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John King (abt. 1759 - 1843)

Pri. John King
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Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
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Husband of — married 4 Dec 1799 in Montgomery Co Vamap
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Died at about age 84 in Floyd, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

John King was born about 1759.
Please note: there were multiple individuals by the name of John King who appear in Montgomery County, Virginia, marriage and census records in the same time period.

Revolutionary War Service: [1]

John King Ancestor# A066603
Service: MARYLAND Rank(s): PRIVATE
Birth: CIRCA 1759
Death: ANTE 3- -1843 FLOYD CO VIRGINIA
Pension Number: *S5553
Service Source: *S5553
Service Description: 1) CAPT DANIEL STULL, COL JOHN GUNBY
1840 Floyd, Virginia: Pensioner Index[2]


Marriage:
He married Sarah Addair 4 Dec 1799 in Montgomery County, Virginia. [3]

Children:

  1. Henry D, b. 1801, d. abt 1850; m. Sarah BARTLETT 4 Sep 1827
  2. Elizabeth, b. 1803; m. Jacob SCHILLING, 3 Jun 1817 Montgomery, VA
  3. Rosanna, b. 1806
  4. Massa, b. 26 May 1809, d. 1911 Tazewell, VA; m. Samuel WIMMER 24 Jan 1827; b. 9 Apr 1807 Franklin, VA
  5. Nancy, b. 1811; m. Stephen BURNETT 1 Oct 1827, Franklin, VA
  6. Mahala, b.19 Aug 1813, d. 2 Jan 1898 Floyd, VA; m. Isaac WIMMER, 3 Jan 1831 Montgomery, VA; b. 20 Feb 1809, d. 22 Mar 1886, Floyd, VA
  7. Catherine, b. 1815; m. Joseph L. KING 17 May 1834 Floyd, VA.

Census:

1810 Christiansburg, Montgomery, VA: John King Sr
Males: 1<10, 1<15, 2<25, 1>45; Females: 4<10, 2<15, 1<44[4]

1820 Newburn, Montgomery, VA:
Males: 1<15, 1<25, 1>45; Females: 1<10, 3<15, 1<25[5]

1830 Newburn, Montgomery, VA:
Males: 1<5, 1<80; Females: 1<5, 1<10, 1<20, 2<30[6]

1840 Floyd, VA: Males: 1<5, 1<90; Females: 1<10, 1<40[7][8]


Death:
John King died 28 Feb 1843 in Floyd County, Virginia.[9]

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Known all men by these present, that I, John King, of the County of Floyd, Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, do hereby constitutes and appoint Robert Craig, my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name, to receive from the Agent of the United States for paying pensions in Washington City, DC, my pensions from fourth day of March, 1831., to the fourth of March 1832.

Witness my Hand and Seal, this the 18th day of June, 1832.
Signed by
Henry D. King as Witness
Signed by
John King

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY G. SHELOR, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE

Be it known, "That on the 18th day of June, 1832, before the subscriber, John King, above namely and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to his act and deed. In testimony whereof, I have here unto set my hand, the day and year above mentioned.

George Shelor, J. Peace. Montgomery County (to wit)

Last Will and Testament

5 Jan 1843
Last will and Testament of John King, Dec'd

Whereas I John King of Floyd County and State of Virginia do find myself weak in body but strong in mind. And knowing that this body will die, I therefore make this my last will and testament. I first recommend my soul to God who gave it and my body to grace to be buried in a Christian like manner, and what property or estate God has blessed me with I will dispose of in the following manner to-with:

I will and bequest to my son Henry King and all of my household and kitchen furniture I give to my daughter Caty for services rendered in taking care of me, and I also give and bequesth to my daughter Caty my horse and two head of cattle all of my hay and oats and corn for her use and benefit, my saddle and saddle bags I give to my daughter Mahala Wimmer and her husband Isaac Wimmer. My clock I give to my daughter Caty King. All Money due to me from any person or persons I want collected and twenty dollars of the money I give to my daughter Rosanna King the balance if any then to be divided between my daughters Elizabeth Shilling Massey Wimmer and Nancy Burnet and Mahala Wimmer and the forty five acres of land known by the name of the powder mill tract I wish and desire that to be sold to the highest bidder and the money equally divided among my children Henry, Caty, Mahala, Elizabeth, Rosanna, Nancy, Massey. I wish my friend Henry King and Isaac Wimmer to be my executors. Assigned and delivered in presence of us in the year of Christ one thousand eight hundred and forty three.

John King (seal)

Witness
Henry Shockey
[1]James H. Williams
David Ayler
John R. Shilling

Notes

John King ... [10] is a mystery. family lore is that he spoke Dutch and came over from Holland. this same lore is attributed to Hermanus King the immigrant. Some have married him to [2]Katherine Leonard who married John King in Massachusetts. They had a son named John but he supposedly died in Massachusetts. Some have said that he fought in the Revolution with Sarah Addair's Father and married her after the war. Some have said that he married four times. Some have said that he married Peggy Anderson. Who was John King?

Multiple John Kings in Montgomery County, VA:

  • 1810 Census: lists both John King Sr and John King Jr
  • 1799 Marriage: John King & [3] Sarah Addair
  • 1803 Marriage: John King & [4] Peggy Anderson (by 1830 she is widowed and living in IL near some of her siblings)
  • 1815 Marriage: John King Jr & [5] Sarah Becklehimer, his father listed as John King
  • 1818 Marriage: John King & Peggy Brannon

Sources

  1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution Ancestor Database https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A066603
  2. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLG1-1BPD : 1 March 2021), John King, 1 Jun 1840; citing Military Service, Floyd, Virginia, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140737.
  3. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR8J-B8R : 5 December 2014), John King and Sarah Addair, 04 Dec 1799; citing Montgomery County, Virginia, reference P 83; FHL microfilm 32,633.
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH28-92K : accessed 18 April 2022), John King, Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, United States; citing p. 633, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 70; FHL microfilm 181,430.
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLC-HFR : accessed 18 April 2022), John King, Junior, Montgomery, Virginia, United States; citing p. , NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5H-VQT : 20 February 2021), John King, Newburn, Montgomery, Virginia, United States; citing 76, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 198; FHL microfilm 29,677.
  7. ↑ Year: 1840; Census Place: Floyd, Virginia; Roll: 555; Family History Library Film: 0029685 https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/28148787?h=e5a5c6 (free share)
  8. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLG1-1BPD : 1 March 2021), John King, 1 Jun 1840; citing Military Service, Floyd, Virginia, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140737.
  9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/224908687/john-king : accessed 18 April 2022), memorial page for John King (1759–28 Feb 1843), Find A Grave: Memorial #224908687, citing Mills-Wimmer-Beckner Cemetery, Copper Hill, Floyd County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by chris_s (contributor 48630128) .
  10. ↑ Entered by Raymond Nichols, Wednesday, September 11, 2013.
  • Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940

Name: John King Gender: Male Marriage Date: 4 Dec 1799 Marriage Place: Montgomery County, Virginia Spouse: Sarah Addair FHL Film Number: 32633 Reference ID: P 83


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Nichols-2515 Raymond Nichols DD
John married Sarah in 1799 at age 40. Were there any John King marriages before then? say around 1779ish? not necessarily in VA.

Family Lore is that John was from the north and that he had four wives and spoke dutch.

posted by Raymond Nichols DD
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Tyson Smith
1810:

6 Females Under 15 1795-1810 4 Males Under 25 1785-1810

The Will only mentions 1 son Henry…

1815 John King had 4 white males over 16 1 Slave above 12.

1815 John King JR. married Sarah Beckelhimer daughter of Jacob.

John King Jr. pops up in the 1816 Tax list with 1 tithable

John King Sr. 2 Tithables…and 1 Slave and 4 horses Still has a boy with him.

1815 - 16 = 1799… if he married Sarah Addair in 1799 who is the mother of the other Children?

John King sign some paperwork in the 1780s with a Caty… it was at Rosanna Shillings wedding.

Assuming its the same Rosannah in the Census (it is) …

This is probably John and Catys children along with John and Sarah Addairs children.

I believe John King Jr is the son of John King husband of Sarah Addair but through a previous marriage…

I could be wrong, but would love to talk about this.

YDNA would really help.

posted by Tyson Smith
Nichols-2515 Raymond Nichols DD
John and Sarah had 7 children. all after 1799. Catherine in 1815. no sign of John Jr. being related. there were many John Kings in those days.

John was about 40 in 1799 so he may have had a previous marriage or two. we don't know who they were, but I am pretty sure that John Jr. may have been a neighbor as I am descended from John Jr.s daughter olive and also from Henry d King. Henry's daughter Nancy King married olives son, George Bartlett.

Rosanna Schilling was the daughter of Elizabeth King Schilling.

John Jr. was born about 1795ish. and died before 5 June 1822. I was thinking he might be from a previous marriage too.

Catherine king was the daughter of John and Sarah. she married Joseph L. king.

posted by Raymond Nichols DD
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Tyson Smith
I am willing to pay for the YDNA test of a direct male descendant of John King and Sarah Addair.
posted by Tyson Smith
Nichols-2515 Raymond Nichols DD
James h Williams may be James Henry williams of Montgomery county.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Williams-18838

posted by Raymond Nichols DD
Nichols-2515 Raymond Nichols DD
if John King m. Sarah Addair in 1799 when she was 20ish and he was 40ish, it is highly possible he may have married someone else about 1779ish. who was his first wife?
posted by Raymond Nichols DD
Nichols-2515 Raymond Nichols DD
Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940

Name: John King Gender: Male Marriage Date: 4 Dec 1799 Marriage Place: Montgomery County, Virginia Spouse: Sarah Addair FHL Film Number: 32633 Reference ID: P 83

posted by Raymond Nichols DD
edited by Raymond Nichols DD
King-55667 John King Jr
John King 1759 - 1843. The family Bible for John King was a German Bible. Family stories say that the family name was originally Koenig. Stories also say that he came from Germany via Holland and then to Pennsylvania. I suspect the part about Holland is doubtful. Stories also say that he spoke Dutch. I suspect this is doubtful also. Later generations saw his family Bible and on the front of the Bible was printed Deutsch. Not knowing that this meant "German", they thought it meant Dutch and thus the stories about coming from Holland and speaking Dutch. Many Germans immigrated to Pennsylvania and they are referred to as Pennsylvania Dutch, but are actually German. He appeared to have a nickname of Captain although he was only a Private in the Revolutionary War. This nickname is supported by some tax record receipts in Virginia showing a title of Captain. He almost certainly had one wife, Sarah Addair, with seven children. There were six girls and one boy, Henry D. King. He owned land in Virginia. He was a blacksmith. He made black powder. He also was a farmer. Where he was born is unknown. It is likely he was born in Pennsylvania or Maryland. He joined the war in Maryland. Captain Stull appears to be a family friend of the King's and he recruited John. It is also possible he was born in Virginia.
posted by John King Jr
Nichols-2515 Raymond Nichols DD
Elizabeth was born about 1796. Before Sarah married. A John King married a different Peggy Anderson that year so maybe 🤔 that Peggy was John's first wife and he remarried Sarah as a second wife. He was forty in 99 after all. And in 96 a different Peggy would have been at the age. I suspect that Elizabeth was from the first marriage.
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Nichols-2515 Raymond Nichols DD
American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

NameJohn KingBirth Date1759Birth PlaceMassachusetts, USAVolume96Page number485ReferenceGen. Column of the " Boston Transcript". 1906-1941.( the Greatest Single Source of Material For Gen. Data For the N.e. Area and For the Period 1600-1800. Completely Indexed in the Index.): 28 Dec 1931, 2806

posted by Raymond Nichols DD
Nichols-2515 Raymond Nichols DD
if John married Peggy Anderson in 1796 and had Elizabeth then Peggy may be the mother of all his children and Sarah may have married another John altogether. But as Henry was born about 1801 I suspect that Sarah was his second wife.
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Nichols-2515 Raymond Nichols DD
Elizabeth b. 1796 ish before the marriage of Sarah Addair indicates a previous marriage for John. family lore says he married four times but I doubt that.

however, I found two marriages to Peggy Anderson. one in 1796 and one in 1803. so maybe he married Peggy in 1796 and had Elizabeth and maybe married Sarah in 99. then Peggy again in 03. makes no sense so I doubt it, but Elizabeth is born before 99.

Virginia, Marriages, 1660-1800

NameJohn KingSpousePeggy AndersonMarriage Date6 Jan 1796Marriage LocationMontgomery County, Virginia

posted by Raymond Nichols DD
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John King
John King 1759-1843 was my 4th great grandfather. John R King

Wilmer Wise King John Reuben King Robert Woods King Henry King John King 1759-1859

My 4th gg married once to Sarah Addair. Peggy Anderson married another John King. There were 5 John King's in the area where my John King lived in Virginia.

Searching for my 5th great grandfather.

Family lore says JK spoke Dutch, but it is unlikely. That lore developed from the word Deutch on the front of his family Bible. His family mistook that word to mean Dutch, but actually means German. The best current theory is the family came to the colonies from the Duchy of Zweibruecken and arrived in Philadelphia. The family gradually moved from Philadelphia to Maryland and then to Virginia. I suspect John's father was Abraham King amd his mother was Anna Maria King. John King 1759-1843 was probably born in Pennsylvania or Maryland.

posted by John King
McCarthy-6101 Leah (McCarthy) Kopka
John, I agree with you. I disconnected this John King from Margaret/Peggy (Anderson-12549). She did marry a John King in 1803, but was widowed by 1830 and living in Pope County, IL with several of the families of her siblings. She remarried Alexander Gray in 1838, Pope, IL. She is named as daughter Peggy King in her father's will written in 1833 and later named as Peggy Gray in her mother's 1843 will.

Her children by John King were Druscilla, Anderson, Alexander Nelson and John W King.

posted by Leah (McCarthy) Kopka
Nichols-2515 Raymond Nichols DD
I have DNA from pegs father so I assumed she was the one. But maybe her line is olive king Bartlett's line. Her father was John king Jr or Sr.
posted by Raymond Nichols DD
Nichols-2515 Raymond Nichols DD
if he married Peggy Anderson first and then Sarah Addair a few short years later, then Sarah must be the mother of his children. However DNA matches imply that I am related to Peggy and no matches to Sarah which may mean that Peggy was actually the mother of the children and Sarah may have married another John King altogether. Also, some have connected him to Katherine Leonard who was much older than him. and olivia's records say her father was John jr. so he may be the son of the John who married Katherine leonard??
posted by Raymond Nichols DD
Nichols-2515 Raymond Nichols DD
i have a dna match to peggy andersons father jacob so that connects her to either olivia or henry or both. have found no dna matches to sarah adair so no real proof she married this john king yet. also olivias records say her father was john jr.
posted by Raymond Nichols DD
Nichols-2515 Raymond Nichols DD
i am certain that this is not the john king jr. born in raynham, massachusetts who died in 22. and married hannah randall.
posted by Raymond Nichols DD
Nichols-2515 Raymond Nichols DD
was he born in 1759 or 6? tombstones can be wrong.
posted by Raymond Nichols DD
Nichols-2515 Raymond Nichols DD
possible son of captain john king[1] and katherine leonard of massachusetts???
posted by Raymond Nichols DD
Nichols-2515 Raymond Nichols DD
could he be the father of olivia king bartlett?
posted by Raymond Nichols DD
Nichols-2515 Raymond Nichols DD
believed to be a revolutionary who came to America from England via Holland. Believed to have spoken Dutch well and to have fought along side Sarah Addair's father.
posted by Raymond Nichols DD
Nichols-2515 Raymond Nichols DD
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/VAFLOYD/2013-11/1383487412

http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.floyd/2057/mb.ashx

posted by Raymond Nichols DD
Nichols-2515 Raymond Nichols DD
http://home.comcast.net/~tinasgenealogy/surnames/king/military/revwar/rwintro.htm
posted by Raymond Nichols DD
Nichols-2515 Raymond Nichols DD
#153) John King

b 1760 --1840 census Floyd Co VA home of John King.

http://home.comcast.net/~tinasgenealogy/surnames/king/military/revwar/rwjetoju.htm

posted by Raymond Nichols DD
Nichols-2515 Raymond Nichols DD
was he born in pa, or va.?
posted by Raymond Nichols DD
Nichols-2515 Raymond Nichols DD
called Captain as a term of endearment.
posted by Raymond Nichols DD

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