Mary Beavers Clack
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Wife of Spencer D Clack, mother of Beulah Catherine Clack Rogers. Her son-in-law was Rev. Elijah Rogers. (My comments on this post are all in Italics)
Family links:
Spouse:
Spencer Clack (1746 - 1832)
Children:
Rhoda Clack Randles (1776 - 1850)*
Beulah Catherine Clack Rogers (1778 - 1850)*
(There is no Beulah in the Rogers Bible records, just Catharine. BR note)
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Burial:
Forks of the Little Pigeon Cemetery
Riverside Dr,
Sevierville
Sevier County
Tennessee, USA
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as of 2012 this record was added to TN Find a Grave
Beulah
Catherine Clack Rogers
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Spencer Clack (1746-1832)
by Miss Tommie Clack, Abilene, Texas; and J. A. Sharp, Sevierville, Tenn.
Spencer Clack, Revolutionary soldier, settled in Sevier County,
Tennessee, in 1788 or 1789. Little is known of his military service except that
he was a lieutenant of a Virginia (Henry County) militia company in 1782-83;
Captain Tully Choice was company commander. He was born, March 28,1746. His
obituary gave his birthplace as Loudoun County, Virginia, but this could not be
accurate for Loudoun County was not partitioned from Fairfax County until 1757,
and no Clack records, as early as Spencer's birth, were found in either of
these counties.
Spencer Clack did, however, live in Loudoun County, and witnessed there,
in 1770, the will of Thomas Beavers; also, Loudoun County was probably where he
married Mary Beavers about 1766. He sold his lands in Loudoun County in 1777 and
moved southward to Henry County, Virginia about 1778, when he purchased land in
the latter county. In 1786, when Franklin County, Virginia, was formed from
parts of Henry and Bedford Counties, he became one of the first justices of the
new county, and in 1787 he sold his Franklin County lands, just before his
westward trek to Sevier County, Tennessee.
No conclusive proof of the parentage of Spencer Clack has been offered,
although various attempts to do so have been made by descendents and
genealogists. It does seem certain, however, that he descended from Rev. James
Clack, English-born rector of Ware Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia, from
1679 to 1723.
The Spencer Clack home in Sevier County was located on the right bank of
Little Pigeon River, immediately below the junction of the East Fork and West
Fork of that river. Here, in 1808, Spencer obtained an occupant grant from
Tennessee for 442 acres; most of this land was on the north bank of East Fork
directly opposite to the town of Sevierville, or the Forks-of-Little Pigeon, as
this frontier settlement was known. The Chandlers and Walkers, Clack
descendents, later owned the same place and the old Clack home was located on
the same site as the later Chandler-Walker home. Near his home Spencer operated
one of Sevierville's first mills, also a cotton gin and wool-carding machine.
Spencer
Clack was prominent in the affairs of the Forks-of-Little Pigeon (Sevierville)
Baptist Church from the time of its formation in 1789 until his death. For many
years he served as church clerk. In addition to his church activities he was
interested in education and politics. He was an early trustee of Nancy Academy,
Sevier County's first school and gave money for its support. He was one of the
five Sevier County delegates to the Knoxville convention of 1796, which drafted
and adopted Tennessee's first constitution and he was a signer of that
document. He also represented Sevier County in the lower house of the first
three Tennessee legislatures, 1796-1802, and in 1801 he served on the
legislative committee "to prepare a device and motto" for the Great Seal of
Tennessee.
Neither the
Spence(r) Clack Bible record nor the Spence(r) Clack will have been found; therefore,
the writers will list only those who were unquestionably children of Spencer and
Mary Beavers Clack. Perhaps, in this way, the confusion and error of other Clack
descendents and genealogists may be avoided.
Good proof exists for the following
Clack children: Martha, Rawleigh (Rolly) (b. 1772), Rhoda (b. 1776), Catherine
(b. 1778), Frances (b. c1783), Mary (b. 1785) and Malvina.
Martha
Clack's marriage to Josiah Rogers occurred in Franklin County, Virginia, in
1786; they apparently came to Sevier County with the Clacks. Rawleigh Clack was
married (1) to Mary Randles in 1791, and after her death he was married (2) to
Martha Kerr in 1816; this marriage took place in Sevier County. Sixteen children
resulted and about 1820 Rawleigh and family moved down the Tennessee River to
Rhea County, Tennessee, where he died in 1842. Rhoda Clack married
James Randles in 1791; they raised a family of twelve on Boyd's Creek in
Sevier County. Randles died in 1816, while on a trip to Virginia for salt, and
was buried somewhere in Washington County, Virginia. Catherine Clack was
married, in 1794, to Rev. Elijah Rogers, early and well known Baptist minister
in East Tennessee; they raised five sons and five daughters at their Sevier
County home near the mouth of the Little Pigeon, on the French Broad River. Mary
Clack married William Miller; they left Sevier County at an early date and
settled in Meigs County, Tennessee, where she died in 1860. Frances Clack was
married (1) to Mordecai Gist; after his death she married (2) John Mynatt of
Knox County, Tennessee. Malvina Clack married Major Beavers; they left Sevier
County for Talladega County, Alabama, soon after the War of 1812.
There were doubtless other Clack children, but the writers do not believe
that Spencer Clack, Jr. John Clack and Nancy Clack were children of Spencer and
Mary Beavers Clack, as some published accounts claim. However, there is a well
established tradition that there was a son, Micajah Clack, who was "killed by
lighting." And there may have been a daughter named Rebecca Clack, but again
we must rely only upon tradition for proof. Also, in 1789, one Sarah Clack (b.
c1773) married William Henderson in the "Forks of Little Pigeon," as shown
by bounty land papers in the National Archives; they migrated to St. Louis
County, Missouri, about 1840. We believe that this Sarah Clack, heretofore
unknown to present generations of Clack descendents, was another daughter of
Spencer and Mary.
Spencer Clack's death occurred, July 9, 1832 and he was buried in the
old Baptist Cemetery at Sevierville; the original flat limestone rock with the
unique carving of Spencer's face and the initials, "S.C.", still marks his
grave. Mary Beavers Clack died, August 14, 1840, and was buried by the side of
her husband. At the time of his death a contemporary described Spencer Clack as
a "pious… worthy Christian, kind and affectionate. . .an excellent neighbor,
remarkably even and unruffled in temper." |
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Note the DAR chapter in Sevierville is called Spencer Clack chapter of DAR (BR)
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One Ancestry Tree gives this:
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Mary (DeBeauvilliers)Beavers Birth
12 Jan 1743
in
New Jersey
source: William Doss Beavers Tree
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Doss Beavers gives this info...
Mary Beaver's parents:
father?
ID: I01841
Name: Thomas BEAVERS 1 2
Sex: M
Birth: 1718 in Ireland 3 4 2 5
Death: 8 OCT 1770 in Loudoun Co, VA 6 2 5
Will: 28 AUG 1770 Loudon Co., Va 7 4 2 5
Note:
From the NOTES of Gary Watson:
Loudoun County, Virginia, Will Book A, page 269, 28 Aug 1770, Thomas
Beavers, In the name of God amen the Twenty Eight August one thousand
seven hundred and seventy I Thomas Beavers Senior of the County of
Loudoun in the Colleny of Virginia Ffarmer Being sick & weak in Body
but of perfect mind & memory Thanks be given unto God for the same
& calling to mind the mortality of my Body & knowing that it is
appointed for all men to Die, Do make and ordain this my last Will &
Testament That is to say principally and first of all, I give &
Recommend my Sould unto the hands of God who gave it & for my Body I
recommend it to the Earth, to be buried in a Christian like &
decent manner, at the Discretion of my Executors ... and as Touching
such worldly Estate wherewith it hath please God to Bless me in this
Life, I give Devise & Dispose of the same in manner and form
following, that is to say, in the first place I give & Bequeath to
Martha my Dearly Beloved Wife the use of all my lands goods &
chattles Except a certain young bay mare, & half Dozen sheep, &
the above lands & Tenements goods & chattles & the profits
from them arising, to my Beloved wife as above, in order to enable her
to suport & Educate our children & discharge my Lawful Debts
But, if she should hereafter marry then she must give up the Lands to
the Benefit of my children unless my Executors should think it for the
Benefit of my children to continue her Longer on them, for Rents to the
full value & when my youngest Son Samuel is of full age I do hereby
order my Executors to Devide and dispose of my lands in the way &
manner hereafter directed & to my Beloved Son William I give one
half Doz Sheep as above Excepted, & to my Son Thomas I give the
above excepted young bay mare. And to my Son Robert I Bequeath a certain
gun & I bequeath to my Sons Joseph & James one hundred &
fifty acres of land, to be taken of from the South side of my Lott &
the remaining hundred & fifty acres on the North side of my Lott I
bequeath to my Sons John and Samuel & if either of the four last
mentioned of my Sons should Die before they have a right to possess
their part of my lands if they leave no heirs then their part shall be
equally divided among such of my sons as do Survive of the four above
mentioned & if my wife should marry hereafter all my moveble Estate
then in her charge shall be aprais'd & the value of them Reserved
for my two youngest Sons till they are of age unless their Circumstances
should require all or part of it for their Necessary Suport of which I
leave my Executors to Judge and I do hereby ordain constitute and apoint
William Beavers Senior & David Carlile my only & sole Executors
of this my last Will & testament .. in witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand & seal the day & year above writen. In
presence of us Spencer Clack, Willm. Beaty, Andrew Beaty. The Testator
before Signing the within will ordered that if his Wife nevery marry his
moveable Estate should be hers intirely Except what is within Excepted
and if She doo marry eh allows her to have his Sorrel mare over and
above what is within mentioned. At a Court held for Loudoun County
October the 8th 1770... will proved and ordered recorded.
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(More stories: with note below this saying,)
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(another convoluted and non-substantiated history)
Ancestors of Delmer Harrison Marquess
Generation No. 1
1.
Delmer Harrison Marquess He was the son of 2. Isaac Taylor Marquess and
3. Susan Catherine Teter. He married (1) Valna Belle Ledbetter.
Generation No. 2
2.
Isaac Taylor Marquess, born February 20, 1847 in Evansville, Preston
Co., West Virginia. He was the son of 4. John Marquess and 5. Nancy
Evans. He married 3. Susan Catherine Teter.
3. Susan Catherine Teter
Children of Isaac Marquess and Susan Teter are:
i. Oliver Marquess, born January 20, 1875.
ii. Harrison L. Marquess
1 iii. Delmer Harrison Marquess, married Valna Belle Ledbetter.
iv. Warren George Marquess, married Gertrude Spencer.
v. Gertrude Marquess, married Charels E. McCoy.
Generation No. 3
4.
John Marquess, born April 24, 1797 in Frederick Co., Va; died January
31, 1857. He was the son of 8. Issac Taylor Marquess and 9. Elizabeth
Beavers. He married 5. Nancy Evans.
5. Nancy Evans, born 1801; died February 02, 1857. She was the daughter of 10. Hugh Evans and 11. Sarah Thomas.
Child of John Marquess and Nancy Evans is:
2 i. Isaac Taylor Marquess, born February 20, 1847 in Evansville, Preston Co., West Virginia; married Susan Catherine Teter.
Generation No. 4
8.
Issac Taylor Marquess, born April 04, 1772 in Frederick Co., Va; died
1861. He was the son of 16. William Marquess and 17. Sarah Taylor. He
married 9. Elizabeth Beavers February 15, 1795 in Frederick Co., VA.
9.
Elizabeth Beavers, born January 01, 1774 in Frederick Co., Va; died
1857 in Taylor Co., WV. She was the daughter of 18. William John Beavers
and 19. Mary Wyckoff.
Children of Issac Marquess and Elizabeth Beavers are:
4 i. John Marquess, born April 24, 1797 in Frederick Co., Va; died January 31, 1857; married Nancy Evans.
ii. William Marquess, born 1798 in Louisa Co., Va; married Anne Watts; born July 03, 1801 in Reno Dist., Preston Co., Va.
iii.
Samuel Marquess, born July 01, 1800 in Louisa Co., Va; died February
01, 1883 in MO; married Hulda Criss; born March 20, 1818 in MO; died
July 11, 1893 in MO.
iv. Sarah Marquess, born September 30, 1803 in
Louisa Co., Va; died 1863 in Parker City, Randolph Co., In; married (1)
William Bradley; born Abt. 1799 in Parker City, Randolph Co., In;
married (2) Melker Shroyer; born October 25, 1807 in Grafton,
Monongalia, VA; died April 26, 1876 in Delaware, In.
v. Craven
Marquess, born August 01, 1805 in Louisa Co., Va; died July 29, 1868;
married Sarah Evans; born June 11, 1811; died March 18, 1910.
vi.
Rebecca Marquess, born Abt. 1808 in Louisa Co., Va; married Melker Baker
April 28, 1826 in Monongalia Co., Va; born December 29, 1801 in
Monongalia Co., Va.
vii. Elizabeth Marquess, born December 18, 1810
in Evansville, Preston Co., VA; died March 20, 1882; married Calder
Haymond January 01, 1831 in Monongalia Co., Va; born March 31, 1807 in
Grafton, Monongalia Co., VA; died April 17, 1868.
viii. Mary
Marquess, born February 07, 1813 in Louisa Co., Va or Evansville,
Preston Co., VA; died August 09, 1870; married John Haymond October 17,
1835 in Monongalia Co., Va; born May 27, 1814 in Monongahela Co., Va;
died December 19, 1881.
ix. James Marquess, born November 06, 1818 in
Louisa Co., Va; died July 08, 1880; married (1) Amanda Fox; born Abt.
1822; married (2) Anastacia Baker; born 1818; died September 22, 1857.
10. Hugh Evans, born September 01, 1770; died Abt. 1873. He married 11. Sarah Thomas.
11. Sarah Thomas, born Abt. 1776; died May 22, 1859.
Child of Hugh Evans and Sarah Thomas is:
5 i. Nancy Evans, born 1801; died February 02, 1857; married John Marquess.
Generation No. 5
16.
William Marquess, born Bet. 1735 - 1740 in Calvert Co., MD; died April
05, 1788. He was the son of 32. John Marquess and 33. Margaret Kidd. He
married 17. Sarah Taylor August 07, 1764 in Calvert Co., MD.
17. Sarah Taylor, born 1741 in Frederick Co., VA; died 1828. She was the daughter of 34. Isaac Taylor.
Children of William Marquess and Sarah Taylor are:
i. Keziah Marquess, born 1764 in Frederick Co., Va; married Electus Hayes.
ii.
James Marquess, born 1765 in Frederick Co., VA; died 1828 in Hardy Co.,
VA; married Rebecca Smith September 06, 1787 in Frederick Co., VA.
iii.
William Kidd Marquess, born Bet. 1765 - 1770 in Frederick Co., Va; died
in Delphi?, In; married Jane Trussel; born Abt. 1781 in Loudoun Co.,
Va; died in Dayton, Oh.
8 iv. Issac Taylor Marquess, born April 04,
1772 in Frederick Co., Va; died 1861; married Elizabeth Beavers February
15, 1795 in Frederick Co., VA.
v. Zacharia Marquess, born 1774 in Frederick Co., Va.
vi. Wilson Marquess, born 1775 in Calvert, Maryland.
vii.
Frances "Fanny" Marquess, born Abt. 1780 in Loudin (Clark) Co VA; died
Abt. 1850 in Hardy Co., VA; married Solomon H. Groves May 09, 1798 in
Winchester, Frederick Co., Virginia; born Abt. 1778; died Abt. 1823.
18.
William John Beavers, born Bet. 1739 - 1743; died 1781 in South
Caroline. He was the son of 36. Thomas Beavers and 37. Martha Cargil. He
married 19. Mary Wyckoff 1763 in New Jersey.
19. Mary Wyckoff
Children of William Beavers and Mary Wyckoff are:
i. Samuel Beavers
ii. Mary Beavers
iii. John Beavers, born 1771.
iv. Robert Beavers, born January 24, 1772.
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v. Elizabeth Beavers, born January 01, 1774 in Frederick Co., Va; died
1857 in Taylor Co., WV; married Issac Taylor Marquess February 15, 1795
in Frederick Co., VA.
vi. Moses Beavers, born 1777 in Fairfax Co.,
VA; died 1860 in Preston Co., WV; married Hannah Holbert November 17,
1803 in Fredrick Co., VA.
Generation No. 6
32. John
Marquess, born 1705 in Ireland; died 1750 in Calvert Co., MD. He was the
son of 64. Marquis Marquess Marquiss Marcus Mark Markee. He married 33.
Margaret Kidd 1735 in Calvert Co., Md.
33. Margaret Kidd, born 1718
in Calvert Co., MD; died 1774 in Calvert Co., MD. She was the daughter
of 66. William Kidd and 67. Ann Gideon.
Children of John Marquess and Margaret Kidd are:
i. James Marquess, born Abt. 1735.
ii. John Marquess, born Abt. 1737 in Calvert, Maryland; married Corinne Unknown.
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iii. William Marquess, born Bet. 1735 - 1740 in Calvert Co., MD; died
April 05, 1788; married (1) Sarah Schmidt; married (2) Sarah Taylor
August 07, 1764 in Calvert Co., MD.
iv. Kidd William Marquess, born
Abt. 1741; died in Delphi, Indiana; married Elanor Magruder; born 1745
in Montgomery County, Maryland; died April 25, 1826 in Shelby Co., KY.
v.
Ann Marquess, born Abt. 1743; married (1) Unk. Turner; married (2)
Unknown Sibley January; married (3) Garrett Van Meter April 03, 1757.
vi. Sarah Marquess, born 1745; married Unk. Stevens.
34. Isaac Taylor
Child of Isaac Taylor is:
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i. Sarah Taylor, born 1741 in Frederick Co., VA; died 1828; married (1)
John Sunderland Abt. 1758; married (2) William Marquess August 07, 1764
in Calvert Co., MD.
36. Thomas Beavers, born 1718 in Germany;
died 1770 in Loundon Co., VA. He was the son of 72. John Beavers. He
married 37. Martha Cargil.
37. Martha Cargil
Children of Thomas Beavers and Martha Cargil are:
18 i. William John Beavers, born Bet. 1739 - 1743; died 1781 in South Caroline; married Mary Wyckoff 1763 in New Jersey.
ii. Robert Beavers, born 1740.
iii. Thomas Beavers, born 1742.
iv.
Mary Beavers, born January 12, 1743/44.
v. Joseph Beavers, born 1750.
vi. John Beavers, born 1755.
vii. Samuel Beavers, born January 18, 1762.
viii. James Beavers, born March 03, 1753.
Generation No. 7
64. Marquis Marquess Marquiss Marcus Mark Markee
Child of Marquis Marquess Marquiss Marcus Mark Markee is:
32 i. John Marquess, born 1705 in Ireland; died 1750 in Calvert Co., MD; married Margaret Kidd 1735 in Calvert Co., Md.
66. William Kidd He married 67. Ann Gideon.
67. Ann Gideon
Child of William Kidd and Ann Gideon is:
33
i. Margaret Kidd, born 1718 in Calvert Co., MD; died 1774 in Calvert
Co., MD; married (1) Unknown Smith; married (2) John Marquess 1735 in
Calvert Co., Md.
72. John Beavers, born 1695 in Germany.
Children of John Beavers are:
i. Alexander Beavers
ii. Elizabeth Beavers
36 iii. Thomas Beavers, born 1718 in Germany; died 1770 in Loundon Co., VA; married Martha Cargil.
iv. William Beavers, born 1720; married Abigail Hampton.
v. Robert Beavers, born 1726; died November 09, 1774 in Sussex Co., NJ; married Elizabeth Armstrong 1742 in NJ.
vi. Joseph Beavers, born 1728; married (1) Mary White Bef. 1750; married (2) Ann Clifford 1750.
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http:SPHAR
has a father of James Beaver for Mary Beaver
and no other info
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another tree (
Wilson Family Tree gives her father as:
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Thomas Beavers Birth
1718
in
Bethlehem, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Death
8 Oct 1770
in
Loudoun, Virginia, United States
and her mother as:
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Martha Cargil Birth
1715
in
New Jersey, United States
Death
8 Oct 1770
in
Loudoun, Virginia, United States
with Martha Cargil's parents as:
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John Cargile Birth
1721
in
Loudoun, Virginia, United States
Death
8 Oct 1780
in
Loudoun, Virginia, United Statesa
- and
- Catherine Reno Birth
1722
in
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Death
1774
in
Virginia, United States
(why would their daughter be born in NJ then?)
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- there are 10 more trees, and I'm not into climbing them all, so
will add the Studer family info, since it gives Thomas's fam, and
Mary's siblings
- It's so funny that the obvious French name isn't even mentioned on any of these trees!
ahhh ancestry, you are a fickle mistress!`
next tree we see:STUDER family tree
we find siblings for Mary and she's born in VA, and has Thomas and Mary Cargil as parents...and lots more of his tree!
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Mary DeBeauvilliers (Beavers)
- Birth
12 Jan 1745
in
Loudon, Virginia, USA
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Death
14 Aug 1840
in
Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
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