Isabel (Breckenridge) Clark (abt. 1660 - 1722)

Born about 1660 in Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland

Descendants

Died 1722 at about age 62 in Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland

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Biography

Isabel was born about 1652-1660.

She married James Clark on 20 Jun 1676 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.^[1]
Their children: (according to Family Search)

1. John Clark (1674-1745)
2. James Clark (1677–Deceased) ^[2]
3. Margaret Clark (1680–Deceased) ^[3]
4. James Clark (1682–Deceased)
5. John Clark (1682–Deceased) ^[4]
6. Robert Clark (1684–Deceased) ^[5]
7. Daniel Clark (1689–Deceased)
8. Samuel Clark (1692–Deceased)
9. William Clark (1698–Deceased)

Research Notes

Regarding her Last Name At Birth:

• Breckenridge is the name of her father as shown on Family Search,^[6] but with no sources.
• Drysdaill is seen in her marriage record, but it may have been a prior married name.
• Drysdaill is the name of the mother given on each of the four birth records cited above, which is indicative of the mother's Last Name At Birth.

Regarding the discrepancy in locations:

• Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, is the location of her marriage and baptism of her children. It is also the place of birth of her husband's parents. (According to Family Search.)
• Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland is supposed to be the place she was born and died.

She could have traveled back to the town of her birth before she died. But this discrepancy could also indicate that there are two individuals under consideration here that may be conflated. Especially considering there are two possibilities for her Last Name At Birth.

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 008075900; FHL microfilm: 1040126
   FamilySearch Record: XTP8-W87 (accessed 16 September 2023)
   Issobell Drysdaill marriage to James Clerk on 20 Jun 1676 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.
2. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYG6-GJ1 : 12 February 2020), Issobell Drysdaill in entry for James Clerk, 1677.
3. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYGZ-VGM : 12 February 2020), Isobell Drysdaill in entry for Margaret Clerk, 1680.
4. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYGD-FR6 : 12 February 2020), Isobel Drysdaill in entry for Johne Clerk, 1682.
5. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYGX-9HH : 12 February 2020), Isobell Drysdaill in entry for Robert Clerk, 1684.
6. ↑ FamilySearch profile for Isabel Drysdaill (1652–1722), accessed 16 Sep 2023.

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Profile created using data from Wes Johnson Family Tree.