FIFTH GENERATION

29. Mary Ann WELLS ⁽⁷⁵⁾⁽¹²⁸⁾ was born about 1714 in Little Creek Hd., Kent Co., DE..⁽⁶⁶⁾⁽⁷⁵⁾⁽²⁹⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽¹²⁹⁾ Delfam Clark Seventeen years later, in 1729 Thomas Wells of Murderkill, Kent Co., and his wife Anne, signed a deed with William Clark of same hundred for 20 acres. For considerations of natural live and affection he heareth unto Willian Clark and Mary Clark, his wife, daughter of said Thomas, and for other good causes,did grant to William and Mary Clark, the 20 acres leading from bridge to the town of Dover. signed by Thomas (x) Wells and Ann Wells on Feb 9, 1729 and acknowledged in court Feb 12,1729
(Kent Co.,Deed Book 1 p.223)
"Thomas Welles sr. of Murderkill Hd.yoeman & Ann his wife sold to William Clark & Mary Ann(Welles) Clark, his wife (Dau of said Thomas Wells) 100 acres bought by him from George Hart and 20 acres leading from town of Dover" Mary was dau of Thomas sr & Ann Hart [WellsHist 13] [Delaware Familees by Raymond B.Clark Jr]( He also purchased a plantation called "WELLES PURCHASE"on a grant originally taken up by Robert Bedwell. bought [DeedsKT C:217,1698] sold [DeedsKT I:223 & 224,Feb 5 1729). She died between 1743 and 1785 in Sussex Co., DE..⁽¹³⁰⁾⁽¹²⁹⁾ Orphans Court "Clark,William dec'd 1743 account on his estate Book #1 pg 2
Clark,William dec'd 1743 Petition for sale of his real estate Book #1 pg 2" Book K pg 178 18 Apr 1741 Thomas Wells Sr.and Ann his wife sold to William Clark their son-in-law land bought from George Hart, "Leason". Indenture Book K 9 Feb 1729 Thomas Wells sold to William Clark and Mary his wife property in Dover Town.

She was married to William CLARK jr. (son of William CLARK and Honnour VINES) before 9 Feb 1729/30 in Kent Co., DE..⁽¹³¹⁾⁽⁶⁶⁾⁽¹³²⁾⁽²⁹⁾⁽¹³³⁾⁽¹³⁴⁾ DeedsKT I:223 Kent Deeds Book Abstract Book I pg 223-224 signed Feb 9 1729 and acknowledged in Court Feb 12 1729 Feb 5 1729 "Thomas Wells of Murderkill, Kent Co., and his wife Anne, signed a deed with William Clark of same hundred for 20 acres. For considerations of natural love and affection he heareth unto Willian Clark and Mary Clark, his wife, daughter of said Thomas,"
DGSJ pg 92 Vol 1 Record Book volume 1 of Rev.Joseph Brown Turner,Vol 87,pg 172. Recorded in Deed Book C-1 Kent Co.,Del.Deeds " Id K-102 " William Clark & Mary Register/or register m. July 2,1730"
"Feb 5 1729 Thomas Wells of Murderkill, Kent Co., and his wife Anne, signed a deed with William Clark of same hundred for 20 acres. For considerations of natural love and affection he heareth unto Willian Clark and Mary Clark, his wife, daughter of said Thomas, and for other good causes,did grant to William and Mary Clark, the 20 acres leading from bridge to the town of Dover. signed by Thomas (x) Wells and Ann Wells on Feb 9, 1729/30 and acknowledged in Court Feb 12,1729 "
Del Fam Clark (Kent Co.,Deed Book I p.223) "Seventeen years later, in 1729 Thomas Wells of Murderkill, Kent Co., and his wife Anne, signed a deed with William Clark of same hundred for 20 acres. For considerations of natural love and affection he heareth unto Willian Clark and Mary Clark, his wife, daughter of said Thomas, and for other good causes,did grant to William and Mary Clark, the 20 acres leading from bridge to the town of Dover. signed by Thomas (x) Wells and Ann Wells on Feb 9, 1729/30 and acknowledged in Court Feb 12,1729 "
DeedsKT K-9 "Thomas Wells Sr. of Murderkill Hd. Kent, and Ann Hart his wife (1st part) and William Clark and his wife (2nd part), Deeded land Thomas Wells purchased from George Hart Jr. late of Kent Co. and Ann Hart Apr 1729, to William Clark, and Mary (Wells) his wife Recorded 12 Feb 1729"
Larry Clayton 25 July '97 ([email protected])
" My Clayton and Bedwell families have a strange asssociation with WILLIAAM CLARK. His wife,Honour, married Thomas Bedwell after his death (bef 1704) and it appears that Thomas Bidwell there upon became exor of William Clarke. In addition I found a Clark association with John Stuckbury in Lewes. When my ancestor, James Clayton, moved from Kent Co.,DE..to Hyde Co.,NC.,he sold property to a John Stuckbury. And finally the matter of Coudrey; in 1738, when James Clayton left Kent, he sold 260 acres in the forest of Murderkill to Perter Coudrey. Peter may be the "child begotten on the body of Sarah Warren" so likely Coudrey, perhaps reared by Honour Clark, Bedwell, was a cousin.
Notes:
" In 1697 John Stuckbury lived in Lewes and was assiged a property there named Robert's Choice: he served on petit and grand juries for several years, and appeared in Sussex Co. court records re litigation. He also appeared as witmess in a marriage at the home of William Clark, first husband of Honour, who later married Thomas Bedwell. Bedwill became Wm Clark's executor,. in 1685 William Clark had been a witness at the marriage of John Tuxbury to Elenor Richards. "
Prob Sx 1677 "November 2, 1692 Wm Coudrey appears to have died ca 1682. His estate was in the hands of William Clark, one of the Burgesses of Sussexx Co. (Bedwell married a Clark Widow Honour)
In 1679 Wm Clarke was one of the Justices of the Court at Horekill
Wm Coudrey appears to have died ca 1682 .His estate was in the hands of William Clark, one of the Burgesses of Sussex Co DE.
Wm Courdrey begot a child on the body of Sarah Warrin, and the court ordered sale of his plantation with the proceeds to be used to rear the child.
The last 3 bidders were John Hill 7000 lb tabacco
William Darvall 7100 lb tobacco
William Clark 7200 lb tobacco
Wm Clark got the plantation and the "child is undertaken to be brought up by the said Wm Clark" to 21 for 1900 lbs of Tobacco. Court adjourned. (the plantation was on Cedar Creek and adj the land of Alex. Draper, also a Burgess.) William Clark lived in Lewes "

Deb Have you seen this? It mentions a Sussex Co William Clark selling land in
1702. (On the next to the last line of this entry) It's from the Lacey
Geneaology at: http://www.gengateway.com/gene-del.htm

LACY GENEALOGIST HOMEPAGE ARCHIVE

The Lacey Family of Sussex County, Delaware, Revisited - A Work-in-Progress by Gene R. Major
Court, Liber #1, p. 7). John Lacy was a planter (landowner) who first appeared in the Delaware records when he purchased 200 acres of land from Richard Ward in February 1703 (Deed Book C-3, pp. 89-92). The fact is that he purchased 200 acres. The deed says that the 200 acres were part of 400 acres belonging to Richard Ward that he had purchased from William Clark in 1702. William CLARK jr.⁽¹³⁵⁾⁽¹⁰⁴⁾⁽¹⁰⁵⁾⁽⁶⁶⁾⁽¹⁰⁶⁾⁽¹³⁶⁾⁽¹³⁷⁾⁽¹³⁸⁾⁽¹²⁸⁾⁽¹³⁹⁾ was born on 8 Apr 1680 in Sussex Co., DE..⁽¹⁴⁰⁾⁽¹³³⁾⁽¹⁴¹⁾ WillsSX A:2 "Clarke William Gentelman Lewes Will (Copy) Made April 24 1705.Heirs; wife Honnour; son William; dau-inlaw Rebeckah Clarke; son-in-law Thomas Pemberton:and granddaus Mary Pemberton and Elizabeth Brown (wife of Daniel) exec'rs wife Honnour . Wits., Jos(eph) Booth, Robert R.Burton, Jonas Greewood. Overseers, bro-in-law Walton Huling and friend Thomas Fisher. Prob. July 24 1705 Arch. Vol. A64,page 193. Reg of Wills, Liber A.Folis 2-3
Probate Sussex Co DE " Dr.John Roads died bef 8 Dec 1680 when Elizabeth Roades widow, was recorded as a witness to the birth of William Cllark. There is no evidence of a will or Administration for Dr John Roades"
Vines,John Will made Jan 1684 Heirs: Honour Clark (wife of William Clark); William Clark Jr. (son of William Clark); Edward Stretcher (son of Henry); Sarah Stretcher (wife of Henry); William Emmatt,jr. William Emmatt Sr.: son of dau. Ann Crosly ,unnamed. Exec'r William Emmatt,Sr He died before 1743 in Sussex Co., DE..⁽¹³⁰⁾ OrphCT SX "Clark,William dec'd 1743 account on his estate Book #1 pg 2
Clark,William dec'd 1743 Petition for sale of his real estate Book #1 pg 2"
DGSJ pg 92 Vol 1 Record Book volume 1 of Rev.Joseph Brown Turner,Vol 87,pg 172. Recorded in Deed Book C-1 Kent Co.,Del.Deeds Id H-102 William Clark & Mary Register m. July 2,1730
Kent Co Land Records Book I-pg 233 9 Feb 1729 Thomas Wells sr of Murderkill Hd & Ann Hart his wife sold to William Clark & Mary (Wells) his wife ,100 acres,bought by Thomas sr. from George Hart.(Mary was dau of Thomas Sr and Ann Hart.) Indenture Book K 12 Feb 1729 Thomas Wells sr. gave to William Clark and Mary his wife 20 acres leading from bridge to town of Dover.signed by Thomas(x) Wells and Ann Wells on Feb 9 1729 and acknoledge in Court 12 Feb 1729 Book K-64 4-?-1730
Thomas Wells jr.to William Clark-land given to Thomas by his Father Thomas sr.,who got it from George,Henry,& John Hart,called "Wells Purchase" Book K-65 1 Mar 1730
William Clark & Thomas Wells .land called Leason -which had been conveyed to Thomas by George Hart jr. Deeds Kent Book K pg 178 18 Apr 1730
Thomas Wells sr.and Ann his wife,to William Clark, their son in law land bought of George Hart "Leason" Kent Book K-78 10 May 1730 William Clark & Thomas Wells jr. land in Murderkill "Dundee"
8 Jun 1750 surety William Clark of N.C.Co yoeman for Marriage license Bond for Thomas Eaken Pencader Hd. and Elizabeth Fraiser of Cecil Co.(DGS Journal pg 94 vol 7 Oct '94)
DeedsSX 1710 " In 1710 Bedwell Thomas & Honnour of Del Susses released unto Wm Clark jr.250 acres of land called Pasture Neck on N side of Pothooks Creek. (Wm Clark, merchant, made it over to Wm Burton of Accomack)"
Mary Ann WELLS and William CLARK jr. had the following children:

+44 i. Isasc CLARK.
+45 ii. John CLARK.
46 iii. William CLARKE III⁽¹³⁰⁾⁽¹⁴²⁾⁽³¹⁾ was born before 1742 in Sussex Co., DE..⁽¹³⁰⁾ Orph Court SX " Clark,William minor 1751 Bound out to Isaac Wood book #1 Pg 1"
If this William who was bound out in 1751 is the son of the William who died c 1742/3 he would have been born no later than 1742,since these things usually took time to come to Court. If he was more than 3 or 4 years old in 1743 he could very well have been the father of Levin born 1755/60
OrpCTSX Clark, William Minor Bound out to Isaac Wood No. 1 1751 1
He died about 1785 in Sussex Co., DE..⁽¹⁴³⁾⁽¹³⁰⁾ Prob Clarke,William "Admin of, to Charles Macklin,.Granted (c 1785) Arch Vol A64 pages 199 to 200"
Orph CTSX Clark, William dec'd Rept on & Petition for division of his land
Libro E 1786 100
Clark, William dec'd Rept on & petn for div of 1/2 of his land
Libro E 1788 102

Orph Court SX "Clark,William minor 1751 Bound out ot Isaac Wood book #1 Pg 1"
If this William who was bound out in 1751 is the son of the William who died c 1742/3 he would have been born no later tha 1742,since these things usually took time to come to Court. If he was more than 3 or 4 years old in 1743 he could very well have been the father of Levin born 1755/60
Joe Art William CLARKE #1433 b. Bef 1742, Sussex Co., DE, d. Abt 1785, Sussex Co., DE. If he was more than 3 or 4 years old in 1743, he could very well have been the father of Levin (#488) born 1755/60.. NO PROOF EXISTS... Orph Court SX "
In Scharf's History of Delaware, page 1340, there is this paragraph;"Jacob's Struggle", containing two hundred and eight acres, taken up by Jacob Gray, was reassigned to John Aydelott, February 13, 1750. It was on the west side of a creek issuing from the Indian River, and adjoining the former residence of ________ Clark, and "Evan's Venture".
In 1750 there were two John Aydelotts in Sussex Co. One was the father of William, who was John's eldest son and the father of Esther. The other was John B.L. the brother of William, uncle of Esther. I believe the older man is the one referred to in the paragraph is Scharf's, but that the younger John came to own land next to it, or the original property may have been divided among the elder John's sons.
At any rate the Aydelott land was bounded by land owned by _____ Clark,***the same land my Levin Clark owned by the 1785 tax census, when he is the only Clark male listed in the Baltimore Hundred***. Since Levin was not yet born in 1750 this would have almost certainly have been his father.Since William died in 1785 it appears William Clark could have been Levin's father, and if he is the owner of this property I think we can claim
preponderance of evidence that he **was** Levin's father.
47 iv. Elizabeth CLARKE was born about 1730.⁽¹²⁹⁾