Notes:

Per Larry Herrin:
!BIRTH: Pedigree chart of Goria Powell of Moscow, ID.

!CENSUS: 1850 Pulaski County, KY Division 1, Dwelling 92 Family 92.
Peter Ruark, 72, male, farmer, b. Maryland

PETER married PRICE MILKAH before 1800. MILKAH was born on 15 Jun 1784. [Group Sheet]

1. RUARK THOMAS was born on 28 May 1800 in North Carolina; died on 6 Feb 1888 in Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana; was buried in Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Putnam County, Indiana.
2. RUARK ELIZABETH was born about 1807 in Pulaski County, Kentucky.
3. RUARK PETER was born on 12 Apr 1810 in Pulaski County, Kentucky; died on 14 Apr 1874 in Wright, Wayne County, Iowa.
4. RUARK TIMOTHY was born about 1815 in Pulaski County, Kentucky.

Notes:

Per Larry Herrin:
!BIRTH: a) Gene Clark's Pedigree Charts.
b) Pedigree chart of Goria Powell of Moscow, ID.

!MARRIAGE: Letter from Goria Powell of Moscow, ID to Larry Herrin rec. 1-25-93.

!RESIDENCE: Maryland, Caswell Co., NC and Pulaski Co., Ky.

!TAX LIST: (1972), "Montgomery County, Virginia Tax Lists A, B, & C for the
Year 1788".

1788 May 15 Timothy Roark 1 WM 16-21 0 slaves 8 horses Tax List A
1788 May 13 James Roark 0 0 1 Tax List A
1788 May 2 Timothy Roark 0 0 2 Tax List B

!MARRIAGE:
North Carolina Marriage Records show Timothy Roark married Elizabeth Gymon
03 SEP 1801, may be a later marriage. Bond # 0000141172. (Stokes Co.).

!DEATH: "Abstract of Wills of Pulaski County Kentucky" Vol. 1. page 3.
"Ruark, Timothy Name of wife not given; heirs Peter Ruark and Timothy. Also had
three daughters, names not given. Probated 9-27-1813. Executor: Timothy Ruork,
Witness: Clark, Stewart, John James and Clary James."

!DEED: Cook, M. L. & Cook, B. A. C. (1987). "Fincastle & Kentucky Co.,
Virginia-Kentucky Records and History", Vol. 1, Cook Publishing: Evansville,
In., page 228.

page 125. Timothy Roark, 110 acres, part of Loyal Company grant, on both sides
of Beaver Dam Fork, waters of Elk Creek, a branch of New River, beginning in
line of Dr. Walker's Survey and bounded by Roberts line. Dec. 12, 1774.

!COURT: Cook & Cook (1987), page 308 & 365.

March 3, 1774
Timothy Roark, v. Samuel Simpson, on petition. Suit being agreed. Case
dismissed.

Sep 9, 1773
Timothy Roark, v. Samuel Simpson, on petition. Defendant not appearing,
judgement awarded plaintiff for 2 pounds, 10 shillings, and costs.

!BURIAL:
His tombstone is on the old Gilliland farm, later owned by Lee Whitis and
Jessie Gilliland Whitis. It is called the Langdon Family Cemetery and it is
located just on the N.E. quadrant at the intersection of Old Hwy. 80 and
Mark-Welburn Rd. It is behind the barn in a cedar thicket. A photo of the
stone is on file.

!VOCATION:
Timothy Ruark came to Kentucky with the Loyal Land Company, the same
company which Dr. Thomas Walker was with.

TIMOTHY married SMITH ELIZABETH. ELIZABETH (daughter of SMITH JAMES) died after Mar 1825 in Pulaski County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet]