John King (1730 - 1814)

Born 26 Aug 1730 in Taunton, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Katherine (Leonard) King — married 13 Jan 1755 in Raynham, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 6 Mar 1814 at age 83 in Raynham, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Captain John King served with 3rd Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

John King is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A066608.

John King is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 260602
Rank: Captain

John King of Raynham was a Captain in Col. Timothy Walker's Bristol County regiment (3rd Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment, Continental Army) in 1775, serving at Roxbury. ^{[1] [2] [3]} John was Captain at the siege of Boston, along with his sons. ^[4] He raised and equipped a company at his own expense. ^[5]

When Captain John King was born on August 26, 1730, in Raynham, Massachusetts, his father, Captain Phillip King, was 28 and his mother, Abigail Williams, was 23.

He married Catherine or Katherine "Caty" Leonard on January 13, 1755, in his hometown.

He died on March 6, 1814, in his hometown, having lived a long life of 83 years, and was buried there. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2023-11-14), "Record of John King", Ancestor # A066608.
2. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
3. ↑ History of Taunton, Massachusetts: From Its Settlement to the Present Time
4. ↑ North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 for John King. D Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 034.
5. ↑ North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 for Katharine Leonard, D Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 019 : 1897. "Raised and equipped a company at his own expense." #3193 p 17.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83101141/john-king: accessed 15 November 2023), memorial page for Capt John King (unknown–6 Mar 1814), Find a Grave Memorial ID 83101141, citing King and Williams Cemetery, Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by jtb (contributor 46774572).

• Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1928-1978). Volume , [ Page ].

• Raynham Vital Records after 1731.

• King Genealogy by Rufus King pub. 1948.

• http://records.ancestry.com/john_king_records.ashx?pid=24218597

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 September 2018), memorial page for Capt John King (unknown–6 Mar 1814), Find A Grave Memorial no. 83101141, citing King and Williams Cemetery, Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by jtb (contributor 46774572) .

• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI). Name John King, Birth Date1730 Birth place Massachusetts, Volume 96 Page number 485.

• Genealogy of the families of Kings, who lived in Raynham from 1680, to the present, 1865

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter, Boston, 1896-1908) Vol. 9, p. 256
  • "King, John, Raynham. Captain ; return of officers of Col. Timothy Walker's (Bristol Co.) regt., dated May 23, 1775 ; ordered in Provincial Congress May 24, 1775, that said officers be commissioned; also. Captain, Col. Timothy Walker's regt.; returns for rations between June 11, 1775, and July 25, 1775, dated Roxbury ; also, muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775 ; engaged April 24, 1775; service, 3 mos. 2 weeks; also, company return dated Oct. 6, 1775."

• Emery, Samuel Hopkins. History of Taunton, Massachusetts: From Its Settlement to the Present Time (D. Mason & Co., Taunton, Mass., 1893); p. 439

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Raymond Nichols for creating King-8244 on 11 Sep 13.