Agh! Why don't you see these things until they're sent? That's Robert King, the immigrant, not Robert Merck. Robert Merck was my uncle. Completely different character. No one ever called him "Devil," except maybe my aunt when she was mad at him. Forgive the typo, please! -Rebecca rjmc wrote: > > I don't have identical names, but we're in close geographical locations, > so perhaps we can find the connection? > > I have a great-grandfather John Luther King from Hartsville, SC. I have > a letter he wrote on 29 July 1943 giving some information to a > granddaughter about geneaology -- > > According to my gr-grandfather, the original immigrant incestor was > Robert Merck, immigrated from Ireland, called "Devil Bob" as my > gr-grandfather explains because "he loved his liqor <sic> and dogs > best." Gr-grandfather didn't know wife's first name, but said last name > was Holland. Either way, they had the following children: > > Peter > John (my gr-gr-gr-grandfather) > Robert "The Preacher" > Joe (Mack King's father, for what that's worth) > and James. > > My grandfather's records show something slightly different: That Robert > was born in Ireland in 1756, married to Tabitha Dolley, and had THESE > children: > > James > John > Peter > Robert > Josiah -- that must be "Joe." > > I'm not sure which is in correct chron order. Sorry to be sloppy, but > wanted to get this to you quickly. > > My grandfather also notes: Robert King, son of the original Robert Kin > from Ireland, married a Miss Holland, daughter of Moses Holland who was > a Revolutionary soldier. They had one daughter named Martha hwo married > Luke Hanks. They had one daughter Fannie who married Press Tribble. > They had a daughter Essie who married John Luther King. > > John Luther King was my gr-grandfather. > > They all settled in Belton, SC -- I think a lot of them are buried in a > cemetery 3 miles west of Belton. > > John King had 5 boys (James, William, Joe, John (my gr-gr-grandfather), > and one other he didn't recall name) and 2 girls (Sena <??> and Polly) > > Sena married a Saylors, no children > Polly married a Hanks and had "a houseful of children" (unidentified in > letter) > > And in a sentence that I haven't been able to work out yet: > "By the way I was about for get the thing Uncle Boby the Preacher had > one other Daughter Martha who was your aunt Callies Grand mother, she > Married Young Hanks my Mothers Uncle." > > Whew! > > Later, "John my father married a Hanks and was killed by a mule throwing > him on 7 Feb 1876: he had 5 boys and 2 girls: Robert, Luther, Callie, > Levi, Clarence who was killed by a horse in the Indian territory, Levi, > Mary, and Werber." > > There's a lot of info on children in his grandfather's generation -- > alas, not a lot of time to type right now, but if it sounds promising, > I'll do it -- just let me know! > > Hope we can find a connection! > > -Rebecca > > Lynn & Bill King wrote: > > > > JOHN T. KING > > > > Searching for parents/siblings of JOHN T. KING (my g g grandfather) > > born 1816 in South Carolina (DARLINGTON DISTRICT ?) > > > > m. Martha Caroline WITHERINGTON about 1844-45 in AL (Conecuh CO?) > > > > Moved to Ouachita/Calhoun County, AR about 1846, > > along with her parents: John Witherington & Mary Ellis. > > Appear on Ouachita CO census of 1850. > > Appear on Calhoun CO census of 1860 & 1870. > > > > Children: > > Mary A. (1846-AL), > > John S. (1847-AR), > > *James M. (1849-AR), > > William R. (1852-AR), > > Crowthus (1858-AR), > > Florence King McDonald (1865-AR), > > Orlando Lee (1868-AR) > > Lona Catherine Grant (1871-AR). > > > > Would like to exchange info with anyone having information > > on King & Witherington lines from Old Darlington District > > & Chesterfield Counties, SC & Conecuh County, AL. THANKS! > > > > William R. King of Houston > > E-Mail: lynn.bill.king@pdq.net > > > > ==== KING Mailing List ==== > > BLM records - http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ > > ==== KING Mailing List ==== > > List archives - http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl