Person:Benjamin Clark (27)
Benjamin Clark
b.Jan 1758 Dobbs County, North Carolina
d.Feb 1838 Clarksville, Red River County, Texas
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Benjamin Clark1758 - 1838
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Benjamin Clark1758 - 1838
  • W.  Mary McLendonAbt 1755 - Abt 1825
m. 28 Dec 1782
  1. Gilbert Clark1791 - 1854
  2. Elizabeth Jane ClarkAbt 1794 - 1856
  3. David ClarkAbt 1795 - Abt 1830
  4. Maj. John ClarkAbt 1797 -
  5. James Henry Clark1797 - Abt 1850
  6. James Clark1799 - 1838
  7. Penelope ClarkAbt 1803 - Abt 1840
  8. Sarah Ann Clark1809 - Aft 1880
  9. Benjamin Clark, Jr.Abt 1810 -
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Benjamin Clark
Gender Male
Birth[2][3] Jan 1758 Dobbs County, North Carolina
Other[2] Abt 1778 TennesseeMigration
Military[4] 8 Sep 1781 South Carolina
Military[4] 8 Sep 1781 South Carolina
Marriage 28 Dec 1782 Granville County, North Carolina(her 2nd husband; she married Bejamin Clark as "Mary Fleming")
to Mary McLendon
Other[1] Abt 1814 Hempstead County, ArkansasMigration
Other[5] From 1819 to 1823 Hempstead County, ArkansasPolitical
Other? Abt 1826 Red River County, TexasMigration
Religion[4] Abt 1828 Jonesboro, Red River County, TexasMethodist lay preacher but not ordained.
Death[3][4] Feb 1838 Clarksville, Red River County, Texas(died soon after his son, James, established himself at Clarksville)
Burial[3][4] Baptist Cemetery (now Clarksville Cemetery), Clarksville, Red River County, Texas

Supposed in the family that he was a nephew of George Rogers Clark, though the two men were close to the same age.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Clark, Pat B. The History of Clarksville and Old Red River County. (Dallas: Mathis, Van Nort & Co., 1937)
    pp. 6-7.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Clark, Pat B. The History of Clarksville and Old Red River County. (Dallas: Mathis, Van Nort & Co., 1937)
    pp. 109-13.

    As a "young man," he moved to Tennessee and established a trading post on the Cumberland River called "Clark's Landing."

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Grave marker, Clarksville Cemetery, Clarksville, Red River County, Texas.

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  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Clark, Pat B. The History of Clarksville and Old Red River County. (Dallas: Mathis, Van Nort & Co., 1937)
    p. 26.

    American Revolution veteran. Served as a QM Sgt in the North Carolina militia. Reportedly fought at the Battle of Eutaw Springs.

  5. ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State. Historical Report of the Secretary of State, 1998. (Little Rock: Arkansas Secretary of State, 1998)
    p. 573.

    Served as Coroner of Hempstead County.

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