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4 applications for membership to the Sons of the American Revolution from descendants of Dorcas Clark Gossett, daughter of Samuel E. Clark have been located. The applicants list Samuel E. Clark as a Soldier or Officer of the North Carolina Troops. However I cannot find any record of the service using the Fold3 web records. So the war service of Samuel E.Clark remains uncertain.
CLARK, SAMUEL E., b Oct. 1748, Pennsylvania, d. 30 Oct. 1817, Randolph Co., N.C., m. 13 Nov. 1771, Randolph Co., N.C., Rachel Brattain, b. 3 May 1752, Randolph Co., N.c., d. 24 Oct. 1797, Randolph Co., N.C. SERVICE: Samuel E. Clark was an officer in the Home Guard. It has been established in Washington by the Sons of the American Revolution. CHILDREN: Dorcas, b. 18 April 1782, m. John Gossett. DESCENDANT: HOUK, Sherry Sue (Miss), No. 519756
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According to the diary / autobiography of Rev. Nathaniel Walton Gossett, grandson of Samuel E. Clark and Rachel Brattain Clark, he states:
"Mother's maiden name was Dorcas Clark, a daughter of Samuel Clark, of Randolph Co., North Carolina. He was from Pennsylvania to North Carolina. His ancesters, were from Ulster, Ireland. They were Presbyterians. Grandfather [Clark] was an officer in the army of the Revolution. His duty was to guard the home interest. He was an abolitionist, and said at the close of the war that slavery would cause another war.
[Supposed to be of the same family as the Dr. Clark of England.]
Grandmother Clark's maiden name was Rachel Brattain. She was of Irish descent. Her Grandfather was from Ireland. Grandmother was a great flax spinner and the fine Irish linen." - [Source: Autobiography of Rev. Nathaniel Walton Gossett in the posession of Pam K.)
"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9K-HBSC : Sat Mar 09 15:04:47 UTC 2024), Entry for Samuel Clark and Rachael Brattain, 13 November 1771.
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