John T King (abt. 1740 - 1800)

Husband of Rhoda (Lowe) King — married 1 Oct 1785 in Wake, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 1800 at about age 60 in Wake, North Carolina, United States

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Marriage

He married RHODA LOWE October 01, 1775

BEF 1784

By 1804 Rhoda (John's wife) had remarried to Samuel Holmes. Apparently she was only married about 12 years to John King so apparently she was not the mother of all the children listed.

Event

Had 15 children

Property

John King was deceased by 1801 when his land was divided among his heirs. They each received 43 acres.

Descendants of John T King

Generation No. 1

1. JOHN T KING died 1800. He married RHODA LOWE October 01, 1775.

The information on this family came from a book-"Abstracts of Records and wills, inventories, settlements of estates, 1771-1802, Wake County, NC." Page 225- King, John: Div. of Land, 1801:

Wife Rhoda King, Then it listed the fifteen children which I have listed in John King's descendants.

Children of JOHN KING and RHODA LOWE are:

1. GEORGE2 KING.
2. STEPHEN KING.
3. PRESLEY KING, m. CHRISTIAN HOUSE, October 06, 1802, Wake Co. N.C..
4. VINCENT KING, m. PEGGY BOYLE, November 1784.
5. LEANOR KING.
6. SOLOMON KING.
7. WILLIAM KING.
8. OSBORN KING, m. CATHERINE POOL, September 18, 1810, Wake Co. NC.
9. ALSEY KING.
10. SION KING.
11. POLLY KING, m. WILLIAM HOUSE.
12. SAMPSON KING.
13. ELIZABETH KING.
14. JR. JOHN KING, d. 1795.
15. PENELOPE KING, b. Abt. 1771, Wake Co. N.C. ^[1] d. May 12,

1851, Trigg Co., Kentucky; m. JOHN C HOUSE ^[2] November 11, 1803, North Carolina ^[3] b. June 10, 1776, Wake Co. North Carolina ^[4] d. December 08, 1855, Trigg Co. Kentucky.

List of children from another researcher:

1. Polly, b. ca. 1790, m. Patrick Martin Duffey Jr. on Sept 15 1812, Wake Co, NC.
2. George m. Jemima House, daughter of William House and Elizabeth House.
3. Stephen
4. Presley b. ? m. Christina House in 1802, Wake Co. NC
5. Penelope
6. Vincent
7. Leanor
8. William
9. Solomaon
10. Osborne
11. Alsey
12. Sion (Simon?)
13. Sampson
14. Elizabeth
15. John Jr. d. before 1801

OTHER WAKE CO., NC KING FAMILIES

Guilford King had a marriage bond to marry Zilphey Jones which was dated 30 Nov 1813. His bondsman was David Jones. The marriage bond was in Wake County, NC records.

Drury King had a marriage bond in Wake County North Carolina to marry Delilah Shaw. It was dated 17 Nov 1810. Burwell King was his bondsman. Guilford King had a bond to marry Zilphey Jones, dated 30 Nov 1813 also in Wake Co, NC. His bondsman was David Jones. Marriages usually took place in the county of the bride, however, Wake County was settled early by numerous Kings who intermarried confusing the genealogy.

Guilford Dudley King who was born in NC. abut 1789. He married Zilpha Jones in 1813 in Wake Co., NC, then migrated to Lauderdale Co., AL. by 1830. He named one of his sons Drury.

There is more on this Chesley King: Chesley was a son of Thomas King b.1787 Raleigh, Wake Co NC d. 1862 in Benton Co. TN & wife Sarah Lawson. Thomas son of John King b.1746 England d.-1795 Wake Co NC & Sarah Seawell.

William King born 1823 in Wake, N.C., married Mary Boyles. They had 12 children, one was Mary Amanda King, my Great Grandmother.

Asa King married Catherine Pell Jan. 24, 1825 possibly Wake Co., NC. They moved to AL. at some point, as Asa King died in Greensboro, AL. on April 16, 1843. Greensboro is in Hale Co., AL. His obit stated he lived in Newbern, AL. which is also in Hale Co.

Gilford Dudley King was in the 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, and 1870 Lauderdale Co., AL. census records. Gilford was born 1789 in N.C. and died 1875 in Lauderdale Co. He married Zilpha Peggy Jones Nov. 30, 1813 in Wake Co., N.C. She was born 1791, died 1879 and she and Gilford are buried in Old Pettus Cem. in Lauderdale Co. They had 6 children: 1. Elizabeth-born 1814-married George W. Thigpen 2. Hinton-born 1816, married Sarah Elizabeth Hill. 3. Margaret-born 1818, married William Beavers. 4. Quinton-born 1819, married 1st Elizabeth Call, 2nd Susan Currin. 5. Drury Minton-born 1824, married Matilda Joiner. 6. Sarah-born 1828, married John W. Michael. Gilford's father could be a William King. It is believed that his father William moved to Madison Co.,AR about 1830 with some of Gilford's siblings going, also. Other sources say Gilford's father is named Allen.

I'm looking for a James King who had land in the Durham - Wake Co., NC area before 1800. He had as a neighbor, William Floyd. William may have married a Sarah King. A Sarah King married a Wm. Floyd, but I don't know if it is my Wm. Floyd. This was referred to as Land Grants to First Settlers in Old Orange Co., now Southern Durham and parts of Wake County., NC.

I have a George King born about 1790 in Wake county NC, whose father may have been a John King.

I am looking for family information for Alfred B. King, b.3-11-1818, d.10-21-1864, m. Polly Jordan Betts (?) 1853, from Wake or Orange County NC.

Looking for any information on John King, b. 1746 in Leicestershire, England. He m. Sallie 'Sarah' SEAWELL on 4 Dec 1775 in NC. and d. 1795 in Wake County, NC. His children were Thomas, Elizabeth, Joel, John Wesley, Benjamin 'Sewell', and William Fletcher. His son Thomas was b. 1787 in Wake Cty, NC and m. Sara Watson in 1817. He d. in Benton Cty, TN.

I have found info in the Carroll Co. Tenn History Book. It list Leonidas King as a son of Thomas King who came to Tn on or about 1810,There were no dates listed for him. Thomas's 3rd son was b. 1825 with his 2nd wife S. Lawson-Thomas was born in Wake County NC 1781, 5th child of John King & Sallie Sarah Seawell and John died in Wake County 1795 leaving wife 6 children there. Thomas King settled near Carroll and Benton County line in TN.

Chesley was son of Thomas Alvin? King and a __Lawson /Lawler? Thomas b. 1787 Wake Co. NC 10 miles N ofRaleigh had 3 wives, His children were named, by 1st wife- Jerimah,2nd wife ?Wesley, Presley, Chesley, Wiley, Thomas, Mary Ann, Duncan & John, by 3rd wife Sara Watson, Mary Ann (Dolly) Elizabeth(Betsy) and Leonidas King. Thomas was son of Joel King,b 1746 Leicestershire England m. 1775 to Sallie Sarah Sewell dau. of Benjamin Seawell of Butte Co NC in 1779. Joel died 1795 in Wake Co. NC their children were Joel, John Wesley, Benjamin, Thomas, William Flecher, & Elizabeth Betsy, Joel said to Amer. in 1769 at 23, in 1770 started to preach in DEa Trustee at Franklin Academy 1787.He was the son of Joel King of the Church of England.

Drury King of Wake Co., NC. Drury was listed in the 1820 census of Wake Co. NC. and I believe he is the father of Richard King who came to Ga. during the 1790's.

Seeking parentage for John King d 1784 and wife Mary Osborne of Loudoun Co., VA. My ancestors Rev. Timothy Carrington and William Floyd married King sister, Winifred (Winny) King and Sarah King respectively. Timothy Carrington and William Floyd left Loudoun Co VA before Rev. War and moved to Wake Co., NC and then to Georgia.

Abstracts of Wake Co NC Wills and Administrations, pg. 20l, Bk F, KING, John Estate Sale R. 21 Apr 1801, pg.138

Buyers: Rhody King, Pressly King, David Cooper, Stephen King, Archelos Careloss, William Holloway, Smith King, John Maholland, Phillip Cooper, Penny King, Jeptho Freeman, Willie Brasfield, Sampson King, John Hartsfield, Sarah Duffy, William Dillard, Samuel Davis, Arthur King, James Hartsfield, Needham Freeman, James Kimbrough, Betsy King, Joel Bird, Vinson King, Henry Dillard, Patrick Duffy, John Freeman, Curtis Snelling, John Kimbrough, Henry Hooker, Sion Smith, Henry Cooper, Henry Thrower, Ozlos Vinson, David Valentine, Thos. Hill, Zachariah Smith, Josiah Michel, Jesse Olive. Admr: Vinson King. ^[5]

pg. 225 Bk F

KING, John Div of land R. Nov 1801, pg. 340

A: widow Rhoda King 323 a.

1. 1 43 a. joining Newman Jackson to son George King
2. 2 43 a. to son Stephen King
3. 3 43 a. to son Pressly King
4. 4 43 a. to daughter Penelope King
5. 5 43 a. to son Vincent King
6. 6 43 a to daughter Leanor King
7. 7 43 a. to son Solomon King
8. 8 43 a. to son William King
9. 9 43 a. to son Osborn King
10. 10 43 a. to son Alsey King
11. 11 43 a. to son Sion King
12. 12 43 a. to daughter Polly King
13. 13 43 a. to son Sampson King
14. 14 43 a. to daughter Elizabeth King
15. 15 43 a. to Leah Thorn legatee of his son John King decd 5 Oct 1801

Surveyor: Jno Humphries

Subscribers: John Humphries, John Kimbrough

Death

1800 Wake Co., NC

John King was deceased by 1801 when his land was divided among his heirs. They each received 43 acres.

Another genealogy site indicates that he was deceased in 1804 when Rhoda remarried. 1804 is the year his widow remarried.

Will

Wake Co., NC Wills ; John KING, d 1800, RB, 5/124 (record book 5 p. 124)

Wake Co., NC Courthouse

Wake Co., NC was erected in 1770 from Orange, Johnston and Cumberland Co., NC. The court house burned in 1831.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: Trigg Co., KY Cemeteries by Judith Ann Maupin- listed birth and death
2. ↑ Source: Claytons Davidson Co. History of 1880
3. ↑ Source: NC Marriage book of early marriages
4. ↑ Source: Trigg Co., KY Cemeteries by Judith Ann Maupin-listed birth and death
5. ↑ Abstracts of Wake Co NC Wills and Administrations, pg. 20l, Bk F; KING, John Estate Sale R. 21 Apr 1801, pg.138

• This person was created through the import of PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged on 22 September 2010 by MG Pitts.
• Research of Dot Clark, Wake Co., NC Wills ; John KING, d 1800, RB, 5/124 (record book 5 p. 124)

• Research of Peggy McAndrew, 9/11/2000.