Hi Bonnie and Judie, The James and Sarah Ashcraft Clark are my line!!!! Did I see something about a will???? Would love to have a copy!!! Teresa ---------- > From: BonSnow@aol.com > To: KYGRANT-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [KYGRANT-L] Clark/Ashcraft/Draper/Buskirk/Daugherty > Date: Sunday, September 05, 1999 9:17 AM > > Hi Judie, > > You aren't confused I a was. I misread what you said you had; for some > strange reason I translated "probate" to estate, go figure! I think I may > have made that error because you didn't mention Eleanor Ashcraft and she was > the first of James Clark's children mentioned in his will. > > I wasn't researching the Clark line; now I am. My daughter's husband > descends from them. His father sent me information from their family Bible; > a copy of the will a deed from William Mountjoy Ashcraft to his and Eleanore > Clark's only chid, Susannah. Susannah Ashcraft married William A. CLARK! Do > you or Teresa know who his parents were! I sure would like to know how he > fits in, obviously a relative. > > Susannah Jane Ashcraft was born 2/23/1829 died April 29, 1902 > > William Clark was born Dec. 2, 1825 died Nov. 28, 1880 > > Their children were: > > Elizabeth > James M. - married Isabella Vanhook > Telitha Armilda > America > Martha W. - married Luther Cash, June 19, 1881, (The line I am tracing) > Ida Jane > Sarah - married Isaac Tomlin, 2/27/1901 (this is the Tomlin connection for > this line) > John W. > > > The only dates I have for the children of James Clark are: > > Eli - about 1812, married Mary Elizabeth Draper > > James Clark - married Sarah Ann Ashcraft (she was the daughter of Jacob > Ashcraft and Sally Norton) > > Eleanor Clark - born May 29, 1809, married William Mountjoy Ashcraft born > July 23, 1807; married Feb. 2, 1828. (William Ashcraft was the youngest > brother of my ancestor, James Richard Ashcraft) > > So here is how my son-in-law's line goes (I think!) James, Eleanor, Susannah > Ashcraft Clark, Martha W. Clark Cash, their daughter Ida married Carl Grant > Bennett, their daughter, Katherine, married Harry Howe. These are Steve's > grandparents. > > The copy of the will I have has one of the children cut off, could you tell > me what that child's name is? It is the child in paragraph two before James > Clark. Also, I want to know if the grandson is John Riffle Clark? I'm not > sure about the first name. > > I haven't figured out the Riffle connection yet. I have a few Riffles in my > data base but very little about them. > > Yes, this is the same Eleanor that is buried on my daughter and son-in-laws > property. > > Well that's about it for now! > > Looking forward to hearing from you, hope you have some answers! You didn't > mention if you knew who James Clark, Sr.'s wife was or who were his parents. > I don't know but it seems to me I saw "Lucinda" mentioned as the wife of > James, but for the life of me, I can't find it now! > > Bonnie > > > ==== KYGRANT Mailing List ==== > To email owner > owner-KYGRANT@lists.rootsweb.com > Genealogists: People helping people.....that's what it's all about! >