Augustin Wade

Richard married Elizabeth Anna Clark about 1779 in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. Elizabeth (daughter of Patrick Clark and Catherine Melon) was born about 1760 in of, Baltimore, Maryland; died after 1787. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

from Baptisms of Avoyelles:
Clark, Anna (Patricio Clark & Catherina Melone of Penn) m Richardo Wade.
assumed from baptism records of their grandchildren

Henry married Rachel Shipley about 1759. Rachel was born about 1730; died after 1761. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Note: from Melinda: The theory that I go by (and other Clark researchers I've corresponded with agree) is that Francis and Patrick are brothers who married sisters Rachel and Catherine in Baltimore.

CLARK, Patrick - wit the death of Marie Donegan 1780 - Opel. Ch.: Folio OA, p. 9

CLARK, Patrick - wit marriage of Lewis Hooter and Marie Louis Valbrick 6 Feb 1793

CLARK, Patricio - Avoyelles Par 1800 with 1 woman, 2 boys. Apostolic Roman Catholic. Living next door to son Jacobo [James].

CLARK, Patrick - 11 Mar 1809 sold land to Assa White in Avoyelles Par; land is bounded by land of Daniel Clark

from Melinda's website (copyrighted)
Patrick Clark was an early resident of Colonial Louisiana, having signed the death document of Maria Donegan or Duncan 15 August 1780. In November 1780, he sold a barge in a document that mentioned his brother "Clarens" (probably Terrance) as a recipient of some of the proceeds of the sale. He was the witness for the marriage of Louis Hooter to Marie Louise Valdrick 6 February 1793 (Louis may have been the brother of Patrick's son-in-law Joseph Hooter) and served as godfather to several of the children of his neighbors and kin. The last document found of Patrick is a land sale in 1809 to Asa White who is the second husband of daughter Sarah. Patrick does not appear in the 1810 census of Louisiana.
Text: This is the first document we see with Patrick's signature.

Patrick married Catherine Melon about 1759. Catherine (daughter of John* Melon and (..) Melon, Mrs) was born about 1740 in of, Pennsylvania; Virginia; died after 1766. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Note: from Melinda - The theory that I go by (and other Clark researchers I've corresponded with agree) is that Francis and Patrick are brothers who married sisters Rachel and Catherine in Baltimore.

Notes:

As a little known event to add to the troubles in Ireland in the middle of the eighteenth century, a famine occured in 1739-40 which was said to have caused nearly 400,000 deaths to occur in Ireland.


Melinda writes of (..) Clark:
It is a supposition on the part of several Louisiana Clark researchers that Terence, Patrick, John and Francis are brothers. There is an additional Clark family in the Orleans Territory, headed by Matthew Clark and Isabelle Wilson, who may be another brother. There are various documents that link the descendants of the first four as cousins (find reference here from Sue Severson). Patrick's wife and Francis' wife both are named Melon/Malone (and various other transliterated spellings) and are both referred to as "from Baltimore, Maryland." In addition, there is a 1790 document executed by Patrick in which the scribe refers to his brother "Clarens", which may be Terence.

Nicholas* married Catherine* Quinter about 1737. Catherine* was born about 1720; died after 1766. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John* married (..) Melon, Mrs about 1745. (..) was born about 1725 in of, Baltimore, Maryland; died before 1797. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]