David Beattie Clark1

b. 1817, d. 12 March 1896
FatherCapt. John B. Clark1 b. 9 Aug 1785, d. Feb 1869
MotherMary Beattie1 b. 10 Nov 1794, d. 30 Jun 1858
Birth1817 David Beattie Clark was born in 1817, however the exact date is not consistently reported.2,3,4 
MarriageOct 1844 He married Mary Ann K. Shugart, daughter of Zachariah Shugart Jr. and Elizabeth Offult, in Oct 1844.5,6 
Children1845  Eric Shugart's webpage lists children John, Mary Ann, Willie, Henry and Josephine Beatty Clark. The 1860 and 1870 census records show children John, Mary and Josephine living with Mary Ann and David, but I have not been able to document the other children.7,8,9 
Land-Sell13 Feb 1847 On on 13 Feb 1847 David and Mary sold 54 acres of land to James Clark for $600. It represented David and Mary Ann's share of the 400 acre tract her father Zachariah Shugart purchased from Phillip Griever/Greever in 1820. The acreage sat on the south end of the Shugart/Griever tract and was adjacent to James Clark. 
Land-Buy27 Aug 1847  The following February David B. Clark and Eliza Shugart purchased 136 acres from George and Susannah Cole for $1,700, "in proportion to respective parts by them paid." 
  This appears to represent David (and Mary Ann) jointly purchasing land with Mary Ann's sister Eliza. 
Cens-18503 Aug 1850  And in fact when David and Mary Ann's household was enumerated in August 1850 it included 32 year old Eliza Shugart as well as 2 year old John Clark [David and Mary Ann's son]. David was noted as owning land valued at $2,000. Eliza was not listed as owning land at all.10 
6 May 1858  David was not mentioned in an agreement made in 1858 between his parents John and Mary, and David's brothers John and James. The agreement called for the two men to pay certain debts and legacies in exchange for which their parents deeded them 4 tracts of land. However in 1877, when a settlement accounting of the agreement was presented at Washington County court, David was shown to have received $265.65 the previous October. He also received a similar amount on behalf of John Breckenridge who was married to David's sister Nancy. She had also not received a legacy under the original agreement.11,12 
Cens-18601860  On the eve of the Civil War David and Mary Ann's household was again enumerated. They now owned land valued at $4,600 as well as personal property of an almost equal amount. Three children were enumerated: John, Mary, and Josephine, as well as Eliza Lane (53).9 [Mary Ann's sister Eliza had married Benjamin Lane in 1853] 
Cens-1860- Slave26 Jul 1860  David's personal property reflected his ownership of 4 slaves.13 
Cens-18708 Oct 1870  The changes brought on by the end of the war were reflected on the 1870 census. David's land lost a quarter of its value and his personal property decreased to $750. The census also recorded the fact that David could not read or write.14 
Cens-188021 Jun 1880  The 1880 census clarified that David (63) and Mary Ann (64) lived in the Saltville district of Washington County. Their two daughters Mary and Josephine, as well as Elizabeth Layne (74) were also again enumerated as part of the household.15 
  David's daughter Josephine married in 1882. His sister-in-law Eliza Lane died in 1883. Mary Ann died in June 1893. David and Mary Ann's daughter Mary (who did not marry) may have stayed on the family land as she was enumerated in later years farming land in the Saltville District. 
Death12 Mar 1896 David died on 12 Mar 1896.16,17 
Burial He was buried at Old Glade Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.16 

Research Comment:

There is an 1879 marr record, on p. 59 of Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880 by Thomas Colley, for a David Clark, son of John B. and Mary Clark. He was 43 years old, and widowed. He married Margaret Watson, age 30, daughter of Robt and Jane Watson. Some researchers have interpreted this entry as a second marriage for David Beattie Clark. However, there are two problems with this assumption. First, the David in the marriage record was born about 1835-36, which is almost 20 years after David Beattie Clark's birth. Secondly, Mary Ann, David Beattie's wife, was still alive in 1879. The explanation lies in the fact there was a second David Clark in Washington County who was the son of a second John B. and Mary Clark.

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Other interments in Old Glade Spring Cemetery
The 1850 Washington Co., Virginia census listed David as the head of household number 236. Follow the link to see who lived nearby.

Family

Mary Ann K. Shugart b. 23 Sep 1814, d. 26 Jun 1893
Children
ChartsDescendants of James Clark and Isabella Breckenridge
Last Edited12 Feb 2013

Citations

  1. [S140] "Ryburn History," compiled by P. Shugart, p. 46. This information is from transcribed lists of birth, death and marriage dates for John Clark and Mary Beattie Clark and their children.
  2. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 177. This source reports the date as 18 March 1817.
  3. [S5] Elizabeth Kelly Allison, Early Southwest Virginia Families, p. 70-85. This source reports the date as 18 Jun 1817.
  4. [S140] "Ryburn History," compiled by P. Shugart, p. 46. This source reports the date as 8 March 1817.
  5. [S5] Elizabeth Kelly Allison, Early Southwest Virginia Families, p. 70-85. No date given.
  6. [S44] Letter, Jessie Taylor to Jacki Stock, Apr. 7, 1976. Month and year only.
  7. [S140] "Ryburn History," compiled by P. Shugart, p. 14. Lists children Willie, Mollie and Josephine. [Peggy was the great niece of Mary Ann (Shugart) Clark]
  8. [S119] Shugart/Shugarts/Schucker Genealogy Pages (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/h/u/… : viewed Jul 2001).
  9. [S234] David B. Clark household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Western District, p. 88 (original script), dwelling 626, family 611, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2009, image 90 of 361. Household includes: David B. Clark, 43, farmer, owns land valued at $4,600, pers. prop. of $4,000; Mary, 45; John, 12; Mary, 8; Josephine, 3; Eliza Lane, 53, seamstress, owns pers, prop of $5,000; all b. VA.
  10. [S367] David Clark household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., District 67, p. after 83 stamped, dwelling 236, family 236, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2009, image 33 of 289. Household includes: David Clark, 30, farmer, owns land valued at $2,000; Mary, 30; Eliza Sugart, 32; John J. [or L.] Clark, 2; all b. VA.
  11. [S721] Washington Co., Virginia, Deed Book 24: 146. On 6 May 1858 John Clark and Mary his wife to James and John B. Clark, their sons. Also mentions three daughters: Elizabeth A. Clark, Eleanor G. Clark and Martha H. Ryburn. In addition refers to land left to John Clark by James Clark, his father.
  12. [S707] Account of James and John B. Clark with John Clark (1877), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 19: 354. Lists the payments made to John M. Preston, as well as various legacies directed by the agreement dated 6 May 1858.
  13. [S1308] David B. Clark, owner, 1860 U.S. census, Washington Co., Virginia, slave schedule, p. 8 (original script), line 1, viewed online at Ancestry.com. 4 slaves incl 2 males (19 and 5y) and 2 females (23 and 2y).
  14. [S635] David Clarke household, 1870 U.S. cens, Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Division 1, p. 202 stamped, dwelling 257, family 274, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2009, image 39 of 44. Household includes: David Clarke, 52, farmer, owns land worth $3,000 and personal prop of $750, cannot read or write; Mary A. 55; Mary 19; Josephine 13; Eliza Lane, 62; Mary McGlathner, 17, servant; all b. VA.
  15. [S165] David B. Clark household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Saltville District, ED 99, page 47 (232C stamped), dwelling 414, family 426, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, The census recorded: David B. Clark 63, farmer, b. VA, father b. Pennsylvania; mother b. VA; Mary A. 64, wife, parents b. MD; Mary E. 25 dau; Josephine 2_, dau; Elizabeth Layne 74, sister-in-law, parents b. MD; Thomas Roe 12, boarder; Henry Jenkins 37, boarder; all enumerated individuals born in Virginia.
  16. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 177.
  17. [S5] Elizabeth Kelly Allison, Early Southwest Virginia Families, p. 70-85. This record states that David died 11 Mar 1876 however this cannot be correct as David was enumerated on the 1880 census.
  18. [S44] Letter, Jessie Taylor to Jacki Stock, Apr. 7, 1976. Parents listed as David Beattie Clark and Mary A. Shugart.
  19. [S2266] Tom Colley, "Another Clark/Buchanan," e-mail to Diana Powell, 8 Nov. 2009. Mr. Colley cites the Washington County Virginia death registers for the year 1934 as viewed at the Library of Virginia, Richmond; parents identified as David B. Clark and Mary Shugarts.
  20. [S24] Shelby Ireson Edwards, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1881-1890, Vol. 64, p. 32. Thomas P. Buchanan, 28y, S, bp & resid Wash. Co. VA, s/o Benj. K. & Rachel B. Buchanan, farmer AND Josephine B. Clark, 25y, S, bp & resid Wash. Co. VA, d/o David B. & Mary Ann Clark; 29 Nov. 1882.