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When the Revolutionary War started the Clark family (Col. Henry) was living in Greene Co., N.C. (later to be in Tenn.) on Kendricks Creek about 5 miles from Long Island on the Holstein [Holston] River. Col. Clark, his son Captain Benjamin Clark, and
his son-in-law, John Wheeler, were in several battles with the Indians that took place in that area.
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Chronology of the Life of Henry Clark
by Myra (Davis) Dipple
Family Group Sheet of Col. Henry CLARK & Sarah JONES
- Date Event Source
1732 Oct 08 Henry Clark was born to Ephraim and Elizabeth Lyon Clark -probably at Elizabeth Town, Essex County, NJ. John Wheeler Rev. War Pension #W8999 and will of Ebenezer Lyon.
1737 Jul 26 Henry's future wife, Sarah Jones, was born. John Wheeler's Rev. War Pension Record #W8999.)
1739 Jan 22 The probated will of Ebenezer Lyon of Elizabeth Town, NJ, named his daughter, Elizabeth, wife of Ephraim Clark, and their children: Elizabeth, Ephraim, Hannah, Darkis, Henry, Riderous, Nathaniel and Ichabod Clark. NJ Colonial Documents,
Calendar of Wills, 1730-1750, Lib. of Congress, page 270.
1748 - - Efrem Clark and Rydarus Clark are listed together as two tithes in Lunenberg County, Va. List of tithables from the "Mouth of Falling River Upwards" taken by John Phelps.
1749 - - Ephraim Clark, Henry Clark, two tithes; Reyderus Clark, one tithe. List taken by Nicholas Haile from "Goose Creek to the extant of the County upwards."
1750 - - Ephm. Clark, Henry Clark, Rideras Clark listed together as three tithes. List taken by John Phelps "from Falling River to Goose Creek". This area is now located in Bedford Co, created in 1754.
1756 Feb 14 Nathaniel and Ichabod Clark are listed on the Muster Roll of captain Adam Alexander's Company of Anson County, NC. Capt. Adam Alexander was a member of the Washaw settlement not far from Camp Creek in South Carolina.
1758 Aug 29 Henry Clark and Ryderus Clark were each granted 100 acres on Camp Creek in what is now located in Lancaster Co., SC. SC Royal Land Grants, Craven Co., SC.
1759 Mar 02 Ephraim Clark was granted 100 acres on Camp Creek. Henry's son, Benjamin, was born about this time. -
1759
1760 Oct
Jan - Henry and Rideruss Clark served in the Cherokee Expedition under Colonel Richard Richardson from Camden District, Craven County, SC. Muster and payroll of Cherokee Expedition, SC Historical Commission.
1762 - - Ephraim, Ichabod and Henry were each granted 100 acres on Lower Camp Creek, Craven County. -
1766 Feb 21 Henry Clark granted 180 acres on the west side of Broad River at Loves Corner. [1] Nathaniel Clark, chain bearer. File #2219, Grant 374, Book 23, Page 151.
1766 Feb 24 Ichabod Clark granted 200 acres on west side of Broad River, joining the mouth of Thicketty Creek. [1] Nathaniel Clark, chain bearer. File #1516, Grant 469, Book 18, Page 340.
1767 Feb 12 Reydias Clark granted 200 acres on the south side of Broad River touching on Henry Clark's line, Ichabod Clark's line and Love's Corner. [1] Surveyor Ichabod Clark; Henry Clark, chain bearer. File #2379, Grant 139, Book 23, Page 209.
1767 Aug 01 John Hannah's will was probated in Mecklenburg Co., NC. His wife was named Mary, and children were Ichabod, Richard, Hannah and Elizabeth. His brother-in-law, Henry Clark, was named executor and Ichabod Clark was a witness to the will.
Evidently, Mary was born after Ebenezer Lyon's will was written naming the Clark grandchildren Tryon Co., NC, Wills and Estates abstracted by Brent Holcomb CRS. Southern Historical Press, Easley, SC. Page 127.
1768 Dec 05 Henry Clark was appointed Justice of the Peace to the newly created county of Tryon and took the oath of office. Nathaniel Clark was allowed a license to keep an ordinaryin his dwelling house after complying with all laws. Minutes of the
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Tryon Co., NC.
1769 - - Rideras Clark and Nathaniel Clark were empanelled to jury duty at the July Court. Court Minutes, Tryon Co., NC.
1770 Apr - Henry Clark with Andrew Hampton, Abraham Kuykkendall and Joseph Green, came into court and produced his Excellency's commission appointing them each a Captain of Militia of this Province. Court Minutes, Tryon Co., NC.
1770 Jun 05 Henry Clark and wife, Sarah, sell 180 acres on the south side of Thicketty Creek adjoining Zacharia Bullock and Stephen Jones. [1] File #711, Grant 420, Book 22, Page 307.
1773 Sep 01 Henry Clark and wife, Sarah, sell 180 acres on the west side of Broad River to John Foster beginning at Love's Corner, with the house, outbuilding, orchard, garden, etc. Witnessed by Rydarus Clark and William Laughlin. Union Co., SC, Deed
Book A, Page 55. [1]
1775 - - By this time, Henry Clark was living on Kendrick's Creek, south of the Long Island of the Holston including the Double Springs, site of "Captain Clark's Mustering Grounds," near the Indian Path. In 1777, NC passed a new land law. Those who
had acquired their holdings through Charles Robertson of the Wataugans had to get new titles; but were given preference. Near Kendrick's Creek, Nathaniel Clark and Ichabod Clark each had land holdings on Stewart's Branch and the Sugar Tree Bottom
Land. NC Land Grants and Sullivan Co. TN Deed Book 1.
1776 Jul 20 Captain Henry Clark participated in the Battle of Long Island Flats of the Holson River against the Cherokee Indians led by Dragging Canoe. [As did Henry's son, Lt. Benjamin Clark.] John Wheller (sic) Rev. War Pension Record.
1776 Oct 03 Colonel William Christian and over 2000 men camped on Henry Clark's property at Double Springs. Henry Clark, Banjamin Clark and John Wheeler joined the expedition to destroy the Indian towns. Draper Manuscript 4QQ74 and 8ZZ72; John
Wheeler's Pension Record.
1777 Aug - District of Washington was created by the North Carolina Legislature and the first Court session was held with Henry Clark named one of the twenty-one Justices of the Peace. Colonial Records of North Carolina XXIII, Page 995.
1778 - - Henry Clark paid taxes to Washington County of 9 pounds, 5 shillings and 5 pense of 904 acres with improvements, slaves, horses and cattle. -
1779 Mar
Apr
May - Captain Henry Clark and son, Lt. Benjamin Clark, volunteered under Colonel Evan Shelby and Major Charles Robertson with a force of 900 men and floated 120 miles dow the Holston and Tennessee Rivers to lay waste to Dragging Canoe's new towns.
Nathaniel and Ichabod Clark were also on the expedition's payroll. NC State Archives titled Rev. Army Accounts, Volume VIII, Page 70, Folio 4, and Page 71. Fojlio 1, 2, 3, and 4.
1779 Oct 18 Henry Clark and Jesse Walton, members for Washington County, took their seats in the NC House of Commons at Halifax. The legislative session ended by raising the members pay an additional $10 per day. Minutes of the General Assembly, NC
State Records, Volume 13, Page 914 and 999.
1799 Nov 19 Henry Clark Received a commission as Lieutenant Colonel from Governor Caswell of North Carolina. Historic Sullivan by Oliver Taylor, King Publishing Co., Bristol, TN, 1909, obtained from Court Records at Madison, Wisconsin.
1779 Dec 15 Henry Clark's daughter, Susannah, was married to John Wheeler at the plantation on Kendrick's Creek. John Wheeler's Rev. War Record #W8999.
1780 Feb 07 Sullivan County was officially organized. Henry Clark was appointed Justice of the Peace and Nathan Clark was named Sheriff. Historic Sullivan by Oliver Taylor, Page 91.
1780 - - Henry Clark again represented Washington County in the House of Commons at Hillsborough. -
1781 Sep 07 Henry Clark bought 260 acres in Rutherford Co., NC, on the west fork of Knob Creek. Witness: Benjamin Clark. Also, another 240 acres on Knob Creek including a "Great Bottom and Cherokee Path" and forks of the creek. Rutherford Deed Book A
#1, Pages 70-71 and 78-79.
1781 - - About this time, Benjamin Clark married Patience Dillingham, daughter of vAchel Dillingham and his first wife, Mrs. ann Dillingham. Dillinghams of Big Ivy, Buncombe Co., NC, and Related Families compiled by Margaret Wallis Haile, Gateway
Press, Inc., Baltimore, 1979.
1781 Nov - Colonel Henry Clark and Colonel Sevier each commanded regiments drafted to subdue the Tories at Cross Creek. The Tories had already been defeated so they marched toward Charleston and joined General Marion down on the Santee Swamps. The
expedition lasted three months. John Wheeler's Rev. War Record.
1782 Sep 05 John Wheeler bought 105 acres on Knob Creek, Rutherford Co., NC. Henry Clark witnessed the deed. Rutherford Co., NC, Deed Book A #1, Page 90.
1782 - - About 1782, Mary Ann Clark married Francis Whitesides of Rutherford County, son of William Whitesides and Elizabeth Stockton. Family Group Sheet on file at the LDS Genealogical Archives dated 1934.
1783 Oct 29 John Wheeler sold thier 105 acres on Knob Creek. Witness: Nathaniel Clark. Rutherford Co. Deed Book C, Page 275.
1784 Jan 13 Henry Clark sold all 500 acres on Knobb Creek to William Queen. Rutherford Co. Deed Book C, Pages 331-332.
1784 Jul 16 Henry Clark is granted 300 acres on the south fork of Saluda River bounded by vacant land. SC Land Grant, Abbeyville Co., SC, Volume A, Page 73. For a short time, Pendlton Co. was attached to Abbeyville.
1784 - - Benjamin Clark's property was located on the south side of the Saluda River between "Colonel Henry Clark's old place and John Wheeler's." Anderson Co., SC, Book D, Page 408.
1789 - - Henry Clark was one of the commissioners appointed by the SC legislature to locate a courthouse band buy property for the newly formed county of Pendleton. SC State Statutes Acts of 1789, Volume 7, Page 252 and Volume 5, Page 105.
1790 - - US Census of 96th District, Pendleton Co., SC. Listed in one group were Capt. Benjamin Clark, Henry Clark, John Wheeler, Isaac davis, and a little further down was Ichabod Clark, misspelled Jehu Bud. Nathaniel Clark, Simon French and Francis
Whitesides were listed on page 84. Heads of Families - South Carolina, Page 83.
1795 - - Henry Clark of Pendleton County sold 270 acres of a 370 acre tract to Hannah Shotwell. 200 acres he gave to his son, Isaac Clark. His sons, Henry Clark Jr. and Benjamin Clark witness the deed. Anderson Co. SC Deed Book D, Page 239.
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"Pendleton District, South Carolina Deeds, 1790-1806" Page 19 Page 239-240
21 Dec 1795 Henry Clark of Pendleton County to Hannah Shotwell of Abbeville County, 96 Dist.
For 250 pds stg for 270 acres granted to Clark Oct 3, 1785 by Wm. Moultrie in 96 Dist. On S. side
of Saluda River. Bordered by that part of tract Henry Clark granted to his son Isaac Clark and now
belongs to one Moss & Hannah Shotwell. Wit: Benj. Clark, Henry Clark Jr., Jno Shotwell. Rec. 24
June 1796. - dek]
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1795 - - It was about this time that Isaac Clark maried a Miss Campbell. -
1797 Nov 14 Henry Clark bought 200 acres on the North Fork of Red River from John Irwin. Christian Co. Ky Deeds Volume B, Page 7.
1797 - - About this time, Mary Clark married Simon French. -
1797 - - Henry's son, John Clark, was appointed Clerk of the newly created co. of Christian. Benjamin Clark posted his security bond of 1000 pounds. Christian Co., KY Deed Book A, Page 17.
1799 Feb 27 John Clark was married to Lucy Elliott, daughter of Lewis and Nancy Elliott. Montgomery County, TN, Marriage.
1800 Mar 10 Isaac Clark was married to Polly French, daughter of William French. Warren Co., KY, Marriages 1797-1851 compiled by Helen Thomas, Mary Rabold and Elizabeth Price, Bowling Green, 1970.
1800 Aug 22 Ephraim Clark, oldest brother of Henry, of Montgomery Co, TN, sold a house and lot at Elizabeth Town, NJ, to John Clark. This property was an inheritance willed by Captain Ebenezer Lyon, Henry's maternal grandfather. Christian Co. KY Deed
Book A, Page 251-251 and the will of Ebenezer Lyon.
1801 Dec 13 Rydarus Clark, with sons-in-law, John Bird and John Gillham, sold a tract of land on Gilkey's creek of Thicketty Creek for $2570. This seems to be the disposal or Rydarus' estate, recorded 25 June, 1803. John and Sarah Gillham moved to
Wanda, Madison Co., Illinois, in June of 1803. Union Co. SC Deed Book G, Page 279. [1]
1805 - - Ichabod Clark was "exonerated from paying taxes because of age and infirmity" on his property on the Tradewater River. Livingston Co., KY, Court Minutes.
1806 Mar 30 Henry Clark Jr. was married to Betsy Davis, daughter of James Davis and Deborah Miller. Christian Co. KY Marriage Records 1797-1850 compiled by Cordelia C. Gary, 1970.
1806 May 14 Ephraim Clark was exempted from paying County levy and from working on roads. Christian Co. KY Court Order Book A, Part 1. Manuscript preparation by Lon Bostick, sr.; indexed by Elizabeth Harringotn. Christian Co. Family and HIst. Research
Soc., Hopkinsville, KY 42240, 1987.
1813 Jun 11 Hopkinsville. The will of Ephraim Clark was proven by the oath of Isaac Clark, witness, and ordered filed. Christian Court Order Book B, Part 2, Page 291, Christian Co. Family and Hist. Research Soc., Hopkinsville, Ky 42240, 1987.
Manuscript preparation by James Taylor Killebrew.
1. This land is now in Cherokee Co., SC.
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The Will of Col. Henry CLARK, Sr.
Transcription of the will of Col. Henry CLARK (b. 8 Oct 1732, Elizabethtown, Essex Co., NJ; d. 23 May 1823, Christian Co., KY) made directly from a photocopy of the original handwritten pages (516-517) of Will Book C, Christian County, KY. Spelling
and punctuation are as faithful to the original as I could manage, though I suspect much of the punctuation simply wasn't visible in the pale copy at my disposal; it was often difficult to distinguish between the writer's upper and lower case. (Diana
Gale Matthiesen, 5 Jul 1998)
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In the Name of God Amen
I, Henry Clark of the County of Christian and State of Kentucky taking into Consideration that all men [man?] was Born once to die and knowing the uncertainty of this Mortal Life But being in my sound sense and memory and Blessed be God for the same —
1st of all I will my Soul to God that gave it to me and my Body to the dust of the Earth from whence it came to be Buryed in a Christian like manner by Executor
2ndly It is my Will that all my Just Debts if any be paid
3rdly I Will my Beloved wife Sarah Clark a negro woman Nan and at the Death of my wife to be at the disposal of my Executor I also will to my said wife a Negro Man named Ned during her Life and at her Death to belong to John P. Finley I also will to
my said wife a negro Girl named Manerva during her life and at her Death to belong to my son Isaac Clark I further Will to my said wife all my household & Kitchen Furniture and Stock & perishable property of every Description and at her Death to
belong to my Son Henry Clark —
4thly I will unto Hester Finley formerly Hester Clark and Daughter to my Eldest Son Benj. Clark Deceasd. One negro woman named Athy & her present increase & all her Increase forever --
5thly I Will unto John P. Finley Husband to the above named Hester Finley a Negro Boy named Ned after the Death of my wife —
6thly I Will unto my Daughter Susannah Wheeler a negro woman named Bett her Present Increase and all her Increase forever —
7thly I Will unto my Daughter Mary Ann Whiteside a Negro Woman named Lot her present Increase and all her Increase forever —
8thly I will unto my Daughter Sarah Davis a negro woman named Fame with her present Increase and her Increase forever —
9thly I Will unto my Son Isaac Clark a negro man named David and a negro woman named Agg & her present Increase and all her Increase forever but he is not to have ManervaAgg's Daughter in Possession untill after the Death of my Wife —
10thly I Will to my Daughter Mary French a negro woman named Fan with her present Increase and all her Increase forever —
11thly I will unto my Son John Clark a Negro Girl named Nance with her present Increase and all her Increase forever
12thly I Will unto my Son Henry Clark a negro man named Jerry a negro Girl named Cloe a negro Boy named Jess a Negro Girl named Nance a Negro Boy named Stewart and the present Increase of Cloe & Nance and all their Increase forever
13thly I Will to my Grand Daughter Jane Clark one Feather Bead and furniture at the Death of my Wife —
14thly And Lastly of all I do appoint my Son John Clark my whole and Sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament and I do hereby Revoke all other Will or Wills by me heretofore made & I do declare this to be my last Will and Testament
In Testimony of which I have here unto set my hand & seal this 9th day of March 1823
and In presence of
Soloman Summers Henry Clark [Seal]
Samuel Edgar
Pinkney French
Christian County Court 5th May 1823
The foregoing last Will and Testament of Henry Clark Deceased was this day produced to the Court [unreadable] and proven by the several Oaths of Soloman Summers and Samuel Edgar Subscribing witnesses thereto to be the act & deed hand & Seal of the said
Henry Clark Deceasd. for the purposses therein and the same was ordered to be Recorded Thereupon the same together with this Certificate are truly Recorded in sd. Office
/s/ JnoClark
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April 2009, from http://montgomery.mogenweb.org/families/familiesc.html
A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri
with numerous sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc.,
relating to Early Days in Missouri. Also the lives of
Daniel Boone and the celebrated Indian chief Black Hawk,
with numerous Biographies and Histories of Primitive institutions
By William S. Bryan and Robert Rose
Bryan, Brand & Co., St. Louis, Mo., 1876
CLARK, Henry Clark, of Scotland, emigrated to America, and settled in Ky., where he married SARAH JONES. They had Benjamin, Isaac, John, Henry, Susan, Mary A., and Sally. Benjamin died in Ky., and his widow moved to Boone co., Mo. Isaac Clark was a man
of superior talents, and represented his county in the legislature for several terms; he was also assessor four years. He brought with him from Ky. a set of china ware, the first that was ever in Montgomery co., and used it on a puncheon table. He was
married first to a MISS CAMPBELL, of Va., and settled in Montgomery co. in 1819. They had three children, Harold, Cynthia and Jane. Harold died single. Cynthia married ENOCH FRUITE, who settled in Callaway co., in 1819. Jane married JOHN FRENCH, of
Callaway co. Mr. Clark was married the second time to MARY FRENCH, and they had Henry, William, Isaac, Benjamin F., Sally, Susan, Polly A., Elizabeth M., and Mary H. Henry was married first to SUSAN A. TALBOTT, and they had two children. after her
death he married CATHARINE JACOBS, and they had one son, Henry. William Clark married ELIZABETH SNETHEN, and they had eleven children. Isaac died at 18 years of age. Benjamin F. married PRUDENCE N. SNETHEN, and they had six children. Mr. Clark is an
influential citizen, and an ex-judge of the county court. Sally Clark married WILLIAM KNOX. Susan A. married DAVID TALBOTT. Polly died in childhood, and Elizabeth died at the age of twenty-two. John Clark, a brother of Isaac, was clerk of the county
court of Christian co., Ky., for many years. He was married first to LUCY ELLIOT, and settled in Callaway co., Mo., in 1820. His children by his first wife were Edward, Narcissa, Nancy, Susan, Sally, Jane, Lucy A., James and John. He was married the
second time to the WIDOW SAMUELS, by whom he had one child, Melvina. He was married the third time to the widow of ALEXANDER READ, whose maiden name was ELIZABETH CHICK, by whom he had Logan, Isaac, Shelby, Elizabeth J., Samuel, Fanny and Benton. Mr.
Clark was a good business man, a kind husband and father, an excellent neighbor, and was held in high esteem by all who knew him.
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Gen.Collections Charles Carroll Gardner Vol 29 CLARK.
Gardner estimates marriage as 1773, but he had two children born before then.
Lyon Memorial, S.E. Lyon (1907), p. 96.
Called a "Colonel."
Henry Clark left a will in Christian County, Kentucky
signed 9 Mar 1823; proved 5 May 1823.

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