Beth' Please give us more info on your Clarke line,i.e., where in Va. dates,names.My line is also from Va.originally.Don't ever limit your search to Clarke with the "E".That was a mistake that I made many years ago only to find out that 2out of 3 brothers dropped their "E". ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beth Bond" <suntanr2@att.net> To: <CLARKE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 11:30 AM Subject: Re: [CLARKE] My Clark Line > Hi Jimmy, > I wasn't sure if you meant me. Perhaps Sandy? As you included her posting > in this one. > > I do not have any Clark line by blood, some later by marriage from > Georgia. > > My blood family is Clarke with the e and they are from Virginia. > > Beth > suntanr2@worldnet.att.net > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jimmy D. Clark" <jclark0525@hotmail.com> > To: <CLARKE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 11:08 AM > Subject: Re: [CLARKE] My Clark Line > > > > Hi Beth. Did any of your Clark ancestors live in Mississippi or East Texas > > (Sabine Co.) My gggrandfather was William F. Clark. He was born in > Edgefield > > District, SC, between 1788-90 (records differ). I have not been able to > > prove he ever lived in Georgia, but family oral history says my Clarks > lived > > in Georgia before moving to Mississippi. His tombstone in Sabine Co > > (Clark-Dickey cemetery) says he was a private in the MS militia in the War > > of 1812. In about 1821 he moved to Sabine Co, TX when Mexico was winning > its > > independence from Spain and settled on a Spanish land grant. I have a book > > that lists several hundred of his descendants. > > > > Some people who have done research on my Clark line think we are descended > > from, or related to, General Elijah Clark of South Carolina and Georgia. > > Elijah had a son named John who became Governor of Georgia. In the early > > 1800s John sent his son to Mississippi to scout for land to settle on. He > > traveled through MS, which then was Indian country, with a pass signed by > > the Governor of Georgia. I think my Clarks must be related to the family > of > > John and Elijah, because they follow the same pattern of movement until we > > landed in East Texas. Does any of this match your records? Thanks. > > > > Jimmy Clark > > > > > > >From: Slsamz@aol.com > > >Reply-To: CLARKE-L@rootsweb.com > > >To: CLARKE-L@rootsweb.com > > >Subject: Re: [CLARKE] My Clark Line > > >Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 09:48:22 EDT > > > > > >This is probably a long shot , but --- I noticed in your posting a > > >connection > > >between a WRIGHT and CLARK line. Do you know of a Kenion (Kenon, Kinon > or > > >Kenyon) WRIGHT? He was administrator of the estate when my > > >gggGrandfather's > > >died intestate in 1827. My ggg Grandfather was John CLARK b. 1768 and he > > >had > > >lived in the Carolinas before we find him in Burke Co. GA in 1802. He > > >settled his family in Laurens Co. GA in about 1810. Kenion WRIGHT died > in > > >1857. We have a letter that says "old Mr. Kinon Wright is ded he went > into > > >Edgefield District South Carolina and died therin on the second of > > >September" > > > I keep wondering why he was made Administrator and hoping if I can > find > > >the answer it may lead me to the parents of my ggg Grandfather. Sandy > > > > > > > > >==== CLARKE Mailing List ==== > > >GenConnect ~ Queries, have one? Post it at ~ > > >http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/FamilyAssoc/Clarke > > >List Manager's address CLARKE-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > > ==== CLARKE Mailing List ==== > > GenConnect ~ Obituary, have one? Post it at ~ > > http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/FamilyAssoc/ClarkeObits > > List Manager's address CLARKE-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > > ==== CLARKE Mailing List ==== > GenConnect ~ Bible Record, have one? Post it at ~ > http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/FamilyAssoc/ClarkeBibl > List Manager's address CLARKE-admin@rootsweb.com > >