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John Clark was one of the “Over the Mountain Men” that participated in the Battle of King’s Mountain.
John Clark’s first known participation in the Revolutionary War was when he substituted for his father George Clark in the Virginia Militia in 1778, under Col. Arthur Campbell, Capt. James Thompson, Lt. William Edmondson.
His second known participation was when he enlisted in 1780, and served under Capt. James Dysart and Col. Arthur Campbell. As part of the Over The Mountain Men, he marched from Abington, VA to Watauga on Doe River, over Yellow Mountain through Bright’s Trail to Catawba, thence to Gilbert’s Town, Rutherford Co, NC, thence to the Cowpens, South Carolina, thence to Cherokee Ford on Broad River, then to King’s Mountain where he participated in the Battle of Kings Mountain.
After the Battle of King’s Mountain, most of the Overmountain Men returned to the Overmountain settlements, where in subsequent months John Sevier and Arthur Campbell led an expedition against the Cherokee to further secure the frontier. John Clark served three months in the endeavor. Campbell’s group joined Sevier after the Battle of Boyd’s Creek.
John Clark was born about 1760 in Virginia, and moved to Wilkes County, Georgia about 1785. He married Catherine Ransom in Wilkes County, Georgia March 19, 1798. Shortly after their marriage, John & Catherine moved to North Carolina where they lived in Buncombe (now Henderson) County until the time of his death on October 31, 1845. John and Catherine had the following children: Martha (married to Coonrod Lowe); George; William; John; Sarah; Thomas; Rebecca; and Lucy.
On December 10, 1873, John Clark received £16.18/5 for services in the Revolution, and subsequently received a warrant for 400 acres of land. John Clark made a pension application December 25, 1832 while residing in Macon County, North Carolina. His widow filed a pension application in 1848, which was approved in 1853.
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