Just thought I would tell you there is also a Sandy Creek Township, which was quite large in the early days and later divided into 4 townships. Have you checked the census available on the Mercer County Site? >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [PAMERCER] CLARKS >Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 23:33:09 EST > >I see a couple of you are making headway on the Clarks. Can either of you >make a connection with my Margaret Jane Clark, B. 1828 to a Mr. Clark >(maybe >Lemuel?? no proof on that) and Elizabeth, b. about 1793, maybe in Ireland. > >Margaret Jane Clark was the second wife of John McWhirter, b. 1809 in >Derry, >Ireland. Margaret died 7 days after giving birth to her second child >Margaret Jane McWhirter, in 1850. I'm descended from her first child, a >son >Robert Clark McWhirter. > >I'm pretty sure that Elizabeth Clark was living in Sandy Spring Twp in 1850 >and 60, but I could be wrong there, too. Could just as easily have been >Cool >Spring. > >Thanks, >Amy McWHirter Hutton > > >==== PAMERCER Mailing List ==== >Any questions or problems regarding the PAMERCER-L list, e-mail Teri at >[email protected] ... For more Mercer County info, visit our web site >at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamercer > _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

"History of Mercer County Pennsylvania--1888" Vol. 2, pp. 886-887, from a bio-sketch of John McWhirter: John McWhirter, farmer, post- office Hill, was b: November 15, 1809, in County Derry, Ireland, s/o Samuel, who was b: in Ireland in 1785, and was married to Mary McCune, to whom were born the following children in Ireland: John, Jane, Margaret, Mary A. and Charlotte. They came to America in 1822 and located near New Wilmington, where were born to them Samuel, Sarah, Joseph, Alexander and Nancy. Samuel, Sr, was a weaver, which occupation he followed through life. He d: October 16, 1840, at the age of fifty-five years. His widow lived to the ripe old age of seventy- five years. They were members of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, and of the Seceder Church at New Wilmington. Politically Samuel was a Democrat. John, our subject, came to Lackawannock Twp in 1839, and purchased the Kelly farm of 100 acres. He was married to Jane Black, of Washington County, August 25, 1842, and located on the farm. Samuel A., now living in Texas, was born to them. Mrs. McWhirter d: June 30, 1844. He was married December 15, 1847, to Margaret CLARK, of Harlensburg, by whom he had two children: Robert, living in Findley Twp, and Margaret J., living in Illinois. His second wife died February 27, 1850. He was again married July 31,1851, to Mary J. Garvin, a cousin of the Hon. W. S. Garvin, of Mercer. To this union were born seven children: David, Nancy L. , deceased; Joseph A., Elizabeth A., James B., William S. and John. In politics he is a Democrat. They were members of the United Presbyterian Church of Bethel. P. 993-994 of the same book: bio-sketch of Thomas Vanatta, b: 20Dec1833, s/o John and Mary (Crawford) Vanatta, was married (1838) to Elizabeth, d/o William and Nancy (Boyd) CLARK. Her father was b: 1802, IRE, and came to America when age 21. Her mother was b: 1801. Her parents were married in Lawrence Co, 1832, the result being seven children: Mary , Agnes, Elizabeth, William, Rebecca, Margaret and Samuel. Her father d: 1882, and her mother 1884, and were members of the Presbyterian Church. Elizabeth(Mrs.Vanatta) b: 25May1835, eight children: Nancy J., John W., a farmer in KS; Robert, Frank, Maggie E., Elizabeth A., Sarah E. and Clara M. Thomas and Elizabeth were members of the Cool Spring Presbyterian Church. ... This bio-sketch also mentions Margaret J. , a sister of Thomas, who married William CLARK. The above info is an excerpt from the bio-sketch. If you think this is the family you are researching I shall be glad to type it in its entirety. Vol 1, p. 376-377, 'Manufacturers': "...The next grist-mill was built in 1822 By Giles Clark, on hte west bank of the river, opposite the site of the Sharon Iron Works. A few years afterward he put in fulling and carding machinery. These mills were operated by Giles and Lemuel Clark, and subsequestly by Conrad G. Carver, a well, remembered..." Vol 1, p. 388, 'Disciples or Christian Church': there is a Lemual Clark and wife, are listed as charter members of the church. Nothing more is written about them. I hope this info is beneficial in someway. M. Davidson [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Subject: [PAMERCER] CLARKS Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 23:33:09 EST I see a couple of you are making headway on the Clarks. Can either of you make a connection with my Margaret Jane Clark, B. 1828 to a Mr. Clark (maybe Lemuel?? no proof on that) and Elizabeth, b. about 1793, maybe in Ireland. Margaret Jane Clark was the second wife of John McWhirter, b. 1809 in Derry, Ireland. Margaret died 7 days after giving birth to her second child Margaret Jane McWhirter, in 1850. I'm descended from her first child, a son Robert Clark McWhirter. I'm pretty sure that Elizabeth Clark was living in Sandy Spring Twp in 1850 and 60, but I could be wrong there, too. Could just as easily have been Cool Spring. Thanks, Amy McWHirter Hutton