William King (abt. 1730)

Born about 1730 in Virginia

Biography

William, John King's eldest son, remains a mystery. He moved fairly early across the river to what became Rockingham, but no further documents or estate papers have been found. Also no record of who his wife was or the extent of his family, other than the son John named in his father's Will.

RESEARCH NOTES

This William King is currently the proposed father of the William King (King-13679) who married Nancy Henderson in Halifax County in 1805. This couple moved to Fayette/Clinton county Ohio in the Virginia Mililtary District, and used the same King names for their own sons. Descendants of this line had proved interactions with descendants of other lines from John King of Pittsylvania.

Sources

5 Nov 1762. Pittsylvania Co. 303 acres, branch, Lower Double Creek, surveyed for William King, by John Donellson.

William King enters 400 acres of land on the branch of Sweetings fork adjacent Thos. Stratton's back line.

9 May 1764. Pittsylvania Co. 375 acres, north fork Lower Sandy Creek, surveyed for William King.

31 Oct 1764. Pitsylvania Co. 291 acres, Grassey Fork, Lower Double Creek, surveyed for William King.

In 1765 William was paid 900 pounds of tobacco by the Church Vestrymen for taking care of a poor man and burying him when he died.

William appears on the first list of tithables in 1767, witnessed Ben Terry's Will in 1769, but does not appear on later lists.

In 1771, Willliam, Ben Terry Jr. and two others were assigned to "procession" their area on Sandy Creek.

Pittsylvania County Records Deed Book 3, page 498-500 This Indenture made this twenty-seventh day of January in the year of our Lord Christ 1774 Between William King of the County of Pittsylvania County and Ayres Hodnett of the County of Buckingham in which King deeds to Ayres Hodnett for and in consideration of 150 pounds current money of Virginia to him in hand paid for all that tract or parcel of land situated, lying and being in the County of Pittsylvania on both sides of Sandy Creek containing 272 Acres, it being the whole and entire Tract of land that the said William King and his father purchased of Joseph Echols. (Witness: Wm Challes) William King SEAL (Ayres Hodnett died 1779; ex. Benjamin Terry)

William moved to Guilford Co., NC. This same farm appears again (1779) as the cause of a "sale" (mortgage) from William to Robert Williams of Pittsylvania of slaves, etc., "to maintain right to a piece of land" described as the land bought by Wm and his father John, whose "heir at law" he was. No mention of the son John who originally inherited the farm from his grandfather.

In July of 1777, Hugh Challis, executor of John King, bought 420 acres on both sides of Wolf Island Creek, then in Guilford Co., from a man named John Buster. The deed was witnessed by William King and Isham Dalton, who also witnessed John King's Will.