Shadrack Clark

Abt 1759 - Aft 1841  (~ 83 years)

• Name	Shadrack Clark
  Born	Abt 1759	Chesterfield County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Census	1810	Lunenburg County, Virginia   [1]
  Census	1840	Lunenburg County, Virginia   [2]
  _UID	D302DF7E31464D8DACA82DF1EB7B422CC9B3
  Died	Aft 1841	Lunenburg County, Virginia
  Person ID	I2607	Bennett, Harrison, and Herron Families
  Last Modified	25 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	Allenson Clark,   d. Bef 1 Aug 1766
  Mother	Blanche
  Children	6 children
  1. Shadrack Clark,   b. Abt 1759, Chesterfield County, Virginia ,   d. Aft 1841, Lunenburg County, Virginia
  2. Ellison Clark
  3. Amelia Clark
  4. Field Clark,   b. 30 Apr 1751, Chesterfield County, Virginia ,   d. 29 Jan 1832, Lunenburg County, Virginia
  5. Frances Clark
  6. James Clark
  Family ID	F838	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Crymes,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	7 Sep 1788	Lunenburg County, Virginia   [3]
  Children	1. Thomas Crymes Clark,   b. 7 Sep 1790, Lunenburg County, Virginia ,   d. 5 Jul 1849, Lunenburg County, Virginia  (Age 58 years)   2. Mildred Clark,   b. 6 Apr 1793, Lunenburg County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Polly Clark,   b. 31 Aug 1795, Lunenburg County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Field Clark,   b. Abt 1797, Lunenburg County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Nancy G. Clark,   b. Abt 1801, Lunenburg County, Virginia ,   d. Abt 1858, Pittslyvania County, Virginia  (Age ~ 57 years) Married: Joel Dodson (1822)   6. Ellison Clark,   b. 20 Nov 1802, Lunenburg County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Peter Clark,   b. 14 Aug 1805, Lunenburg County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F837	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Field Clark, Jr. applied for a Revolutionary War pension on 6 Nov. 1841 in Lunenburg Co. VA on behalf of his father Shadrack Clark Field Clark declared that Shadrack Clark was 82 years old, that he was raised in Chesterfield Co., VA, and that he was insane for the last 35 years. The pension application states that Shadrack Clark enlisted in the Virginia Troops in 1775 while living in Chesterfiled Co. and serviced under Capt. Markham, Col. Henry Eppes, and others. Shadrack Clark moved to Lunenburg Co. around 1780 where he since resided. The application was rejected for insufficient proof of service. Revolutionary War Pension Application R. 2019. Shadrack Clark was reimbursed for providing a gun to the militia. Shardrack Clark married Rebecca Crymes in Lunenburg Co., VA about 11 Dec. 1788 (bond). On 10 Oct. 1810, Shadrack Clark deeded his entire estate to his children Thomas C., Polly, Field, Nancy G., Ellison, and Peter. Lunenburg Co., VA Deed Book 22, 1808-1812, p. 110. The 1796 will of John Gardner proved on 10 Nov. 1796 names Shadrack Clark as executor and identifies two of his children: son Thomas and daughter Amelia. Field Clark witnessed the will. Lunenburg Co. Will Book 7, 1810-1818, p. 19. The court concluded that Shadrack Clark as incapable of performing his duties and granted probate to Thomas Clarke. Ibid., p. 21. The 1832 will of Shadrack’s brother Field identifies three children of Shadrack Clark. Lunenburg Co. Will Book 10, 1829-1833, p. 153. Sources: John W. Pritchett, Southside Virginia Genealogies, Ancestral Family Topic 3314, Genealogical Publishing Co. Baltimore, MD 2007, pp. 2106-2116.

  
  

• Sources

  [S239] Lunenburg County, Virginia, 1810 Census, 334; Shadrack Clark; 28 June 2015 (Reliability: 3). 2 males < 10 [Ellison, Peter] 1 male 10-16 [Field] 1 male 45+ [Shadrack] 1 female < 10 [Nancy] 2 females 16-25 [Polly, Mildred] 1 female 26-45 [Rebecca Crymes] 9 slaves [S240] Lunenburg County, Virginia, 1840 U.S. Census, 279; Field Clark; 28 June 2015 (Reliability: 3). 1 male < 5 2 males 5-10 1 male 10-15 1 male 15-20 1 male 40-50 [Field] 1 male 80-90 [Shadrack, father of Field] 1 female < 5 1 female 15-20 1 female 30-40 [S304] Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800 (Ancestry), Shadrack Clarke to Rebecca Crymes; 6 January 2018; 11 Dec 1788; Lunenburg County, Virginia||Lunenburg Co., VA (Reliability: 2).