POSSIBLE SON of Captain John Clarke of Virginia. According to one book source, both father and son fought in the Revolutionary War. This book was written in 1909, so the genealogy from so far back in time may or may not be correct. Also, there is an older source, closer to the actual time frame, which says the father is David Clarke. When John and Ann Clarke's son David passed away in 1884, David's grandson Damon, who was a writer amongst other things, wrote a very lengthy obit for his grandfather. In this obit is a detailed account of David Clarke's parents, and mentions John Clarke's father is David Clarke. Here is the excerpt from this obit:
The Macomb Journal Thu, Mar 13, 1884 ·Page 5
"David Clarke was born in Washington County, Kentucky September 28, 1794. His father, John Clarke, was a native of Amherst County, Virginia, born February 27, 1764, and a son of David Clarke, also a Virginian."
This obituary is more likely to be correct than the book written in 1909 because it is closer in time to the actual people involved, plus Damon wrote historical books for a living and was proficient at knowing how to get correct data, but most of all he is writing about his own family and probably already had some kind of genealogy on them.
John Clarke enlisted to fight in the American Revolution in Amherst County, Virginia in 1780. He served three months in Captain Christian's Company, Colonel James Barnett's Virginia Regiment. In 1781, he served three months in Captain James Dillard's Company, Colonel Lynch's Virginia Regiment. He received a pension for his services.
He married Anna Whitten on May 19, 1791 in Lincoln County, Kentucky. They had a large family: Martha ; Mary Polly; James; David; Sarah Sally; Elizabeth; Anna; Jemimah. John was a struggling farmer, first in Lincoln County, Kentucky. About 1798 he moved his family to Washington County, Kentucky, where he lived the rest of his life. His sons had to help work the farm from a very early age, and were only able to attend school for a few weeks during their entire childhood. They both left home when they reached adulthood, hoping for a better life elsewhere.
It sickens me to say that John and Ann's graves have been destroyed when they put a road through the cemetery. Just because someone has been deceased for a long time does not give anyone the right to destroy their graves. They should have been moved, but that would have cost money, so it was easier to just do nothing. John fought so we could have the freedoms we enjoy today, his grave should have been treated with respect.
John Clarke, Jr. is a proven Patriot with the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). His ancestor number is A022480 . His children David, James, Sallie and Mary have been proven. Any female descendant of John Clarke, Jr. can apply to join the DAR, and if you are descended from one of the "proven" children, you do not have to have any documented evidence for that generation, or for John Clarke and his wife Ann either. You can go to dar.org for further info.
POSSIBLE SON of Captain John Clarke of Virginia. According to one book source, both father and son fought in the Revolutionary War. This book was written in 1909, so the genealogy from so far back in time may or may not be correct. Also, there is an older source, closer to the actual time frame, which says the father is David Clarke. When John and Ann Clarke's son David passed away in 1884, David's grandson Damon, who was a writer amongst other things, wrote a very lengthy obit for his grandfather. In this obit is a detailed account of David Clarke's parents, and mentions John Clarke's father is David Clarke. Here is the excerpt from this obit:
The Macomb Journal Thu, Mar 13, 1884 ·Page 5
"David Clarke was born in Washington County, Kentucky September 28, 1794. His father, John Clarke, was a native of Amherst County, Virginia, born February 27, 1764, and a son of David Clarke, also a Virginian."
This obituary is more likely to be correct than the book written in 1909 because it is closer in time to the actual people involved, plus Damon wrote historical books for a living and was proficient at knowing how to get correct data, but most of all he is writing about his own family and probably already had some kind of genealogy on them.
John Clarke enlisted to fight in the American Revolution in Amherst County, Virginia in 1780. He served three months in Captain Christian's Company, Colonel James Barnett's Virginia Regiment. In 1781, he served three months in Captain James Dillard's Company, Colonel Lynch's Virginia Regiment. He received a pension for his services.
He married Anna Whitten on May 19, 1791 in Lincoln County, Kentucky. They had a large family: Martha ; Mary Polly; James; David; Sarah Sally; Elizabeth; Anna; Jemimah. John was a struggling farmer, first in Lincoln County, Kentucky. About 1798 he moved his family to Washington County, Kentucky, where he lived the rest of his life. His sons had to help work the farm from a very early age, and were only able to attend school for a few weeks during their entire childhood. They both left home when they reached adulthood, hoping for a better life elsewhere.
It sickens me to say that John and Ann's graves have been destroyed when they put a road through the cemetery. Just because someone has been deceased for a long time does not give anyone the right to destroy their graves. They should have been moved, but that would have cost money, so it was easier to just do nothing. John fought so we could have the freedoms we enjoy today, his grave should have been treated with respect.
John Clarke, Jr. is a proven Patriot with the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). His ancestor number is A022480 . His children David, James, Sallie and Mary have been proven. Any female descendant of John Clarke, Jr. can apply to join the DAR, and if you are descended from one of the "proven" children, you do not have to have any documented evidence for that generation, or for John Clarke and his wife Ann either. You can go to dar.org for further info.
