Obedience "Bedie" Clark

Other Events:

• Census: 1830, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
• Census: 1840, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
• Census: 29 Oct 1850, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
• Census: 9 Jul 1860, Danielsville (post office), Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
• Land: 8 Jan 1872, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA; Beda Thornton sells to her son Howell J. Thornton, 56 acres jointly owned by her and HR Walker. States that she is "of" Dickson County.

Notes:

Della: "She was of Irish descent."

Benjamin, Howell, and Reeves Adams, brothers. Reeves Adams appears in 1840 Humphreys Co tax records. Coincidental names? Bedie named sons Howell and Benjamin and her daughter Polina married a Reeves.

Census:

Alexr [Alexander] Clark household
1 male of 10 and under 15
1 male of 20 and under 30
1 male of 50 and under 60
3 females under 5
4 females of 5 and under 10
1 female of 10 and under 15 [Bedie Clark, age 13]
1 female of 15 and under 20
1 female of 20 and under 30
1 female of 30 and under 40 [Charlotte Chappel]

Census:

Ewin Thornton household
1 male under 5 [??]
1 male of 20 and under 30 [Ewin Thornton]
1 female under 5 [Esther Elizabeth, about 2 or 3
1 female of 20 and under 30 [Obedience "Bedie" Clark]
0 slaves
4 total
0 engaged in agriculture
1 engaged in manufacture or trades
1 cannot read or write

Census:

1. Thornton, Beda, 36, female, N. Carolina, cannot read or write
2. _____, Elizabeth, 13, female, Alabama, attending school
3. _____, Benjamin, 9, male, Tennessee, attending school
4. _____, Howell, 7, male, Tennessee
5. _____, Polena, 3, female, Tennessee

Census:

1. Thorenton, Beady [Bedie Thornton], 44, female, Domestic Lady, real estate $500, personal $400, North Carolina, cannot read or write
2. _____, B. F., 18, male, farmer, Tennessee, attending school
3. _____, H. J., 15, male, farmer, Tennessee, attending school
4. _____, Polina J., 14, female, Tennessee, attending school


Died:
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Obedience married Ewin K. Thornton before 1836 in Hickman County, Tennessee, USA. Ewin (son of Josiah Thornton and Esther Ferguson) was born between 1810 and 1815 in North Carolina, USA; died between 1846 and 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

1. Esther Elizabeth Thornton was born on 1 Oct 1837 in Alabama, USA; died on 22 Apr 1908 in Howell County, Missouri, USA; was buried on 23 Apr 1908 in Walker Chapel Cemetery, Howell County, Missouri, USA.
2. Benjamin F. Thornton was born about 1841 in Tennessee, USA; died after 24 October 1863.
3. Howell Jackson Thornton was born on 28 Jan 1844 in Tennessee, USA; died on 5 Feb 1923 in Hartshorne, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Hartshorne, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, USA.
4. Polena "Lena" Thornton was born on 26 Feb 1846 in Tennessee, USA; died on 21 Mar 1886; was buried after 21 Mar 1886 in Walker Chapel Cemetery, Howell County, Missouri, USA.

Other Events:

• RESEARCH: Research comparing "our" Alexander Clark with the Alexander Clark, son of Alexander Clark and Phoebe Jefferson: Born abt 1780 (granted family land in Oct 1801, presumably upon attaining his majority) 1800 Alexander II (son of Alexander and Phoebe) is found in 1800 Chatham Co census, apparently married with a son under 5. 1805-1806--disposed of his family holdings in Chatham Co 1810- not found in Chatham Co census
• Bastardy Bond: 21 Aug 1807, Wake County, North Carolina, USA; Child on the body of Julia Kilgo. [Kilgrow]. Bondsmen Benjamin Clark and John Holloway.
• Census: 1830, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
• Tax Lists: 1837, District 6, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA; Alexander Clark, 600 acres, value $1500, no whtie poll tax [age exemption]. Just below is his son Howell Clark, with only a poll tax [age 21].
• Census: 1840, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
• Slave Schedule: 1850, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA; Alexander Clark, 2 slaves black male, age 45 black female, age 37 [ancestry index states her age as 33, but although faded, I believe it is "37."
• Census: 28 Oct 1850, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA

Notes:

(Research):1800 NC Census
A Benjamin CLARK, Sr, and Alexander CLARK appear in the Burke county, NC, census. Possibly them? They do not appear in Wake county, NC.
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James Robertson, the "father of Tenessee" was from Wake Co NC. Could he have been the father of Elizabeth Robertson? "Of such adeventurous spirit was James Robertson, a Virginian born of Ulster Scot parentage, and a resident of (the present) Wake County, North Carolina, since his boyhood."
- Constance Lindsey Skinner, «i»Pioneers of the Old Southwest: A Chronicle of the Dark and Bloody Ground «/i»(New Haven: Yale University Press, 1920), p. 165; digital image, accessed via «i»Digital Book Index «/i»(http://www.digitalbookindex.com/_search/search011t-rev.asp : accessed 25 April 2009), sub-category Local-Regional: South: Tennessee.

Census:

Alexr [Alexander] Clark household
1 male of 10 and under 15 [Thomas S. William abt 12]
1 male of 20 and under 30 [
1 male of 50 and under 60 [Alexander Clark]
3 females under 5
4 females of 5 and under 10
1 female of 10 and under 15 [Bedie Clark, age 13]
1 female of 15 and under 20
1 female of 20 and under 30
1 female of 30 and under 40 [Charlotte Chappel]

Census:
Alexander Clark household
1 male of 20 and under 30 [probably Howell, age 22]
1 male of 60 and under 70 [Alexander Clark]
3 females of 5 and under 10 [Narcissa abt 5, Martha abt 6, Sarah?]
3 females of 10 and under 15 [Mary Jane abt 11, Susan abt 12, Amanda abt 14]
1 female of 15 and under 20 [Adeline abt 16]
1 female of 40 and under 50 [Charlotte Chappel]
1 male slave, age 10-24
11 total
2 engaged in agriculture
1 engaged in manufactures and trades
1 person who cannot read or write

Census:

1. Clark, Alexander, 70, male, farmer, real estate value $1500, North Carolina
2. _____, Charlotte, 58, female, North Carolina
3. _____, Martha, 16, female, Tennessee
4. _____, Narcissa, 15, female, Tennessee, attending school
5. Stanfil, Margarett, 13, female, Tennessee, attending school

Alexander married Elizabeth Robertson on 23 Apr 1808 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. Elizabeth died between 26 Sep 1818 and Jan 1820 in North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Based on age of youngest child prior to Alexander's second marriage, to Charlotte CHAPPELL.

Notes:

Married:

Name: Alexander Clark
Gender: Male
Spouse: Elizabeth Robertson
Spouse Gender: Female
Bond Date: 23 Apr 1808
Bond #: 000152281
Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
ImageNum: 006832
County: Wake
Record #: 01 093
Bondsman: Abraham Dodd
Witness: Wm Hill

Children: Alexander M. Clark was born about 1809; and died. Joseph R. Clark was born about 1810; and died. Obediah Clark was born about 1811; and died. William A. Clark was born about 1812 in North Carolina, USA; and died. Howell Clark was born about 1815; and died. 1. Obedience "Bedie" Clark was born on 9 Aug 1816 in North Carolina, USA; died on 7 Aug 1895 in Howell County, Missouri, USA; was buried in Walker Chapel Cemetery, Howell County, Missouri, USA. Thomas Samuel William Clark was born on 26 Sep 1818 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA; died on 11 Apr 1882 in Hickman County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Clark Cemetery, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA.

Other Events:

• Residence: 29 Dec 1763, Edgecombe County, North Carolina; Witness of a deed for his father William Clark and mother Winnifred.
• Residence: 26 Jan 1767, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
• Residence: 4 Jul 1768, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
• Residence: 18 Oct 1768, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
• Residence: 7 Nov 1768, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
• Residence: 25 Feb 1772, Edgecombe County, North Carolina; Purchased 260 acres from his father
• Occupation: Dec 1777, Chatham County, North Carolina; Sent to the North Carolina House of Commons to replace another person who was ill.
• Occupation: Abt 1778, Chatham County, North Carolina; First appears in Chatham County as a justice on the Commission of Peace and a road overseer ("from the fork opposite to William Pettys to the Horse pen Lick Springs.")
• Occupation: 1778, Chatham County, North Carolina; In the spring of 1778, elected in his own right to serve in NC's general assembly.
• Military Service: Aug 1778; 'An Aug. 1778 list of "Cloathing to be found by the different Companies in this County,!! held "Alexander Clark's Company" responsible for the collection of "5 hatts, 20 Linnen, 10 Cloth, 10 p.r Shoes [andl 10 pro Stockings" for use by the revolutionary troops.'
• Occupation: 1780, Chatham County, North Carolina; By fall of this year Alexander had become the clerk of the Superior Court for Chatham County.

Notes:

Birth:
He witnessed his parents' deed (William and Winnifred) on 29 Dec 1763, implying that he was at least 21.

Alexander married Phoebe Jefferson. Phoebe (daughter of Feild Jefferson and Mary Frances Robertson) died between 1823-1830 in Chatham County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Will: 1762; Identified in her father's will (see her father for citation).
• NOTE_RESEARCH: 1767; Her brother John Jefferson conveyed to her a slave by consent of her guardian Henry Deloney.
• Census: 1790, Chatham County, North Carolina; Head of household
• Land: 1808, Chatham County, North Carolina; Phoebe and son William sold Alexander's (her deceased husband's) homestead on "Robertson Creek, beginning at the mouth of Turkey Creek."

Notes:

Married:
Oral history says they were married at present-day Monticello, then called Shadfield, the home of Thomas Jefferson, Phoebe's first cousin.

Other Events:

• Land: Edgecombe County, North Carolina; Owned nearly 1400 acres.
• Parents: "Identity of the father of Alexander is established through a 1784 donation of record in Chatham Co., N.C., in which William Clark, Sr., gave slaves and land to "Winny Webb Clark, Fanney Roberson Clark, William Clark, Alexander Clark, and John Clark, all the children of deceased Alexander Clark."

William married Winnifred Webb. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Feild married Mary Frances Robertson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]