Henry King (1707 - 1782)

Born 8 Jul 1707 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Green) King — married 11 Feb 1732 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 6 Feb 1782 at age 74 in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Birth

Henry King, born Salem, Massachusetts Bay 8 July 1707, son of William & Hannah (Cook) King.^[1][2]

Military, American Revolution

Sergeant Henry King performed Patriotic Service in Massachusetts in the American Revolution.

Henry King is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A066496.

Sgt. Henry King, born 1708 in Sutton, Massachusetts, served: 1) Member of the Provincial Congresses 2) and as a member of committee in Worcester County. ^[3]

Marriage

Henry King and Abigail Green married 11 Feb 1732 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts. ^[4]

His wife, Abigail Green, b. 1707, died 16 Nov 1759.

Family

Children born to Abigail & Henry King in Sutton, Massachusetts;

1. William King, b. 27 Oct 1734^[5]
2. Samuel King, b. 28 Feb 1735^[6]
3. Lydia King, b. 17 Jun 1739^[7]
4. Mehetibel King, b. 19 Oct 1746^[8]
5. Tamar King, b. 16 Sep 1744^[9]
6. Elisabeth King, b. 26 Apr 1750^[10]

• ”Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001,” database with images, FamilySearch(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FR-K5W: 10 November 2020), Henry King in entry for John King, 1 Nov 1737; citing Birth, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston, FHL microfilm 007009440.

Occupation

Captain, Representative

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Salem Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 - Volume 1 Births A-L, published by The Essex Institute Salem, Mass. 1916. page 492: King entries: Henry, s. William and Hannah (Cook), July 8, 1707 Archive.org
2. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/rd/7791/492/140892736
3. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed March 11, 2019), "Record of Henry King", Ancestor # A066496.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCC7-2VH : 9 February 2018), Henry King and Abigal Green, 11 Feb 1732; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0528759 IT 2.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FR-K59 : 4 November 2017), Abigail King in entry for William King, 27 Oct 1734; citing Birth, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 721,190.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FR-K53 : 4 November 2017), Henry King in entry for Samuel King, 28 Feb 1735; citing Birth, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 721,190.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FR-K5Z : 4 November 2017), Abigail King in entry for Lydia King, 17 Jun 1739; citing Birth, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 721,190.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCGJ-9MK : 10 February 2018), Henry King in entry for Mehetibel King, 19 Oct 1746; citing Sutton, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 0874028 IT 1.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FR-K5V : 4 November 2017), Henry King in entry for Tamar King, 16 Sep 1744; citing Birth, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 721,190.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FR-K5Y : 4 November 2017), Henry King in entry for Elisabeth King, 26 Apr 1750; citing Birth, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 721,190.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6958235/henry-king
• DAR record A066496

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Bennett Rockney for creating WikiTree profile King-6233 through the import of Rockney GEDCOM.ged on Feb 16, 2013.