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From: "Dave Lee" <>
Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] Clarke DNA Match
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:57:17 -0600
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In 1850 census are 3 Benedict Clarke in age range you are discussing. one in
Breckinridge Co. b. 1805 in KY, one in Nelson Co. b. 1797 in KY, one in
Marion Co. b. 1818 in KY.
The one in Nelson Co. m. Rebecca Roby 15 Oct 1814, and appears to be s/o
James G. Clarke & Rachael Hagan.

The one in Marion Co. is living about half way between Joseph Clarke b. 1793
and James H. Clarke b. 1793. He could be the s/o either or neither.

In Breckinridge Co. most spell their name Clark but there is a smaller group
living near each other that use Clarke.
Benedict Clarke b. 1805 lives a few houses from Charles Clarke b. 1780 in VA
& Elizabeth b. 1792 in KY. These appear to be his parents.Living nearby are
Elisha Clarke b. 1808 and Cleveland Clarke b. 1813 I would assume are also
s/o Charles.
There are several younger Clarkes in the area including Jesse Clarke b.
1826, wife Jincy & children.

The Henry Clark that married Nannie Cundiff 12 Oct 1899, Meade Co.,KY in
1900 census have ages that don't add up. Henry shows 49 b. Aug 1860 (should
be 1850?), Nannie 22 b. May 1888 (should be 1878?) married 2 years. A
daughter Palestine 4 b. Sep 1895.

In the 1910 census he is 55 Nancy is 48 Palestine 13, Clarence 7, Abbie J.
5., Lizzie 4 & Taft 1, They have been married 7 years, and she has 5
children 5 living.

Does this mean they had children together before marriage? All these years
don't compute but the child Palestine indicates it is the same family.
Very confusing.
Dave

----- Original Message -----
From: "Cass Johnson" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 1:12 AM
Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] Clarke DNA Match


> Sorry about the bad typing and memory. I am sick and can't get out of bed.
> I am typing in the dark ....from memory in an uncomfortable position.
> Do you have a Benedict in your files? I will try and get you what I have
> in a few days. I guess Robert the surveyor is less interesting now that
> you
> know you are not a clark.
>
> On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 11:46 PM, <> wrote:
>
>> I have not seen the book on Father Thomas Copley, but do have some
>> information on him. I know of no John Langhorn Clark, did you mean
>> Richard
>> Langhorn Clarke. I know of no son Benjamin Clarke of Richard Langhorn
>> Clarke.
>>
>> I would be glad to look at what you have, but not sure I understand how
>> the DNA works, even though I did a study on my direct line. I'll try to
>> connect the dots if I can.
>>
>> It has always been my belief that the Clarke line I was supposed to
>> belong
>> to, was descending from Robert Clarke the Surveyor.
>>
>>
>> Jerry L. Clark
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Cass Johnson" <>
>> To:
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 8:24:41 PM
>> Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] Clarke DNA Match
>>
>> 1. A while back we found out that we had a match on the acadia group of
>> the Clark DNA project. Another donor who descends from Jesse Clarke
>> from Breckenridge KY was a match. A quick search of some limited records
>> showed that he was a possible son of Benedict Clarke. Benedict
>> is definitely a Catholic name which I feel is important. I am not sure
>> how
>> he connects from here but some information I came across points to
>> Benjamin
>> Clark who was a descendant of John Langhorn Clark. I am not researching
>> this line so that is why I needed you. I was hoping you could help me
>> connect the dots. There is a small mutation with the DNA so it is likely
>> to be cousins rather than a direct line. This line from what I could see
>> intersects with our direct line before John C Clark was born in 1737 so
>> it
>> points to cousins up the tree.
>> 2. Had you seen the info in the book of Father Thomas Copley?
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 9:58 PM, <> wrote:
>>
>> > Cass Johnson,
>> >
>> > We corresponded some time ago. I'm curious how you know that the New
>> > DNA
>> > study you took matches with the Breckenridge Clarks, There were many
>> > different branches of Clark's in Breckinridge County, Kentucky.
>> >
>> > So where did you have your DNA study? with which company?
>> >
>> > Cathy Blass and I are both supposedly descending from Richard Langhorn
>> > Clarke, but an interesting thing happened when we tested together. We
>> don't
>> > match.
>> >
>> > Part of the reason is my direct line somewhere between my Great Great
>> > Grandfather John William Clark, and his Father Abraham Clark, and his
>> > Grandfather another Abraham Clarke lies an illigitimate child who took
>> > on
>> > the name Clark, but is not a Clark at all, but rather a WESTERFIELD. So
>> > although I have done carefully research, I have a problem in my line,
>> and I
>> > have not found where my problem is.
>> >
>> > So Cathy Blass likely has a better connection to Richard Langhorn
>> > Clarke.
>> > But tell me why you think your DNA matches with our DNA?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > keep in mind that Richard Langhorn Clarke was a son of John Clarke son
>> > of
>> > Thomas Clarke and Grace Greenwell, Thomas Clarke was a son of Robert
>> Clarke
>> > Sr. and Sarah Combs.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Jerry L. Clark
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Cass Johnson" <>
>> > To:
>> > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 11:31:05 AM
>> > Subject: [MDSTMARY] Clarke DNA Match
>> >
>> > Hi everyone
>> >
>> > It has been sseveral years since I last wrote You may or may not
>> > remember
>> > that I descsend from John C Clark from Charles County and St Mary's
>> County
>> > Maryland. John was born in 1737 and lived to be 105. He was probably
>> > the
>> > son of Leonard Clark. His daughter took in the grandchildren of Leonard
>> > Clark jr's grandchildren when Leonard the 3rd died. The new DNA match
>> > is
>> > to the Breckenridge Clarks. As far as I can see that would Jerry L
>> Clarke's
>> > line.
>> >
>> > 1 Jesse Clark(e) b: Abt. 1820 d: Abt. 1903 in Breckenridge Co., KY
>> > .. +Martha Jane Lucas b: Abt. 1819 d: 1881 in Breckenridge Co., KY
>> > . 2 Henry Clark b: 1851 in Breckenridge Co., KY d: 1916 in Breckenridge
>> > Co., KY
>> > ..... +Nanct Cundiff b: 1873 d: 1951
>> >
>> > I believe this to be the son of Benedict Clarke descendant of Richard
>> > Langhorn Clarke, I tried to email Jerry L Clarke but his email is dead.
>> > *
>> > *
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