Thomas Hathaway King (1792 - 1879)

Born 20 Jun 1792 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Goodrich) King — married about 1816 in Sempronius, Cayuga, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 9 Feb 1879 at age 86 in Orange Township, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Thomas H. King, whose full name is believed to have been Thomas Hathaway King; son of Ebenezer King and Jerusha Hathaway, was born on 20 Jun 1792 in Rochesther, Plymouth Massachusetts. ^[1][2]

Record of birth: 20 Jun 1792

Though Thomas had a 3-great-grandfather Thomas King (1645-1711), and an immigrant 4-great-grandfather Thomas King (1614-1691), his likely namesake was his maternal grandfather Thomas Hathaway. His paternal grandfather, Revolutionary War veteran Consider King, was a likely middle-namesake of son Thomas C. King.

The Revolutionary War Pension File of his father ^[3] stated he had lived in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts before and after his military service (and was in its 1790 US Census and 1800 US Census), ^[4] and then moved to Hillsdale, Columbia, New York (~1802), and then moved to Rensselaerville, Albany, New York (~1804), and then moved to Locke, Cayuga, New York (~1807), where Ebenezer appeared in the 1810 US Census, ^[5] and where son Thomas King met and married his future wife, who arrived in Locke in 1811.

Revolutionary War Pension File of Ebenezer King #S13661, page 4, question 3

Thomas married Anna Goodrich, daughter of Stephen Goodrich and Lois Bidwell, ^[6] ~1816 in Locke, where they both lived. Thomas and Anna moved to Cuyahoga County, Ohio and settled in Orange Township in 1818. ^[7] Their four children; the last three of whom were born in Ohio: Julia Ann King b. 1817, Eliza Jane King b. 1821, Mary Patricia King b. 1825, and Thomas C. King b. 1829.

Arrival in Orange Township, Cuyahoga, Ohio in 1818

In the 1834 marriage approval for his daughter Julia, ^[8] Thomas stated her full name as Julia Ann Jerusha King, which reveals that his wife Ann was the namesake for the first middle name and his mother Jerusha was the namesake for the second middle name.

Attestation for Daughter Julia's Marriage License Application (09 Jan 1834)

In the former Orange Township, section 32, Thomas owned 60 acres as of 1852, and 102 acres as of 1858 (the farm was located near or at the site of what is now 2800 Ohio County Road 91 in Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio). In 1874, Thomas; age 82, still owned 20 acres and had deeded 50 acres to Thomas C. and Mary Ann (Hitchcock) King, who had married in 1851 and in whose household Thomas and wife Anna resided in the 1870 US Census, and Thomas had deeded 30 acres to daughter Mary (King) Hill, who had married George Hill in 1843 and settled in Mayfield, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Mary and George had an eldest son named Charles Hill. In each of the US Census records from 1850-1870 in which Thomas and Anna King appeared, Anna was always listed as born ~1796-1797 in Vermont.

Homestead of Thomas King in section 32, Orange, Cuyahoga, Ohio (1858)

The death record of his wife states Anna died 21 May 1873 in Orange, Cuyahoga, Ohio aged 78 years, though her actual age at death would have been 76 years, 6 months, 19 days. ^[9]

Record of death: 21 May 1873

His death record states he died 09 Feb 1879 in Orange, Cuyahoga, Ohio aged 84 years, 7 months, 20 days, ^[10] which coincides with date of birth 20 Jun 1794, which has the correct date except the year should be 1792.

Record of death: 09 Feb 1879

Thomas and Anna were buried in the Orange Hill Cemetery (which is at the current intersection of Ohio County Road 91 and Fairmount Boulevard in Hunting Valley, Cuyahoga, Ohio), which would have been an approximate half-mile wagon ride or walking distance from their farm.

1858 Landowners Map of the Former Orange Township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio with 2024 Landmarks

Though no tombstone or other surviving burial marker for Thomas or Anna (Goodrich) King can be seen in Orange Hill Cemetery today, ^{[11] [12]} Find-a-Grave tombstone photo volunteers who have visited this cemetery indicate it is relatively small, and has many unmarked burial spaces between the tombstones that are still standing or that are otherwise visible, as seen in the inset photos in the annotated map above.

Sources

1. ↑ Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts Town records 1767-1813 volume 4, page 105: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L979-H46R?i=112&cc=2061550&cat=39354
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ67-LQH : 5 January 2021), Thomas King, 1792.
3. ↑ Revolutionary War Pension File of Ebenezer King #13661, page 4, question 3: https://www.fold3.com/image/24280213
4. ↑ 1790 US Census and 1800 US Census for Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
5. ↑ 1810 US Census for Locke, Cayuga, New York.
6. ↑ The Goodrich Family in America (1889), page 102: https://archive.org/details/goodrichfamilyin00good/page/102/mode/1up
7. ↑ History of Cuyahoga County (1879), page 492: https://archive.org/details/cu31924010461790/page/n647/mode/1up
8. ↑ Cuyahoga County, Ohio Applications for Marriage Licenses 1829-1841: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6PDQ-88G?i=394&cc=1614804&cat=324385
9. ↑ Cuyahoga County Ohio Death Records 1868-1879, volume 1, p 138: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9ZR-VDTQ?i=193&cc=2128172&cat=331760
10. ↑ Cuyahoga County Ohio Death Records 1868-1879, volume 1, p 315: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99ZR-V8PX?i=375&cc=2128172&cat=331760
11. ↑ Find-a-Grave memorial for Thomas Hathaway King
12. ↑ Find-a-Grave memorial for Anna (Goodrich) King

Thomas King. ^[13]

Marriage Husband Thomas King. Wife Anna Goodrich. Marriage^[14]

1850 Census - Orange Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States ^[15]

Thomas King M 56 years Massachusetts

Anna King F 53 years Vermont

Thomas King M 21 years Ohio

1870 Census - Orange Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States^[16]

Thomas H King M 77 New York

Thomas King M 41 Ohio

Mary King F 40 Massachusetts

Villa King F 16 Ohio

Mallie King F 18 Ohio

Florence King F 12 Ohio

Laura King F 10 Ohio

Marilla King F 8 Ohio

Wallace King M 6 Ohio

Dora King F 3 Ohio

Wilma King F 1 Ohio

• Source: S1 Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., Author Role: Editor The Goodrich Family in America. A Genealogy of the Descendants of John and William Goodrich of Wethersfield, Conn., Rich Publication: Fergus Printing Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1889, Second Date, 1984

Acknowledgements

• GED file graciously provided to Whitney Rapp on 10/18/17 by Goodrich Family Association (http://www.goodrichfamilyassoc.org) for upload to WikiTree.