MICAJHJR.txt [This Micajah "Jr." is son of Micajah "Sr." who was son of Capt. Christopher and Penelope. Another Micajah "Jr." b.1759 (married Penelope) appears in Albemarle records as late as 1784; this one is son of "Sr's" eldest son Christopher. Another Micajah Jr., son of Bolling and Winefred (Buford) Clark, married Luranna Johnson in adjacent Louisa Co. He probably doesn't appear in Albemarle Co. VA records, but can't be dismissed totally. A younger, fourth Micajah, is the son of William and Judith (Cheadle) Clark and grandson of Micajah Sr. and Judith (Adams). There's general agreement on va-roots that "Micajah" is pronounced: Ma or Me -CAGE-ah. I tried to provide full documenta- tion, but some of my notes were taken before I realized the sig- nificance of complete publication data. Also, unindexed McNaught discusses the same letter/ deed / person in several sections; I'm sure I missed a few. LSS] Micajah CLARK Jr. and Mildred (MARTIN) Clark Oglesby by Linda Sparks Starr DEC 1998 According to "The Old Record Book of Cedar Creek Meeting, Hanover County, Virginia", Micajah Jr., son of Micajah Sr. and Judith, was born 12-27-1741.[1] This combination Old Style and Quaker date translates to 27 FEB 1742. Louisa County was created from Hanover Co. that same year; thus it might be safer to report his birth place as "in that part of Hanover Co. which became Louisa Co." Various Albemarle Co. VA deeds [2] prove Micajah Jr. is the grandson of Capt. Christopher and Penelope (Johnson) CLARK and Robert and Mourning (?Lewis) ADAMS. Mildred MARTIN is the daughter of Thomas MARTIN and his first wife, Ann MOORMAN (daughter of Charles "M" and Elizabeth (REYNOLDS) Moorman. Besides various genealogies, proof is found by the name of their first child, Albemarle Co. VA records (cited below) and Mildred's father's will. [3] Depending on the source, Mildred's birth year is given as 1736 or 1743. The earlier one comes from a statement by her grandson in 1827.[4] This is highly suspect for he was reporting something which happened well before his birth. 1743 may be a bit early as well for MARTIN family researchers say she had three children by her second husband. They give c1780 as date of that marriage and c1782 and c1783 for two of the three births. However, Albemarle Co. records indicate her second marriage occurred in 1788, not 1780, which makes three children born after 1788 to a woman born in 1743 as highly un- likely, if not impossible. Without a birth record it is espe- cially difficult to estimate birth years of women. Perhaps "mid 1740s" is the closest we should attempt. The date of their mar- riage is equally elusive; we record it as "circa 1761" based on the birth of son Thomas Martin. His undocumented birthdate is 13 JAN 1762; court records indicate he was born no later than JUL 1763 for was at least 21 when he purchased land JUL 1784. We've located only one record showing ownership of land for this Micajah Jr. -- Albemarle Deed Book 5, page 370-1: Sept 10, 1771 Archibald McDaniel to Micajah Clark Jr. for œ38 pounds, 400 acres in Albemarle Co. on Michunk Creek and lines of James Defor, Robert Adams and Cavills Creek. [This Robert Adams is Micajah Jr's uncle.] This Micajah Jr. served as co-executor with his brother, Robert Clark, and Ruben Roland for the 10 MAR 1773 will of "Henry" Roland in Bedford Co. VA.[5] Henry or Ruben married Robert and Micajah's sister, Penelope. This Micajah Jr. also appears in the following Amherst Co. records.[6] In 1763 he, his brother Robert and "Jno Henoles? (sic)" witnessed the deed from William Hines to William Johnson for land on the South branch of the James River. In 1771 he witnessed a deed from his father to Neill McCann for land on North fork of Maple Creek along with other witnesses: Jno Harvie, Robert Hart and Rich. Harvie. In 1772 Micajah Jr. along with Peter Davie and Jno Harvie witnessed the selling of land by Micajah Sr. to Caleb Watts. Some researchers, including the DAR, say this Micajah Jr. served in the Revolutionary War and give a later death year in another county for him. However, Albemarle Co. probate records prove he died before May 10, 1774, the date his inventory was presented to the Court. That the husband of Mildred (Martin) Clark is the Micajah who died in 1774 (thus well before the RW) is proven by negro "Rachel" in the 1774 inventory of Micajah's estate and "Rachel" given to Mildred as part of her dower in 1788. [see Ap- pendices A and B] Rachel also appears in inventory of Mildred's second husband Jacob Oglesby's estate.[7] This same Jacob Oglesby signed a security bond in 1788 as guardian for minor children of Micajah Clark Jr. deceased.[8] Additionally her father's will, dated 25 JUL 1792, names his daughter Mildred Oglesby. I suspect Micajah Jr's death was unexpected since he didn't leave a will. The inventory of his estate, which came to œ382.18.8 1/2 as appraised by Micajah Clark, Henry Mullins and Richard Harvie, shows "planks not nailed down" in both his barn and dwelling house. I previously suggested this indicated he was constructing two buildings at the same time and added this might indicate they were about to move. Mary Stewart offers the pos- sibility he operated a lumber yard; she added that sawn lumber was stacked to dry where ever space was found until an order was filled. [Note: Micajah Clark named as appraiser in Micajah Jr's inventory may be an error by a "hurried" court clerk. No specific ad- ministrator is named in the papers I received from Albemarle County; but Woods [9] says Micajah Jr's estate was administered by his father. Another possible identify for the "appraiser" Micajah (b. 1749) is son of Bolling and Winefred. I now turn to a discussion of the differences between the traditional account as given in McNaught and what the official records actually say or don't say.] Traditional Account As far as I can tell, the "tradition" that Mildred married Jacob "about 1780" is based on a letter to Jennie McNaught from their grandson Judge T. J. Fagg. [10] This letter is dated Louisiana, MO 7 DEC 1906: "...The story of my Grandmother's conduct at the time her house was surrounded and searched by Col. Tarleton's troops, I have heard my mother repeat a great many times. The soldiers swarmed into the house and ransacked every nook and corner for valuables. Among the things seized was a small shot-gun which had been given to her son. The soldier who took it, held it up to his comrades and said that was his and he should take it back to England, and keep it as a trophy of the war. My grandmother seized the gun in his hands and demanded of the Colonel that he should order the soldier to let it go, saying that it was an heir- loom in the family and she did not intend to give it up. He or dered the soldier at once to give it up, at the same time saying to her: 'You are the bravest woman I have seen in America.' My Grandfather was at the time a recruiting officer and had gone to Charlottesville that day to muster some recruits for the Continental Army. She exacted a promise from Tarleton that if he was taken prisoner by his troops, he would parole him and permit him to return to his home. Tarleton was delayed from various causes so that news of his coming was conveyed ... It enabled my grandfather also to make his escape. I am unable to fix the date of this raid ..." (It was JUN 1781. [11] ) In an earlier letter Judge Fagg disproves the tradition Mildred moved to KY with some of her children and died there: "Mildred Martin was born in 1736, died 1827, age 91 years. Her grave is ... on the land formerly belonging to Maj. James Clark, one of the men for whom I am named ... About two miles north-easterly from Keswick at the eastern base of the S.W. Mountain is located the private burying place where lie Jacob Oglesby, his wife and many of the Clarks. At the time of Mildred Martin's death in 1827 the property belonged to James Clark, but later in 1836 or 1837 it passed into the hands of strangers." Dr. Lorand Johnson [12] identifies Maj. James Clark (b. 1785) as son of William and Judith (Cheadle) and William as youngest son of Micajah Sr. and Judith (Adams). McNaught adds he moved to Lin- coln Co., MO about 1837. She also adds a fellow researcher won- dered if this James is another son of Mildred and "Jr."? Good question, but elsewhere Judge Fagg says he was named for his mother's half-brother (Thomas) and his near kinsman (James) thus eliminating James as Micajah Jr. and Mildred's son. My THEORY the reason this James is so involved with Jacob and Mildred Oglesby is: His father, William, and Mildred's oldest son Thomas are roughly the same age even though William is Thomas' uncle. 1782 tax records suggest they grew up very near each other, and remained near after her marriage to Oglesby. Mildred probably was a second mother to William (whose own mother was in her mid- forties when he was born) and probably seemed like a grandmother to William's children. Mildred's second husband, Jacob Oglesby, appointed "Maj." James Clark co-administrator of his will along with his and Mildred's grandson-in-law, John Fagg. Albemarle deeds in the early 1800s show a continuing and unusually close relationship between Mildred and the children of her brother-in- law, William Clark who died 1800. [Hopefully the on-going research will shed more light before the report on Micajah Clark Sr. is updated.] Court Records Oral tradition only two generations removed from fact cannot be ignored, but neither can court documents be dismissed without some attempt at reconciling the two. I believe court records indi- cate Mildred and Jacob Oglesby married later than Judge Fagg and McNaught report. Actually Judge Fagg doesn't say his grandparents were married at the time of Tarleton's raid -- only that his grandmother asked Tarleton to let his grandfather go if arrested. This implies a marriage (and the Judge probably believed they were married at the time); but might not another scenario be: Jacob's ailing or very pregnant wife, who also happened to be Mildred's close friend, needed him at home? Apparently very little is known about Jacob and his first wife. OGLESBY researchers agree he married Ann BAILEY "circa 1760" or specifi- cally 14 FEB 1760; but none who answered my query provided documentation. The number and names of their children varied as did the number and names of Mildred's CLARK children as listed by these OGLESBY researchers. (In fact, none were complete and some far from correct. One interesting discovery was "Micajah" is a common given name in OGLESBY families of this era.) The facts: the widow's dower [Appendix B] was taken from Micajah's estate 7 APR 1788. Being fair, eldest son Thomas Mar- tin Clark's marriage and permanent move to Campbell Co. in this time frame may have instigated the division of Micajah Jr's es- tate. But 14 FEB 1788 Jacob Oglesby signed a guardian bond [13] for the minor children of Micajah Jr. deceased. Taken together, the two records indicate a recent or "about to happen" marriage between Jacob and the widow Clark in 1788, not 1780. The 1782 tax list for Albemarle Co. [14] shows the household of Micajah Clark Jr. between Micajah Sr. and Jacob Oglesby. Also living in District 1 were Christopher Clark Sr. and Jr., son and grandson of Micajah Sr. The Micajah Jr. household could be headed by the widow Mildred; however, it could also be Micajah (b. 1759), son of Christopher Sr. or even Micajah (b. 1749), son of Bolling and Winefred. This Micajah Jr. was taxed on 1 "free white male above 21", no slaves, 6 cattle and 1 horse--total tax 13 shillings, six pence. This is far less than shown on the inven- tory of Micajah deceased, but is also 8 years later. The household of Jacob Oglesby contained 1 "free white male above 21", 4 slaves, 14 cattle, 5 horses. If the specific, but undocu- mented, 13 JAN 1762 birthdate for Thomas M. Clark is correct, he was not yet 21. Mildred's Children Based on the guardian bond and Albemarle Co. deeds (searched to date), only four of Mildred's CLARK children are proven by primary sources: Robert, William and Nancy (named in the guardian bond as minors, thus born after 1767) and eldest son Thomas Mar- tin. However, I've listed five which agrees with McNaught. [15] 1. Thomas Martin b. c1762 married 22 DEC 1787 (bond date) Mildred Moorman, daughter of Andrew and Judith (Clark) Moorman. He d. before 12 OCT 1811 in Breckinridge Co. KY. 2. Mourning b. 27 OCT 1763 d. 18 MAR 1831. Named for her great- grandmother, Mourning (Lewis) Adams, she married Robert Mansfield 4 MAY 1785. The combination of her name plus given name of first daughter, "Mildred Martin" Mansfield, places her firmly within this family group. 3. Dr. Robert b. after FEB 1767 d. 1820 m. 20 AUG 1791 Nancy Venable Moorman, daughter of Charles and Mary (Venable) Moorman. Porcher and McNaught give "c1764" for his birthyear, but guardian bonds push it back to "after FEB 1767". 4. William b. after 1767 died unmarried. [see Appendix C for will] He purchased a 50 acre tract in Albemarle Co. from his brother Thomas Martin 9 OCT 1788. That it is he instead of their Uncle William Clark is proven by reference to both William Clark Sr. and Jr. in deed located Book 9, page 486 "between Thomas Martin Clark & Milly his wife ... and William Clark Junior ... the same tract the said Thomas Clark had of his grand Father Micaj Clark Senr and bounded by John Harvie, Micajah Clark & William Clark Senr. Beginning at a pine stake in Jacob Oglesbys (sic) Cornfield ..." William paid Thomas one hundred pounds for this tract. 5. Nancy b. after 1767 m. John Eidson JAN 1795. Mildred (Martin) Clark Oglesby's children with Jacob per Porcher and McNaught: (1) Elizabeth Whitney b. ca1782 married John Fagg NOV 1806. (2) Martha "Patsy" b. ca1783 married first Edward Cox; name of second husband unknown. (3) Pleasant died unmarried. Elizabeth may offer another clue to the date of her mother's birth and second marriage: A birth in 1782 makes Elizabeth 24 when she married John--a bit old for brides in this time period. But a birth in 1788/89, thus bride at age 17 or 18, isn't out of line. Continuing Questions Mildred Oglesby is mentioned in three Albemarle Co. VA deeds [16], at least two of which deal with William Clark's estate -- this William being her brother-in-law, not her son William. The first, dated 20 OCT 1809, Elizabeth Clark [second wife of William d. 1800, son of Micajah Sr. and Judith (Adams)] to her step- children is basically her relinguishment of any claim to their inheritance from the CHEADLES and "her right and title which she holds in a revertionary in a tract of land which William Clark dec'd, being the tract which Jacob Oglesby holds in right of his wife during her life and which devolves to the legatees of the said William Clark dec'd at the death of Mildred Oglesby ..." Filed the same date, but executed 23 OCT 1809: Micajah Clark Jr. (son of William and Judith (Cheadle) Clark) to John Fagg (son-in- law of Mildred and Jacob Oglesby) "land Jacob Oglesby holds in right of wife during her life; at her death to go to legatees of William Clark dec'd." This third one, dated 23 DEC 1817, includes a different tract: "Mildred Oglesby (during her life) to John Fagg and James Clark ... rents from ... the reversion in tract of land of her former husband and another dower tract in Oglesby's estate." This James is "probably" the son of William d.1800 and Judith (Cheadle) Clark -- thus Mildred's nephew and executor of Jacob Oglesby's will. For proof these are the children of William and Judith (Cheadle), see the will of another son of Micajah Sr. and Judith (Adams) James Clark d.1802. [17] At the time of his death he was guardian of the three minor children of his brother William: Jacob, James and Micajah. _______________ 1. page 5, _Our Quaker Friends of Ye Olden Times_, by J. P. Bell, reprint Heritage Bks:Bowie, MD 1997. 2. TMCLARK.txt for report on Thomas Martin Clark and Mildred (Moorman). 3. Full transcription in THOSMRTN.txt. 4. page 230, _James Clark, Mansfield, Christopher Clark and Allied Families_, by Virginia McNaught, published posthu- mously after 1934. 5. _Bedford Co. VA Will Book 1 ... 2_ by Ann Chilton.; no copyright or publishing data found. [NOTE: The wife of Henry Roland dec'd was "Penelope"; Penelope, "sister" of Micajah Jr. and Robert Clark supposedly married "Reuben" Roland--something which needs checking by descendants.] 6. _The Deeds of Amherst Co. VA 1761-1807 and Albemarle Co. VA 1748-1763_ by The Rev. Bailey Fulton Davis, 1979, Southern Historical Pr:SC. 7. McNaught, pages 178-9. 8. _Guardian Bonds of Albemarle Co. VA 1783-1852_ by Murphy. 9. page 396, _History of Albemarle County VA_ by Rev. Edgar Woods, originally printed 1901 and now in reprint. (I didn't note specific publishing data on page I copied from an older ed.) 10. McNaught, pages 155; 230-1. 11. page 9, _Meriwether Lewis: A Biography_, by Richard Dillon (I didn't jot down publication data). 12. page 14, _Johnson-Moorman Family Connections: the Unpublished Records of the Late Jesse Bryan_, edited and published by Lorand V. Johnson, c1973; also p.164 McNaught. 13. Murphy. 14. _Papers of the Albemarle Co. Historical Society_, vol. 1 thru 5, edited by Rawlings. 15. TMCLARK.txt; specific birth / death / marriage dates and spouses for other children from published genealogies: McNaught pages 147-8 and _The Martin Family 1680-1934_, by Anne C. Porcher, 1938 pages 2-A-C. 16. Albemarle Co. Deed Book 18, pages 100-1; Deed Book 21, pages 100-101; Deed Book 21, pages 101-103. 17. JASCLRK.txt ------------------------------- Appendix A: A true transcription of the probate records of MICAJAH CLARK JR. (located Will Book 2, page 319, Albemarle Co. VA). [Spelling is true to the original; however, most original entries filled only one line which wasn't always possible to replicate. The English pound sterling sign is reproduced as "L". I've transcribed what I think is the clerk's "ditto" symbol (two connecting cursive o's, the first with a beginning tag much like that found in the "@" sign) as "[oo]". Underlined words are my "best educated guess"; I welcome any and all corrections and sug- gestions. Linda Sparks Starr, SEP 1992.] Inventory and appraisement of the Estate of Micajah Clark Junr as appraised by Micajah Clark, Henry Mullins and Richard Harvie the 10th of May 1774 2 Red Cows & Calves L6, 4 heifers & calves L9, 2 Cows with Calf L5.10 L 20.10. 0 2 heifers & a Small Bull L4 2 yearlings L1 ... 5. 0. 0 31 Spaid Sows & Barrows L15.10, 7 Sows & Pigs L5.5 20.15. 0 1 Black mare L12, 1 Sorrell Mare 10L ... 22. 0. 0 1 Small Black horse L7, 1 Sorrel horse colt (2 years old) L7.10 ... 14.10. 0 1 Bay horse colt ( [oo] ) 8L, 1 Bay mare Colt Do 8L ... 16. 0. 0 5 old Sheep & three lambs 2.15 2.15. 0 1 feather Bed & furtniture L10, 1 [oo] [oo] 10L, 1 [oo] [oo] L7 1 [oo] [oo] L5.10 32.10. 0 1 Large Gun L1.10, 1 Small [oo] L1.2.6, 2 spinning wheels 12.6 ... 3. 5. 0 1 flax [oo] 12/6, 1 Loom & 2 Slays L1, 1 Black walnut Table 25., 2 pine Leged Do 3/ 3. 0. 6 1 Large pine Chest 15/ 1 [oo] do 8/5 5 pewter dishes 3 Basons & 21 plates (Nat) 47/6 3.10. 6 Knives & forks 7/6 7 old pewter plates 6/ 1 pr pinchers & 1 pr nippers 2/6 1 Branding Iron 2/ 0.18. 0 Carried forward L 144.14. 0 Page 320: Continued & Brought forward L 144.14. 0 1 Spice Mortar & pestle 8/6, 13 Stone plates (6 Dam'd) 5/ 13. 6 1 Tin Sugar Box 2/3 8 Stone & Earthing Juggs , 1 Stone Butter pott 9/ 11. 3 1 hone 2/, 2 old pr Casks 2/ 4. 0 3 Bibles, 2 Testaments, 1 prayer Book, 1 Book Hymns, 2 Psalters and 2 Spelling Books (all the Books Dam'd) ... 12. 0 Toney (a Sick negroe fellow) L70, Rachel (a young negroe wench) L66 135. 0. 0 Hannah (a negroe wench) L65 65. 0. 0 11 old hoes 28/2 2 old plow 16/ 6 old Betts 12/ 1 handsaws 3/ 4 old axes 14/ 3.13. 0 1 hattchet 1/ 3 old Augurs & Chizel 4/ 1 old frow & hammar 2/6 ... 7. 6 1 pr wedges 3/ 3 old potts 12/ 1 Duch oven 5/ 1 pot hook & rack 5/ 2 old Saddles 30/ 2.15. 0 1 Looking glass 2/ 3 Sider Casks 15/ 1 frying pan 3/9 6 old _ag bottom chairs 4/ 1. 4. 9 3 Deer Skins 10/ 1 Box Iron 3/ 3 Table Cloths __/ 4 Towells 15/ 1. 8. 0 1 Sow and 18 Pigs (not Seen but by the Overseers acct of them are Valued at 1. 5. 0 5 mobley hhds [? hogshead barrels] 15/ 2 Bush Buns 7/, 1 grinding Stone 6/ 1. 8. 0 2 old Tubs & 2 Peggins 6/ 35 planks containing 290 feet @ 7/ 20.5 1/2 1. 6. 5 1/2 L360. 2. 5 1/2 Planks in Barns but not nailed 256 feet @ 7/ 17.10 1/4 Planks in the Dwelling house but not nailed down 320 feet @ 7/ 1. 2. 4 3/4 432 lb Bacon Judged in the meat house @6/ 10.16. 0 20 Barr Corn Judged in the Corn house @10 10. 0. 0 ... 22.16. 3 L 382.18. 8 1/2 Micajah Clark Henry Mullins Rich'd Harvie At Albemarle October Court 1774. This Inventory was Returned to Court and Ordered to be Recorded. Teste John Nicholas, Clk ------------------------ Appendix B: True to original transcription from Albemarle Co. Will Book 3, page 39: Agreeable to an Order of Albemarle Court We the Subscribers have proceeded to lay off the dower of the Widow of Micajah Clark dec'd which is as followeth. 1 Negroe woman named Rachel, 1 black mare, 1 Red & white cow, 1 Bed & bolster, 1 pair Sheets, 1 Rug, 1 Counterpin, 5 pewter plates, 11 Spoons, 4 Chairs, 1 Old Chest, 1 half Share & Cotter, 2 Chessets, 1 Broadax, 1 hone, 1 foe, 1 Square table, 1 gun, 1 grzzle (sic) Sow & 2 Chouts (sic), 1 Taen pott, 2 Slays, 1 looking glass, 3 Casks, 6 earthern plates, 1 bedstead & cord, 8 knives & Eleven forks, 1 Butter Pott, 1.2 gallon Jugg (sic), 1 large pine Chest, 1 old Bason, 1 old desk. Given under our hands this Seventh day April one thousand Seven hundred and Eighty Eight. William D. Meriwether Edward Moore Chiles Terrell At a Court held for Albemarle County the eleventh Day of April 1788. This division was Returned into Court & ordered to be Returned. Nicholas D. Clk ----------------- Appendix C: Transcription of Albemarle Co. Will Book 4, page 195: I, William Clark of Albemarle County in the State of Virginia Do make constitute and appoint this my last Will and Testament ___ Imprimis It is my desire that all my just Debts be paid. Item for the great affection and Love I have for my beloved friend Jacob Oglesby I give and bequeath unto the said Jacob Oglesby my real Estate both real and personal excepting one Lott in Milton Number which I give and bequeath unto Elizabeth Ogelsby (sic) Daughter of the said Jacob Ogelsby to her and her Heirs forever. Lastly I do hereby appoint my friend Jacob Ogelsby Sole Executor to this my last will and Testament revoking all others heretofore made in Testimony hereof I do hereby set my hand and Seal this 21st day of December 1805 ____ William Clark seal Teste John Gambill James (his A mark) Huckstep James Clark Benjamin Defoe At a Court held for Albemarle County the seventh day of April 1806 this Instrument of writing perporting to be the last Will and Testament of William Clarke Deceased was produced into Court and proved by the oaths of John Gainbill and James Clarke two of the witnesses thereto and by the Court ordered to be Recorded. Teste John Nicholas CC