Mary Clark

1693 - 1757  (64 years)

• Name	Mary Clark  [1]
  Birth	1693	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Will - Named in Fathers will	1 Apr 1698	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	In his will Robert Clarke, wife Mary, named: father-in-law Joseph Benthall Sr., daughter Elizabeth Clarke, daughter Mary Clarke (under 16), daughter Ann (under 16), godson & goddaughter William & Sarah Delacourt (under 18), Thomas Richards, goddaughter Bridget Fisher, neighbor John Powell.
  Land - they inherited land	1699	tract N54, west of Machapungo, Northampton Co, Virginia   [4]
  	In 1690 William and Elizabeth Rickards sold to Robert Clarke (wife Mary) and nine years later he left the home and 200 acres to his daughter Elizabeth, who married Richard Jacob, and 50 acres to his daughter Mary, who married Edmund Bibby.
  Will - Named in Mothers will	29 Dec 1703	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	In her will Mary Clark, "being senceable that all woman are borne to dye when it shall please God to call," gave my dau. Mary Clark. To my dau. Ann Clark one hand mill. If two daus. die without heirs then their legacies to my sister Ann Benthall. To my dau. Elizabeth 12p. My honored father Joseph Benthall, Sr., extr. If my father dies, then my brother Daniel Benthall to be extr. Witt: William Benthall, Jeane Masman(?).
  Age - Their age was stated in a record	Aug 1707	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	She was shown as Mary Clarke, orphan of Robt, age 12-14, when she chose her guardian.
  Marr Name	Mary Bibby
  Marr Name	Mary Manlove
  Record ID	58345
  Death	1 Dec 1757	Sussex Co, Delaware   [6, 7]
  	Mary, the wife of William Manlove, died 1 Dec 1757 around 5 p.m.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Dr. George Clarke, I,   b. Abt 1595, England d. Bef 28 Apr 1650, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 55 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Mary (--?--),   b. Abt 1640   d. Bef 16 Feb 1713/14  (Age < 74 years)  (Grandmother)
  Siblings	2 sisters
  + 1. Elizabeth Clarke,   b. Abt 1686, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Richard Jacob, II,  m. Bef 1 Mar 1702/03 + 2. Mary Clark,   b. 1693, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. 1 Dec 1757, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age 64 years) ▻ Edmund (13) Bibby,  m. 1 Oct 1709 ;   William (of Wm of Mark I) Manlove,  m. 6 Dec 1716 + 3. Ann Clark,   b. 1696, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 11 Oct 1743, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 47 years) ▻ Henry Clegg, I,  m. Abt 1713
  Person ID	I58345	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Robert Clarke,   b. Abt 1660, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 31 Jan 1698/99, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 39 years)
  Mother	Mary Benthall,   b. Abt 1665, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 28 Nov 1709, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 44 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1686  [3]
  Family ID	F18484	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Edmund (13) Bibby,   b. Abt 1684, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 6 Dec 1716 (Age < 32 years)
  Marriage	1 Oct 1709	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [1, 4, 7]
  Children	+ 1. Ester Bibby,   b. 16 Nov 1710, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ John Burroughs  m. Abt 1733   2. Matthew Bibby,   b. 19 Jan 1712/13, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F18483	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	William (of Wm of Mark I) Manlove,   b. 25 Dec 1691, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 15 Mar 1761, Kent Co, Delaware (Age 69 years)  Other Partners: ╚═Alce (--?--),   b. Abt 1700   d. Yes, date unknown  m. Aft 1 Dec 1757
  Marriage	6 Dec 1716  [6, 7]
  	They were shown as William Manlove and Mary Bibe, both of Kent Co. Witt: Isaac Uptgrave, Waitman Sipple, Thomas Jestor, Edward Burrows, Thomas Hammons, Nathan Luff?, John Cripin, John Murphey, Darethy? Burrows, Wm. Brinkloe, Nathan Hunn, Mary Brinkloe, Hannah Manlove.
  Children	1. Nathaniel Manlove,   b. 6 Jan 1717, Kent Co, Delaware d. 27 Apr 1729, Kent Co, Delaware (Age 12 years) + 2. William (of Wm of Wm of Mark I) Manlove, Jr.,   b. 29 Apr 1721, Kent Co, Delaware d. 27 Apr 1748, Kent Co, Delaware (Age 26 years) ╚═ Elizabeth (--?--)  (Age < 60 years)  m. Abt 1745 + 3. Mary Manlove,   b. 27 Oct 1723, Kent Co, Delaware d. 7 Nov 1779 (Age 56 years) ╚═ Joseph Mason  m. Abt 1745   4. Ruth Manlove,   b. 10 Dec 1726, Kent Co, Delaware d. 5 Apr 1746, Kent Co, Delaware (Age 19 years) + 5. Sarah Manlove,   b. 28 Sep 1730, Kent Co, Delaware d. 27 Feb 1776, Kent Co, Delaware (Age 45 years) ╚═ William Masten  m. Abt 1750
  Family ID	F30762	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1693 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Fathers will - 1 Apr 1698 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Mothers will - 29 Dec 1703 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA Age - Their age was stated in a record - Aug 1707 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 1 Oct 1709 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S887] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 1, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2004), p. 312 (Bibby Family), 887. [S623] William R.M. Houston & Jean M. Mihalyka, Colonial Residents of Virginia's Eastern Shore (Whose Ages Were Proved Before Court Officials of Accomack and Northampton Counties), (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1985), p. 20, 623. [S497] Marshall, James H. Wills & Adm N'hamp Co,1632-1802, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994), p. 161 (will of Robert Clarke, wife Mary), 497. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Virginia's Eastern Shore (A History of Northampton and Accomack Counties), in a 2 volume set, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 349 (tract N54), 572. [S497] Marshall, James H. Wills & Adm N'hamp Co,1632-1802, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994), p. 192 (will of Mary Clark), 497. [S2167] Wright, Col Fam of DE, Vol. 1, (Delmarva Roots, 217 Schley Ave., Lewes, DE, 2003), p. 150 (Manlove Family), 2167. [S3032] Online link provided by Patricia Mason Harris aka Patclare , Pennsylvania Magazine of History & Biography, v31, (The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1907), 3032.