William Hanson Clark (1757 - 1843)

Born 7 Apr 1757 in Frederick, Virginia

Husband of Ruth (Goodwin) Clark — married 14 Feb 1792 in Franklin, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Jun 1843 at age 86 in Hall, Georgia, United States

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Clark, William

Service: North Carolina

Rank: Private

Birth: 4-7-1757 Shenandoah, Virginia

Death: 6-14-1843 Hall, Georgia

Pension Number: S*W6680

Service Source: S*W6680

Service Description:

*Capt's Price, Sevier, Asher, Williams, Moore

*Col. John Sevier

Residence: Washington, North Carolina

Spouse:

1 Elizabeth Hawkins Sevier

2 Ruth Goodwin

In 1778 William Clark was a member of the Washington County Cohort, of which Col. John Carter was Chairman, and of which John Sevier was also a member. He was probably a brother of Nathaniel Clark and of a John Clark whose names appear on these early records. At that time, of course, there was no Carter County, which was later cut out of Washington County..

He married Elizabeth Sevier, the oldest daughter of Gov. John Sevier & Sarah Jane Hawkins, about 1786.

The children of William Clark and his first wife Elizabeth Sevier are:

1. Elizabeth Clark

2. Sarah Hawkins Clark

3. John Clark

William Clark moved to Franklin County, Georgia, where, on Feb. 14, 1792, he was married to Ruth Goodwin (1767-1852),the daughter of Henry and Nancy Goodwin.

Their children are:

4. John Clark

5. Oliver Clark

6. Sevier Clark

7. Sabra Clark

8. Ruth Gordon Clark.

William Clark's name appears the records of Franklin, Wilkes, Greene, Oglethorpe and other Counties in Georgia, after his second marriage, and it is significant that according to the Armstrong account, he finally removed to Hall County, Georgia, and died at or near Cartersville, named for the Carter family, same of the near relatives of LANDON CARTER and his father, Colonel John Carter, the first settlers along the Watauga river in the Washington District, which explains the absence of so many CARTER names on the Tennessee records."^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Tennessee cousins; a history of Tennessee people, by Worth S. Ray, page 64, Public domain, digitized by Google, original from University of Michigan https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015002678640&view=page&seq=90

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65915533/william-clark: accessed 26 June 2023), memorial page for William Clark (7 Apr 1757–2 Jul 1843), Find a Grave Memorial ID 65915533, citing Alta Vista Cemetery, Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Sandra (contributor 47198337).
• "Georgia, Headright and Bounty Land Records, 1783-1909", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C212-9VT2 : 2 February 2022), William Clark, 1785.
• "United States Census, 1790", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:XHKF-BVY : Sat May 20 02:58:52 UTC 2023), Entry for William Clark, 1790.
• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRC-8H9 : accessed 26 June 2023), William Clark, Pendleton District, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 142, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 50; FHL microfilm 181,425.
• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG6-SDK : accessed 26 June 2023), William Clark, Pendleton, South Carolina, United States; citing p. , NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm.
• "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-2T52 : accessed 26 June 2023), William Clark, 04 Sep 1836; citing Georgia, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 5; FHL microfilm 1,319,385.
• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8K-F5H8 : 1 March 2021), William Clark, 1 Jun 1840; citing Military Service, Hall, Georgia, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 005732444.