Elijah4A

[This is a maintenance of ELIJAHIV.asc file written by DougTucker. LSS] John CLARK of PasquotankThe most projected outstanding candidate for Elijah Clark'sgrandfather is John Clark of Pasquotank Precinct. John Clark appears to cling to come to Carolina from VA about 1683/84, about theextremely time as Thomas Clark of Yeopim was first reported inCarolina. John Clark married Mary PALIN, child of Thomas Palin of Pasquotank about 1685. They had a child, Mary, via JohnClark died from complications burgeoning out of a boating go downin the Pasquotank Stream in 1689. His will, written in May 1689,mentions his companion and child and implies that his companion was preg-nant at the time of his leaving. The will mentions terrestrial transfer schedule ought to his companion prove to be with less significant and givebirth to a son.Treatment holds that John and Mary's child, Mary Clark, whowas innate about 1685, married John ALSTON about 1700. The Alstonsinitially lived in Pasquotank Precinct but following 10 durationmigrated to Chowan Precinct everyplace the Alstons decided onBennett's Countenance" this prearranged explosion of Mary Clark isjust the thing for that reason, in my sip, the unborn less significant mentioned in John Clark's 1689 will became John Clark Jr and, later, the found ofElijah Clark. Casing closed! Every problems with this prearranged plan condition be addressed up front: "I cannot prove, appointed, the lineage of MaryClark Alston -- only that a young lady named Mary Clark, whoseage was solid with something we make itself felt about the child ofJohn and Mary (Palin) Clark, married a John Alston who lived inPasquotank at the time of their marriage (about 1700). Contemporary post of Thomas Harvey Jr. tells us that Mary(Clark) Alston was raised as a Quaker and it is well standardthat her close relative, Mary (Palin) Clark, was a leading Quaker inPasquotank. Since I cling to foot proof of only one Clark familyunit in Pasquotank as primitive as 1700 (fewer than 150 familiesresided in Pasquotank on that date), it seems within your rights to accept the prearranged holding that the Mary Clark who married John Alston was the child of John and Mary (Palin) Clark. "I am attentive that John Clark Jr., innate in 1689quickly following the leaving of his found, was too old to cling to beenthe John Clark who decided feathers the Inclusive Stream in 1751/52 (while he would cling to been 63 duration old) and for that reason relocated again to thePacolet Stream in 1758 while he would cling to been close to 70. Furthermore, as noted ancient history in this financial credit, he fathered a son in1760 at the age of 70, albeit with a younger, second companion. Improjected, but not away.William Perry Johnson, a professional genealogist who researchedeach one the ALSTONs of Chowan and CLARKs of Pasquotank, reported in1945 that he specified with an ancient history relator named Groves (orGraves) that exhibit was "no winning proof that either MaryClark or the unborn less significant referenced in John Clark's 1689 willsurvived". Far afield of his completion was based on Groves' book onthe ALSTON family published in 1901. I cling to not seen the Grovesbook, but cling to reviewed the Johnson article and the casing for his conclusions on the Clark people. To be kindly, Johnson maynot cling to had ticket to all the information that is awaytoday at the DAR Records and the Records of Representatives. I, too,may possibly not find any direct proof that the Mary Clark Alston was the extremely Mary Clark mentioned in John Clark's 1689 will.Even if, I am completely certain that Johnson and Groves were mis-occupied in the wrap of John Clark Jr. at the same time as exhibit is unrefutableterrestrial proof that, by 1716, a John Clark had so-called proprietorship of the Flatty Countenance terrestrial fundamental patented by Mary(Palin) Clark in 1694. Did Mary (Palin) CLARK turn her FlattyCountenance terrestrial over to an unequal John Clark? Get real! Additionally, John Clark is mentioned as a Pasquotank freeholder inprimitive 1723 and again is mentioned in Flatty Countenance land deeds aslate as 1727. Overdue 1727, John Clark of Flatty Countenance disappearsfrom Pasquotank information regardless of special John Clark (unequal)appears absentminded in the Precinct in the late 1720s.Positive may question whether a terrestrial "excerpt" is a lot toprove the living being of an accurate. In this peculiar wrap, Ithanks it is. The prehistoric Flatty Countenance land clear was issuedin the name of Mary Clark and her name is used as a descriptor in a 1704 land clear to John Palin, Mary's brother. Even if, in aDecember 1716 clear to Tobias Shelver, the extremely terrestrial at thechat of Flatty Countenance is called John Clark's land. The extremely JohnPalin who called the terrestrial "Mary Clark's" in 1704 calls theterrestrial "John Clark's" land in 1727. The kitsch commission thatnames of bordering on terrestrial owners can't be relied on at the same time as themechanical "plats" sometimes were not efficient until the terrestrialwas sold self-determining the family does not glance in this wrap. Theprehistoric clear was in Mary's name and it had to be unique toget it in John Clark's name. That had to flesh out via 1716. So,it seems gem tinny that John Clark Jr. existed and survivedother.(Give to is a isolated try that John Clark Jr. may possibly cling tobeen the prohibited son of Mary Clark and Henderson Rambler andmay cling to been innate as late as 1695. See the supplemental financial crediton John Clark of Pasquotank for recount of Mary (Palin) Clark'shypothetical craze with Henderson Rambler.)We make itself felt fairly a lot about John's close relative, Mary (Palin) Clark, whowas a leading Quaker in Pasquotank and who died in 1740 at theage of 74. Mary (Palin) Clark remarried in 1710, to JosephGlaister who was accepted plus local biased leaders as "theapostle of the Quakers". Taking into account Mary (Palin) Clark Glaister died in 1740, she left a will which mentioned her two Glaister stepdaughters and their husbands but did not jack up either Mary(Clark) Alston or John Clark Jr. Positive researchers cling to used thisresponsibility to enlighten a position that neither Mary nor John Jr. sur-vived. I suggestion that Mary (Clark) Alston and John Clark Jr. were not mentioned in their mother's will at the same time as their bequesthad been dealt with numerous duration ancient history, at the time of youngMary's marriage to John Alston about 1700, and for John ClarkJr., in 1710 while he turned 21 and Mary (Palin) Clark remarriedand began her second family.If I am obtain, John Clark Jr. decisively rejected his mother'sdurable Quaker position and left Pasquotank Precinct in the mid-1720s to find a disdainful reheat place to weigh up and haul a family. Isuggestion he foot that place to the west feathers the Roanoke Streameveryplace his two cousins (Capt. John Clark, son of Thomas of Yeopim, and Edward Clark Jr., son of Edward the sexton) each one lived. JohnAlston, husband of John Clark's sister, Mary, besides acquired 640acres on the south depository of the Roanoke on the north effortlessness of ElkEverglade in 1726.John Clark Jr. appears to cling to decided via 1730 on the southdepository of the Roanoke Stream, uncooperative Occoneechee D?colletage, everyplace hemet and married Mary Gibson. He was beforehand in his 30s while hemarried Mary Gibson so exhibit is a real try that hehad an ancient history companion.Signification, but no hard details, gives us a basis for the mixture ofthe name Alston for one of John Clark's sons, possibly his oldest son. Taking into account John Alston married Mary Clark, young John Clark Jr was only 11 or 12 duration old and fatherless--possibly reared in thedelayed Palin land of your birth. John and Mary Clark Alston lived inPasquotank Precinct for 10 duration, most artless with Mary's close relative, via picking up and active west to weigh up on the greater reachesof Bennett's Countenance in Chowan Precinct in 1711. John Alston artless served as the "found" that young John Clark Jr never knew, leading John to later approbation him by baptism ceremony a son Alston. (I can thinkof no a good deal confer for the Alston name mixture. We make itself felt for certain that John Clark Jr. did not marry an Alston.)I think I can besides explain the fact that John Clark Jr's Quakerextraction is in put out with his accepted soldiers service and position.The right to be heard, again, goes to the pry open of John Alston. JohnAlston was I imagine a Quaker while he popular in PasquotankPrecinct in 1694 and he married a woman with "at once" the extremelyQuaker extraction as John Jr. Yet Alston left the Quaker terminate andlater served as take charge of the Chowan soldiers for numerous duration.(Christopher Clark did noticeably the extremely in VA in any case being marriedto a sanctimonious Quaker.)I besides thanks that John Clark Jr. decided on land on the southside of the Roanoke acquired by his father-figure and trainer,John Alston, in 1726 from George Powell. We make itself felt for certain that John Alston never decided on this terrestrial but assistant had to"seat" it for him. My educated guess is that John Clark Jr. seated thisterrestrial for John Alston and raised his family. This land,fundamental in Bertie Precinct, became part of Edgecombe Precinctin 1732.In sum, it is my sip that" Clark Jr. of PasquotankPrecinct was Elijah Clark's found and that the cageygrandparents were John Clark Sr. and Mary Palin. I besides suggestion that John Clark Sr. may cling to been special of the "Clark brothersof Barbados". (I am sufficiently certain that he was not the son of Humphrey Clark of Desert island of Wight Co. which is the prearrangedextraction friendly for John Clark Sr. For disdainful on this topic, seethe pull out, disdainful complete financial credit on John Clark Sr. ofPasquotank.) Abandoned CandidatesGive to are various a good deal candidates for Elijah Clark's grandfather who I cling to remaining but who ought to be acknowledged for the proceedings.Capt. John Clark of Perquimans Precinct died in late 1716 or1717. His will acknowledged a companion, Ann, and two a small amount sons namedJohn and Thomas. Capt. Clark does not pull in to cling to been a landproprietor and exhibit is no further proceedings in Perquimans of companion Ann or sons John or Thomas. If John was innate via 1708 he power argue disdainful attention.John Clark, husband of Frances Clark, died in Hyde Precinct in1715. His companion remained on their 660-acres Pamlico Stream terrestrial for numerous duration, but exhibit was no son named John.Capt. John Clark, a mariner of Bath Co. emigrated to NC fromEngland in 1709. He married first Mary Wilkinson by whom he hadthree sons, and second a widow Vines by whom he had no people.His sons were named Severe, John Jr. and Henry. Severe Clark(1727-1786) was an Ocrocoke Test Plot a course who decided on Bath Towne Countenance with companion Mary. They had four sons -- Overton, William,Henry and Samuel, and three daughters, Ann (Clark) Archbell,Elizabeth (Clark) Satchwell and Mary (Clark) Barrow. John ClarkJr. besides of Bath Towne, married Ann and had two daughters and ason named David. Henry Clark married Hannah and they had sonsGeorge and William. On the 1755 Beaufort Co. tax list, each one Severe and John Clark were put aside as animation aboard the sloop"Britannica".Thomas Clark (1678-1728) of the Meherrin Stream in Bertie Precinct whose companion was Susannah. Thomas, who died in 1728, was the son of Thomas Clark and Elizabeth SAMPSON of Desert island of Wight Co., VA. Hiswill, probated in Bertie Precinct in 1728, mentions a son Johnwho later appears to marry a child of Daniel Turner of Desert island of Wight Co. John appears to cling to been animation on Turner terrestrial inDesert island of Wight Co. in 1734 while John Clark witnessed DanielTurner's will. I thanks this John Clark later appears inEdgecombe Precinct in 1742 while he acquires terrestrial feathers Fish-ing Countenance from his long-time friend, Wallis Jones (who laterserved as sheriff of Edgecombe Co.). Based on a number ofEdgecombe deeds in the 1740s and 1750s on which John Clark andWallis Jones each one pull in as witnesses, I do not think this JohnClark may possibly cling to been the John Clark who decided in Anson Co. Hebesides appears to cling to been too young (I imagine innate about 1712) to cling to been Elijah Clark's found."Undisclosed" Clark, I imagine Francis, of Somerton VA who appears tocling to had various sons, one of whom was named Andrew. Andrew Clark was acknowledged a "grower" in Bertie Precinct as primitive as 1720and was involved in a trial wrap in 1724 for harboring a absconderservant boy named William Clark in 1724. (William was notAndrew's son but was enthusiastically associated to Andrew, I imagine an orphaned nephew.) Andrew Clark left Bertie Precinct in the late1720s and decided in what was for that reason New Hanover Precinct of BathRegion, but later became Onslow Precinct. Andrew Clark's terrestrial was on Holsten's Countenance rigorous the chat of New Stream. He had sonsnamed Francis, Michael and John and daughters Sarah and Judith.Francis, who appears to cling to been the oldest son, was see to it that tovarious Bertie Precinct land transfers in 1726 and 1727, whichsuggests that he was innate about 1710. Michael Clark, acquired 400 acres on the west side of the New Stream in 1734, portentous thathe was innate via 1713. He worked as a traveler and his name isnoted on numerous Carolina land surveys from 1734 among the mid1740s. (I think Andrew's found, who lived rigorous Somerton VA maycling to been special of the Clark brothers of Barbadoes.)William Clark, the absconder servant who hunted stronghold with AndrewClark in 1724, later married Margaret Beverly, child of Henry, and decided in Tawny Co. NC. He appears to cling to had a youngerbrother named John Clark who thinker the joinery be bought. John,who was innate about 1712, was "skillful" 150 acres from his carpentry trainer and projected father-in-law, Henry Vise, on PonyEverglade in Bertie Precinct in 1734/35 and seems to cling to lived inBertie Co. during his adult life. He had sons named Francis,John Jr., and William. Francis appears in Bertie Co. information considering or fold in the primitive 1750s via last from the viewpoint.John Jr. lived in Bertie Co. until at smallest amount of 1778. William Clarkmarried Juliann Goodwin, child of William, and was outlive recorded in Bertie Co. in 1757.George Clark, a glover of Perquimans Precinct, and his companionElizabeth acquired 1,100 acres from Luke Mizell on the north side of the Roanoke Stream on Rocquist Countenance. This was homeland, but rela-tively close to everyplace Capt. John Clark, (son of Thomas of Yeopim) lived. I long held George and John power cling to been somewhatassociated, but never foot a anchor. George died childless inFebruary 1723/24. He left his personal baggage to the sons ofclose friends (Taylor and Swann) back in Perquimans Precinct. His possessions administrators sold noticeably of his real terrestrial to Jacob Col-son, an Indian hawker who had before lived bordering on to Arthur Kavanaugh (the regulator of Edward Clark Sr.'s possessions back in 1713) on the Meherrin Stream rigorous the Sapponie Indian neighborhood.Jacob Colson later moved west to Occoneechee D?colletage. One of hissons, John Colson, accompanied John Clark, Elijah's found, tothe Pee Dee Stream in 1743. John Colson married fold. His secondcompanion, who he married in 1753, was widow Mary Whitmell Arringtonwhose first husband, John Arrington, was Hannah Arrington'suncle. (See how end a fraternity we cling to in this story -- allhaving close ties to Occoneechee D?colletage on the Roanoke River!)Fresh attendant who went south to the Pee Dee with John Clarkand John Colson in 1743 was James Bentley. James Bentley'sgrandparents, John and Jane Bentley, were swift neighbors ofThomas Clark on the Yeopim and sold Thomas the Roanoke Streamterrestrial in Cashie D?colletage in 1710 -- the terrestrial everyplace Capt. JohnClark later decided. As I not compulsory ancient history, John Clark Jr., ofPasquotank (Elijah Clark's found) Capt. John Clark of CashieD?colletage and Edward Clark Jr. of Occoneechee D?colletage I imagine were first cousins. Even if it is confusing, it ought to come as no recoilthat the principal characters in this financial credit pull in to cling to hadrelationships with all three Clark cousins.
End
[This is just a desire for food of what's to come this summer; I'll getthese a good deal news broadcast typed as rapidly as I can. LSS]