Yes, I have a King in Breckenridge Co, KY as well James, born Oct 17, 1796 there and moved to MO later Can we trace common names? I hope so. Thomas King (see my roll call on Aaron King) <[email protected]> > ---------- > From: clagett > Reply To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 9:37 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [KING] John KING, b. 1746 Leicestershire, Eng - d. 9/1795 > Wake Co., NC > > Thanks to another KING researcher several years ago, I was able to back up > information left me by a gggrandmother re: Dr. John KING, b. 1746 > Leicestershire, England - d. Sept. 1795 Wake Co., NC. Dr. KING was > educated at Oxford and the London Medical College getting degrees in both > medicine and ministry. His father, Joel (John) KING disinherited him after > he joined the Methodist Society after hearing John Wesley, who advised him > to come to America in 1769; began preaching in Old Potters Field, > Philadelphia, August 1770. Removed to Wilmington, NC where he was auditor > of Dist of Wilmington 1780-1781; married 1774 Sarah SEAWELL, dau of Col. > Benjamin and Lucy (HICKS) SEAWELL. He was also circuit rider in KY and was > witness to many verbal wills. According to his will, he and Sarah had six > children: > > 1. Elizabeth 'Betsey' KING, b. 1776, Granville Co., NC > > 2. Joel KING, b. 1778, NC - d. 1863 Franklin Co., NC md. Martha LONG on > 8/28/1806 in Franklin Co., NC and had William Richmond KING, who md. > Temperance Williams TUNSTALL, Helen KING, Benjamin KING, and John G. KING, > b. 1810, Louisburg, Franklin Co., NC. > > 3. John Wesley KING, b. 1779, Brunswick Co., VA - d. abt 1856 > Nolensville, Williamson Co., TN md. (1) his cousin Elizabeth SEAWELL; md > (2) Mary TARVER dau of Benjamin TARVER and Hannah SMITH, with whom he had > Benjamin Tarver KING, who md. Susan MATTHEWS. > > 4. Benjamin Seawell KING, b. 1780 Brunswick Co., VA - became well-to-do > businessman in Raleigh; served as court clerk in Wake Co. > > 5. Thomas KING, b. 1787 Wake Co., NC - d. Benton Co., TN md. Sara WATSON > in 1817 and had Jeremiah KING, who md. Ridley HAYWOOD; Chesley KING, who > md. Catherine KELLING; Wesley KING, who md. Rebecca Ann AUTRY; Duncan > KING, who md. Mary Elizabeth CHILDRESS; and John KING, b. 1816 NC - d. aft > 1858 Carroll Co., TN, who md. Arabella HORN 1838 TN and had issue. > > 6. William Fletcher KING, b. 1791 Raleigh, Wake Co., NC - d. KY (This is > my ancestor). He married April 11, 1815 Katherine JORDAN, dau of William > JORDAN and Lucy STITH. He followed his father's footsteps becoming a > Methodist minister. He and Katherine had two children: Elizabeth KING and > Mary Fletcher KING, b. 3/19/1821 KY - d. 7/13/1897 Macon, MO. Mary > Fletcher KING married (1) Allen Boone LAWSON October 24, 1839 in > Breckinridge City, Breckinridge Co., KY with whom she had two daughters: > Nancy Catherine LAWSON, b. 12/17/1840 - d. 8/20/1918 md. Rev. Daniel > Webster COOLEY 6/2/1859.; and Eudora Jane LAWSON, b. April 8, 1846 Big > Springs, Breckinridge Co., KY - d. 4/30/1911 Bucklin, Linn Co., MO md. > 7/27/1862 Linn Co., MO Jordan SIGHTS. After Allen LAWSON died (bef 1865), > Mary Fletcher KING md. Absolum Weakly, another Methodist minister and > widow. (Mary Fletcher (KING) LAWSON is my gggrandmother, who did the KING > research). > > I do not have much on any of the above except my direct descendant, but > would be happy to share what I have and welcome any input. > Marianne Clapp Clagett > > > ==== KING Mailing List ==== > KING list website - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/lists/KING.htm > >