Donna, There was a Thomas Clark that married Nancy Alexander in Warren Co. NC in 1800. Do you have any information on this person? Could this Thomas be one and the same referenced in your mail? Best regards, Tom Clarke -----Original Message----- From: Donna <ladylv56@mchsi.com> To: CLARKE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 21:10:34 -0500 Subject: Re: [Clarke-Clark] Thomas Clark Sr at Ruddles Station (Harrison Co) KY 1779-1780 Fay, thanks for all of this info. Is Bartholomeu Wood from Warren County your relative? Saw his will and estate inventory. Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fay Clark" <gmcflc@bellsouth.net> To: <CLARKE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 9:51 AM Subject: [Clarke-Clark] Thomas Clark Sr at Ruddles Station (Harrison Co) KY 1779-1780 > > June 30, 1780 Ruddles Station, KY - The British and Indians attacked and > completely destroyed the fort, killing 20 people and taking the remaining > captives on a forced march to Detroit. A Thomas Clark is listed among the > residents. This is the same Thomas Clark who was named in the following > Preemption Warrants on Licking Creek (in present-day Harrison Co, KY). > > 1.) Preemption Warrant #: 587 Click here for image. Name: Clark, Thomas > County: Kentucky Type #2: Preemption Acreage #2: 1000 > Location/WaterCourse: > Licking Creek Assignee #1: Davis, James Issue Date: 11/20/1779 Authorized: > VA 1131.0 PW*: * > > 2.) Preemption Warrant #: 1258 Click here for image. Name: Clark, Thomas > Sr. County: Kentucky Type #2: Preemption Acreage #2: 1000 > Location/WaterCourse: Licking Creek Assignee #1: Hawkins, Martin Issue > Date: > 2/21/1780 Authorized: VA 0972.0 PW*: * > > To search for and view Early Certificates of Settlement and Preemption > Warrants in Kentucky County, Virginia, go to the Kentucky Land Office > website at http://apps.sos.ky.gov/land/nonmilitary/settlements/ . > > Thomas Clark is not on the list of captives taken, and I do not know what > happened to him after the attack on Ruddles Station and Martins Station. > A > Google search for "Ruddles Station" or "Martins Station" will lead to very > interesting background information about the families that lived in this > area. > > I am trying to determine 1) if there is anyone who claims this Thomas > Clark > as their ancestor and 2) if this is the same Thomas Clark Sr who in the > 1780s was on Paint Lick Creek in Madison Co KY (present-day Garrard > County.) > > I am also interested in determining where Thomas Clark of Licking Creek > came > from. > > Thanks! > > Fay Clark > > > ==== CLARKE Mailing List ==== > Resources at RootsWeb - is your Clark-Clarke webpage linked here? > http://resources.rootsweb.com/~clusters/surnames/c/l/CLARKE/ > http://resources.rootsweb.com/~clusters/surnames/c/l/CLARK/ > > ==== CLARKE Mailing List ==== Search, Subscribe & Unsubscribe http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/c/clarke.html http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/c/clark.html