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Job King (1736 - 1787)

Job King
Born in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Islandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 25 Feb 1770 in Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Islandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 50 in Danby, Rutland, Vermont, United Statesmap
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Biography

Job King was born in Tiverton, Rhode Island in 1736.[1][2][3][4] He married Sarah Fish, daughter of Ebenzer, in Tiverton in 1770[5].

Research

It was written in The History of Danby, Vermont that Job King and Sarah Fish raised a family of 7 children: Joseph, Ruth, Lydia, Eunice, Experience, Hannah were named specifically.[6]

Job appears as head of household in Tiverton in the 1774 Census of Rhode Island[7]. His household distribution and inferred attributions are

  • one white male over 16: Job
  • one white male under 16:
  • one white female over 16: Mary
  • two white females under 16: unknown

Job was still residing in Newport County in 1777[8].

Sources

  1. First Ancestry Family Tree
  2. Arnold: Vol. 4, Tiverton Births and Deaths, Page 91
  3. Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Repository: #R-2145490117
  4. Title: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999.Original data - Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Gen Repository: #R-2145490117
  5. Arnold: Vol. 4, Tiverton Marriages, Page 34
  6. Williams, John C.. The History and Map of Danby, Vermont. United States: McLean & Robbins, 1869. Digital Images: Google Books. Accessed 22 Jan 2023. Job King in the Danby Book
  7. 1774 Census
  8. Title: Rhode Island, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1740-1890 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Repository: #R-2145490117
  • 1774 Rhode Island Census, Tiverton, Page 4, Entry 39 -- King Job; citing transcription by Cherry Fletcher Bamberg in Rhode Island Roots 33 p.198, December 2007.
  • Morrison, George Austin. King Genealogy: Clement King of Marshfield, Mass., 1688, and his Descendants. Joel Munsell's Sons, Plublishers, Albany, New York, 1898. Job King on page 33.




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