Sarah Judith Clarke1

Female, #10015, (circa 1758 - after 1813)

ParentJohn Clarke1 (1728 - 1794)
ParentJudith Mallet1 (2 Sep 1736 - )
Sarah Judith Clarke|b. circa 1758\nd. after 1813|p10015.htm|John Clarke|b. 1728\nd. 1794|p10016.htm|Judith Mallet|b. 2 Sep 1736|p10036.htm|Thomas Clarke (4)|b. circa 1703\nd. 1752|p10017.htm|Sarah Norwood|b. say 1700|p10019.htm|Etienne Mallet|b. circa 1707|p10011.htm||||

Birth*circa 1758 Sarah was born circa 1758. 
 She was the daughter of John Clarke and Judith Mallet.1 
Married Namebefore 1775 As of before 1775, her married name was Harvey. 
Marriage*before 1775 She married James Harvey at Edgefield Co., South Carolina, before 1775.2 
Deed*1 Jul 1784 She granted a deed to Josiah Carter on 1 Jul 1784 at Wilkes Co., Georgia.
(Book A, 1784-1786, p. 51, 1 & 2 July 1784, James Harvey and Sarah his wife, to Josiah Carter, all of Wilkes Co. Lease and Release, for £50, 200 acres, on the N. side of Ogechee, granted Harvey, 25 Nov. 1783, adj. N.W. by Ogechee River, all other sides vacant when surveyed. (signed) James Harvey, Sarah (x) Harvey. Wit: Henry Graybill, J.P., John Harvey, Richard (x) Hamlin. Proved 27 July 1785 by witnesses, Benj. Thompson, J.P. Regd. 12 Oct. 1785, Benj. Catching, C.W.C.
).3 
(heir) Will16 Jan 1807 In James Harvey's will on 16 Jan 1807 at Hancock Co., Georgia, Sarah was named as an heir.
     In his will, probated on 4 Nov 1807, James Harvey named his wife, Sary Harvey; his sons John, Richard, Apsey, Leroy, Jeremiah and Asenath; and his daughters Judith, Elizabeth Lucy, Mary, and Rebecah. Exrs: Sary Harvey, Thomas Cooper, John Harvey; Wits: John Harvey, Hardy Jernigan and Michael Harvey Sr. (Need to look up actual will on microfilm).4 
Death*after 1813 She died at Hancock Co., Georgia, after 1813. 
Biography* Sarah Clark, daughter of John and Judith Clark, married prior to 1779 James Harvey, son of Thomas and Rachel Harvey, who was born an Virginia about 1755 and died in Hancock Co., Ga. in 1807. Sarah (Clark) Harvey died an Hancock Co. in 1813. James Harvey, like his father Thomas Harvey (sic) (Thomas was actually a brother of James)2 and his brothers, John, Evan, Michael and Richard Harvey, served in the Revolution an South Carolina and Georgia (see Harvey Family), and received land-grants an Georgia for has Revolutionary services (see D.A.R. Lineage Book, XX, 39; Salley "Stub Indents to Rev. Claims in S.C."; Candler "Rev. Records of Ga.", II, Pp. 555 and 677, Knight "Ga. Roster of the Rev.", p. 383; Smith' Story of Ga. and Ga. People", p. 617). James Harvey lived for several years in Wilkes Co., Ga., but was in Greene Co. in 1792, and by 1802 was in Hancock Co., where he died. His will was dated Jan. 16, 1807 and his appraisement occurred on Nov. 4, 1807 (Hancock Co. W.B. "C", pp. 429 and 432). The will mentions has wife Sarah and children Judith, Lucy, Mary, Rebecca, John, Elizabeth, Jeremiah, Richard, Epsy, Leroy, and Asenath; makes has wife Sarah, son-in-law Thomas Cooper and son John Harvey executors; and was witnessed by has brothers, John Harvey, Sr., and Michael Harvey, Sr. The inventory of Sarah (Clark) Harvey was dated Jan. 21, 1813 (Hancock W.B. "G", p. 158). I have no record of the descendants of the sons of James and Sarah (Clark) Harvey. Of the daughters, the eldest, Judith Harvey, married Thomas Cooper, Jr., of Eatonton, Ga., a prominent member of the Baptist Church and a wealthy man in his day. They were parents of Congressman Mark. A. Cooper of Georgia; ancestor of the Nisbet family; and grandparents of Rev. Thomas and Rev. Samuel Boykin, distinguished Baptist ministers of Atlanta, Ga. Of the other daughters, Lucy married Edmund Low; Mary married Bennett Hillsman; Rebecca married William Williams; Elizabeth married a Mr. Johnston; Epsy married Benjamin Rutherford; and Asenath died young.
(Names referenced above: Sarah Judith Clarke Sarah Judith Clarke).1 

Family

James Harvey (1751 - circa Oct 1807)
Marriage*before 1775 She married James Harvey at Edgefield Co., South Carolina, before 1775.2 
Child

Charts Warren Culpepper's Ancestry Chart
Last Edited 5 Jun 2006

Citations

  1. B. C. Holtzclaw, "Clark of Surry and Isle of Wight Counties," Southern Genealogies #1, Historical Southern Families, Vol. I FTM CD191.
  2. Alton Lewis Harvey, The John Harvey (1720-1772) Family of the Edgefield District, SC A. L. Harvey, 2006, Repository: Warren Culpepper's Personal Library.
  3. Michael Martin Farmer, Wilkes Co., GA Deed Books A - VV, 1784 - 1806 Farmer Genealogy, Dallas.
  4. Hancock Co., GA Wills (1792-1842) DAR, 1950.
    Cites Book C (1803-1806), page 429.