Consider King (1738 - 1786)

Born 13 May 1738 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Palmer) King — married after 25 Oct 1760 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 16 Mar 1786 at age 47 in Hillsdale, Albany, New York, USA

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Biography

Consider King, son of Ebenezer King and Sarah Hathaway, was their third and last child born on 13 May 1738 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts. ^{[1] [2]}

Family of Ebenezer King of Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts

The last record of Ebenezer King in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts was dated 29 Jun 1739, and described the marking of his livestock. ^[3] The 07 Nov 1752 will of his father Ichabod King revealed that son Ebenezer King was already deceased. ^[4] Though it is only certain that Ebenezer King died before the will of his father Ichabod King was drafted on 07 Nov 1752, given that the last recorded child of Ebenezer King was Consider King born on 13 May 1738, and Ebenezer and Sarah had only three children (1736-1738), Ebenezer King may have died soon after the last record of him on 29 Jun 1739.

The 27 Nov 1752 will of Isaac Hathaway; father of widow Sarah (Hathaway) King, bequeathed to "my daughter, Sarah King; widow" and to "my daughter-in-law; my son Peleg's widow" the west half of his dwelling house, with the further provision that Sarah (Hathaway) King was to improve her share of this dwelling house so long as she remained a widow; otherwise her share forfeited to heirs of Peleg Hathaway; deceased. ^[5]

Will of Isaac Hathaway of Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts (27 Nov 1752)

The 07 Nov 1752 will of Ichabod King revealed that by then he had already given his grandchildren by his deceased son Ebenezer King; including Consider King, their portion of his estate. ^[6]

Will of Ichabod King of Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts (07 Nov 1752)

Then the 27 Nov 1752 will of Isaac Hathaway provided widowed daughter Sarah (Hathaway) King access to the west side of his dwelling house. So after the death of Ebenezer King, his widow Sarah and sons Hopestill King, Isaac King and Consider King were likely taken into the homes of the grandparents: possibly the home of Ichabod King in Rochester first until near his death in 1753, and then he home in Freetown of Isaac Hathaway, who died in 1758. If Ebenezer King died as early as 1740, then all 3 of his sons were still very young, yet they would likely have assisted in the household farm work as they grew older.

It was only later on 30 Jan 1754 that Isaac Merrick of Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts became the guardian of Isaac King, ^[7] and on 05 May 1755 that Stephen West of Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts was chosen to be the guardian of Hopestill King, in a document signed by Hopestill King in which he cited the will and last testament of his honored father Ebenezer King, ^[8] and was named as guardian the next day. ^[9] when Isaac and Hopestill were nearing their majority and learned the trades of their occupations. Hopestill King mentioned, in choosing Stephen West as his guardian, the will and last testament of his honored father Ebenezer King; suggesting that this will, and the valuable genealogical information it may contain, could exist somewhere.

Isaac Merrick, yeoman-Taunton, MA named guardian of Isaac King (30 Jan 1754)

Stephen West, yeoman-Dartmouth, MA chosen guardian of Hopestill King (05 May 1755)

Stephen West, yeoman-Dartmouth, MA named guardian of Hopestill King (06 May 1755)

The will of Ebenezer King may reveal that the guardian appointed for his youngest son, Consider King, was uncle Seth Randall; husband of Rebecca Hathway; a younger sister of widow Sarah (Hathaway) King. Seth Randall gifted Consider King with 28 acres in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts in a deed dated 24 Aug 1761, and witnessed by William Palmer and Esther (Taber) Palmer, the father-in-law and mother-in-law of Consider King, in which Seth Randall referred to Consider KIng as "my kinsman." ^[10]

Seth Randall gifts nephew Consider King 28 acres in Rochester, MA (24 Aug 1761)

Consider King of Rochester entered on 25 Oct 1760 at Freetown his intention of marriage to Sarah Palmer, daughter of William Palmer and Esther Taber. ^[11]

Marriage intention of Consider King to Sarah Palmer (25 Oct 1760)

They settled in Rochester, where they had 6 sons and 3 daughters born 1761-1779 before Consider King sold his homestead in Rochester in a deed dated 06 Apr 1779, ^[12] and moved his family to Hillsdale, Columbia, New York where 2 children; both daughters, were born in 1781-1784, and Consider King died on 16 Mar 1786. No birth or baptismal records for any of their 11 children have been found.

Consider King sells his homestead in Rochester, MA in 1779

Consider passed away on 16 Mar 1786 in Hillsdale, Albany, New York, USA. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts Town Records 1732-1783, Volume 2, page 14, top-left
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Find a Grave", database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159069383/consider-king: accessed 26 October 2022), memorial page for 1LT Consider King (13 May 1738–16 Mar 1786), Find A Grave: Memorial #159069383, citing Old Community Cemetery, Hillsdale, Columbia County, New York, USA; Maintained by Steve Goodrich (contributor 47431881) Burial Details Unknown.
3. ↑ Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts Town Records 1732-1783, page 36, record 47
4. ↑ Plymouth County, Massachusetts Probate Records, Volume 13, page 128
5. ↑ Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Records, Volume 16 (1758-1760), page 110
6. ↑ Plymouth County, Massachusetts Probate Records, Volume 13, page 128
7. ↑ Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Records, Volume 124 (1751-1755), page 108
8. ↑ Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Records 1690-1881, Kilton, Amos - King, Mary
9. ↑ Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Records, Volume 125 (1755-1757), page 19
10. ↑ Plymouth County, Massachusetts Land Records, Volume 51, page 56 (24 Aug 1761)
11. ↑ Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts Town Records, Volume 2, page 365 (top record)
12. ↑ Plymouth County, Massachusetts Land Records, Volume 81, pages 137-138 (06 Apr 1779)

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