Dear Joe, Good to hear from you again. > > Have you discarded the idea that Rebecca LAND was the name of the wife of > Jabez CLARK(E) in favor of the name Rebecca BURNEY? Yes, indeed. She is Rebecca BURNEY, daughter of Abigail LAND and William BURNEY, born March 11, 1780 in New York and baptized at Trinity Church. Her sponsors were her parents and Phoebe LAND, her grandmother. > Have you been able to verify either name either through death or grave > records? In the book, "Loyalist Ancestors - Some families of the Hamilton Area" by the Hamilton Branch United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada, published 1980 by Pro Familia Genealogical Services, Toronto, Ont., I have the following information on the children of Robert LAND (1736-1818) who in Virginia 1756 married Phoebe SCOTT(1733-1836): Abigail (1757-1826) marr. 1) William BIRNEY 2) Isaiah McCARTER John ( 1758-1838) marr. Lillie SKINNER Abel ( 1760-1815) marr. Elizabeth HUGHSON Gagetown Anglican Church Records - Gagetown, Queens Co., NB p.11 July 28, 1790 - Wickham baptized, Elizabeth, an adult, wife of Abel LAND baptized Isaac son of Abel and Elizabeth LAND p.14 Feb. 12, 1792 - Long Island baptized Elisabeth, daughter of Abel adn Elisabeth LAND Phoebe (1761-1807) marr. Clement LUCAS in NB Gagetown Anglican Church Records - GAgetown, Queens Co., NB p7. Feb 25, 1788 - Gagetown baptized Thomas Morris LUCAS, son of Clement and Phebe LUCAS p9. Jan 11, 1789 - Gagetown baptized Robert son of Clement LUCAS p11. June 6, 1790 - Hampstead baptized Mary, daughter of Clement and Phebe LUCAS p.14 April 8, 1792 - Gagetown married Clement LEWCAS and Phebe LAND ( are the above children of these two or Celment LUCAS Sr., father of the CLEMENT who married Phebe LAND?) Rebecca (1764-1816) marr. Nathaniel HUGHSON William (??) Robert (1772-1867) marr. Hannah HORNING in Ont. Ephraim ( 1774-1841) marr. Mary CHISHOLM > > I do have a marriage record of Church Records, St John Anglican Church of > Gagetown, Queens Co., NB, CAN, for 21 Jan 1800 for Rebecca BURNEY and a > Jabez CLARKE. I don't know if that document listed the ages at their marriage but if it did, then we could say for sure if he were the Rhode Island Jabez. > The marriage record is correct. They did not list anything other than the names of the people who were married. We can confirm that they were from Rhode Island based on a legal document transferring power of attorney from Jabez, Agibail CLARK COREY, Gardiner, Benjamin and Isaac to Elisha CLARK of HAMPSTEAD, NB so he could sell and dispose of his father's property in Newport Landing, Nova Scotia. > Do any of their kids records list their parents and where they were born > and possibly the ages of the parents at the time of the kids births? > No birth or baptism records exist for this CLARK family, as they were staunch Baptists who were objecting to the law that only Catholics and Anglicans could perform religious ceremonies. They only married in the Anglican Church for legal reasons. Hence, no baptisms or burials for this line of CLARKs in NB. The family buried their relatives in graves on the family farms and marked the spots with wooden crosses which have long since disappeared. > Let me know what you think.. So, these CLARKs were also LOYALISTS. The new data I uncovered this Fall goes as follows: Elisha CLARK (b. 1738 RI) marr. Desire GARDINER in RI April 10, 1763 ( NEHGS Vital Stats) Their Children are: Gardiner marr. Ruth SLOCUM dau. Ebenezer SLOCUM UE on Jan 20, 1789 in Waterborough Parish, Queens Co, NB. ( records of Anglican Church Gagetown) Gardiner and Ruth return to RI abt 1792 and appear on 1800 census for Kingstown, RI. with three children. Abigail marr. Gideon COREY UE poss. in NY before arriving in Canada. They settled in Gagetown area and about 1795 moved to New Canaan where they raised a large family. Abigail is purported to have more descendants as ministers, doctors, lawyers and politicians than any other woman in NB. Benjamin does not appear to have married. He is buried in Central Hampstead cemetery ( I have photo of his grave) and is listed as a native of Rhode Island. He was very active in the Baptist Church acting as scribe and later as an elder. Elisha marr. Catherine SlIPP UE daughter of Leonard SLIP. They remained in Hampstead. He is listed int he Queens' Co. Museum in Gagetown as a Loyalist and the copy of the will in his file states "Elisha CLARKE - U.E., Hampstead." When Elisha applied for a land grant in 1814, he stated that he had a wife, several children and an aged mother living with him. When his will was probated, there was no mention of his mother Isaac never married but stayed in New Brunswick. Jabez marr. Rebecca BURNEY UE (grandaughter of Robert LAND UE). Rebecca's mother, Abigail LAND BIRNEY stayed in the Gagetown area for a while and married Isaiah McCarter, a friend of her brother. By 1824 Jabez and Rebecca have 11 children and move to Hamilton, Ontario. So, from this info, all of my 3rd GGf's siblings who married chose the children of UE or actual UE's, supporting my case that Jabez was also a LOYALIST. I have more inof on the land that Elisha, father of Jabez, was granted in Nova Scotia in 1761, which proves that although he was granted land, he never lived there until 1783. He must have returned to RI shortly thereafter, as he died about 1784 and his will was probated in RI in 1785. More on that later. Good night for now, Anne > > Joe > > > From Joe ARLT........joearlt@juno.com......CLARK Clearing House... > Compulsive Genealogy Searcher, > ARLT, CLARK, COSTELLO, COVERT, FALANGA, > GUIDETTI, HIGGINS, KONEN, PARISI, RIDER, TOMPKINS, > Van AUKEN & WAGNER > > > On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 01:16:23 -0500 anne and hugh stewart > <leisurelodge@sympatico.ca> writes: >> Hi fellow CLARK/CLARKE family researchers, >> >> I am trying to find living descendants of Elisha CLARK born Apr. 9, >> 1802, >> Hampstead, New Brunswick, Canada and died Nov. 29, 1867 in Kewanee, >> Illinois. He was married on Jan 26, 1826 in Glanford, Ontario to >> Elizabeth >> THOMAS who was born in Canada ( poss NB) on Nov 29, 1807 and died in >> Kewanee, Ill. on Jan 3, 1860. Elisha and Elizabeth moved to >> Kewanee, Ill. >> in 1855. >> >> >> This Elisha CLARK is the eldest son of my 3rd great grandfather >> Jabez CLARK >> (b. 1769 North Kingstown Rhode Island died 1845 Glanford, Ont) and >> Rebecca >> BURNEY (b. Mar 9, 1781, New York, baptized Trinity Church NYC). A >> descendant, Don L. CLARK and his wife Venice PETERSON wrote a >> detailed >> family history, a copy of which was given to the Glanford Historical >> Society. I would like to get in touch with Don and Venice or any of >> their >> siblings to obtain more information on the family. >> >> >> Elisha CLARK and Elizabeth THOMAS' children were all born in >> Glanford and >> include: >> >> Daniel b. 1826 >> Rebecca b. 1828 >> William b. 1828 >> John b. 1831 >> Edwin b. 18344 >> Nancy A. b. 1836 >> Walter b. 1838 >> Asa b. 1840 >> Rachael b. 1843 >> Mary b. 1846 >> Ezra B. b 1848 >> Emery b. 1850 >> >> >> >> One son, Ezra B. CLARK B. 1848, married Ella FERRIS in 1875. This >> family >> then moved to Platte Co., Nebraska by 1880. They were in McCune >> Kansas by >> 1884 and later on moved to Carl Junction, Missouri and Mt. Ayre, >> Iowa. In >> 1902, they went back to Kansas by covered wagon and settled on a >> farm near >> Erie. Their children were: >> >> Ada b. 1877 d. 1881 >> Elmer G. b. 1879 Neb. >> Fred L. b. 1884 Kansas >> Maude R. b. 1887 Kansas >> Clifford R. b. 1894 Iowa >> >> Don L. CLARK is the son of Fred L. CLARK and his wife Elizabeth >> Mariah >> PIATT. Don is the person I am seeking or any of his siblings who >> are Ava, >> Katherine, Vera, Jack W., Nadine or Lyle. >> >> If Don is no longer living, perhaps one of his children or nieces or >> nephews >> could contact me. >> >> Kindest regards, >> >> Anne Clark-Stewart >> Mississauga, Ontario >> leisurelodge@sympatico.ca >