Janet In a letter dated 4/16/98 you wrote- "I have found in 3 separate places that don't always agree and I need to locate someone else who is searching John Hobson King that married Elizabeth Parker in North Carolina etc." I believe I have most of the information on John Hobson King. He was the son of Michael King and wife Mary Hobson. Michael was for a long time a resident of Bertie County. In about 1792 he moved to adjoining Martin County and died there in 1805. Michael left a will naming John Hobson King as a son. After the death of Michael, John Hobson King and his brother William C. King sold the land left by Michael King in Martin County. John Hobson King remained a resident of Bertie County where, for a number of years, he was County Surveyor. On Feb 28, 1787 he married Elizabeth Parker in adjoining Gates County. He appeared prominently and often in the records of Bertie County. In 1823 he sold his property in Bertie County and joined an exodus of a large number of Kings to Tennessee. Records show that he resided in Robertson County, Tennessee. He apparently did not remain there long as he died in Dallas County, Alabama in 1828. Records of Dallas County show that his estate was administered by a son Benajah King. I do not know the names of other children. >From your letter I gather that your connection is to Stokes County, North Carolina. I am aware that there were Kings there at these early dates, however I have not researched these. I hope the information on John Hobson King will be of help. Henry L. King