CLARK John

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*Surry W&D Book 1709/15, p. 105
1714, May 11 - Will of John Clarke Probated
Item: I will that my daughter and her husband keep the Plantation they now live on during their naturall life and after their decease I give it to my grandson, John BARHAM and the heirs of his body forever and for want of such heirs I give it to my granddaughter, Elizabeth BARHAM and the heirs of her body.
Item:: I will that my grandson, Robert BARHAM, have my Plantation and all the land belonging to it which I bought of James Briggs for him and the heirs of his body forever and for want of such heirs to my granddaughter Mary and the heirs of her body forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my grandson Charles BARHAM my gun.
Item: I give to my daughter Elizabeth BARHAM, my gray horse, Turk.
Item: I give to Edward Harris my Simeter and belt.
Item: I give and bequeath all the rest and residue of my personall Estate to Mary, my well beloved wife and do appoint her whole and sole Executor of this, my last Will and Testament and I doe hereby revoak, disanul and make void all form and Wills by me made heretofore. In witness whereof I hereunto sett my hand and seal the 2nd day of October, 1711.
Test: Tho. Lane John Clark Sealed with a
Wm. Holt Segum Wafer
At a Court held at Southwark for the County of Surry, May 15, 1717 the within mentioned Will of John Clark, dec'd, was presented in Court by Mary Clark, Exec. Thereof who made oath thereto and being proved by the oath of Thos. Lane and William Holt, witnesses thereto the same ordered be recorded and is recorded by; Jno. Allen, CL. CT.
Note: John Clarke, whose daughter Elizabeth married Robert BARHAM was born in 1652. He was son of Richard Clarke and wife ............ . On May 6, 1673, John Clarke receipted Wm. Newsum for the estate left him by his father, Richard Clarke. *Surry Book 2, p. 26.
The Tithe lists for 1700/01/02 list him between Robert BARHAM and Wm. Holt. In his excellent article on the "Newsom Family", Va. Magazine of History Vol. XLVII, and succeeding issues, Dr. B.C. Holtzclaw, the author, states that "John Clark's wife, Mary, was probably identical with Mary Flake, etc." This is an error in that Mary Flake married another John Clark. This latter John Clark leased land from Dorothy Meddows, Widow, in 1663.

Birth:
Note: John Clarke, whose daughter Elizabeth married Robert BARHAM was born in 1652. He was son of Richard Clarke and wife ....... On May 6, 1673, John Clarke receipted Wm. Newsum for the estate left him by his father, Richard Clarke. *Surry Book 2, p. 26.

Family/Spouse: FLAKE Mary. Mary (daughter of FLAKE Robert, Sr. and FLAKE Kathrine --LNU--) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. CLARK Elizabeth was born in 1680 in Lawnes Creek, Surry Co. VA; died in 1760 in Northampton County, VA.

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Barham Family History: http://www.barham-history.net/chronology.htm