To Deborah Waddell, Are you saying that this Clark family was neighbors to Thomas Jefferson (the President) or was it Thomas Jefferson Clark? The reason that I'm writing is that my great grandfather was Thomas Jefferson Clark, born abt 1829 born in Tennessee. Thanks, Faye (Sharp) Alley ----- Original Message ----- From: Patti Waitman-Ingebretsen <pattitwlr@qwest.net> To: <CLARKE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2001 1:51 PM Subject: Re: [CLARKE] Re: CLARKE-D Digest V01 #153 > The family tree in the front of the book shows: > Jonathan Clark married Elizabeth Wilson but only lists John Clark who married Ann > Rogers. The focus is mainly on their children and also Rogers lines. I recall the > somewhere in the novel they mentioned a long tradition of naming John and Jonathan > each generation. > Patti > > LollieG@att.net wrote: > > > Did William have an uncle named Johnathan, which would > > be brother to John, Williams father? > > Elizabeth > > > I recently read "From Sea to Shining Sea" by James Alexander Thom and also "Long > > > Knife" by same author. Both are about this Clark family and although historic > > > novels, they are very informative. > > > Patti in Portland > > > > > > Deborah Waddell wrote: > > > > > > > OF COURSE GEORGE ROGERS CLARK DID NOT GET MARRIED HIS SUPPOSED SWEETHEART > > > > BECAME A NUN! but george did have five other brothers! 1. john clark > > > > 2.jonithan3.richard 4.eduard 5.william of LEWIS AND CLARK FAME. GEORGE > > > > ROGERS CLARK'S FATHER'S NAME WAS JOHN. GEORGE ALSO HAD FOUR SISTERS! GEORGES > > > > MOTHERS NAME WAS ANNE ROGERS, HER MOTHER WAS A BYRD.,WHO MARRIED A ROGERS. > > > > NOW THIS FAMILY OF CLARK'S HAD BEEN NEIGHBORS OF THOMAS JEFFERSON, WHEN JOHN > > > > MARRED HIS SECOND COUSIN ANNE ROGERS THEY MOVER. A GOOD BIO ON GEORGE > > > > ROGERS CLARK AND HIS EQUALLY FAMOUS YOUNGEST BROTHER WILLIAM WILL TELL YOU > > > > THE NAMES OF ALL OF THEIR FATHERS SIBLINGS. JOHN MOVED LATTER TO KY. THEY > > > > MOVED TOSEVERAL OTHER PLACES AS WELL. THE BIO'S WILL ALSO TELL YOU WHO HIS > > > > SISTERS MARRIED. ONE OF HIS SISTERS MARRIED THREE TIMES,AS HER TWO HUSBANDS > > > > DIED--SHE WAS MARRIED TO ONLY ONE MAN AT A TIME. WILLIAM WAS MARRIED TWICE > > > > AS HIS FIRST WIFE DIED. SHE WAS A HANNCOCK. THE FATHER JOHN CLARK DIED IN > > > > 1799. > > > > THE FILSON CLUB WILL VARIFY THIS INFORMATION. GEORGE HAD TO HAVE IS LEG > > > > AMPUTATED AFTER FALLING IN HIS FIREPLACE, IT IS BELIEVED HE HAD A STROKE AND > > > > FELL. TWO OF HIS SISTERS TOOK CARE OF HIM TILL HIS DEATH. I HOPE THIS WILL > > > > CLARIFY SOME MISUNDERSTANDING. NONE SAID GEORGE ROGERS GOT MARRIED, BUT HE > > > > CAN BE AN UNCLE OR A COUSIN WITHOUT GETTING MARRIED. I HOPE SOME OF THIS > > > > INFORMATION WILL HELP SOME OF THE CLARK(E) RESEARCHERS OUT THERE. BY THE > > > > WAY A BENJAMINE WAS A BROTHER OF JOHN-THE FATHER. > > > > > > > > >From: CLARKE-D-request@rootsweb.com > > > > >Reply-To: CLARKE-L@rootsweb.com > > > > >To: CLARKE-D@rootsweb.com > > > > >Subject: CLARKE-D Digest V01 #153 > > > > >Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 08:21:22 -0700 > > > > > > > > > ><< message2.txt >> > > > > ><< message4.txt >> > > > > ><< message6.txt >> > > > > ><< message8.txt >> > > > > ><< message10.txt >> > > > > ><< message12.txt >> > > > > ><< message14.txt >> > > > > ><< message16.txt >> > > > > ><< message18.txt >> > > > > ><< message20.txt >> > > > > ><< message22.txt >> > > > > ><< message24.txt >> > > > > ><< message26.txt >> > > > > ><< message28.txt >> > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > > > > ==== CLARKE Mailing List ==== > > > > CLARKE Archives & List search > > > > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=CLARKE > > > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/clarke > > > > > > > > > ==== CLARKE Mailing List ==== > > > CLARKE Resources at RootsWeb > > > http://resources.rootsweb.com/~clusters/surnames/c/l/CLARKE/ > > > List Manager's address CLARKE-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > ==== 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 > >