Josiah
E
Clarke
Born about in Frederick County, Maryland
Ancestors 
Son of Elias Clarke
and Linnea (Luckett) Clarke
Husband of
Jane (Adams) Clarke
— married
13 Dec 1798 in Culpeper, Virginia
Husband of
Lucy (Menifee) Clarke
— married
18 Jan 1825 in Fauquier, Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
Elias Clark, Moses Clark, Margaret (Clark) Cray, Henry Clark, Frances Clark, Hannah Clark, Samuel Clark, Lemote Clark, Adaline (Clark) Compton and Thomas Clark
Died about
at about age 90
in Roscoe, Coshocton County, Ohio
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Biography
Josiah Clarke was born about 1760 in Frederick, Maryland.[1] Although census records suggest he was probably born in the 1770s. He was a son of Elias Clarke and Linnea Luckett.
Marriage
On December 13, 1798, Josiah married Jane Adams in Culpeper, Virginia, United States [2] Together they had ten children; six sons and four girls.[3] Their known children are Elias and Moses.
1810 Census Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia[4]
- Free White Male - Under 10 1 (Elias)
- Free White Male - 26 thru 44 1 (Josiah)
- Free White Females - Under 10 4 (unknown)
- Free White Females - 10 thru 15 1 (unknown)
- Free White Females - 26 thru 44 1 (Jane)
Military
Josiah was a soldier in the war of 1812-1814, serving in a company raised in Virginia, commanded by Capt. Charles Shackelford.[3]
His wife, Jane died in her middle age and was buried on the farm in Virginia.[3]
1820 Census Culpeper, Virginia.[5]
- Free White Males - Under 10 3 (Moses, 2 unknown sons)
- Free White Males - 10 thru 15 1 (Elias)
- Free White Male - 45 and over 1 (Josiah)
- Free White Female - Under 10 1 (unknown)
- Free White Females - 10 thru 15 2 (unknown)
- Free White Females - 16 thru 25 3 (unknown)
- Slaves - Males - Under 14 3
- Slaves - Males - 14 thru 25 1
- Slaves - Females - 26 thru 44 1
(note: his wife, Jane may have died before the 1820 census)
2nd Marriage
On January 18, 1825, Josiah married Lucy Menifee in Fauquier, Virginia, United States.[6] Together they had ten children; eight sons and two daughters.[3] The following are their known children: Margaret, Henry, Frances, Hannah, Samuel, Lemote, Adaline, and Thomas.
In 1835, Josiah and his family left Virginia to Ohio in a covered wagon and a team of horses, the party numbering thirteen persons. He settled on 80 acres of timbered land. Josiah lived on this land until he died in his nineties in about 1850.[3]
Death
Josiah Clarke died before 1850 in Coshocton, Ohio.
Sources
- ↑ "Combined history of Schuyler and Brown Counties, Illinois with Illustrations", W.R. Brink & Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1882, pg. 328
- ↑ : Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940, Josias Clark and Jane Adams, 13 Dec 1798; citing Culpeper, Virginia, reference P 25.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Biographical review of Cass, Schuyler and Brown Counties, Illinois: Containing biographical sketches of pioneers and leading citizens" Genealogy bibliography Publication, 1892. pg. 522-23
- ↑ United States Census, 1810 [online database] FamilySearch. Josias Clark, Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States; citing p. 85.
- ↑ United States Census, 1820 [online database] FamilySearch. Josiah Clarke, Culpeper, Virginia, United States; citing p. 213.
- ↑ Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", Josiah Clark and Lucy Menefee Or Menifee, 18 Jan 1825; citing Fauquier, Virginia, reference r4 p5/7/146.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Josiah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Josiah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Josiah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Josiah:
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