CAMPBELL COUNTY, VA - HISTORY - Campbell Chronicles and Family Sketches Family Sketches - Clark ----¤¤¤---- CAMPBELL CHRONICLES and FAMILY SKETCHES Embracing the History of CAMPBELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA 1782-1926 By R. H. EARLY With Illustrations J. P. BELL COMPANY LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 1927 Clark Christopher and Penelope Clark, the parents of Sarah Clark, wife of Charles Lynch, Sr., settled in Louisa county. In 1722 Christopher Clark and Nicolas Meriwether patented 927 acres of land in Hanover county. Clark cut a road at Green Spring to his land in Albemarle which became known as "Clark's Tract." He was a tobacco planter, captain of a militia company and justice of the peace in Hanover in 1727; entered 5,OOO acres in Louisa and Albemarle; joined the Society of Friends late in life, died in 1754. His children were: —Agnes, married Benjamin Johnson. —Rachel, m. 1st, Thomas Moorman, m. 2nd, William Ballard. -Sarah, m. 1st, Charles Lynch, Sr., m. 2nd, Major John Ward. -Elizabeth, married Joseph Anthony, -Bowling, married Winifred _____; -Micajah, married Judith, the daughter of Robert Adams. Judging from the record of a sale to James Reid of Campbell county in 1784 of 42 acres of land on Blackwater creek (bounded by the lines of John Lynch and Jas. Reid), made by Bowling and Winifred Clark of Surry county, North Carolina, the two latter residents must have previously left the county. Micajah Clark first settled in Albemarle, and followed the profession of surveying; he laid off land for Thomas Jefferson, who was his friend; moved to Campbell, where he patented 1O,OOO acres around Lawyers and built Walnut Hill about three miles distant from that settlement; there he lived, died and was buried. His children were:-Christopher, Jr., married Millicent Terrell,-Robert, b. 1738, m. Susan, dau. of John Henderson,—Judith, m. Samuel Moorman,—William, m. Judith Cheadle,-Micajah, Jr., m. Mildred Martin and moved to Kentucky,—John, m. Mary Moore,-Penelope, m. Reuben Rowland,-Bowling, Jr., m. Eliz'h Cheadle,—James, m. Lucy Cheadle. Robert Clark, Sr., sold out his land in Albemarle to John Grills and others in 1765 and removed to Campbell, and sometime after 1779 emigrated to Kentucky where he died. Children of Robert and Susan H. Clark: —Christopher, married Elizabeth, dau. of John Hook. —Robert, Jr., m. Elizabeth M., dau. of Benjamin and Frances McCulloch Shackelford. —Patterson, m. Frances A., sister of Elizabeth McC. Shackelford. —Governor James Clark of Kentucky. —Bennett, m _____; Hon. John B. Clark of Missouri was his son. —James, m. 1st, Susan Forsythe, m. 2nd, Mrs. Mary Buckner-Thornton. —Micajah, m. Makey Gatewood. —Frances Henderson, m. Jeremiah Rogers. -Elizabeth, m. 1st, _____ Crawford, m. 2nd, Stephen Trigg. —Susanna. —Mary, m. 1st, _____ Bullock, m. 2nd, William Winn. —Hannah, married William Bullock. —Judith, married John Campbell. Robert Clark, Jr., born 1793, served in the war of 1812, under General Harrison; was an attorney-at-law but owing to a duel he fought, retired from the bar. He died in 1853 s. p. His brother, Patterson, although but a youth, also enlisted in the 1812 war, was taken prisoner at Dudley's defeat, remained seven years in captivity with the Indians, then escaping through Ohio, he reached his Kentucky home. John Clark, a brother of Robert, Sr., and son of Micajah and Judith Adams-Clark, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war; in 1784 he sold 55O acres of land on the south side of Otter river road to Robert Alexander, a tract which had been conveyed to him by Joseph Anthony in 1782. In 18O2 Robert and Nancy Clark of Pittsylvania sold Bowling Clark of Campbell, 194 acres lying on Hill's creek, beginning at Charles Smith's corner on James Clark's line. Bowling Clark appointed Austin Easton of Kentucky, his attorney to convey to Robert Goggin, of Campbell, land in -the northwest territory, 375 acres on Burley's creek the west branch of Brush creek, part of a tract of 50O acres surveyed for Clark as assignee on three military warrants. Bowling and Elizabeth Clark settled upon his Hill's creek property where the old home built upon a stone foundation still stands and is now occupied by a grandson, Clark Winston, and his family. Stone is used also as base for the out buildings, and on the stone chimney of the kitchen are found initials and date of its construction. Bowling's children were: —Henry, married Judith Moorman,-Lucy,-Judith, —Charles,—Mary,—Bowling, Jr. and Elizabeth who married in 182O, Pleasant, son of George and Judith Winston. Lamb's church, built upon the site of old Hill's Creek Meeting House, which stood one mile from Bowling Clark's house, long used for religious services, and well preserved, was accidentally destroyed by fire in 1925. The will of Christopher Clark, Sr., of Louisa Court, recorded May 28, 1754, bequeathed: "1st. To son, Edward, one gun and all my wearing clothes and all things else, that he is possessed of, that was ever mine. 2nd. To dau., Agnes Johnson, one negro woman and her increase, and whatever else, etc. 3rd. To dau., Rachel Moorman, 4OO acres of land in Hanover county near to Captain Thomas Dancey and one negro woman and her increase and whatever else, etc. 4th. To dau., Sarah Lynch, one negro boy and all things else that she is possessed, etc. 5th. To son, Micajah Clark, 5OO acres of land in Hanover county the same whereon I now live with all rights and hereditaments thereto belonging, one negro boy, working tools, etc. 6th. To son, Bowling Clark, 4OO acres of land in Hanover county, lying on the northwest side joining the land of Thomas Carr, 2 young negroes, named Nance and Robin, one horse named Spret, one gun, one feather-bed and furniture, 2 cows and calves, my trooping arms, my great Bible and all my law-books. 7th. To dau., Elizabeth Anthony, 4OO acres of land in Goochland county on Footer creek, near south forks of James river, 2 young negroes, Moll and Jenny, cows and calves, one feather-bed and furniture. All the rest of my estate, be it what nature or quality soever, I leave to my loving wife, during her natural life, who I appoint my executor. Further my will and desire is that my granddaughter, Penelope Lynch, at the death of her grandmother, Penelope Clark, be paid out of my estate, if there be so much remaining, £4O. lawful money of Virginia; then if any left, to be equally divided between my children, but not to be appraised. 14th of August 1741." Christopher Clark. Witnesses: Thomas and Ann Martin and James Waring. James Littlepage, Clerk of Court. Will of Bowling Clark {2nd} 1817 To wife, Elizabeth Clark, plantation and dwelling house including the land purchased of Micajah Davis and a slave purchased of Micajah Clark. To son, Henry Clark, the plantation on Otter river, Bedford county, 80O acres, known as Bains' old place, and adjoining the lands of Reuben Conrad and Thos. Logwood. To son, Bowling, Jr., three tracts, land whereon he lived, 83O acres purchased of Micajah Davis (as mentioned in the loan to his wife)—after her death,—the tract purchased of Samuel Moorman, 48O acres, known as Butterworth's tract, and 20-acre tract adjoining which was purchased of John C. Lamb-To each of his five daughters—Lucy, Judith, Mary, Elizabeth and Sarah,—$5OO.OO in cash and the following tracts, purchased of William Perkins in Bedford, 49O acres, a tract given him by his father (Micajah Clark) in Amherst county on Stovall's creek, 433 acres, and two tracts in Campbell purchased of Richard Bloxsam and John Organ containing 4OO acres and a tract purchased of Robert Clark, 620 acres;—these lands to be divided between them as they came of age or married. Executors were directed to sell and convey by special warranty, a certain tract in the state of Kentucky of 5OO acres to which Clark was entitled by a decree made in the county court of Albemarle of a suit in chancery against the heirs of Bennett Henderson, deceased; also to convey with special warranty two tracts in Kentucky (with all rights) in case they had been sold by Augustine Kasten who had been authorized to sell them. His wife, Elizabeth Clark, friends, William Robinson, John B. Dabney, sons, Henry and Bowling Clark, were appointed executors, with bond of $6O,OOO, secured through signatures of Thomas Moorman, Tucker W. Clark, Edward Lynch, Benjamin Haden, Edward B. Clark, Chiswell Dabney, Alexander Clement and John B. Dabney. Records of Louisa county contain the will there of Francis Clark; in the bequests of his family he leaves the nominal sum of 5 shillings to Christopher Clark, which appears to indicate, either that he had already given Christopher a portion, or that he considered him sufficiently provided for. It is presumed that John Clark of Charlotte county was a son of Francis of Louisa, and if Christopher of Louisa was also son of Francis, then the two Clarks, Christopher and John (whose children moved to Campbell), were brothers, but there is no positive proof for this claim. The significant fact that members of a family, locating in a new community generally moved in couples or triplets of brothers, and that in the case of the Clarks they preserved Christian names through generations of Johns and Christophers, would seem to establish the certainty of their common origin; the one at Hat creek, of the Presbyterian sect., and the other on James river of the Quaker Society had little opportunity for intimate association, and in time they drifted further and further apart. Paulett Clark moved to Campbell in 1798 to teach school at Hat creek, and lived in the home of Major John Irvine, whose daughter, Mary Anne, he married the same year. This couple lived first on Turnip creek, but bought land from Samuel Morris on Entray creek and sold the Turnip creek property to John Hancock. Clark taught again in 18O5; he was given the task of collecting funds for re-building Hat Creek Church, of which he was ordained an elder; held the office of justice of the peace for thirty years; he also pursued the profession of surveyor, and in 1842 was appointed sheriff with a salary of $2,7OO. In 1818 John Clark was sheriff of Campbell county. After the deaths of Major Irvine and his wife, Paulett Clark bought their home place and sold the Entray creek farm to Parson James Hurt. Clark died in 1855 and was buried at Hat Creek church yard. Children: -Mary Anne, married Nathan Mason, and moved to Charlotte county. -Nancy, married Paulett, son of John Clark, Jr. -Sarah, married K. Conley of Halifax county. -Catherine, married William B. Smith. -Orthodox Creed, m. Mrs. Elizabeth D. Payne-Nowlin; their son is Dr. Paulett Clark of Lynchburg, O. C. Clark, b. 1814, d. 19OO. -Susan E. N., married (2nd wife), John S. Payne, she was buried at Hat Creek cemetery. —John, a successful tobacconist of Lynchburg, died unmarried. —Christopher, m. Almyra Williams, a descendant of the Morris family, who were among the early settlers in Campbell and for whom Morris Church was named; she was also a descendant of the Armisteads and Olivers. Christ. Clark lived near Lawyers, his family moved afterwards to Lynchburg. Dr. Clark Collins of the U. S. Army, is a son of William J. Collins (a Confederate soldier) and Nannie Clark (dau. of Christopher), of Lynchburg. —Dr. Abraham Irvine, married Zuleika, dau. of Rdward B. Withers of Ivanhoe. Dr. A. I. Clark purchased a home in Lynchburg, where he pursued his profession and spent the last years of his life; there are five of his children living, 3 daus., and 2 sons. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. 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