Philip King (1760 - 1836)

Born 22 May 1760 in Louisa, Virginia Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy (Woodson) King — married about 1795 in Cumberland County, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Aug 1836 at age 76 in Warren County, Tennessee, United States

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Corporal Philip King served with 14th Virginia Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Philip King is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A064725.

Philip King was born on 22 May 1760 at Louisa County, Virginia Colony.^[1] He was a son of King-16843|Thomas King]] and Tillah (White) King.^[2]

He was a soldier of the American Revolution.^[1] He entered the service in 1780 as a Private in Colonel Thomas Gaskins' regiment of Henrico Militia. After about three months, he entered service in Goochland County, attached to the 14th Virginia Regiment, as a Corporal under Captain Lovely, commanded by Colonel Thomas Posey. He was taken prisoner but escaped and rejoined Colonel Posey's regiment. He participated in the Siege of Yorktown, in daily skirmishes (28 Sep - 19 Oct 1781). In 1782, he marched with General Wayne's army to Georgia to combat the Creek Indians.^[3] (Corporal Philip King is also found on a 1782 roster of the 7th Virginia Regiment.^[4]) He was allowed a pension for his service.^[5]

After the war, Philip moved about Virginia and Tennessee:

Richmond, Virginia - 2 years

Cumberland County, Virginia, and

Louisa County, Virginia - 6 years

Sullivan County, Tennessee - 8 years

Hawkins County, Tennessee - 8 years

Warren County, Tennessee - the duraton of his life

On 22 Apr 1788, he married Nancy Woodson in Cumberland County, Virginia.^[6][7] The children of Philip and Nancy King were:^[3]

• William
• Nancy, m. ___ Lester
• Drury
• Catharine, m. ___ Burem
• Wilson C. N., m. Elizabeth Sellers^[1]
• Thomas Jefferson, m. Fannie/Frances^[1]
• Lucy, m. Miles Bonner^[1]

The 1830 Census for Warren, Tennessee would be the last in which Philip was listed as a head of household.^[8]

Philip King passed away on 14 Aug 1836 in Warren County, Tennessee.^[1] He was buried at King Cemetery, Lawson Mill, Warren County, Tennessee.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 25 Nov 2023), "Record of Phillip King", Ancestor # A064725.
2. ↑ FamilySearch L7S9-G1N
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Ancestry Record 1995 #72833 U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900; Philip King, No. SR.5961
4. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGXR-BWH9 : Thu Nov 09 00:03:15 UTC 2023), Entry for Phillip King, 01 Apr 1782.
5. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-2JXK : accessed 26 November 2023), Philip King, 04 Mar 1831; citing Tennessee, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 4; FHL microfilm 1,319,384.
6. ↑ Ancestry Record 3002 #9752 Phillip King in the Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800
7. ↑ The Woodson Family From the William and Mary Quarterly. from Page 57,
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1830", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHP4-BBF : Wed Oct 04 05:32:55 UTC 2023), Entry for Philip Kings, 1830.
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #116635323 Phillip King

Link fails (on my computer) on the following source (25 Nov 2023):

• Johnson, Cowan, Thurston and Ferguson Families of North and South Carolina contains marriage, will and other court records

See also:

• Revolutionary War Pension Application Corporal Philip King, POW of the British.
• Historical genealogy of the Woodsons and their connections, Part 1 Author: H.M. Woodson. Has some slight errors