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 >