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My name is Dennis Clark and I live in Washington State in the US. 

My ancestor Gabriel Clarke came to Ulster in the 1650's and became a Quaker there not long after arriving. We have a decent amount of information on Gabriel, but not for instance the name of his wife, nor of all of his descendants including William Clarke (most likely a grandson but might be grandnephew) who also had holdings in Carrickfergus, in Ballyduff, but his son, also my ancestor, John Clarke did definitely marry Anne Horsman of the Horsman's who were on and off Mayor of Carrickfergus. 

Anyone with any local info on the Clarke's, would be most welcome to hear from you here. I also wonder if we still have cousins in the area. I see on maps there is a Grange Corner not far from Millquarter. According to the still extant Quaker records, John Clottworthy brought Gabriel Clarke to Ulster from Yorkshire to build all the corn mills on his lands and because he was so happy with Gabriel's work he gave him the lease of a holding called the Grange in perpetuity which lasted at least into the early 18th century, but I would love to know more detail on even just that property, where exactly it was. I know the Green Garden is still there, the Quaker cemetery that Gabriel established, and that that information is on a plaque at the cemetery now. 

Thanks in advance!

Dennis Clark

Dennis Clark

Thursday 12th Nov 2020, 12:03AM

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    Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Thursday 12th Nov 2020, 05:52AM

  • Hi Dennis

    Your emails were very welcome and I would like very much to explore their contents with you in more detail.  We are literally in the middle of a move but hope to be settled by later next week.  Fortunately a lot of my research is on my pc, although some hand written Clarke notes are buried in boxes.  Would you mind emailing me on raccos@hotmail.com when you are able (I would like your email address to follow up further with you).  My husband has quite a few DNA matches with people in the US who are descended from the Clark/Horseman line, although there is evidence that WAC was most likely from Cork (unconfirmed).  I also had difficulty following the Clarke/Horseman timeline back to Gabriel Clarke.  Dates didn't fit with what was known, confirmed about both Gabriel and the Clarke/Horseman children. My husband has 1 particularly good DNA match from a man in Texas whose Clarke ancestor was a Quaker from Cork.  I have exhausted the Quaker records on FindMyPast but there was very little if any reference to the Clarke/Horseman lines in these records.

    Look forward to hearing from you

    Chris

     

    raccos

    Friday 13th Nov 2020, 04:30AM

  • Dear Chris,

    Will reply with email - most interested to hear what you have and I can share more. I figured out a lot but much still missing. I think I know of that Clarke from Cork, a little later but if it's who I think it is he was a bit later than William Clarke. Thanks!

     

    Best,

    Dennis

    Dennis Clark

    Tuesday 8th Dec 2020, 02:35AM

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