Individual Details

Robert Clark

(13 Aug 1738 - 1816)



Married Susannah Henderson, daughter of John Henderson Sr, in 1764.. She was a cousin of Thomas Jefferson. Moved to Bedford Co VA and then Clark Co KY in the mid 1790s. Son James Clark was a Governor of Kentucky.

Robert served in the Revolution as Capt of a Bedford militia unit. He represented Clark Co KY in the Legislature 1797-1801.

Events

Birth13 Aug 1738Virginia
Death1816Clark County, Kentucky

Families

FatherMicajah Clark (1718 - 1808)
MotherJudith Adams (1716 - )
SiblingChristopher Clark (1737 - 1803)
SiblingMourning Clark (1740 - )
SiblingMicajah Clark Jr. (1741 - 1774)
SiblingJohn Clark (1743 - 1819)
SiblingEdward Clark (1745 - )
SiblingPenelope Clark (1747 - )
SiblingJudith Clark (1749 - )
SiblingBolling Clark (1751 - 1818)
SiblingElizabeth "Betty" Clark (1754 - )
SiblingJames Craven Clark (1757 - 1802)
SiblingWilliam Clark (1760 - 1800)

Endnotes

1. Moorman & Clark researcher Linda Starr. , "Micajah Clark Sr and Judith Adams".

2. Colonial Virginia Connections http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~lksstarr/ Linda Sparks Starr, Descendants of Micajah & Judith (Adams) Clark Jan 2006.