Hi, Does anyone have photos of my great-grandparents, William Edward ("Eddie") King (born about 1850) and Margret J. Edwards King (born about 1851), of Robeson County, NC and Dillon/Marion County, SC? Does anyone know where they might be buried? Thanks, Sharlotte

DOES ANYONE OUT THERE HAVE ANY INFO. ON MY LINE OF KINGS' IN VIGO CO.,Prairie Creek Twp., In.?? I'm trying to learn identity of my G.Grandfather's parents,sibblings or any info. that anyone may have. My G.Grandfather was Thomas T. King. The first documentation I have of him is the 1850 Vigo, Co. census. He was living in Prairie Creek Twp., Vigo, Co. Indiana with his wife Docia (Ambardocia) McDaniel (possibly McDonald) & Soloman who I believe to be a brother, but cannot prove .The census says Thomas was born in Indiana, I dont know where. He was born in 1826. I dont know for sure that he had any sibblings, but as stated earlier, since Soloman was residing in his household in 1850, & Thomas & Docia later named a son (my Grandfather) Soloman, I'm thinking he may have been a brother. I also suspect but cannot prove that Thomas' Father may have been Henry King who the HISTORY OF PRAIRIE CREEK TWP. lists as coming to thet TWP. sometime between 1816&1820.If so there were several children listed in earlier census, but I have no names. Family stories passed down , say that Thomas parents came to the U.S. from either Scotland or Ireland, dates unknown. Thomas named his first born Henry which is the only clue I really have except he was in the area at the right time & probably the proper age, to be Thomas Father. I dont know what happened to him or his wife (name unk.) or any of their listed children,havent found Henry in any local cemetaries.Thomas had several children, their names in case it may help were: William Henry, Mary Ellen, Patience (who by the way was also suspected brother Solomons wife's name)-both Soloman & Patience are buried in Watson Cem. Prairie Creek Twp.,A. James,Soloman,Sarah J.,John Thomas,Hiram,Rebecca C..Thomas served in the Civil War but none of the records I've been able to obtain are of any help in identifying any of the above. Any help anyone has will be greatly appreciated, I have considerable info. from 1850 forward if it would help anyone.

Hello Tina; I have been searching William H. King, b. 1817 Westchester-died Forestburg -1896. I believe these two are brothers. William also had a Hannah living in his household which was either an older sister or possibly his or their mother. Tell me what you know about when they lived in Westchester if you would. Maybe we can make some headway by sharing some note and theroys. Tom 1870 census for Forestburg, Sullivan, NY list Peter D. King 57, Sarah A.-(Housekeeper) , Lenison 18, and Charles 16. They live next to Theodore King 20 yrs old, laborer and close to a Charles Hultslander 32 and Mary 26. 1880 census lists Simeon King age 28 B. NY, but does not have Lenison King listed as did the 1870 census. Both would be 28. 1880 census lists Peter as a farmer along with Simeon and Charles. Peters mother and father were born in NY as were all his children and wife. T9-0936, pg 129a Note to also check New Vernon, NY Cemetery Records. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Marie" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 9:51 PM Subject: [KING] King Family from New York State > > Greetings fellow King Researchers, My King line starts In New York. I hope > that this information will be of help to someone and in turn hope that it > will break some brick walls for myself as well. All of this information has > been verified through official records. The only exception is the about > (abt) reference that means that there was conflicting documentation on the > date in the official records. > > PETER D. KING > b. abt 1822 Westchester County, New York. d. 3/31/1885 > bur. Forestburgh, Sullivan Cty. > He married SARAH "SALLY" A. MISNER, 10/20/1849. > She was born June 29, 1812. d. abt.1885, bur. same location. > > Children: > > SIMEON KING > b. Abt. 1852; > Married ELIZABETH "LIZZIE" WORZEL, 5/11/1896, > ME Church, Sullivan Cty, Barryville, N.Y. d. abt. 1946 > > CHARLES KING > b. 3/28/1847; d. December 1937, bur. Sullivan Cty, Forestburgh, N.Y. > Married Angelie King on 9/30/1884 b. abt 1863 > > ELIZABETH KING, b. abt. 1846 > > Living 1/2 way across the country has it's restrictions on research. > Thank you for any feedback you have on this family. I have more details to > share if this is your line. > Thank you again. > -- > Tina Marie Combs > Tasteful Web sites powered by You > www.eye4image.com > www.alacri.com > (952) 974-9676 > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.438 / Virus Database: 246 - Release Date: 1/7/2003 > > > ==== KING Mailing List ==== > KING list website - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/lists/KING.htm >

Seeking additional info about this family. Thanks, Jan Descendants of William Henry King 1 William Henry King b: 01 Aug 1822 d: 14 Dec 1906 in Hickory Township (Forrest) PA .. +Clarinda Beach b: 10 Jul 1830 in Chenango Cty NY d: 22 Dec 1906 in Hickory Township (Forrest) PA m: 26 Aug 1849 in Clymer (Chautauqua) NY 2 Ruby King b: Abt. 1850 in PA 2 Son King b: Abt. 1852 in PA 2 Susan King b: Abt. 1855 in PA 2 Wilson King b: Abt. 1857 in PA .... +Anna C Unknown 2 Ellen M King b: Abt. 1859 in PA 2 Elma King b: Abt. 1862 in PA .... +Seigworth ... 3 Kermit Seigworth 2 George B King b: Abt. 1864 in PA .... +Margaret E Unknown 2 Stephen King b: Abt. 1866 in PA 2 Millie King b: 13 Jun 1869 in (Venango) PA d: 22 Jul 1941 in Farmington Twp (Clarion) PA .... +George M Slater b: 29 Sep 1849 in Snydersburg (Clarion)PA d: 31 Jul 1931 in FarmingtonTwp (Clarion) PA m: 30 Jun 1891 in Clarion (Clarion) PA ... 3 Joseph H Slater b: Abt. Nov 1891 in PA d: 1934 in Texas ... 3 Peter H Slater b: 23 Jan 1893 in PA d: Aug 1974 in 16301 ....... +Martha b: 1896 d: 1944 ... 3 Walter Slater b: 03 Jul 1894 in PA d: Abt. Dec 1969 in 16301 ....... +Dixie ... 3 Iva Slater b: 20 Mar 1896 in PA d: Abt. Nov 1975 in Warren, PA ....... +Fritz Mader d: in Warren, PA ... 3 Esther Slater b: 08 Jan 1898 in PA d: Abt. Sep 1984 in 16417 ....... +Newton Louis Tait b: Abt. 1892 ... 3 George Slater b: 23 Sep 1899 in PA d: Abt. Jun 1973 in 16255 ... 3 Dora Slater b: Abt. 1902 in PA d: Bef. 1920 ... 3 Sarah Slater b: 06 Feb 1905 in PA d: Bef. 1920 ... 3 John Slater b: Abt. 1906 in PA d: Bef. 1920 ... 3 Milly Slater b: Abt. Aug 1909 d: Abt. 1930 in Scotch Hill (Clarion) PA ....... +John Lindsey ... 3 Clara Slater b: 04 Feb 1903 in Snydersburg (Clarion) PA d: 27 Oct 1935 in Erie (Erie) PA ....... +Carl Alfred Johansson b: 26 Jul 1891 in Svedjorna, Karl-Gustav, Sweden d: 01 May 1946 in Erie (Erie) PA m: 22 Oct 1923 in Tylersburg (Clarion) PA 2 Joseph H King b: Abt. 1873 in PA

Hi Folks: I have noticed several discussions on our BB about the subject matter. Here are some observations that I have made on the subject matter over the years. They may help you understand why you find some of the inaccurate census data regarding your ancestors. CENSUS MISINFORMATION PROBLEMS: Early federal and some state census records, especially those taken before 1900, often contain inaccurate and misspelled information. There are several reasons for this, but one of the major reasons is that the pay for census takers was very low and their educational achievements of the census takers were also very low. Most persons on the western frontier usually had less than a grammar school education; and a significant percentage had virtually no formal education. Another factor was that the spelling of names was not standardized to the degree it is today. Consequently, the census taker recorded the name as he (almost never she) heard it and assumed that it should be spelled. Often the persons interviewed didn't even know the correct or conventional spelling for their own names. The name spelling problem was especially great in communities and areas with a lot of new immigrants; since they often spoke little English and had strong accents from their native language. Another major reason for inaccurate or variable ages between census periods, was that the census takers pay was related to the number of persons he interviewed, in a limited time period. Consequently, like today's census takers, he didn't want to make a return visit; so he took the information from the oldest member of the family that may have been available at the time of his visit. That person could have been a senile senior or a very young teen-age housekeeper; instead of the head of the household, who might have been able to give more accurate data. There were also economic and social reasons for changing age data from census to census. Marriage was the primary reason for women, since they often misstated their age to their prospective marriage partner. Work, or military service, were often motivations for men; since laws in most states prescribed minimum ages for those activities; like they still do today. And lastly, published census records often contain transcription errors. The errors were often caused by misreading of poorly written source documents, misreading of faded or damaged source records and pressure to copy a certain number of records in specified time periods, in order to earn one's pay for the transcription work. Best wishes for a New Year of successful ancestor hunting. Tom King, Sr. Scottsdale, AZ

Looking for any information on Anna King, born abt 1755 in New Castle Co, DE. She married Abraham Staats abt 1785. Their daughter Rebecca was born in Harrison Co. VA Steve Hall

Subject: King Surname Sending in two emails: Kings of Fentress, Pickett and Overton County, TN: There is some unknowns as to the parents of the three brothers Robert, James and William King that married the Beaty sisters. Many think it is John A. King. Unfortunately, to date no documentation has been found to support this. One thing I can clear up. John A. King was married to Lee Ann Ferrell/Ferriel. John A. King was NOT married to Ann Shields. The Ferrell's lived at the base of King Mountain and have a large cemetery there. Also, the death certificate of one of John and Lee Ann's children states Lee Ann was a Ferriel. John A. King spent some time in prison. John's criminal record gives John's physical appearance and states that John's father-in-law is Smith Ferrell. Later on John A. King petitioned the court to be put back in good standing with the community as he had been a good citizen since being released from prison. Ann Shields was married to a John King of Greene (or Hawkins??) county. The Shields and King families were very prominent there. That family has a great deal written about them in that County's Historical book. None of the children of John King and Ann Shields resembles the Kings of Fentress and Overton county. This can be proven by just reading the County history book. *********************** Here are some of the Kings I have gotten from the early Fentress & Overton county census records, court records, etc.: Posting #1 1) Robert KING b: Between 1770 - 1780 2) Peter KING b: Before 1775 3) Hiram KING b: Between 1790 - 1800 4) Hugh KING b: Between 1780 - 1790 5) JOHN A. KING, SR. b: 1796 Fentress Co., TN, d: Fentress Co., TN +LEANN FERRELL b: Abt. 1805, d: Fentress Co., TN, Father: SMITH FERRELL, Mother: MARY MCCOWN Posting #2 6) Thomas KING 7) William KING 8) William KING, b: April 22, 1814 Tennessee d: October 27, 1912 Ann Ward Cem, Little Crab, Crab Orchard, TN +Ritta BEATY, b: 1824 Tennessee, Father: David BEATY, Sr., Mother: Sarah Sallie STEPHENS 9) James Silver Jim KING, b: 1816 Tennessee d: Abt. 1875 Fentress Co., TN +Elizabeth BEATY, b: April 23, 1822 Clinton Co., KY, d: January 25, 1888 Joel Beaty Cem, Riverton, Fentress Co., TN, m: Abt. 1844, Father: Thomas M. BEATY Mother: Jane MULLINIX 10) Robert KING, b: March 1818 Tennessee d: November 03, 1900 Fentress Co., TN +Nancy Agnes BEATY, b: November 14, 1824 Clinton Co., KY, d: June 28, 1904 Fentress Co., TN, m: June 1841, Father: Thomas M. BEATY Mother: Jane MULLINIX ******************* Using the numbers for each of the above individuals, below are notes, histories and communications I have received and collected over the years for that individual. These notes may or may not be the same person but have the same name. So I collected them under like names till I could figure them all out. Currently, I have no doubt that the Kings that did all the surveying in the late part of the 1700's are the ancestors of the Kings that settled in Fentress county. Only which one is which ? Well, everyone now knows what I know about the early Kings of Fentress & Overton County, TN. Any help sorting out these Kings would be greatly appreciated. Rick Hoover Franklin, TN ****************** Posting #2 5) Notes for John A. King: 1830 Census, Fentress Co., TN - 101001-12001: 1 male under 5 (1825-1830), 1 male 10-15 (1815-1820), 1 male 30-40 (1790-1800), 1 female under 5, 2 females 5-10, 1 female 20-30 (1800-1810). 1833 Fentress Co., TN Enumeration: James, Robert, John William King. 1840 census, Fentress Co., TN: 221001-110201: 2 males under 5 (1835-1840), 2 males 5-10 (1830-1835), 1 male 10-15 (1825-1830), 1 male 30-40 (1800-1810) - 1 females under 5 (1835-1840), 1 female 5-10 (1830-1835), 2 females 15-20 (1820-1825), 1 female 30-40 (1800-1810). 1850 census Fentress Co., TN: age 50 (1800). 1860 census Fentress Co., TN: age 64 (1796). Died before the 1870 census. Thomas King, his son, got the family land/farm. King, John grant #3001, entry #464, 100 acres, 5/8/1833, book E, page 120. Iredell Co., N.C. Will Abstracts 1788-1845: John King 13 May 1806 Prb. 16 May 1809 Wf: Rachel. Sons: John, Hugh, Rufus, Milus. Tracts in Iredell Co., when of age. Western lands authorized James Dillon to survey and divide among all children, male & female. Hugh to have land formerly laid off for Richard. Exec: Wife & friends Alexander King & Richard H. King. Wit: James & William Sharpe. #1668 Book #13 Mecklenburg Co., NC, Deeds: p.899 6 Nov. 1790 from Wm. king Sr. to his son John King, a negro boy named Samuel, age 15. Wit: John Crocket, Robert King. Prvd in Jul 1791 Ct by Robert King. John King 99 - convicted of larceny 15 years ago, been an honest man ever since, restored to honest citizen privileges. Fentress County, TN Court Records. Quote from " Tennessee Convicts: Records of the State Penitentiary" John King was received March 11, 1833. He is 5'8" in height and weighs 156 lbs. Light hair , blue eyes, fair complexion, 31 years of age. Born in Tennessee and brought up in Fentress County. He has a wife and seven children, 4 boys and three girls. Her father , Smith Ferrell, resides in Overton co, Tenn., near the Wolfe Meeting House. He has a small scar in the edge of the hair , near the center of the forehead. A scar near the instep of the right foot. A scar on the forefinger of the right hand, running across the finger, from the cut of a Tomahawk. He has generally followed farming . Was found guilty of petit larceny at the Circuit Court of Fentress County and sentenced to one year confinement in the Jail and Penitentiary House of the State of Tennessee. John King was discharged by expiration of sentence on the 15 day of March 1833. Detained one day for bad conduct. [ He must have been released March of 1834, since he was received in March of 1833. I believe the date he went in was correct since it was in line of all the other 1833 imprisonments listed with his imprisonment.] In his home in 1850 , Fentress co, TN was Richard Wineharm 4, TN : Louisa King 28, TN; Thomas King 7 : Mary King 4 ,TN: and Jane 6 months [ census taken Aug 30, 1850] TN. Was this a daughter ? Maybe a daughter in law with her children? Note that there is a four year span between William and Thomas. This is most likely the time John was in prison. Only one of the girls born before he went to prison is in home. Next door is Adam Wineham 20, TN and Martha Wineham 21 ,TN could this one of the daughters. Living near by is a large Wineham family. The daughters were probably married by this time unless Louisa is also a daughter. Only one of the sons is not in the home that was born before he went to prison. In 1840 John lived next door to James King. Ancestry.com has John A. King's father as a James King. Jan Stringer posted the information. Emailed her 11/12/2001 to see where she obtained that info. No reply. ************************* 6) Notes Thomas King: "A long path. In a deed from Thomas and Robert King, dated March 20, 1793, recorded in book A, p.246, a part of the description recites that, "For and in consideration of two thousand and five hundred pounds current money of Virginia, conveys 2500 acres of land lying on the west side of a path that leads from the mouth of the Holston to the ford of Wolf River." This trail was known as the east and west trail. The trail led from the Tennessee River near the mouth of Holston across the Cumberland Mountain, and across Wolf River to the Cumberland River near the mouth of the Obeds River. by: Pat Bryant, Fentress County History Book. Robert & Thomas King, Hawkins Co., NC, Grant #19, 23 Aug., 1788, 600 acres, book 64, page 360. Joining a survey of 600 acres. Robert & Thomas King, Hawkins Co., NC, Middle District, Grant #25, 23 Aug., 1788, 1280 acres, book 64, page 360, on the WOLF RIVER. Robert & Thomas King, Grant #7, Middle District, 1000 acres, 10 July 1788, entry #67, entered 409, on a branch of WOLF RIVER Robert & Thomas King, Hawkins Co., NC, Middle District, Grant #13, 1280 acres, 23 Aug., 1788, Entry 2691-2275, entered 19 Dec., 1780, book 67, page 433 or 33 0r 133 ??, on WOLF RIVER. Robert & Thomas King, Middle District, 5000 acres, Grant #53, 10 July, 1788, entry #1682, entered 16 Apr., 1784, book 67, page 436, lying almost four miles from the GREAT SALT LICK. Robert & Thomas King, Middle District, 2500 acres, Grant #71, 10 July, 1788, entry #1689, entered 16 Apr., 1784, book #67, page 445, at a place known by the name of the BANKS. Scott County Land Deeds: To Ellis Langham 12/20/1791, grant #183, 1000 acres, south side of Clear Fork, of the Cumberland. Thomas King surveyor. Grant #151 to Gilbert Christian 11/17/1790, 400 acres on Mill Branch of Clear Fork. Thomas King surveyor and Robert King & James Cooper chain carriers. Abstracts of: "Dusty bits of the forgotten past" by H. Clay Smith; p.11; There is a record of the travel of James Robertson and nine men, among them a negro, probably a cook by trade. They left the Holston Settlement in 1779 to go to the Cumberland Settlement at Nashboro, following the Indian trail as has been described and traveling on horseback. This trail took the party through southern part of Scott County, Glemary and White Oak headwaters and is called for in a grant of land from North Carolina to Thomas and Robert King. The grant calls it a "Path leading from the mouth of the Holston River to the ford in the Wolf River." This was 1773. It shortens the route from the Holston Settlement very much, as the party could float most of their goods down the Wolf River and on down the Cumberland to Nashboro. Thomas King Served under Col., Shelby in the Rev. War. ********************************* 7) Notes for William King: The Tennessee Gazette and Mero District Advertiser (1803-1807): March 20, 1805 Vol. 5, No. 9: Jackson Co., TN, Sept. Term, following tracts of land will be sold first Monday, September next, for non payment of taxes..............William King 640 acres Roaring River. Impartial Review and Cumberland Repository, vol. 3, no. 149: Died at Abington, VA, William King, October 13, 1808. Warrant #3818; Grantee = William King; Assigned to = Josiah Marchbanks; Book B, p.271; Overton County Rev. War Land Grants in the TN Military Reservation on. I came across a couple of interesting things about a Thomas KING who was elected a representative to the House of Commons, from Hawkins County North Carolina, (now Hawkins County, TN) in 1788 and 1789. (Remember, Claiborne County was formed from part of Hawkins County, and Claiborne County is where my William lived.) This Thomas KING was born _____? and died about 1805. He was a colonel in the militia, and was a surveyor by trade. The most interesting fact about him is his relationship to David (Davy) CROCKETT. click here to see the entire website about this: http://freepages.folklore.rootsweb.com/~pickensarchive/meckdvs.html Here is a little from the site: Notes from "The Mecklenburg Signers and Their Neighbors", by Worth S. Ray. Archibald Crockett, his wife proved in Mecklenburg County, N.C. Jan 3, 1804 (his wife was a KING) mentions: 1. Son, Elias Crockett, land where I live 2. Daughter, Ann Crockett, wife of a Mr. Taylor, tract of land where Frederick Taylor lives (evidently Ann married Frederick Taylor) 3. Son John Crockett, to him I will and bequeath a tract and parcel of land now lying in the hands of Col. Thomas KING, now living in the State of Tenn.., in Hawkins county, and all the rest of my property, except one woman's saddle, t be taken out for my daughter Mary Ann. Executors: Son John Crockett and Samuel Downs, in the presence of Eli Crocket and Clias Crocket The above will of the grandfather of the celebrated and famous David (Davy) Crockett, his father being the son of John Crockett mentioned in the will. This will refutes the idea that the father of "David Crockett" was a penniless "back woodsman" in Tenn, and shows that he was a close kinsman of the Honorable Thomas KING, an uncle, who lived in and helped to organize Hawkins County, Tenn,. (in 1786), and who served from that district in the Legislature of N.C. The next item I found is about a William KING: Notes from the "The Mecklenburg Signers and Their Neighbors", by Worth S. Ray William King, his wife, probated in Mecklenburg County, N.C. on Nov. 1, 1788. Will Book D Page 138 mentions: My dear wife Mary Ann King, my four children. 1. Archibald Crockett, 2. John King 3. Elizabeth McCorkle 4. William McCullough Executors named are Archibald Crockett and John King. Witnesses, were Eli Crockett, john Elliott and Henry Downs This William KING lived somewhere East of Providence church, of which Archibald Crockett was one of the first elders. He was the great-grandfather of the famous David (Davy) Crockett of Tenn. and Texas, his daughter having married Archibald Crockett, the Henry Downs who signed this will as one of the witnesses was a Signer of the Mecklenburg Declaration on May 20, 1775 From: "Goodspeed's History of East TN" Among the school masters, who taught in the school - James King, 1786 The county court records of 1790 contained the following entry: "Whereas it has been represented to the court by Thomas King, that Matthew English and Elizabeth English, orphan children of William English, who was taken and killed by the Indians in December, 1787, at which time the aforesaid children were carried into captivity by the Indians, supposed to be of the Wyandotte Nation, and are yet in captivity. Thomas King therefore represents that the said orphans might be recovered if there was property sufficient for that purpose. Ordered by the court that James Blair and William Patterson do receive from the said Thomas King or from any other person the property belonging to the estate of the said William English, and the same apply as they shall think best for the redemption of the said orphans, and Thomas King was discharged thereupon of said property." In 1785 the State of Franklin organized Spencer County, including, besides other territory, the present Hawkins County. Thomas Henderson was chosen county court clerk and colonel of militia, and William Cocke and Thomas King representative to the Assembly. ************** 8) Notes for William King: 1833 Fentress Co., TN Enumeration: James, Robert, John William King. 1840 census, Fentress Co., TN. 10001-22001: 1 male under 5 (1835-1840), 1 male 20-30 (1810-1820) - 2 females under 5, 2 females 5-10, 1 female 20-30. Fentress County , TN Deeds: Vol. D July 1842 - Oct. 1848; William King to Sells McDonald; $500, wagon, harness, 1/2 iron gray horse, cart, yoke of oxen, sorrel mare & colt, 20 hogs ; June 19, 1843. ************** 9) Notes for James King: 1833 Fentress Co., TN Enumeration: James, Robert, John William King. 1840 census, Fentress Co., TN: 00001-0, 1 male 20-30 (1810-1820). ************** 10) Notes for Robert King: 1833 Fentress Co., TN Enumeration: James, Robert, John William King. April 9, 1830 - Robert King lived on the Goose Neck of the East Fork of Obey River. (Entry #515). 1840 census, Fentress Co., TN: 00001-01: 1 male 20-30 (1810-1820), 1 female 5-10 (1830-1835). **************

Subject: King Surname, Sent in two postings: Kings of Fentress, Pickett and Overton County, TN: There is some unknowns as to the parents of the three brothers Robert, James and William King that married the Beaty sisters. Many think it is John A. King. Unfortunately, to date no documentation has been found to support this. One thing I can clear up. John A. King was married to Lee Ann Ferrell/Ferriel. John A. King was NOT married to Ann Shields. The Ferrell's lived at the base of King Mountain and have a large cemetery there. Also, the death certificate of one of John and Lee Ann's children states Lee Ann was a Ferriel. John A. King spent some time in prison. John's criminal record gives John's physical appearance and states that John's father-in-law is Smith Ferrell. Later on John A. King petitioned the court to be put back in good standing with the community as he had been a good citizen since being released from prison. Ann Shields was married to a John King of Greene (or Hawkins??) county. The Shields and King families were very prominent there. That family has a great deal written about them in that County's Historical book. None of the children of John King and Ann Shields resembles the Kings of Fentress and Overton county. This can be proven by just reading the County history book. *********************** Here are some of the Kings I have gotten from the early Fentress & Overton county census records, court records, etc.: 1st half Posting 1) Robert KING b: Between 1770 - 1780 2) Peter KING b: Before 1775 3) Hiram KING b: Between 1790 - 1800 4) Hugh KING b: Between 1780 - 1790 5) JOHN A. KING, SR. b: 1796 Fentress Co., TN, d: Fentress Co., TN +LEANN FERRELL b: Abt. 1805, d: Fentress Co., TN, Father: SMITH FERRELL, Mother: MARY MCCOWN 2nd half Posting 6) Thomas KING 7) William KING 8) William KING, b: April 22, 1814 Tennessee d: October 27, 1912 Ann Ward Cem, Little Crab, Crab Orchard, TN +Ritta BEATY, b: 1824 Tennessee, Father: David BEATY, Sr., Mother: Sarah Sallie STEPHENS 9) James Silver Jim KING, b: 1816 Tennessee d: Abt. 1875 Fentress Co., TN +Elizabeth BEATY, b: April 23, 1822 Clinton Co., KY, d: January 25, 1888 Joel Beaty Cem, Riverton, Fentress Co., TN, m: Abt. 1844, Father: Thomas M. BEATY Mother: Jane MULLINIX 10) Robert KING, b: March 1818 Tennessee d: November 03, 1900 Fentress Co., TN +Nancy Agnes BEATY, b: November 14, 1824 Clinton Co., KY, d: June 28, 1904 Fentress Co., TN, m: June 1841, Father: Thomas M. BEATY Mother: Jane MULLINIX ******************* Using the numbers for each of the above individuals, below are notes, histories and communications I have received and collected over the years for that individual. These notes may or may not be the same person but have the same name. So I collected them under like names till I could figure them all out. Currently, I have no doubt that the Kings that did all the surveying in the late part of the 1700's are the ancestors of the Kings that settled in Fentress county. Only which one is which ? Well, everyone now knows what I know about the early Kings of Fentress & Overton County, TN. Any help sorting out these Kings would be greatly appreciated. Rick Hoover Franklin, TN ****************** 1) Notes on a Robert King of the Fentress County area. This Robert is old enough be the father of John A. King, Robert, James and William King: 1830 census, Fentress CO., TN: 10110001-1221001: 1 male under 5 (1825-1829), 1 male 10-15 (1815-1820), 1 male 15-20 (1810-1815), 1 male 50-60 (1770-1780), 1 female under 5 (1826-1830), 2 females 5-10 (1820-1825), 2 females 10-15 (1815-1820), 1 female 15-20 (1810-1815), 1 female 40-50 (1780-1790). 1820 census Wilson Co., TN: 400010-10100; 4 males under 10 (1810-1820), 1 male 26-45 (1775-1794) - 1 female under 10, 1 female 16-18. April 9, 1830 - Robert King lived on the Goose Neck of the East Fork of Obey River. (Entry #515). "A long path. In a deed from Thomas and Robert King, dated March 20, 1793, recorded in book A, p.246, a part of the description recites that, "For and in consideration of two thousand and five hundred pounds current money of Virginia, conveys 2500 acres of land lying on the west side of a path that leads from the mouth of the Holston to the ford of Wolf River." This trail was known as the east and west trail. The trail led from the Tennessee River near the mouth of Holston across the Cumberland Mountain, and across Wolf River to the Cumberland River near the mouth of the Obeds River. by: Pat Bryant, Fentress County History Book. Robert & Thomas King, Hawkins Co., NC, Grant #19, 23 Aug., 1788, 600 acres, book 64, page 360. Joining a survey of 600 acres. Robert & Thomas King, Hawkins Co., NC, Middle District, Grant #25, 23 Aug., 1788, 1280 acres, book 64, page 360, on the WOLF RIVER. Robert & Thomas King, Grant #7, Middle District, 1000 acres, 10 July 1788, entry #67, entered 409, on a branch of WOLF RIVER Robert & Thomas King, Hawkins Co., NC, Middle District, Grant #13, 1280 acres, 23 Aug., 1788, Entry 2691-2275, entered 19 Dec., 1780, book 67, page 433 or 33 or 133 ??, on WOLF RIVER. Robert & Thomas King, Middle District, 5000 acres, Grant #53, 10 July, 1788, entry #1682, entered 16 Apr., 1784, book 67, page 436, lying almost four miles from the GREAT SALT LICK. Robert & Thomas King, Middle District, 2500 acres, Grant #71, 10 July, 1788, entry #1689, entered 16 Apr., 1784, book #67, page 445, at a place known by the name of the BANKS. TO: JAMES KING - Sumner Co., TN, 640 acres, Grant #2546, issued 8 Aug., 1795, entry #809, Book #88, page 296, entered 10 Dec., 1795, JOINING AN ENTRY OF ROBERT KING. The Tennessee Gazette and Mero District Advertiser (1803-1807): July 3, 1805, vol. 5, no. 22: Jackson County - non payment of taxes - land will be sold................Robert King & William Riley, 640 acres on Little Doe Creek. Jan. 17, 1807, vol. 6, no. 39: Public Sale in Rockland, directed by Superior Court of Hamilton District in White County of several tracts of land belonging to Robert King. June 14, 1806, vol. 1, no. 27: On 9th of August next, Jackson County, will have a public sale of the lands of Robert King. 640 acres occupied by Thomas Bounds; 1000 acres occupied by Robert House and Robert Hill. Scott County Land Deeds: To Ellis Langham 12/20/1791, grant #183, 1000 acres, south side of Clear Fork, of the Cumberland. Thomas King surveyor. Grant #151 to Gilbert Christian 11/17/1790, 400 acres on Mill Branch of Clear Fork. Thomas King surveyor and Robert King & James Cooper chain carriers. Abstracts of: "Dusty bits of the forgotten past" by H. Clay Smith; p.11; There is a record of the travel of James Robertson and nine men, among them a negro, probably a cook by trade. They left the Holston Settlement in 1779 to go to the Cumberland Settlement at Nashboro, following the Indian trail as has been described and traveling on horseback. This trail took the party through southern part of Scott County, Glemary and White Oak headwaters and is called for in a grant of land from North Carolina to Thomas and Robert King. The grant calls it a "Path leading from the mouth of the Holston River to the ford in the Wolf River." This was 1773. It shortens the route from the Holston Settlement very much, as the party could float most of their goods down the Wolf River and on down the Cumberland to Nashboro. Land Warrant #3187; Grantee = Thomas Swan; Assigned to = Robert King; book B, p.181; Overton County; Rev. War land grants in TN. "TN 1787-1791, Land Grants in TN" (NC) p 10-B (Index) King: James, Robert, Peter and Thomas. Thomas pp 102, 103, 112, 122, 128. (Vol. I) King: Thomas pp 65, 71, 76. John pp 13, 56, 61. William pp 68, 72. Edward p 13 Thomas King (Sullivan Co.) p 65, Grant# 1273, 640 acres, granted in 1784; north side of Holston River. p 71, Grant# 1429, 2,000 acres, granted in 1788; north side of Holston River. p 76, Grant# 1534, 100 acres, granted in 1791; in the Island opposite to Mouth of Sinking Creek. Thomas & Robert King (Middle District) p 136, Grant# 2820, 1,000 acres, granted in 1788; on Branch of Wolf River. p 138, Grant# 2867, 5,000 acres, granted in 1788; on Spring Creek on Brimstone Creek. p 139, Grant# 2884, 2,500 acres, granted in 1788; between Mouth of Holston River and the Ford of Wolf River. Middle District comprised of later counties: Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Dickson, DeKalb, Davidson, Fentress, Franklin, Giles, Hickman, Humphrey's, Jackson, Lincoln, Marshall, Montgomery, Maury, Overton, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Stewart, Sumner, Warren, Wayne, White, Williamson, and Wilson. Early History of area... 4 or 5 hostile Indian tribes inhabited the section up to as late as 1800. Explorers representing Spain, France and England visited the territory intermittently from about 1540 until the early part of 1700. White settlers moved into what later became Sullivan and Hawkins Co. in the NE corner of the state and established settlements as early as 1772. Several families came into the NE section from the Uplands of NC. They banded together as the Watauga Association and spread over the Eastern part of the Section. CHRONICLES OF THE SCOTCH-IRISH SETTLEMENT OF VIRGINIA; Vol 2, pp 310-319 by Lyman Chalkley 1793--November 30, Robert King and William King, surety. Robert King and Isabella Hanna. ************* 2) Notes for Peter King: 1820 Overton Co., TN census: 12001-3011: 1 male under 10 (1810-1820), 2 males 10-16 (1804-1810), 1 male over 45 (before 1775) - 3 females 0-10 (1810-1820), 1 female 16-26 (1794-1804). 1820 Smith CO., TN Census: 000101-00001 Will: Written in Orange Co., N.C., probated in Rowan Co., N.C. 1785 & 1788 Randolph Co., NC Petitions: Peter King Named. 3) Notes for Hiram King: 1830 Overton Co., TN Census: 111001-112001: 1 male under 5 (1825-1830), 1 male 5-10 (1820-1825), 1 male 10-15 (1815-1820), 1 male 30-40 (1790-1800) - 1 female under 5 (1825-1830), 1 female 5-10 (1820-1825), 2 females 10-15 (1815-1820), 1 female 30-40 (1790-1800). 4) Notes for Hugh king: 1840 Fentress Co., TN census records, 22200001-1000001. 2 males under 5 (1835-1840), 2 males 5-10 (1830-1835), 2 males 10-15 (1825-1830), 1 male 50-60 (1780-1790), 1 female under 5 (1835-1840), 1 female 50-60 (1780-1790). Iredell Co., N.C. Will Abstracts 1788-1845: John King 13 May 1806 Prb. 16 May 1809 Wf: Rachel. Sons: John, Hugh, Rufus, Milus. Tracts in Iredell Co., when of age. Western lands authorized James Dillon to survey and divide among all children, male & female. Hugh to have land formerly laid off for Richard. Exec: Wife & friends Alexander King & Richard H. King. Wit: James & William Sharpe. ********************** 5) Notes for John A. King: 1830 Census, Fentress Co., TN - 101001-12001: 1 male under 5 (1825-1830), 1 male 10-15 (1815-1820), 1 male 30-40 (1790-1800), 1 female under 5, 2 females 5-10, 1 female 20-30 (1800-1810). 1833 Fentress Co., TN Enumeration: James, Robert, John William King. 1840 census, Fentress Co., TN: 221001-110201: 2 males under 5 (1835-1840), 2 males 5-10 (1830-1835), 1 male 10-15 (1825-1830), 1 male 30-40 (1800-1810) - 1 females under 5 (1835-1840), 1 female 5-10 (1830-1835), 2 females 15-20 (1820-1825), 1 female 30-40 (1800-1810). 1850 census Fentress Co., TN: age 50 (1800). 1860 census Fentress Co., TN: age 64 (1796). Died before the 1870 census. Thomas King, his son, got the family land/farm. King, John grant #3001, entry #464, 100 acres, 5/8/1833, book E, page 120. Iredell Co., N.C. Will Abstracts 1788-1845: John King 13 May 1806 Prb. 16 May 1809 Wf: Rachel. Sons: John, Hugh, Rufus, Milus. Tracts in Iredell Co., when of age. Western lands authorized James Dillon to survey and divide among all children, male & female. Hugh to have land formerly laid off for Richard. Exec: Wife & friends Alexander King & Richard H. King. Wit: James & William Sharpe. #1668 Book #13 Mecklenburg Co., NC, Deeds: p.899 6 Nov. 1790 from Wm. king Sr. to his son John King, a negro boy named Samuel, age 15. Wit: John Crocket, Robert King. Prvd in Jul 1791 Ct by Robert King. John King 99 - convicted of larceny 15 years ago, been an honest man ever since, restored to honest citizen privileges. Fentress County, TN Court Records. Quote from " Tennessee Convicts: Records of the State Penitentiary" John King was received March 11, 1833. He is 5'8" in height and weighs 156 lbs. Light hair , blue eyes, fair complexion, 31 years of age. Born in Tennessee and brought up in Fentress County. He has a wife and seven children, 4 boys and three girls. Her father , Smith Ferrell, resides in Overton co, Tenn., near the Wolfe Meeting House. He has a small scar in the edge of the hair , near the center of the forehead. A scar near the instep of the right foot. A scar on the forefinger of the right hand, running across the finger, from the cut of a Tomahawk. He has generally followed farming . Was found guilty of petit larceny at the Circuit Court of Fentress County and sentenced to one year confinement in the Jail and Penitentiary House of the State of Tennessee. John King was discharged by expiration of sentence on the 15 day of March 1833. Detained one day for bad conduct. [ He must have been released March of 1834, since he was received in March of 1833. I believe the date he went in was correct since it was in line of all the other 1833 imprisonments listed with his imprisonment.] In his home in 1850 , Fentress co, TN was Richard Wineharm 4, TN : Louisa King 28, TN; Thomas King 7 : Mary King 4 ,TN: and Jane 6 months [ census taken Aug 30, 1850] TN. Was this a daughter ? Maybe a daughter in law with her children? Note that there is a four year span between William and Thomas. This is most likely the time John was in prison. Only one of the girls born before he went to prison is in home. Next door is Adam Wineham 20, TN and Martha Wineham 21 ,TN could this one of the daughters. Living near by is a large Wineham family. The daughters were probably married by this time unless Louisa is also a daughter. Only one of the sons is not in the home that was born before he went to prison. In 1840 John lived next door to James King. Ancestry.com has John A. King's father as a James King. Jan Stringer posted the information. Emailed her 11/12/2001 to see where she obtained that info. No reply.

I'm trying to get through a brick wall!!! I have a Nancy King b abt 1795 in VA (according to census) that married Michael Short in 1814. No other info on her! I note that there were two other King's that got married in Clermont Count around the same time. Can anyone connect with them? William King m Polly Boude April 25, 1816, Clermont Co, OH Jhirgia King m George Wood April 30, 1920, Clermont Co., OH Thanks!! Irene All outgoing e-mail is checked by Norton Anti-Virus before being sent.

Greetings fellow King Researchers, My King line starts In New York. I hope that this information will be of help to someone and in turn hope that it will break some brick walls for myself as well. All of this information has been verified through official records. The only exception is the about (abt) reference that means that there was conflicting documentation on the date in the official records. PETER D. KING b. abt 1822 Westchester County, New York. d. 3/31/1885 bur. Forestburgh, Sullivan Cty. He married SARAH “SALLY” A. MISNER, 10/20/1849. She was born June 29, 1812. d. abt.1885, bur. same location. Children: SIMEON KING b. Abt. 1852; Married ELIZABETH “LIZZIE” WORZEL, 5/11/1896, ME Church, Sullivan Cty, Barryville, N.Y. d. abt. 1946 CHARLES KING b. 3/28/1847; d. December 1937, bur. Sullivan Cty, Forestburgh, N.Y. Married Angelie King on 9/30/1884 b. abt 1863 ELIZABETH KING, b. abt. 1846 Living 1/2 way across the country has it's restrictions on research. Thank you for any feedback you have on this family. I have more details to share if this is your line. Thank you again. -- Tina Marie Combs Tasteful Web sites powered by You www.eye4image.com www.alacri.com (952) 974-9676 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.438 / Virus Database: 246 - Release Date: 1/7/2003

I am Looking For Any Information on mt gg Grandfather, Lert King. I know very Little about him, and Nothing Official, Through 2 links I found Basicaly the same info you are about to read. Seems these people were Trying to get/find information on Medora Bryant (gg Grandmother) wife of Lert King. tho have more information on Her then i have on Him. Lert King b about 1870 d 29 Jan 1907, Not sure where he Died at, but said to be buried in Rocky Mount NC. >From What Information I have Found They Were Married Dec 22 1886 ( again Not Offical ) Medora ( Mittie) Bryant b Feb 28 1870 d Mar 1954 in Conover N.C. Buried in Forest Lawn Cemetary, Norfolk VA They Had 6 Children together; Ervert William /KING/ b Aug 11 1907 NC d Jan 22 1972 in Norfolk Va Elvert /KING/ b Aug 11 1907 NC d 198?? in Norfolk VA Bertha /KING/ b May 1887 NC d unknown Sampson /KING/ b1889 NC d notsure Caudy /KING/ b 1897NC d unknown Badger /KING/ b unknown NC d unknown Lert King was Found on the 1900 Halifax Census, But unable to Follow up with that Name or any other Siblins or Relatives. Please Contact: Tim Jackson 1033 Liford Dr Williamsburg Ky 40769 606-549-0821 [email protected]

Does anyone have the following people in their records? Ezekiel King b. 1780 Suffield, Hartford Co., CT d. 20 May 1831, Edinburg, Saratoga Co., NY m. abt 1810 Mary Squires b. 1788, Hartford, Hartford Co., CT d. 25 Oct 1851, Edinburg, Saratoga Co., NY I have one of their children as Stephen King (b. 27 Apr 1821, Edinburg, Saratoga Co, NY; d. 14 Mar 1898, Logan, Harrison Co., IA). According to a Harrison Co., IA biography there were 10 children in the family, including a son named Joseph A. King. The bio said there were 7 boys and 3 girls, with Stephen King being the 7th child. What I'm trying to determine is whether one of the daughters was Mary M. King (b. 5 Dec 1829, Saratoga Co., NY; d. 8 Feb 1904, Harrison Co., IA; m. 4 Jul 1848, Jason Ziba Hunt). I haven't been able to locate any birth records in Saratoga Co., NY for Mary King. I did find an online family tree for Stephen King, but he is the only child included (as the researcher's only interest; I emailed her and she doesn't have names or information on the other children). One of my sources mentions that Stephen King was a brother-in-law of Jason Ziba Hunt, but no other details were given. That leads me to believe that Stephen King and Mary M. King were brother and sister. If anyone has these King folks in their line, could you let me know? Mary King was one of my brick walls and I'll be so excited if she turns out to be Stephen King's sister. Thanks! Deborah Bay Denver, CO

> I am trying to locate the descendants of Agusta "Gus" Bryant RAY > Woodruff KING and Giles Judson KING. Giles Judson King was born in > Kansas (I think) about 1886 and Augusta Bryant Ray was born in 1886 in > KY. > > Augusta Bryant Ray was married to a unk Woodruff and they were the > parents of Virginia Woodruff. > Augusta Bryant RAY was married to Giles Judson KING in 1906 and they > were > the parents of: > Nicholas Giles King b ? > Timothy Ray King b 1907 > Joseph William King b 1909 > Richard King b 1915 > > Thank you,

Hi all I'm after information on the following family G. King married Emma Hepburn they had Hilda, Audrey, Alan, Geoffrey, and Ruth Hilda married ? Brown Audrey married D. Gray Alan married ? McDonald They had Alan, Wayne, Wendy, Margaret, and Malcolm Geoffrey married ? and they had Susan, Graham, Peter and Ross Ruth married ? McRae I have no dates or places for these people, all i know is Emma's mother was born in 1869 in Kensington, Victoria, Australia I also have another line of ? King marrying a Anne Findlay All i know is Anne's grandfather was married in 1884 in Moolap, Victoria, Australia Another line i have is Newton King married Emma Sophia Deller They had Clarice and Cecil Cecil married Joy Watts and they had Michael, Peter and Russell Any information appreciated, thanks, Ainslee

Hi, Mary, Maybe there is a connection, and Margaret J. was lying about her age as she got older, like her father. Is there a William E. King and Margaret J. in the 1870 Robeson County, NC census? She and William E. King are in the 1880 Robeson County, NC census. Thanks, Sharlotte -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 3:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Margaret King Sorry, I guess they won't fit 1850 Census Robeson County Archibald D. McCormick 51 Catharine 52 Harriet 18 - She married Peter B McKellar the next year and then Charles Stubbs Evander 15 - He married Susan Bracey Margaret J. 11 1860 Archibald D. McCormick 53 isn't it great how he only aged two years Margaret J. 21 1870 I cannot find either Archibald or Margaret J. I was hoping maybe we had a chance. Mary

Correction: My Margaret J. could have been born between 1851 and 1854. In the Thompson's Township, Robeson County, NC census for 1880 she is shown as 26. Thanks, Sharlotte -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 10:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: King How old would Margaret J. be at some point. I have a Margaret J. McCormac in the same township in Robeson County and am trying to find out who she married. Mary

Wow, Sandy, Thanks so much! I know that William Edward King's wife Margret J. (maiden name unknown) did die before him while some of their children were young, but I do not have a date. Are you related to the William E. King who married Catherine C. Carter? My William Edward ("Eddie") King was a farmer and carpenter who was born in March 1850 in North Carolina. Do you know when and where that marriage of William E. King and Catherine C. Carter took place? In the 1880 census William Edward King and Margret J. are shown living in Thompson's Township in Robeson County, NC. In the 1900 census they are in the Hillsborough Township of then Marion County/now Dillon County, SC. The children-at least the ones I know about-of William Edward King and Margret J. are: Dannie King (a daughter born about 1873), Mattie E. King (a daughter born about 1874), Loula L. King (a daughter born about 1877), Mary King (a daughter born about 1880), Laurence King (a son born in March 1883), Lonzo ("Lonnie") King (a son born March 4, 1885), Nettie Donnie King (a daughter born May 29, 1892), Ernest B. King (a son born in February 1894), and at least two other children including maybe a daughter named Pauline King. Nettie Donnie King Neely Riley was my paternal grandmother. She married Joseph Bowden Neely, Sr. of Bayboro, Horry County, SC, and they moved to Savannah, GA. Her brother Lonzo ("Lonnie") King first married Lizzie Huggins of Dillon County, SC, and their children included Rembert Lonzo King and Pauline King. He next married Mary Margaret Chappell of Hoke County, NC, and they had one daughter, Helen Chappell King Greene. I would appreciate any other information on the Kings of Dillon County, SC. Thanks so much, Sharlotte [email protected] http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/d/o/n/Sharlotte--N-Donnelly -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 9:47 AM To: [email protected] Subject: King family Hello Charlotte. I have seen your postings in reference to your King family. I have a King line also. I have tried to connect mine to yours, without much success. I did see on another posting however a marriage application for William E. King to be married to Catherine C. Carter. Possibly a second marriage for your William (?). My line is : Stephen King (abt 1810) in NC wife was Mary " Polly" son Alexander 1845-1916 m Orpha Scott (my line) other sons John I., Mckibben, Caroline, Mary Jane and Stephen There are numerous King families in the Dillon/ Marion county area, even now. I grew up in Lake View. If you have any connections you want me to help you look into (not sure if you live in this area) just let me know. I will try to help you. Sandy P. Spivey

Looking for descendants of George H. King b. in Ky. married Mary ? in Ky. Son James was born in Indiana Albert b. Illinois Sarah b. Illinoil In 1850 this family was found in the Lawrence county, Illinois census. George married my aunt Amanda Lindsey in Spencer County, Indiana in 1872. they had a son Carl "Ty" King Thanks for any information.

My Kings were in Lauderdale Co., Alabama in 1850 census. Catherine King-born cir 1806 NC (head of household-no husband to be found) William A. King born 1827 NC John J. Arnold King born 1830 NC Stephen Colin born cir 1831 AL. Emeline King born cir 1835 AL. Joseph born circa 1836 AL. George born circa 1839 AL Luke born 1843 AL. Another son is Alexander King born cir 1826 in NC and another possible daughter--Caroline King. Connected names to this family are: Yancey/McDonald/Curry/Rideout/Myrick/Riley/Dickerson Judy Sanders

Hi, I have a William Edward King (born about 1850) from along the NC/SC border--Robeson County, NC and Dillon County, SC? What time period and area are your Kings from? Thanks, Sharlotte -----Original Message----- From: Richard James [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 8:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [KING] Looking for King Family --North Carolina Hi, List Looking for any information on Higason King and wife Elizabeth in North Carolina . The couple had sons Robert, William, Higason Jr. and five daughter Mary, Elizabeth, Martha, Sarah, and Cloey. Thank you for your time. Rick ==== KING Mailing List ==== KING list website - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/lists/KING.htm