Ebenezer King (1700 - bef. 1790)

Born 15 Jun 1700 in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mercy (Merrick) King — married 13 Oct 1726 in Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died before 1790 before age 89 in Philipse Patent, Dutchess County, New York, USA [uncertain]

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Biography

Ebenezer was born in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts on 15 June 1700, the son of John King^[1]. Ebenezer was named in his father's will which was dated 18 Nov 1752 and probated on 1 May 1753^[2].

Marriage and Children

Ebenezer married his third cousin, Mercy Merrick, at Harwich, Massachusetts, on 13 Oct 1726^[3]. The couple had eight children^[4]:

1. Heman King (bef.1727-1812)
2. Johanna King (1729-)^[5]
3. Priscilla (King) Kelly (1732-aft.1805)^[6]
4. Mary (King) Baker (bef.1733-abt.1815)
5. Huldah (King) Millard (abt.1734-1809)
6. Barzillai King (bef.1737-)
7. Alice King (bef.1740-)
8. Mercy King (bef.1742-)

Some time about 1742 this family moved from Harwich to Frederickstown in the Philipse Patent, Dutchess County, New York. Ebenezer was a tenant on lot 8 (later Southeast, NY) in 1754. He was assessed in the Southern District of Dutchess Co from 1746-1770.^[7]

Death

Ebenezer passed away before 1790, probably at Philipse Patent, Dutchess County (later Putnam Co), New York^[7]. To date, no will has been located.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6G-ZNY : 14 January 2020), Ebenezer King, 1700.
2. ↑ "Mayflower Deeds and Probates, 1600-1850", page 294. Ancestry Sharing Link; Ancestry Record 3223 #9137 ($). John King probate.
3. ↑ Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
4. ↑ Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Volume 2. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1992.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6L-19K : 14 January 2020), Ebenezer King in entry for Johanna King, 1728.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6L-19Q : 14 January 2020), Ebenezer King in entry for Percilea King, 1732.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol 6, Stephen Hopkins, 3rd edition, pages 241-242; Pub: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2001.