Matching family tree profiles for William Clack
view all
Immediate Family
-
wife -
son -
-
son -
daughter
-
father -
mother
-
brother
-
sister
-
brother
About William Clack
Not the husband of Mary Spencer
http://edlers.org/pers/AP/02clac.pdf
William1 Clack1 was born about 1628, probably in or near Marden, Wiltshire. He married Mary [Clack], probably about 1649 in Marden; at least four children. He died about 1682, age probably about 54.
William Clack's father was Richard Clack (born about 1574), whose father was also Richard Clack. At this time we don't know anything else about the Clack family forebears.
Children were Nicholas Clack; Rev. James Clack, Sr.; Richard Clack and Francis Clack
http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/american-historical-society/a...
American Historical Society.
American biography : a new cyclopedia (Volume 47)
The
son of Henry Rogers and his wife, Elizabeth
(Lankford) Rogers, was the Rev. Elijah Rog
ers, who married Catherine Clack, daughter
of the Hon. Spencer Clack and his wife, Mary
(Beavers) Clack (descended from the Cheva
lier Robert de Beauvilliers, the name in later
generations being variously spelled).
The Clack family was originally seated in
France, where the name was Le Clerc. Mem
bers of the line came to England and subse
quently to America. The name has gone
through various changes, and the records of
the family are much confused by the almost
inevitable tendency of those who kept the rec
ords to write it Clark. In Marden Parish, in
Wiltshire, England, two brothers were born,
Rev. James and Nicholas, sons of William
Clack who married Mary Spencer, sister of
Colonel Nicholas Spencer of Virginia, and cou
sin of Lord Culpepper, governor of Virginia.
In 1679 these brothers, both clergymen, ar
rived in Virginia, and although barely of age,
were given very desirable parishes. James
Clack became rector of Ware, and although
other records have been lost, his epitaph is
still preserved there. He married Jane Boiling.
Captain James Clack, their son, married Mary
Sterling, and moved to Brunswick County in
1742. His second son, John Clack, was in mili
tary service, and also surveyed for the Gov
ernment in North Virginia. He married Mary
Kennon, daughter of Richard Kennon, Jr., and
Agnes Boiling, daughter of Robert Boiling and
his second wife, Ann Stith.
Spencer Clack was the son of John and Mary
(Kennon) Clack. He was born in Loudon
County in 1746, later became a surveyor, and
was sent to North Virginia to receive his train
ing under George Washington, who was con
nected with his family by marriage. When
Spencer Clack joined the Masons, he was spon
sored by George Washington and sat in the
lodge with him. In 1766 he married Mary Beav
ers, and about 1789 removed to Tennessee with
his wife and their large family. Records in
Tennessee show that Suencer Clack was a very
wealthy man with many slaves and extensive
property holdings. John Clack, his father,
served in many public offices, being county lieu
tenant in 1748, and later sheriff, burgess, vestry
man and surveyor of highways. He served in
the Revolution with his sons. Spencer Clack
also held offices of prominence. He was a
member of the first Constitutional Convention
of Tennessee, and served continuously in the
Legislature from 1796 until his death in 1832.
At Sevierville, Tennessee, the Spencer Clack
Chapter of the Daughters of the American
Revolution has been organized, and a monu
ment erected to his memory.
view all
William Clack's Timeline
| 1628 |
1628
|
Mardin, Wiltshire, England (United Kingdom)
|
|
| 1653 |
1653
|
Marden Parish, Wiltshire, England (United Kingdom)
|
|
| 1658 |
1658
|
Marden, Wiltshire, England
|
|
| 1663 |
1663
|
||
| 1666 |
1666
|
||
| 1682 |
1682
Age 54
|
Marden, Wiltshire, England (United Kingdom)
|