Edmund King (abt. 1744 - 1817)

Born about 1744 in Halifax, Halifax, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Woodson (Thomas) King — married about 1773 in Halifax, Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died 7 Jul 1817 at about age 73 in Franklin, Georgia, United States

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Captain Edmund King served with Halifax County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

Edmund King is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A066406.

Biography

Captain Edmund King was born circa 1744, in Virginia and died prior to July 7, 1817, in Franklin county, Georgia. Captain King served as an officer in the State Militia during the American Revolutionary War, entering the service from his residence in Halifax county, Virginia. ^[1]

DAR records identify only the maiden name of Captain King's first wife as "Beavers." He subsequently married Elizabeth Woodson Thomas. Applications for membership in the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution have been made by descendants of his sons, Robert King, who married Sarah Lacy, and Edmund King, Jr., who married Nancy Ragan, and by his daughters Joicy King, who married William Bush, and Elizabeth M. King, who married Darby Henley.

Daughters of the American Revolution information:

• KING, EDMUND
• Ancestor #: A066406
• Service: VIRGINIA
• Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, CAPTAIN
• Birth: CIRCA 1744 VIRGINIA
• Death: ANTE 7-7-1817 FRANKLIN CO GEORGIA
• Service Source: VA HIST MAG, VOL 10, #2, P 188; ABERCROMBIE & SLATTEN, VA REV PUB CLAIMS, VOL 2, P 444
• Service Description: 1) MILITIA; RENDERED MATERIAL AID RESIDENCE
• Created: 2002-03-27 23:23:55.3, Updated: 2014-03-25 08:31:07.0, By: 1) County: HALIFAX CO - State: VIRGINIA
• SPOUSE (1): X BEAVERS; Created: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, Updated: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, By: Conversion 1)
• SPOUSE (2): X X THOMAS; Created: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, Updated: 2014-03-25 08:31:07.0, By: 2)
• SPOUSE (3): ELIZABETH WOODSON THOMAS; Created: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, Updated: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, By: Conversion 3)
• Child daughter: ELIZABETH M KING, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] DARBY HENLEY
• Child daughter: JOICY KING, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] WILLIAM BUSH
• Child son: ROBERT KING, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] SARAH LACY
• Child son: EDMUND KING, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] NANCY RAGAN

This biography was originally auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[2] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Edmund /King/^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ VA HIST MAG, VOL 10, #2, P 188; ABERCROMBIE & SLATTEN, VA REV PUB CLAIMS, VOL 2, P 444
2. ↑ King-9609 was created by Jack Isham through the import of Jackie Lynn Isham_2014-02-12.ged on Feb 12, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
3. ↑ Source: #S00014 Page: Ancestry Family Trees Data: Text: CONT

• https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A066406
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SP27-8B1 : accessed 2017-12-29), entry for Edmund /King/

Acknowledgments

• This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. King-9600 was created by Jack Isham through the import of Jackie Lynn Isham_2014-02-12.ged on Feb 12, 2014
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 11 March 2017, 21:52), entry for Captain Edmund King(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LVTP-SYM); contributed by various users.
• Source: S00014 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R00001 NOTEAncestry Family Trees (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.
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• "Old Homes and Ancestors: a story of our Cavaliers and Pioneers and their descendants", 1943, by Harriet Bush Hunt (1881-1954). This is the family history of the Bush, Meador, Jones, and Beall families (among others) on my mother's side. This book was never formally published; I have a xerographic copy. There have been many manual edits and additions to it since it was originally copied but prior to my acquisition. -- Tom Gillespie. See the attached source files, particularly Sections 8-9.