Bob; Following is the preceding paragraph of the paragraph of your interest, with the name you requested. Meanwhile the Reverand (Dr.) Thomas Clark of Ballibay, Ireland fled Irish persecution with his followers and arrived in America in the summer of 1764. The group temporarily settled at Stillwater, New York, while waiting to find a suitable home. Dr Clark came upon "Whitecreek" in the summer of 1765. Patrick just keep reading into the next paragraph. "Clark apparently liked the area, for in Sept of 1765, Delancey and Dubois deeded their property to him. The Irish immigrants then came to settle "New Perth" , the name given to the New territory by Clark and his followers ........................................................... They were also divided when it came to the name of the new settlement. The Irish called it "New Perth" ; the massachusetts settlers called it "White Creek" This difference was not resolved until 1788, when, as a compromise, it was named Salem.From "An introduction to Historic Resources in Washington County, New York" by The Washington County Planning Dept. 1976. Patrick an email to NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you Patrick The time frame is good, but my Clarkes came from England Robert Clark -----Original Message----- From: nywashin-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nywashin-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 4:58 PM To: nywashin@rootsweb.com Subject: [NYWASHIN] Salem town information CLARK and SLARROW Bob; Following is the preceding paragraph of the paragraph of your interest, with the name you requested. Meanwhile the Reverand (Dr.) Thomas Clark of Ballibay, Ireland fled Irish persecution with his followers and arrived in America in the summer of 1764. The group temporarily settled at Stillwater, New York, while waiting to find a suitable home. Dr Clark came upon "Whitecreek" in the summer of 1765. Patrick just keep reading into the next paragraph. "Clark apparently liked the area, for in Sept of 1765, Delancey and Dubois deeded their property to him. The Irish immigrants then came to settle "New Perth" , the name given to the New territory by Clark and his followers ........................................................... They were also divided when it came to the name of the new settlement. The Irish called it "New Perth" ; the massachusetts settlers called it "White Creek" This difference was not resolved until 1788, when, as a compromise, it was named Salem.From "An introduction to Historic Resources in Washington County, New York" by The Washington County Planning Dept. 1976. Patrick an email to NYWASHIN-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 NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message