Dear Listers, I am new to this mailing list so I thought I would give you some details of my NB roots and my brick walls. I am currently pursuing all avenues to obtain the necessary documentation to prove my CLARK(E) Loyalist roots in New Brunswick. The following is my lineage: Jabez CLARK(E) born abt.Mar 19, 1769, Kingstown, Rhode Island came to NB with his father after the Revolutionary War in 1783. Two GEDCOM sources give the father's name as Thomas CLARK or Elisha CLARK. If his father were Elisha, he was married to Desire GARDINER. I need to confirm who his father was and his birthplace so I can confirm our Loyalist roots. NOTE: The family name was spelled with and without an 'E' after their arrival from Rhode Island, but seems to be consistently spelled CLARK once they arrive in Ontario. I have a mortgage paper for Jabez' purchase of land in Lot 'M' of Kimble Manor in Hampstead, Queens County in May 28, 1795. I believe he married Rebecca about 1800. Based on two other unconfirmed GEDCOM sources - one who gives her maiden name as LAND, which does not seem to prove out, and the other which gives her name as BURNEY, and I cannot find any reference to any BURNEY families in NB after the Rev War. Jabez and Rebecca had at least 12 living children by 1814, most of whom were born in NB. They arrived in Ontario in 1811 with 7 sons and 4 daughters. I have found 4 sons and one daughter: Elisha born April 9, 1802 Isaiah born Oct 14, 1805 died Glanford Twp, Wentworth Co., ONT on Jan. 27, 1880 ( he is my 2x great grandfather) Joseph Bernie born abt 1808 He is the father of Maggie CLARK who was immortalized in the poem, then the song, "When You and I were Young Maggie". The mill referred to in the song is Joseph's mill in Binbrook Twp, Wentworth Co. William born abt 1810 Nancy Ann Clark Born 1814 Jabez applied for an Ontario Land Grant in 1824 as did his eldest son Elisha. They were both granted about 200 acres in Glanford Twp., Wentworth Co. I have found Jabez' farm, although there are no longer any relatives living on it. My 2X great grandfather Isaiah CLARK was also a farmer. He married Susan KING ( date unknown) and they had about nine children. My great grandfather was Charles King CLARK, their sixth child and third son. He worked for the Grand Trunk Railway and married his sweetheart, Isabella CALLOWHILL, in Caledonia in 1882. I am hoping that someone on the list has connections into this branch of the CLARK(E) family. I look forward to hearing from someone who may have more information or other sources for me to follow up. Kindest regards, Anne Clark-Stewart Mississauga, Ontario