To Darlington, SC Researchers...... KING, KOLB, COLEMAN, FOUNTAIN, WILLIAMSON, STANLEY, WITHERINGTON Families of Early Cheraws/Old Darlington District, SC ------------------------------------------- Name of Ancestor: JOHN KING, Sr. Birth date: Between 1750-1754 Birth location: NC/ or SC ? Spouse: (1) Patience Speight (dau of Moses Speight of Cheraws/Old Darlington District) (2) Zilpha Stanley (dau of Sands Stanley & Zilpha Edwards) Names and birth dates of known children: 2 John KING b: January 21, 1782 in NC/SC? d: October 20, 1829 Conecuh CO, AL Burial: Bellville Baptist Church Cemetery, AL +Elizabeth 'Betsy' COLEMAN m: Feb 05, 1806 Winston Salem, NC b: Sept 12, 1783 in Probably SC d: Nov 24, 1844 Conecuh CO, AL Burial: Bellville Baptist Church Cem, Conecuh Co, AL 2 Nancy KING b: Bef. 1787 d: Unknown +Jethro SPIVY b: Unknown d: Unknown 2 Sarah KING b: Bef. 1787 d: Unknown +Abraham WILLIAMSON m: Unknown b: Abt. 1776 in South Carolina d: Abt. 1830 *2nd Wife of John KING, Sr.: +Zilpha STANLEY m: Nov 01, 1787 Cheraws (Darlington) District, SC b: Abt. 1762 in Dobbs Co, NC d: Aft. Jan 1813 2 James KING b: 1795 in "of Darlington, SC" d: Unknown +Nancy KILGORE b: 1805 d: Unknown 2 Henry KING b: Unknown d: March 20, 1820 2 Abigail KING b: October 31, 1796 in Darlington County, SC d: April 27, 1877 Crenshaw County, AL +Robert WILLIAMSON m: Dec 04, 1811 SC b: Abt. 1790 in Darlington Co, SC d: May 02, 1847 Pike County, AL 2 Cullen E. KING b: Unknown d: Bef. December 30, 1820 Probably Darlington District, SC 2 Hannah KING b: Unknown d: Unknown 2 Martha KING b: Unknown d: Unknown +Alexander MCDOUGAL m: Unknown b: Unknown d: Unknown 2 Noel KING b: Abt. 1806 d: January 25, 1854 +Jane WEAVER b: Abt. 1806 d: Unknown States/counties of Migration: Darlington, SC, with later families to Alabama & Arkansas. Death date: 1818 Death location: Darlington, SC area. Other facts: Thought to have been an older son of CAPTAIN GEORGE KING of Cheraws/Old Darlington Dist, SC. Captain George's second wife was MARY KOLB (dau of Johannes Kolb of the Pee Dee area of Darlington District) John King Sr. lived on Swift Creek. Wife #2 was Zilpha Stanley. Two of John King's daughters: Sarah (m. Abraham Williamson) and Abigail (married Robert Williamson). Both Abraham and Robert were brothers of Colonel Bright Williamson. "Darlingtonia": p. 29-30 George King was one of Subscribers (of 169) of the $25,000 contributed to St. David's Academy in January 1778 - at Society Hill. Also from: Darlingtoniana, A History of People, Places and Events in Darlington County, South Carolina edited by Eliza Cowan Ervin and Horace Fraser Rudisill, page 12: "The site selected for the courthouse was owned by a Mr (John) King who lived on the hill of Swift Creek, in the house now occupied by the Misses Fountain. The house at that time was in front of where it now stands, the body of the house in the street. From the end windows one could see the public square in front of the court house. John King donated two acres of land from his plantation as a compromise site for the court house." <Referring to the first Darlington Courthouse> Will Book #4, p.21 and Book #5, p.199 for the John King, Sr. will. (Darlington, SC Public Records). John King dies. August 10, 1818 - Pro 464. Appraisers: John Kirven, Starling Adams, James Dove. Administrator: James & George King in will of 1813. James is administrator on Aug 10, 1818. On Jan 26, 1820 - Alexander McDougold appointed administrator (husband of Martha King). John King was referred to as "John Senior". Dec 30, 1820 - paid Suncan Malloy for Cullen E. King's coffin. Deed Book E, page 196 - Patience Speights, d/p Moses, was John King's 1st wife. Sarah, Nancy and John were the children by Patience. All others by Zilpha. A photocopy of the above handwritten Will of John King Sr. was obtained by BILL KING in February 1999 from the Darlington County Historical Society. EMail Message from John Andrews, Old Darlington Dist. Gen Society dated 10/98: "Bill- John King Cemetery, aka Fountain Cemetery. Located 1/2 mile north of Black Creek near Darlington. Local tradition indicates that Rev. War Soldier John King (SR) is buried here, but no stone has been found. The following stones were found....M.A. Fountain, J.A. Fountain, Martha E. Fountain, Henry King Fountain, Eliza A. Fountain, and John Fountain." <John Andrews, ODDC SCGS> ______________________________ Please Contact: William R. King 14106 Carolcrest Circle Houston, TX 77079 Tel. 281-493-6767 EMail: [email protected]