Barbara, The short answer is no, however I have been looking into one Bledsoe County TN Clark in particular and am aware that there were two different Clark families in Bledsoe County very early. One Clark family lived in the vicinity of Bledsoe's county seat--Pikeville, I think. I do not know much about this family, except that there is no immediate connection that we can find. The other Clark in Bledsoe County was a Thomas Clark who filed for pension benefits in 1819. He had a wife Sarah and daughter Jane and was born in 1755--the same year we believe to be the approximate year of birth for our Thomas. His application indicates that he served during the Revolutionary War under General John Neville and Captain Stephen Ashby. I have been told that the area from which Stephen Ashby primarily recruited is in what is now Hampshire County WV. Unfortunately, it is not enough information to tell us one way or another whether or not this is our Thomas Clark. I believe there is a possibility that he could be. The youngest son of our Thomas Clark lived somewhere over the county line in Van Buren County Another researcher disagrees. But we simply lack sufficient information about him to make any real determination either way. One thing that has my attention is the name of your Anderson Clark. He cannot be the son of our Thomas Clark, because Thomas was in Kentucky very early--possibly as early as 1782, definitely by the mid-1790's. In my branch of the Clark family, however, I have a great grandson of Thomas whose name was Henry Anderson Clark. In a family that had very strong naming patterns, I have not been able to figure out exactly why he was given the name Anderson. Henry was the name of his maternal grandfather, but Anderson is not a name that any other member of the immediate family had. In Anderson Clark's marriage record, is anyone else named on the marriage bond (ie surety, permission)? These are some of the names we've found in Bledsoe: 1815 Bledsoe Co. Tax List Clark, Arthemus Clark, Coker Clark, John Clark, Thomas ID: I28095 Name: Charles Clark Sex: M Birth: 10 MAR 1784 in Sevier County, Tennessee Death: 18 NOV 1853 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee Burial: NOV 1853 Smyrna Cemetery, Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee Father: Norris Clark b: 1758 in Ireland Marriage 1 Hannah Denton b: 16 SEP 1794 in Sevier County, Tennessee Married: 16 SEP 1809 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee Children Jonathan Clark b: 10 MAR 1810 Tobitha Clark b: 19 DEC 1812 Clarissa Clark b: 16 OCT 1814 Jonas Clark b: 21 FEB 1819 in Pikeville, Tn. William Ezra Clark b: 3 NOV 1821 Isaac Newton Clark b: 8 FEB 1824 James J. Clark b: 17 FEB 1826 Francis Marion Clark b: 27 FEB 1828 Nancy Clark b: 7 NOV 1830 Bird Clark b: 22 FEB 1833 Jacob Clark b: 22 FEB 1833 in Tennessee Jerusha M. Clark b: 2 FEB 1840 Unknown Clark b: ABT 1841 I hope something here helps. Fay -------Original Message------- From: CLARKE-L@rootsweb.com Date: 07/30/05 09:25:44 To: CLARKE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Clarke-Clark] CLARKs in NC Fay, I see that you have researched CLARKs in NC. Have you by any chance run across an Anderson CLARK, born 24 Sep 1801 in NC? I don't know when he moved from NC, but on 1 Sep 1820 he married Isabella JONES in Bledsoe Co., TN. Thanks, Barbara Dooley At 03:56 PM 7/24/2005, you wrote: >Hi Joe, > >Yes, we think there is a good possibility that this Joseph Clark who married >Margaret Faver may be the son of William & Margaret Clark of Lancaster >County, PA. Several comments: > >1. I do not think it's likely that Joseph was born in North Carolina, much >less Mecklenburg County at the early year of 1734. Another researcher has >placed Joseph (incorrectly, I believe) as the son of William Clark of Orange >County. That William Clark was a son of James & Elizabeth Clark of Orange >ministration was filed for his wife Mary. Assuming he was about 60 years >old when he died, that would give him an estimated dob of 1728, well within > > > > >-------Original Message------- > >From: CLARKE-L@rootsweb.com >Date: 07/24/05 09:08:56 >To: CLARKE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [Clarke-Clark] William Clark d. 10 - 21 May 1763 Lancaster Co >PA / ?son Joseph Clark York Co SC? > >Hi Fay... >Does this look like the Joseph Clark? > > > 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 >=============================== >Joseph CLARK #5254, b. Abt 1734 in Probably Anson/Mecklenburg, NC. He >married Margaret (Possibly) FAVER #19764, b. Abt 1840 in Probably NC/SC. >Probably bn. Area of Anson/Mecklenburg, NC... >I. James CLARK #5255, b. 13 Mar 1764 in York Co., SC. He married Mary >COWAN #5256, married 2 Feb 1786 in Probably SC or TN, b. 18 Mar 1768 in >Probably SC, d. 7 Feb 1832 in Lincoln Co., TN, buried: in Sandlin Cem., >Lincoln Co., TN. James died 11 Apr 1823 in Lincoln Co., TN, buried: in >Sandlin Cem., Lincoln Co., TN. >James Clark son of (unproven) Joseph Clark of York County, South >Carolina... On Census & In Lincoln County by 1820... >Names of parents, children, birth dates taken from Bible of father James >Clark. >A. Elizabeth CLARK #5309, b. 6 April 1787. She married John W. >PARKINSON #5310, married 3 Apr 1806, b. Abt 1780. Elizabeth died 5 Nov >1855 in Marion Co., IL. >B. Rebecca CLARK #5311, b. 8 Sept 1788. She married Robert >(MEKES/McKEE) MEEKS #5312, married 16 Nov 1807, b. Abt 1780. Rebecca >died 25 Sep 1855 in McNairy Co., TN. >C. John CLARK #5313, b. 13 Sep 1790 in York Co., SC. He married >Elizabeth (MEKES/McKEE) MEEKS #5314, married 14 Jul 1814, b. 1798 in SC. >John died 19 Apr 1837 in Lincoln Co., TN, buried: in Sandlin Cem., >Lincoln Co., TN. >After his death, family by 1840 moved to Neshoba Co., MS... >D. Margrate CLARK #5315, b. 21 Apr 1792. She married Hugh HARGROVE >#5316, married 30 Dec 1813, b. Abt 1785. >E. Mary CLARK #5317, b. 16 Mar 1794. >never married... >F. Joseph CLARK #5318, b. 6 Dec 1798. He married Emmeline Eliza BROWN >#5319, married 14 Nov 1844, b. Abt 1805. Joseph died 11 Mar 1863. >G. Agnes CLARK #5320, b. 11 Jan 1801, d. 27 Apr 1828 in Lincoln Co., TN, >buried: in Sandlin Cem., Lincoln Co., TN. >never married... >H. Jane CLARK #5321, b. 8 Sep 1804. She married John SANDLIN #5322, >married 6 Jan 1821, b. Abt 1795. Jane died 20 Mar 1884 in Lincoln Co., >TN, buried: in Sandlin Cem., Lincoln Co., TN. >I. Sarah CLARK #5323, b. 23 Dec 1806. She married ______ PRINCE #5324, >b. Abt 1795. >========================================= > >On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 23:58:01 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) "Fay Clark" ><gmcflc@bellsouth.net> writes: > > Will Book A, Page 219 > > > > Will of William Clark of Lancaster County, PA > > > > ABSTRACT > > > > Dated: 10 May 1763 > > Probated: 21 May 1763 > > > > Wife: Margaret > > Sons: Peter > > John > > Thomas > > Joseph > > Daughter: Anne > > Son-in-Law: John Baldrige (husband of unnamed daughter, Rebekah > > Clark) > > > > Witnesses: James Clark > > John Neel > > > > Peter Clark died before 09 Feb 1788 in Letterkenny Twp, Franklin Co, > > PA > > > > Thomas Clark b. 1710-1730. We THINK Thomas Clark may be the same > > Thomas > > Clark who was issued a Preemption Warrant on Licking Creek in > > Kentucky > > County VA on 20 Nov 1779. We find Thomas Clark SR on Paint Lick > > Creek, > > Madison Co KY,10 Nov 1781 when he jointly assigned his property > > along with > > William Stewart to William Bennett or Barnett. A William Stewart > > appears on > > earlier Lancaster Co PA tax lists. > > > > Joseph Clark MAY be the same Joseph Clark b. 1732 who died in York > > Co SC in > > 1810. I really would like to communicate with anyone who may be > > working on > > this line. > > > > Rebecca Clark b. ca. 1725 m. 1st John Baldridge who died in 1766 in > > Lancaster Co PA. Several of their sons were in Orange Co NC. She > > married 2nd > > Aaron Boggs and died in Mecklenburg Co NC in 1823. > > > > Fay Clark > > >==== CLARKE Mailing List ==== >List search >http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=CLARKE >http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=CLARK > > > >==== CLARKE Mailing List ==== >Archives >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/clarke >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/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/