Person:Samuel Clark (104)

Samuel Clark was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

Contents 1 Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA 2 Records of Samuel Clark in Augusta County, VA 3 Military Service 4 Records in Greenbrier County, (West) Virginia 5 Records in Kentucky		Welcome to Old Augusta Early Settlers Beverley Manor Borden's Grant Register Data Maps Places Library History Index
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Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA

Acquisition of Land from Chalkley's:

• Page 46.--19th August, 1766. James Clarke to Samuel Clarke, his son, £10, 84 acres on a branch of Middle River, part of 384 acres conveyed to James by Beverley, 15th May, 1746; corner Robert Clarke's part of same tract; corner John Clarke's land. Teste: George Carpenter. Delivered: Samuel Clarke, 19th November, 1770.

Acquisition of Land from Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants:

• Page 41.--12 May 1770; Clarke, Samuel. grantee. 220 acres adjoining John Donsley {Donnally] and running across the Cowpasture River. (Land Office Patents No. 39, 1770-1771.)

Disposition of Land from Chalkley's:

• Page 79.--23d November, 1770. Samuel Clark to Robert Clark. £70, 84 acres on a branch of Middle River of Shanadore, part of 380 acres conveyed to Samuel by James Clerk, corner Robert Clerk's part of said tract; corner John Clerk's land.

1. ↑ Clark, Kentucky, in United States. 1830 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M19)
   Series: M19; Roll: 35; Page: 103.
2. ↑ Clark, Kentucky, in United States. 1830 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M19)
   Series: M19; Roll: 35; Page 103.

Records of Samuel Clark in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:

• Page 109.--2d January, 1761. James Clark, Sr., to John Clark, ￡50, 80 acres in Beverley Manor, on Back Creek a branch of Middle River, and part of 380 acres belonging to James Clerk. Teste: Wm. and Samuel Clark. Delivered: Samuel Clark, 19th November, 1770.

• Page 691.--28th March, 1764. John Dickinson to Samuel Hamilton, £120, 195 acres in the Cowpasture on the river. Teste: Ben. Estill, Samuel Crockett, Samuel Clark, Jas. Hamilton. Delivered: Samuel Hamilton, 18th May, 1774.

• Page 29.--18th August, 1767. James Burnsides' bond (with Robert Patterson, Jno. Vachub, Saml. Clark) as administrator of Martha Patterson.

• Page 358.--19th November, 1767. Jurors: John Rusk, Jeremiah Ragen, Saml. Clark, John Brown, Wm. McKee, Joseph Kinkade, Francis Stewart, James Henderson, John Findley, Saml. Black, Wm. Long, John Caldwell

• Page 420.--1767. William Bowyer's list: Sam'l Cockran, Jas. Stewart, Jno. Douglass, John Jervis, Jos. McAnnelly, Benj. Pickens, Thos. Robertson, John Robertson, Chas. Fred. Severt, Sam'l Clark, out of County; David Dick, John Kenney, David McAnelly, Jno. Steel, Thos. Steaton, Wm. Whitesides.

• Page 439.--17th August, 1770. John Smith to James and Samuel Clark, £3.10.10, cows. Teste: John Clark, William McCutchan, Jr.

• Page 4.--20th August, 1774. James Clark's will--To daughter, Jean Clark (Clok), 2 shillings; to daughter, Elizabeth Regh, 2 shillings; to daughter, Sarah Clok, 2 shillings; to son, John, 2 shillings; to son, James, 2 shillings; to son, William's heir, 2 shillings; to daughter, Ane Dunlap, 2 shillings; to son, Alexander, 2 shillings; to son, Samuel, 2 shillings; to son, Robert, 2 shillings; to daughter, Marget, 2 shillings; to wife, Elizabeth. Executors, wife, and son Wm. Regh. Teste: James and John McCleerey, James Ewing. Proved, 17th March, 1778, by James McCreerey and Ewing.

• Page 208.--8th October, 1781. Elizabeth (mark) Clark's will--To daughter, Jean Elliot's heirs; to well beloved Elizabeth Breath (Reath, Reoth?); to daughter, Sarah Elliot; to daughter, Anne Dounlap; to daughter, Margret Clenkaid; to son, John Gridle; to son, James; to son, Alexander and to Alexander's wife; to four daughters; to son, Samuel; to son, William's heirs; to son, Robert. Executors, son Robert Clark and William Reaoh. Teste: Charles Donally, James McCleerey, Robt. Patterson, Geo. Berry. Proved, 20th November, 1781, by McCleerey and Berry. Robert Clark qualifies.

• Page 429.--Tithables, 1781. William McPheeters's List: Capt. James Bell, Samuel Bell, Sampson Sawyers, Jeremiah Freel, Jno. Young, Geo. Rhimor, Thomas Brown, Nicholas Leek, Francis Garner, Sr., James Hamilton, Jacob Bailor, Wm. Bell, Wm. Hanley, James Peerey, David Jackson, Wm. McCutchan, Wm. Sprowl, John Ott, Jno. McCutchan, Robert McChesney, Samuel Logan, Richard McConnal, Simon Carson, Thos. Rickets, Wm. Thompson, Jno. Kirkpatrick, James McNabb, Thomas Nelson, David Steel, Richard Graves, James Ewing, David Cail, Sr., Jno. Sharp, Sr., James McCleery, John Crawford, James Bell, Jno. Moffett, Wm. Brown, Jacob Kerpenter, Wm. Sterrot, Hugh Brown, Robert Rennick, Robert Brown, Michael McClure, Joseph Gerrison, John Scott, Joseph Trotter, Jno. McPheeters, Charles Berry, Thomas Mines, Jno. Cunningham, James Sprowl, Jno. McKemey, John Logan, Henry Minger, Samuel Clark, Edward Barker, Samuel Kowan, Thomas Eger, Joseph Blair, Jno. Williams, James Gilmore, Sr., Samuel Steel, Jno. Phillips, Benj. Brown, Wm. Burges, Walter Trimble, Geo. Keller, Robt. Trimble, Samuel Gray, John Joanes, Francis Garner, Jr., Alex. McKee, Geo. Curry, Samuel Lowrey, Geo. Peerey, John Peerey, Capt. Samuel McCutchan, Robert Cooper, Joseph Alexander, Robert McKnit, Wm. Usher, George Burton, Thos. Baird, James Clark, Thomas Hinds, Samuel Rusk, Samuel McCutchan, David Cunningham, James Ford, Wm. Ledgerwood, Thomas McNutt, Wm. Springate, Geo. Palmore, Jno. Jackson, Wm. Berry, Nicholas Vininger, James Gregory, Benj. Brown, Daniel Freel, James Brown, Jacob Deford, Samuel Brown, James Riddan, Benj. Joanes, Joseph Riddenhouse, James Trimble, John Clark, Wm. Cail, Geo. Berry, Wm. McPheeters, Francis Hull, Wm. Fultain, Robert Rush, Jacob Patton, Thomas Rankin, Robert Harris, Samuel McCutchan, Wm. Woods, James Rowan, Robert Bell, Capt. Jno. Cunningham, Mathew Wilson, Jno. Workman, James Gilmore, Jr., Arthur Hamilton, John Hamilton, James Trotter, Sr., Jno. Sharp, Wm. Shields, Sr., Wm. Scott, Coonrod Slusher, Jacob Nightover, Robert Wallace, Wm. Bell, Jno. Brown, James Cunningham, Samuel Haws, Frederick Fisher, Benj. Finley, Robert Commings, Elizabeth Stuart, Wm. Hamilton, Frances Haywood, Wm. McClintock, Jno. Hanley, Michael Coulter, Jno. Trimble, Jno. Summers, Ulrick Fulwader, Isaac Mines, Jacob Fulwader, James Conningham, Geo. Jameson, Wm. Hunter, Wm. Baird, Wm. Seewright, David Buckwhannon, Jacob Cail, Philip Olinger, Sr., Joseph Nelson, Robert Patterson, James Hathorn, David Trotter, Deeter Cail, Abraham Goodpaster, Samuel McCleerey, Moses Hays, Robert Hanah, Jno. Burners, Martha Downey, Wm. Shields, Jr., Robert Clark, James Phillips, Jno. Brown, James Cunningham, Samuel Haws, Robert Wallace, Wm. Bell, Martin Dickson, James Elliott, Jno. Brown, Samuel Rennick, Valentine Joanes, Wm. Crawford, Deeter Lowrey, Wm. Allen, Jno. Tilley, Jno. Trimble, Alex. McElroy, James McKnit, James McChesney, Robert Lester, Wm. Rush, Wm. Logan, Alex. Sprowl, Patrick Haul, James Ewing, Wm. Buckwhannon, David Cail, Wm. Blair, Philip Olinger, Jr., James Callison, Walter Cunningham, Thos. McGragor, Jno. Vininger, Samuel Moffett, James Trotter, Jr., James Crow.

Military Service

• Mar 1764. Fort Dickinson, Cowpasture, Augusta, Virginia. (Pension Application of James Gilmour (Gilmore): S30432. "His second tour in March 1764 he served as a private under Saml Clark at Dickerson’s Fort was for six months.")

• Oct 1774. Botetourt, Virginia; Sergeant, Captain Robert McClennahan's Company of Greenbrier Valley Volunteers.

• 10 Oct 1774. Ohio River, Point Pleasant, Mason, (West) Virginia; Lord Dunmore's War, Battle of Point Pleasant.

• 21 Dec 1784. Lincoln, Kentucky; appointed Captain.

Records in Greenbrier County, (West) Virginia

• 1774.--Robert McClenahan, joining John McClenahan and Samuel Clark; Greenbrier River (The Pocahontas Times, June 16, 1977, Page 03. http://pch.stparchive.com/Archive/PCH/PCH06161977P03.php)

• 1774.--"We the Commissioners for the district of Augusta, Botetourt & Greenbrier do Certify that Samuel Brown assignee of Samuel Clark is instilled to four hundred acres of land by right of settlement before the first day of January 1778 lying in Greenbrier County adjoining the lands of John Miller and John MCandles, also the preemption of One Thousand acres adjoining the lands settlement. Given under our hands this 6th day of June 1782. Wm. McGhee, Robert Davis, Thos. Adams. (Attest) Jas. _____ Clerk. ___________ Office November 3d. 1783. Received the Treasurers recd for three hundred and eighty-four pounds for _______ within Preemption"

• 08 Nov 1779.--Warrant for 200 acres issued to Andrew Hamilton, assignee of Samuel Clark, sergeant in one of the ranging companies under Capt. Charles Lewis. 8 Nov. 1779 Greenbrier co.

Records in Kentucky

• Tax List.--Nov 1783. Lincoln County, Kentucky, Court; Samuel Clark added to tax list.

• Court.--21 Dec 1784. Lincoln County, Kentucky, Court; Samuel Clark appointed captain. "The court finished its labors for the year by convening December 21st and attending to a lot of small business amongst other things appointing Baker Ewing Samuel Clark and William Morrow captains and John Ellis and William Morrison lieutenant and ensign respectively." History of the County Court of Lincoln County, Va., p. 179.

• Tax List.--1790. No Township Listed, Fayette County, Kentucky.

• Court.--Bet. 1799-1806. Federal Court District #6: KY Federal Court Records Vol. 1 District and 6th Court, Book page 78. Page. 223, JOHN McCLANAHAN, v. SAMUEL CLARK, on debt. Defendant makes no plea. Plaintiff to recover 23 pounds, 16 shillings, 2 pence, and cost, but to be
 discharged by the payment of 11 pounds, 18 shillings, 1 penny, with interest of 5% from June 14, 1773, and costs.

• Tax List.--1800. No Township Listed, Bourbon County, Kentucky.

• Tax List.--1801. Bourbon County, Kentucky

• Census.--1810. Clark County, Kentucky. Samuel Clarke. 1 Free White Male 45+; 1 Free White Male 16-25; 1 Free White Female 45+; 1 Free White Female 16-25. Roll: 9; Page: 124; Image: 00132; Family History Library Film: 0181354.

• Census.--1820. Clark County, Kentucky. Samuel Clarke. 1 Free White Male 45+; 2 Free White Males 10-15; 1 Free White Female 45+; 1 Free White Female 26-44. Page: 63; NARA Roll: M33_19; Image: 66.

• Census.--1830. Clark County, Kentucky, Margaret Clark. 1 Free White Male 90-99; 1 Free White Female 70-79; 1 Free White Female 40-49. Series: M19; Roll: 35; Page: 103; Family History Library Film: 0007814.