Richard Langhorn (Clarke) Clark (1753 - abt. 1814)

Born 1753 in St. Mary's County, Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Berry) Clark — married 26 Oct 1778 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Descendants

Died about 1814 at about age 61 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA

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Biography

This profile is part of the Clark Name Study.

Richard (Clarke) Clark performed Patriotic Service in Maryland in the American Revolution.

Richard (Clarke) Clark is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A134150.

Richard, a son of John Clarke and Eleanor Catherine Elphick. During the American Revolution he signed the Oath of Allegiance, a member of the committee of correspondence, was reimbursed for services, collector as per the DAR citing various sourced including American Revolution Catholic Families of southern Maryland.

Birth

Birth Date: BET 1749 AND 1750 Place: St. Mary's County, MD

Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911
Name: Richard Langham Clarke
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 19 Jan 1753
Birth Place: Leonardtown, Saint Marys, Maryland
Father's name: John Clarke
Mother's name: Eleanor

Maryland, Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850
Name: Richard Clark
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 26 Oct 1778
Spouse: Margaret Berry
Spouse Gender: Male
County: Baltimore County

Death

Death Date: ABT 1814 Place: Breckenridge County, KY

Marriage

Husband: Richard Langhorn Clark

Child: Wilford Clark

Marriage Date: BEF 1769

Sources

• Ancestry.com. Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. 21:49, 24 May 2017 (EDT)
• Ancestry.com. Maryland, Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. 21:49, 24 May 2017 (EDT)
• Ancestry.com. U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914 21:49, 24 May 2017 (EDT)

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• Ancestry.com. Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911 [database on-line].,Name: Richard Langham Clarke, Gender: Male. Birth Date: 19 Jan 1753, Birth Place: Leonardtown, Saint Marys, Maryland, Father's name: John Clarke, Mother's name: Eleanor, FHL Film Number: 14449.

• Ancestry.com, Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850 [database on-line]., Name: Richard Clark, Gender: Male, Marriage Date: 26 Oct 1778, Spouse: Margaret Berry, Spouse Gender: Male, County: Baltimore County.

• Ancestry.com, Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line].

• Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M233, 81 rolls); Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780’s-1917, Record Group 94; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Notes

Listed in 1810 Breckinridge County, KY census

Roll 5 Book 1 Page 163 (Copy)

1 Male 16-18

1 Male 16-26

1 Male 45&up

2 Females 16-26

1 Female 26-45

1 Female 45&up