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William Clark1

#11603, b. say 1782, d. between March 1824 and May 1824
Births 17821 
MarriageSarah Not-Known1 
Deathbt Mar 1824 - May 1824Union County, Kentucky1 
Census1820Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky2
OccupationHis will refers to carpentry tools and he may have been a carpenter3

Family

 Sarah Not-Known b. s 1782
Children 1.James Clark1 b. s 1807, d. a Mar 1824
 2.Nancy Clark1 b. s 1807, d. a Mar 1824
 3.Sarah Clark1 b. s 1807, d. a Mar 1824
 4.Jayce? Clark1 b. s 1807, d. a Mar 1824
 5.Aquilla C. Clark+1 b. c 1807
ChartsAncestors of Melvin Clark
Descendants of William and Sarah Clark
Notes
Some researchers have his parents as Micajah Clark and Luranna Johnson
Many researchers have William and Sarah as the William and Sarah Anderson Clark who lived in Louisa County Virginia in the early 1800's. I have doubts about that. Louisa County deed records (Book M p183) identify Sarah Clark, wife of William Clark and daughter of Richard Anderson, as living in Woodford County, KY in 1812. The 1810 and 1820 censuses show a William Clark/Clarke over 45 years old living in Woodford County. But we know from our William's will that he was in Union County in 1824. The 1810 census shows a William Clarke (45+) in Henderson County, predecessor of Union County. The 1820 census shows William Clark (45+) in Union County. Also, our William's son Aquilla said in 1850 he was born about 1807 in South Carolina and the Woodford Clarks appear to have been in Virginia until 1809 (see Louisa Deed record Book L, p 266 and Book M p 15). While it is possible to make a case for the Louisa County connection, it is a tenuous one and I suspect that these are two different families.4

Citations

  1. [S6765] "Kentucky, Probate Records, 1792-1977," (http://familysearch.org, accessed Feb 2013), database and images. Entry for William Clark, Union County.
  2. [S6767] 1820 U.S. Census population schedule, (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: various), database and images, Entry for William Clark Sen, Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky, Dwelling/Family number --/--.
  3. [S6766] "Kentucky, Probate Records, 1792-1977," (http://familysearch.org, accessed Feb 2013), database and images. Entry for Champion S Cox, Hopkins County.
  4. [S6768] VAGenWeb Project, Louisa County, "Louisa County VA Deed Names", Deeds abstracted by Janice L. Abercrombie.