CONTACT INFORMATION DORIS R. SHERIDAN, TROY NY dsheridan001@nycap.rr.com
ISAAC KING OF SCITUATE RHODE ISLAND HIS ANCESTORS & DESCENDANTS First Generation 1. CLEMENT II KING, was born say 1630 in England probably the son of CLEMENT I KING & MARY RAYNOR of Cripplegate, England.. He died about 1694 in Providence, Providence Co., RI.1 Clement King was a constable in Marshfield, MA in the year 1668. In this office he was ordered to take into custody the goods of Capt. Nathaniel Thomas & his son William Thomas and to dispose of them accordingly. The Thomas' were fined for abusing Clement in the execution of his duty.2 Clement was proposed a freeman in Marshfield 7 June 1681 and admitted freeman 6 June 1682.3 Clement King of Marshfield, MA purchased land in Providence, RI from Ephraim Carpenter on 27 May 1687, deed recorded 16 Apr 1712 witnessed by Thomas Olney & John Whipple.4 In 1685 Clement King was ordered to sweep the meetinghouse for a whole year and "do it well".5 The following letter mentioning Clement King was printed in The Collections of Rhode Island Historical Society, Vol. #10:359/60: "Pawtucket Men to Thomas 8 March 1688/89 - addressed - "ffor his Loving friend Captane Nathaniel Thomas living at Marchfield - these with care" - Providence March ye 8th 1688 - Loving friend Captane Thomas wee pray you to doe us that kindness to deliver all the rightings & deeds that is in your hand that doe Consarne our matter; to Clement King; and wee whose names are here unto subscribed will see you satisfied for your paynes; & wee pray you to send your mind by Clement King what you desier of us, ffor your paynes; and wee will Take care that you may be satisfied and wee pray if you Can doe any good in the matter by righting any letter to his Excellency or to Mr. Dudly informing them how matters have bine Carried alonge, wee pray you do us that Kindness if you are able to right; and if you plese and Can to returne your thoughts to us, & soe wee rest your ffreends & sarvents s/Stephen Arnold, Nathaniel Waterman, Thomas Ffield, Silas Carpenter, Timothy Carpenter, Peleg Rhoades." Clement was a member of the 4th Company Train Band of Providence in January 1686.6 His name is on a tax list in August of 1688 rated 2s9d.7 Raymon Myers Tingley in his "Ancestors of Guilford Solon printed in 1935 says Clement King had three wives. Tingley says that he married (1) Johanna Pratt 10 Jan 1655 in Plymouth; (2) Susannah Atwood 8 July 1666 and (3) Elizabeth Baker in Ipswich, MA 5 Feb. 1672. I could not find proof of any of these marriages CLEMENT II married (1) SUSANNAH. Susannah supposedly died on 19 Jun 1669 in Marshfield, MA.8 This may be in error as Marshfield VR may refer to a daughter of Clement II. They had the following children: 2 F i. JOHANNA KING was born on 28 Sep 1655 in Marshfield, MA.9 She died after 1695. NOTE: Both the King Genealogy and Mr. Tingley say that there was a second Johanna born Sept. 1674 in Marshfield. I did not find this birth in Marshfield printed VRS but if there were two Johannas the one born in 1655 had to die young and it was the one born 1674 who married Joshua Turner. JOHANNA married JOSHUA TURNER. who died about 1695/1696. Joanna Turner was granted administration of her husband's estate at a meeting of the Providence Town Council 3 Mar 1695/96.10 3 M ii. SUSANNAH KING was buried on 19 Jun 1669 in Marshfield, MA.11 CLEMENT II also married (2) ELIZABETH about 1670. Elizabeth was born say 1635. Elizabeth (King) Barnes died before 20 Dec. 1708 when an inventory was taken of her estate. Administration of the estate was granted to her eldest son John King of Providence, RI. Her inventory consisted of lands, clothing and other goods valued at L112-7-10 .12 ELIZABETH married 2 THOMAS BARNES 12 Nov. 1694 Providence, RI.13 Thomas died 8 June 1706 Swansea, MA14 The will of Thomas Barnes dated 7 May 1705 was proved 3 July 1706. Among others mentioned was wife Elizabeth to receive “things that were hers before Marriage”.15 CLEMENT II and ELIZABETH had the following children:16 4 M iii. JAMES KING died on 19 Nov 1756 in Gloucester, RI. On 21 Feb. 1757 the Town Clerk of Gloucester received the following "This may inform you that our ancient brother James King of Gloucester, departed this life on the 19th day of November A.D. 1756, which we desire you would enter on your records. To the Town Clerk of Gloucester" s/Samuel, Mary, John, Joshua & Elizabeth Winsor.17 These could be James' in-laws by first marriage or just fellow church members. JAMES married (1) SARAH WINDSOR. JAMES also married (2) PERSIS TURPIN BROOKS, daughter of WILLIAM TURPIN on 13 Oct 1734 in Providence, RI.18 + 5 M iv. JOHN KING died on 18 Sep 1723. 6 M v. THOMAS KING died on 10 Oct 1722 in Providence, RI. Thomas King's will was written on 1 Oct. 1722/23 and proved 11 Nov. 1722/23. His friend William Turpin, his executor, received L5 and other money. Other heirs were his beloved brother John who received his chest, wearing apparel and husbandry tools; Thomas' nephew Richard Harris Jr. received L10. The residue to be divided among brother John King, John King's eldest son and the eldest son of Thomas' brother Ebenezer King. Thomas King's brother Richard Harris was also mentioned. Inventory of the estate was taken 11 Nov. 1723 by James Olney & Urian Davis and amounted to L12-19-00.19 7 M vi. EBENEZER KING died on 27 Sep 1710 in Cambridge, MA.20 EBENEZER married HANNAH MANNING, daughter of SAMUEL MANNING and ABIAH WIGHT, on 17 Dec 1699 in Cambridge, MA.21 Hannah was born on 28 Mar 1675 in Billerica, MA.22 She was living on 17 June 1729 when Mrs. Hannah King of Tiverton, RI was appointed administrator of the estate of her son Joseph King late of Little Compton, RI who died intestate. His inventory was dated 26 June 1729. Hannah made an accounting of the estate on 25 July 1732 which included equal payments to Benjamin King, Samuel Cook, Hannah Burley, and ye mother, Ebenezer's part in his mother's hands.23 8 F vii. ELIZABETH KING died in 1722/1724.24 ELIZABETH married RICHARD HARRIS, son of THOMAS HARRIS and ELNATHAN TEW.25 Richard was born on 14 Oct 1668 in Providence, RI. & died about 1750.26 Richard was also married to SUSANNAH BURTON GORTON, widow of SAMUEL GORTON who died 6 Sept. 1724.27 Susannah died 25 June 1727.28 Second Generation 5. JOHN KING (CLEMENT II) died on 18 Sep 1723 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. John KING, a weaver by occupation, was in Providence, RI on 3 Mar 1695 when he served as one of the appraisers of the estate of his brother-in-law Joshua Turner whose administrator was Johanna Turner.29 On 2 Dec. 1695 John purchased land in Providence from John Aldrich30 On 22 Apr 1697 John leased a dwelling house and 600 acres of land to Thomas Barnes for a period of two years.31 On 7 June 1707 John King of Socanosset was appointed to the office of constable.32 On 11 Feb. 1707/08 John King's cattle mark was recorded as being "a forke on ye topp of ye right eare & a cropp on ye topp of ye left eare." 33 On 14 Jan 1725, John of Mashantatack gave notice that he had taken up a stray steere "of a Red Culler with a star in his forhead and sum white about his Leggs being one yare and vantage old and Eare marked with a fork in the Right Eare and a Crop of on the top of the Left Eare."34 The custom of ear marking cattle certainly cut down on disputes as to ownership of lost or strayed cows. On 14 Jan. 1707 John King of Providence purchased land in that town from Andrew Harris for the sum of six pounds, transaction witnessed by Thomas Vinsent & Jeremiah Rhodes.35 On 29 Oct 1707 John King appealed to the Assembly from the judgment of a court of common pleas wherein Joseph Carpenter of Musket Cove, LI had received judgment in an action of trespass and ejectment. The verdict was sustained by the Assembly and an agreement was made between the parties that Carpenter would pay John King for the use of the children of William Vinson, deceased, L20 and King to give possession of house and land, sued for and recovered by verdict.36 On 21 Nov 1711 John sold his house and 50 acres of land to John Stone for L72 and on 11 Mar 1718, he sold his brother Thomas King, 12 acres of land for L4.37 About the Year 1715, the widow of Joseph Aldrich was committed to the care of John King of Mashantatuck and L4 was paid to him for keeping her.38 On 27 Oct. 1715 in a report of the Committee of Town Debt there is a notation, "to John King for keeping Mary Aldrich two years and two months L20-10-6 .39 On 14 Feb. 1718/19 John King, weaver, and Elizabeth his wife, deeded to Andrew Harris his farm excepting "two poles square land where my father, my child and Joshua Turner are buried".40 On 11 Nov. 1723 the administration of John King's estate was granted to his widow Elizabeth King.41 The inventory of his estate dated 8 Nov. 1723 amounted to L299-02-00 personal estate. His real estate holdings were listed as follows on the inventory of the estate:42 To the old farme bought of Joshua Westcott, L600-00-00 To the home farme at soconauset, 420-00-00 To the land on the plaine against John Wheatons, 120-00-00 To the Land in Common Pautuxet - lands being three Eight parts of a Right, 70-00-00 To the quarter Right in Common within mashantatuck Lands which he bought of John Knowles, 03-00-00 John's inventory was taken by Peleg Rhodes, Samuell Fisk & John Stone.43 On 10 Feb 1724 John King, son of John King Sr. deceased, stated that land of deceased would be cut up and mangled if it should be divided among all the children and that the children's interests would be prejudiced and their portions would be so small. It was ordered by the Court that after the widow's one third were taken out, the balance would be entrusted to John Jr, he paying the council the value of land. The money would then be paid to widow for the bringing up of the children.44 On 18 Mar 1738 Elizabeth King, widow, of Smithfield, RI sold land located in Smithfield to her son Josiah King for L200. On 3 Mar 1755 administration of the estate of Elizabeth King of Cranston, RI was given to her eldest son John, inventory amounting to L319.15d.45 See Austin for more information on John King. JOHN married (1) HANNAH. JOHN also married (2) ELIZABETH about 1702. Elizabeth died on 27 Nov 1754 in Cranston, RI.46 They had the following children:47 9 F i. SARAH KING was born on 1 Apr 1703 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. She died young. 10 M ii. JOHN Jr. KING was born on 13 Mar 1705 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. He died on 13 Dec 1790 in Cranston, Providence Co., RI.48 11 F iii. HANNAH KING was born on 28 Feb 1706 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. HANNAH married JOHN Jr. BAILEY on 16 Feb 1727 in Portsmouth, RI.49 12 F iv. JEMIMA KING was born about 1707. JEMIMA married JOHN WHEATON on 20 Nov 1724 in Providence, RI50 13 M v. OBADIAH KING was born about 1708. Obadiah was of Providence in 1752 when he was an executor of his brother Isaac's will. 14 M vi. FEARNOT KING died on 23 Jul 1745 in Providence, Providence Co., RI.51 FEARNOT married ANNE BRIGGS, daughter of RICHARD BRIGGS and SUSANNA SPENCER, on 16 Jul 1732 in Providence, RI.52 + 15 M vii. ISAAC KING was born about 1711 and died on 5 Jul 1757. + 16 F viii SARAH KING was born about 1714 and died before 1760. + 17 M ix. JOSIAH KING was born on 3 Dec 1716 and died on 13 Apr 1800. + 18 M x. WILLIAM KING. Third Generation 15. ISAAC KING (JOHN, CLEMENT II) was born about 1711. He died on 5 Jul 1757 in Scituate, Providence Co., RI.53 Isaac King resided in the Towns of Providence & Scituate, RI. He was admitted freeman in Providence 6 May 1729 and first purchased land in Scituate on 6 Nov. 1733 .54 The first town meeting in Scituate was held on 18 Mar 1731 and Isaac King with two others, was appointed a highway surveyor.55 Isaac King's will was dated 16 Apr 1752 and proved 1 Aug. 1757. It mentions beloved wife Sarah who received personal items, livestock and the income from the property; Samuel King (son) under 21, rec'd land and farm items; son Joshua King rec'd land; daughters Mary, Elizabeth & Mercy rec'd household furniture that had belonged to their mother, Isaac King’s first wife. Other household items were to be divided among wife Sarah, and four youngest daughters Sarah, Keziah, Lois & Prudence; son Isaac Jr. inherited money and was to be put out to learn a trade when he was of a suitable age. This also applied to other children. The widow Sarah and Isaac's brother Obadiah King of Providence, RI were appointed executors of the estate. Witnesses to the document were Peleg Moon, Stephen Williams, John Vaughn & Gideon Harris. 56 The four younger children Nathan, Hope, Patience & George were not yet born when Isaac made his will. ISAAC married (1) ELIZABETH BATES, daughter of SAMUEL BATES and MARY CORPE, about 1732. Elizabeth died about 1740. ISAAC and ELIZABETH had the following children:57 + 19 F i. MARY KING was born on 23 Sep 1733. 20 F ii. ELIZABETH KING was born on 16 Dec 1734 in Scituate, Providence Co., RI. + 21 M iii. SAMUEL KING was born on 5 Apr 1737 and died 1 Feb 1804 in 65th Yr. + 22 F iv. MERCY/MARCY KING was born on 21 Nov 1739 and died on 22 Mar 1792. ISAAC also married (2) SARAH MOON, daughter of EBENEZER Jr. MOON and ELIZABETH, on 26 Apr 1741 in Scituate, Providence Co., RI.58 Sarah was born on 2 Dec 1720 in No. Kingston, Washington Co., RI.59 She died about 1798 in Foster, Providence Co., RI. Inventory of the estate of Sarah (Moon) King/Jenks was taken on 21 Sept. 1798. Sarah was of Scituate, RI but was residing in Foster, RI. The appraisers were William Blanchard & Thomas Parker. Joshua King was administrator of her estate.60 ISAAC and SARAH had the following children:61 23 F v. MARGARET KING was born on 27 Jun 1742 in Scituate, Providence Co., RI. She died before 1752. Margaret was not mentioned in the will of her father in 1752 so she was probably deceased by this date. + 24 F vi. SARAH KING was born on 6 Sep 1743. + 25 F vii. KEZIAH KING was born on 30 Apr 1745 and died before 1782. + 26 F viii. LOIS KING was born on 15 Aug 1746 and died on 22 Mar 1833. + 27 M ix. JOSHUA KING was born on 13 Jun 1748 and died in Apr 1814. 28 F x. PRUDENCE KING was born on 23 Feb 1750 in Scituate, Providence Co., RI. + 29 M xi. ISAAC KING was born on 28 Dec 1751. 30M xii. NATHAN KING was born on 6 Sep 1753 in Scituate, Providence Co., RI. He died on 22 Mar 1830 in Collins, Erie Co. NY.62Nathan married MARY VAIL about 1787 in Rhode Island.63 Mary was born c1768.64 She died in 1842 in Collins, Erie Co NY.65 31 F xiii. HOPE KING was born on 25 Nov 1755 in Scituate, Providence Co., RI. + 32 F xiv. PATIENCE KING was born on 25 Nov 1755 and was buried 27 Nov 1841 AE 86. 33 M xv. GEORGE KING was born on 25 Nov 1755 in Scituate, Providence Co., RI. SARAH (MOON) KING married 2 as second wife, Apr 1760 in RI JOSEPH JENCKES, son of JOHN JENCKS and HANNAH BOOMER.66 Joseph was born abt 1714 and died 25 May 1784 Smithfield, RI, AE 70 67 Child: i. Boomer Jencks born 19 Feb 1761 Scituate, RI, died 8 June 1847 Marlboro, Windham Co. VT.68 He married on 5 Aug. 1780 in Scituate, RI, ANNA KING, dau. of THOMAS KING born 21 Jan. 1761, died 6 Mar 1839 in Marlboro, VT. 69 Boomer Jencks was a soldier of the revolution.70 He enlisted in Cranston, RI, Jan. 1777 and served as a private in Capt. Slocum’s Co. Col. Joseph Stanton’s RI Regiment.71 He enlisted again in 1778 in Tiverton RI and served as a private in Capt. Benjamin Happin’s Co. in Col. John Topham’s RI Regiment and took part in a skirmish at Fogland Ferry while on guard there.72 He was in the Battle of Buttis Hill and then became one of Gen. Lafayette’s Life Guards while at Tiverton.73 He received a pension as a resident of Marlboro, VT where he had moved in 1787.74 On 5 July 1765 Joseph Jenks, blacksmith, of Cranston, RI purchased land in Warwick, RI.75 JOSEPH JENKS married 1 SARAH KING, daughter of JOHN KING - See #16 16. SARAH KING (JOHN, CLEMENT II) was born about 1714. She died before 1760. SARAH married JOSEPH JENKS, son of JOHN JENKS and HANNAH BOOMER, on 18 Dec 1735 in Providence, RI.76 Joseph was born about 1714. He died on 25 May 1784 in Smithfield, Providence, RI. SEE #15 second marriage for Sarah (Moon) King JOSEPH and SARAH had the following children:77 34 M i. JOHN JENKS was born on 24 Jan 1736 in Cranston, RI. He died on 29 Jul 1739 in Cranston, RI. 35 F ii. ZERVIAH JENKS was born on 8 Oct 1738 in Cranston, RI. She died on 29 Jul 1739 in Cranston, Ri. 36 F iii. SUSANNAH JENKS was born on 6 Jun 1740 in Cranston, RI. 37 F iv. WAITE JENKS was born on 4 Aug 1742 in Cranston, RI. 38 M v. SAMUEL JENKS was born on 17 Jul 1745 in Cranston, RI. 39 F vi. LYDIA JENKS was born on 31 May 1747 in Cranston, RI. 40 M vii. CALEB JENKS was born on 27 Jan 1759 in Scituate, RI. 41 F viii. SARAH JENKS was born on 18 May 1753 in Scituate, RI. 17. JOSIAH KING (JOHN, CLEMENT II) was born on 3 Dec 1716. He died on 13 Apr 1800 in Johnston, Providence Co., RI.78 JOSIAH married (1) HANNAH FIELD on 13 Dec 1741 in Providence, RI.79 Hannah died about 1748. They had the following children:80 42 M i. ABNER KING was born about 1742. 43 M ii. REUBEN KING. JOSIAH also married (2) MARY BORDEN, daughter of MOXEY BORDEN and MERIBAH, on 23 Nov 1749 in Providence, RI.81 Mary died on 29 Aug 1810 in Johnston,, RI.82 JOSIAH and MARY had the following children:83 44 M iii. WILLIAM BORDEN KING was born in Sep 1751 in Johnston, RI. 45 F iv. HANNAH KING was born in Oct 1755 in Johnston, RI. 18. WILLIAM KING (JOHN, CLEMENT II). WILLIAM married ANNA DUNKIN on 11 Jul 1743 in Scituate, RI.84 Anna died on 19 Feb 1802 in Coventry, RI.85 They had the following children:86 46 F i. SARAH KING was born on 7 Apr 1745 in Smithfield, RI. 47 M ii. AMAZIAH KING was born on 8 Jul 1746 in Gloucester, RI. 48 M iii. JOHN KING was born on 11 Mar 1749 in Gloucester, RI. 49 M iv. ZERVIAH KING was born on 27 Feb 1751 in Scituate, RI. 50 F v. SUSANNAH KING was born on 4 Jan 1753 in Scituate, RI. 51 F vi. ANNE KING was born on 7 Apr 1754 in Scituate, RI. Fourth Generation 19. MARY KING (ISAAC, JOHN, CLEMENT II) was born on 23 Sep 1733 in Scituate, Providence Co., RI. She was living in 1792 when she was witness to a deed in which Thomas Stafford sold his share of his father's land in Guilford to Isaac Stafford.87 MARY married JOHN STAFFORD, son of THOMAS STAFFORD and AUDREY GREENE, on 18 Jan 1753 in Scituate, Providence Co., RI.88 John was born on 5 May 1735 in Warwick, Kent Co., RI.89 He died in 1785 in Guilford, Windham Co., VT.90SEE STAFFORD FAMILY GENEALOGY BY COMPILER There are two John Staffords listed in the 1774 Census of Rhode Island - one with 2 males above 16, 5 males under 26, 1 female above 16 and 1 female under 16 The other listing does not list the female under 16. This may be a duplicate entry (p.124). John STAFFORD and his family came to Guilford, VT from Rhode Island about the Year 1780.91All of John's children were probably born in Scituate, RI and their births are also recorded in the Guilford Town Clerk's Office. In the pension record previously mentioned Stukely Stafford states "that he had no record of his birth except one in his Bible which was several years since transferred from an old family Bible in the hands of his brother in the State of New York." This probably refers to his brother Isaac Stafford of Preston, NY. The Bible is printed in DAR Bible Records, Vol. 90, NY State Library. The Last Will & Testament of John Stafford is filed at Windham, Marlborough District, Vermont Probate Court in Brattleboro, VT. The document is dated 13 Jan. 1785 and was probated 8 Apr. 1785. John Noyes was the executor and the will is abstracted as follows: "To Mary Stafford, my loving wife, all household stuff and movable estate during her natural life and after her decease said estate be equally divided amongst all my children. Then I give to my loving wife Mary Stafford the use and enjoyment of one third of my homestead farm in said Guilford during her natural life. "I give to my sons John, Samuel, Stukely, Job and Obadiah and the children of my daughter Lydia Moffet/Muffet deceased, five shillings apiece." I give unto my two sons Isaac and Thomas my homestead farm to be equally divided between them allowing to my said wife her third part during her life as aforesaid." My will is that if my son Thomas shall not accept the half of my said homestead farm as above said, my will is that I give the said to my son John STAFFORD." Witnesses: Rufus Fish, Amos Noyes, Samuel Fish. The inventory of John's estate was taken 9 Apr. 1785 and amounted to L116-9-6. Edward Barney and Rufus Fish were appraisers. On 6 Nov. 1786, John Noyes was appointed guardian of Job Stafford, aged 20 years .92 JOHN and MARY had the following children:93 52 M i. JOHN STAFFORD was born on 25 Jul 1754. 53 M ii. SAMUEL STAFFORD was born on 23 Jan 1756 54 M iii. STUTLEY STAFFORD was born on 8 Nov 1758. 55 M iv. ISAAC STAFFORD was born on 2 Sep 1763 56 M v. THOMAS STAFFORD was born on 4 Jun 1765 . 57 M vi. JOB STAFFORD was born on 11 Feb 1767 58 M vii. OBADIAH STAFFORD was born on 27 Feb 1769. 59 F viii. ELIZABETH STAFFORD was born on 22 Oct 1773 in Scituate, RI. 60 F ix. LYDIA STAFFORD died before 1785. . 21. SAMUEL KING (ISAAC, JOHN, CLEMENT II) was born on 5 Apr 1737 in Scituate, Providence Co., RI. He died 1 Feb 1804 in 65th Yr in Scituate, Providence Co., RI.94 Samuel King was a soldier of the Revolution serving as a private in Rhode Island95 SAMUEL married (1) FREELOVE PHILLIPS, daughter of JOHN PHILLIPS and SARAH, on 2 Dec 1759 in Scituate, RI.96 Freelove was born on 17 Jun 1739 in Scituate, RI.97 They had the following children:98 61 M i. ISAAC KING died 27 June 1830, AE 61-8-5 in Scituate, RI. 62 F ii. ELIZABETH KING. 63 M iii. EZEKIEL KING. 64 F iv. ZILPHA KING was born on 15 Jun 1761 in Scituate, RI. 65 M v ESECK KING was born on 17 Mar 1771 in Scituate, RI. 66 M vi. RUFUS KING was born on 2 Dec 1777 in Scituate, RI. 67 F vii. SUSANNA KING. 68 F viii. SARAH KING. SAMUEL also married (2) DINAH BURTON about 1800. DINAH died before 1805. 22. MERCY/MARCY KING (ISAAC, JOHN, CLEMENT II) was born on 21 Nov 1739 in Scituate, Providence Co., RI. She died on 22 Mar 1792 in Liverpool, Nova Scotia.99 MERCY/MARCY married RICHARD CARDER, son of JOHN CARDER and MARY WESTGATE, on 25 Nov 1762 in Providence, RI.100 Richard was born on 26 Sep 1739 in Warwick, RI. He died in Nov 1766 in At Sea.101 RICHARD and MERCY/MARCY had the following children:102 69 F i. MARY CARDER was born on 31 Aug 1763 in Providence, RI. 70 M ii. RICHARD iv CARDER was born about 1765. He died on 19 Jun 1834 in Pleasant River Nova Scotia. 24. SARAH KING (ISAAC, JOHN, CLEMENT II) was born on 6 Sep 1743 in Scituate, Providence Co., RI. SARAH married JOSEPH Jr. BOWEN on 29 Jun 1769 in Scituate, RI.103 They had the following children:104 71 F i. RACHEL BOWEN was born on 19 Jan 1771 in Scituate, RI. 72 M ii. JOSEPH BOWEN was born on 3 Aug 1773 in Scituate, RI. 25. KEZIAH KING (ISAAC, JOHN, CLEMENT II) was born on 30 Apr 1745 in Scituate, Providence Co., RI. She died before 1782. KEZIAH married STEPHEN ALDRICH, son of SYLVANEOUS ALDRICH and DOROTHY SMITH, on 27 May 1767 in Smithfield, RI.105 Stephen was born on 4 Aug 1747 in Smithfield, RI.106 He died on 18 Oct 1813 in Southwick, Hampden Co. Ma.107 1774 Rhode Island Census, Town of Smithfield, 103 Stephen Aldrich 1 male above 16, 3 males under 16, 2 females under 16, 1 female above 16 1790 RI census Gloucester, 30 3-0-4 Stephen Aldrich was a Soldier of the Revolution serving as a private in the Rhode Island militia. A sergeant in Capt. Philip Amidon's Co., Col. Nathan Tyler's regiment; enlisted 28 July 1780, discharged 8 Aug. 1780, service 15 days, on an alarm at Rhode Island 108 Will Hampden Co. PR dated 15 Oct. 1813 Southwick, MA mentions my beloved sons Isaac, Sylvaneous, Stephen, Laban, Noah, Asahel, and Almon; beloved daughters Lois, Robey, Lydia, Keziah, Jerusha, Lucilia, Roxena STEPHEN and KEZIAH had the following children:109 73 M i. WESTON ALDRICH was born on 2 Jan 1768/1769 in Smithfield, RI. 74 F ii. LOIS ALDRICH was born on 22 May 1770 in Smithfield, RI. 75 F iii. ROBEY ALDRICH was born on 15 Oct 1771 in Smithfield, RI. 76 M iv. ISAAC ALDRICH was born on 15 Oct 1771 in Smithfield, RI. 77 M v. GEORGE ALDRICH was born on 17 Apr 1773 in Smithfield, RI. 78 M vi. STEPHEN ALDRICH. 79 F vii. LYDIA ALDRICH was born on 2 May 1777 in Smithfield, RI. 80 M viii. SYLVANUS ALDRICH was born on 15 Feb 1779/1780 in Smithfield, RI. 81 M ix. ABEL ALDRICH was born on 29 Dec 1780 in Scituate, RI. 26. LOIS KING (ISAAC, JOHN, CLEMENT II) was born on 15 Aug 1746 in Foster, Providence Co., RI. She died on 22 Mar 1833 in Preston, Chenango Co., NY and was buried in Foster Cem., Preston, NY110 LOIS married JOSEPH SLATER, son of JOSEPH Sr SLATER and HANNAH COVELL, about 1764. Joseph was born on 10 Oct 1745 in Scituate, Providence Co., RI. 111He died on 19 Jan 1831 in Preston, Chenango Co., NY and was buried in Foster Cem., Preston, NY.112 SEE SLATER FAMILY GENEALOGY BY COMPILER Joseph Slater resided in Foster, RI until c1775 when he removed to Guilford, Windham Co., VT where he remained until c1814 when he again uprooted his family and moved to Preston, Chenango Co., New York. He is probably the Captain Joseph Slater who settled in Preston on the farm east of Stead's farm.113 Joseph served in the Revolutionary War as a private in Capt. Comfort Starr's Company in 1780.114 The Slafter Memorial, Page 51 states that Joseph declined to receive a pension for his services saying that his services were freely given and he was not in need of aid. I could not prove this statement but assume that Rev. Slafter was told this by a Slater descendent prior to 1869 the publication date of his work. There is no probate record for Joseph at the Chenango County Surrogate Court located in Norwich, NY. 1774 cn RI Scituate Joseph Slaughter Jr. 1 male above 16, 2 males under 16, 1 female above 16 and 4 females under 16 totaling 8 persons in household (p124) 1790 VT cn 2-5-5-0-0 Guilford, Windham Co.VT (49c) 1800 VT cn Windham Co. Guilford, 1 male 10-16, l male 160-26, 1 male over 45, l female 16-26;1 female over 45 (p.138b) 1810 NY cn Chenango Co.Norwich 201110--201000 (p.227) 1820 NY cn Chenango Co, Norwich 5l001--00001 (p. 382) Joseph SLATER's first 8 children were born in Foster, RI - the others in Guilford, VT. JOSEPH and LOIS had the following children:115 82 M i. ISAAC SLATER was born on 28 Jan 1765 83 F ii. KEZIA SLATER was born on 29 Jun 1766 . 84 F iii.BARBARA SLATER was born about 1767. . 85 F iv. AMY SLATER was born on 11 Aug 1769 . 86 F v. RUTH SLATER was born in 1773 87 M vi. BENJAMIN SLATER . 88 F vii. MARY SLATER. 89 M viii. JONATHAN SLATER was born on 19 Jan 1776 90 M ix. JOSEPH SLATER was born on 7 May 1778 . 91 F x. LOIS SLATER was born on 20 Apr 1780 92 M xi. ISRAEL SLATER was born on 7 May 1782 93 M xii. NATHAN SLATER was born on 17 Jun 1784 in Guilford, Windham Co., VT. 94 F xiii. CHLOE SLATER was born on 17 Jun 1784 95 M xiv. MOSES SLATER was born on 8 Oct 1787 . 27. JOSHUA KING (ISAAC, JOHN, CLEMENT II) was born on 13 Jun 1748 in Scituate, Providence Co., RI. He died in Apr 1814 in Providence, Providence Co., RI.116 Soldier of the Revolution, private RI enlisted 1778 as a private in Capt. Pecks co., Col. Mathewson's regt. of militia.117 1790 RI cn, Providence Co., Foster, 29 - 3-4-2 JOSHUA married MARTHA PEARL on 20 Sep 1768 in Scituate, RI.118 They had the following children:119 96 M i. ENOCH KING was born on 15 May 1769 in Scituate, RI. 97 F ii. SALLY KING was born on 27 Oct 1771 in Scituate, RI. 98 M iii. ISAAC KING was born on 23 Jun 1776 in Scituate, RI. 99 M iv. GEORGE KING was born on 21 May 1778 in Scituate, RI. 100 M v. NATHAN KING was born on 10 Sep 1780 in Scituate, RI. 101 M vi. JOSHUA Jr. KING was born on 25 May 1783 in Foster, RI. 102 F vii. MARY KING was born on 20 Sep 1787 in Foster, RI. 103 M viii. ARNOLD KING was born on 2 Sep 1790 in Foster, RI. 29. ISAAC KING Jr.(ISAAC, JOHN, CLEMENT II) was born on 28 Dec 1751 in Scituate, Providence Co., RI. Applied for a Revolutionary War Pension from Paris, Oneida Co. NY in 31 Aug.1832, AE 80 yrs, 8 mos. He enlisted Smithfield, RI and again later at Woodstock, CT. He lived at Gloucester, RI during the revolution. He was born Scituate, RI 28 Sept. 1751. After the revolution he lived at Providence,RI for 12 years, then removed to Windham Co.VT for six years and in 1816 removed to Sherburne in Chenango Co.NY for 8 years. then to Paris in Oneida Co. NY.120 1790 RI cn Smiithfield, Providence Co. 40: Isaac King 1-3-4 ISAAC married (1) CATHERINE PATTEY.121 ISAAC also married (2) KETURAH APPLEBY, daughter of JAMES APPLEBY and DORCAS PAINE, on 1 Oct 1775 in Smithfield, RI.122 Keturah was born on 10 Jun 1759 in Smithfield, RI.123 They had the following children:124 104 F i. AMY KING 105 M ii. ISAAC KING. 106 M iii. JOSHUA KING was born about 1780 according to 1850 census. He died 22 Jan. 1853, AE 73 in Sherburne, NY and was buried in Quarter Cem.125 He married PERLINA 1850 NY cn Chenango Co, Sherburne, 263 KING: Joshua, AE 70 b RI, Perlina, ae 70 RI 107 M iv. THOMAS KING was born about 1783 according to 1850 census. He married BETSEY. 1850 NY cn Chenango Co., Guilford, 287 KING: Thomas, ae 67 farmer, RI, Betsy ae 53 NY, Thomas J. ae 24 NY, Eunice ae 20 NY, Elizabeth H. ae 13 NY, Chas. B. ae 24 NY 108 F v. KATHERINE KING. Katherine married LEVI DAVIS c2 Nov. 1808 in Pomfret, CT.126 109 M vi. JASON KING. 110 F vii. ELIZABETH KING. 111 M viii PAOLIS KING was born on 24 Mar 1791 in Smithfield, RI. He died 16 Mar. 1872, Ae 79 Yrs., 11 Mos. in Sherburne, Chenango Co, NY and was buried in Tilletson Cem.127 1850 NY cn, Chenango Co. Colombus, KING: Paolis, ae 59 b RI, Mary ae 57 ,Joseph ae 21 RI, Mary ae 23, Fuller ae 16 NY PAOLIS married MARY MATTHEWS. Mary was born in Jan 1794. She died 1 Sept. 1866, Ae 72-8-0 in Sherburne, NY and was buried in Tillotson Cem.128 112 M ix. JEREMIAH KING was born on 17 Aug 1796 in Smithfield, RI. JEREMIAH married SALLY. Sally was born about 1801 1850 NY cn Chenango Co., Plymouth, ae 28 KING: Jeremiah, ae 53 farmer, $200, b RI, Sally ae 49 b CT, Franklin ae 11 NY, Francis, ae 11 NY, Gurdon, ae 08 NY 1870 cn Chenango Co. Plymouth KING Jeremiah, ae 73 farmer b RI, Sally ae 69 b CT 113 M x. JOHN KING was born about 1795 according to 1850 census He married ELIZABETH. Elizabeth was born about 1810. 1850 NY cn Oneida Co, New Hartford, KING: John, ae 55 laborer b NY, Elizabeth ae 40 NY 1860 NY cn Oneida Co., Paris KING: John ae 71 farmer $1500 b RI, Elizabeth ae 50 b NY 114 F xi. JAMES KING was born about 1795 according to 1850 census. He married MARY 1850 NY cn Oneida Co. Paris, 185 KING: James, ae 55, farmer, $600 b RI, Mary ae 36 NY, SMITH: Almira ae 17 b NY, PERKINS: Nathan ae 27 farmer NY, Abigail ae 17 NY, Charles ae 17 NY 115 F xii. MARGARET KING. 116 M xiii. JORDAN KING was born about 1800 according to 1850 census. He married SYLVIA 1850 NY cn Oneida Co. Paris, 227 KING, Justus? ae 50 farmer $180 b RI, Sylvia, ae 42 NY, Julia ae 12 NY, Caroline ae 9 NY, Cordelia ae 06 NY, Lauraette ae 02 NY 117 M xiv. APPLEBEE KING was born about 1803 according to 1850 census. He married CLARISSA 1850 NY cn Chenango Co., Smyrna KING: Appleby ae 47 blacksmith, $300 b CT, Clarissa ae 49 b VT, J.D. ae 14 b NY, N.E. ae 09 NY, H.M. ae 06 NY 1880 NY cn Chenango Co. Smyra, Appleby King, father, ae 77 b NY living with Almon King family . 32. PATIENCE KING (ISAAC, JOHN, CLEMENT II) was born on 25 Nov 1755 in Scituate, Providence Co., RI. She died in Plymouth, Chenango Co. NY and was buried 27 Nov 1841 ae 86 in Aldrich Cem..129 PATIENCE married BENJAMIN ALDRICH, son of SAMUEL ALDRICH and PRISCILLA PAINE, on 20 Jun 1778 in Smithfield, RI.130 Benjamin was born on 30 May 1753 in Smithfield, Ri.131 He died 10 Apr 1831 Ae 78 in Plymouth, Chenango Co., NY and was buried in Aldrich Cem.132 They had the following children:133 118 M i. NATHAN ALDRICH was born on 4 Mar 1777 in Gloucester, RI. 119 M ii. BENJAMIN ALDRICH was born on 2 Nov 1778 in Gloucester, RI. 120 F iii. ELIZABETH ALDRICH was born on 6 Dec 1780 in Gloucester, RI. 121 F iv. KEZIAH ALDRICH was born on 18 Feb 1783 in Gloucester, RI. 122 F v. PATIENCE ALDRICH was born on 7 Apr 1785 in Gloucester, RI., died single 25 Feb. 1848, AE 62-10-20 & bur Aldrich Cem.Plymouth, Chenango Co. NY.134 123 F vi. PRISCILLA ALDRICH was born on 21 May 1787 in Gloucester, RI. 124 F vii. SARAH ALDRICH was born on 15 Sep 1789 in Norwich, NY. 125 M viii. ESECK ALDRICH was born on 17 Jun 1791 in Norwich, NY. 126 M ix. SAMUEL ALDRICH was born on 23 Nov.1793 in Norwich, NY. 127 M x. GEORGE ALDRICH was born on 24 Jan.1797 in Norwich, NY. 128 F xi. RUTH ALDRICH, was born 13 Sept. 1810
END NOTES 1. NYG&B Vol. XXXIX, #2, page 6 2. Plymouth Colony Records 3:181 & 6:6& 9 hereinafter PCR 3. Ibid 1:62 & 86 4. Early Providence Records, Deed Book #2:33 & 36 hereinafter EPR 5. Marshfield Tercentenary Committee, Marshfield The Autobiography of a Pilgrim Town 6. John Osborn Austin, Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island (reprint 1982) 117 hereinafter Austin 7. Ibid 8. VR 9. Marshfield MA printed VR, 8 10. ERP 10:37 11. VR This may be Clement’s wife or daughter ?? 12. Austin, 117 13. Ibid 14. H.L. Peter Rounds, Abstracts of Bristol County Massachusetts Probate Records 1686 - 1745 {Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co, 1987}36 hereinafter Rounds 15. Ibid 16. George Austin Morrison, - Clement King of Marshfield Massachusetts 1668 and his descendants {Albany NY, Joel Munsell & sons Publishing, 1898} 8/9 hereinafter Morrison 17. Ibid, 13 18. Ibid 19. EPR 6:280 20. Cambridge MA printed VR, 629 21. Recorded Billerica printed VR, 29 22. VR 23. Rounds, 172, 174, 205 24. Morrison, 8 25. Ibid 26. Ibid 27. Adelos Gorton, The Life & Times of Samuel Gorton, {Philadelphia, 1907}163 & Morrison, 8/9 28. Ibid 29. EPR 10:37 30. ERP Deeds Bk. 2:372 31. Austin, 117 32. EPR 11:117/118 33. EPR 5:282 34. EPR 9:140 35. EPR Deeds 236:/7 36. Austin, 117 37. Ibid 38. EPR Deeds 266/7 39. EPR 17:291 & IX:6 40. Morrison, 10 41. EPR PR 2:73 42. Ibid 43 EPR - Will Book #2:284-287 44. Ibid, 76 45 Austin, 117 & Morrison, 10/11 46. Ibid 47. Ibid 48. Morrison, 15 49. Arnolds VRS of RI 4:26 50. Ibid, 2:67 51. Ibid, 2:69 52. Ibid, 2:117 53. Inventory of Isaac’s estate gives date of death - inventory presented to Council by widow Sarah 29 July 1757 (Scituate PR Vol. 1:382/3) 54. Morrison, 18/19 55. Cyrus Walker, The History of Scituate, Rhode Island {Scituate, Racine Printing, Co, 1976} 54 56. Scituate PR Vol. 1:382/3 57. Austin 117 & Morrison 19 & Arnolds VRS, 3:44 58. Arnolds VRS 59. Ibid 60. Foster RI PR Vol. 1:192/3 61. Scituate, RI Births, Marriages & Deaths, Bk. 1:153 & 168 62. Ancestry.com family tree of Dave Graves 63. Ibid 64. Ibid 65. Ibid 66. William B. Browne, Jenks Family of America (Browne, 1952}97/98 67. Providence Gazette 5 June 1784: Died at Smithfield, on Tuesday the 28th and on Thursday following was decently interred in this town, Mr. Joseph Jenckes, son of Deacon John Jenckes and grandson of the Hon. Joseph Jenckes, formerly Governor of the State, in the 70th year of his age. 68. New Hampshire Sentinel 5 Aug. 1847 In Marlboro, VT June 8th Mr. Boomer Jenks, aged 85, a pensioner of the revolution. 69. Browne, 97/98 70. Ibid 71. Ibid 72. Ibid’ 73. Ibid 74. Ibid 75. Ibid 76. Morrison, 12 77. Browne, 55 78. Providence Gazette (Arnolds Vital Records XV:524) 79. Arnolds VRS 80. Morrison, 20 81. Ibid, 21 82. At Johnston, Mrs. Mary King, relict of the late Josiah King in the 94th year of her age; a highly respectable character (Providence Gazette 4 Aug. 1810) 83. Morrison, 21 84. Ibid 85. Ibid 86. Ibid 87. Guilford VT LR per Gladys King of Pittsfield, MA 88. Arnolds VRS 89. Ibid 90. Guilford VT PR Vol. 1:43-45 91. Pension Record of Stukely STAFFORD #R10033 92. Guilford VT Pr, Vol. 1:43-45 93. Recorded Guilford, VT Births & Probate Record 94. Providence Feb. 16-- We hear that the lst inst. about noon, Mr. Samuel King of Scituate, having been employed in the forepart of the day sledding wood, had returned home with a load to the house -- he untackled the horses, and stepping towards the sled suddenly fell to the ground in a fit, and expired instantly; he was in his 65th year. (Columbia Courier 24 Feb. 1804) 95. DAR Patriot Index Vol. 2:1687 96. Arnolds VRS 97. Morrison, 28 98. Ibid, 29 99. Death recorded Richard Carder 4th Family Bible Record called grandmother Marcy Carder (NEH&&G Register July 1953 #107:230 At Liverpool NS, Mrs. Mary Carder, widow AE 49, late of this town (American Apollo 5 Oct. 1792) 100. Arnolds VRS 101. Ibid & Ancestry.com - family tree of Eileen Backen Gardiner 102. Ibid & NEH&G Register July 1953 103. Arnolds VRS 104. Ibid 105. Ibid 106. Ibid 107. At Southwick (Mass) Mr. Stephen Aldrich, aged 65 (American Mercury 26 Oct. 1813) 108. Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors Vol. 1:116 109. Arnolds VRS & Hampden PR Co. MA PR 110. Gravestone 111. Arnolds VRS 112. Gravestone 113. James M. Smith, History of Chenango and Madison Counties 1774 - 1880 {Syracuse, D. Mason & Co. 1880}, 363 114. Broad Brook Grange, editor, Official History of Guilford, Vermont 1658-1961 (Brattleboro, VT, Vermont Printing Co. 1961} 137 115. Rev. Edmund Slafter, The Slafter Memorial {Boston, by author, 18y9} 54 & VRS 116. At Foster, RI Deacon Josuha King a personable character and a highly respected citizen (Baltimore Patriot, 15 Apr. 1814) 117. DAR Lineage #154467 118. Arnolds VRS 119. Ibid 120. Revolutionary Pension Record R5949 121. Morrison, 30 122. Arnolds VRS 123. Ibid 124. B90:63 King Family Bible Record NY State Lib 125. Gravestone 126. New London CT Gazette 2 Nov. 1808 “Levi Davis married Catherine King of Pomfret, at Pomfret 127. Gravestone 128. Ibid 129. Gravestone 130. Arnolds VRS 131. Ibid 132. Gravestone 133. Births of lst 6 recorded Gloucester, RI Arnolds VRS Bk. 2:43 - All listed Benjamin Aldrich Bible Record, NY State Lib. DAR. B33:5/6 134. Gravestone & Bible Record B33:5/6