I think I've got it after 40+ years of looking- I must be gonna die! The VanAtta thing I've researched for about that long, and I have yet to make a connection there. BUT. The Giles Clark thing has panned out. Here is an ancestor chart of my ancestor, Margaret Jane Clark, b. 1823 supposedly in Harlensburg. Ancestors of Margaret Jane Clark Generation No. 1 1. Margaret Jane Clark, born 1823 in; died Feb 27, 1850. She was the daughter of 2. Lemuel Clark and 3. Elizabeth. She married (1) John McWhirter. He was born November 1809 in Derry, Ireland. He was the son of Samuel McWhirter and Mary Ann McCune. Generation No. 2 2. Lemuel Clark, born December 20, 1792 in CT; died December 11, 1844. He was the son of 4. Giles Clark and 5. Eliphal Johnson. He married 3. Elizabeth July 12, 1813 in Trumbull Co, OH. 3. Elizabeth, born 1798; died 1879. Child of Lemuel Clark and Elizabeth is: 1 i. Margaret Jane Clark, born 1823 in; died Feb 27 1850; married John McWhirter. Generation No. 3 4. Giles Clark, born October 05, 1746 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT; died April 04, 1822 in Hubbard, Trumbull Co, OH. He was the son of 8. Francis Clark and 9. Mary Lee. He married 5. Eliphal Johnson November 25, 1773 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT. 5. Eliphal Johnson, born Abt. 1749; died June 07, 1824. Children of Giles Clark and Eliphal Johnson are: i. Dorothy Clark, born 1789 in CT; died March 01, 1794. ii. Giles Clark, born June 28, 1789 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT; died May 16, 1866 in Clarks Mills, Mercer Co, PA; married Elsie Turner; born Abt. 1793 in Sussex Co., NJ; died in Clarksville, PA. 2 iii. Lemuel Clark, born December 20, 1792 in CT; died December 11, 1844; married Elizabeth July 12, 1813 in Trumbull Co, OH. iv. Ira Clark, born April 14, 1794; married Sarah Smith; born in SEE BEERS BOOK. v. Henry Clark, born March 08, 1796. vi. Eliphal Clark, born March 19, 1807. Generation No. 4 8. Francis Clark, born February 08, 1712/13 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT; died November 17, 1796 in Haddem, Merchant County, CT. He was the son of 16. Daniel Clark and 17. Elizabeth Whitmore. He married 9. Mary Lee May 20, 1743 in Chatham Twp, Middlesex County, CT. 9. Mary Lee, born October 08, 1724 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT; died October 27, 1760 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT. Children of Francis Clark and Mary Lee are: i. Mindwell Clark, married Darney Butler November 17, 1763 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT. ii. Daniel Clark, married Mehitabel Whitmore January 19, 1769 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT. iii. Lemuel Clark, died December 03, 1825 in Orwell, Addison County, VT. iv. Mary Clark v. Elizabeth Clark vi. Martha Clark, married Peter Greene May 28, 1769 in Hopkinton, Middlesex County, CT. vii. Francis Clark, married Anne Gould October 10, 1771 in Hopkinton, Middlesex County, CT. viii. Abigail Clark 4 ix. Giles Clark, born October 05, 1746 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT; died April 04, 1822 in Hubbard, Trumbull Co, OH; married Eliphal Johnson November 25, 1773 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT. Generation No. 5 16. Daniel Clark, born August 30, 1680 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT; died March 05, 1724/25 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT. He was the son of 32. John Clark and 33. Elizabeth White. He married 17. Elizabeth Whitmore July 12, 1704 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT. 17. Elizabeth Whitmore, born 1684 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT; died January 31, 1742/43 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT. Children of Daniel Clark and Elizabeth Whitmore are: i. Hannah Clark, born September 20, 1705 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT. ii. Daniel Clark, born July 03, 1707 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT. iii. Abigail Clark, born March 25, 1709 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT. iv. Elizabeth Clark, born August 30, 1711 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT. 8 v. Francis Clark, born February 08, 1712/13 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT; died November 17, 1796 in Haddem, Merchant County, CT; married (1) Mary Lee May 20, 1743 in Chatham Twp, Middlesex County, CT; married (2) Else Alice Smith October 1761 in Haddem, Merchant County, CT. vi. Elisha Clark, born March 12, 1715/16 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT; married Sarah Smith September 21, 1738 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT; born November 24, 1714 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT. vii. Martha Clark, born March 17, 1717/18 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT. viii. Joseph Clark, born September 05, 1720 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT. Generation No. 6 32. John Clark, born 1651 in Hartford, Hartford County, CT. He was the son of 64. William Clark and 65. Katherine Bunce. He married 33. Elizabeth White 1675 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT. 33. Elizabeth White, born March 07, 1654/55 in Hartford, Hartford County, CT. Children of John Clark and Elizabeth White are: i. Nathaniel Clark, born April 18, 1676 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT; married Sarah Graves October 27, 1702 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT. ii. John Clark, born January 14, 1676/77 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT. 16 iii. Daniel Clark, born August 30, 1680 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT; died March 05, 1724/25 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT; married Elizabeth Whitmore July 12, 1704 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT. iv. Joanna Clark, born 1683 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT. v. Mary Clark, born April 03, 1691 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT. vi. Elizabeth Clark, born April 30, 1691 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT. vii. Sarah Clark, born September 08, 1692 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT. viii. White Clark, born November 04, 1693 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT; married Joseph Cole Abt. 1714 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT. Generation No. 7 64. William Clark, born Bet. 1610 - 1625 in prob imm from Westhorpe, SFK, ENG; died in Hartford, Hartford County, CT. He was the son of 128. William Clark and 129. Mrs. William Clark. He married 65. Katherine Bunce 1646 in Hartford, Hartford County, CT. 65. Katherine Bunce, born Abt. 1629 in Hartford, Hartford County, CT; died in she was his second wife. She was the daughter of 130. Bunce. Children of William Clark and Katherine Bunce are: i. Thomas Clark, born 1647 in Hartford, Hartford County, CT. ii. William Clark, born 1649 in Hartford, Hartford County, CT. 32 iii. John Clark, born 1651 in Hartford, Hartford County, CT; married Elizabeth White 1675 in Middletown, Middlesex County, CT. iv. Mary Clark, born 1653 in Hartford, Hartford County, CT. v. Joseph Clark, born 1654 in Hartford, Hartford County, CT. vi. Elizabeth Clark, born 1655 in Hartford, Hartford County, CT. vii. Sarah Clark, born 1657 in Hartford, Hartford County, CT. viii. Rebecca Clark, born 1659 in Hartford, Hartford County, CT. ix. Hannah Clark, born Abt. 1660 in Hartford, Hartford County, CT. Generation No. 8 128. William Clark He married 129. Mrs. William Clark. 129. Mrs. William Clark Child of William Clark and Mrs. Clark is: 64 i. William Clark, born Bet. 1610 - 1625 in prob imm from Westhorpe, SFK, ENG; died in Hartford, Hartford County, CT; married (1) Margery; married (2) Katherine Bunce 1646 in Hartford, Hartford County, CT. 130. Bunce Child of Bunce is: 65 i. Katherine Bunce, born Abt. 1629 in Hartford, Hartford County, CT; died in she was his second wife; married William Clark 1646 in Hartford, Hartford County, CT. IF ANYONE CAN CONNECT THIS LINE OF CLARKS TO THE VANATTAs, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. Amy McWhirter Hutton