Elizabeth Anthony

Elizabeth Clark, the daughter of Christopher and Penelope (Johnson), married her first cousin Joseph Anthony who was born in Henrico County, VA in 1713. Joseph served as a Patriot and took the oath of Allegiance in Henry County in 1777. 

After the death of her husband Joseph, and after she had moved to Wilkes County, GA, Elizabeth made three trips back to Virginia on horseback preaching the gospel as a Quaker preacher. She is said to have lived to be 105 years old.

Family Story

• Elizabeth, wife of Joseph Anthony, Sr. was truly a superwoman. She was born 15 February, 1720 (see Quaker Meeting notes document, attached, reflecting husband's date of birth) in Hanover County, lived to be 105 years of age and saw 300 of her descendants. After the death of her husband, she moved from Virginia to Wilkes Co., GA and lived on Broad River. It is said that she died in Franklin Co. There is evidence that 12 of her children, and many kinsmen came to Georgia at about the same time. She became a Quaker preacher and rode back through the wilderness preaching the Gospel. She is said to have made the trip back to Virginia three times. Many prominent families descended from her. It is said that she and her sister Rachel were given a half dozen silver spoons by their parents. Some of the spoons are treasured family heirlooms.

Links

• Historical and Genealogical Notes and Queries. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography , Vol. 9, No. 3 (Jan., 1902), pp. 327-333. Published by: Virginia Historical Society Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4242451
• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sunnyann/clark.html#Elizab...
• http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/g/e/r/Mary-E-Gerlach/GEN...
• http://genealogy.danahuff.net/?p=150
• http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/o/w/Barbara-Ellen-Rowe...

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References

• Updated from RootsWeb's WorldConnect via daughter Sarah 'Sally' Anthony by SmartCopy: Jan 12 2015, 2:57:55 UTC
• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Oct 29 2018, 1:14:30 UTC
• https://archive.org/stream/ourquakerfriends00bell#page/258/mode/2up
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Clark-1524

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Elizabeth is my 6th great-grandmother. I descend from her daughter Agnes.

According to what I've read in various books and other sources of information, she lived to be 105 years old. Making her death about 1825. We was living in GA when she died. As of this posting (21 Feb 2016), I've found no record of her actual death date.

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[information below was provided by Georgia Girl, who originally entered this record. She listed her death as 23 Nov 1785]

Daughter of Christopher and Penelope (Johnson) Clark

Wife of Joseph Anthony, Rev. War Sol.

"The sixth of at least eight children born to Captain Christopher Sr and Penelope (Johnson) Clark of VA, Elizabeth married Joseph Anthony Sr on 22 Apr 1741 in VA. They had fifteen children, seven sons and eight daughters:

Note: Upon the death of her husband, Elizabeth relocated to Wilkes Co GA and lived with her son Joseph Anthony Jr."

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Oct 19 2020, 17:27:05 UTC

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• Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jun 17 2021, 11:15:19 UTC