Jonathan King (1712 - 1754)

Born 7 Oct 1712 in Taunton, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Phebe (Leonard) King — married 22 Jun 1737 in Raynham, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 14 Mar 1754 at age 41 in Raynham, Massachusetts

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Biography

Jonathan King 3 ( John 2, Philip 1)
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Jonathan King was born 1712 Oct 7 or 17 to Capt. John King and Alice (Dean) King in Taunton, Massachusetts.

Jonathan married in 1737 Phebe Leonard daughter of Samuel Leonard and Katherine Dean in Taunton.
Jonathan King and Phebe (Leonard) King had:

1. Silence King b.1747/8 d.1752 June 25 age 5.
2. Phebe King b.1744, d.1818, m. Rev. Caleb Turner [Leonard 5G p.56]
3. Samuel King d? 1778 Jan 10, m? 1765 Sept 26 Margaret Montgomery of Middleboro [TVR]
4. Nathan King bx.1744, d.1780 Nov. 1 in his 36th year, m?.1777 Jan 1 Damoris Hathaway?
5. Elijah King b. 1750, d. 1752 July 5 age 2.
6. Josiah King m1. Basheba Turner, m2.Sarah Sampson, d.1828 June 28 >>>

Jonathan King died in Mar 15 1754 age 41 in Raynham, he was an ensign in the Taunton militia, and he was a collier and iron foundry owner. Raynham was part of Taunton before 1731.

Jonathan King is buried in the Staple St - Caswell St cemetery in East Taunton near his daughter Silence King 1747–1752, Elijah King 1750-1752 and other children & grandchildren https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36244353/jonathan-king https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36243481/silence-king https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44267078/elijah-king

His widow Phebe remarried in 1760 Col Elnathan Walker as his third wife. She died 3 Apr 1803 (aged 88) and is buried at the Thompson Hill Cemetery in Lakeville, Mass. with her 2nd husband Col Elnathan Walker (d.1775) near her daughter Phoebe (King) Turner (d.1818) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99768855/phoebe-turner

Sources

• King Genealogy by Rufus King pub. 1948.
• Taunton Vital Records
• Raynham Vital Records
• Genealogy of the families of Kings, who lived in Raynham from 1680, to the present, 1865 By Enoch Sanford https://archive.org/details/genealogyoffamil00sanf
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36243481/silence-king 1747–1752