Baxter King (1749 - 1801)

Born 1749 in Granville, Orange County, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Eleanor (Johnston) King — married 17 Jan 1778 in Hawfields, Orange, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 10 Mar 1801 at about age 52 in Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina, USA

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Biography

Baxter King was born in either Granville, North Carolina or possibly Lunenburg, Virginia. His parents were John King II and Hannah Davis.

He was a Patriot of the American Revolution for North Carolina with the rank of Captain. DAR Ancestor #A066357.

From his Revolutionary War Pension file at the National Archives: Baxter KING of Orange Co. NC served from 1 July 1780, three months as captain of a company of militia in Colonel TINNING'S NC regiment, and was in the battle of GATES DEFEAT^[1]. He served from 15 June 1781, six months as captain of a company of Dragoon, part of the time under Major McCLARY was in the Battle of EUTAW SPRINGS^[2], and a skirmish at RAFT SWAMP^[3]. He served in the summer of 1782, three months as captain of a company of Dragoons, Colonel William LYTLE'S regiment.

Elected: 1790, Justice of the Peace for Orange County, North Carolina.

Will: February 23, 1801 ^[4]

Baxter King married Eleanor Johnston on January 17, 1778, in Hawfields, Orange County, North Carolina. The children of Baxter King and Eleanor Johnston are:

1. John King, b. January 1779 d. date unknown.
2. Margaret King, b. Bet. 1780 - 1781, 1781, d. 1781, From Small Pox..
3. Margaret King, b. 1783, d. date unknown.
4. Mary King, b. 1785, d. date unknown.
5. Hannah King, b. August 24, 1787, d. date unknown.
6. Nancy King, b. 1789, d. date unknown.
7. Dolly King, b. 1790, d. date unknown.
8. Elizabeth King, b. 1792, d. date unknown.
9. Johnston King, b. 1794, Orange County, North Carolina, d. date unknown.
10. Nathaniel I. King, b. 1796, Orange County, North Carolina, d. 1854, Perry County, Arkansas.

Sources

1. ↑ https://msamaryland400.com/2017/08/16/gates-defeat-the-battle-of-camden/
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Eutaw_Springs
3. ↑ https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_raft_swamp.html
4. ↑ Wills. Orange County, North Carolina Wills, Volume 11, page 62.

• Wes Taylor Website contains some sources

• Southern Campaigns American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters - Pension application of Baxter King W20321, (Roll #1486, Claim #W20321, pages 0506 and 0507, National Archives).