There are Clarkes in Delaware but they claim to be of Narive American Heritage. Jane McComrick> From: patricia7@cinci.rr.com> To: ftdan2@sbcglobal.net; lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com> Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:42:39 -0500> Subject: Re: [LDR] The Clarke Family of Virginia and Somerset County, Maryland> > Well, I sort of have an opinion...Think water...I have a cluster of Clarks> in Surry Co VA who marry into and travel with Sledge, Cannon, Littleton and> Cox. They move to NC, to SC, to GA to AL. Two of the women I can trace to> Dorchester, MD (Clarke). Six of the men I can trace to Somerset, MD ( No> Clarke) Two other random ladies begin in Accomack and end up on the mainland> side of the Bay ( I. of W. for one). One gentleman goes from I of W, VA to> Surry, VA to Somerset MD to SC. He is missing a few years in between> Somerset and Newberry , SC. He may have sojourned elsewhere for a brief> respite. One unmarried gentleman leaves a boat to a friend. Hello, says> she...a boat? Think watermen. Ole Becky's feller could have floated her off> anywhere on the Bay...in fact, "Maidenhead" might have been her> grandfather's and you have a different name entirely to deal with in> Somerset. Try Surry Co VA and look for Clarks there... If you run into a> Cornelius holler...and I'll come armed with impending data. One further> comment...Dorchester pops up more times than I'd like ( I haven't "done"> Dorchester... Am I spelling that as a Yankee? We keep our "h's". Pat> > > > > Original message:> > Daniel Clarke, was married and patented a tract of land called> "Maidenhead" . He and his wife both evidently, died intestate and> Rebecca Clarke Cox inherited "Maidenhead" which she and Thomas Cox> sold, source" Somerset County Judicial Records. {I would cite the exact> date & an abstract but don't have that file with me!]> > I have looked in the available secondary source material for Northampton Co.> Virginia and Accomack Co. Virginia and have found nothing. Anyone have any> opinions? ...Any ideas or thoughts would be appreciated.> > Thanks, Mike Hilton> _________________________________________________________________> > > > ***************************************> QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING?> Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ:> http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm> -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message