William King Jr. (1762 - 1840)

Born 29 Jan 1762 in Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Goodell) King — married about 1788 (to 3 May 1801) in Windham County, Vermont, United States

Husband of Catherine (Morse) King — married 23 Dec 1803 in South Newfane, Windham, Vermont, United States

Descendants

Died 19 Sep 1840 at age 78 in Newfane, Windham, Vermont, United States

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Biography

Early Years

William King Jr. was born on 29 January 1762, in Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, the son of William King and Elizabeth Cushing. ^[1][2] An anecdote on his service in the Revolutionary War (Crockett 416): ^[3]

"Mr. King of Brattleboro and his two sons, William and Cushing King, while hoeing corn, heard the news of the battle of Bunker Hill two days after it occurred. They stopped work, leaned their hoes against a stump, went to Boston and enlisted in the American army. These men served through the war and returned seven years later to find their hoes where they had left them in the summer of 1775."

Marriages & Children

William's first wife was Lydia Goodell, married circa 1788 in Vermont, by whom he had five children. His second wife was Catherine Morse, married on 23 December 1803 in Newfane, Windham, Vermont, by whom he had four children. ^[4]

Children of William and Lydia:

1. Hosea King b. 29 December 1789, m. (1) Hannah Wight (2) Fatima Putnam ^[5]
2. Loring King b. 22 January 1792 ^[6]
3. Celinda King b. 2 August 1795, m. Lewis Underwood ^[7]
4. Lucinda King b. 18 November 1797, m. Ebenezer Bardwell ^[8]
5. Ransom King b. 18 November 1799, m. Jerusha Merrifield ^[9]

Children of William and Catherine:

1. Lydia King b. 8 November 1803, m. Joel Redfield ^[10]
2. William King (III) b. 25 July 1807, m. Emily Duncan ^[11]
3. Sarah Louisa King b. 10 February 1813, m. John Knapp Jr. ^[12]
4. Ezra King b. 11 September 1820, m. (1) Hannah Bellows (2) Jane Oretha Benson ^[13]

Death

William passed away on 19 September 1840 in Newfane, Windham, Vermont and was interred there at South Newfane Cemetery. His gravestone reads: ^[14][15][16]

"Wm. King., died Sept. 19, 1840; aged 78 y'rs"

Sources

1. ↑ King, Larry R. The Kings of the Kingson: The Life of Thomas Rice King and His Family. Orem, Utah: Larry King, 2008. 68. Accessed on March 5, 2020 from https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/144240-the-kings-of-the-kingdom-the-life-of-thomas-rice-king-and-his-family (p. 87)
2. ↑ Edmond Rice Association (ERA) "http://www.edmund-rice.org/era5gens/p21.htm#i118997"
3. ↑ Crockett, Walter Hill. Vermont: The Green Mountain State, Volume I. New York: The Century History Company, Inc., 1921. 416. Accessed March 5, 2020 from https://archive.org/stream/vermontgreenmoun01croc#page/416/mode/2up (p. 416)
4. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFVT-KJS : 3 November 2017), William King and Caty Morse, 1803.
5. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFV5-FXJ : 17 October 2017), William King in entry for Hosea King, 1789.
6. ↑ "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8LJ-1LS : 16 December 2019), William King in entry for Loring King, 1792.
7. ↑ "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F821-635 : 16 December 2019), William King in entry for Celinda King, 1795.
8. ↑ "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F821-63V : 16 December 2019), William King in entry for Lucinda King, 1797.
9. ↑ "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8LJ-1RJ : 16 December 2019), William King in entry for Ramsom King, 1799.
10. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFV5-NJG : 17 October 2017), William King in entry for Lydia King, 1803.
11. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFV5-VXH : 17 October 2017), William King in entry for William King, 1807.
12. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFV5-N6F : 17 October 2017), William King in entry for Louiza King, 1813.
13. ↑ "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8LJ-1RH : 16 December 2019), William King in entry for Ezra King, 1820.
14. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFV5-VFM : 17 October 2017), Wm King, 1840.
15. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK5-19PL : 13 December 2015), William King, 1840; Burial, South Newfane, Windham, Vermont, United States of America, South Newfane Cemetery; citing record ID 49479946, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
16. ↑ Windham County VT Archives Cemeteries."http://files.usgwarchives.net/vt/windham/cemeteries/newfane.txt"

• Edmond Rice Association (ERA) "http://www.edmund-rice.org/era5gens/p21.htm#i118997"

• Windham County VT Archives Cemeteries."http://files.usgwarchives.net/vt/windham/cemeteries/newfane.txt"

• Life, Letters, and Wayside Gleanings: For the Folks at Home By Bathsheba H. Morse Crane. "https://books.google.com/books?id=rjF5AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA56&lpg=PA56&dq=william+king+newfane&source=bl&ots=PSNcvSNZh2&sig=DpbFWOccEugnwlUW-i_nOgoYp_I&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi9v-igh77MAhXLVz4KHU0mDkIQ6AEIIzAB#v=onepage&q=william%20king%20newfane&f=false"