Mary Rebecca (Cox) King (1800 - 1881)

Born 26 Feb 1800 in Ashe, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Sep 1881 at age 81 in Whitley, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Mary (Cox) King lived in Appalachia, in North Carolina.

According to the Find A Grave Memorial, the parents of Mary are uncertain. One family researcher believes that her father is a William Cox born about 1755-1770, who moved to Washington County, North Carolina (now Tennessee) and bought a farm on Sinking Creek, near where Mary's husband, Thomas Murray King, lived. ^[1] Elisha and Mary (Littler) Cox did have a daughter named Rebecca, but she was born on Nov 14, 1811 in Randolph County, North Carolina. ^[1]

Mary "Polly" Rebecca "Becky" Cox @14 married about 1814 probably in Washington County, Tennessee to Thomas Murray King @24. Their families lived fairly close together in the Sinking Creek area.

Thomas and Mary lived at least the first 5 years of their marriage in Campbell County, Tennessee where their first 4 known children were born.

About 1819 they moved their family from Tennessee to a part of lower Whitley County, Kentucky. Although Campbell County and Whitley County were in different states (TN & KY) they were in adjoining counties.

Their last 11 known children were born in the lower Marsh Creek area of Whitley County, Kentucky (which in 1912 become part of the newly created McCreary County, Kentucky).

In 1841 Mary and her husband Thomas were 2 of the founding members of the United Baptist Church of Christ. That church is still in existence today and is now called the Upper Marsh Creek Baptist Church located on Highway 1470.

Thomas and Mary moved again (probably in the mid-late 1840s) to the vicinity of what is now called King's Valley. It is thought that at one time Thomas owned more that 2,000 acres in the Pine Knot, Strunk and Marsh Creek areas. The land was eventually divided up among his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Some of their descendants still live on land that Mary and her husband once owned.

Mary and Thomas were married for 65 years and had at least 15 children:

1. William T. King b: 1814 TN d: 1877
2. Enos King b: 1816 TN d: 1891
3. Jackson H. King b: abt.1817 TN d: 1867
4. Elizabeth King b: abt.1819 TN d: 1896
5. Mary "Polly" King b: 1820 KY d: 1893
6. Nancy Jane King b: 1820 KY d: 1893
7. Mathew King b: 1824 KY d: 1901
8. Burl "Dipen" King b: 1825 KY d: 1917
9. Rachel King b: 1829 KY d: abt.1862
10. Daniel "Dan" King b: 1830 KY d: 1899
11. Thomas King b: 1832 KY d: 1863
12. Sarah "Sally" Drucilla King b: 1834 KY d: 1892
13. Lucinda "Lucy" Narcissus King b: 1835 KY d: 1904
14. Elisha S. King b: 1837 KY d: 1892
15. Thomas Braxton "Brack" King b: 1839 KY d: 1918.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48041647 : accessed 04 April 2018), memorial #48041647 for Mary Rebecca “Polly” (Cox) King bL 26 Feb 1800 dL 28 Sep 1881; citing Duncan Cemetery, Strunk, McCreary County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Wayne & Diane King (contributor #47708534).

• 1850/Aug/10 Census of Whitley County, Kentucky; p340B in CD file for Polly King @55yrs b: c1795 NC with husband Thos. M. King & 4 sons.

• 1860/Jul/15 Census of Wild Oats P.O., Whitley County, Kentucky; p737 in CD file for Mary King @60yrs b: c1800 TN with husband T. N. King & 2 children.

• 1870/Aug/05 Census of Marsh Creek Precinct, Whitley County, Kentucky; p386B in CD file for Mary King @70yrs b: c1800 NC with husband Thomas M. King.

• 1880/Jun/10 Census of Marsh Creek District 8, Whitley County, Kentucky; p186 in CD file for Mary King @80yrs b: c1800 NC (parents born NC) as widowed mother in household of married son Elisha S. King & wife Rose.

• World Family Tree FTM v14 #0682 in CD file.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48041647/mary-rebecca-king : accessed 22 March 2022), memorial page for Mary Rebecca “Polly” Cox King (26 Feb 1800–28 Sep 1881), Find a Grave Memorial ID 48041647, citing Duncan Cemetery, Strunk, McCreary County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Wayne & Diane (Eversole) King (contributor 47708534) .

Acknowledgments

• Cox-5928 was created by Heather Stengel.