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Ransom King 1755–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Bute, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1827

Death Location: Carroll, Tennessee, United States

Father: Joseph King

Mother: Lucy Williams

Spouse(s): Mary Williams

Children(s): Polly King

Ransom King was born in 1755 in Bute, North Carolina, United States, the child of Joseph King And Lucy Stoddard Williams. Ransom King married Mary Jane Jensey Clifton King Williams, and had children including Polly Jane Jincey King. Ransom King passed away in 1827 in Carroll, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Ransom King was born in 1755 in Bute, North Carolina, United States, the child of Joseph King And Lucy Stoddard Williams.
  • Ransom King married Mary Jane Jensey Clifton King Williams, and had children including Polly Jane Jincey King.
  • Ransom King passed away in 1827 in Carroll, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph King
1705–1772
Birth Location: Essex,Surry,Virginia,USA
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Lucy Williams
1721–1792
Birth Location: Weston, Middlesex, Suffolk, MA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Williams
1771–1813
Birth Location: Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Polly King
1791–1860
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
PK

Ransom King's Ancestors

Self
Ransom King
1755–1827
Birth Place: Bute, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Joseph King
1705–1772
Essex,Surry,Virginia,USA
Lucy (Stoddard) Williams
1721–1792
Weston, Middlesex, Suffolk, MA
Grandparents
William King
1655–1731
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Deborah Prince
1657–1731
Hingham, Plymouth, MA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ransom King's Descendants

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Ransom King (1755–1827) m. Mary (Jane (Jensey) Clifton King) Williams (1771–Dec 1813)
  1. 1. Polly (Jane Jincey) King 1791–1860 m. John (B) Ashford 1785–1846
    1. 1. Polly (Mary Ann) Ashford 1816–1871 m. Howard (Harrison) EDWARDS 1812–1879
      1. 1. Richard (Carroll) Edwards 1848–1929 m. Caroline (Miller) Dawes 1854–1907
        1. 1. John (Wesley) Edwards 1884–1950 m. Ollie (Betsy) Pickel 1888–1964
        2. 2. Nancy (Jane) Edwards 1888–1991
        3. 3. Richard (Thomas) Edwards 1886–1942
        4. 4. Sarah (D) Edwards 1892–1987
        5. 5. Arte (M) Edwards 1896–
        6. 6. Edna (Melissa) Edwards 1874–1899
        7. 7. Caroline Edwards 1876–
        8. 8. Howard (Manning) Edwards 1877–1941
        9. 9. Margerat (J) Edwards 1879–1925
        10. 10. Alice (Victoria) Edwards 1881–1971
      2. 2. William Edwards 1857–1860
      3. 3. Caroline Edwards 1852–
      4. 4. Manning (C) Edwards 1850–1850
      5. 5. Mary (Adaline) Edwards 1845–1914
      6. 6. Nancy (M) Edwards 1844–
      7. 7. Wilson (G) Edwards 1838–
      8. 8. John (S) Edwards 1837–
      9. 9. James (A.) Edwards 1855–1958

Ransom King's Timeline

2 Records

1755
1755
Birth of Ransom King in Bute, North Carolina, United States
Bute, North Carolina, United States
1827
1827
Age 72
Death of Ransom King in Carroll, Tennessee, United States
Carroll, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Bute, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1827
    Event Place: Carroll, Tennessee, United States
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