Thomas H Clark (1765 - 1859)

Born 14 Feb 1765 in Lancaster County Pennsylvania

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Died 15 Oct 1859 at age 94 in Tuscaloosa Alabama

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Biography

Burial: Bone Camp Cemetery, Northport, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama^[1]

Bio from Find A Grave:
Married: Elizabeth Braden 1798 in Abbeville District,South Carolina,daughter of Col. James Braden And Margery Hunter.she was born abet 1770-1780 in S C and died aft. 1814.

He was Orphand at the age of five years old and bound to one "McGeehee" though a boy he served three years ,as a private in South Carolina Militia under Col.Perkins in the Revolution.In the neighborhood of Rocky Mount he was taking prisoner by the Torries and carried to British Lines commanded by Col.Turnbull.

There is a Plaque in the Tuscaloosa County Court House,Outside the records room,placed there by the Black Warrior River Chapter, Sons of The American Revolution Thomas Clark's Name is on it. - pulled from find an grave (need verification)

Info from his profile on Geni.com:
Thomas Clarke's true parentage will probably never be known. He applied for a Revolutionary War pension on June 7, 1832, at age 67, when he was a resident of Tuscaloosa Co., AL. He received pension #10457. In his application, he stated that he was born in 1765 in Lancaster Co., PA. He also stated in that application that he was orphaned at age five and bound out to a Mr. McGahee (McGhee?) with whom he moved to Chester District, SC. Thomas Clarke enlisted in Chester Dist., SC, and served as a private under Col. Pickens. He was taken prisoner at Rocky Mount, but later escaped and joined Capt. Francis Carlisle's company. After the Revolution, he settled in Abbeville District, SC, then moved to Elbert County, GA, and later to Rhea County, TN. From there he moved to Jefferson County, AL and finally to Tuscaloosa County in 1830. In 1856, at age 91, he applied for Revolutionary Bounty Land from Tuscaloosa County, AL. Thomas Clarke died on October 15, 1859, at the home of his son-in-law, Larkin Wedgeworth. He is buried in Bone Camp Cemetery. (above from Tuscaloosa Monitor, 15 Oct 1859) The following was posted in "The Heritage of Tuscaloosa County, AL,“ page 149, in 1999 about Thomas H. Clarke and his wife Elizabeth Braden, daughter of Col. James Braden of SC:

“Thomas, at age 71 applied for his pension on 26 Sept 1833, under the Act of June 7, 1833. No one knew of his service except Jeremiah Fields who lived in Blount County, AL. He certified on 16 Nov 1832, that he had served with him under Capt. Francis Carlisle, Maj. Gen Andrew Pickens and Capt. Robert Caruthers.”

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22560454/thomas-h-clark : accessed 20 March 2022), memorial page for Pvt Thomas H Clark (14 Feb 1765–15 Oct 1859), Find A Grave: Memorial #22560454 citing Bone Camp Cemetery, Northport, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by James C. (contributor 46907755) .