of Dundas and just east of the Hwy. 403 overpass. This
congregation was originally formed in 1822 as St. Paul's Presbyterian Church
and the red brick Church was built in 1867. A newer Church building for the
current St. Paul's Presbyterian congregation is just a few hundred yards
east of this building.
The churchyard contains many old graves and I was lucky enough to find
Abigail's headstone, thanks to information from cousin George Chisholm. The
test on her stone states:
Sacred
to the memory
of
ABIGAIL McCARTER
Born
March the 27th 1760
and departed this life
November 25th 1826
Aged 66 years
and eight months
Abigail was the oldest daughter of Robert LAND UEL and Phoebe Scott. She
was born in New York on March 27th 1760 most probably in Goshen N.Y.
Although she first married a man named William BURNEY I have no idea when or
where that marriage occurred. William is pretty elusive as I have been
unable to find any information about him. He appears to have been a Captain
with the British during the American Revolution.
They had at least three children that I know of:
1. Joseph BURNEY born in NY who later also settled in Nelson Twp. Halton
Co., Ontario ( as per 1851 and 1861 census records). He was a Captain with
Sir Isaac Brock's army during the War of 1812, working closely with his
Uncle , Col. Robert LAND, his mother's brother. Joseph is reputed to have
been the person to take Sir Isaac Brock from his horse when he was fatally
wounded in battle.
2. John Land BURNEY of whom I have no other information
3. Rebecca BURNEY born March 9, 1781 in NY and baptized Rebekah on July 29,
1781 at Trinity Church, New York. Her sponsors were her parents and her
grandmother, Phoebe Land ( misspelled LOND on the transcript).
There may have been another daughter, but I do not have any more
information.
Then, during the Revolution, William BURNEY died and Abigail left New York
for New Brunswick with her mother and brothers and her own children in the
Spring of 1783. I cannot find a record of her next marriage, but she took a
second husband, Isaiah McCarter, most probably in NB after the end of the
Rev. War. They moved from St. John to the Saint John River Valley. In Dec.
1800, her daughter Rebecca, my 3rd great-grandmother, then living in
Wickham, Queens Co. NB married Jabez Clark who was born in Rhode Island Mar.
19, 1769, came to Canada in 1783 ( most probably Newport Landing NS with
his father Elisha) and then moved to the Saint John River Valley, settling
at Hampstead, Queens Co, across the river from Wickham.
Phoebe LAND and her two eldest sons left New Brunswick for Ontario about
1792, as they had word that a man named LAND was living near Niagara. The
story of their reunion has been written about several times. It appears
that Abigail may have stayed behind for a while.
Two of Abigail's McCarter children who are buried near her at the Free
Methodist cemetery are:
1. Mary who married Dr. Daniel BLACK. They stayed in NB until Daniel's
death by drowning in 1824. She then came to Ontario and settled near her
mother, Abigail, in Halton Twp. Mary then married a George CALVERT Sr. as
her headstone in the free Methodist Cemetery indicates:
Mary BLACK
wife of
George CALVERT Sr.
born in New Brunswick
d. 16 March 1886 ( as best as I could make out)
2. Eliza(beth) who married George CHISHOLM Esquire ( date and place
unknown). Eliza's tombstone reads:
ELIZA McCARTER
wife of
George Chisholm Esquire
Born in New Brunswick
Oct. 15 1796
died Apr. 30 1851
3. A third daughter , Rebecca, is buried in White Church Cemetery in Mount
Hope Cemetery in Glanford Twp. She died abt. 1854.
If any of you have any more information to add to this material, I would
appreciate hearing from you.
Kindest regards,
Anne
Hi Joe,
Yes, we think there is a good possibility that this Joseph Clark who married
Margaret Faver may be the son of William & Margaret Clark of Lancaster
County, PA. Several comments:
1. I do not think it's likely that Joseph was born in North Carolina, much
less Mecklenburg County at the early year of 1734. Another researcher has
placed Joseph (incorrectly, I believe) as the son of William Clark of Orange
County. That William Clark was a son of James & Elizabeth Clark of Orange Co
NC, his son Joseph was not born until 1782 and died in Clay Co, MO, in May
1857. (There is, however, the possibility of a connection, as several sons
of Rebecca Clark Baldridge Boggs had property adjacent to James & Elizabeth
Clark and Rebecca herself is buried in Mecklenburg Co NC. More on that in a
moment.) Most migration from PA to NC did not take place before the 1750's.
2. Joseph Clark b. 1732 is the right age to be the same Joseph who was the
son of William & Margaret Clark of Lancaster Co PA. My notes give his sister
Rebecca Clark Baldridge an estimated 1725 dob and brother Thomas dob between
1710-1730. The oldest son Peter died before 09 Feb 1788, when a letter of
administration was filed for his wife Mary. Assuming he was about 60 years
old when he died, that would give him an estimated dob of 1728, well within
the same age range as Joseph, Rebecca and Thomas.
3. James & Elizabeth Clark's daughter Elinor married her cousin John Clark,
and the two sold property in Randolph Co NC on 19 Jan 1786. By 1789 John &
Elinor were in Madison Co KY on Paint Lick Creek, where John is enumerated
on the tax list for that year. Their son Absalom Clark b. 1771-1780 married
Sarah Campbell on 09 Mar 1797 in Madison Co KY. Sarah's sister Elizabeth
Campbell Mayfield gave consent to the marriage. The document was signed by
both William Mayfield and Elizabeth Mayfield. Mayfield researcher Phil
Norfleet theorizes that William Mayfield was William Randolph Mayfield,
brother of Micajah Mayfield of York Co, SC. Both Micajah & Randolph Mayfield
came to KY from York Co SC. I believe Mr. Norfleet's theory is correct for a
body of reasons that involve my branch of the Clark family.
4. Also on Paint Lick Creek in Madison Co KY not far from John & Elinor
Clark were my Thomas Clark SR b. 1755 and oldest son Samuel b. 1775,
enumerated on the 1796 tax list. On 01 Jun 1798 Thomas & Samuel were
enumerated on the Lincoln Co KY tax list, and in 1799 when Pulaski Co KY was
formed from Lincoln, they were enumerated in Pulaski. Subsequent tax lists
show Thomas & Samuel to be on Pitman Creek. In Jul 1805, Absalom Clark was
enumerated on Pitman Creek with 200 acres, and by 1806, a widowed Elinor
Clark also appears on Pitman Creek in Pulaski Co KY. The same year, Samuel &
Mary Campbell Hand appeared in Pulaski Co. (Samuel Hand had purchased 100
acres from Micajah Mayfield in York Co SC in 1794, however he went back &
forth between SC & TN for a number of years.) At any rate, the years
1806-1807 find all these families in Pulaski Co KY at the same time: Thomas
Clark SR (b. 1755); Elinor Clark and son Absalom w/wife Sarah Campbell, and
Samuel Hand w/ wife Mary Campbell. By 1808, Elinor Clark, Absalom Clark and
Samuel Hand were all gone from Pulaski Co. All are found later in Warren Co,
TN, including several Thomas Clark Sr's sons.
5. A researcher of the Hand surname states that when Samuel Hand applied for
a Rev. War pension, (he was living in Warren Co.), one of the men he named
as a character witness was Thomas Clark. When Mary applied for her widow's
pension (also in Warren Co.), after Samuel's death, Sarah Clark swore she
had been present at Samuel and Mary's wedding. He goes on to state that
other Clarks enter into the Hand family before the Rev. War in PA and then
moved to NC. I am not sure if the Thomas Clark mentioned was Thomas Clark SR
or his son Thomas JR, however I have relatively confident that it was one of
the two. Additionally, I believe Sarah Clark was none other than Sarah
Campbell who married Absalom Clark in Madison Co KY. Both Absalom & Sarah
Clark died in Warren Co TN.
6. Finally, Samuel Hand's brother Aaron Hand married Rebecka Henry on 27 Sep
1798 in Lincoln Co NC. Rebecka Henry's mother was Margaret Baldridge,
daughter of Rebecca Clark Baldridge, daughter of William & Margaret Clark of
Lancaster Co PA and sister of Joseph Clark, who may be the same Joseph Clark
who died in York Co SC.
If our reasoning is correct and Joseph Clark was the same Joseph Clark named
in the will of William Clark of Lancaster Co PA, it also stands to reason
that our Thomas Clark SR b. 1755 may be the son of Joseph's brother Thomas,
also named in William's will. We have found evidence of an older Thomas
Clark SR who received a Kentucky County VA land preemption on Licking Creek
in November 1779, about the same time and not far from the preemptions of
Daniel Boone and Richard Henderson, owner of the Transyvlania Company. For
reasons I won't elaborate here, we think our Thomas was too young to have
been this Thomas Clark, however we know that James Clark, the son of our
Thomas, married a great niece of Richard Henderson. The possibility that our
Thomas was a son of this earlier Thomas Clark, who in turn may have been the
son of William & Margaret Clark of Lancaster Co PA and brother of Joseph
Clark of York Co SC appears to be reasonable.
I'm still looking for descendants of William Clark of Orange Co NC, Samuel
Clark of Randolph Co NC, Joseph Clark of York Co SC, John Baptist Clark of
Lancaster Co PA, Baptist Clark of Guilford Co NC and Baptist Clark of
Madison Co KY--particularly male descendants who would be willing to
participate in the Clark dna project for the purpose of determining once and
for all if these lines are connected.
Fay Clark
-------Original Message-------
From: CLARKE-L(a)rootsweb.com
Date: 07/24/05 09:08:56
To: CLARKE-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [Clarke-Clark] William Clark d. 10 - 21 May 1763 Lancaster Co
PA / ?son Joseph Clark York Co SC?
Hi Fay...
Does this look like the Joseph Clark?
From Joe ARLT........joearlt@juno.com......CLARK Clearing House...
Compulsive Genealogy Searcher, (NY of particular interest),
ARLT, CLARK, COSTELLO, COVERT, FALANGA,
GUIDETTI, HIGGINS, KONEN, PARISI, RIDER, TOMPKINS,
Van AUKEN & WAGNER
===============================
Joseph CLARK #5254, b. Abt 1734 in Probably Anson/Mecklenburg, NC. He
married Margaret (Possibly) FAVER #19764, b. Abt 1840 in Probably NC/SC.
Probably bn. Area of Anson/Mecklenburg, NC...
I. James CLARK #5255, b. 13 Mar 1764 in York Co., SC. He married Mary
COWAN #5256, married 2 Feb 1786 in Probably SC or TN, b. 18 Mar 1768 in
Probably SC, d. 7 Feb 1832 in Lincoln Co., TN, buried: in Sandlin Cem.,
Lincoln Co., TN. James died 11 Apr 1823 in Lincoln Co., TN, buried: in
Sandlin Cem., Lincoln Co., TN.
James Clark son of (unproven) Joseph Clark of York County, South
Carolina... On Census & In Lincoln County by 1820...
Names of parents, children, birth dates taken from Bible of father James
Clark.
A. Elizabeth CLARK #5309, b. 6 April 1787. She married John W.
PARKINSON #5310, married 3 Apr 1806, b. Abt 1780. Elizabeth died 5 Nov
1855 in Marion Co., IL.
B. Rebecca CLARK #5311, b. 8 Sept 1788. She married Robert
(MEKES/McKEE) MEEKS #5312, married 16 Nov 1807, b. Abt 1780. Rebecca
died 25 Sep 1855 in McNairy Co., TN.
C. John CLARK #5313, b. 13 Sep 1790 in York Co., SC. He married
Elizabeth (MEKES/McKEE) MEEKS #5314, married 14 Jul 1814, b. 1798 in SC.
John died 19 Apr 1837 in Lincoln Co., TN, buried: in Sandlin Cem.,
Lincoln Co., TN.
After his death, family by 1840 moved to Neshoba Co., MS...
D. Margrate CLARK #5315, b. 21 Apr 1792. She married Hugh HARGROVE
#5316, married 30 Dec 1813, b. Abt 1785.
E. Mary CLARK #5317, b. 16 Mar 1794.
never married...
F. Joseph CLARK #5318, b. 6 Dec 1798. He married Emmeline Eliza BROWN
#5319, married 14 Nov 1844, b. Abt 1805. Joseph died 11 Mar 1863.
G. Agnes CLARK #5320, b. 11 Jan 1801, d. 27 Apr 1828 in Lincoln Co., TN,
buried: in Sandlin Cem., Lincoln Co., TN.
never married...
H. Jane CLARK #5321, b. 8 Sep 1804. She married John SANDLIN #5322,
married 6 Jan 1821, b. Abt 1795. Jane died 20 Mar 1884 in Lincoln Co.,
TN, buried: in Sandlin Cem., Lincoln Co., TN.
I. Sarah CLARK #5323, b. 23 Dec 1806. She married ______ PRINCE #5324,
b. Abt 1795.
=========================================
On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 23:58:01 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) "Fay Clark"
<gmcflc(a)bellsouth.net> writes:
> Will Book A, Page 219
>
> Will of William Clark of Lancaster County, PA
>
> ABSTRACT
>
> Dated: 10 May 1763
> Probated: 21 May 1763
>
> Wife: Margaret
> Sons: Peter
> John
> Thomas
> Joseph
> Daughter: Anne
> Son-in-Law: John Baldrige (husband of unnamed daughter, Rebekah
> Clark)
>
> Witnesses: James Clark
> John Neel
>
> Peter Clark died before 09 Feb 1788 in Letterkenny Twp, Franklin Co,
> PA
>
> Thomas Clark b. 1710-1730. We THINK Thomas Clark may be the same
> Thomas
> Clark who was issued a Preemption Warrant on Licking Creek in
> Kentucky
> County VA on 20 Nov 1779. We find Thomas Clark SR on Paint Lick
> Creek,
> Madison Co KY,10 Nov 1781 when he jointly assigned his property
> along with
> William Stewart to William Bennett or Barnett. A William Stewart
> appears on
> earlier Lancaster Co PA tax lists.
>
> Joseph Clark MAY be the same Joseph Clark b. 1732 who died in York
> Co SC in
> 1810. I really would like to communicate with anyone who may be
> working on
> this line.
>
> Rebecca Clark b. ca. 1725 m. 1st John Baldridge who died in 1766 in
> Lancaster Co PA. Several of their sons were in Orange Co NC. She
> married 2nd
> Aaron Boggs and died in Mecklenburg Co NC in 1823.
>
> Fay Clark
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Hi Fay...
Does this look like the Joseph Clark?
From Joe ARLT........joearlt@juno.com......CLARK Clearing House...
Compulsive Genealogy Searcher, (NY of particular interest),
ARLT, CLARK, COSTELLO, COVERT, FALANGA,
GUIDETTI, HIGGINS, KONEN, PARISI, RIDER, TOMPKINS,
Van AUKEN & WAGNER
===============================
Joseph CLARK #5254, b. Abt 1734 in Probably Anson/Mecklenburg, NC. He
married Margaret (Possibly) FAVER #19764, b. Abt 1840 in Probably NC/SC.
Probably bn. Area of Anson/Mecklenburg, NC...
I. James CLARK #5255, b. 13 Mar 1764 in York Co., SC. He married Mary
COWAN #5256, married 2 Feb 1786 in Probably SC or TN, b. 18 Mar 1768 in
Probably SC, d. 7 Feb 1832 in Lincoln Co., TN, buried: in Sandlin Cem.,
Lincoln Co., TN. James died 11 Apr 1823 in Lincoln Co., TN, buried: in
Sandlin Cem., Lincoln Co., TN.
James Clark son of (unproven) Joseph Clark of York County, South
Carolina... On Census & In Lincoln County by 1820...
Names of parents, children, birth dates taken from Bible of father James
Clark.
A. Elizabeth CLARK #5309, b. 6 April 1787. She married John W.
PARKINSON #5310, married 3 Apr 1806, b. Abt 1780. Elizabeth died 5 Nov
1855 in Marion Co., IL.
B. Rebecca CLARK #5311, b. 8 Sept 1788. She married Robert
(MEKES/McKEE) MEEKS #5312, married 16 Nov 1807, b. Abt 1780. Rebecca
died 25 Sep 1855 in McNairy Co., TN.
C. John CLARK #5313, b. 13 Sep 1790 in York Co., SC. He married
Elizabeth (MEKES/McKEE) MEEKS #5314, married 14 Jul 1814, b. 1798 in SC.
John died 19 Apr 1837 in Lincoln Co., TN, buried: in Sandlin Cem.,
Lincoln Co., TN.
After his death, family by 1840 moved to Neshoba Co., MS...
D. Margrate CLARK #5315, b. 21 Apr 1792. She married Hugh HARGROVE
#5316, married 30 Dec 1813, b. Abt 1785.
E. Mary CLARK #5317, b. 16 Mar 1794.
never married...
F. Joseph CLARK #5318, b. 6 Dec 1798. He married Emmeline Eliza BROWN
#5319, married 14 Nov 1844, b. Abt 1805. Joseph died 11 Mar 1863.
G. Agnes CLARK #5320, b. 11 Jan 1801, d. 27 Apr 1828 in Lincoln Co., TN,
buried: in Sandlin Cem., Lincoln Co., TN.
never married...
H. Jane CLARK #5321, b. 8 Sep 1804. She married John SANDLIN #5322,
married 6 Jan 1821, b. Abt 1795. Jane died 20 Mar 1884 in Lincoln Co.,
TN, buried: in Sandlin Cem., Lincoln Co., TN.
I. Sarah CLARK #5323, b. 23 Dec 1806. She married ______ PRINCE #5324,
b. Abt 1795.
=========================================
On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 23:58:01 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) "Fay Clark"
<gmcflc(a)bellsouth.net> writes:
> Will Book A, Page 219
>
> Will of William Clark of Lancaster County, PA
>
> ABSTRACT
>
> Dated: 10 May 1763
> Probated: 21 May 1763
>
> Wife: Margaret
> Sons: Peter
> John
> Thomas
> Joseph
> Daughter: Anne
> Son-in-Law: John Baldrige (husband of unnamed daughter, Rebekah
> Clark)
>
> Witnesses: James Clark
> John Neel
>
> Peter Clark died before 09 Feb 1788 in Letterkenny Twp, Franklin Co,
> PA
>
> Thomas Clark b. 1710-1730. We THINK Thomas Clark may be the same
> Thomas
> Clark who was issued a Preemption Warrant on Licking Creek in
> Kentucky
> County VA on 20 Nov 1779. We find Thomas Clark SR on Paint Lick
> Creek,
> Madison Co KY,10 Nov 1781 when he jointly assigned his property
> along with
> William Stewart to William Bennett or Barnett. A William Stewart
> appears on
> earlier Lancaster Co PA tax lists.
>
> Joseph Clark MAY be the same Joseph Clark b. 1732 who died in York
> Co SC in
> 1810. I really would like to communicate with anyone who may be
> working on
> this line.
>
> Rebecca Clark b. ca. 1725 m. 1st John Baldridge who died in 1766 in
> Lancaster Co PA. Several of their sons were in Orange Co NC. She
> married 2nd
> Aaron Boggs and died in Mecklenburg Co NC in 1823.
>
> Fay Clark
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Sent: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 06:00
Subject: Re: [Clarke-Clark] Eliakim, Willis and Lewis Gaylord Clark, my#7251, MA>NY
This sounds like the same family... anybody have any connections or
"Gaylord" in their family tree? Corrections or additions, anybody?
>From Joe ARLT........joearlt@juno.com......CLARK Clearing House...
Compulsive Genealogy Searcher, (NY of particular interest),
ARLT, CLARK, COSTELLO, COVERT, FALANGA,
GUIDETTI, HIGGINS, KONEN, PARISI, RIDER, TOMPKINS,
Van AUKEN & WAGNER
==================================
Asahel CLARK #5481, b. 6 Feb (N)1737 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA.
He married Submit CLAPP #5482, married 31 Oct 1761 in Northampton,
Hampshire Co., MA, b. 8 Oct 1741 in Probably MA, d. 18 Jan 1818 in
Hampshire Co., MA. Asahel died 17 Feb 1822 in Hampshire Co., MA, buried:
in Easthampton, Hampshire Co., MA.
Lived in Northampton & Easthampton... d. ae 85...
Submit: dau of Jonathan CLAPP + Submit STRONG... d. ae 76...
Submit was the daughter, sister, wife and mother of revolutionary
soldier, and her memory is perpetuated by the Chapter of Easthampton
bearing her name.
Daughters of the American Revolution:
Submit Clark Chapter
145 Main Street
Easthampton, MA 01027
(Note: Unfortunately in 2003 this chapter of DAR closed due to declining
membership).
I. Eliakim CLARK #7251, b. 2 Jun 1762 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA.
He married (1) Lydia KINGSLEY #7252, married 10 Jul 1788 in Northampton,
Hampshire Co., MA, b. Abt 1768 in Probably MA. He married (2) Jerusha
BARTLETT #7253, b. Abt 1770 in Probably MA. He married (3) Widow GAYLORD
#7254, married in Otisco, Onondaga Co., NY, b. Abt 1770 in Probably NY.
Eliakim died 21 Apr 1829 in Probably MA or NY.
Assume that this is same as mentioned: REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIERS
Town of Otisco NY Submitted by Kathy Crowell
Source: Dwight H. Bruce, Onon Centennial, Boston Hist Co. 1896 Vol I p
169-170
Clark, Eliakim, fa of Willis and Lewis Gaylord Clark...settled early in
Otisco - was a Rev vet.
A. Willis Gaylord CLARK #5045, (son of Eliakim CLARK #7251 and Widow
GAYLORD #7254) b. 1827 in NY, occupation Newspaperman, d. 1898.
Assume that this is same Willis... Probably born Otisco, Onondaga Co.,
NY...
Willis Gaylord Clark (1827-1898) As the co-editor of a Confederate
newspaper,Willis G Clark went to the front to cover the fighting for his
readership.Born in NY, he studied in ILL before becoming a lawyer in
Mobile. His first journalism endeavor was editing the Democratic
"Southern Magazine" By the outbreak of the Civil War, he was editing the
"Mobile Daily Advertiser" which soon merged with the "Mobile Register" of
which he became co-editor. After his work as a war correspondent he was
active in manufacturing and railroading. He also wrote "History of
Education in Alabama".
B. Lewis Gaylord CLARK #25887, (son of Eliakim CLARK #7251 and Widow
GAYLORD #7254) b. Abt 1827 in Probably Otisco, Onondaga Co., NY.
II. Esther CLARK #7255, b. Cir 1763 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA,
Bap. 12 Feb 1764 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA.
III. Eleazer CLARK #7256, b. 13 Oct 1764 in Hampshire Co., MA. He
married Sarah (Sally) CLARK #7097, married 21 Aug 1786 in Easthampton,
Hampshire Co., MA, b. Cir 1768 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA,
(daughter of Benjamin CLARK #6797 and Elizabeth LYMAN #7086) Bap. 25 Dec
1768 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA, d. 15 Apr 1826 in Hampshire Co.,
MA. Eleazer died 1 Oct 1832 in Hampshire Co., MA.
A. Lucas CLARK #25287, b. 22 Oct 1788 in Easthampton, Hampshire Co., MA.
He married Philena (Phila) AVERY #25288, married 16 Nov 1809 in
Easthampton, Hampshire Co., MA, b. 11 Oct 1788 in Wallingford, New Haven
Co., CT, d. Aug 1828 in Newburgh, Orange Co. NY. Lucas died Jul 1828 in
Sullivan Co., NY, buried: in South Burying Ground, Bloomingburgh, NY.
Notes for LUCAS CLARK:
Lucas Clark was a Wheelwright (wheelwright - Made of wood and bound
with iron, the wheels of the carriages, wagons, and riding chairs that
navigated what passed for colonial roads had to be strong and tight, but
first of all round.)
It is difficult to track Lucas Clark in Northampton, very little is
recorded of him. There is a second Lucus Clark in Northampton who
marries Achsah Clark on November 28,1811 recorded in the vital records of
Northampton until 1840. Below is a partial listing of Clark marriages
recorded in the Vital Records:
Clark, Lucius (EH) Avery, Philena (NH) 11/16/1809
Clark, Lucius Clark, Achsah 11/28/1811
Clark, Luther Allen, Lucy 11/8/1796
Clark, Luther 2nd Wilder, Wealthy 9/28/1820
Clark, Luther C. Dikeman, Julia C. 9/12/1839
Lucas was a master millwright (one that install, repair and maintain
machinery which is used in factories) in Sullivan County near Mamakating,
This area of Sullivan County NY was growing rapidly along with Newburgh
20 miles or so to the east. Lucas dies suddenly leaving Phila to take
care of all the children by herself. Phila stays in Sullivan county for
the 1830 federal census. The census shows the following information:
1 - male under 5 yrs ( Leander would be 2/3 yrs)
2 - Females 5 and Under 10 (Katherine 8 & Elizabeth 9)
1 - Female 10 and Under 15 (Margaret 15)
1 - Female 15 and Under 20 (Jane Marah 19)
1 - Female 40 and Under 50 (Phila)
The question is were is Edson, he would have been 17 at the time, adult
at the point. I believe Edson was on his own trying to find work and a
place for the family to live. We have in the family library a letter
written to Edson and Phila by Wocester Avery, Phila's brother, dated
1837. The letter is sent to Mr. Edson Clark Phillipsport, Sullivan
County NY. Phillipsport is in Sullivan County, north of Rt 17 on 208.
In the letter Worcester writes "I feel to rejoice to hear that you are
doing so well..." and "The season is so far advanced that I think I
should not visit you..." (letter is writen in February 1837)
Worcester also writes to Phila about Beluckah, Mariah and Leander,
which are her children. The Avery family in Easthampton helped raise
some of Phila's children during this period. Worcester ends his letter
by saying.."Sister you did not write what was your occupation. I suppose
you are with Edson, your son. I conclude that you have more leisure then
formally and are not troubled about providing, which is a great care for
a female to do. I hope your care will never be so great or it has been
what shall I say more. I want to impress it upon you to improve time it
is certain that we must all die when shall we have a better to prepare
then now?"
Edson marries Ruth Clark sometime prior to 1837, their first child,
Leander Jr. is born 1837 in Beattiesbury, NY. Sometime after the 1830
census, Phila moves to Orange County, probably to Newburgh. The 1840
census from Orange County shows Phila Clark as head of household with
children in the household. By the 1850 census, Phila is living with
Edson in his house and remains with him until her death in 1875. She
never remarries.
.
Philena: daughter of ABNER JR AVERY and ELIPHEL SHATTUCK...
1. Jane Mariah CLARK #25289, b. 16 Aug 1810 in Easthampton, Hampshire
Co., MA. She married Thomas Colden McEWEN #25290, b. Abt 1810.
2. Edson Hubbard CLARK #25291, b. 2 Jan 1813 in Easthampton, Hampshire
Co., MA. He married Ruth Ann CLARK #25292, married in Sullivan Co., NY,
b. 14 Jan 1814 in Probably NY, d. 19 Apr 1871 in Probably Newburgh,
Orange Co. NY, buried: in Cedar Hill Cem., Newburgh, Orange Co. NY.
Edson died 9 Apr 1885 in Newburgh, Orange Co. NY, buried: in Cedar Hill
Cem., Newburgh, Orange Co. NY.
From Edson's Obituary Newburgh 1885
Born in Easthampton MA, he came to Orange county and with his father
Lucas Clark in 1820. Early in life he learned the trade of a stone
cutter, and continued at the business until he was 22 yrs old. He then
became interested in the firm of Oakley & Davis, of Newburgh and
represented the firm at New Milford. Afterwards he was a member of the
firm Stanton & Clark, proprietors of the Highland Iron works, and when
the firm was desolved he formed a partnership with S.G. Kimball and
conducted the foundryon Washington Street, until about 1850, when he
disposed of his interest because of failing health.
Edson Hubbard was the first Clark to settle in Newburgh NY. He
resided at 252 Liberty Street. Edson was a partner in the firm of Clark
and Kimble, an iron foundry on Washington St
.
a. Leander Jr. CLARK #25293, b. 10 Apr 1837 in Beattiesburg, Sullivan
Co., NY. He married Juliette WEED #25294, married 8 Feb 1865 in Probably
NY, b. 24 Mar 1842 in Middle Hope, NY, d. 20 Mar 1906 in Newburgh, Orange
Co. NY, buried: in Cedar Hill Cem., Newburgh, Orange Co. NY. Leander
died 19 Sep 1906 in Middle Hope, NY.
Born in Beattiesburg, Sullivan County moved to Newburgh at the age of
6 months.
Leander Jr. is named after Edson Hubbards brother, Leander. Leander
Jr. was educated principally in private schools, graduation from the
Newburgh Academy in 1853. (See Attached Pictures) He became a master
mechanic at his fathers foundry. At the outbreak of the Civil War he
received an appointment as paymaster's steward on board the US Somerset,
a gunboat. In 1863 he was promoted to paymaster's clerk which position
he held until he was honorably discharged from the service in August
1864. Six months later he married Juliette Weed. In 1869 he entered the
brick-making business which he continued until 1888, when he retired from
active business. The brickyard area was called "Clark's Dock." The
first locomotive to run on the new West Shore Railroad was unloaded from
a boat onto "Clark's Dock." The brickyard was sold to John B. Rose, and
the name "Clark's Dock" was changed to "Roseton", which it still bears
today. The Rose's built a mansion on the hillside above the brickyard
which is now a restaurant called "Beau Rivage." As of 2003 the "Beau
Rivage is razed, however the sign marking it location is still visible.
The location is high above the Hudson River directly behind Cedar Hill
Cemetery about a mile or two. It is located on the same road the Roseton
Power Plant is on.
Leander's set up Edson with a heating and plumbing business at 65
Chambers Street, Newburgh. After Edson's divorce, both Leander and
George Avery were pressed into service to carry on the business. The
business "Leander Clark Jr and Son" continued until approximately
1947. Leander was a director of the Orange County Agricultural
Society for 15 yrs and general superintendent of its annual fairs for
eleven years. He was well known as a horticulturist, a director of the
Quassaick National Bank of Newburgh, and a trustee of Trinity Methodist
Episcopal Church.
Leander was thrown from his carriage and sustained the fracture of
several ribs. On June 1, 1906 he contracted a cold which terminated in
an attack of Pleuro-pneumonia, which finally caused his death. From
Obituary "His many friends will miss his cheerful greetings and cordial
salutations, for he was always of a gentle, kindly disposition and
probably no man's advice in Newburgh was more eagerly sought and relied
upon than his. His word was as good as his bond".
Juliette: daughter of DANIEL WEED and ELIZABETH WESTLAKE...
Born in Middle Hope in 1843 she made her home at Middle Hope until
she married Leander Clark Jr. in 1865. They made their home in Newburgh
for about two years, and then they returned to Middle Hope in 1869. They
remained there until 1887 when she and Leander moved back to Newburgh to
Liberty Street. She was educated in the public school of this city and
at the Misses Rice's boarding school, Washingtonville. Consistent member
of Trinity M.E. Church Juliette died of Gastric ulcer
(1) Edson Leander CLARK #25295, b. Abt 1860 in Clark's Dock, Orange
Co., NY. He married Grace D. THEAL #25296, married in Newburgh, Orange
Co. NY, b. Abt 1860. Edson died 28 Jun 1933 in NYC.
Edson married Grace at Mrs. James J. Mitchell's home at 129 Third
St. Newburgh. Mrs. Mitchell was Grace's Sister. The clergyman was Rev.
Dr. J.Reed or Trinity M.E. Church. The married couple moved into 173
Lander St. after their honeymoon.
Grace Clark filed for divorce in 1901. Per newspaper article... Mr.
Clrk has been away from Newburgh for some time and lives in New York
City. Clark had agreed to pay his wife $10 per month towards her
support. Payment stopped and Grace has filed for divorce. Mr. Clark was
a pumber in Newburgh and the couple quarreled and the wife, on various
occasions, bad insulted and thrown missiles at Mr. Clark. In 1898 he had
mad provision for his wife and child at the home of his father, Leander
Clark. He alleges that she left there of her own accord and has
supported hereself since that time. The judge set the alimony at $10.00
a month.
Grace: daughter of GILBERT D. THEALL...
(a) Stanley E. CLARK #25297, b. 1 Oct 1893 in Newburgh, Orange Co.
NY. He married Maud LIVINGSTON #25298, b. Abt 1895. Stanley died 11 Jun
1963 in Newburgh, Orange Co. NY, buried: in Woodlawn Cem.
From a newpaper article April 26, 1897 ..l Little Stanley Clark,
age 2, lives with his parents Mr. N& Mrs. Edson L. Clark, No. 190
Chambers street. Stanley was palying in the yard in the rear of his home
this morning, when he suddenly stopped and called to his mother, "Mother,
bugs out here". Mrs. Clark hurried out to see what the child had found
and was horrified to see two large garter snakes lying on the board walk
enjoying a quiet "Snooze." Mrs. Clark hurried the child into the house
and notified her husband, who sent up his brother Avery to massacre the
serpents. Avery laid them out cold with a club and hung them up ont the
fence to dry. Stanley does not play in the yard now.
(2) Florence Bird CLARK #25299, b. 22 Sep 1866 in Clark's Dock,
Orange Co., NY. She married (1) Charles H. POST #25300, b. Abt 1865.
She married (2) Charles Randolf STEVENSON #25301, married 16 Jun 1886 in
Newburgh, Orange Co. NY, b. 6 Jul 1856 in Probably NY, d. 10 Jan 1895 in
Saranac Lake, NY, buried: in Cedar Hill Cem., Newburgh, Orange Co. NY.
Florence died 2 Nov 1932 in Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, buried: in Cedar
Hill Cem., Newburgh, Orange Co. NY.
Charles: Charles was employed as a Newburgh Freight Agent when he
married Forrence in 1886. Ceremony was conducted by Rev. Mr. Clark of
the Middlehope M.E. Church. The married couple departed on an early
evening West Shore train for Albany, which stopped for them at Clark's
Dock, inteding to visit Niagara Falls and several western cities on their
wedding tour. The couple apon their return will reside at 148 Montgomery
St. Newburgh
Charles dies at Saranac Lake were he is trying to recover from
hemorrhages. Funeral service was held at Leander Clark Jr. home 287
Liberty St. , interment Cedar Hill Cememtery
(3) George Avery CLARK #25302, b. 22 Feb 1876 in Clarks Dock
(Roseton), Newburgh, Orange Co. NY. He married Viola Kemp CRONK #25303,
married 10 Nov 1897 in St John M.E. Ch., Newburgh, Orange Co. NY, b. 1
Aug 1877 in Newburgh, Orange Co. NY, d. 19 Jan 1931 in Newburgh, Orange
Co. NY, buried: in Cedar Hill Cem., Newburgh, Orange Co. NY. George died
17 Jun 1965 in New Milford, Litchfield Co., CT.
After the wedding the couple made their way to the West Shore train
for a fortnight's tour to Washington and Philadelphia. On their return
they will reside in their cosy home No. 5 Clark Street which is all ready
for occupancy. Pictures of this home are in Averil's photo album.
George Avery attended the one room school house in Middle Hope NY,
walking more than a mile each way. The family moved from "Clark's Dock"
to 287 Liberty St. Newburgh, he attended and graduated from the Newburgh
Academy, a member of the class of 1893. George Avery spent 2 years in
trade school in NY City learning the business of heating and pumbing. He
came back to Newburgh and ran the family heating and pumbing business
that Leander Jr. and Edson had started. Edson had left the business
because of a divorce. The business name, Leander Clark Jr. and Son,
continued until approximately 1947. When Leander Jr., George's father
died, the family house at 289 Liberty St. was pasted to George Avery. On
Dec. 11, 1911, George Avery and Viola moved to a new house at 334 North
Montgomery in Newburgh.
George Avery was a member of the "Wheelman's Club" amd to the
volunteers of "Leonard Steamer" fireman. After major surgery, George
Avery could no longer live in Newburgh, NY and went to live with Averil
(Daughter) in Milford, CT.
Viola: Viola and George were married in St. John's M.E. Church by
Rev. S.Ernest Jones. The married couple left town on the West Shore
Train for Washington and Philadelphia. They will reside at 5 Clark St.
upon their return.
Viola was an active worker in Trinity M.E. Church, serving as
treasurer at the time of her death. She was an active member of the
Newburgh-Marlboro Garden club, being among the first of Newburgh ladies
to become affiliated in the Ossoli Club and in the Young Women's
Christian Association. She organized the Women's Bowling team and served
as captain of the league for many years and was serving as secretary at
the time of her death. She was considered the foremost bowler among the
women of Newburgh for sometime.
(a) Melveneu Averil CLARK #25304, b. 7 Feb 1899 in Newburgh, Orange
Co. NY. She married Charles Powell TOWNSEND #25305, married 9 Apr 1917
in Newburgh, Orange Co. NY, b. 22 Mar 1894 in Milton, Ulster Co., NY, d.
8 Jan 1982 in Southbury, CT, buried: in Cedar Hill Cem., Newburgh, Orange
Co. NY. Melveneu died Dec 1982 in Southbury, CT.
marr at 334 North Montgomery St., Newburgh...
Charles: Charles received a B.A. with honors and was a member of
Phi Beta Kappa honor society and Eclectic fraternity at Wesleyan
University. Columbia University awarded him an M.A. in 1923. After
teaching in a high school for eight years, Charles became principal of
Public School No. 9 in Yonkers in 1925. From 1934 to 1952 he was
principal of three junior high schools in Yonkers. In 1952 he was named
principal of Yonkers High School. He retired in 1960 after serving in
that position for eight years...
(b) James Maitland CLARK #25306, b. 14 Sep 1901 in Newburgh, Orange
Co. NY. He married Charlotte Marquerite LESCHORN #25307, married 4 Apr
1929 in Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, b. 4 Sep 1905 in Brooklyn, Kings Co.,
NY, d. 11 Nov 1980 in Garden City, LI, NY. James died 18 Jul 1988 in
Southbury, CT.
Charlotte: daughter of CHARLES LESCHORN and ELIZABETH GERARD...
(4) Frances CLARK #25310, b. Abt 1878, d. 24 Mat 1966, buried: in
Cedar Hill Cem., Newburgh, Orange Co. NY.
Frances Lanchantin was the adoptive daughter of Leander and
Juliette...
b. Edson H. CLARK #25311, b. 31 Dec 1838 in Probably Sullivan Co., NY,
d. 14 Sep 1846 in Newburgh, Orange Co. NY.
c. Elizabeth CLARK #25312, b. 10 Feb 1840 in NY. She married William
UPRIGHT #25313, b. 16 Dec 1833 in Probably NY, d. 22 Mar 1882. Elizabeth
died 1 Feb 1912.
d. Jane CLARK #25314, b. 28 Nov 1841 in NY. She married John W.
SHAVER #25315, b. Abt 1840.
e. Ruth Ann CLARK #25316, b. 22 Aug 1843 in Newburgh, Orange Co. NY,
d. 24 Mar 1889 in Newburgh, Orange Co. NY.
From a newpaper clipping..Miss Ruth Clark died at her residence, 162
Chambers street, about 8 o'clock last evening, after a sickness of some
months duration, from consumption of the bowels. She was the daughter of
the late Edson H. Clark and had many friends and acquainntances in the
city.
f. George S. CLARK #25317, b. 4 Mar 1845 in Newburgh, Orange Co. NY,
d. 16 Apr 1864, buried: in Cedar Hill Cem., Newburgh, Orange Co. NY.
g. Ida Phila CLARK #25318, b. 7 Jun 1847 in Newburgh, Orange Co. NY.
She married Charles A. COUTANT #25319, b. 21 Aug 1851, d. 1 Jun 1910,
buried: in Cedar Hill Cem., Newburgh, Orange Co. NY. Ida died 31 Aug
1900 in Newburgh, Orange Co. NY.
h. Infant Son CLARK #25320, b. 1848.
i. Infant Daughter CLARK #25321, b. 1850.
j. Edson H. CLARK #25322, b. 20 Jul 1853 in Newburgh, Orange Co. NY,
d. 29 Jan 1857 in Newburgh, Orange Co. NY.
k. Infant Daughter CLARK #25323, b. 1854.
3. Margaret (Margerett) CLARK #25324, b. 16 Feb 1815 in MA or NY.
4. Catherine CLARK #25325, b. 5 Dec 1822 in Sullivan Co., NY. She
married Edward Cook SHATTUCK #25326, married 27 Dec 1843, b. 31 Mar 1813
in Williamstown, MA, d. Abt 1901 in Warsaw, NY.
5. Harrison Avery CLARK #25327, b. 1824 in Sullivan Co., NY.
6. Leander CLARK #25328, b. 13 May 1828 in Sullivan Co., NY.
CLARK, LEANDER.-Age, 34 years. Enrolled at Newburgh, to serve three
years, and mustered in as captain. Co. I, August 20, 1862; discharged for
disability, May 13, 1863. Commissioned Captain, September 10, 1862, with
rank from August 20, 1862; original.
Ref. - http://skaneateles.org/124_inf/124c.html.
.
a. Martha Wood CLARK #25329, b. Abt 1850. She married H. Clement
HAIGHT #25330, b. Abt 1850.
B. Horace (Horrice) CLARK #25331, b. Abt 1790.
C. Eleazer Jr. CLARK #25332, b. Abt 1790.
D. Niles ?? CLARK #25333, b. Abt 1790.
E. Benjamin CLARK #25334, b. Abt 1790.
F. Otis (Ottis) CLARK #25335, b. Abt 1790.
G. Sarah CLARK #25336, b. Abt 1790.
H. Betsy (Betsie) CLARK #25337, b. Abt 1790.
I. Beulah CLARK #25338, b. Abt 1790.
IV. Aaron CLARK #7259, b. Cir 1765 in Hampshire Co., MA, Bap. 11 May 1766
in Hampshire Co., MA.
V. Submit CLARK #7257, b. 12 Apr 1766 in Hampshire Co., MA. She married
Ebenezer JANES #7258, married 19 May 1790 in Hampshire Co., MA, b. Abt
1760 in Probably MA. Submit died 29 Jul 1826 in Probably MA.
Ebenezer: Best guess for birth date & location...
VI. Asahel CLARK #7260, b. 2 Dec 1767 in Hampshire Co., MA. He married
Susa BARTLETT #7261, married Abt 1795 in Probably MA, b. Abt 1775 in
Probably MA. Asahel died 26 Apr 1798 in Hampshire Co., MA.
drowned...
A. Wealthy CLARK #7262, b. Abt 1795 in Probably MA.
B. Asahel CLARK #7263, b. Abt 1795 in Probably MA.
VII. Bohan CLARK #7264, b. 1 Mar 1770 in Hampshire Co., MA, d. Nov 1770
in Hampshire Co., MA.
VIII. Bohan CLARK #5485, b. 10 Jan 1772 in Hampshire Co., MA. He married
Tamasin (Mary) WHITE #5486, married 11 Feb 1802 in Hampshire Co., MA, b.
Abt 1782 in Probably MA. Bohan died 13 Jul 1846 in Cambridge, Middlesex
Co., MA.
Tamasin: Best guess for birth date & location... daughter of Enoch WHITE
and Susanna GOODMAN...
A. Luther Clapp CLARK #5908, b. Abt 1805 in Probably MA. He married
Julia (CRAWFORD) DIKEMAN #5909, married 12 Sep 1839 in Northampton,
Hampshire Co., MA, b. ca 1819 in Probably MA, d. 15 Aug 1841 in
Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA.
Best guess for birth date & location... Possible 1st wife: m. 9/29/1820
Wealthy WILDER...
Julia: d. ae 22... prob. dau of Nathan DIKEMAN (he had a son William d.
6/21/1841, Northampton aged 20).
IX. Electra CLARK #7265, b. 14 Sep 1773 in Hampshire Co., MA. She
married Elam RUMRY #7266, married 17 Jan 1796 in Hampshire Co., MA, b.
Abt 1765 in of Longmeadow, Hampden Co., MA, d. in Oswego, Oswego Co., NY.
X. Jerusha CLARK #5483, b. 17 Feb 1775 in Hampshire Co., MA. She married
Caleb Jr. LOUD #5484, married 15 Dec 1796 in Eastampton, Hampshire Co.,
MA, b. 5 Oct 1772 in Weymouth, MA, d. 11 Jun 1839. Jerusha died 31 Jul
1831 in Probably MA.
or dob 8 Oct 1775 per www...
XI. Achsah CLARK #7267, b. 27 Sep 1776 in Hampshire Co., MA. She married
(1) Daniel WRIGHT #7268, married 14 Oct 1802 in Hampshire Co., MA, b. Abt
1770 in Probably MA. She married (2) Enos POMEROY #7269, married 28 Apr
1817 in Hampshire Co., MA, b. Abt 1775 in Probably MA.
Enos: Best guess for birth date & location...
XII. Lucas CLARK #7270, b. 14 Jul 1779 in Hampshire Co., MA, d. 27 May
1787 in Hampshire Co., MA.
drowned... " Lucas CLARK was born in Easthampton, Hampshire, MA. abt
1780. Lucas died abt 1790 in Easthampton, Hampshire, MA. Taken from 'The
History of Easthampton' by Payson W. Lyman - "About the year 1790, Lucas,
a
little son of Lt. Asahel Clark was drowned, near where the cotton mill
of Williston & Co. now stands." ".
XIII. Charles CLARK #7271, b. 7 Jun 1782 in Hampshire Co., MA.
XIV. Jared CLARK #7272, b. 20 Mar 1784 in Hampshire Co., MA.
==================================
On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 09:20:27 -0400 "rolauren" rolaren(a)dreamscape.com>
writes:
> FYI I know nothing - submitting for your info only...
> REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIERS
> Town of Otisco NY Submitted by Kathy Crowell
> Source: Dwight H. Bruce, Onon Centennial, Boston Hist Co. 1896 Vol I
> p 169-170
> Clark, Eliakim
> fa of Willis and Lewis Gaylord Clark...settled early in Otisco - was
> a Rev vet
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Will Book A, Page 219
Will of William Clark of Lancaster County, PA
ABSTRACT
Dated: 10 May 1763
Probated: 21 May 1763
Wife: Margaret
Sons: Peter
John
Thomas
Joseph
Daughter: Anne
Son-in-Law: John Baldrige (husband of unnamed daughter, Rebekah
Clark)
Witnesses: James Clark
John Neel
Peter Clark died before 09 Feb 1788 in Letterkenny Twp, Franklin Co, PA
Thomas Clark b. 1710-1730. We THINK Thomas Clark may be the same Thomas
Clark who was issued a Preemption Warrant on Licking Creek in Kentucky
County VA on 20 Nov 1779. We find Thomas Clark SR on Paint Lick Creek,
Madison Co KY,10 Nov 1781 when he jointly assigned his property along with
William Stewart to William Bennett or Barnett. A William Stewart appears on
earlier Lancaster Co PA tax lists.
Joseph Clark MAY be the same Joseph Clark b. 1732 who died in York Co SC in
1810. I really would like to communicate with anyone who may be working on
this line.
Rebecca Clark b. ca. 1725 m. 1st John Baldridge who died in 1766 in
Lancaster Co PA. Several of their sons were in Orange Co NC. She married 2nd
Aaron Boggs and died in Mecklenburg Co NC in 1823.
Fay Clark
I was wondering if anyone has a George Washington Clark in their data
base. I have very little information on him. All we know is he was
married to a "Belle" in 1898. However he had four children, Hirem,
Miner, Wilbur, Cory or Cora and Benjamin Franklin.
Benjamin went by the name of Frank. He m. Mary Kaiser. From the
Bellevue, Sarpy Cty, NE census, I get the following:
Frank, b. 8/1/1974 d. 1958
1900) Him IA; Father MO; Mother IN
1910) Him IA; Father IA; Mother IA.
1920) Him US; Father US; Mother MO.
1930) Him IA; Father MO; Mother MO
Belle is buried in Bellevue, Sarpy County, off 36th street and Hi way
350, She married several more times, so we don't know her last name!
She ran a roadhouse in Avery, Sarpy, Ne for awhile. I haven't found out
much about that yet, either.
Judging from the dates, the children were probably from another
marriage. We don't know when he was born, nor where he died. He led
wagon train out west and didn't come back after one trip. So, not sure
what happened. They thought he was probably buried along the trail.
If anyone has any clues, please contact me.
Thanks,
Dee Clark
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FYI I know nothing - submitting for your info only...
REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIERS
Town of Otisco NY Submitted by Kathy Crowell
Source: Dwight H. Bruce, Onon Centennial, Boston Hist Co. 1896 Vol I p 169-170
Clark, Eliakim
fa of Willis and Lewis Gaylord Clark...settled early in Otisco - was a Rev vet
Hi all...
Welcome Clark is not that common a Clark name, since I only have 4 in my
data base of 25,000 Clark names.
I have, in my data base, the Henry mentioned below as well as the Aaron
mentioned below as parents of a Welcome Clark(e).
The others resided in the Northern states and are possibly connected
somehow... Since this discussion started with Joseph and Jemima,
perhaps we can all benefit with some more information and possibly
connect all of these lines?
Would anybody who has a Welcome Clark post his vital info (b. mar. d.
dates and locations) as well as his spouse and her vitals? (and parents
if it's not too much to ask?)
If your genealogy program can create a descendant text report, that is
the best source of this info, but may be too large for this type of
message board. You can send it to me directly (Start with your earliest
Clark and end around the year 1900) and I'll search my data base for
matches and I'll send you back what I have in my files along with
sources....
From Joe ARLT........joearlt@juno.com......CLARK Clearing House...
Compulsive Genealogy Searcher, (NY of particular interest),
ARLT, CLARK, COSTELLO, COVERT, FALANGA,
GUIDETTI, HIGGINS, KONEN, PARISI, RIDER, TOMPKINS,
Van AUKEN & WAGNER
On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 21:29:06 -0700 "Cheri Clark Stephens"
<chericlark(a)earthlink.net> writes:
> I also have a Welcome CLARKE in my line (Welcome Arnold Clarke, s/o
> Henry
> Clarke and Katherine Pendleton). Henry and Katherine lived in
> Westerly, RI..
> However my Welcome Clarke was supposedly born in Stonington, CT. I
> show him
> as moving to Cleveland, Ohio eventually, but I think the traditional
> routes
> I have seen repeatedly in my line were either from RI through New
> Jersey or
> New York, through PA, to what is now WV and then to Ohio.
>
> Are your Welcome and Aaron related, or are they married?
>
> I have a Clarke line and a Clark line. Maybe someday I will be able
> to tear
> down the brick wall beyond my John Clark, according to the census
> (according
> to his son) he was born in New Jersey. John Clark md. Margaret, born
> in
> Virginia around 1805. Their only son that I know of is Jesse Clark,
> b. 1823,
> probably in (West) Virginia. Margaret's headstone says "wife of John
> Clark"
> or I wouldn't know that much. I have never found Jesse, Margaret and
> John
> Clark all on one census together. Any suggestions from anyone
> (solutions are
> welcome, too) would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Capp255(a)cs.com>
> To: <CLARKE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 11:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [Clarke-Clark] JOSEPH & JEMIMA CLARKE/CLARK
>
>
> > My CLARK also came from Providence, Rhode Island.
> > Welcome CLARK,Aaron CLARK,moved to Utica NY.in the
1770s
Yes,I believe this is the family of CLARKE/CLARKE I am searching
for,however there are a lot of names I am not familiar with so it is
taking some time to study and make the connections with what I have.
Thank you so much !!
Itasca
"Life is a story in volumes three, the past, the present, and yet to
be."
Hello,
I'd like to repost my interest in a James CLARK/E who was born anywhere
around 1790 to 1800 .. "somewhere."
He is one of my two "solidly built, concrete-block walls" on the same branch
of my family tree. A brief summary is that James "appears" in Little
Compton, RI, in the 1820's, marries in nearby Westport, MA, in 1829, has a
daughter there in 1836, and "disappears" in the 1840's !
A better explanation is that, when he married in 1829 in Westport, he stated
he was previously from Little Compton. He married a recent widow who had
3 children, Mrs. Rhoda (MANCHESTER) LAVARE. They had a daughter, Mary
Anna "Molly" CLARK, in 1836. James is not in the household with his
wife, daughter, and step-children in the 1850 Census.
The natural "assumption" is that he had died during the 1840's. But, a
"distant cousin" found out that a James CLARK had gotten on a ship in New
Bedford in 1844, heading for the Indian Ocean. This James "deserted ship"
in Australia !
...... While reviewing the notes on my grandmother's story, I was reminded
that, when she married, she reported her birth-father as being... William
CLARK ! And, I have "no clue" who this person is !
My "gut feeling" is that James and William CLARK/E were members of a CLARK
family in CT, RI, or MA. I have a "suspicion" that Mrs. Mary (CLARK)
DEXTER was in touch with CLARK family members after she married.
Betty (near Lowell, MA)
FYI: For newcomers to the List, my grandmother's "story" is a very long
one, and I've posted it on the Lists before. A quick summary is that:
In the 1850's in Stonington, CT, Mary "Molly" CLARK of Westport, MA, married
John DEXTER of Killingly, CT, and they lived in Killingly. They had 3
daughters, but only one lived to adulthood. Mrs. Clara (DEXTER) YOUNG
of Killingly was married with a 6-year-old son, Earle YOUNG, when her
parents "strangely" left Killingly to move to Boston.
Coincidentally, "someone" got pregnant with my grandmother - around the same
time ("summer of 1888"). In 1892, John and Molly DEXTER, while in their
late 50's, formally adopted a baby girl, then 3, and they renamed her ..
Mary Anna Clark DEXTER. My "educated guess" is that Mrs. Clara YOUNG,
back in Killingly, had an "unwanted pregnancy" which did not involve her
husband. And, in order to keep a "small town scandal" down to a low roar,
the baby girl was brought to Boston, and the DEXTER's moved there to have
the baby live with them.
Unfortunately, Mrs. DEXTER died in 1899, and Mary "Mamie" DEXTER (aka Mary
"Mamie" CLARK) went to live in the Boston Female Orphans Asylum. Mr.
DEXTER sold the house in Melrose and moved to Boston, and I believe he
remained in contact with his Adoptive daughter (probable granddaughter)
until his death in 1905. My grandmother remained in "homes" until ~1909.
(There is a great deal more of this story. And, during this summer, I
hope to write up a "short story" (actually a long story) including all
aspects of my grandmother's childhood !)
One aspect is that it has just occurred to me that the YOUNG and CROSBY
families of Killingly, CT, must have remained in contact with my
grandmother after 1905. My grandmother married in 1911, and lived in
both Somerville and Medford (KERR family). And, yet, her nephew-by way
of Adoption, Earle YOUNG, was able to make contact with her after several of
her children had been born. So, he must have known her married name.
(I believe that Earle YOUNG of Killingly, and later New Haven, CT, was
actually her half-brother, 7 years older than she was.)
I also have a Welcome CLARKE in my line (Welcome Arnold Clarke, s/o Henry
Clarke and Katherine Pendleton). Henry and Katherine lived in Westerly, RI..
However my Welcome Clarke was supposedly born in Stonington, CT. I show him
as moving to Cleveland, Ohio eventually, but I think the traditional routes
I have seen repeatedly in my line were either from RI through New Jersey or
New York, through PA, to what is now WV and then to Ohio.
Are your Welcome and Aaron related, or are they married?
I have a Clarke line and a Clark line. Maybe someday I will be able to tear
down the brick wall beyond my John Clark, according to the census (according
to his son) he was born in New Jersey. John Clark md. Margaret, born in
Virginia around 1805. Their only son that I know of is Jesse Clark, b. 1823,
probably in (West) Virginia. Margaret's headstone says "wife of John Clark"
or I wouldn't know that much. I have never found Jesse, Margaret and John
Clark all on one census together. Any suggestions from anyone (solutions are
welcome, too) would be greatly appreciated.
----- Original Message -----
From: <Capp255(a)cs.com>
To: <CLARKE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Clarke-Clark] JOSEPH & JEMIMA CLARKE/CLARK
> My CLARK also came from Providence, Rhode Island.
> Welcome CLARK,Aaron CLARK,moved to Utica NY.in the 1770.
>
> Cheri, this is so strange as these are the right names but wrong
>
>> date and location for my Great-Aunt Elizabeth Clarke/Clark as she was
>> born in Jefferson County N.Y. in 1809 but the family came from
>> Providence, Rhode Island.
>>
>> I think I see where the trouble may be as taking a second look I see
>> Joseph first married Elizabeth Eaton their 3rd child was Elizabeth born
>> 05 Jan 1778 in R.I. After her death he married Jemima Meade
>> in N.Y. Jemima and Joseph's first child was born before 1810.
>> This seems to have some connection after all.
>>
>> Itasca
>>
>> "Life is a story in volumes three, the past, the present, and yet to
>> be."
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
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My CLARK also came from Providence, Rhode Island.
Welcome CLARK,Aaron CLARK,moved to Utica NY.in the 1770.
Cheri, this is so strange as these are the right names but wrong
> date and location for my Great-Aunt Elizabeth Clarke/Clark as she was
> born in Jefferson County N.Y. in 1809 but the family came from
> Providence, Rhode Island.
>
> I think I see where the trouble may be as taking a second look I see
> Joseph first married Elizabeth Eaton their 3rd child was Elizabeth born
> 05 Jan 1778 in R.I. After her death he married Jemima Meade
> in N.Y. Jemima and Joseph's first child was born before 1810.
> This seems to have some connection after all.
>
> Itasca
>
> "Life is a story in volumes three, the past, the present, and yet to
> be."
>
>
>