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Benjamin Wilson Clark Jr (1750 - 1829)

Benjamin Wilson [uncertain] Clark Jr [uncertain]
Born in Luneburg, Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , , , [half], , , , and [half]
Husband of — married 1772 in Albemarle County, Colony of Virginiamap
Husband of — married 1785 in North Carolinamap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , and
Died at age 78 in Madison, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Biography

Benjamin was born in 1750.

"Benjamin Clark served as a private in Capt. Samuel Jordan Capbell's 6th Virginia Regiment, 1777-78. He was born in Virginia and, in 1778, died there."[1]

Benjamin's spouse Jane Matthew Mullins.[2]

Benjamin was born sometime before 1766, based on age 45+ on his 1810 census in Madison County, Kentucky.

He passed away sometime between 1820 & 1830 census. Possibly died 15 Aug 1829 in Madison County, Kentucky.

Too many Benjamin Clark:
There were 7 different Benjamin Clark/Clarke who have 1800 taxes in KY.
By 1810, there were 12 different Benjamin Clark/Clarke with census in KY.
It is likely that many of these Benjamins were born in Virginia.
This makes it difficult to determine Benjamin's parents, and Benjamin's wife.

Wife:
It does NOT appear this is the Benjamin who married Frances Ragsdale.
DNA from Ragsdale descendants indicate Frances is wife of the Benjamin in Barren Co., KY

Benjamin was born in 1750. He passed away in 1829.

Sources

  1. ↑ [1]Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 075; Individual No. - #74788, Page 289, Mrs Mattie Bronston Wyatt Porter; Source Information - Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
  2. ↑ [2]Source number: 850.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LJV; Source Information: Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.


1800 Taxes in Kentucky
Name: Benjamin Clarke
Residence County: Madison
Residence Year: 1800
[Note: image shows taxes paid on 8/12/1800]
1800 notes:
There were 10 other CLARK households with taxes in 1800 Madison Co., KY.
There were 10 CLARK marriages in Madison between years 1800 thru 1810.
Assume one or more of those newlyweds were children of Benjamin Clark.
  • "United States Census, 1810." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 27 March 2020. Citing NARA microfilm publication M252. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
1810 census: Madison, Kentucky
Page: 204
Name: Benjamin Clark
1 - Males ...... 45 and over ... [born before 1766]
1 - Females .. 45 and over ... [born before 1766]
1 - Males ...... 16 thru 25 ..... [born 1785 thru 1794]
1 - Females .. 16 thru 25 ..... [born 1785 thru 1794]
2 - Males ...... 10 thru 15 ..... [born 1795 thru 1800]
1 - Females .. 10 thru 15 ..... [born 1795 thru 1800]
Numbers of Slaves: 8
Number of Household Members: 15
1810 notes:
There were 8 other CLARK families on 1810 census Madison Co., Kentucky.
There were 8 CLARK marriage records in Madison between 1811 thru 1820.
Assume one or more of those newlyweds were children of Benjamin Clark.
Two members of Benjamin's household "disappeared" between 1810 & 1820 census.
Assume those 2 either married, died, or moved away
  • "United States Census, 1820." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 27 March 2020. Citing NARA microfilm publication M33. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
1820 census: Madison, Kentucky
Page: 174
Name: Benjamin Clark
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
1 - Males ...... 45 and over ... [born before 1776]
1 - Females .. 45 and over ... [born before 1776]
1 - Males ...... 16 thru 25 ..... [born 1795 thru 1804]
1 - Females .. 16 thru 25 ..... [born 1795 thru 1804]
Total Free White Persons: 4
Total Slaves: 2
1820 notes:
There were 7 other CLARK families on 1820 census Madison Co., Kentucky.
There were 5 CLARK marriage records in Madison between 1821 thru 1830.
  • Death:
Benjamin Clark & wife, died sometime between 1820 & 1830 census.
Cannot locate Benjamin... should be at least 65 (probably older) on 1830 census.
A different Benjamin Clark has 1830 census in Madison, but he is age 20s.

Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Clark-4970 created through the import of altic Family Tree.ged on Aug 3, 2011 by Todd Altic.
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Rohman-19 Peter Rohman
Clark-17539 and Clark-3248 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicated siblings
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Rohman-19 Peter Rohman
Clark-17539 and Clark-3248 do not represent the same person because: Who knowns
posted by Peter Rohman
Rohman-19 Peter Rohman
Clark-4970 and Clark-3248 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicated siblings
posted by Peter Rohman
Rohman-19 Peter Rohman
Clark-82929 and Clark-3248 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicated siblings
posted by Peter Rohman
Todd Altic
Clark-25453 and Clark-4970 appear to represent the same person because: appear to be same
posted on Clark-4970 (merged) by Todd Altic
Plummer-723 Linda Plummer
Clark-4981 and Clark-4970 appear to represent the same person because: Parents and siblings are the same.
posted on Clark-4970 (merged) by Linda Plummer

Rejected matches › Benjamin (Clarke) Clark Jr. (1694-bef.1765) › Arthur Benjamin Clark (1854-1917) › Benjamin Madison Clark Sr (abt.1750-abt.1831) › Benjamin Wilson Clark I (1760-abt.1814)

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