Do we have a Harriet in the King family ?? I can't remember one. ----- Original Message ----- From: "pfk" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 10:13 AM Subject: Re: [KING] King Family of Lancaster, York, and Adams Counties, PA & Montgomery County, Ohio and etc. > Janis the part about Harriet is interesting. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Brewer" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 5:27 PM > Subject: [KING] King Family of Lancaster, York, and Adams Counties, PA & > Montgomery County, Ohio and etc. > > > > My King family, originated in this country, with John and Jean King, who > emigrated from Tyrone County, Ulster about 1730, accompanied by their four > sons, Samuel, Victor, William and James, and one daughter, Martha. John and > Jean were already at a rather advanced age when they came from Ireland. It > appears that Martha and William never married. Samuel had at least two > children, John and Jean, then he dropped out of sight, possibly moving south > to the Carolinas. James also had children and some of his descendants now > reside in New Jersey. > > > > My ancestor was Victor King. He married twice, first to Martha McKean, > and second to Jane (aka Jean) Moffit. My ancestor was his second wife, > Jane. Victor and his first wife had six children; Jean, Hugh (a Lieutenant > in the Revolution), John, Agnes, Victor, and Martha. With his second wife, > Jean, Victor had five more children; Susannah, William, Samuel Moffett, > James, and Thomas. > > > > William King, son of Victor and Jane, married Nancy Waugh in York County, > Pennsylvania on 2 Apr 1787. Her parents were Susannah Moffett (not known if > she was related to Jane Moffit) and John Waugh. In about 1794 William and > Nancy moved to Scott County, Kentucky, where five of their six children > were born. Their children were; Mary, Victor, John, Samuel Moffett, Susan, > and Jane. The last child, Jane, was born in Ohio. Sometime around 1799 > William and Nancy moved their family north to Montgomery County, Ohio where > William cleared land he purchased from the Government...the land is now part > of Dayton, Ohio. > > > > John King, the second son of William and Nancy, married a woman named > Harriet. In all of the records I have found (none of them being official > documents) she is referred to as Harriet King, but it is never quite clear > if this was her maiden name, or if the references are using her married > name. I am fairly certain of their marriage year and month, since a > write-up in the Madison, Indiana newspaper in January, 1768 refers to their > having celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary the previous month, > however John King's obituary in the same paper states that "after moving to > Madison, he returned to Dayton to marry the woman who now mourns his death." > I have never been able to find any record of the marriage of John and > Harriet. > > > > John King, in 1817, along with his brother Victor, moved from Dayton, Ohio > to Madison, Indiana, where they both lived the rest of their lives. Now, as > noted above, William King, John's father, had a brother named Thomas King. > Sometime after William moved to Dayton, a Thomas King and his daughter > Harriet also move to Dayton. I have found their names in church records > (the church of which William King was a deacon and secretary). In December > 1817 Harriet King the daughter of Thomas King (identified as such) is given > a certificate of dismissal from the Presbyterian Church in Dayton, as she is > leaving the city. In early 1818 Harriet King (now the wife of John King) is > accepted for membership in the Presbyterian Church of Madison, Indiana, "by > certificate." > > > > My question, my brick wall (after this unforgivably long story) > is......WHO WAS HARRIET? Was she Harriet King, daughter of Thomas, and > possibly John King's cousin? And why is there no record of their marriage? > I've searched Ohio, Indiana, and even back in Adams County, PA. Nothing. > Were there laws in Ohio in 1817 against marrying your first cousin? Did > they, for that reason, get married in some other state, and if so, where? > > > > The search goes on..... > > Bill Brewer > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > ==== KING Mailing List ==== > > KING list website - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/lists/KING.htm > > > > > ==== KING Mailing List ==== > KING list website - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/lists/KING.htm >

Janis wasn/t she the one in Idaho that we thought John King may be her father From: "Dave and Janis" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 2:16 PM Subject: Re: [KING] King Family of Lancaster, York, and Adams Counties, PA & Montgomery County, Ohio and etc. > Do we have a Harriet in the King family ?? I can't remember one. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "pfk" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 10:13 AM > Subject: Re: [KING] King Family of Lancaster, York, and Adams > Counties, PA & Montgomery County, Ohio and etc. > > > > Janis the part about Harriet is interesting. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bill Brewer" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 5:27 PM > > Subject: [KING] King Family of Lancaster, York, and Adams Counties, > PA & > > Montgomery County, Ohio and etc. > > > > > > > My King family, originated in this country, with John and Jean > King, who > > emigrated from Tyrone County, Ulster about 1730, accompanied by > their four > > sons, Samuel, Victor, William and James, and one daughter, Martha. > John and > > Jean were already at a rather advanced age when they came from > Ireland. It > > appears that Martha and William never married. Samuel had at least > two > > children, John and Jean, then he dropped out of sight, possibly > moving south > > to the Carolinas. James also had children and some of his > descendants now > > reside in New Jersey. > > > > > > My ancestor was Victor King. He married twice, first to Martha > McKean, > > and second to Jane (aka Jean) Moffit. My ancestor was his second > wife, > > Jane. Victor and his first wife had six children; Jean, Hugh (a > Lieutenant > > in the Revolution), John, Agnes, Victor, and Martha. With his > second wife, > > Jean, Victor had five more children; Susannah, William, Samuel > Moffett, > > James, and Thomas. > > > > > > William King, son of Victor and Jane, married Nancy Waugh in York > County, > > Pennsylvania on 2 Apr 1787. Her parents were Susannah Moffett (not > known if > > she was related to Jane Moffit) and John Waugh. In about 1794 > William and > > Nancy moved to Scott County, Kentucky, where five of their six > children > > were born. Their children were; Mary, Victor, John, Samuel Moffett, > Susan, > > and Jane. The last child, Jane, was born in Ohio. Sometime around > 1799 > > William and Nancy moved their family north to Montgomery County, > Ohio where > > William cleared land he purchased from the Government...the land is > now part > > of Dayton, Ohio. > > > > > > John King, the second son of William and Nancy, married a woman > named > > Harriet. In all of the records I have found (none of them being > official > > documents) she is referred to as Harriet King, but it is never quite > clear > > if this was her maiden name, or if the references are using her > married > > name. I am fairly certain of their marriage year and month, since a > > write-up in the Madison, Indiana newspaper in January, 1768 refers > to their > > having celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary the previous > month, > > however John King's obituary in the same paper states that "after > moving to > > Madison, he returned to Dayton to marry the woman who now mourns his > death." > > I have never been able to find any record of the marriage of John > and > > Harriet. > > > > > > John King, in 1817, along with his brother Victor, moved from > Dayton, Ohio > > to Madison, Indiana, where they both lived the rest of their lives. > Now, as > > noted above, William King, John's father, had a brother named Thomas > King. > > Sometime after William moved to Dayton, a Thomas King and his > daughter > > Harriet also move to Dayton. I have found their names in church > records > > (the church of which William King was a deacon and secretary). In > December > > 1817 Harriet King the daughter of Thomas King (identified as such) > is given > > a certificate of dismissal from the Presbyterian Church in Dayton, > as she is > > leaving the city. In early 1818 Harriet King (now the wife of John > King) is > > accepted for membership in the Presbyterian Church of Madison, > Indiana, "by > > certificate." > > > > > > My question, my brick wall (after this unforgivably long story) > > is......WHO WAS HARRIET? Was she Harriet King, daughter of Thomas, > and > > possibly John King's cousin? And why is there no record of their > marriage? > > I've searched Ohio, Indiana, and even back in Adams County, PA. > Nothing. > > Were there laws in Ohio in 1817 against marrying your first cousin? > Did > > they, for that reason, get married in some other state, and if so, > where? > > > > > > The search goes on..... > > > Bill Brewer > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== KING Mailing List ==== > > > KING list website - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/lists/KING.htm > > > > > > > > > ==== KING Mailing List ==== > > KING list website - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/lists/KING.htm > > > > > > ==== KING Mailing List ==== > KING list website - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/lists/KING.htm >