Elizabeth (Clark) Anthony (abt. 1720 - abt. 1825)

Born about 1720 in Virginia

Wife of Joseph Anthony Sr. — married 27 Apr 1741 in Virginia, Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died about 1825 at about age 105 in Wilkes County, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth (Clark) Anthony was a Virginia colonist.

Elizabeth Clark was the daughter of Christopher and Penelope Clark. She married Joseph Anthony. It is said that "She became a Quaker preacher and rode back through the wilderness preaching the gospel. She is said to have made the trip back to Virginia three times." ^[1]

Birth

15 February 1720^[2]

15 February 1720 or 1722 in Hanover County ^[1]

Marriage

27 April 1741^{[1] [3] [4]}

27 April 1749^[2]

Her Father's Will

From will of father Christopher Clark, Louisa Co, Virginia, dated Aug 14, 1741, proved May 28, 1754: "7th I give to my loving daughter Elizabeth Anthony four hundred acres of land in Goochland Co. on Foster Creek on South Fork of James River, two young negroes Moll and Jenny, ---- cows and calves, one feather bed and furniture." ^[5]

Death

It said that she "lived to be 105 years of age and saw 300 of her descendants. After the death of her husband, she moved from Virginia to Wilkes Co., Ga., and lived on Broad River. It is said that she died in Franklin Co."^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Jacob, Nancy Vashti Anthony. Anthony Roots and Branches. Shreveport, Louisiana, 1983. p. 3-4
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Stevens-Davis and allied families; a memorial volume of history , biography, and genealogy. : Wood, Marie Stevens Walker, 1883."  : Internet Archive. Accessed 15 Feb. 2024. Page 195.
3. ↑ "Our Quaker Friends of ye olden time." being in part a transcript of the minute books of Cedar Creek meeting, Hanover County, and the South River meeting, Campbell County, Va : [Bell, James Pinkney Pleasant] [from old catalog] : Internet Archive. Accessed 15 Feb. 2024. Page 259.
4. ↑ "The Virginia magazine of history and biography : Bruce, Philip Alexander, 1856." 1933 : Internet Archive. Accessed 15 Feb. 2024. Page 220.
5. ↑ "Descendants of Christopher and Micajah. Clark, p.3.

See Also

• Albemarle County in Virginia giving some account of what it was by nature, of what it was made by man, and of some of the men who made it . Accessed 4 Mar. 2023. Pages 165, 166.

• Research notes regarding the Descendants of Christopher and Micajah Clark as compiled and typed by Velma Gertrude (Brown) Vick (1892-1978) aka Mrs. J. Wells Vick [1892-1978]. 1954, 65 pages. Accessed 22 Apr. 2023.

• Key and Allied Families. Mrs. Julian C. Lane, Statesboro, GA, Publisher, (Press of the J.W. Burke Co., Macon, GA, 1931). Private property of Pat Iverson. p. 361

• Ancestry.com Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications,1889-1970 Publication: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2011;; Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
• Secondary Source: Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Marriages Publication: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2001;;
• Secondary Source: Author: Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The GenerationsNetwork,Inc., 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was deriv;

Research Notes

Information taken from family group sheet submitted by Clyde Allan Miller of Sandy, Utah, 6ggson. History of Albermarle Co., Virginia 1 pg. 258, 165 reg Albermarle Co. Virginia p 258 History of Louisa Co., Virginia pg 146/ Our Kind by Ackerly Va. B 2 pg 674 Am. Pub. C. Vol. 60 pg. 365-5 Sun. AM Atlanta Ga. Scrapbook 6 pt. 1 pg 31, 35.