Robert King (abt. 1766 - abt. 1840)

Born about 1766 in South Carolina [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1840 at about age 74 in Argyle, Nova Scotia Colony

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Biography

Robert King was a United Empire Loyalist.
UEL Status:Undetermined
Date: Undated

Robert King was born about 1766. He was a planter in Charleston, South Carolina and a Loyalist. He moved to Nova Scotia after the American Revolution. He was picked up by "His Majesty's Ship "Clinton"" 28 Sept 1783 off Staten Island, New York Colony and brought to Port Roseway, Shelburne, Nova Scotia Colony on 26 October 1783. There was also a Margaret King associated as his wife by surname only. It's unknown if she was related.^[1][2] He supposedly received 100 acres on Shelburne Harbour East.^[3] Many loyalists found the land unfavorable and was later found applying for land in Tusket, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia where he ended up settling and living out the rest of his life.^[4][5]

Family

He married Elizabeth Van Emburgh.

They had the following children:

1. Caroline King (~1792-~1891)^[6]
2. James King (~1796-1858)^[7][8]
3. a son, Unknown King (~1798-?) - Possibly named Gideon (see notes)
4. Margaret Elizabeth (~1799-1868)^[9][10][11] - Robert King is mentioned as the father of Margaret King Harrington in the Canadian death record. (Mother is listed as Elz'th King.) Also, the godparents of Margaret King's first child are listed as Luke Keghoe and Elizabeth Leticia MacKinnon, both of Argyle, where the Robert King family lived -- further evidence of Margaret's link to the area.
5. Patience King (~1801-~1881)^[12]
6. Jane King (~1802-?)
7. Sarah King (~1807 – ~1891)
8. Clarissa King (~1809-~1881)
9. Mary Elizabeth King (~1810 - 1882)^[13][14] - Robert is listed as the father of the bride, Mary E., in her marriage to James Parker Chute. The mother is listed as Elizabeth Van Emburg.
10. Catherine King (~1815-~1891)

Residence

• 1783 South Carolina
• 1784 Port Roseway, Shelburne, Nova Scotia Colony.^[3]
• 1793 Franklin Township, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Colony^[15]
• 1827 Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Colony.^[16][17]

Death

He died about 1840 in Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is referred to as being deceased for 20 years in a deed dated January 12, 1860 from his widow and three daughters to the Argyle Township.^[18]

Slaves

Robert's Loyalist claim states he lost the following slaves (names not listed):^[5]

• 3 Prime Slave Ancestors
• 3 Slave Ancestor Children from 2 to 11 years old.

Research Notes

• UEL - His status with the UEL has not yet been proven. There was also a passenger named Margaret who has been attributed to as his wife. This relationship was assumed by surname only. They did have a daughter named Margaret Elizabeth so it's possible that her full name was Margaret Elizabeth but since Robert was listed as single on his land applications, this is likely not the case.
• Children - Family Genealogies list 10 children for Robert. The 1827 census indicates that there were 3 males and 9 females in his household. However, several of his children would have been married so a few could have left and spouses could have moved in so we can't assume all of them were his children unless he had more than 10. Various family histories also list a son Gideon. Daughters Caroline, Patience, Jane, Sarah, Clarissa and Catherine are found in various census living next to Luke Kehoe (documented godfather of Margaret). Robert lived next door to him in 1827. In 1871, Catherine King is found living with mother Elizabeth (now widowed) and sisters Sarah, Patience, and Clarissa living next to Luke Kehoe in Tusket, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1881, Only Sarah and Carolina were left living in Tusket, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia (still next to Luke Kehoe). There doesn't seem to be records for Gideon so he either moved away or passed away if he indeed was a son. Jane was supposedly married to a Gideon Van Emburgh so that could be where the name Gideon comes in.

Sources

1. ↑ "Names of Loyalist Refugees Transported from New York to Nova Scotia By His Majesty's Ship "Clinton" Oct 1783 and Dec 1783"," United Empire Loyalists, page 7, Passenger 227, (http://www.uelac.org/Loyalist-Research/Research-Data/HMS-Clinton-1783-Passengers.pdf)
2. ↑ United Empire Loyalists Directory, #4459 (https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=4459), citing Robert King. Mentions wife Margaret King (assumed relationship).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Land Grant: Marion Gilroy, "Loyalists and Land Settlement in Nova Scotia: Shelburne County," Clearfield Publishing Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Co Inc, Baltimore, Maryland 1990, 1995, pg 90, Ancestry.com, image 92, Ancestry Record 48452 #352962 (accessed 3 March 2024), citing Robert King mentioned in the records of Public Archives of Nova Scotia as receiving 100 acres in Shelburne Harbour E.
4. ↑ "Nova Scotia Land Papers 1765-1800," Nova Scotia Archives, (https://archives.novascotia.ca/land-papers/archives/?ID=769&Doc=document&Page=201106661), citing Robert King.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Land Grant: "UK, American Loyalist Claims, 1776-1835"
   The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; American Loyalist Claims, Series II; Class: AO 13; Piece: 025
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3712 #10421 (accessed 3 March 2024)
   (https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/29667975?h=c03e3e Page 2), (https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/29667989?h=45378b Page 3), citing Robert King. Residence Place: Nova Scotia; Record Type: Memorial; Piece Description: New Claims Including Re Sloop 'James'.
6. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 Census of Canada"
   Year: 1881; Census Place: Tusket, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia; Roll: C_13171; Page: 70; Family No: 287
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1577 #1932178 (accessed 1 March 2024)
   Carolina Kings (89) in Nova Scotia. Born in Nova Scotia.
7. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5MV-Z8R : 7 February 2020), Robert King in entry for James King, 1796.
8. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5ML-LQ5 : 7 February 2020), Robert King in entry for James King, 1796.
9. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Deaths, 1864-1877", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2PV-FYZ : 6 November 2020), Robert King in entry for Margaret Harrington, 1868.
10. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Deaths, 1864-1877", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7T43-KLZM : 22 July 2021), Robert King in entry for Margaret Harrington, 1868.
11. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Deaths, 1864-1877", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZL3N-TL6Z : 22 July 2021), Robert King in entry for Margaret Harrington, 1868.
12. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 Census of Canada"
    Year: 1871; Census Place: Tusket, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia; Roll: C-10547; Page: 53
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1578 #1356183 (accessed 1 March 2024)
    Patience King (70) in Tusket, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Born in Nova Scotia. Living with mother Elizabeth and sisters Catherine, Sarah, and Clarissa. Tusket, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
13. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5MV-DG9 : 7 February 2020), Robert King in entry for Elizabeth King, 1796.
14. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5M2-P5Y : 7 February 2020), Robert King in entry for Elizabeth King, 1796.
15. ↑ J. R. Campbell, "History of Yarmouth," pg 89, Hathi Trust Digital Library, Image 110, (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t3fx7gp0c&view=1up&seq=110&skin=2021&q1=king)
16. ↑ "Census Returns, 1827," (https://archives.novascotia.ca/census/1827/returns/?ID=1740), citing Robert King, Baptist, farmer, Males: 3, Females: 9, Servants (males): 0, Servants (females): 0, Total: 12, Births: 0, Marriages: 0, Deaths: 0
17. ↑ Deed record: "Yarmouth. Deed Indexes 1860–1869"
    Film number: 008286605 > image 126 of of 751
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSRS-M7DD-T (accessed 3 March 2024), citing property in Argyle, grantor Elizabeth King et. al, grantee Argyle Township, Book A.K., 1860, Page 626, record number 395, property Argyle, Instrument D.
18. ↑ Yarmouth County Registry of Deeds - Book AK Page 626, January 12, 1860

See also

• FamilySearch Person: L1WL-TJQ
• A genealogy and history of the Hute [i e Chute] family in America : with some account of the family, (https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/29668353?h=7569ab).
• Victoria Proctor, "The American Revolution: South Carolina Loyalists Biographical Sketches" (http://sciway3.net/proctor/revwar/loyalists/bios_02.html). Note: this link doesn't seem to list a Robert King, only a Richard but not on the page link.