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Ransom King 1755–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Bute County, North Carolina

Death Date: 1827

Death Location: Carroll County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Joseph King

Mother: Lucy Williams

Spouse(s): Abigail Tucker, Mary Darnell, Mary Williams

Children(s): George King, Martha King, John King, Thomas King, Polly Ashford, Joseph King, Miles King, Ransom Jr., Priscilla King

Ransom King was born in 1755 in Bute County, North Carolina, the child of Joseph King And Lucy Williams. Ransom King married Abigail Addy Tucker, Mary Elizabeth Darnell, Mary Jane Jensey Clifton King Williams, and had children including George Tucker King, John Madison King, Joseph King, Martha Ellen Enoch King, Miles King, Polly Jane Jensey King Ashford, Priscilla King, Ransom E King Jr, Thomas W King. Ransom King passed away in 1827 in Carroll County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Ransom King was born in 1755 in Bute County, North Carolina, the child of Joseph King And Lucy Williams.
  • Ransom King married Abigail Addy Tucker, Mary Elizabeth Darnell, Mary Jane Jensey Clifton King Williams, and had children including George Tucker King, John Madison King, Joseph King, Martha Ellen Enoch King, Miles King, Polly Jane Jensey King Ashford, Priscilla King, Ransom E King Jr, Thomas W King.
  • Ransom King passed away in 1827 in Carroll County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ransom King's Ancestors

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Ransom King
1755–1827
Birth Place: Bute County, North Carolina
Parents
Joseph King
1705–1772
Essex,Surry,Virginia,USA
Lucy Williams
1720–1755
Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ransom King's Descendants

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Ransom King (1755–1827) m. Abigail (Addy) Tucker (1786–1860) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Darnell (1803–7 May 1860) m. Mary (Jane (Jensey) Clifton King) Williams (1771–1814)
  1. 1. George (Tucker) King 1817–1884
  2. 2. Martha (Ellen Enoch) King 1819–1893
  3. 3. John (Madison) King 1825–1895 m. Sarah (Jane) King 1826–1891
    1. 1. Martha (California) Crowe 1850–1911
    2. 2. Robert (C) King 1867–1944
    3. 3. Samuel (Littleton) King 1866–1940
    4. 4. Sarah (E.) Rochell 1864–1906
    5. 5. Georgia (Anne) Hunter 1857–1921
    6. 6. Lavinia (A) Taylor 1846–1890 m. Albert (Houston) Taylor 1857–1891 m. John (Marshal) Whittenton 1843–1885
      1. 1. Nannie (Pearl) Taylor 1885–1918
      2. 2. Marthey (Lelas) Whittenton 1868–1873
      3. 3. John (Alin) Whittenton 1869–1876
      4. 4. Marshal Whittenton 1871–1873
      5. 5. Lu. (P) Whittenton 1877–1881
      6. 6. Salie (Ann) Whittenton 1879–1880
      7. 7. Gorg Whittenton 1881–1884
  4. 4. Thomas (W.) King 1801–1877 m. Avery (Avy (m. King)) Batten 1808–1885
    1. 1. George (Washington) King 1835–1904
    2. 2. Mariah (Carolina " Carrie" (m. Human)) King 1838–1926
    3. 3. James (Y) King 1843–1860
    4. 4. Martha (Jane) King 1833–1885
    5. 5. Mary (A) King 1830–1926
  5. 5. Polly (Jane (Jensey) King) Ashford 1791–1859 m. John (Butler) Ashford 1785–1846
    1. 1. Mary (Ann "Polly") Ashford 1817–1871
    2. 2. Hiram (Marcellus) Ashford 1808–1885
    3. 3. JAMES (ASHFORD) (3GGU) 1810–1885
    4. 4. Hannah Ashford 1817–1840
    5. 5. Dorcas Ashford 1822–1893
    6. 6. Mahala Ashford 1829–1902
    7. 7. Prudencia Ashford 1810–1865
  6. 6. Joseph King 1798–1883
  7. 7. Miles King 1793–1850
  8. 8. Ransom (E King) Jr. 1806–1873
  9. 9. Priscilla King 1798–1860

Ransom King's Timeline

6 Records

1755
1755
Birth of Ransom King in Bute County, North Carolina
Bute County, North Carolina
1790
1790
Age 35
Ransom King was married in North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
1816
8 April 1816
Age 61
Ransom King was married in Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
1824
3 November 1824
Age 69
Ransom King was married in Warren Co, North Carolina, USA
Warren Co, North Carolina, USA
1824
3 November 1824
Age 69
Ransom King was married in Warren, North Carolina, USA
Warren, North Carolina, USA
1827
1827
Age 72
Death of Ransom King in Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
Carroll County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Bute County, North Carolina
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 April 1816
    Event Place: Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 November 1824
    Event Place: Warren Co, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 November 1824
    Event Place: Warren, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1827
    Event Place: Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Carroll County, Tennessee, Loose Wills, 1905-1949; Indexes, 1852-1949; Author: Tennessee. Probate Judge (Carroll County)
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Carroll, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Carroll County, Tennessee, Loose Wills, 1905-1949; Indexes, 1852-1949; Author: Tennessee. Probate Judge (Carroll County)

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