Clark's from Kentucky in Carroll County, Mississippi
Researched 2002, by John J. Hansen  jhansen251@earthlink.net 
descendent of Rowland W Clark and Lucinda Lesley.	(March 5, 2002)

Prelude:
The purpose of this article, is to document the Clark's of Carroll County Mississippi who appear to tie into the Clark line descended from Christopher Clark and Penelope Bowling (ie, William and John Clark). These Clark’s can be located in Carroll County in the 1850 U.S. Census, and appear to be three brothers, William, Rowland, and Zephaniah.

This information (Generation 3-6) is from the Clark’s of Virginia, by Linda Starr.

	(Parents of Christopher Clark somewhat undetermined as of yet, two different opinions indicate it is either Edward Clark II (b. 1652) or Micajah Clark.)
...... 3   Christopher Clark 1698 – 1754 (World connect)(Nick/Dot)
......... +Penelope Johnson
.........4   Bowling Clark
.............+Winefred Buford
...........5   Agnes Clark
...............+John Johnson 1751
.......... 5   Christopher Clark – b. 1742/43
.......... 5   Elizabeth Clark- b. 1744  
.......... 5   William Clark – b. 1744/45 
.......... 5   Micajah Clark, Sr. 1749-1838/1839 
..............  +Luranna Johnson 1751/52 - 1834
.......        6   William Clark 1771/72-1824 (b. Louisa Co., Va./)
..................+Sarah Anderson – b. 28 Mar 1771, Albemarle Co., Va.)
     Known children of William Clark and Sarah Anderson are in order as follows:
a.	John C. Clark, b. 1797 Union Co., Ky.
b.	William Clark, Jr.; married Pheobe Pratt 1817, Christian Co., Ky.
c.	James W. Clark, b. abt. 1798, Union Co., Ky.; married Rebecca McGill abt. 1823.
d.	Nancy Moranda Clark, b. abt. 1799, Union Co., Ky., married L.N. Cresswell 
	(per family census records of Carroll and Tallahatchie Countyies, indicates she was born 1817, and they were married in Carroll County on 1 March 1838, with Roland Clark as bondsman.)
e.	Joyce Clark, b. abt. 1801 (Vg.?); married a ___ Waggoner
f.	Sarah Clark, b. abt. 1803 (Vg.?); 
g.	Acquilla Clark (male), b. abt. 1807 (Vg.?); married Helen Hedges 1824
	(William, James, Nancy, Joyce, Sarah, and Aquilla are named in William Clark’s will, dated 1824, filed in Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky, as transcribed below)

1820 Census Record - Union Co., Kentucky 
Male: 0-10, 10-16, 16-18, 18-26, 26-45, above 45
Female: 0-10, 10-16, 16-24, 24-45, above 45

151	William Clark Jr.	-  -  1  1  1  -     2  1  1  -  -  -  2	(wm. Jr. 26-45, wife 16-24)(William Clark Jr., children, Serafina, John Madison Clark, Martha, Zephaniah W., James W., and Talitha were all born after 1820, Possible that Serafina could be listed as one of the two females in the 0-10 bracket since she was born in 1820, but all others were born after 1820.  This leaves two male children and two female children unaccounted for in the records.  However, since Rowland would again have been two, he does not show up as a child of William Clark Jr., since William Jr. shows no male children in the 0-10 age bracket. 

151	William Clark Sr.	-  1  -  1  -  1     -  -  2  -  1  -  3	(wm sr. above 45, wife above45)(james would be 22 years old, and still at home since he married in 1823, I think the other male, in the 10-16 bracket would be Aquilla, since he was born about 1807 he would have been 13, and the two females in the 16-24 bracket would be Joyce and Sarah, with Nancy already being married and out of the house)  This would account for William Sr.’s children.

146	Henry W. Clark	-  -  1  3  1  1     -  -  1  -  -  -  
151	John Clark	3  -  -  -  1  -     1  -  -  1  -  -  1	(john 26-45, wife 24-45)
(sarah age 7, William age 5, Pheobe, and Zephaniah, not born yet
NOTE:	in 1820, Rowland would have been 2 or three years old.. this is based upon the 1850 Census with Rowling, age 32 (1818).  None of the Clark’s except for John, has indicated a child in the 0-10 age bracket.  Also note, that under John Clark, there is only one confirmed son, William, age 5, based on the 1850 Census that shows up.  Since neither William Clark Jr. or Sr. show a child in the 0-10 age bracket, this highly suggests Rowland belongs with John C. Clark.
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This information is attested to by William Clarks Will on file in Union County Kentucky as follows:  This particular will was written and brought forward in 1824.

William Clark     Will # 31  Book 212  Page 564    Morganfield,Union County, Ky.
In the name of God, amen.  I, William Clark, of the county of Union, declare this to be my last will and testament.  I ask that my just debts be paid and my property which remains to be distributed as follows.  To my wife Sarah Clark, I give and bequeath, all and every species of property of which I dye possessed to have and hold as long as she lives---after her death, it is my will that the tract of land on which I now reside shall be equally divided according to quality and quanity between my two sons, James Clark and Aquilla Clark.  My household furniture and every species of perishable property which I possess, I leave to be equally divided after the death of my wife, between my three daughters, Nancy Clark, Sarah Clark, and Joyce Waggner.
            My carpenter tools to be sold to the highest bidder to assist in discharging my debts.  I appoint as executor to this my last will, etc. William Clark and Sarah Clark.  March 21, 1824.  Witnesses: Frances Lott  William Clark, Jr.

             At a family court began and held for Union County at the courthouse in Morganfield on Monday the 17th day of May 1824 this last will and testament of William Clark, deceased, brought forward in court and in person by the _____________of Frances Lott and William Clark, Jun’r, the subscribing witnesses thereunto.  Succession to be recorded.

 Attest:  James V. Hughes, Clerk 
(Researcher:  It is interesting to note, that in this will, nothing appears to have been left to sons John C. Clark and William Clark Jr., however, William Jr. appears to be one of of the executors, along with William Sr.’s wife Sarah) 
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From the same resources, the children of William and Sarah (Anderson) Clark are indicated as being: (This comes from Stephen Clark, Redwood Valley, CA. 707.485.0716. Through the LDS Website- FamilySearch.com)
	John C. Clark (b. about 1797) 	(Subject of this paper)
	William Clark, Jr. 		(Subject of this paper)
	James W. Clark (b. about 1798)
Nancy Moranda Clark (b. about 1799)- Line Descendant Jean Cessor of Carroll Co., Mississippi
Joyce Clark (b. about 1801); married a Waggoner
Sarah Clark (b. about 1803)
	Acquilla Clark (b. about 1807)	(Also on-line records through FamilySearch.com)

The first solid record that we have of any Clark in Carroll County, is 1833 from the  Original Plat Book for Carroll Co., Ms., in the Office of the Chancery Clerk. Betty Wiltshire’s book states that a more complete location and exact date can be found in the Plat Book.  First 38 pages are maps.  These were abstracted from Betty Wiltshire's book “Carroll County, Mississippi, Pioneers” 
Pg. 	T.   R. 	Name 			Acres		Date
186	20  R 3E	John C. Clark	80.11		1833
71	18  R 3E	Elizabeth Clark	39.86		1834
71	18  R 3E	Elizabeth Clark	40.00		1834
176	21  R 2E William Clark	85.59		1835
185	20  R 3E	John Clark	40.27		1835
186	20  R 3E	John Clark	40.21		1835
206	21  R 4E	Zenas A. Clark	42.73		1835	
231	20  R 6E	Zenas A. Clark	158.58		1835
232	20  R 6E	Zenas A. Clark	39.98		1835
220	21  R 5E	Zenas A. Clark	42.80		1836
42	19  R1E	Hector M. Clark	158.95		1844
63	17  R 3E	Robert Clark	85.41		1847
210	21  R 4E James M. Clark	39.58		1847

This can be cross checked, with theTax Rolls for Carroll County. (Again Betty Wiltshire’s Book)
William Clarke-		1835	(Apparently deceased in Dec 35/ Jan 36)

John Clark		1842	(Apparently brother to William, and admin. Of his estate)
Allen Clark		1842
Mrs. Martha Clark	1842
Robert Clark Clark	1842
E. Clark			1842
H.M. Clark		1842	(Apparently Hector M. Clark, showing up in Original Plat book above)

Patrick C. Clark		1847	(Estate, Deceased)
Eli Clark		1847
Isaac Clark		1847
G.W. Clark		1847	(This is possibly George W. Clark)
John M. Clark		1847
Rowlin W. Clark		1847	(Rowlin, Wm. and Zeprniah are adjacent to each other in Book. and the 
Wm. Clark		1847	1850 U.S. Census)
Zeprniah Clark		1847
N.A. Clark		1847

The following series of Court records of Carroll County, Mississippi, establish the family of William Clark, who apparently died either December 1835, or January 1836.(Again Betty Wiltshire’s Book)
	The January Term 1836 Court Records (pg 24) in which John Clark is appointed Administrator of William Clark's Estate.  Appraisers were listed as Standley Carr, Samuel Clay, and William C. Redditt.  Out of this action, the Children of William Clark can be established.  
	The July Term 1837, pg. 56, indicates that David Kerr is appointed guardian of William and Tillitha Clark, minors under age 14.  Orman L. Kimbrough, creditor of Cornelius Martin, appointed administrator of the estate.  John Clark, Zephaniah Pratt, and David A. Kerr appointed appraisers.  
	The October Term 1837, pg. 64, indicates that Sarafina T. Clark and Martha L. Clark, minors, orphans and daughters of William Clark, deceased, made choice of Zephaniah Pratt as their guardian.  John Madison Clark, minor, orphan and son of William Clark, deceased, made choice of David Miles as his guardian.
	The January Term 1838, pg. 75 indicates the Court approved the sale of lands of William Clark, deceased.
	The December Term 1839, pg. 137 indicates William D. Allison was to receive 165 acres of land from the estate of William Clark, deceased.
	
	Based on the above Court records, it appears that the William Clark indicated in the Tax Roll of 1835 above, died the first of January, 1836, and left the following children, since Court records indicate these were minors, they were all born approximately 1818 or later (1836 – 18 years):
	William Clark
	Tillitha Clark
	Sarafina T. Clark
	Martha L. Clark
	John Madison Clark- 

The second solid record that we have of any Kentucky Clark in Carroll County, is that of a Marriage Certificate dated  February 28, 1838 on file at the Carroll County, Office of the County Clerk, Mississippi Courthouse for Rowland Clark and Lucinda Lesley.  This individual is a direct ancestor of the author of this paper.  This leads to the question of who are the parents of of Rowland and Lucinda.

The 1840 U.S. Census for Carroll County, Mississippi, lists the following Clark Locations:
pg. 029	Martha Clark	1  2  -  -  1  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -#   1  -  2  -  -  1 	six colored slaves
pg. 030	John Clark	-  -  -  -  1  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  - # 1  -  -  1	(John 20-30)
pg. 030	James J. Boid	3  1  -  1  -  1  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  1  -  -  1  
pg. 047	E. Clark		1  -  -  -  -  1  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  1
pg. 053	Hector M. Clark	1  1  1  1  1  1  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  1  -  2  1  -  -  1

(note:  David S. Kerr is shown on page 31, also, James J. Boid, is listed on John C. Clark’s heirs will to William Clark in 1849.  James Boid’s (sp.) wife Sarah, is a daughter of John C. Clark., since the John Clark shown here, is age between 20-30, then this is probably not the John C. Clark that shows up in the Tax records.  It is possible that John C. was living with his daughter and son-in-law James and Sarah Boid (Boyd).

Male:  0-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-60, 60-70, 70-80, 80-90, 90-100, over 100
Female: 0-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-60, 60-70, 70-80, 80-90, 90-100, over 100
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On 21 Nov.1849, sealed in Dec. 1849, the following Deed was recorded Feb 18th, 1850:
R .W.  CLARK. Etux.
Deed
Wm. Clark

	This indenture made and entered into this 21st day of November 1849, between Rowland W. Clark, & Lucinda Clark of the first part, & Wm. Clark of the second part, all of the County of Carroll, & State of Mississippi. Witnesseth:  That the party of the first part, for and in Consideration of the sum of One hundred dollars to them in hand paid, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, have granted, sold and released unto the party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, all their right, title and interest, in and to the following described Lands, To wit:  the N1/2 W1/2 NW1/4 of Section 22.  Township 20. Range 3 E.  The S ½ of the W ½ of the SW ¼ of Section 15.  Township 20 of Range 3 East & E ½ NE ¼ of Section 21. Township 20 of Range 3 East: containing in all 160 58/100 acres, more or less; to have and to hold to the party of the second part, his heirs & @ forever. And the party of the first part will warrant and forever defend , this right and title to said land, against themselves, their heirs & @, but against no other claim, whatever.
In testimony whereof, the parties of the first part,  have hereunto set their hands and seals.

						R. W. Clark (seal)
                                                                                       Lucinda her x, Clark, (seal)
	By order as acting Justice of the Peace for said County, R.W. Clark and wife, and Lucinda Clark, above named and acknowledged that they signed, sealed, & delivered the above quit claim deed, as their act and deed;  And the said  Lucinda Clark, being by me examined, separate and apart from her said husband, acknowledged that she signed, sealed, and delivered said deed, freely & voluntarily, without, any fear, threats or compulsion, of or from her said husband.

	Given under my hand and seal this 27th day of December A.D. 1849
Recd for Record, February 18th 1850.
							Geo. M. Roberts, JP (seal)	
							James K. Lea, Clk.
							By   A.M. Nelson D.C.
(Based on the 1850 U.S. Census, this William would probably be the son of John C. Clark. And the land described in this deed is “ALL” of the original land grant for John C. Clark of 1840, a part of  this same land on the same day, was also deeded from John C. Clark’s heirs  to William. And from those same heirs including William, a part of this same land was deeded to L.N. Cresswell)  John C. Clark’s original land grant was obtained from on-line records, General Land Office, Bureau of Land Management, which is currently off-line, or a copy of same would be included..
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John Clark Heirs
To :	Deed
Wm. Clark Jr.

This indenture made and entered into this 21st day of November, 1849, between Isaac S.  Thompson and wife Phoebe L. Thomspon,  James J. Boyd and Sarah Boyd his wife, Z.P. Clark and wife Amelia Clark of the first part; and Wm. Clark of the second part, all of the County of Carroll, State of Mississippi;  witnesseth that the party of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred dollars to them in hand paid, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged have granted, sold and released to the party of  the second part, his heirs et al. all their right, title, claim and interest, in and to the following tract or parcel of land, to wit:  The East ½ northeast quarter of Section 21, Township 20, of Range 3 East containing 80 11/100 acres more or less to have and to hold the same, unto the party of the second part; his heirs et al. forever.  And the parties of the first part will warrant and forever defend, the right and title to said tract or parcel of land; against the claim of theirselves, their heirs et al., but against no other person.  In testimony whereof, the parties of the first part have hereunto set their hand and seal.
Z.P. Clark (Seal)
Amelia E. Clark (Seal)
James J. Boyd (seal)
Sarah Boyd (Seal)
Isaac S. Thompson (Seal)
Phoebe L. Thompson (Seal)
The State of Mississippi, Carroll County:  Personally appeared before the undersigned, an acting Justice of the Peace for said County, Isaac S. Thompson and wife Phoebe L. Thompson, James J. Boyd and wife Sarah Boyd, Z.P. Clark and wife Amelia E. Clark, above named ______acknowledged, that they signed, sealed, and delivered the foregoing quit claim deed as their act and decision on this day of the date thereof.
	And that said Pheobe L. Thompson, Sarah Boyd wife of James J. Boyd, and Amelia Clark wife of Z.P. Clark being by me examined separate and apart from their said husbands, acknowledged that they signed, sealed and delivered the said deed, free and voluntarily without any fear, threat, or compulsion of or from their said husband.
	Given under my hand and seal this ____(blank) day of December 27th, 1849.
			George W. Roberts, J.P. (seal)
			James K. Lea Clk.
			By A.M. Nelson D.C.
Rec’d for record Feb. 18, 1850.
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John Clark Heirs 
To:		Deed
L.N. Creswell

This indenture made and entered into, this 21st day of November, 1849, between James J. Boyd and wife Sarah Boyd, William Clark and wife Elizabeth J. Clark, Z.P. Clark and wife Amelia E. Clark, and Isaac S. Thompson and Pheobe L. Thompson, of the first part; and L.N. Creswell, of the second part, all of Carroll County, Mississippi witnesseth;  That the party of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred twenty five dollars to them in hand, sold and released unto the said party of the second part, his heirs, and assigns, all their right, title, claim and interest in and to the following described tract or parcel of land, to wit:  The S ½ of the W ½ of the SW ¼ of Section 15, Township No. 20, Range 3E to have and to hold the same unto the party of the second part, his heirs et.al. forever.  And the party of the first part, will warrant and forever defend the right and title to said tract of land, against themselves, their heirs, et.al., but against no other person.  In testimony whereof, the parties of the first part, have hereunto set their hand and seals.
			Z.P. Clark (seal)
			Amelia E. Clark (Seal)
			James J. Boyd (seal)
			Sarah Boyd (seal)
			William Clark (Seal)
			Elizabeth Clark (seal)
			Isaac S. Thompson (seal)
			Pheobe L. Thompson (seal)
The State of Mississippi, Carroll County:  Personally appeared before the undersigned, an acting Justice of the Peace for said county, James J. Boyd and wife Sarah Boyd, Wm. Clark and wife Elizabeth J. Clark, Z.P. Clark and wife Amelia E. Clark, Isaac S. Thompson and wife Phoebe L. Thompson, above named, acknowledged that they signed, sealed and delivered the foregoing deed, as their act and deed; and the said Sarah Boyd wife of James J. Boyd, Elizabeth J. Clark wife of Wm. Clark, Amelia E. Clark wife of Z.P. Clark, Phoebe L. Thompson wife of Isaac S. Thompson, being by me examined, separate and apart from their said husbands, acknowledged that they signed, sealed and delivered the said deed, freely and voluntarily, without any fear, threats, or compulsion, of or from her said husband.
	Given under my hand and seal, this 27th day of December, 1849.
			G.W. Roberts, J.P.  (seal)
			James K. Lea, Clk.
			By A.M. Nelson, D.C.
Rec’d for record Feb. 18th, 1850.
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The 1850 U.S. Census lists the following Clark households residing in Carroll County Mississippi from Kentucky.  All other Clarks listed, are from AL, SC, NC, and TN;  The Clark's from Kentucky are:

Name:			Age	Gender	Occup.	P.O.B.	Page	Household
Clark, Zephaniah		25	M	Farmer	KY	289A	501/510 (Note: This is a son of
    Emily			23	F		TN		William Clark, Jr., who died
									In late 1835/ early 1836)
									
Clark, Rowling M.	32	M	Farmer	KY	289A	504/513
    Lucinda		25	F		Unk
    May/Mary		10	F		MS
    Sarah			8	F		MS	
    Levicy		7	F		MS
    Ulsula		6	M		MS
    Nancy		4	F		MS
    Andrew		1	M		MS
Lesley, Jackson		22	M	Farmer	MS	(Presumed to be Lucinda's Brother)

Clark, William		35	M	Farmer	KY	289B	505/514	(Note: This is a son of 
    Elizabeth		10	F		TN			John C. Clark, who died
    Milby (?)		8	F		TN			between 1842, and 1847.
    John			7	M		TN
    Virginia		5	F		TN
    Rebecca		2	F		MS			
Clark, Elizabeth		33	F		NC

Clark, John M. 		28	M	Farmer	KY	294B	583/594  (Note: this appears to be
    Mahaly		29	F		TN		son of William Clark, Jr., who died
Shoemaker, Prentice	10	M		MS			in late 1835/early 1836)
Shoemaker, Joseph	7	M		MS
Shoemaker, John		4	M		MS
Clark, George		3	M		MS
Clark, William		1	M		MS

There is one other Clark worth noting, because of the name:
Clark, Zephaniah		25	M	Farmer	MS	284B	432/440
Enumerated with George W. Roberts	(This appears to be the son of John C. Clark)

Land Records for Rowland William Clark.
Land Patent Reports- from Bureau of Land Management (BLM).  State of Mississippi, Carroll County.
Rowland William Clark- signed 10/15/1855 for NE1/4 of SE1/4 of Sec 21, Twshp 20, Range 3E for 40.06 acres.
      MS1830_.179  Document No. 9386, Grenada Land Office.
Rowland W Clark - Signed 11/19/1859 for SE 1/4 of SW 1/4  of Sec. 20, Tshp 20, Range 3E  for 40.1 acres.
      MS1840__.154; Document No. 10280; Grenada Land Office.
Rowland W Clark - Signed 11/20/1875 for N 1/2 of SW 1/4 and the SW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Sec 20, Tshp 20N, Range 3E for 120.3 acres
      MS2320__.431; Document No. 390  Jackson Land Office.
Total land owned, all in Twshp 20, Range 3E, Sections 20 and 21 = 200.46 acres.

Note:  John C. Clark can be found in the same section (S21, T20N, R3E) John C. Clark’s original land patent in 1840 is the next 160 acres directly north of Rowland William Clark's original land patent of 1855.  It is located on Highway 35, between North  Carrolton and Holcomb, between Teoc Creek and Longview Church (they are about 1/2 mile apart)(Note:  USGS Topo maps indicate this Church as Longview Church, however, apparently name has changed, Jean Cessor indicates it is the Mt. Pisgah Church).  Highway 35 at this point intersects the middle of John C. Clark's land patent, and Rowland's original land patent is approx. 1/3 mile west of Longview Church.  All of this is located approxmately 4 1/2 miles due east of Teoc, Carrollton County, Mississippi and about 7 miles north northwest of North Carrollton.

In the History of Carroll County by W.F. Hamilton, pg. 76, written sometime after the Civil War,  indicates that “There were three Clark brothers, Roland, Zeph and William who lived in Beat 2 and reared families who enjoyed the respect of all their neighbors.”  Page 72 of the same book indicates “ Of the Clark Family there are many descendents.  The older members except Roland having died many years ago.  (Based on this particular indication, it would appear that the three Clark's listed in the 1850 Census, all lived close to each other and were brothers.  This is croshchecked against the 1847 Tax List, which has a Roland, Zepreniah, and William Clark next to each other on the list).

Oral Family History, from Jean Cessor, of Sunflower County, Mississippi, indicates that her grandfather (Frank Lee Madden Sr.) made statements that Roland Clark was his Uncle.  After review of lineage, it indicates that Frank Lee Madden's parents were Mary J. Cresswell and Stephen Benton Madden, so Roland "Clark" could not have been his uncle.  After review with Jean Cessor, there is an opinion therefore that Roland Clark was a "great uncle" to Frank Madden, hence a sibling to Nancy Moranda Clark (b. 1799 in Union Co., Ky), who married Leonard Nickson Cresswell.  Nancy Moranda Clark is a sibling to John C. and William Clark Jr. pertaining to this discussion.  Effie and Bessie Clark, daughters of Benjamin Franklin Clark, who is a son of Zephaniah William Clark, also called Rowland an “Uncle”.  But this also is the wrong generation, it can be construed that if Rowland was a sibling to Nancy Moranda Clark, then Rowland would be B.F. Clark’s Uncle and Zephaniah William Clark’s brother.  Jean Cessor’s mother can remember’s going home to visit on the weekends and visiting with Effie and Bessie Clark.  She would return and teach school at Grassy Lake during the week, Bessie boarded with Jean’s grandma and grandpa.  Bessie and Jean’s mother shared a room.  Bessie taught Jean’s mother how to read and write when Jeans’ mother was four years old, an that Jeans’ mother “perceived” that Roland lived with Bessie’s parents at the time also, hence calling him “uncle Roland”.
  It can be presumed that B.F. called him Uncle, and that his daughters did the same.  This is also corroborated by previous research done by Nick and Dorothy Murray and Ms. Ethel Breland Lanier.
Also, photographs of Nancy M. Clark Cresswell have been found in the authors possession from a photo album (original owner was Minnie Agnes (Smith) Jensen, the author’s great grandmother, Minnie is a granddaughter of Rowland Clark, it was passed from Minnie, to her daughter Mary A. Jensen, to her son, Christian Jessen Hansen, Jr., to myself, son of C.J. Hansen Jr.) This photo album has been handed down over the generations and positive identification of some photographs by descendents of Nancy M. Clark Cresswell have been procured. 
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CONCLUSIONS:
Of the above, some conclusions could be drawn. There are currently three possible scenarios.  Option #1 appears to be the correct conclusion based on the reasons stated.

Option #1
Rowland may be the son of John C. Clark (William, Micajah, Bowling, Christopher)
1.	Based on Rowland's initial land grant in 1855 is adjacent to John C. Clark.
2.	Also based on W.F. Hamilton's Article of three brothers (Roland, William, and Zeph) in coordination with the 1850 U.S. Census.
3.	Based on the 1849 Deed Transfer from Rowland and wife to Wm. Clark, same date as Deed transfer from John Clark Heirs, (4 children listed) to Wm. Clark.
4.	Based on 1820 Union Co., Ky census, which lists Wm. Clark Sr., Wm. Clark Jr., and John Clark, with John Clark being the only one of three that has a male issue (3 total), between the ages of 0-10 years (Rowland would have been 2-3 years old, and to date, only William has been identified at that age., so there is still one unidentified child).
5.	

Option #2
Rowland Clark may be the son of William and Pheobe (Pratt) Clark.(William, Micajah, Bowling, Christopher)
This conclusion is reached based upon the following drawn correlations based on IF Rowland is son of this couple.
1.	Rowland's sisters, Sarafina and Martha both had Zephaniah Pratt as guardian (possibly Rolands’ Uncle/grandfather.)
2.	Zephaniah Pratt also was a guardian for a James Leslie (possibly Lucinda’s brother).
3.	Rowland's sister Martha, also married a George T. Lesley (possibly Lucinda’s brother.)
4.	Lucinda's brother (presumed) Jackson Lesley is living with Rowland and Lucinda in the 1850 Census.
5.	David Kerr is appointed Guardian of William and Tillatha.
6.	David Kerr also married a Margaret Clark (unknown connection)
7.	In July of 1837, John Clark, David Kerr and Zephania Pratt were appointed admin's of William's Estate
8.	Rowland Clark's land patent can be found adjacent to John C. Clark’s original land patent.
9.	Also based on W.F. Hamilton's article of three brothers (Roland, William, and Zeph) in coordination with the 1850 U.S. Census.
HOWEVER,  the 1820 U.S. Census, Union County, Kentucky, shows that William Clark did not have any male issue between 0-10 years old at that time.  So Rowland was not in this household.)

Option No. 3
Rowland may be a sibling of John C. and William Clark. (William, Micajah, Bowling, Christopher)
6.	Based on Jean Cessor's grandfather's comment that Rowland was a “great Uncle”, hence a sibling to Nancy Moranda Clark. As well as Effie and Bessie Clarks recollection.  This is also a shared view by Nick and Dot Pratt, Clark/Smith researchers, as well as Ms. Lanier Breland, another Clark researcher.
a.	Knowing that Rowland/Rowling was born in 1818, this would put him the youngest of this generation.  
		b.Knowing that William Clark Sr., did not have any male issue between the ages of 0-10 years, then Rowland is not found in this household.