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Not knowing how our family ties into being related to Abraham Clark, there are several possibilities. There was a second cousin of Abraham's, David Clark, who could be our link....see the chart below. The other possibility is that Abraham's son, Thomas, had a son named David. Perhaps that's our link, which would make us direct descendants. Another possibility is that Andrew, son of Abraham, who was on the prison ship, HMS Jersey, could have been our ancestor. Andrew was the basis of my novel, A PATRIOT'S PRICE. Since his regiment was part of Sullivan Expedition, he would have traveled to the Finger Lakes NY area during the war. Our family lines can be traced back to this area.
So...are we related to the signer?
a) Yes....we would be "cousins" to Abraham (as seen in the charts below)
b) Yes...we are descendants of Thomas Clark who was a son of Abraham, the signer.
c) Yes...we are descendants of Andrew Clark who was a son of Abraham, the signer.
d) We will never know!!!
So...are we related to the signer?
a) Yes....we would be "cousins" to Abraham (as seen in the charts below)
b) Yes...we are descendants of Thomas Clark who was a son of Abraham, the signer.
c) Yes...we are descendants of Andrew Clark who was a son of Abraham, the signer.
d) We will never know!!!