This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: waroper Surnames: Roper, Clark Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.roper/1851.1.1.2.1.1.2.1.1.1.4/mb.ashx Message Board Post: On a bit of a whim, I thought it might be interesting to further identify the Sarah CLARK who married David ROPER in Pulaski, KY, in 1820. Dave ROPER's Kentucky page notes: "Mrs. Yorke Burdine, Rt. 3, Box 213 BC, Somerset, KY 42501 (decd before 1989) states: Sarah Clark was the widow of James Clark who died in Shelby Co. in 1811." No further primary support for this assertion is given. It occurred to me to search for marriages of James CLARKs to Sarahs at FamilySearch.org, and this immediately presented a rather interesting result that seems to fit too nicely to be a coincidence: James CLARK m Sarah FITZPATRICK on 21 Jan 1799 in Amherst County, VA. Realize that the witnesses to the David ROPER - Sarah CLARK prenuptial agreement were: Edwin Fitzpatrick, Peter W. Clark. The witness to the Pulaski, KY, deed of David and Sarah CLARK to Brink ELLIOTT in 1821 is shown to be John Fitzpatrick. Whether these FITZPATRICKs are brothers or sons from a prior marriage is unclear. This seems to me to be highly unlikely to be a mere coincidence, though rather than making an ascription I would identify this as an avenue for additional investigation for those with an interest in this David ROPER and Sarah CLARK. It would still be a good idea to get a look at the deed to Brink ELLIOTT as well as the 1839 David ROPER Will. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>