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Ransom King 1755–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Bute, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1827

Death Location: Carroll, Tennessee, USA

Father: Joseph King

Mother: Lucy Williams

Spouse(s): Jensey Clifton

Children(s): Thomas King

Ransom King was born in 1755 in Bute, North Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph King And Lucy Williams. Ransom King married Jensey Clifton, and had children including Thomas W King. Ransom King passed away in 1827 in Carroll, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Ransom King was born in 1755 in Bute, North Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph King And Lucy Williams.
  • Ransom King married Jensey Clifton, and had children including Thomas W King.
  • Ransom King passed away in 1827 in Carroll, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph King
1705–1772
Birth Location: Essex County, Virginia, United States
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Lucy Williams
1721–1792
Birth Location: Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jensey Clifton
1771–1814
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

Thomas King
1801–
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
TK

Ransom King's Ancestors

Self
Ransom King
1755–1827
Birth Place: Bute, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Joseph King
1705–1772
Essex County, Virginia, United States
Lucy Williams
1721–1792
Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
William King
1657–1731
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Deborah Prince
1655–1657
New England, Hettinger, North Dakota, United States
Hannah Stoddard
1688–1745
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
James King
1600–1660
Elizabeth Brook
1620–1660
John Prince
1638–1690
(Rev) Stoddard
1643–1729
Esther Warham
1644–1736
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ransom King's Descendants

1.
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Ransom King (1755–1827) m. Jensey Clifton (1771–1814)
  1. 1. Thomas (W.) King 1801– m. Avery (G (Ava)) Batten 1808–1885
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) King 1830– m. Henry Brown 1823–1906
      1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Brown 1849–1877 m. Reo (George Christopher) Booth 1840–1906
        1. 1. Alice Booth 1865– m. Willard (Simeon) Gaylord 1856–
      2. 2. Nannie Brown 1859–
      3. 3. Thomas Brown 1860–
      4. 4. Catharine Brown 1869–
      5. 5. Edward Brown 1872–
    2. 2. William (G.) King 1831–
    3. 3. Martha (J) King 1832–
    4. 4. George (W.) King 1835–1904
    5. 5. Mariah ((Maria) Carrie King) Human 1838–1926 m. William (Carroll) Human 1835–1926
      1. 1. Cinderella (Almanza) Rogers 1857–1943
      2. 2. Infant Human 1861–1861
    6. 6. Moses (Ransom) King 1839–1915
      1. 1. Alace King 1868–
      2. 2. Idela King 1872–
      3. 3. Thomas (G.) King 1874–
      4. 4. Girtrue King 1876–
    7. 7. James (T.) King 1842–1860

Ransom King's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

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

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