Jerry, I had this in my file for the source of the marriage of Wm Clarke and Mary Simms.. But I don't have access to the book. Does anyone on the list have the book? Would you please do a look up to see if this is indeed a source.. Thanks, Shirley Middleton Moller Ancestry.com Name: William CLARKE 1 2 Sex: M Birth: 16 MAR 1749/50 1 2 Death: 10 MAR 1809 1 2 Father: Robert CLARKE , Sr. Marriage 1 Mary SIMMS b: 6 JUN 1760 Married: 20 FEB 1776 1 2 Sources: 1. Title: "Maryland Semmes and Kindred Families" Author: Harry Wright Newman Note: Unknown Repository: Call Number: Media: Book 2. Title: Research by Jack D. Smith commdive@olsusa.com Publication: Taken from the family bible by Father T.V. Worland Note: Unknown Repository: Note: Jack D. Smith, 53569 Lane St., Elkhart, IN 46514 Call Number: Media: Letter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry L. Clark" <jerry876@comcast.net> To: <jking71@gmail.com>; <mdstmary@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 3:30 PM Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] Robert Clarke and Ann Jenkins > Jackie, > > You say in this post that Mary ann SEMMES married William CLARKE and that > he > was the brother of a Robert CLARKE that married Henrietta SEMMS. > > Do you have some documentation, because although I have this data, I have > nothing to prove it. > > Then you speak of a Robert Clarke who married an Ann JENKINS. > > I have no information on any Robert CLARKE who married Ann JENKINS, nor do > I > have a Robert Clarke who married Henrietta SEMMES. > > > But in another post of yours you are saying that Ann SEMMES married a > Thomas > CLARK- if I understood you previously. So looks like we have three sisters > who all married CLARKE men, if two of the are brothers, the third might be > as well > > > Linda - > > Well then that makes two of us. I have the later Verlinda as the daughter > of > Joseph Semmes and Catherine Culver and m. to John Jarboe who d. 1842 in > the > 73rd year of his age. Joseph was the son of Electius and Verlinda - and > btw > - I do agree with you that Verlinda is probably Green and the McAtee was > confused from a later generation. > > In 1790 Joseph Semmes/Simms was the head of a family in Montgomery (Co., > MD) with 4 males under 16 yrs of age, 3 females and seven slaves. He died > intestate on December 28, 1791. The administration was granted to his > widow > with Jesse Bailey and Robert Clarke as her bondsmen. On November 6, 1793, > the heirs gave their receipts to Mrs. Catherine Simms, executrix of Joseph > Simms, late of Montgomery (Co., MD). The heirs were, Joseph Milburn Simms, > Ann Clarke, Ann Fowler and Elisha Fowler, Jr.(?), William Simms, Robert > Clarke, Alexius Simms, Virlinda Simms, Walter Simms, Thomas Simms, and > Ignatius Simms." > > Ann Simms first married Thomas Clarke and then William Rhodes and is the > Ann > Rhodes referred to in the will of Edward. > > Is it possible we are missing a generation of Verlinda's here? It was a > common name in the Semmes/Simms family - and one their associated families > used for at least a couple of more generations. > > Jackie > > > Then I have these NOTES: > > Jackie, > Katherine Culver Simms made her will in Montgomery Co. Md > > Mallory, Sween, Manuel, "Montgomery Co. MD wills 1776-1825", p 126 > > Simms, Catherine written will BK L E p 126, 31 Dec. 1804: book L > 2 p 35, probate 24 Jan 1805 > "Husband: deceased > Sons: Ignatius (under age) Elexious, William, Thomas and Walter Simms > Daughters: Mary Clark, Henrietta Clark, Ann Rhoads, > Grandsons: Francis Simms, Joseph Simms > Valinda Jarbo > Rev Plunkett > Granddau: Ann Simms > Exec: Son Walter Simms, and son-in-law Robert Clark > Wit: Nathaniel Wilson, Henry Baggerly, Walter Beall" > > Joseph Simms and Katherine Culver are my ancestors. Descend from son > Ignatius (under age) Mary Ann Shoemaker > > Mary Ann - (I assume this response came from Mary Ann SHOEMAKER > > -----Original Message----- > From: mdstmary-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mdstmary-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Jackie King > Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 1:19 PM > To: mdstmary@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MDSTMARY] Robert Clarke and Ann Jenkins > > Does anyone have the children of Robert Clarke and Ann Jenkins? > > It would appear they had at least two and possibly three children who > married Semmes/Simms siblings? > > I have William Clark married to Mary Ann Sims/Semmes, daughter of Joseph > Semmes and Catherine Culver. > > His brother Robert married to her sister Henrietta. > > Another sister Ann also married a Clarke. Thomas Clarke died 29 August > 1796 in Georgetown. Was he a brother of William and Robert? > > Jackie > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDSTMARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDSTMARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message