John
Clark
Born in Richmond, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of William Clarke
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Julia (Gardner) Clark
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Alston Clark, George Washington Clark, James Webster Clark, Elizabeth Clark, Gardner Clark, John Clark Jr., Sarah Clark, Thomas Clark and William S. Clark
Died about
at about age 40
in Richmond, Virginia or North Carolina
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Oct 2015
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Biography
Need to verify details in Zamboni gedcom. Note for John Clark in gedcom says: "Not sure of dates. They are the same dates that I have for John (uncle) son of Alliston and Martha Field that married Obedience and Susan."
There is a persistent but unproved tradition among researchers of this Clark lineage that the John Clark of this profile was "hanged on the courthouse steps" of Richmond, Virginia around 1809. According to the tradition, John's family was so disgraced by the episode that one of John's brothers had to move them all to South Carolina. I have not been able to find any record of such an event in Richmond, Virginia, and have tried unsuccessfully to find a similar incident in Richmond, North Carolina. Until evidence surface, the events surrounding John's death will remain a mystery.
Sources
- Zamboni gedcom at Ancestry.com
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
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~0.78%
Judy Snellgrove
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZD2207547 [compare]
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Rejected matches › John Clark (1770-aft.1812) › John Clarke (abt.1770-) › John (clark) Clark (1770-)
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