Hi Joe, I know you are talking about Silas CLARKE's, but I'd like to mention that one of my grandfather's was named, Silas. He was one of the youngest of 13 children, and was named after the long-time, well-liked Town Clerk in Stoneham, MA, who was named Silas DEAN. My grandfather was given the name, Silas Dean LEWIS, when he was born there in 1898. I'm the one who has the James CLARK/E who mysteriously showed up in Little Compton, RI, around 1825, and who mysteriously disappeared from nearby Westport, MA, in the 1840's. My "gut feeling" is that he was from a New England family, but no researcher has laid claim to him. He was either born around 1800, as his wife (1829) was, or he was older than she was and was born around 1780's. Betty (near Lowell, MA) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph A Arlt" <joearlt@juno.com> To: <CLARKE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 8:09 AM Subject: Re: [Clarke-Clark] Silas Clark 1805 NYS > Hi Jim... > > Silas is not that common as a given name and I have only four in my data > base, born about that time, who lived in NY. Maybe I can match up your > Silas with one of those? > > Where was he living in the 1850 census and the names and ages of his kids > and possibly other Clarks who lived in the same locality on the 1850 > census? Frequently members of the same family migrated and lived close > by... > > Do you have any other info that could tie yours in to the 25,000 Clarks I > have in my data base? > > Thanks > > > 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 > > > On Sun, 29 May 2005 17:15:42 EDT Searchxr@aol.com writes: > > Hi, > > > > Silas Clark is my gggrandfather. He was born in NYS in 1805. His > > parents(names unknown) were both born in Connecticut according to > > the 1850 census. > > Silas married Hannah, maiden name unknown, about 1823. The family > > farmed in > > Big Flats, NY. Need help in identifying Hannah's family and the > > parents of > > Silas. Thanks Jim > > ______________________________

Betty, and Joe; I have a James Clarke, b. about 1809 in Madison CO, NY to [--?--] and Sarah Clarke. This family came from RI in the early 1800's, but I have not been able to get Mr. Clarke's first name. The "Josiah" being discussed by yourself and others is as fitting as any other first name. The Clarkes were farmers and settled in Brookfield, in the SE corner of Madison Co. Their children were: James 1809, John Thompson 1811, Luther 1815, Welcome 1817 and Sarah 1825. James may have moved with his mother and her second husband after [--?--] Clarke died about 1830. James' return to RI seems perfect reasonable. J. T. Clark is my maternal g g grandfather who was a prominent lawyer in Allamakee, CO, IA. He m. Elizabeth Blakeslee in 1835. Elizabeth and her family resided near Paris Hill, Oneida Co., NY. If this stirs up any ideas, please respond. Margaret Carefree, AZ