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]

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 >