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From: "Jim Gilmer" <>
Subject: Re: [NCMOORE] Anyone know the parents of my Alexander Clark???
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 11:59:55 -0500 (Central Daylight Time)
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Mary,



Here's contact information for Buffalo Presbyterian Church, Sanford, Lee Co
(formerly Moore Co), NC



Jim Gilmer



Sandra Lemons - Secretary, Elder, DCE

Email:

Main Phone: (919) 776-7313

Fax Number: (919) 776-3264

Address:

1333 Carthage Street

Sanford, NC 27330

Jim Gilmer



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From: Donnie and Mary Young

Date: 04/22/06 10:41:00

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Subject: [NCMOORE] Anyone know the parents of my Alexander Clark???



I am writing from memory, as I haven't worked on this line in quite a while.

Since I worked on this line, I've changed computers twice, moved twice, and

can't seem to be able to find some of my records yet.

I am descended from Alexander Clark -- parents and siblings are unknown.

Alexander was a founding member of the Buffalo Presbyterian Church, lived on

Buffalo Creek, and married twice in the area that I know of. His first wife

was Margaret Thompson, believed to be the daughter of Malcolm Thompson and

brother to Daniel Thompson (who lived next door to Alexander Clark). He was

said to have married her in 1799. In the early 1800's (I'm thinking 1815,

but my memory isn't so great with dates), he married Margaret

McRaine/McCraine believed to be daughter of Hugh McCraine/McRaine. I do

have a list of Alexander's children. The children married into these

families: McIver, Kelly, and McPherson.

I have two books (Misc Records of Moore Co and the Buffalo Presbyterian

Church book) which I already have information from. A Clark cousin has been

to NC, and couldn't find any information about Alexander's father or

siblings. In the Misc Records of Moore Co book, it mentions Alexander Clark

in a blurb about Drowning Creek Clark's -- Nevin and I think the other might

have been Kenneth.

Does anyone know of these Drowning Creek Clark families???

Alexander's son Malcom moved to Calloway Co Kentucky along with his sister

who married a Kelly. Calloway Co Kentucky is where my father was born, and

there are still a lot of Clark's there today (at one time, my father's

generation had over 100 1st cousins). I have yet to find out where

Alexander or either of his two wives are buried. It was suggested to me

that it was probably a family burial site on their farm (which was huge) and

that it was probably built over by now.

If it was indeed at the Buffalo Presbyterian, would anyone know if cemetery

records for the church date that far back? Thanks. ~ Mary (Clark) Young







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