Elizabeth E. Clarke - Problems with Elizabeth Clarke--two identities merged

5/30/2018 at 5:04 PM

@Erica and managers--I believe we have a need for a disambiguation here.

This Elizabeth could not have been married to both Angel Jacobus and George Ezell since the children were born during the same period.

The Elizabeth Clark(e) who ws married to Jacobus was the daughter and co-heir (with sister Ann Gower) of Joan(e) Clark's estate on the Rappahannock. This family was from Old Rappahannock County, which in 1692 split, with one part becoming Richmond County. This family was *not* involved in Surry County as far as I can tell. Elizabeth Jacobus was the mother of several daughters, including Elizabeth, Winifred, Ann and Susannah.

We seem to have two Henry Clarkes, one in Surry and one in Old Rappahannock County, each of whom left a will.

(1) Henry Clarke of Surry made his will 14 Jan 1676/7 and was probated 17 Jan 1678. Will book, Surry County, Virginia 1652-1678, p. 195. Died before 17 Jan 1678. (**However, the will that is linked to this profile in the About section is the will dated 18 April 1878 of Henry Clarke of Rappahannock, below)

(2) Henry Clarke of Rappahannock:
Wills of Old Rappahannock County, Virginia [William Montgomery Sweeny]
CLARK, HENRY, 18 April, 1678; 28 January, 1678/9.
To son John my bay mare with what increase she shall have after my decease.
To son-in-law Francis Gore {sic Gower} one man servant which shall then have his full time to serve in this country to be bought with part of my estate by my Executrix and delivered to him.
To daughter Elizabeth wife of Angell Jacobus and the heirs of her body lawfully to be begotten 200 acres of land next adjoining to the land of Mr William Fauntleroy (sic: Faulkner} at the South West part of that devident of Land where I now live and for want of such issue to my son John and his heires and all my other Lands and hereditaments whatsoever provided that Joane my wife shall enjoy the housing and plantation I now dwell on during her natural life. All the rest of my Estate not before bequeathed I give to my said loving wife Joane whom I make Executrix of this my will.
Wit. JOHN SAMPSON, JOHN TAVERNER,
STANLEY GOWER, aged 19 years. Page 108.

If no one has objections, I am separating the Surry and Rappahannock families to the best of my ability.

Pam (curator)

Pam Wilson (on hiatus) C

5/30/2018 at 5:09 PM

Erica Howton, THis seems to be the place where the problem started: Henry Clarke, of Old Rappahannock

Erica Howton C

5/30/2018 at 5:21 PM

Oh boy. You're over my head with this one, I'm afraid.

Pam Wilson (on hiatus) C

5/30/2018 at 5:21 PM

Henry Clarke, of Old Rappahonock, VA was disconnected from his parents Thurston Clarke, of Ipswich & Duxbury and Faith Clarke (Loes?) and siblings Faith Phillips (Clarke), Frances Clark, Mary Clarke and Abigail Clarke by Erica Howton.Oct 29, 2015 at 2:41 PM

Okay, here are the disambiguated profile skeletons. Erica Howton, if you will rebuild the Surry County Henry's tree, I'll work on the Rappahannock Henry.

Henry Clarke, of Surry County, VA

Henry Clarke, of Old Rappahannock

Pam Wilson (on hiatus) C

5/30/2018 at 5:27 PM

Was one of them a son of Thurston Clarke, of Ipswich & Duxbury? I doubt it very much--but please take a look at that profile, Erica since there's a strange glitch that is duplicating his wife and children.

Now, to pull apart the two Elizabeths--I am assuming the one who married Ezell was the one from Surry County?

Erica Howton C

5/30/2018 at 5:45 PM

Pam, I don't know. I can guess I was separating out a VA line from a New England line. I know the New England Clarks. I know the Michael Clark line. I don't know these Henry's at all.

Pam Wilson (on hiatus) C

5/30/2018 at 6:07 PM

Erica Howton, here is the link you had for Henry of Surry. You'll note his wife is Jane, not Joane. His daughter Elizabeth (Ezell) does not have a death date here. The specific 1694 death date you have for her is from the other Elizabeth, so you can delete that one.

https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hkha...

Erica Howton C

5/30/2018 at 6:48 PM

I am really lost. I’m sorry, I don’t know who are what you mean. Can you do the corrections? I’m so sorry, I’m just not getting what needs to be done.

Erica Howton C

5/30/2018 at 7:42 PM

I fixed the glitch on Thurston Clarke, of Ipswich & Duxbury by curator menu, fix duplicate partners. It’s an artifact of “merge undo” to create an extra connection to a relationship.

THIS tree I know. The Henry’s in VA I do not know. I imagine I can figure it out, but I don’t know what’s wrong beyond “mixed up”

Erica Howton C

5/30/2018 at 8:17 PM

I’ve done what I can on Elizabeth E. Ezell

Hopefully members of the Ezell family can pick up on it from here.

Thanks for spotting the bad merge.

Pam Wilson (on hiatus) C

5/30/2018 at 8:32 PM

Well, I think we at least now have two proper sets of Henry Clarke's with daughters named Elizabeth now. I'm leaving the Surry County one alone for now. I've been working all evening on the Jacobus family and trying to sort it out. I got there indirectly because I was working on my early American Wilson family and there is at least one intermarriage with Jacobus and one incorrect one I was trying to straighten out. So it dominoed.... At least I've been swimming in the Old Rappahannock River archives all evening!

Erica Howton C

5/30/2018 at 9:03 PM

And that explains my “what : who : huh.”

I have never worked on Jacobus at all. I have done hundreds of Clark’s & ended up curating and some sourcing - and I have a Clark / Alabama line. But Jacobus is news to me.

David Leff Clounch

11/26/2018 at 7:57 PM

Wow, over my head too. I allegedly am descended from Henry Clarke, of Old Rappahonock, but who really knows? Was surprised to see Edward Doty as an 11th uncle too!

Thanks for all the effort folks.

I discovered this because I was looking for Nancy Fike, and i always wondered where the Fikes came from.

Erica Howton C

11/26/2018 at 9:50 PM

Thurston Clarke, of Ipswich & Duxbury Did not have a son Henry in Virginia. I disconnected again and locked relationships.

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