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Ben Clark was 13 during the Revolutionary War.
He came to Buncombe Co., NC about 1790. He bought land and settled near Canton, Haywood Co., NC. His land, about 4000 acres at Flowery Gardens (Osborne Farm) near Canton, NC and about 4000 acres in th e Beaverdam section of Haywood Co., NC.
Drayton Henderson, who either lived with Benjamin Clark, Jr. or Richard Clark, inherited the farm.
1850 Census: Families of Haywood and Jackson Counties
Family # 694 Benjamin William Clark , age 75, NC, farmer, head
Jane Clark , age 65, NC, wife
Deed Book A p. 298-299 Haywood Co., NC: This indenture made March 10, 1813 between John Strother of Buncombe Co. and Benjamin Clark of the county of Haywood... for the sum of $7... parcel of land cont aining 21 3/4 acres in Haywood co on the waters of Beaverdam Creek a water course of Big Pigeon River Beginning at the NW corner of the said Benjamin Clarks land where he lives to a corner to Gillispi es land... the same being a part of a large tracet of land originally granted to David Allison for 240, 240 acres which said land was sold by James Hughey high sheriff of Buncombe county...
John Strother
From The Highland Messenger--Asheville, NC Oct 7, 1842 p. 4 Reel No. 2: [this is very light and difficult to read]
State of NC Haywood Co. In Equity, Spring Term 1842
Isaac Robinson and wife vs. Wm Clark and others heirs at law of Benjamin Clark -- petition for sale of land for partition
It appearing to the satisfaction of the court that Benjamin Clark, Alfred Clark, Zachariah Clark, William Smith, who intermarried with Charlotte Clark, Polly Clark, widow of ampledy Clark, James Walke r and his wife Elizabeth, Ta James Grigsby and his wife Sally, defendants in this case, are not inhabitants of this state: it is ordered that publication be made for six weeks in the Highland Messenge r, for the said defendants to appear at the next court of Equity, to be held for the county of Haywood, at the Court House next; then and there to plead, answer or demur to the said Petition, or the s ame will be taken Pro confesso and set for hearing exparte. Witness, HH Davidson, Clerk and master of said court, at Waynesville, the third Monday in March 1842. HH Davidson C.MpE.
April 8, 1842
Stephen W.
