James Clark Jr (1740 - abt. 1783)

Born 14 May 1740 in Clarks Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina

Husband of Hannah (Pickens) Clark — married about 1763 (to 1783) in Mecklenburg, North Carolina

Descendants

Died about 1783 at about age 42 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

James Clark Jr served with North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

James Clark Jr is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A022376.

Name James Clark Born after 1740 Mecklenburg, North Carolina

Land Feb 1771 Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Buys 173 acres on Head branches of Rocky River

Will 5 Apr 1772 Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Mentioned in Father's Will

Land 1778 Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Sells 173 acres on Head branches of Rocky River to William Means

Residence Abt 1779 Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA F

Fact 1 1782 Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Witnessed deeds on Sugar Creek land

Probate 1783 Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Died 1783 Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

Buried 1783 Morehead City, Carteret, North Carolina, USA Bayview Cemetery

Will 1789 Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA LW&T; Settled by Sam Pickens

Sources

• James Clark Probate Date 1783 Probate Place Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States Number of Images 47. Number of Names with File 1 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDGJ-H21

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of James Clark", Ancestor # A022376.

• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Database online. Source number: 1133.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CD2. Record for James Clark

• Abstracts of Early Wills, Holcomb, Brent H, (Name: Name: Cleafield; Location: Baltimore, MD; Date: 1980;;), This book gives abstracts of wills that were recorded in Mecklenburg,NC, between 1763 and 1790.

• 689 - The Montgomery Family, Garner, Jo Ann Starkey and Vivian Garner Pine, (Name: Name: The Old Mecklenburg County Heritage Book Committee; Location:Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Date: 2006;;), NCR 929.3756a M43 C85., "The Heritage of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 1763-2003"Wadsworth Publishing, Book found in Charlotte Public Library.

• Notes of Johnsie Ware, Ware, Johnsie Pettus, (Name: Location: Kings Mountain, NC;;), Notes made by Mrs Ware about a letter written by John HarveyMontgomery in 1858.

• Miscellaneous Notes on Clark Family, Ware, Johnsie Pettus, (Name: Location: Kings Mountain, North Carolina;;), Miscellaneous notes on Clark family taken from notes by Johnsie Ware,on file at the Broad River Genealogical Society.

• SAR Application, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls;;). Birth date: 1740 Birth place: Death date: 1783 Death place:

• Millennium File, Heritage Consulting, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2003;;).

• Will of William Clark 1772, Clark, William, (Name: Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Date: 5 Apr 1772;;), Transcription found on Genforum posted 18 Mar 2013 by Mildred Clark http://genforum.genealogy.com/davis/messages/43149.html.

• North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Wills and Estate Papers (Mecklenburg County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History (Raleigh, North Carolina); Probate Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina. Record for James Clark

• Cousin Monroe's History of the Pickens Family, Day, Kate Pickens and Monroe Pickens, (Name: Hiott Press; Location: Easley, South Carolina, USA; Date: 1951;), 51048263., pp 192-194 Chapter 6 Israel Pickens See file Pickens.pdf. Pickens Family Genealogy (The) Book Available at California Genealogy Society

• DAR Ancestor A022376, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;;), James Clark.

• Residents of Mecklenburg County North Carolina, Marler, Kathleen, (Name: Name: Clearfield; Location: Baltimore, MD; Date: 2005;;), ISBN-13: 978-0-8063-5285-5 ISBN-10: 0-8063-5285-X., Lists deed and other transaction information between 1762-1790. William Orr items: Page 265, Cathey Items: Pages 64-65, Clark Itmes: 67-69