Joseph King (1764 - 1851)

Born 23 Sep 1764 in Southold, Suffolk, New York Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Tuthill) King — married [date unknown] in New York Colony [uncertain]

Descendants

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Biography

Joseph King was born 23 Sept. 1764 in Oysterponds, Long Island,^[1] named Orient in present-day Southold Township. He was the son of John King^[2] and Abigail Brown.

He married Elizabeth Tuthill, born Aug. 1764.^[1]

They a son Tuthill King, born 1804.^[1]

He died 11 Jan. 1851, and was buried in Oakland Cemetery in Sag Harbor.^[3]

His wife Elizabeth's grandparents, Constant and Abigail Havens, were of Sag Harbor.

Elizabeth's entry in Tuttle-Tuthill lines in America:

"ELIZABETH TUTHILL Aug 1764 Hashamomack, LI da Nathl 1731;m Jos KING 23Sep1764 Oysterponds, LI LTV 1 Tuthill 1804."

Research Notes

Joseph's children Narcissa King, Tuthill King, Nathaniel King, Abigail King cannot be linked to him directly through birth, marriage, or death records. Census records link Narcissa and Nathaniel to his wife Elizabeth, and also to his grandson Charles, son of Abigail. A census record links Charles and Tuthill. Directory records and articles link Tuthill and Nathaniel and Charles. Joseph's brother Gilbert's will names his niece Narcissa.

Without birth records for the children, it is unclear where Joseph and Elizabeth were living and when. Their son Tuthill was born in 1804 in Genesee County or Geneseo, New York, according to a published biography and an obituary. (Tuthill was a well-known millionaire in Chicago.) So it appears that Joseph and Elizabeth had moved away from Southold by that time. The petition of January 1835 for the estate of Joseph's brother Gilbert states that Joseph was residing "somewhere in the State of Ohio" at that time.

A gravestone for Joseph King in Oakland Cemetery, Sag Harbor, Suffolk, New York is sometimes assumed to belong to this Joseph. The death date is 11 Jan 1851, the age at death 87. The 1850 census shows Elizabeth with their daughter Narcissa and family in New Windsor, Orange, New York. Was Elizabeth a widow already, or a visitor, or was she living apart from her husband?

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Tuttle-Tuthill Lines in America compiled by Alva Maurice Tuttle, Columbus, Ohio, 1968 p. 153: ELIZABETH TUTHILL Aug 1764 Hashamomack, LI da Nathl 1731; m Jos KING 23 Sep1764 Oysterponds, LI LTV 1. Tuthill 1804 login at FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com
2. ↑ "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HX-N2Z : 17 February 2023), Joseph King, christened 15 Nov. 1767, son of John King FamilySearch.org
3. ↑ Find a Grave Memorial ID 184901318 Joseph King died 11 Jan. 1851, buried in Oakland Cemetery, Sag Harbor, Suffolk County, New York FindaGrave

• The King family of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, 1595-1901 by Lucy Dubois Akerly and Rufus King. New York: Press of T. A. Wright, 1901. Page 9. https://archive.org/details/kingfamilyofsout00aker/page/8/mode/2up.
• Joseph King in the U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970. Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, PA, USA; US, Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907; Book Title: Session. Minutes and Records, 1749-1832; Accession Number: Vault Bx 9211 Bx .n71971 F51. Baptism, 15 Nov 1767, father John King Ancestry.com
• Joseph King in the 1790 United States Federal Census, First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Southold, Suffolk, New York; Series: M637; Roll: 6; Page: 122 FamilySearch.org
• "ELIZABETH TUTHILL Aug 1764". Tuttle-Tuthill lines in America compiled by Alva Maurice Tuttle, Columbus, Ohio, 1968. Page 153.
• Joseph, brother of Gilbert King, in in the New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999. New York, Orange County, Wills; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Orange County). Ancestry.com
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184901318/joseph-king: accessed May 1, 2024), memorial page for Joseph King (1764–11 Jan 1851), Find a Grave Memorial ID 184901318, citing Oakland Cemetery, Sag Harbor, Suffolk County, New York, USA; Maintained by Joy Ann Strasser (contributor 46565016). [photo of legible gravestone]