Hi Regina, I'm sorry for your loss ! I can sympathize. I have a similar story regarding a CLARK extended family in RI, but it was probably 100 years before your story ! * I believe that some of my ancestors are helping me with my research "from high above." And I am hoping that my grandmother, who died in the 1960's, has had 40 years of relationships with her "birth-parents" she never knew during her 78 years on earth. And, I hope her "family in Heaven" includes the James CLARK who was the birth-father of her Adoptive-mother, who abandoned her when she was about 8. I believe that Mrs. Mary "Molly" (CLARK) DEXTER had CLARK relatives around her during the 1800's, but have no way of proving it ! Betty (near Lowell, MA) * Quick description of family for other Listers who might not have read it before: Epaphraditus LAVARE, a Mariner, and Rhoda MANCHESTER get married in Westport, MA, and have 3 children. Rhoda, b1800, loses her husband "to sea" when the daughter is born. In 1829 in Westport, MA, Mrs. Rhoda LAVARE marries James CLARK/E, and they have 1 daughter, Mary Anna, b1836. So, between 1829 and ~1845, there should have been: James and Rhoda CLARK, and her 3 LAVARE children, and their daughter, "Molly." But, by the 1850 census, James is not living with them, and there is no mention of him again. (No indication he died. Possibly he "went to sea." Possibly "he" moved to Stonington, CT.) "Molly" CLARK married John DEXTER in ~1856 in Stonington, CT. He was from Killingly, CT, and that is where they lived. They had 3 daughters, but 2 died young. In 1886, they strangely moved to Boston, MA. In 1892, while in their late 50's, they adopted a baby girl -- my grandmother. They died in 1899 and 1905 and their adopted daughter went to an orphanage "again." (My grandmother's story has been told many times on the MA, RI, and CT Lists.) ----- Original Message ----- From: <rgpipes@hughes.net> To: <RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 11:22 AM Subject: BETTY ROCKLEY PIPES >I know that most of you have seen my post on helping my mother-in-law Betty > ROCKLEY Pipes find her CLARK birth family in Rhode Island. Her search > came > to an end Sunday April 30, 2006 when she passed away. Hopefully she will > get to meet Robert CLARKE, Harold CLARK and her birth mother Frances CLARK > in heaven along with her adopted family George and Harriett ROCKLEY. My > search isn't over because I still have one of her brothers to find by the > name of Richard CLARK. My heart may not be as much into it as it was but > I > will beep searching. > > Thanks > Regina > > > > <http://www.al.com/images/spacer.gif> > > <http://ads11.udc.advance.net/RealMedia/ads/adstream_lx.ads/www.al.com/legac > y/huntsvilletimes/577416990/SponsorRight/ALABAMALIVE/SPACER_MJX_AL03/Spacer_ > SpanMJX.html/34323532303933653434356236383630?_RM_EMPTY_&> > > <http://ads.al.com/RealMedia/ads/click_nx.ads/www.al.com/legacy/huntsvilleti > mes/@SponsorRight?x> > <http://www.al.com/images/spacer.gif> > > > > > > Betty R. Pipes > <http://www.legacy.com/Script/CounterRedirect.asp?Name=GBLink_Top&Jump=/hunt > sville/LegacySubPage2.asp&Page=GuestBook&PersonID=17622585> > > Born March 12, 1923 Died April 30, 2006 > Betty Rockley Pipes, 83, of Scottsboro, formerly of Pawtucket, R.I., died > Sunday. She was an active member of The Women of the Moose Chapter 1962 > of > Scottsboro, Alabama and BAHACA Court No. 90 Ladies Oriental Shrine of > North > America of Huntsville, Alabama. Survivors include her husband of 60 > years, > Albert Willoughby Pipes of Scottsboro; son and daughter-in-law, George and > Regina Pipes of Hazel Green, Alabama; three daughters and sons-in-law, > Diane > and Robert C. Steffy Jr. of Knoxville, Tennessee Cynthia and James Hunt > Green of Scottsboro and Beth and John W. Massey Jr. of Huntsville; > grandchildren, Dr. Georgina Pipes of Meridianville, Alabama, Teresa Green > of > Huntsville, Dr. Christopher Green of Birmingham, Alabama Timothy Pipes, > Blake Massey and Michelle Massey, all of Huntsville. Funeral will be > Wednesday, May 3 at Scottsboro Funeral Home with burial at Cedar Hill > Cemetery, Scottsboro, Alabama. > > > > ______________________________