Could this be the line? Do any of the siblings of Ambrose, b 1763 (below), show up in the 1820 & 1830 census for Otsego Co., NY? Do you have any of the kids names of your Ambrose? Any matches? From Joe ARLT........joearlt@juno.com......CLARK Clearing House... Compulsive Genealogy Searcher, (NY of particular interest), ARLT, CLARK, COSTELLO, COVERT, FALANGA, GUIDETTI, HIGGINS, KONEN, PARISI, RIDER, TOMPKINS, Van AUKEN & WAGNER ================================= Ambrose CLARK #5739, b. 25 Mar 1696 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. He married Elizabeth WARD #5740, married 21 Apr 1715 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT, b. Abt 1698 in Probably Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT, d. Cir 1780 in Probably Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. Ambrose died 18 Mar 1764 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. Elizabeth: Best guess for birth date & location... I. Anna CLARK #5741, b. 22 Mar (N)1716 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. d.s.p... II. Elizabeth CLARK #5742, b. 21 Apr 1718 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. III. John CLARK #5743, b. 30 Sep 1720 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. d.s.p... IV. Ambrose CLARK #5744, b. 30 Apr 1723 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. He married Mary KILBOURN #5745, married 2 Aug 1750 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT, b. Abt 1730 in of Wethersfield, CT. Mary: Best guess for birth date & location... V. Eunice CLARK #5746, b. 27 Apr 1724 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. She married William MILLER #5747, b. Abt 1720 in Probably CT. William: Best guess for birth date & location... VI. Sarah CLARK #5748, b. 15 Oct 1726 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. She married Davis JOHNSON #5749, married 13 Mar 1746 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT, b. Abt 1720 in Probably CT. Davis: Best guess for birth date & location... VII. Samuel CLARK #5750, b. 6 May 1729 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. He married Marcy (Mary) COOK #21818, married 1 Jan 1756 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT, b. Abt 1734 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT, d. 12 Dec 1821 in Otis, Berkshire Co., MA, buried: in Otis, Berkshire Co., MA. Samuel died 27 Jan 1777 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. Marcy: Best guess for birth date & location... or Marcy (Mary) COOK COMFORT... OR d. 1839... dau. of Jacob COOK and Mercy (YOUNG)... A. Samuel CLARK #21913, b. 16 May 1756 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. B. Jonathan CLARK #21914, b. 15 May 1758 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. C. Daniel CLARK #21915, b. 20 Jan 1761 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. D. Elijah (Eljah) CLARK #21916, b. 7 Sep 1762 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. E. Comfort CLARK #21819, b. 27 May 1764 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. He married Esther BABB #21820, married 7 Feb 1791 in Otis, Berkshire Co., MA, b. Cir 1767 in Probably Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT, 9 Aug 1767 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT, d. 23 May 1841 in Otis, Berkshire Co., MA, buried: in Otis, Berkshire Co., MA. Comfort died 17 Feb 1839 in Otis, Berkshire Co., MA, buried: in Otis, Berkshire Co., MA. Otis was formerly Loudon, in Berkshire Co., Massachusetts... Esther: dau. of Benjamin BABB and Sarah BLAKE... 1. Mercy (Mary) CLARK #21921, b. 26 May 1791 in Otis, Berkshire Co., MA. or dob: 26 May 1792... 2. Esther CLARK #21922, b. 12 Oct 1793 in Otis, Berkshire Co., MA. She married Asahel HAWLEY #21923, married 14 Mar 1814 in Probably Otis, Berkshire Co., MA, b. Abt 1790 in of Otis, Berkshire Co., MA. Esther died 22 Sep 1814 in Probably Otis, Berkshire Co., MA. Asahel: Best guess for birth date & location... 3. Samuel CLARK #21924, b. 10 Sep 1795 in Otis, Berkshire Co., MA. He married Fanny PELTON #21925, married 15 Apr 1816 in Otis, Berkshire Co., MA, b. Abt 1796 in Probably Otis, Berkshire Co., MA. Samuel died 1 Apr 1851. Had 6 children... Fanny: Best guess for birth date & location... 4. Sally CLARK #21926, b. 8 Mar 1798 in Otis, Berkshire Co., MA, d. 27 Jul 1834 in Probably Otis, Berkshire Co., MA. 5. Fanny 'Fanna' CLARK #21927, b. 13 Jun 1800 in Otis, Berkshire Co., MA. She married James Jr. CLARKE #21928, b. 4 Jul 1787 in Charlestown, Washington Co., RI, d. 14 Jun 1879 in Otis, Berkshire Co., MA. Fanny died 5 Mar 1868 in Otis, Berkshire Co., MA. Had 8 children... 6. Comfort CLARK #21929, b. 8 Oct 1802 in Otis, Berkshire Co., MA. He married Mary CLARKE #21930, married 20 Dec 1822 in Otis, Berkshire Co., MA, b. 26 Sep 1791 in Probably North, d. 27 Jun 1873. Comfort died 17 Sep 1877 in Otis, Berkshire Co., MA. 7. Betsy CLARK #21931, b. 5 Mar 1805 in Otis, Berkshire Co., MA, d. 21 Apr 1822 in Otis, Berkshire Co., MA. 8. Lyman CLARK #21821, b. 26 May 1808 in Otis, Berkshire Co., MA, d. 6 Sep 1887 in Granby, Hartford Co., CT. Married 3 times: Eunice M. Norton, d. 1831, had no children; Mary E. Kibbee -- had one son, William Wareham Clark B: 1832 - MA; Alma T. Frazier -- had at least 2 children, Curtis and Lavinia.... 9. Chauncey B. CLARK #21932, b. 11 Feb 1811 in Otis, Berkshire Co., MA. He married Ruth YORK #21933, b. Abt 1810 in of Stonington, RI. Chauncey died 1863 in Chesapeake Bay. drowned... F. Marcy CLARK #21917, b. 25 Sep 1766 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. G. Rachel CLARK #21918, b. 20 May 1769 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. H. Amasa (Amasy) CLARK #21919, b. 28 Dec 1770 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. I. Levi (Levy) CLARK #21920, b. 4 Aug 1776 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT, d. 10 Feb 1777 in Probably Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. VIII. Lamberton CLARK #5751, b. 24 Aug 1731 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. He married (1) Rebecca JONES #5752, married 14 Jun 1753 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT, b. Abt 1735 in Probably CT, d. 4 Jul 1758 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. He married (2) Sarah FOSTER #5753, married 29 Aug 1759 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT, b. Abt 1735 in Probably CT. Rebecca: Best guess for birth date & location... Sarah: Best guess for birth date & location... A. Lamberton CLARK #17422, (son of Lamberton CLARK #5751 and Sarah FOSTER #5753) b. 1760 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. He married Martha REXFORD #17430, married 11 Dec 1783 in Meriden, New Haven Co., CT, b. Abt 1763 in Probably CT. Rev. War, enlisted in Middletown and did not move to Meriden until some time after peace was declared. He was drummer in Col. Sherburne's regiment, and also served with Capt. Heart in the 1st regiment... (Assume applies to this Lamberton CLARK).. Assume marriage record is his... Martha: Best guess for birth date & location... Assume this is same Lamberton... Record of marriages by Rev. John Hubbard, On December XIth 1783, Lamberton Clark married to Martha Rexford... 1. Benjamin CLARK #22563, b. 1802 in Charolotte, VT. He married Emily NASH #22564, married By 1844 in Probably Dickinson, Franklin Co., NY, b. Abt 1810 in Probably VT. Children b. or died in Dickinson,NY are Jerome b.1844 d.1845, Benjamin Franklin b. 1846, and Martin Reed d. 1872...rest of the siblings b. or d. from Charlotte, Vt, Bangor,NY, Champion, NY & Antwerp, NY... B. Ambrose CLARK #17423, (son of Lamberton CLARK #5751 and Sarah FOSTER #5753) b. 1763 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. C. George CLARK #17424, (son of Lamberton CLARK #5751 and Sarah FOSTER #5753) b. 1768 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. D. Daniel CLARK #17425, (son of Lamberton CLARK #5751 and Sarah FOSTER #5753) b. 1770 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. E. Enoch CLARK #17426, (son of Lamberton CLARK #5751 and Sarah FOSTER #5753) b. 1772 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. F. Michael CLARK #17427, (son of Lamberton CLARK #5751 and Sarah FOSTER #5753) b. 20 Jul 1777 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. He married Hulda TRYON #17429, married 6 May 1821 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., CT, b. Abt 1800 in Probably CT. Possibly #17285... G. Seth CLARK #17428, (son of Lamberton CLARK #5751 and Sarah FOSTER #5753) b. 4 May 1779 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT, occupation Farmer. He married (1) Martha Patty ROBERTS #21969, married 8 May 1803 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT, b. ca 1784 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT, d. 8 Feb 1843 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT, buried: in Old Farm Hill Cem., Middletown, CT. He married (2) Parnel ROBERTS #21970, married 3 May 1846 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT, b. ca 1789 in Probably CT, d. 11 Nov 1870 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT, buried: in Old Farm Hill Cem., Middletown, CT. Seth died 22 Nov 1848 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT, buried: in Old Farm Hill Cem., Middletown, CT. dob Midd VR 2:299... dod 22 Nov 1848 Middletown CT (4:132 at Midd.Town Hall, Index) age 69, farmer, of consumption... dom May 8, 1803 Midd.1CongChRec 2:143 ( Note: Seth m.Patty Roberts, ...by Rev. Enoch Huntington)... Martha: dau of Noyes Roberts & Martha _________ of Middletown CT... Parnel: Widow of _______ LUCAS & sister of first wife of Seth.... 1. Seth CLARK #15500, (son of Seth CLARK #17428 and Martha Patty ROBERTS #21969) b. ca 1807 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. He married (1) Julia (Twin) (Julian) A. CLARK #15501, married 4 Sep 1832 in Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT, b. 26 Oct 1806 in Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT, (daughter of Adna (Adney) CLARK #12544 and Thankful BAILEY #12546) Bap. 3 Nov 1816 in 2nd Presb Ch., W. Durham, Greene Co., NY, ref: C510901, d. 29 Jul 1885 in Probably Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT, buried: in Old Farm Hill Cem., Middletown, CT. He married (2) Julia A. CLARK #22041, b. Abt 1802 in Probably CT, (daughter of Peletiah CLARK #12626 and Amy WILCOX #12627). Seth died 13 Feb 1852 in Probably Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT, buried: in Old Farm Hill Cem., Middletown, CT. Marr. by Simon SHAILOR.... dod: Title: Hale Collection, Middletown, CT, Page: Old Farm Hill Cemetery, p. 349... One of these Julia wives is incorrect... Children of JULIA CLARK and SETH CLARK are: i. LEVI WATSON8 CLARK, b. Abt. 1835; m. MARY E. CLARK, 13 Aug 1854, Middletown, Middlesex Co CT. ii. FLORA M. CLARK, b. 1837; d. 1908; m. JAMES COTTON; b. 1832; d. 1911. iii. JOSEPHINE E. CLARK, b. 27 Nov 1847; d. 13 Jan 1851. iv. ALMON B. CLARK, b. Abt. Feb 1850; d. 3 Jan 1851. Julia: Best guess for birth date & location... 2. Sarah CLARK #22083, (daughter of Seth CLARK #17428 and Martha Patty ROBERTS #21969) b. ca 1804 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. She married John WILLIAMS #22084, b. Abt 1800 in Probably CT. 3. Lucy CLARK #22085, (daughter of Seth CLARK #17428 and Martha Patty ROBERTS #21969) b. ca 1810 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT, d. 11 Aug 1813 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. 4. Jacob CLARK #22086, (son of Seth CLARK #17428 and Martha Patty ROBERTS #21969) b. 13 May 1813 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT, d. 8 Jan 1846 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. 5. Lucy Ann CLARK #22087, (daughter of Seth CLARK #17428 and Martha Patty ROBERTS #21969) b. ca 1815 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. 6. Joseph CLARK #22088, (son of Seth CLARK #17428 and Martha Patty ROBERTS #21969) b. ca 1818 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. He married Sarah S. BAILEY #22094, married 14 Dec 1845 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT, b. Abt 1825 in Probably CT. 7. Lucretia CLARK #22089, (daughter of Seth CLARK #17428 and Martha Patty ROBERTS #21969) b. Abt 1819 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. She married Charles SMITH #22092, married 27 Oct 1839 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT, b. Abt 1809 in of Greenfield, MA. 8. Eliza Ann CLARK #22090, (daughter of Seth CLARK #17428 and Martha Patty ROBERTS #21969) b. Abt 1822 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. She married Jacob BACON #22093, married 27 Mar 1843 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT, b. Abt 1820 in of Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. Jacob: Best guess for birth date & location... 9. Caroline CLARK #22091, (daughter of Seth CLARK #17428 and Martha Patty ROBERTS #21969) b. 4 Dec 1824 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. IX. Mary CLARK #5754, b. 21 Jun 1734 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. She married James MILLER #5755, b. Abt 1730 in Probably CT. James: Best guess for birth date & location... X. William CLARK #5756, b. 29 Jun 1737 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. He married Susanna SHATTUCK #5757, married 29 Jan 1762 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT, b. Abt 1742 in Probably CT. Susanna: Best guess for birth date & location... Perhaps she mar. (2), 13 Oct 1775, Wallingford, CT (VR), Joshua AUSTIN.. ============================== On Fri, 6 May 2005 16:38:17 -0700 "Virginia Leighty" <vleighty@earthlink.net> writes: > > Does anyone know of an AMBROSE CLARK, born abt 1770.? He appears on > the > 1820 & 1830 census for Otsego Co., NY. He is listed as a Surrogate > for the > sale of lands in that county in 1813. I am hoping to find his place > of > birth. > > Virginia