REV. JAMES BAIRD KING Methodist Minister of Conecuh County, AL _____________________ Anyone on the Conecuh or KING lists have any further data to share on the REV. JAMES BAIRD KING family? We are attempting to establish sufficient proof of the parentage of Rev. James King as having been DUNCAN KING. Please reply to: 1) Bill King at [email protected] 2) Charles Little at [email protected] Thanks!!! Bill King, Houston, TX ______________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 8:57 PM Subject: Re: Rev. James Baird King of Conecuh County, AL Bill, Thanks for your prompt reply. I wanted to get back to you sooner, but I was out of town for a couple of days. I'm very familiar with the website you gave me for a history of Duncan King. http://www2.brtrc.com/terenelf_corgis/new/duncunking.htm It's my cousin Lois Kay's website. The newspaper article on her site about Duncan King mentions that he had a son, Rev. James King, who was a Methodist minister who moved to Alabama where he became a presiding elder. That's where I first came across mention of a Rev. James King in connection with Duncan King. When I saw the autobiographical sketch by Rev. James King of Alabama that you posted on Rootsweb, I noticed that this Rev. King was born in North Carolina and his first ministry was in Bladen Co., NC and surrounding counties. Since Bladen Co. was where Duncan King lived and where all his known children were born, it makes me think there could be a connection between Duncan King and Rev. James King. Also, Rev. King states that he was ordained an elder in the Methodist church after he moved to Alabama, which corroborates the newspaper article about Duncan King. That Duncan King was born in 1729 and Rev. King in 1782 is actually not an obstacle. I am a direct descendant of Duncan King's youngest son, Solomon, who was born in 1787. Duncan King's wife, Lydia, was 20 years younger that he was. So you see, although more proof may be needed, I think there is a very strong case based on circumstantial evidence for Duncan King being Rev. James King's father. I'm intrigued that whoever did the genealogy of Rev. James Baird King that you sent me seems to think so too. This is the first person that I know of, other than myself, who has made the connection. Charles Little Atlanta, GA _____________ http://www2.brtrc.com/terenelf_corgis/new/duncunking.htm Above site includes the following statement concerning Rev. James King: "Among the descendants of Duncan King was numbered Rev. James King, of Alabama, a son. He was a presiding elder and noted minister of the M.E. church in that state. 'The children of thy servants shall continue.' Other descendants include Fosque King, killed in the Civil War, Bruce King, Confederate veteran, passed to his reward within recent years, Jack King, a grandson and splendid citizen, John W. King, founder of King's Business College, and many others, honorable and true. The French blood is distinctly traceable in the dark hair, eyes and complexion of many of them." ______________ 1860 Wilcox County, Alabama Census Family # 836 GRACE, Joshua B. 48 M GA Farmer 4000 GRACE, Susan (King) 41 F NC <dau of Rev. James Baird King> GRACE, James L. 19 M AL Student GRACE, John G. 18 M AL Student ARNOLD, Josephine 4 F AL WILSON, Cornelius 24 M AL Farmer Family # 837 GRACE, James 81 M DE Farmer GRACE, Nancy 74 F DE Family # 838 *KING, Baird James 70 M NC Farmer KING, Sarah 70 F