The Clark and Moorman families embarked at Southhampton, England and sailed to Barbados, West Indies. From there they continued to South Carolina and Virginia.

     Christopher Clark patented 30,000 acres of Crown Lands in Hanover, Albemarle, and Louisa Counties, Virginia. Christopher married Penelope Johnson. His residence was at Green Springs, now in Louisa County, Virginia on the waters of Camp Creek and South Anna River. From there he cut a road to his lands in Albemarle county], near present Charlottesville, which was called 'Clark's Trace'.

     In 1727 Christopher Clark is said to have been a captain in the Virginia Militia. He and his son Bowling were "overseers" of the Quaker Meeting House near Sugar Loaf Mountain. Family traditions and historical records state that Christopher Clark did not become a Quaker until late in his life. Christopher practiced law and raised tobacco on his plantation.

     Our line continues through Christopher's daughter, Elizabeth Clark who married Joseph Anthony. She and Joseph had fifteen children. Elizabeth was a devout Quaker. After Joseph's death, she and some of her children migrated to Wilkes County, Georgia. She became a Quaker preacher, making many trips back and forth between Geogia and Virginia on horseback. She lived to be over 100 years old.