Elizabeth Ricketts Clark d: 1857 PA
I am working on a new branch and came across an Elizabeth Ricketts mentioned in Homer King Rowley's book "Rowley-King and Allied Families".Elizabeth Ricketts d/o Hannah_____ died 1857 probably in Washington County, Pennsylvania.She was married circa 1780 to Joseph Clark, probably in Chester County, PA.
Can anyone recommend a source for additional information Elizabeth Ricketts?
I have the following information:
"Joseph Clark who died in 1829.He had married Elizabeth Ricketts.He received a land warrant in 1787 in Washington County, was in the census in 1790 (1-2-4) and in 1800 was in Nottingham Township in this county.Joseph and Elizabeth had 6 children....."
source: "Rowley King and Allied Families", page 76.
Also this:
"JOSEPH CLARKE SR. was born in 1738 in Chester County, Penna, and spent his early life there engaged in farming. About 1780 he was married to Miss Elizabeth Lynn, and soon after the young couple located on Government land three miles southwest of the present site of Washington, Penna, on land now owned by Cornelius Clarke, a grandson. This is said to have been the second farm located southwest of Fort Catfish, and perhaps the first within the present limits of South Franklin township. The whole country was a dense forest, and here they erected their log cabin and established a home. The woods were teeming with wild animals, some of them dangerous to encounter; and a few friendly Indians still claimed the hunting grounds. Occasionally traveling bands of hostile Indians would frighten them, and on several occasions they were compelled to take flight on horseback during the night to find shelter in Fort Catfish. which had been erected for the protection of the early settlers. Only men of nerve and daring could meet the requirements of settling in the forest. On one occasion Mr. Clarke and a neighbor were traveling on horseback when the farm belonging to the heirs of J G Strean (deceased) their dog attacked a large bear. The men had no firearms with them, but each prepared a heavy club, and in this way killed the ferocious animal. Mr. Clarke was a seceder or a member of the Associate church, and took an active part in the church work of the day. He died in April, 1829, aged ninety one years. His wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Clarke, died February 4, 1857, aged ninety three years. Their children were Elizabeth (Mrs. Archibald Brownlee); Sarah (Mrs. William Johnston); and Joseph."
source: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Published November 1997 on the Washington County, PA, page 176, pages at http://www.chartiers.com/http://www.chartiers.com/.