Bolling/Bowling and Winefred (Buford) CLARK



By Linda Sparks Starr

DEC 1998



[First, a great big THANKS to Gregory McReynolds, Kay Baganoff, Kay Sugg
Best, Patricia Stanley, Elbert Johnson, and others who have contributed to
this preliminary study of Bolling Clark, son of Christopher and Penelope.
This is NOT intended as a definitive work, but merely an outline to see what
is known, and where gaps remain requiring further research effort. Most, if
not all, of this material was gathered by earlier researchers and some is
not documented; however, I feel it is best to get the basic material out to
as many as possible who are still trying to connect their line. We all urge
you to use this information with caution, double checking everything as you
go. I hope to eventually document all of Bowling and Winefred?s family; this
is only the beginning. She stretched her childbearing over a 27 year span;
thus there is room for additional children, and several are "rumored". At
this time, I believe the only known descendants of Bolling and Winefred
among this group are:

Gregory McReynolds quillcottage@earthlink.net

Kay Sugg Best f42444@flash.net

However, with this additional information, we probably will add a few more
to the list. Supplementary information / corrections should be sent to
Gregory, Kay and/or me. Note: the name "Bolling" comes in various spellings;
I use whatever appears in the record cited. LSS]



Depending on the source, Bolling?s birth year is given anywhere from "circa
1717" to circa "1723" with specific birth dates of 15 FEB 1720 and 4 DEC
1723 thrown in for good measure. Needless to say, none are cited from
primary sources. "1719" is recorded by Margery B. (Rogers) Clark in a Bible
entry dated circa 1838, the date of her marriage to T. G. Clark. [I refer
you to a previous message forwarded from Kay Sugg Best.] Bowling is the 6th
child named in "Capt." Christopher Clark?s Louisa Co. VA will (dated 14 AUG
1741): "I give my loving son Bowling Clark, four hundred acres of land in
Hanover County lying on the northwest side joining on the land of Mr. Thomas
Carr and on ye County ---, two young negroes named Nance and Robin and one
horse named Spret, one gun, one feather bed and furniture, two cows and
calves, my trooping arms and my great Bible, and all my law books." [p. 127
McNaught] (Trooping arms seems a strange gift for a son who was a devout
Quaker; is there a clue here? At the time he wrote the will, Christopher was
a vestryman in the Anglican Church. But a couple years later, Christopher
and his son, Bowling, were named overseers of the Sugarloaf Monthly
Meeting.)



The date of Bolling?s marriage to Winefred is "circa 1742" based on the
birth dates of their children: Christopher b. 2-29-1743 and Elizabeth b.
11-12-1744. [p. 5, Bell?s Our Quaker Friends of Ye Olden Times] BUFORD as
her surname is given in several genealogies, and appears in the Margery
(Rogers) Clark Bible entry where her birth is listed as "1724".



Hinshaw?s Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy is a good source for
following Bolling and Winefred (Buford) from the mid 1750s in Bedford Co. VA
- where he and his brother, Edward, were appointed overseers of the newly
formed South River MM -- to 1765 when Bolling and Winefred removed to New
Garden MM in Guilford Co. NC. County records fill in other activities during
these years. Apparently the last "specific" mention of Bolling "Sr." in
Quaker records is 1774, for that year is given by some researchers as his
death date and NC as his place of death. However, the very last mention
[that I?m aware] of "a" Bolin in Quaker records is 1785 when one is
disowned, but no reason is given. Whether this is Bolling Sr. or Jr. is
undetermined; perhaps it is "Sr." for Winefred "only" was granted a
certificate to leave New Garden MM that same year. Bolling "is said to have
married a second time", but so far no prove of this rumor has surfaced. The
specific name of this second wife, when given, is Sarah Winfree.



What happens to Bolling and Winefred after 1785 and identifying their other
children is the focus of the rest of this work. Researcher Glenda (Clark)
House of Syracuse, NY (1980s), whose unpublished and mostly undocumented
research is shared by Gregory McReynolds, found nothing further on either of
the two children whose births are mentioned in Quaker records - Christopher
and Elizabeth. Perhaps Elizabeth died young as many children did in this
period; or perhaps she got lost among cousins of the same names. We "think"
Christopher is often confused with his cousin of the same name (son of
Micajah Clark Sr.) in GA records. A discussion of the GA CLARK "cousins" is
planned; therefore, we?ll leave Christopher for another time.



(1) AGNES. I begin with daughter AGNES, (Gregory McReynold?s line) for she
appears to have direct bearing on Bolling and Winefred?s later years; but to
do this, we have to back track to Bedford Co., VA and look at one of the
many JOHNSON families to build a "preponderance of evidence" case. "Bowles"
Clark was a witness to the will of Benjamin JOHNSON, recorded 26 SEP 1769 in
Bedford Co., VA. [p. 8, Bedford Co. VA Will Book 1, abstracted by Ann
Chilton]. Benjamin names wife Mary and children: Thomas, John, Andrew, James
(Elbert Johnson?s line ejohnson@hills.net), Christopher, Rachel, Elizabeth
and Mildred. According to Glenda House, this Benjamin is the son of John
JOHNSON and Lucretia MASSIE; his wife Mary is the daughter of Thomas MOORMAN
and Rachel CLARK (sister of Bolling). House gives the following birth years
for the children of Benjamin Johnson: Thomas b. 1749, John b. 1751, Andrew
b. 1754, William b. 1756, died young; William b. 1757, James b. 1759, Rachel
b. 1762, Elizabeth b. 1764, Mildred b. 1766 and Christopher b. 1769. House
adds under Thomas Johnson "Was he the Thomas disowned with Micajah Clark,
son of Bowling, for joining the army?"



The Men?s Meeting of South River MM drew up a testimony against "a" John
Johnson 15 JAN 1774 for being married by a hireling priest. [p. 116-117 of
original minutes]. Meanwhile, over at the Ladies Meeting in this same time
frame, a testimony against "an" Agnes Clark and Rachel Moorman was drawn up.
All three were dismissed shortly thereafter. A marriage bond shows Rachel
Moorman married a non-Quaker by a "hireling priest" as they called salaried
ministers. Although no marriage bond for John Johnson / Agnes Clark has
surfaced, and no reason was given for Agnes Clark?s dismissal, Quakers are
known to have frowned on marriages between first cousins. [IF we are
correct, the groom?s mother and the bride?s father were siblings.] These
same first cousins often were allowed to return to the fold after
apologizing to the Meeting for their actions. (But no indication of an
apology for their marriage has surfaced either.) The age of the first born
and names of other children of John JOHNSON and his wife Agnes "suggest" a
kinship to the CLARKS; but since he was related to them, this can?t be used
as proof of anything. However, the name "Winefred" lends support, but still
doesn?t prove, her as daughter of Bolling and Winefred (Buford) Clark. Names
and birth dates for their children come from family and census data: Josiah
b. 4 OCT 1774 in VA; Jeptha b. c1777 in VA; Winifred b. c1779-80; Uriah b. 9
SEP 1782 VA; Mary "Polly" b. c1784 VA or NC; Rachel b. c1786 in NC or SC;
John Ashley b. 1788, probably in SC.



Moving on to Surry Co. NC, where the RW application of Bolling and
Winefred's son Jonathan says they moved in 1773, Glenda House finds a John
and Thomas Johnson owned land near sons of Bolling and Winefred Clark.
Although House doesn?t specifically cite the Deed Book and page number, she
refers to dates of deeds as her basis for mapping JOHNSONS as adjacent
owners to CLARK lands, and those same JOHNSONS often witnessing the deeds
for their CLARK neighbors. Whether this Thomas is brother of John is not
proven; but she notes that "a" Thomas Johnson was disowned by South River MM
(VA) the same time (1770) "a" Micajah Clark was disowned and later men with
the same names appear as neighbors in Surry Co. NC. Three of Bolling and
Winefred's sons - Micajah, David and Jonathan - were granted land on Toms
Creek between 1780 and 1784; although Bowling [Sr] name isn?t found among
the lists of grantees, he was taxed for 107 acres, 1 horse and 13 cattle in
1782. Moving on to South Carolina we continue to find "a" John Johnson
(sometimes JohnsTon) as neighbor and witness to various deeds for Bolling
and Winefred?s sons.



This same John Johnson appears on the 1790 Census of 96th District and the
1800 Census for Pendleton District, SC. [They didn?t move, the governing
area changed.] Included in his household on both censuses are a couple, the
right age and gender, to be Bolling and Winefred Clark. Bolin Clark?s death
year is given as "1813" in the Margery B. (Rogers) Clark Bible; Winefred?s
death date is not given. More evidence of Bowling?s death in 1813 is "son"
Micajah?s selling of property that now fell in Pendleton Dist., SC that
Bowling Clark had purchased in 1784. At the same time, Micajah sold property
owned by his brother Jonathan. Clark brothers Jonathan, David and Joseph had
moved to KY in 1803. However, Tillman gives a specific 4 DEC 1818 death date
for Bolling. [Could he/another have read 1813 as 1818?] Agnes (Clark)
Johnson last appears on the 1820 Census; her children moved to MO circa
1825.



(2) MICAJAH b. 3 DEC1749 d. 23 DEC1839 married Luranna (Lurany) JOHNSON 8
DEC 1770 in Louisa Co. VA. Luranna is the daughter of James Johnson, whose
Louisa Co. VA will dated 1785, was proved 1789. [He names his wife Lucy,
sons Micajah [per Glenda House only], James and Massie, and daughters
Elizabeth Moorman, Mary Terrell, Lurana Clark, Agnes Candler, Cecilia and
Lucy Johnson.] House identifies the Micajah Clark disowned in 1770 by the
South River MM for joining the army as this son of Bowling. [The only other
possibilities are Bolling?s brother Micajah Sr. and his son, Micajah Jr. who
lived in Albemarle Co. and weren?t active Quakers.]



According to House, Micajah first joined the army in VA in 1770, but served
during the Rev. from NC. According to his RW pension application (S-30940),
Micajah and Luranna moved to Surry Co. NC before AUG 1776; however, they
didn?t sell their land in Campbell Co. VA until 1784, the same date and to
the same person as Bowling and Winefred sold their property. [Deed Bk 1, p.
346 for Micajah; p. 348 for Bolin. Witnesses for both deeds: Thos. Johnson,
Jno Johnson, Jonathan Clark, (then Thos Johnson again) Mary Miller, David
Ballard and James MacKiney. Thomas Johnson gave oath and MacKiney and Miller
affirmed.] Micajah Clark appears on the 1790 Census in Pendleton District,
SC with a family of 2 males over 16, 4 males under 16 and 2 females. In 1799
Micajah Clark purchased 488 acres on both sides of Estos Creek, waters of
Keowee River from Joab Terrell. Four years later he and Luranna sold a total
of 1000 acres, probably before moving to AL.



Turning to the more detailed pension application [shared by Patricia
Stanley] which Micajah made 22 OCT 1833 as resident of Warren Co. KY: He
entered the service AUG 1776 as a volunteer, and was commissioned captain in
the company called "Minute Men" by Col. Martin Armstrong. After the close of
the war he lived in SC and AL before moving to Warren Co. KY in 1827. He
stated only his brother Jonathan Clark, and wife Luranna, could prove his
commission. Jonathan Clark?s deposition was taken in Hopkinson, Christian
Co., KY 28 DEC 1833. He said he was born in 1759 and was a citizen of Surry
Co. NC in 1776 where his father and family resided. His brother, Micajah,
was in the service and called "Captain", acted as Captain and was so reputed
and received in the army. Micajah?s will, dated 6 AUG 1837, is located
Warren Co. KY, Book D, p. 69, probated JAN term of Court 1839. He left most
of his estate to his son Micajah Jr. who was appointed executor.



The following list of children reportedly comes from a Bible in the hands of
Orville O. Clark, an attorney living in Los Angeles. However, Patricia
received this second hand so has no direct knowledge of the Bible?s
contents, who has it now, or the date it was transcribed. The entries are:
MICAJAH Clark Sr, son of BOLIN Clark and Winifred, was born Dec. 3, 1749,
departed this life Dec. 23, 1838. Lurany Clark, his wife, was born March
2nd, 1752. Departed this life Aug. 24th, 1834. Micajah Clark Jr. and Jane
his wife was married October 28, 1813. Children of Micajah Clark Sr. and
Luranna Clark:

1. WILLIAM Clark was born Feb. 22, 1772

2. JAMES Clark was born November 8, 1773.

3. LUCY Clark was born November 3, 1775.

4. BOLIN Clark was born December 8, 1777.

5. MICAJAH Clark was born Feb. 19, 1782.

6. CHRISTOPHER Clark was born Feb. 19, 1782.

7. JONATHAN Clark was born April 7th, 1784.

8. ELIZABETH Clark was born December 25, 1786.

9. DAVID Clark was born Feb. 1st, 1789.

10. JOSEPH Clark was born July 27th, 1791.

11. MICAJAH Clark, the last, was born Jan. 3, 1794.

Jane, his wife, was born March 15, 1794.



Patricia Stanley received the following lineage for Micajah Jr. from Lucy
Ann Moore of Lawton, OK. Moore reports Micajah and Jane were both born in SC
and apparently both died in Arkansas. Their children: Matthew b. 1815 NC d.
c1865 AR; Bolin b. c1819 NC; Susannah b. KY; John b. c1821 d. AK; Elizabeth
Jane b. 2 JUN 1829 m. Harris O. Gilbert 9 FEB 1846 in Nashville, TN; James
b. c1830 in KY d. c1842; William b. c1833 KY d. after 1900 in MO; Jackson
Lafayette b. c1837 KY; Lurana b. c1839 KY; Matilda b. c1839 KY.



(3) DAVID b. 1758 in Bedford Co. VA d. 15 AUG 1825 Weakley Co., TN; he
married in 1778 in Surry Co. NC Charity BOON, daughter of Ratcliff and Ruth
BOON. According to House, he volunteered in the American Revolution in 1776.
[RW application R1964] By 1784 they were living in Pendleton Dist., SC. In
1803 they were in Christian Co. KY, but moved on to Weakley Co. TN in 1808.
The widow, Charity, was living in Graves Co. KY when she applied for a
pension Dec. 3, 1840. House mentions only two children- William b. 1788 in
SC and David Jr. b. 1792 in SC - but identifies David Jr. as their 7th
child. Stanley?s info indicates David (the son) was living in Massac Co. IL
in 1850 and "son" Willliam left a widow, Jane, in Weakley Co. TN. Hopefully
a descendant can fill in more details about David Sr. and Charity (Boon).



(4) JONATHAN. (Kay Sugg Best?s line) According to C. M. Meacham?s History of
Christian Co. KY, Jonathan was born 20 MAY 1759 in Bedford Co. VA and died
12 MAR 1851 in Christian Co. KY. He married Jane ROGERS 2 AUG 1787. She was
born 20 MAY 1756 and died 17 JUN 1843. According to his RW application
[S2438] which he signed Sep. 3, 1832, he was born in Bedford Co. VA, but
moved with his father and family to Surry [now Stokes] Co. NC in 1773. He
enlisted from that county in the spring of 1776, and "until 1783 more than
half his time was spent in service." Jonathan?s younger brother, Joseph, was
more expansive in his deposition: "From the year 1778 or 1779 to the taking
of Cornwallis in 1781, my brother, Jonathan Clark, neglected all other
business except that of a soldier in the Rev. During his service he served
as Lieutenant ? my father lived near the center of the Company and his house
was generally the place of rendezvous for the Company."



[This is an interesting statement in view of the likely attitude of the
local Quaker Meeting to Bolling and Winefred's house used as a rendezvous
point for the local troops. This juncture is a good time to introduce the
next set of papers submitted by Kay Baganoff. She believes she found them in
the TN Library; stamped on one page is "Manuscript Section AC No. 958". It
appears to be a collection of miscellaneous papers: some are letters written
in the 1930s by Maxine Clark Kemp of Cape Giradeau, MO; others are from a
manuscript copied or written by Albert H. Clark and given to his son, Alvin.
For this study, I'll refer to the collection as the "Kemp file", but in
truth I don't know what it's called in the library catalog. Kay only copied
the pages of immediate interest to her so the collection may be more
interesting to descendants.] Back to Jonathan Clark:



Within the Kemp file: "To Jonathan Clark was attributed a part of the
victory of Guildford Court House, NC, also King?s Mountain. As his
collateral kinsman, Albert H. Clark, was accorded a generous reception on
the Battlefields at both places in the year 1883." Jonathan moved to SC in
1784 and then to Christian Co. KY in 1803. He was living with his son,
William Buford Clark, per the 1850 census. Children per Bible record within
the Kemp file: John Rodgers b. June 19th, 1788; Bolin b. Sept. 9th, 1790;
Simeon Bluford (sic) b. Dec. 6th, 1792; Lettis b. Feb. 1795 died infancy;
William Bluford b. May 1797; Sally b. March 1st, 1800; Phanuel b. May 4th,
1802. [The last two children differ from Margery B. (Rogers) Clark who has
"Nathaniel" b. 1802 and Sally b. 1804.] Returning to Kemp File: Jane Clark
departed this life June 17th, 1843, aged 78 yrs, 27 days. Jonathan Clark
departed this life March 12th, 1851, aged 92 years, 9 mos, 22 days. John
Rodgers Clark departed this life Mar., 1859 aged 70 yrs, 10 mo. Bolin Clark
departed this life March 14th, 1834, aged 43 yrs, 7 mo. Simeon Buford Clark
departed this life Sept 22nd, 1821, aged 29 yrs. Wm Buford Clark departed
this life Dec. 1st, 1894. Phanuel Clark departed this life August 9th, 1839,
aged 37 yrs. [Handwritten ?my forefather? and underlined "Phanuel Clark" and
this statement: Follows - Wm. Buford Clark family - (The Bible was left to
him with the home place in will Jonathan Clark-Filed and Recorded Bk "N",
Page 656 - May 5th, 1851, Christian Co. KY Records.)] Maxine Clark Kemp
wrote in her Dec. 13, 1931 letter: "The family say an Aunt told ?That during
the war - she [Jane Rogers] was a young girl - the Tories set fire to their
home in SC she poured a bucket of water on it, and put it out - they made
her re-light it, and watch the house burn.?"





(5) BOWLING Jr. [I?m writing this as if I know there IS a Jr; there isn?t
enough evidence here to prove it, but I suspect GA records will provide
that.] One Bolling (House identifies him as the father) was disowned by the
Tom Creek Preparative Meeting, New Garden MM 26 MAR 1785 for selling slaves.
Unless she errs in transcribing her Quaker dates, this dismissal comes too
late to link to the 24 FEB 1784 sale of three slaves - Mary, Ben and Robin -
by Bowling, David and Jonathan Clark. [Will Book 2, p. 26] Quoting House:
"The above implies joint ownership, so that could be Bowling Jr. and not the
transaction referred to by New Garden MM. I do know Bowling was disowned for
selling slaves. Also, Bowling Jr. was not listed among any of the land
transactions. Of course, he may have been just a little older than Joseph,
and too young to own land. It?s a problem trying to determine who the
Bowlings (Bolins) are in N. and S. Carolina. ? also note that Bowling [Sr.]
inherited a negro named Robin from his father, Christopher in 1754..."
According to the Kemp file, Bowling Clark received land grants in GA for his
RW service. (Letter dated 31 DEC 1931) Doug Tucker also found this for asked
me about it only a day or two before the "snailed" info arrived. However,
"tradition says" three sons died during the RW: Bolling Jr., Edward and
Zachariah. If true, then the land grant should be to Bolling Jr.?s heirs,
which it apparently isn?t. Turning to the CLARK manuscript written or copied
by Col. Albert H. Clark b. 1839, son of Joab Clark and Mary (Brasher), and
grandson of Joseph Clark and Mary Ann (Golden): [I?ll extract only relevant
portions of the manuscript which begins: "The CLARK Family came to Augusta
Co. VA, Henrico Co. VA and Albemarle Co. VA in 1620 from the Hebrides." LSS]



"Boleyn Clark the Great-grandfather of Col. Albert H. Clark, lived in the
Pendleton District, South Carolina. He had sons, Joseph, DAVID, Jonathan and
Micajah. His wife was Winnifred Buford, and related to Gen?l Abe Buford and
Tom Buford near Lexington, Ky. ? This same BOLEYN CLARK had some 2 or 3
daughters, one married a Davis, and two of them perhaps married Thompsons.
The original Boyeyn Clark also as stated had a son DAVID CLARK, he settled
near Dresden, TN. Also had a son named Micajah Clark, he settled near
Lexington KY. Joseph Clark, a son, left Greenville Dist. SC about 1803 and
came to KY. He married an Indian Maiden named Ann GOLDEN, the daughter of
Chief Golden of the Cherokee tribe." [The writer obviously shared
correspondents or had access to McNaught?s work / or she his for the wording
closely matches her published genealogy.]



(6) JOSEPH b. 1770 in Bedford Co. VA d. 1842 in Christian Co. KY; he m.
about 1790 Mary GOLDEN/GOLDING in Pendleton District, SC. In 1803 they moved
to Christian Co., KY. In his deposition filed with his brother Jonathan?s RW
pension application, Joseph identifies himself as the youngest brother of
Jonathan who was too young to serve as a soldier in the Rev. His will, dated
21 JAN 1839, was probated in Christian Co. KY 8 MAR 1842. Their children
according to House:

1. JAMES C. b. 1791 in SC d. 1875 Christian Co. IL; m. 1st Hanna HENDERSON
in 181_; m. 2nd Tyressa (MONROE) Johnson 1848.

He had 13 children.

2. LEMUEL b. 1792 in SC d. 1847 Christian Co. KY. He m. Anna

HENDERSON, sister of Hanna, in 1816.

3. RACHEL b. 1795, probably married David CLARK Jr. (son of David Sr. and

Charity (Boon) Clark) in 1816 in Christian Co. KY. They lived in Weakley

Co. TN, Graves Co. KY, and Massac Co. IL; they had at least 6 children.

4. ALFRED b. 1798 d. 1809

5. SUSANNAH b. 1800 d. 1809

6. EULIBIA (Eulalia/Eusibia/Eusobia/Eusebia) b. 1802 d. 1822. She married
Dr.

John N. BROWN in 1819; they had a daughter named for the mother.

7. JONATHAN b. 1804, may be the Jonathan Clark on the 1850 census for

Christian Co. KY. He m. ____ JOURNEGAN/JURNEGAN.

8. JOAB b. 1807 d. 1882 in Christian Co. KY. He m. 1st Elizabeth BRASHER in

1827; 2nd Mary BRASHER in 1837; 3rd Nancy BRASHER in 1853.

He had 14 children.

9. LUCRETIA/LUSETTA b. 1809 d. 1883 in Christian Co. KY. She m. Reed

RENSHAW in 1827.

10. HARRIETT b. 1811 d. 1868 near Kelly, KY. She m. Larkin T. BRASHER

in 1827. [All the BRASHERs are siblings.]





A planned future report will look into the various CLARKs in Elbert, Wilkes
and nearby counties in GA with special attention paid to the Christophers,
Bolling and an intriguing Edward with links to Mecklenburg Co., VA and
possible ties to an entirely different Bolling Clark. For the record, it
appears the "daughter who married a DAVIS and one or two who married
THOMPSONs" are more likely daughters / granddaughters of this other Bolling
Clark d.1809 in Dinwiddie Co. VA. At this time we are finding no immediate
connection between this Bolling of Dinwiddie Co. and Capt. Christopher?s
line. In other words, we can no longer "assume" any Bolling Clark is related
to Capt. Christopher. I encourage others in this group to search for more
documentation on Bolling and Winefred?s sons David, Bowling Jr. and reputed
sons Zachariah and Edward. The latter three "are said" to have died during
the RW. More indepth and documented reports on any or all of the above
children, as well as Bolling and Winefred themselves, are always welcome.
LSS