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About Penelope Clark
not the child Colonel Robert Bolling, II
See Media Tab. - adding a few more pictures.
7 Children on the will for the Penelope Clark.
Children mentioned in the will:
- 1). Agnes Clark (1712-1754;
- 2). Rachel Clark (1714-1792);
- 3).Edward Clark (1715-1783);
- 4).Sarah (Clark) Lynch (1716-1792); married Charles Lynch and their son is namesake of Lynchburg.;
- 5).Michajah Clark (1718-1809);
- 6).Elizabeth Clark (1720-1785);
- 7).Bowling Clark (1722-1813)
(No son John)
The will of Christopher Clark was made 14 Aug 1741 and probated in Louisa County, VA on 28 May 1754. He mentions in his will his son Edward, his daughters Agnes Johnson, Rachel Moorman, Sarah Lynch, and Elizabeth Anthony; also sons Micajah and Bowling and his wife Penelope.
Don't confuse with a different Penelope Johnson / Johnston of The Ultster Plantation/ New Kent/ WV Clarks family who came from New Kent, Va. and go to Edward Johnson of Ulster Plantation. .Penelope (Clark) Johnson (1728-?)
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[2/16/19 - Added primary source for parent as Edward to add to notes here.] The parents of Penelope Clark (1684-1760) are NOT KNOWN. As the Curator of this profile, I have removed the unproven parents. There is not a preponderance of evidence to support either claim below.
Many sources cite the parents of Penelope Clark (1684-1760) as John Fairfax Bolling and wife Mary Kennon. Bolling's will named six children, but Penelope is not among those listed. [See Colonel John Fairfax Bolling]. However, she did name one child 'Bowling,' a spelling variant of Bolling, which lends credence to the Bolling theory.
OLD AND DEBUNKED FOR THIS PROFILE IS THIS: The alternate parentage is Edward Johnson, an immigrant born in Scotland, and his wife Elizabeth Walker, who settled in St. Peter's Parish, Kent, Virginia. Two of Penelope's children are named Edward and Elizabeth, which lends credence to this theory. A Penelope is documented as a daughter of Edward & Elizabeth Johnson in the birth records of St. Peter's, New Kent County, Virginia.
Citations
- Library of Virginia, Accession Number 51355,Title,Bolling Assocciation Records,1991-2009. Gift of The Bolling Family Association per S.Woodruff Bentley Sr. Vienna. Series1 Lineage Files Boxes 1-12 Box 8 Folder 2. Hartline,Roger D. & Morgan R (Penelope Bolling Clark)
- Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly Vol.22 Number 3. The Albemarle Quakers 1742-1754 by Jay Worrell Jr.
- Edward Pleasants Valentine, Papers,Richmond,1927 vol.3 pp1 and 726
- Virginia Magazine of History and Biography,Virginia Historical Society,Richmond Vol.32 (1924) p.398.
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Awaiting merge: Same as Penelope Clark. Penelope (Bolling) Clark, wife of Capt. Christopher Clark, is proven on 2 primary sources that she is a Bolling as a birthname sir name.
Born 1664 in Kent County, Virginia Colony, Colonial America Death: August 14, 1760 (76) Louisa County, Province of Virginia, Colonial America
Penelope's parentage is not documented. She has been said to be a Bolling, Johnson, or Massie. It is likely that she was a Johnson, the daughter of Edward whose baptism is recorded at St. Peter's Parish, New Kent. See a discussion of the possibilities at: http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lksstarr/reports/Penelope.txt
Penelope (Johnson) Clark is not to be confused with Penelope Clark who has primary sources as sur named Bolling in 2 places in that Discussion Tab.
Avatar - Ulster Plantation book shows Father shown Edward Johnston, of New Kent per source provided 2/16/19 from Alexander Clark, here: https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000087749117868&
MyHeritage Family Trees Harper Family Tree in The Lin Harper & Ronnie Blackwell Web Site, managed by Linda Harper Birth: Aug 4 1684 - St Peters Parish, New Kent, Vq Death: Aug 14 1760 - Louisa Co, vA. Parents: Rev. Edward Johnson, Elizabeth "elspet" Johnson (born Walker) Sister: Rebecca Hicks Husband: Captain Christopher Clark Daughter: Elizabeth Ann Anthony (born Clark): Christopher Clark II b.1726; Robert Clark; .John Clark but not the Clark named John whose tombstone states parents was Jonathon Clark King and Queen Co origin; Christopher Clark, 1726-1799 10).Penelope (Clark) Johnson (1728-?) 11)Robert Clark 2/9/19
Capt Christopher Clark b. 1724 is NOT on the will of the Christopher Clark b. 1681 due to not being same family as that group. 8).John Clark (1726-?) Twin brother's gravestone in KY state hailed from King and Queen Co, 9).Christopher Clark, (1726-?) (Brother John's tombstone states King and Queen Co origin. Christopher Clark, 1726-1799 10).Penelope (Clark) Johnson (1728-?) 11)Robert Clark 2/9/19
Not the child of Mary Bolling who would have been under 10 at Penelope’s birth.
My Christopher Clark born 1681 Somerton,Nansemond,Virginia is the son of Micajah Clark and his wife Sally Moorman. and for many generations back I do have DNA matches with the Clark men and their wives in FTDNA.
Penelope Bolling (c. 1700-1776), married Christopher Clark (not the one from WV with the Johnson family from New Kent) and had a son Bolling Clark, two grandsons Bolling Clark, a grandson Bolling Clark Anthony, and several other descendants named "Bolling," "John Bolling," or, indeed, "Rolfe Bolling."
- Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jun 17 2021, 11:15:19 UTC
- Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Feb 17 2021, 0:20:35 UTC
Biography
Penelope Clark
Penelope married Capt. Christopher Clark. Together they had the following children: John Clark.
Father Most Likely Candidates: RICHARD JOHNSTON. Why? Because he is in the same place at the same time with the spouse of this Penelope Johnston making decisions about what Wirt Johnson Carrington wrote: "Capt Christopher Clark, of the Provincial Army of Virginia was Justice of the first Bench of Magistrates, of Louis Co, Va (Separated from Hanover Co) existing Dec 12-13 1742, formed of Col Roert Lewis, presiding; Capt. Christopher Clark, Ambrose Joshua Smith, Abran Venerables, Richard Johnston, Thomas Meriweather, Robert Harris, John Poindexter, Genry and others. Capt Christopher married Penelope Johnston. (See reference to Richard Johnston, likely brother or father).Ulters Plantation Johnston Group
Spouse: Capt Christopher Clark b. c 1703 of Hanover/Louisa Co, and Provincial Soldier under Capt Lewis and Magistrate Bench for Louisa Co, Christopher Clark married a Penelope (Johnston) Clark and they had John Clark md Ann Rogers in 1748 so not the Penelope Johnston Clark who was b. 1677 in New Kent. Why is his wife not a Massey or a Bollin? Because, Penelope ( Massie / Massey) Clark who was Sarah Penelope Massie born in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, VA, in 1681, same parish where this particular Penelope Johnston Clark was born 3 years later could not be the same person. Also, Sarah Penelope Massie married William Johnson in 1698 in New Kent County, VA and died in childbirth on 8/28/1711. Lastly, this Penelope Johnston of this profile is a different age range with primary sourced line to Micajah Clark family who have the Penelope Bollin. Those are the reasons this Penelope (Johnston) Clark is yet a third Penelope other than the one born to the Ultster Plantation Community in 1684 and the one name Bollin who is alive at a much later date.
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Penelope Clark's Timeline
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August 14, 1684
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New Kent County, Virginia Colony, Colonial America
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August 17, 1684
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1702
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Hanover, Hanover, Virginia
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1710
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Virginia
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May 2, 1713
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Hanover County, Virginia, Colonial America
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June 14, 1714
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New Kent County, Virginia
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1715
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Virginia
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September 16, 1718
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New Kent County, Virginia, Colonial America
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December 4, 1723
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Green Springs Plantation, Louisa County, Virginia, Colonial America
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