William King Jr (1743 - 1817)

Born 20 May 1743 in Springfield, Hampshire, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Thankful (Warner) King — married 1 Jan 1767 in Wilbraham, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 5 Feb 1817 at age 73 in Herkimer, New York, United States

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Biography

William King Jr performed Patriotic Service in Massachusetts in the American Revolution.

William King Jr is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A064847.

20 May 1743 William King was born in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts to William and Jemima King^[1][2]

William was a sergeant in the Revolutionary War and participated in the Battle of Lexington along with his father, William Sr., who was a lieutenant.^[3]

1 June 1767 William King marries Thankful Warner in Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts^[4]

After the war, William and Thankful moved near Syracuse, New York.

They had ten children in 21 years. He died on February 5, 1817, in West Winfield, New York, at the age of 73.^{[citation needed]}

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJJ-WC3 : 9 February 2018), William King, 20 May 1743; citing , Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Springfield City Hall; FHL microfilm 185,414.
2. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Reference Springfield vol 1, page 198 via $American Ancestors
3. ↑ "John Aaron King family, England; OH", Pathways, vol. 8, no. 3 (Butler County, OH: Jul 1989); pp. 37-41
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-FK7W : 29 November 2018), William King and Thankfull Warner, 1 Jun 1767; citing Marriage, Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009730.

See also:

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 23 February 2020), "Record of William King", Ancestor # A064847.