Is anybody here descended from Scottish families who left Scotland because of

[kdmorris]

9. Ohhhhhh that is awesome!

Thank you for the link!

I can check out those two. The first one that we have "proof" of us Samuel Clark born in Rockbridge County in 1797. (the census taker in the 1850 Bath County Census screwed up and put the county in for the state of birth... I love that census taker!

Upon looking at this Samuel Clark... I don't know what I was thinking about "before Culloden". I have a note on him that states:

Re: Clark in Bath County (http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.bath/380.1.1/mb.ashx) Posted: 25 Jul 2007 12:25PM Classification: Query Surnames: The information on Samuel Clark's father comes from a family history given to me from a cousin Jimmy Clark that lived in Bath County until his death in 2005. It reads "Samuel or Robert of Scotch descent was born in Ireland, came to PA and then to Rockbridge County,VA and finally Bath County,VA. He had several daughters and one son Samuel b.1797 d.May 8,1880 (buried in the graveyard on Clark Homestead) m. Sarah (Sallie)Windon April 12, 1827. (This information from Uncle Andrew Clark) Found in the annals of Bath County Pages 11,12,40. The Clarks were immigrants of Province Ulster, Northern part of Ireland, The County Antrim. Fled to America to get away from persecution"

Re: Bath Look up (http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.bath/785.1/mb.ashx) Posted: 18 Nov 2003 2:01PM Classification: Query Surnames: Clark, Windon I have Samuel Clark's parents as Samuel & Rachel Clark from his death record published in the 1871-1895 Bath Co., VA. Deaths

I'll go look at the link you provided to see if I can find more. Thank you so much again!!