Clark Name Study

Hello all! I'm reaching out because I'm lost in the depths of confusion. My last name is White and until I began my research I had no affiliation with the last name Clark. Upon researching I discovered that my great-great-grandmother on my maternal grandmother side was a Clark. She is a descendant of One of the many many people named Micajah Clark. Strangely I discovered that I'm also related to the same family on my maternal grandfathers side as my great grandmother descended from the same family. Her ancestor was Mourning Clark Key.

That's pretty standard obviously things like that occur within families. But were things start to take a strange turn It's when I got my results for my y DNA test. All of my White relatives that match on the 700 test only match me at the 12 marker level. Meanwhile back at the Hall of Confusion, all of my 111 matches of on a y DNA matching test are Clarks. And very specific Clark's at that. Each individual one descends from that line of Clarks that I mentioned above.

I'm currently awaiting results on my mother's test. Afterwards, the hope to convince my father to take a test will be tested.

Why I reach out to you all today is that any Clarks or any Clark descendants who see this message please if you have done DNA testing could you check to see if we match and if we do please reach back out to me.

I'm currently writing a book about my white family heritage and have been stuck on a very specific person who was born in 1816. It's not going to be a very great book if I can't go back farther than that. However, this new Clark monkey wrench I do believe it's going to make for some great writing I just have to pinpoint the exacting moment in history where either a Clark became a White.

Are my parents cousins? Is he even my father? Why can't it just be Clark Kent? I would even settle for Gable.

As of right now I have a person named John Christopher Clark who is my eighth great grandfather twice. Anyone care to make it thrice great⁸?

Below you will find my comprehensive DNA testing list. Relate to me.

My FTDNA kit number is b917-116

GEDmatch XZ3503883, yourDNAportal JEFa71a6262 + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CX683761C1 yourDNAportal JEFd7e1eac8, Ancestry member Gayjeff MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch CX683761C, yourDNAportal JEFd7e1eac8 + Living DNA, GEDmatch CX683761C1, yourDNAportal JEFd7e1eac8

Hi there. I'm only tangentially connected to any Clarks - my great great grandmother was a governess for the aunt by marriage of Kenneth Clark's wife (the art historian who presented "Civilisation" in 1969). His son was a British MP and minister. Their family got their money from the Clark Thread Company based out of Paisley, Scotland, later merging to become Coats & Clark. The founders were either parents or grandparents of John Clark, who is a common ancestor or Clarks both sides of the Atlantic involved in the business. The company expanded into New Jersey and one of the family married a daughter of two generations of Pennsylvania senators and US Secretaries of War. The union produced Judge Clark who in turn begat an Ambassador Clark, and Eugene McCarthy's campaign manager.

I wondered if thread-making Clarks might be connected to shoe-making Clarks, it turns out the answer is no (or yes, but even more tangentially than myself). I was disappointed to see that the shoe-making Clarks, a Quaker family from Somerset, England didn't have a presence on Wikitree. They do now, and a connection to the Big Tree through one of James Clark's daughters-in-law.

So maybe some of you are descended from the thread-making Clarks of Paisley, or the shoe-making Clarks of Somerset? Or maybe you'd just like to pick up the threads (har har) and see where else they lead? There's lots of gaps that I probably won't get round to filling in. I'm happy to turn over any profiles I've created to more suitable caretakers.

My grandad was Lloyd Alonzo Clark. His dad is Wiley Edward Clark, his dad is Benjamin Warren Clark. My grandad said William Benjamin Clark Is Benjamin Warren’s dad. We are not sure of anything past him. Maybe William Benjamin & Joesph Henry Clark are brothers? Not sure. If anyone who follows this site knows anything about them please share. They were settled on Estilfork, Alabama. But DNA shows they came from South Carolina, to Kentucky, possibly Pennsylvania, to Tennessee.

My Grandmother (dad) was born Clark. Virginia "Ginny" Clark. Born in Moline Illinois in the 20's. She flew planes out of Kansas during the war, traveled around the world and loved to paint. One hell of a woman she was!!

Hi, I’ve been working on detangling some early NE Clarks, can I just add or is there a review process?

Any of these Clark lines haplogroup R-L1? One of my Clark Cousins descended from Ichabod Clark (1777, Maugerville, New Brunswick, later Levant, Maine) has that haplogroup.

My Clarke ancestors are the John Mark, Ada Tracy branch. My grandfather's name was Faye Tracy Clarke.

"Clark/Clarke YDNA Project at FTDNA" is suggested here... is this only accessible through their test? Would an Ancestry.com test raw data file be compatible with their comparisons?

My last name is Clarke, my father is a Clarke from UP Michigan and his father was from Prince Edward, Ontario. I have a great grandmother who was a Clark (and married a Clarke). Very interested in learning more.

Hi. I am a new volunteer here. Five generations of my Clark ancestors (Dennis (b 1924), David (1886), Job (1862), William (1821), James (?)) were all miners or steelworkers in the industrial Black Country, centred around Cradley Heath, UK. I am interested to collaborate if anyone else is active in this area.

We have been researching the line of Benjamin Clark (1644 - 1724) and Dorcas Morse (1645 - 1725), of Medfield, MA. (and earlier) . Our branch migrated to Bradford County, PA from Ashford, CT. We are descended through Theophilus Clark and Bethiah Billings, of Ashford CT. Please visit www,clark-hart.us for more information.

Hello. Clarke is my biological father's surname. I'm not sure if this family line is Irish or Scottish... It's been an interesting adventure so far.

The only certified record I have confirming my ancestry is the marriage certificate of my paternal grandparents. My grandfather was Robert Clark and was married to Lydia Isobel Kerfoot at the Wesleyan Chapel in Carnforth, in Lancaster county, England on April 16th 1932. The record states my great grandfather was Thomas Clark and his occupation was a Railway Guard. I am looking to verify my fathers uncle Thomas Clark who was a constable at the Prestwick Airport and certify birth places of all three of these Clark family members. I believe my great grandfather, grandfather, and my father's uncle originated possibly in the Annan, Scotland area. Any help in re-establishing links to my father's uncle's family would be greatly appreciated.

Clark family in South Africa: Grahamstown. I am keen to collaborate with families researching Clark who emigrated from UK to South Africa. I have received a lot of information from Paul Tanner-Tremaine who manages the 1820 Settlers website. I am happy to share what I have saved. All info will be posted on my family tree. Please feel free to contact me, thanks, Gail