I have reason to believe, because of certain Randolph Co, NC, deeds and the Will of Thomas Clark (s/o Samuel Clark of Guilford/Randolph Co, NC) that my Samuel Clark was the son of this Thomas Clark. According to the Will of Thomas Sr., he had one other son, Thomas. 150 acres were granted to Samuel and remaining property to be divided among the 4 daughters of Thomas (Sr.)--Catherine, Hannah, Jane & Sarah. So far, all family trees containing the children Thomas that I have found on Rootsweb show no issue for Thomas Jr. or Samuel. There is a Samuel Clark b. 1769 buried in Randolph County, NC. I need help to establish who he was in such a way as either to prove or definitively to disprove that he was Samuel Clark who was the son of Thomas Clark, Sr. I am told that Thomas Sr.'s father Samuel Clark had seven sons & maybe one daughter. The following information is not necessarily proven: Thomas CLARK b: ABT 1743 in York Co, PA m. Sarah Clark (marriage proved by deed) Edward CLARK b: ABT 1745 in York Co, PA (named in Thomas' will) Samuel E. CLARK b: OCT 1748 in Randolph Co, NC m. Rachel Brattain/Bratton (marriage proven) George CLARK b: 22 JUN 1749 in York Co, PA William CLARK b: 1753 in York Co, PA m. Eleanor Dougan (marriage proven) Joseph CLARK, Captain b: ABT 1756 m. Nancy Merrill John CLARK, Captain b: 7 JUN 1759 in Randolph Co, NC m. Mary Spencer Daughter CLARK b: ABT 1761 The Clarks appear to have intermarried with THORNBOROUGH/THORNBERRY (& variations), BRATTON/BRATTAIN and DOUGAN families, and may also be connected with BELL, VICKERY and WALL families in Randolph Co, NC. It appears they moved westward into Tennessee and northward to Indiana. My Samuel Clark Sr. b. ca. 1770 may be found in Wayne County, KY after 1807. The patriarchal Samuel Clark was a devout Presbyterian, however his son William became a Quaker after the Revolutionary War. There are indications this family had Quaker intermarriages where the Quaker spouse married out of unity. Anyone interested in seeing the descendants of my Samuel Clark, Sr. may find them on my WorldConnect database "The Clarks of Otter Creek and Related Families" at http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=gmcflc&I11.x=42&I11.y=6 I would very much like to hear from anyone working these family lines. Fay Clark ________________________________________________________________ Sent Via Ethixs Online Mail-Clean Internet Access www.ethixs.com