1st of all the Joseph CLARKE who married Mary ? I have no known parents for him. I know nothing more about Ann Clark's father Joseph. Information welcome. Nelson Will BkA_594-7_clark Surnames: CLARCK (Clark), BLANFORD, HOWARD, THORNSBURY, THALLS, HAGAN, DORSEY, STALLARD, BASYE, GRAYSON, EVANS In the name of God Amen I Joseph CLARCK of Nelson County of State of Kentucky being weak in body but of a sound disposing mind of memory and calling to mind the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time when I constitute this my last will and testament. And it is my desire after my death my body be decently interred and my just debts and funeral charges be paid by my executors hereafter mentioned. Item, First of all I give unto my beloved wife Mary CLARCK on third part of my whole estate. Item. I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Henry A. CLARCK three pound five shillings as a legitee. Item. I give and bequeath unto my beloved son James G. CLARCK two pound seven shillings as a legitee. Item. I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Joseph CLARCK four pound as a legitee. Item. I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Elizabeth BLANFORD three shillings & nine pence as a legitee. Item. I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Ann HOWARD. Item. I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Mary A THORNSBURY fifteen pound as a legitee. I give unto Rebecca THALLS twelve pound twelve shillings as a legitee. I give and bequeath unto Mary E. HAGAN fourteen pound as a legitee. I give and bequeath unto Selah CLARCK twenty four pound as a legitee. Item. And it is my desire that the balance of my estate shall be equally divided with all my children and grandchild. That is to say Henry, James, Joseph, Elizabeth, Ann, Mary, Rebecca, Eliner, Selah. And lastly I do constitute make and ordain my beloved son Joseph CLARCK the whole executor of this my last will and testament. And hereby revoke and utterly disallow and disannul all and every other former will and testament what ever. And confirm this my last will and testament. In witness thereof I set my hand and affixed my seal this sixth day of August One thousand hundred & ninety six. Signed sealed and acknowledged in the presence us and the presence of each other Jos. CLARCK Chas. DORSEY Walter STALLARD Thomas BASYE At a county court held for Nelson County on Tuesday the ninth day of May 1797 This last will and testament of Joseph CLARCK deceased was proved by the oaths of Chas. DORSEY and Walter STALLARD subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. Test Ben GRAYSON CC At a county court held for Nelson County on Tuesday the ninth day of May one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight. On the motion of Joseph CLARK the executor in the within will mentioned, who made an oath according to law and with James CLARK, William HOWARD and Edward EVANS his securities, entered into and acknowledged their bond, in the penalty of twelve hundred pound conditioned as the law directs, certificate is granted him for obtaining probate of said will in due form. Teste Ben GRAYSON CC 1 William B Howard b: 1763 in St Mary's Co, MD d: Abt. Nov 1860 in Nelson Co, KY Burial: St Catherine Catholic Cemetery, Nelson Co, KY .. +Anna Clark b: 1767 in St Mary's Co, MD m: 1797 in KY d: October 10, 1850 in Nelson Co, KY Burial: St Catherine Catholic Cemetery, Nelson Co, KY Father: Joseph Clark, Sr Mother: Mary Unknown St. Catherine Church records, New Haven Ky give the following for buriels: Howard, Ann Cleark age 83 daugther of Joseph Cleark wife of Wm Howard. Died in the home of her son Joseph Howard. died 10 Dec, 1850, (Joseph Howard lived in the Howardstown area. border of Larue Co) . 1860 KY MORTALITY RECORDS,, Howard, Wm, # 487, age 89, b 1771 MD, d Nov, (1859) farmer, Nelson Co KY. This is the Wm Howard that people in Nelson Co have thought was the Wm who m Ann Clark. believe there is some proof of some type but.. off hand do not recall. the 1840 Nelson Co Census has a Wm Howard in the age group of 70-80 2 Edmund HOWARD married Delphie DAVIS 13 Feb 1816 , Washington, Kentucky Washington County, KY marriages 13 Feb 1816 Edward Howard - Delpha Davis Bk 1-154 2 Joseph E. Howard b: March 18, 1799 in Kentucky d: March 11, 1879 +Elizabeth "Betsey" Greenwell b: 1807 d: 1875 Father: Arnold John Greenwell Mother: Nancy Ann Ballard *2nd Wife of [1] Joseph E. Howard: +Mariah Elizabeth Pike b: February 24, 1807 m: August 25, 1821 in Washington Co., KY d: January 26, 1825 Father: John "Jack" Pike and Rebecca MATTINGLY 2 Elizabeth Ann Howard b: Abt. 1795 +John Boone b: 1788 in Maryland Father: Walter "Watty" Boone Mother: Margaret Mildred Edelen 2 Sarah Howard b: September 26, 1801 in Washington Co., KY d: September 01, 1884 in Meade Co., KY +Joseph Pike b: September 01, 1796 in Washington Co., KY m: June 18, 1819 in Washington Co., KY d: April 25, 1881 in Meade Co., KY Father: William James Pike Mother: Susanna Mills 2 Hillary HOWARD born abt 1806 , Nelson, Kentucky died 5 Jul 1851 , Meade, Kentucky buried St. Martin Of Tours Catholic Cemetery, Flaherty, Meade, Kentucky married Judith TENNELLY born 19 May 1803 , Nelson, Kentucky Bef 1860 , Meade, Kentucky buried St. Martin Of Tours Catholic Cemetery, Flaherty, Meade, Kentucky Notes: September 3, 1799. John B. Mattingly, appellant versus William Howard, appellee upon appeal of judgement of John Helm for 1 pound 7 shillings and costs. It was considered by the court that judgement be set aside and appellant recover against appellee his costs expended. September 3, 1799. William Howard to pay Ignatius Thompson 7 shillings 5 pence for one days attendance & traveling 16 miles as witness for him in the suit of John B. Mattingly. Ordered that John Shircliffe, William Howard, and William Peak be appointed patrollers and Peter McBride captain to patrol in the neighborhood of Henry Smock to include William Wright (Bright?) on Hardins Creek and Charles Hayden on Pottingers Creek.