Rachel Welsh (or Walsh) Clark, (dau?)

1792 - 1859  (67 years)

• Name	Rachel Welsh (or Walsh) Clark  [1]
  Suffix	(dau?)
  Birth	1792	Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	3 Mar 1859	Louisiana
  Notes	NOTE: Was Walsh possibly a maiden name? Perhaps it's "Welsh." Possible connections: John Clark m (2) Mary Stephens. Wife (1) Mary Cantey could have been her mother. Spons of John Clark (James & Esther Comstock) on 4 Jul 1809. George Welsh bt 1814, s/o Jacob Welsh & Susan Robert (Ben & Eliz Cole) was sponsored by George Stephens and his sister Mary Stephens, who was then the widow of John Clark. IF correct, Susan Robert is Rachel's aunt. Rachel's husband is brother to the sponsors (though both bros. have "Wm" in their name). Aunt Susan was married after Rachel was named; but possible family connection not yet discovered. ATTACHED ONLY FOR FURTHER RESEARCH!!! == from notes of Patrick Clark: There was a possible connection between the Clarks and the Stephens in Maryland. There is a Rachel Clark who married William Stevens and some purport that she is the daughter of Francis; however her birth is 1792. A tree on Ancestry shows her as Rachel Walsh Clark b 1785 Baltimore d 5 Mar 1859 Louisiana m 1807 William Stephens (1780-1857) children: Ann 1808 Marie Elizabeth 1819 John Vachel 1820 Rachel 1820 Julia 1824 Mary Elzabeth 1826 Julia Ann 1833 (m1 John Pierre Dudoit; m2 James Taylor Smith parents: Patrick Clark & Rachel Malone however Patrick died too early to be her father. === from notes on William Stephens Carol Noack (cnoack@exp.net): "I have a photocopy of the pages of John Stephens bible which says William Stephens was born 1780 and died 16 Feb 1857 at age 77. It says Rachel Clark was born 1792 and died 5 Mar 1859 at age 65." George Stephens marriage was witnessed by a H.W. Stephens (H. William - this William?) LV Hayes: If Rachel's 1792 birth date is correct, she cannot be a daughter of Francis and Rachel. Francis died c 1780, and Rachel remarried soon thereafter. She had her first child by her second husband, Joshua Garrett, in 1783 (and 7 more after that). Looks like we're going to have to find another set of parents for Rachel." ATTACHED ONLY FOR FURTHER RESEARCH!!!
  Person ID	I1997	Roots
  Last Modified	16 May 2015

  
  

  Father	Matthew Clark,   b. Abt 1760   d. Aft 1791 (Age ~ 32 years)
  Mother	Marie Robert,   b. Abt 1772, Natchez District, Mississippi d. Aft 1791 (Age ~ 20 years)
  Marriage	9 Feb 1790	Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana   [3]
  Family ID	F957	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Stephens,   b. 1780, Virginia d. 16 Feb 1857, Henry, Vermillion Parish, Louisiana (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	1807	Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
  Children	1. Ann Stephens,   b. Abt 1808   d. Aft 1829 (Age ~ 22 years) + 2. John Vachell Stephens,   b. 14 Oct 1820   d. 1 Nov 1864 (Age 44 years)   3. Rachel Stephens,   b. Abt 1822   d. Aft 1843 (Age ~ 22 years) + 4. Julia Ann Stephens,   b. 9 Sep 1833, Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana d. 12 Apr 1911, Nederland, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 77 years) + 5. Mary Elizabeth Stephens,   b. Abt 1826   d. Aft 1847 (Age ~ 22 years)
  Family ID	F956	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2011

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1792 - Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Marriage - 1807 - Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Death - 3 Mar 1859 - Louisiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  Terry (MNCajun@aol.com). Carol Noack (cnoack@exp.net). Southwest Louisiana Records.