Direct line genealogy from General
Jonathan Clark to the Little Colonel
Jonathan Clark & Elizabeth (Wilson) Clark
John Clark
-Born 9 Oct. 1725 in King and Queen Co., VA
-Died August 1799 at “Mulberry Hill”. Buried in
unmarked graves at “Mulberry Hill”
Married Ann Rogers, about 1749
-Born 21 Oct. 1728 in King and Queen Co., VA
-Died 24 Dec. 1798 at “Mulberry Hill”. Buried in
unmarked graves at “Mulberry Hill”
-Arrived in KY in March 1785 joining their son,
George Rogers Clark (The Little Colonel's great great
great great uncle, otherwise known as the conqueror of the Northwest
Territory) at Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY. The couple had
all together 10 children, the eldest was Jonathan.
General Jonathan Clark
(The Little Colonel's great great great grandfather, brother of George
Rogers Clark and William Clark)
-Born 12 Aug. 1750 in Albemarle Co., VA
-fought
in the battles of Brandywine (11 September 1777), Germantown (4 October
1777), Mon-mouth (28 June 1778), and the attack on Paulus Hook in 1779
-Died 25 Nov. 1811 in Jefferson, Co., KY. Buried at
“Mulberry Hill”, and 1868 reinterred in Cave Hill
Cemetery, Louisville, KY
Married Sarah Hite (daughter of Col. Isaac and
Eleanor (Eltinge) Hite), 13 Feb. 1782
-Born 11 May 1758 in Frederick Co., VA
-Death Oct. 1818 in Jefferson Co., KY. Buried at
“Mulberry Hill”, and 1868 reinterred in Cave Hill Cemetery,
Louisville, KY
The couple had seven children, Ann was the fifth.
Ann Clark
-Born 19 May 1792 in VA
-Died 18 July 1833 Buried at “Mulberry Hill” and 1868
reinterred in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
-Married James Anderson Pearce (son of Edmund
and Mary (Anderson) Pearce), 30 Sept.1810
-Born 19 Oct. 1777
-Died 18 Nov. 1825 Buried at “Mulberry Hill” and 1868
reinterred in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
The couple had eight children, the second was Edmund.
Edmund Pearce
-Born 6 April 1813 in Louisville, KY
-Died 10 Sept. 1889
Married Myra Steele (daughter of Richard and
Amelia (Neville) Steele), 12 Nov. 1834 in Jefferson Co., KY
-Born 20 Sept. 1816
-Died 12 April 1843
Their two children were James Anderson Pearce
("?Uncle Tom") and
Amelia Neville
Pearce ("Amanthis")
Amelia Neville Pearce
("Amanthis")
-Born 30 Sept. 1837
-Died 19 Oct. 1870
Married George Weissinger
("The Old Colonel") (son of George W. and
Amanthus (Bullitt) Weissinger), 5 Dec. 1865
-Born 11 Dec. 1836 in Louisville, KY
-Died 24 Feb. 1903
They had only one child:
Amelia Neville Weissinger
("Mrs. Sherman, The Little Colonel's mother")
-Born 7 Sept. 1867
Married J. Hoadley Cochran
("Papa Jack")
They also had only one child
Hattie Hoadley Cochran
("The Little Colonel")
-Born 24 Nov. 1890 in Louisville, KY
Married Albert Conrad Dick, (son of Albert
Mallory and Emma Albertine (Conrad) Dick), 3 Oct. 1912
-Born 31 Dec. 1885 in Louisville, KY
So this makes The Little Colonel the great great great
granddaughter of General Jonathan Clark, and the great great great great
niece of George Rogers Clark (conqueror of the Northwest Territory) and
William Clark (of the Lewis & Clark Expedition).
Our thanks to Sue Berry
for digging this out!
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