Hello: I'm searching for any info about my William KING family who lived in southwest Virginia from the 1700s till the 1830s. A census report lists his birth in DELAWARE in 1779. There are many KING lines in Delaware in the late 1700s, but I can't get a link to any of them. I hope his children's names might give a clue -- Elias, Rosa Ozina, Elkana (Elcana, Cana), Hiram, Jennie Margaret, Elihu, David, Emily, Lucinda, John, Amy. Thanks for any help. Nancy :-) ********************************************************************* William KING We know he was living in Virginia - either Russell or Lee County - just before they became part of Scott County. Also, he may have been living in North Carolina around 1810-1814 - where two children were born. He moved his family to Claiborne County, TN sometime around 1830. William King born July 10, 1779 in Delaware or Virginia ?? died Sept 27, 1865 in Claiborne County, Tennessee My William King married Sarah (Hammer?) Garner in Carter County, TN on August 19, 1803. She was born August 24, 1781 - but we are not sure where - possibly Virginia or North Carolina. Sarah died March 30, 1862. We don't know who her parents were. Could they be the GARDNER line of Scott County, VA? There is a William KING family on the 1820 Scott County, VA census, with children's birth years that match the family. (There are also two other KING families living in Scott County in 1820 -- both John KING households. Could these be brothers of my William?) William and Sarah moved to Claiborne County, TN around 1830. William and Sarah had 11 children: ........................................................................ > 1. Elias KING b. June 9, 1806 Virginia (Russell or Lee or Scott counties?) d. Sept 1867 Whitt Cemetery, Carter County, Kentucky m. Isabella HORTON Children: Francis Marion KING m. Rebecca Ann WHITT Sabra (Sabery) KING m. Samuel MOBLEY Joseph Newton KING m. Verlina GREEN Elkana KING Samuel Houston KING m. Elizabeth MOBLEY Van Buren KING m. Nancy J. COUNTS Calous Calla KING m. James ELLIOTT Sarah B. KING m. Robert Letcher ROSE Lauretta KING m. Charles KITCHEN Jasper KING Caroline KING Julian J. KING Cana KING ? > 2. Rosa Ozina W.(Rosie) KING b. Oct 16, 1810 West Virginia? North Carolina? d. Aug 30, 1888 Claiborne Ct, TN m. (1st) _________ CARRINGER (2nd) Rev. Nathan HOBBS > 3. Elcana David KING b. 21 FEB 1814 North Carolina d. 4 MAY 1900 Union County, TN m. Mary FLANARY Children: James M, Lucinda, Hiram, William, Amanda, Labourn, John Cox (m. Amanda GOFORTH), Thomas, Nathan, Elkana,JR > 4. Hiram C. KING b. 1815 or 1816 Virginia d. abt 1880 TN m. (1st) Elizabeth NEIL (NEAL) (2nd) Emily BALES Children: Floyd, Henry M Jr, Elbert C, Joseph F, Melvin C, Alice (m. CARR), Martha Ozina (m. CADLE), Maggie (m. KING), Mary A, Rufus, Ollie M, Bent > 5. Jennie Margaret KING b. June 13, 1818 Claiborne Co. TN d. June 14, 1898 Claiborne Co. TN m. Robert (Robin) RITCHIE Children: Taylor O. KING m. Martha E. BISHOP Sallie KING m. Archiles Bales KESTERSON > 6. David A. KING b. about 1820 Virginia d. about 1873 __________? m. Susan FLETCHER David was a Methodist Preacher - he was known as Reverend David King. He married Suzanne FLETCHER about 1847. (They are my Grt-Grt Grandparents.) Their son - Willie Fletcher KING married Martha Elizabeth LAWS. Children of the Rev. David King & Susan Fletcher: Elizabeth King Wesley King m. Elizabeth Harrell Nathan H.(M.) King m. Samintha Meyers Mary Evelyn King m. William Preston Goin Sarah Rebecca King m. George W. Gose Rhoda Jane King m. Frank Hollingsworth James (Jim Monroe) King m. Mary E. Minton, Mariah Ford Willie Fletcher King m. Martha Elizabeth Laws (My Great-Grandparents) Abraham King Emma King m. ________ Drummonds? Margaret King > 7. Elihu E. King b. Dec 22, 1824 Virginia? d. Jan 30, 1898 Tazewell, TN (Cedar Fork) m. (1st) Elizabeth BUIS (2nd) Susan HUNTER Children: Calas R. KING m. James A. KIBERT Orlena KING Margaret R. KING m. Charles W. SCOTT Sabina E. KING m. Henry F. WILLIAMS William A. KING m. Maggie HAYES Robert R. KING m. Elizabeth CAYLOR Taylor R. KING m. Albira BALDWIN Joseph W. KING m. Margaret R. KING Benton KING m. Corna ______? > 8. Emily (Emilie) Minnie KING b. 22 DEC 1824 Virginia? d. 30 JAN 1898 Claiborne Co. TN Emily never married - she is a twin to Elihu. > 9. Lucinda KING b. abt 1828 m. Thomas MOORE Lucinda and Thomas Moore moved to Virginia > 10. John KING No information > 11. Amy (Mary Ann) b. 10 NOV 1826 d. 27 JUN 1904 Tazewell, TN Mary Ann is listed on several sources as a daughter of William King and Sarah Garner, but other researchers have her being married to a KING, then to William BOWMAN. We have yet to find out exactly who she is. ...................................................................... William and Sarah Garner King are both buried in Coleman Cemetery, Claiborne County, Tennessee. We do know our Kings are said to have come to the New World (Virginia) in the early 1600's - possibly in the Second Virginia Charter or later -1620's to 1640's. We have always been told there were two King brothers who came to Virginia because they could not pay their debts in Scotland or England. They worked for 7 years to pay off their debts and married Indian women. One of my cousins always said there were 7 KING brothers from England who lived in present-day West Virginia (late 1700s - early 1800s) who later moved to Claiborne County (eastern Tennessee) sometime in the late 1700s or early 1800s? Our William KING listed his birth place as Delaware on a census report. There are many KING families in the 1700s in Delaware - is he from them?