This information about Thomas King was found in the book Early Methodism in Mississippi . The link is http://www.rootsweb.com/~msswterr/bren.htm It mentions Thomas King in several places The Mississippi Conference assembled at Rev. John Ford's house in Marion County, west of Pearl River on Nov. 14,1814. Samuel Sellers was President and William Winans was re-elected as Secretary. Also present were Richmond Nolley, Thomas Griffin, Thomas A. King, John I.E. Byrd, John Schrock, and Elisha Lott. The appointments were: Mississippi District- Samuel Sellers, P.E. Natchez and Claiborne- Thomas A. King, Gabriel Pickering Wilkinson- Wm. Winans, Peter James, Roswell Valentine Amite- J.I.E. Byrd, Jonathon Kemp Tombigbee- John S. Ford, Thomas Owens Pearl River- Elijah Gentry Rapides- Elisha Lott Attakapas- Richmond Nolley Washita- Thomas Griffin The names of several ministers that were on the rolls the last year had disappeared. Lewis Hobbs died, John Phipps had returned to Tennessee, John Shrock had located, Josiah B. Daughtry and Simon Gentry had been discontinued after one year, for what reason the author knows not. Daughtry's name appears in the Tennessee Conference the next year and he did many more years of service. Gentry was reputed to be somewhat demented. Two transfers were received, that of Thomas A. King and Gabriel Pickering. King had been in the itinerancy four years and came with deacon's orders, to last only one year. He then returned to Tennessee for a year before locating. You might want to check out his link because I think I read in it somewhere else that Thomas King moved to TN. and never returned. Marie