Mary Clark (1761-1772)

Name:: Mary Clark

First name:: Mary

Last name:: Clark

Birth date:: 1761-05-08
Birth place:: Pudsey
Death date:: 1772-06-04
Death place:: Unknown

Gender:: Female
ML ID:: mlper000595

Memoir:

Archive: Fulneck Archives
Shelfmark: MemFul Ful/3/32

Mary Clark was born at Pudsey on May 8, 1761, and baptized by the Brethren. Though seized by hysteric fits from the age of eight, she bore her affliction with remarkable serenity and a constant longing to be with her Savior, and was beloved by her schoolmistress and fellow scholars for her mild temper and diligence. Just before her death, she called her sister to look at something pretty three times over, before her happy soul took flight into the arms of her Redeemer on June 4, 1772, in the twelfth year of her age.

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Ful/3/32
The ~~Course of~~ Life of [inserted above line: the Girl] Mary Clark who departed this Life June 4th 1772

She was born at Pudsey May ye 8th 1761 & Baptiz'd by the Brethren, in
her 8th year she was seiz'd with Hysteric Fits, which continu'd her whole
Life, her Mother asked her if she was not concern'd that the Doctor
could not help her, she reply'd No, she wanted to go Our Saviour: &
when she heard of any of the Srs in the Choir House [inserted above line: being] going Home she -
exprest her concern in these words, now their is another gon & I am ~~left~~
left never the less if Our Saviour pleases to keep me stile longer am
content - sometimes her Mother was oblig'd to miss the Meetings
on her account tho' with reluctance to both, but she always comforted
her saying dont be uneasy, Our Saviour is with us - one Day her
Mother perceiving her look very thoughtful asked the [inserted above line: reason] she reply'd
I have [inserted above line: been] at the Meeting & Br Taler spoke of the Bread from Heaven
He told the Children if any of them asked their Parents for Bread they
would give it them, but their was another sort needful, & that Our -
Saviour would bestow upon every one who' asked Him for it - [inserted above line: she] adding,
when I go to Our Saviour then I shall get that Bread & never want any
more of yours, - another time when she had been reprov'd by her [inserted above line: School Srs] ~~His is~~ if,
she ran to her Mother requesting her to get her pardon'd saying I can't
sleep if any Body has any thing against me, - her ~~Mistress~~ [inserted above line: School Srs] & all the
Scholars lov'd her dearly, as she was of a mild temper, & very diligent, she

she could not bear to see the Children Idle or light minded & often reprov'd
them for it 6 weeks before her departure, she was more sorrowful then
ever she had been, & told her Mother the Children in the School had been
[inserted above line: reading] about the Day of Judgment, & I dare not meet Our Saviour, but her
Sorrow was soon turned into Joy, & she said, now I know I shall be happy
when ever it pleases Our Saviour to take me, & if He thinks best for me to
stay a little longer, am quite resign'd, tho' I had rather go to Him a week
before her departure she fell a sleep in the Meeting & alterd for going
Home, the Day before she went Home she said to her Mother & Sr I love
you both dearly & could like you to go with me to Our Saviour: her
Mother reply'd when He pleases [inserted above line: we] will go the next Day she expresst her
ardent longing to be at Home, to her Father, & said but I shall soon be
with Our Saviour, - just before she drew her last Breath she called
her Sr & bid her look at something pritty, but could not describe it,
she did this 3 times together, then her happy Soul took Flight into
the Arms of her Redeemer, in the 12th year of her Age her Corspe had
a very agreable Aspect