John Kingman (1770 - 1859)

Born 5 Oct 1770 in Wethersfield, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Miriam (Isbell) Kingman — married 12 Feb 1795 in Lenox, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 30 Jan 1859 at age 88 in Cincinnatus, New York

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Biography

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John Kingman was born in 1770. He is the son of Mitchel Kingman and Keturah Latimer.^[1]

John married married Miriam Isbell, of Lenox at Lenox, Mass., 12 Feb., 1795, where she was born 9 Aug., 1772, daughter of Oliver and Sarah (Wilson) Isbell.^[1]

They lived in Lenox until 1798, then moved to Cincinnatus, N. Y., where he built the first store and schoolhouse, and kept the first inn. He became a Colonel of militia; was Supervisor of the town for eleven years in succession, and held other town offices.^[1]

John and Miriam had the following children:^[1]

1. OLIVER KINGMAN, b. at Lenox, Mass., 10 Nov., 1795; married 4 Dec, 1819, Betsey Brown, who was born 1 June, 1794, daughter of David Brown, of Northeast, Dutchess Co., N. Y.
2. JOHN KINGMAN, b. at Lenox, Mass., 13 Oct., 1797; married 27 Oct., 1823, Louisa Rockwell, daughter of Ezra Rockwell, of Cincinnatus, N. Y., where she was born, 16 Oct., 1803. They settled at Cincinnatus, and died there ; she, 2 Ap., 1873 ; he, 26 Oct., 1884.
3. CHARLES KINGMAN, b. at Cincinnatus, N. Y., 6 March, 1800; married Nancy Root, daughter of Col. Daniel Root, of Pitcher, and died at Mattoon, Ill., in 1864.
4. LYMAN KINGMAN, b. at Cincinnatus, N. Y., 4 May, 1802; married 28 June, 1827, Deborah Rawson Keith, daughter of Luther and Mary (Hooker) Keith, of Caroline, N. Y., where she was born, 10 Oct., 1806
5. GEORGE ISBELL KINGMAN, b. at Cincinnatus, N. Y., 5 Sept., 1804; married 19 March, 1832, Mary S. Osgood, daughter of John Osgood.
6. LEROY WILSON KINGMAN, b. at Cincinnatus, N. Y., 9 Aug., 1808; a merchant; married 8 May, 1837, Maria Livermore, daughter of Col. William and Sally (Loring) Livermore, of Spencer, Mass., where she was born, 14 June, 1813.
7. HARRIET KINGMAN, b. at Cincinnatus, N. Y., 24 June, 1810; died 8 April, 1841, unmarried.
8. ALONZO KINGMAN, b. at Cincinnatus, N. Y., 27 April, 1812; and died there, 2 Dec, 1832.
9. BETSEY KINGMAN, b. at Cincinnatus, N. Y., 12 Dec, 1815; married 27 Oct., 1842, Dr. Franklin Thompson Maybury, of Solon, Cortland Co., N. Y. They died at Binghamton, N. Y.; he, 18 April, 1880; she, 6 March, 1887.

John died in Cincinnatus, N. Y., 30 Jan., 1859.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Kingman, LeRoy W., The Isbell and Kingman Families some records of Robert Isbell and Henry Kingman and their descendants, (Owego, N.Y., Gazette Print, 1889), pp. 25-26.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31062168/john-kingman: accessed March 28, 2024), memorial page for Col John Kingman (5 Oct 1771–30 Jan 1859), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31062168, citing Cincinnatus Cemetery, Cincinnatus, Cortland County, New York, USA; Maintained by V. Nareen Lake (contributor 46613568).