Hello List! Thank you in advance for any possible help or even the slightest clue. My CLARK/E family has been my biggest brick wall for years. Here is what I think I know: My gg grandmother Ruth Ann Clark/e (who m. Fenton B. HALL) is supposedly a great granddaughter of Sir William Clarke, who resigned from the British Navy to cast his lot with the American Colonies in the Revolutionary War, and received honorable mention at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Ruth Ann CLARK's mother was Amelia Monroe HOOPER, daughter of Matthew Brooks HOOPER, Sr. and Elizabeth Adams WORD (Jr.). Amelia Monroe HOOPER married John CLARK/E in about 1812 in either Pendleton Distric, SC or Franklin Co, GA (Franklin Co, GA once encompassed what are now Anderson, Pickens, and Oconee Counties in SC). Amelia and John CLARK/E had three daughters [if there were other children, I don't have their names]: Elizabeth W. (W. for WORD, I believe), b. Jul 7, 1813 Ruth Ann, b. 9-30-1814, GA (place according to 1850 census) Harriett Perry, b. Sep. 19, 1818 Ruth Ann CLARK/E m. Fenton B. HALL Nov. 23, 1830 either in SC or GA. They lived in Anderson Co, SC until 1848 when they moved to Tishomingo Co, MS. Her mother, Amelia (Hooper) CLARK remarried in 1826 to James Dickinson WORD, Sr., so I'm assuming that John CLARK/E had died before that (although other explanations are possible). The HALL family lived in Halifax Co, VA before moving to SC in about 1785. There were CLARK/Es in Halifax Co, VA who may connect but if so, I haven't yet found the connection. I am looking for the parents of John CLARK/E. John's father would have been a son of Sir William CLARKE, if the information above proves out. If John CLARK/E was about the same age as his wife, he would have been born ca. 1796 but my feeling is that he may have been older than she. If anyone has seen any bit of info that might help with this puzzle, I would be so grateful to see it. Thanks in advance for your help! Becky Smith