message From: "kenbunting@bellsouth.net" Date: Sat Mar 16, 2013 7:51 pm Subject: War of 1812, Comments on Capt. Clarks Co as interpreted by the census The name Clark is very rare in Sandy Branch/Selbyville. Nevertheless the name Richard Clark is in the 1810 census very close to the Hudsons who lived north of the community. So he may have lived nearer Frankford where the name is more common in later census. The only other officers I find listed in Sussex Co are John Bunton & Eli Campbell, both of Sandy Branch. 23 of the Pvts. are listed in the 1810 Sussex Co 1810 census, many names familiar from Sandy Branch or nearby such as Murrow (Murray), Long, Hudson and McCabe, but others that seem to be more likely from the Centerville (Roxana) area such as Lynch and Rickards. Some names not in the census are probably young men who were sons rather than heads of household. A few names I can't place but must have been from some other area of the county. Six of the names are in the Worcester Co 1810 census, including such familiar names as Townsend, Tubbs and Carey, three names closely associated with the Campbelltown area. ___________________________ Reply From: marjorie adams Date: Sat Mar 16, 2013 (from my FTM file) 1793, Richard Clark was in Milford as a miller to Rev. Sydenham Thorne, one of the two founders of Milford. 1798, he was in Wor, marrying Nancy Bell. Her dad owned Forrest Flower (Wor Whaleyville). By 1800 Richard had partnership in a mill with Ebe Walter(Frankford) Wm Derickson and James Fassett, by 1803, Richard was selling his share to Wm. Derickson at the head of Assawoman Creek, near Wmnsville. Richard served under Col. Armwell Long in the War of 1812; Capt. of 6th Co, 10th Regiment at Lewes 1813. He had a company of Militia. (x File 'Soldiers') Will of Richard Clark, Sx DE, 1821 Apparently well educated as he did Inventory of James Murray. Elected to the Sussex Co: Levy Court Commisssioner for 3 yrs. At his death he owned Chance and Conclusion to Lively Hill, Long's Discovery and Unity Grove Enlarged. (John Lyon: UNITY GROVE 1768A (Unity Grove Enlarged) was just E of the Great Cypress Swamp. Lively Hill and adjacent Chance by guessimate were S of Unity Grove and a little NW of Selbyville. In the 1820 census he is on same page as Benjamin2 Long who lived just NW of where the town of Selbyville is now. The more encompassing property of Benjamin's grandfather,also Benjamin, considered a Sandy Branch original settler, was "36 poles n of Sandy Branch" (x Collins Lot). We have to remember that Sandy Branch wasn't just the pt where it merged with Polly Branch in the town of Selbyville(now) but it emanated in the Cypress Swamp NW of town. See Community of Sandy Branch in Photos.