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Benjamin "Benajah" King 1799–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jan 1799

Birth Location: Sampson County, North Carolina

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: , , Alabama, USA

Father: Stephen King

Mother: Amy Oates

Spouse(s): Sallie King, Rebecca Brantley

Children(s): Mary King, Eula King, A King, Henry King, J King, J King, Emma King, Martha King, Mary King, William King, H King, H King, C King, A King, Saluda King, W Keng, S Keng, W Keng, H Keng, A Keng, H Keng, J Keng, C Keng, M Keng, M Keng, P King, D King

Benjamin "Benajah" King was born in 1799 in Sampson County, North Carolina, the child of Stephen King And Amy Amia Oates. In 1800, Benjamin "Benajah" King resided in Morgan, Buncombe, North Carolina. In 1850, Benjamin "Benajah" King resided in District 10, Dyer, Tennessee, USA. Benjamin "Benajah" King married Rebecca Brantley, Sallie Ann King, and had children including A Keng, A King, C Keng, C King, D H King, Emma Ann M King, Eula A King, H Keng, H King, Henry King, J Keng, J King, M E Keng, M Keng, Martha J King, Mary Ann King, Mary E King, P R King, S J Keng, Saluda Jane King, W Keng, William Rufus Dolphus King. Benjamin "Benajah" King passed away in 1880 in , , Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin "Benajah" King was born in 1799 in Sampson County, North Carolina, the child of Stephen King And Amy Amia Oates.
  • In 1800, Benjamin "Benajah" King resided in Morgan, Buncombe, North Carolina.
  • In 1850, Benjamin "Benajah" King resided in District 10, Dyer, Tennessee, USA.
  • Benjamin "Benajah" King married Rebecca Brantley, Sallie Ann King, and had children including A Keng, A King, C Keng, C King, D H King, Emma Ann M King, Eula A King, H Keng, H King, Henry King, J Keng, J King, M E Keng, M Keng, Martha J King, Mary Ann King, Mary E King, P R King, S J Keng, Saluda Jane King, W Keng, William Rufus Dolphus King.
  • Benjamin "Benajah" King passed away in 1880 in , , Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin King's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin King
1799–1880
Birth Place: Sampson County, North Carolina
Parents
Stephen King
1756–1812
Duplin County, North Carolina (Known as Sampson County After 1784)
Amy (Amia) Oates
1761–1824
Suttontown Road, Piney Grove Township, Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Henry King
1722–1762
Bertie, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Ann SNELL
1737–1811
Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Jethro (Oates) Captain
1732–1780
Perquimans County, North Carolina
Artesha (Artsey) King
1736–1807
Sampson County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Michael King
1698–1741
Isabel King
1704–1741
Roger Snell
1682–1758
Ann (Snell)
1701–1787
John Oates
1697–1790
Elizabeth Wyatt
1702–1798
William King
1714–1778
Elizabeth Edwards
1719–1787
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry King
1653–1716
Katherine Clark
1658–1744
John (Fargeson)
1667–1716
Isabelle Woodnut
1682–1739
Rachel Calloway
1675–1719
John Wyatt
1679–1738
William II
1684–1727
Sophia Burgess
1690–1737
Capt. Sr
1683–1780

Benjamin King's Descendants

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Benjamin ("Benajah") King (4 Jan 1799–1880) m. Sallie (Ann) King (1809–BEF 1860) m. Rebecca Brantley (abt 1800–)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) King 1827–1910 m. William (L.) Odom 1827–1905
    1. 1. Lou (Emma Odom) Hefley 1860–1929 m. John (Armistead) Hefley 1861–1943
      1. 1. James (Verna) Hefley 1882–1960 m. Fairy (Ann) McMurry 1885–1947
        1. 1. James (Justin) Hefley 1904–1943
        2. 2. Henry (Armstead) Hefley 1909–1989 m. Emily (Carolyn) Lillie 1916–1981 m. Bernice (A) Bohannon 1912–
        3. 3. Martha (Lou) Hefley 1912–2010
      2. 2. Mattie Hefley 1886–
      3. 3. Wilbur Hefley 1888–1965
      4. 4. John Hefley 1892–
      5. 5. Herbert Hefley 1896–
    2. 2. John (R. W. S.) Odom 1851–1903
    3. 3. James (Thomas) Odom 1855–1943
    4. 4. Martha (Ann) Odom 1867–
    5. 5. Ann Odom 1867–
  2. 2. Eula (A) King 1849–
  3. 3. A King 1835–
  4. 4. Henry King 1834–
  5. 5. J King 1838–
  6. 6. J King 1838–
  7. 7. Emma (Ann M.) King 1849–
  8. 8. Martha (J) King 1848–
  9. 9. Mary (E.) King 1849–
  10. 10. William (Rufus Dolphus) King 1837–1919
  11. 11. H King 1834–
  12. 12. H King 1837–
  13. 13. C King 1841–
  14. 14. A King 1835–
  15. 15. Saluda (Jane) King 1828–
  16. 16. W Keng 1832–
  17. 17. S (J) Keng 1828–
  18. 18. W Keng 1832–
  19. 19. H Keng 1834–
  20. 20. A Keng 1835–
  21. 21. H Keng 1837–
  22. 22. J Keng 1838–
  23. 23. C Keng 1841–
  24. 24. M Keng 1848–
  25. 25. M (E) Keng 1849–
  26. 26. P (R) King 1831–
  27. 27. D (H) King 1836–

Benjamin King's Timeline

4 Records

1799
4 Jan 1799
Birth of Benjamin "Benajah" King in Sampson County, North Carolina
Sampson County, North Carolina
1800
1800
Age 1
Benjamin "Benajah" King resided here in Morgan, Buncombe, North Carolina
Morgan, Buncombe, North Carolina
1850
1850
Age 51
Benjamin "Benajah" King resided here in District 10, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
District 10, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 81
Death of Benjamin "Benajah" King in , , Alabama, USA
, , Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1799
    Event Place: Sampson County, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 10, Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: 877; Page: 212a
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Burnsville, Dallas, Alabama; Roll: 4; Page: 298b
    [3] 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Morgan, Buncombe, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Morgan, Buncombe, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 29; Page: 176; Image: 121; Family History Library Film: 337905

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 10, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 10, Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: 877; Page: 212a
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Burnsville, Dallas, Alabama; Roll: 4; Page: 298b
    [3] 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: , , Alabama, USA

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