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John King (abt. 1648 - abt. 1753)

John King
Born about in Englandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married about 1695 (to before 1707) in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, New Englandmap [uncertain]
Husband of — married 14 Oct 1707 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusettsmap
Husband of — married 9 Sep 1714 in Barnstable, Barnstable Co., Massachusettsmap
Husband of — married 6 Jul 1737 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Baymap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , and
Died about at about age 105 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, New Englandmap
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Biography

Origins

John King was born in 1648/49 in England,[1] according to Boston Post Boy, dated 25 June 1753:[2][3]
"We are informed from Harwich, in county of Barnstable, that Mr. John King, lately, died there, aged 105 years; he was born in Old England and had lived in Harwich about 70 years."
John's parents are unknown at this time.

Life in New England

John King is said to have moved to Cape Cod, in Plymouth Colony, New England, by 1686. He then lived in Harwich, a few miles from Stephen Snow's Eastham home.[citation needed]
John King signed a receipt with other heirs of Stephen Snow, his father-in-law, on 21 May 1706. John and his first wife were admitted to the Brewster Church 14 September 1701. John bought lands at Harwich from Indians 11 May 1711 and was a Proprietor there. In March 1725/26 he was chosen to keep boys of Harwich from "playing and profaning the Sabbath."[4]

Marriages and Children

John King married four times.
John married first to Bathshua Snow, daughter of Stephen Snow and Susanna (Deane) Snow,[1] probably about 1689 in Harwich, but no record of their marriage has been found. The couple had eight children:
  • Stephen King, b. say 1689 if same age as his wife; died 8 February 1717/8 in Harwich;[1] mar. Abigail Atwood 13 Oct 1715 at Eastham; son (also Stephen) named in his father's will.[5]
  • Joanna, married Eleazer Cole and had issue[1]
  • Roger, born ca. 1695, died 23 May 1768 in Brewster, Masssachusetts, married Hannah ______ and had issue[1]
  • Samuel, born 9 June 1698,[6] married Abigail Linnell[1]
  • Ebenezer, born 15 June 1700,[7] died after November 1752 (he was named in his father's will), married Mercy Myrick and had issue[1]
  • Nathaniel, baptized 11 October 1702 in Brewster,[8] died in infancy[1]
  • Nathaniel, baptized 23 April 1704,[8] died before 18 November 1752 (not mentioned in father's will)[1]
  • John[1]
John's wife, Bathshua, died between 21 May 1706 and 7 October 1707.[1]
John married second to Mary (Benjamin) Clark, daughter of Joseph Benjamin and Jemima Lombard.[1] They were married 14 October 1707 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts.[9] The couple had two children:
  • Bathshua, born 20 December 1708,[10] baptized 2 January 1708,[8] died after 18 November 1752 (named in her father's will),[1] married ____ Rider[11]
  • Mercy, born 4 May 1713,[12] baptized 17 May 1713,[8] died before November 1752 (not named in father's will)[1]
John married third to Hannah Hamlin on 9 September 1714 in Barnstable, Massachusetts.[13]
John married fourth to Rachel (____) Nickerson on 6 July 1737 In Orleans, Massachusetts.[14]

Death and Will

John King of Harwich died between 18 November 1752 (date of his will) and 1 May 1753 (date of probate).[1] John's will mentioned an unnamed wife, the heirs of his sons Samuel and John, the heirs of his daughter Joanna Cole, his grandson Stephen King, his sons Roger and Ebenezer and his daughter Bathshua Rider. An inventory of his estate was taken 16 May 1753.[11]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 "Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2", pages 44-46. Ancestry Sharing Link; Ancestry Record 3718 #2083 ($). John King death 1 May 1753 in Harwich, names 1st 2 wives and children, some with BMD.
  2. ↑ Note by Chet Snow, Sept. 19, 2014. "Boston Post Boy" reference cited in: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~steadman/wga43.html#I8610, cites "Stephen Hopkins MFIP" by John D Austin (1989) p 64 and "Mayflower Families-Stephen Hopkins" by John D Austin (1992) pp. 50 & 64.
  3. ↑ "U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930". Ancestry Sharing Link; Ancestry Record 50015 #616802($). John King death 1753 (age 105) in Harwich; lists first 2 wives and all children, some with BMD.
  4. ↑ Mayflower Families-Stephen Hopkins by John D. Austin (1992) page 65
  5. ↑ Austin, John D. Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol 6, Stephen Hopkins, (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2001 [3rd edition]), pages 57-58.
  6. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6G-ZQM : 14 January 2020), Samuel King, 1698.
  7. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6G-ZNB : 14 January 2020), Ebenezer King, 1700.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Records of the First Parish in Brewster" in The Mayflower Descendant: A Journal of Pilgrim Genealogy and History. Vol. 4, pages 245-247, 1902. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Online at AmericanAncestors.org
  9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZ5-2JHZ : 19 April 2021), John King and Mary Clarke, 14 Oct 1707; citing Marriage, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009773.
  10. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6L-B4Q : 14 January 2020), Bathshua King, 1708.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Mayflower Deeds and Probates, 1600-1850", page 294. Ancestry Sharing Link; Ancestry Record 3223 #9137 ($). John King probate.
  12. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6L-BQ1 : 14 January 2020), Marcy King, 1713.
  13. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-PKNS : 18 February 2020), John Ring and Hannah Hamlin, 09 Sep 1714; citing Marriage, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009780.
  14. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8V-XYC3 : 19 April 2021), John King and Rachel Nickerson, 6 Jul 1737; citing Marriage, Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009735.




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Thiessen-117 Traci Thiessen
From Witt-1888 22:05, 5 February 2022 (UTC): Despite the newspaper report, it is extremely improbable John King was 105 at the time of his death. His first wife's birth was in 1664 and is documented, so it's much more likely he was born between 1600 and 1665 (88 to 93 at time of death). The issues with verifying centenarians prior to the 19th century are documented in the following paper: https://www.demogr.mpg.de/Papers/Books/Monograph2/the%20oldest.htm [Accessed 5 Feb 2022]. Presumably, John's age was reported to the newspaper by his family. In the absence of additional evidence to support a birth in 1648, I propose using his wife's birth year of 1664 as a basis for his birth year. What do others think?

(moved to comment from research note by TThiessen)

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Thiessen-117 Traci Thiessen
DONE Feb 2022

I will update this profile soon. As there is a source for his age at death, I'm inclined to leave it as is. However, I will research it further.

posted by Traci Thiessen
edited by Traci Thiessen
Snow-2128 Chet Snow
King-14269 and King-5205 appear to represent the same person because: they represent the same man who had 4 marriages (3 x widowed) and these are 3 of the 4 wives (2 on one profile; one on the other). Please merge into King-5205 as it is the earlier-created profile. Thanks!
posted by Chet Snow
Pienaar-305 Schalk Wilhelm Pienaar
King-16471 and King-7120 appear to represent the same person because: Same name. With slight differences in birth dates and death dates, the places are the same.
posted on King-7120 (merged) by Schalk Wilhelm Pienaar
Julia (Daniel) Farrar
104 yrs. old?
posted on King-7120 (merged) by Julia (Daniel) Farrar

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