Hello, Just a few minutes ago some of the bricks have fallen off one of my "brick walls." For 2 years I have been searching for any information at all about a James CLARK to no avail. All I knew is that he probably lived in Little Compton, RI, in the 1820's, and married Mrs. Rhoda (MANCHESTER) LAVARE in Westport, MA, in 1829. They had a daughter born there in 1837. Because of the Internet, I have connected with a "distant cousin" in CT, who is a descendant of Rhoda's first marriage to Epaphroditus LAVARE, and their 3 children. She and I decided to research these families together. I had already found out that the 1850 Census for Westport, MA, showed Mrs. Rhoda CLARK and her daughter, Mary Anna, but it did not show her husband, James CLARK. So, my assumption was that James had died during the 1840's. Another "guess" I made is that, since Rhoda's first husband was a mariner, James might have been also. Just an hour ago, my "distant cousin" went to a web site offering names of crewmen on whaling ships out of New Bedford, MA, and .. Voila' ... there was James CLARK. But, more than that, she found out where he went: James CLARK, Rank: Greenhand, Ship Name: OCEAN Port of Registry: New Bedford, Whaling Ground: INDIAN Departure Date: 12/31/1844, Return Date: 11/7/1848 Remarks: DESERTED AT SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, 9/18/1845 IF we have found the correct James CLARK, it now seems that I might have "very distant cousins" in Australia. We don't know when James was born. His wife, Rhoda, was born in 1800 in Westport, MA. But, we don't know whether she married an older man, or a younger man. If James was born anywhere around 1800, then, when he arrived in Australia, he was in his 40's. Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) "There are two lasting bequests we can give our children; one is roots, the other is wings." Hodding Carter, Jr.

You may be lucky enough to find him on the pioneer records in Australia then. they are on CD. On the other hand they may also be in your own Reference Libraries. Edie McArthur ----- Original Message ----- From: "BBFFRRPP" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 3:03 AM Subject: [Clarke-Clark] James CLARK, Bricks have come off of "brick wall" .. (MA to AUSTRALIA, 1845) > Hello, > > Just a few minutes ago some of the bricks have fallen off one of my "brick > walls." For 2 years I have been searching for any information at all > about a James CLARK to no avail. All I knew is that he probably lived in > Little Compton, RI, in the 1820's, and married Mrs. Rhoda (MANCHESTER) > LAVARE in Westport, MA, in 1829. They had a daughter born there in 1837. > > Because of the Internet, I have connected with a "distant cousin" in CT, who > is a descendant of Rhoda's first marriage to Epaphroditus LAVARE, and their > 3 children. She and I decided to research these families together. > > I had already found out that the 1850 Census for Westport, MA, showed Mrs. > Rhoda CLARK and her daughter, Mary Anna, but it did not show her husband, > James CLARK. So, my assumption was that James had died during the 1840's. > Another "guess" I made is that, since Rhoda's first husband was a mariner, > James might have been also. > > Just an hour ago, my "distant cousin" went to a web site offering names of > crewmen on whaling ships out of New Bedford, MA, and .. Voila' ... there > was James CLARK. But, more than that, she found out where he went: > > James CLARK, Rank: Greenhand, Ship Name: OCEAN > Port of Registry: New Bedford, Whaling Ground: INDIAN > Departure Date: 12/31/1844, Return Date: 11/7/1848 > Remarks: > DESERTED AT SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, 9/18/1845 > > IF we have found the correct James CLARK, it now seems that I might have > "very distant cousins" in Australia. We don't know when James was born. > His wife, Rhoda, was born in 1800 in Westport, MA. But, we don't know > whether she married an older man, or a younger man. If James was born > anywhere around 1800, then, when he arrived in Australia, he was in his > 40's. > > Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) > > > "There are two lasting bequests we can give our children; > one is roots, the other is wings." > > Hodding Carter, Jr. > > > > ==== CLARKE Mailing List ==== > CLARKE Resources at RootsWeb - is your Clark-Clarke webpage linked here? > http://resources.rootsweb.com/~clusters/surnames/c/l/CLARKE/ > List Manager's address [email protected] >