Seth King (1723 - 1780)

Born 18 Apr 1723 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Smith) King — married 23 Apr 1747 in Bolton, Tolland, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 23 Jul 1780 at age 57 in Bolton, Tolland, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Seth King, son of Jonathan King (1683-1774) and Mary (French) King (1686-1758) was born 18 Apr 1723 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, ^[1] Seth King moved to Bolton, Connecticut as a child with his parents and their family about 1725, when his parents Jonathan and Mary (French) King are recorded as admitted to the church in Bolton. ^{[2] [3]} https://www.americanancestors.org/DB414/i/13153/186/0

Seth's parents settled in Bolton and are buried there at Old Burial Ground of North Bolton, Bolton, Tolland County, Connecticut, Jonathan King Sr. died 1774, and Mary (French) King died 1758) ^[4]

On 23 Apr 1747 Seth King married Mary Smith of Bolton, at Bolton Connecticut. ^[5]

They had the following Children: ^[6]

1. 24 Apr 1748 - Oliver, Son of Seth & Mary KING
2. 6 May 1750 - Rhoda, Daughter of Seth KING
3. 4 Jun 1752 - Joel, Son of Seth & Mary KING
4. 1 Aug 1754 - Seth, Son of Seth & Mary KING
5. 19 Sep 1756 - Ruth, Daughter of Seth & Mary KING

Sources

1. ↑ Northampton, Massachusetts Vital Records, Copied by Walter E. Corbin and transcribed by Robert J. Dunkle, Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, p. 901. (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/14508/901/264994630
2. ↑ A Copy of the Records of the Rev. Thomas White, the First Pastor of the Church in Bolton, Conn.” Communicated by Miss Mary K. Talcott of Hartford, Conn., The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. Vol 52, 1898, p. 419. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/11727/419/0
3. ↑ "Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States Records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BT-49H9-6 : August 18, 2021), image 190 of 702; Lebanon (Connecticut). Registrar of Vital Statistics.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21419380/jonathan-king : accessed 18 August 2021), memorial page for Jonathan King (25 Apr 1683–10 Jun 1774), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21419380, citing Old Burial Ground of North Bolton, Vernon, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by KAM (contributor 46907840).
5. ↑ Bolton and Vernon, CT: Vital Records, 1704-1852. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015), (Originally published by Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT. Vital records of Bolton to 1854 and Vernon to 1852, 1909). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1636/i/28743/16/565827503
6. ↑ New England Historical & Genealogical Register, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847- , Vol 52, 1898, p 408-420: (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/11727/409/0

• Vital Records of Bolton to 1854 and Vernon to 1852 (Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, 1909)
  • Page 16: Marriage record.
  • Page 70: Death record.