William King Sr (1717 - 1797)

Born 20 Jan 1717 in Wilbraham, Hampden, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Jemima (Bliss) King — married 11 Jun 1742 in Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 21 Sep 1797 at age 80 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the King Name Study.

William King Sr is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A064836.

Lieutenant William King Sr served with Hampshire County, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

William King of Wilbraham was a Lieutenant in Capt. James Warriner's (Wilbraham) company, which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775. ^{[1] [2]}

William King was born on January 20, 1717 in Wilbraham, Hampden County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, son of John Aaron King and Sarah Allen.

William (25) and Jemima Bliss (22) were married on June 11, 1742 in Wilbraham. ^[3]

Jemima was born on May 15, 1720 in Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Thomas Bliss and Sarah (Dorchester) Bliss.

Their children were:

1. William King, b. 1743.^[3]
2. Thomas King, b. 1746.^[3]
3. Solomon King, b. 1747.^[3]
4. Jemima King, b. 1751.
5. Lucy King, b. 1752.^[3]
6. Luther King, b. 1755.^[3]
7. Lovisa King, b. 1756.^[3]
8. Walter King, b. 1758.^[3]
9. Oliver Horace King, b. 1761.^[3]

William died on September 21, 1797 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States, aged 80.

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2023-02-22), "Record of William King", Ancestor # A064836.
2. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8} Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001

• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2495/40143_268110__0022-00033/7728312?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/30345725/person/210067236439/facts/citation/720244887392/edit/record

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 23 February 2020), "Record of William King", Ancestor # A064836.

• Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 28 February 2020), memorial page for William King (20 Jan 1717–21 Sep 1797), Find A Grave: Memorial #17477731, citing Norwich City Cemetery, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter, Boston, 1896-1908) Vol. 9, p. 276
  • "King, William, Wilbraham. Lieutenant, Capt. James Warriner's (Wilbraham) co., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775 ; service, 10 days."

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPNR-39R : 9 December 2022), William King, 11 Jun 1742; citing Marriage, Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004375672.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCD-1NDM : 11 May 2022), William King and Jemima Bliss, 11 Jun 1742; citing Marriage, Wilbraham, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009731.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCD-1MKZ : 11 May 2022), William King and Jemina Bliss, 11 Jun 1742; citing Marriage, Wilbraham, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009731.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJJ-WCQ : 9 December 2022), Wwilliam King in entry for William King, 20 May 1743; citing Birth, Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004375670.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJJ-HQV : 9 December 2022), Wm. King in entry for Thomas King, 11 May 1745; citing Birth, Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004375670.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJJ-C5M : 9 December 2022), William King in entry for Solomon King, 17 Feb 1747; citing Birth, Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004375670.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJJ-X6V : 9 December 2022), William King in entry for Lucy King, 19 Nov 1752; citing Birth, Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004375670.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJJ-JVB : 9 December 2022), William King in entry for Luther King, 22 Mar 1755; citing Birth, Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004375670.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJJ-LYQ : 9 December 2022), William King in entry for Lovisa King, 8 Dec 1756; citing Birth, Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004375670.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJQ-3LH : 9 December 2022), William King in entry for Walter King, 7 Nov 1758; citing Birth, Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004375670.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJQ-ZQF : 9 December 2022), William King in entry for Oliver King, 26 Mar 1761; citing Birth, Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004375670.