Thanks for the information on the KIngs. doyle King -------------- Original message -------------- > Richard King and his family moved from the New Brunswick area of NJ to Rowan > County. Iradell was the nearby county. See below: > > The study of the genealogy of the King Family may best be begun by the > perusal of the following letter, written to James King Hand by Joseph > Daniels: > THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, > Raleigh, N.C. > North Carolina's foremost newspaper in character and circulation. > > Mr. J. K. Hand, Stratton Bliss Co., > 23 East 64th St, NYC. > Dear Mr. Hand: > Upon my return to the city, I find your letter and I am glad you > wrote Mr. Clark. I knew he would be able to give you the best > information of anybody in the State. > With warm regards, Josephus Daniels, Sect.-Treas. & Bus. Mgr. > > The attached papers regarding the King Family of North Carolina and > elsewhere, received from Mr. R. R. Clark, Statesville, Iredell County, N.C. > to whom Mr. Daniels had written upon request of the writer for information > concerning the family, etc...........James King Hand > October 26, 1923, the date received from Mr. Clark was as follows: > > A FAMILY RECORD OF THE KINGS, COMMENCED IN 1821 BY THE REVEREND RICHARD > HUGG KING > > > After the birth of these children in 1756, the family moved to Rowan County, > next to Iredell County, North Carolina and settled at Third Creek, but later > removed to a farm adjoining that of Dr. McCorkle of Withrows Creek. > > Their children were: > Margaret King Lansden, child of his first wife > > Children of Margaret Barclay: > Thomas, to whom he left left his lands, a grandson Richard Blythe, Sons > Robert, James Andrew and John, daughters Ann, Elizabeth, Margaret and Mary > (all noted in his will). His grandson was the son of Richard who was killed > by Cherokee Indians in their last raid in that area. > > Sue > > > > ==== KING Mailing List ==== > List webpage - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/k/king.html > Genealogy Links - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/GEN-links.htm >