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Descendants of Robert King, Sr.

Generation No. 1

1. ROBERT¹ KING, SR.¹ was born Bef. 1750 in England¹, and died Abt. 1837 in Anderson, Pendleton District, South Carolina¹. He married SALLY SMITH¹ ^2,^3,⁴. was born ^5,^6,⁷, and died ⁸.

Notes for ROBERT KING, SR.:
How the King Family Came to America

George O. King - The following information was given to me by a Mr. Mason while I was the preacher at Antioch Camp Ground. It was later verified by J. Walter King and by A. Bascomb King, both of whom are descendants.

In the early days of the Colony of South Carolina, while still under English rule and authority, a family of Kings came from England to America. Tradition tells us that there were six brothers, and together with their families they landed at Charleston, SC. They had no set destination, and shortly after landing, they separated to go their several ways. One family went into Pennsylvania, one to Virginia, one family into what is now North Carolina, and the rest went into South Carolina.

There is no record of the names of these six brothers. one of these six was named Robert, and from him we trace the descendants to now.

Just how many of this family became soldiers in the Revolution is, of course, unknown.

In every record I have ever heard of, the line goes back to the landing of this family in Charleston.

(George O. King A Genealogy of the King Family, 1975 (Georgia Department of Archives and History, Central Research))
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Traditions of the King Family inform us that they were of English descent and came to South Carolina in the earliest days of the colony. They settled in the old Pendleton District, and brought with them wealth and affluence. They originally belonged to the established church of England, and believed in the Apostolic Succession. When, however, John Wesley visited this country, he retained his connection with that Church, but being far in advance in the theory and practice and faith according to his views of doctrine, and in evangelic work, the King family joined the Methodist Society, and still considered themselves inside the Church as to the continuous dogma of the Apostolic Succession.

But unlike so many of the first settlers of South Carolina, they espoused the cause of the Colonies, as against the exactions of the mother country, and freely contributed their wealth and many lives to the success of the cause. Many are the legends and stories yet told among the descendants of the hardships and sufferings the family endured in the long struggle for liberty, and how they were reduced to absolute want for the necessities of life. We in this age of peace and abundance cannot realize the extremes to which our forefathers are subjected.

An Incident. The Tories, who were the most dreaded in the neighborhood, were accustomed to ransack and visit their malice upon those in the Continental service, especially when they knew the men were absent, and they had only to deal with women and children. Knowing the Kings to be away, they marauded their home and destroyed everything in sight; but one of the older girls, of a fearless disposition, pretended to be "enceinte," and surrounding her person with all she could store away, seated herself upon sacks of meal and bacon, and claimed to be unable to move and considerably frightened. She was unmolested, much to her own surprise, and thus she saved the family from immediate starvation. The Tories devastated everything they could and drove all the stock away.

Robert King, my maternal grandfather, married a Miss Smith, and they had seven children. Robert, (see notice following this paragraph:) William, who married Jerusha Harris; Jack, who married Henrietta Brown; Betsy, who married a Mr. Harris; Sallie, who married Dennis Stell; Rebecca, who married Stephen Tilly, and Catherine, who married Hope Watts. He lived to be a very old man; and he left behind him the reputation of great honor and usefulness. His widow survived him for many years and reached the remarkable age of ninety-five years or one hundred and five years, (record not clear) in possession of all her faculties unimpaired to the last; and many of the oldest of the family speak of her sincere Christian character. Their children settled chiefly in North Carolina, but we shall confine our record to the immediate line of our family, which is represented on the map as Group No. 3 1/2 A.

(Allen, Penelope Johnson, "Johnson Family." Chattanooga: H.B. Miller, 1967. 53-57. As told by Ephraim Malone Johnson, husband of Rebecca King, granddaughter of Robert King, Sr.)
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The Daily Times, Gainesville, Ga., May 30, 1976 Hall County History by Sybil McRay

Homecoming and Heritage Day will be observed at the Antioch United Methodist Church in the Sardis community Sunday.
The Rev. Fred Whitley, minister of the church, has announced that the Rev. George O. King, a descendant of Robert King founder of the King's Chapel which is now Antioch Church, will preach the 11 A.M. sermon. The Rev. King will also preside at the unveiling of a monument to Robert King and wife after the dinner hour at 2 P.M.

Robert King Jr., the eldest son of Robert King Sr., and his wife Frances Tilly both buried in the Antioch Methodist Cemetery. Robert King Jr., migrated to Northeast Georgia from South Carolina hunting free land. There was no free land left, however, since land lotteries and land grants had exhausted all such land.

The couple together with their family, belongings, wagon and all they owned had arrived in what is now Hall County, Georgia, and needed a place to settle. With no land available in the settled community, they set up a homestead in the fork of the Chattahoochee and Chestatee Rivers. This area at the time was the Cherokee Nation and no white family was in the immediate vicinity. Nevertheless, Robert King built a log house and there raised a family of eight children.

After a treaty with the Cherokees made by the government, which began the movement of the Indians to western territory, the land where the Kings lived was opened for settlement for homesteaders. The King family was already settled and there was a home, barns, cleared fields, and even a "Chapel" or "Meeting House." This log building, which was used as a place for worship, was erected on King" property, built by King who became the minister of his own church, and was called King's Chapel, or King's Meeting House. Services were held at King's Chapel until after the War of 1812. When the territory was opened to new settlers this house of worship was the only such building in the area. However, as it was located in the fork of the rivers and there being no bridges at the time, the Chapel was not as accessible as it should have been.

A Camp Meeting Ground was secured so that services could be held each summer. People came and camped together for some ten days of two weeks each summer after the corps were "laid by." It was decided that there was need of a better location for the church and King's Chapel was relocated near the Camp Ground and was named for Antioch for the Camp Ground. Robert King continued as minister for the congregation until his death in 1837. He is said to have been the first person buried in the Antioch Cemetery.

The King family was of English descent. Robert King Sr. was born in England. He was married to a Miss Smith and the couple had seven children born to them. Robert Sr., was buried in Pennington, S. C., which is now Anderson, S. C.

"The King family was noted for its fondness for music. They were famous for good voices and would meet socially among their friends and sing the songs of Watts and Wesley to their hearts content. Especially at camp meetings and revivals their voices were heard in hymns of praise. The present descendants of the family retain many characteristics of their rugged ancestors. They are scattered through South Carolina; Georgia and the Gulf States."

Above from Marie Crowe Waters)
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1790 Wilkes County, NC Census (http://users.erols.com/fmoran/1790wilk.html#6)
Sixth Company
Name White White White Slaves
Males Males Females

King, Robt. 1 2 1 0
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King, Robert SC PENDLETON DIST. 189 1820 300101-14010 (http://www4.familytreemaker.com/cgi-bin/glchit.pl?file=%2F_glc_%2F6125%2F6125_277.html&query=robert%20king%20#REC22639)
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King, Robert SC PENDLETON DIST. 227 1820 000101-02200 (http://www4.familytreemaker.com/cgi-bin/glchit.pl?file=%2F_glc_%2F6125%2F6125_277.html&query=robert%20king%20#REC22639)

More About ROBERT KING and SALLY SMITH:
Marriage: ^8,^9,¹⁰

Children of ROBERT KING and SALLY SMITH are:

SALLIE² KING¹¹, b. 1770, Pendleton District, SC^11,^12,^13,¹⁴; d. July 1859, Conway County, AR ^15,^16,^17,¹⁸; m. JOHN DENNIS STELL^19,²⁰, March 02, 1791, GA ^21,^22,^23,²⁴; b. 1765, Pendleton District, SC ^25,^26,^27,²⁸; d. February 25, 1837, Gwinnett County, GA ^29,^30,^31,³².

Notes for JOHN DENNIS STELL:
4. JOHN DENNIS5 STELL (JOHN4, JOSEPH3, MICHAEL2, ?1) was born 1765 in Pendleton District, SC11, and died February 25, 1837 in Gwinnett Co., GA. He married SARAH KING March 02, 1791 in GA12, daughter of ROBERT KING and SALLY SMITH. She was born 1770 in Pendleton District, SC13, and died July 1859 in AR.

Children of JOHN STELL and SARAH KING are:
12. i. ROBERT6 STELL, b. March 02, 1792, Newberry Co., SC; d. March 06, 1860, Springfield, Conway Co, AR.
13. ii. LEAH STELL, b. November 02, 1795; d. Unknown.
14. iii. WILLIAM STELL, b. September 02, 1797, SC; d. Unknown, AR.
15. iv. JOHN WESLEY STELL, b. June 15, 1800; d. October 20, 1861.
v. RACHEL STELL, b. May 02, 1802, SC13; d. January 01, 1847; m. SAMUEL VERNER, SC; b. Abt. 179414; d. Unknown.
16. vi. SARAH W. STELL, b. November 08, 1804, SC; d. January 14, 1846, Springfield, Conway, AR.
17. vii. DENNIS QUIMBY STELL, b. May 09, 1807, Fayette Co., GA; d. April 19, 1873, Johnson Co., TX.
viii. HENRY STELL, b. February 23, 1810; d. February 18, 1815.
(above from http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/f/r/a/Emery-L-Francis/GENE6-0004.html#CHILD4; Descendants of Dennis Stell, Emery Louis Francis, 1204 Roberta Ann Dr., Sherwood, AR 72120, 501 834-3482, efrancis@flash.net )

More About JOHN STELL and SALLIE KING:
Marriage: March 02, 1791, GA ^33,^34,^35,³⁶

2.	ii.		JR. REV. ROBERT KING, JR., b. Abt. 1780, Wilkes County, North Carolina; d. Abt. 1837, Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia.
	iii.		REBECCA KING³⁷, b. Abt. 1791, Wilkes County, North Carolina³⁷; d. June 12, 1826, Anderson, Pendleton, South Carolina³⁷; m. STEPHEN TILLY³⁷, Abt. 1812, Anderson, Pendleton, South Carolina³⁷; b. September 1782, Wilkes County, North Carolina³⁷; d. June 29, 1862, DeKalb, Georgia³⁷.

Notes for REBECCA KING:
3. JOHN4 STELL (JOSEPH3, MICHAEL2, ?1) was born February 18, 1743/44 in Keighly, Yorkshire, England5, and died December 27, 1800 in Near Effington, GA6,7. He married SUSANNAH MALONE Abt. 1764 in Amelia Co., VA8, daughter of ROBERT MALONE and MARY HARRISON. She was born 1744 in Amelia Co. VA9, and died 1834 in DeKalb Co., GA10.

Children of JOHN STELL and SUSANNAH MALONE are:
4. i. JOHN DENNIS5 STELL, b. 1765, Pendleton District, SC; d. February 25, 1837, Gwinnett Co., GA.
5. ii. ROBERT MALONE STELL, b. March 04, 1767, Newberry Co., SC; d. September 02, 1814, Morgan Co., GA.
6. iii. SARAH STELL, b. January 26, 1773; d. January 28, 1831.
7. iv. MARY STELL, b. 1775; d. Unknown.
8. v. JOHN WESLEY STELL, b. September 17, 1776, Newberry Co., SC; d. 1855, Cass Co., GA.
9. vi. SUSANNAH STELL, b. Abt. 1778; d. Unknown.
vii. MARTHA STELL, b. 1778; d. Unknown; m. JOSEPH JONES; b. Abt. 176710; d. Unknown.
10. viii. GEORGE WILLIAM STELL, b. 1787, Amelia Co., VA; d. October 25, 1818, GA.
11. ix. JAMES WESLEY STELL, b. 1789; d. 1861.

6. SARAH5 STELL (JOHN4, JOSEPH3, MICHAEL2, ?1) was born January 26, 177317, and died January 28, 1831. She married LEVI JOHNSON March 02, 1790 in Newberry Co., SC17, son of DANIEL JOHNSON and ANN ANDERSON. He was born June 21, 176717, and died January 13, 1831.

Children of SARAH STELL and LEVI JOHNSON are:
25. i. GEORGE6 JOHNSON, d. Unknown.
ii. NANCY JOHNSON17, b. Abt. 179418; d. Abt. 1871; m. WALTER WADSWORTH; b. Abt. 178918; d. Unknown.
26. iii. ABRAHAM MALONE JOHNSON, b. Abt. 1798; d. Abt. 1839.
27. iv. SUSANNAH JOHNSON, b. Abt. 1801; d. Abt. 1824.
28. v. COL. EPHRAIM MALONE JOHNSON, b. December 20, 1803; d. September 26, 1884.
29. vi. FANNY FIDELIA JOHNSON, b. Abt. 1806; d. Abt. 1831.

28. COL. EPHRAIM MALONE6 JOHNSON (SARAH5 STELL, JOHN4, JOSEPH3, MICHAEL2, ?1)73 was born December 20, 180373, and died September 26, 1884. He married (1) REBECCA KING February 19, 182673, daughter of ROBERT KING and FRANCIS TILLY. She was born November 21, 180673, and died April 19, 1837. He married (2) FAITHA WELLS August 07, 1839 in Hall Co., GA74. She died Unknown.

Children of EPHRAIM JOHNSON and REBECCA KING are:
i. ROBERT ASBURY7 JOHNSON, b. Abt. 1826; d. Abt. 186575; m. ADAH ELIZA POOLE, February 1849; b. Abt. 182775; d. Abt. 1880.
ii. SARAH FRANCES JOHNSON, b. Abt. 182875; d. Abt. 1891; m. JOHN W. F. BRYSON, 184976; b. Abt. 182377; d. Unknown.
54. iii. ABRAHAM MALONE JOHNSON, b. January 31, 1830; d. Abt. 1903.
iv. NANCY AMANDA JOHNSON, b. Abt. 183177; d. Abt. 1891; m. WILLIAM JASPER CARR, 185178; b. Abt. 182679; d. Abt. 1891.
v. LUCINDA JANE JOHNSON, b. Abt. 183379; d. Unknown; m. JOHN B. TIMMONS79, 186880; d. Unknown.
vi. MARY ELIZABETH JOHNSON, b. Abt. 183581; d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM ROLING81; d. Unknown.
vii. REBECCA EVELINE JOHNSON, b. Abt. 183781; d. Unknown; m. (1) HENRY LOUIS MAYNE, 185782; b. Abt. 183283; d. Abt. 1862; m. (2) W. ROBERT MONTGOMERY83, 186684; d. Unknown.

54. ABRAHAM MALONE7 JOHNSON (EPHRAIM MALONE6, SARAH5 STELL, JOHN4, JOSEPH3, MICHAEL2, ?1) was born January 31, 1830137, and died Abt. 1903138. He married THANKFUL A. WHITESIDE November 11, 1857139. She was born July 24, 1838139, and died January 28, 1890.

Children of ABRAHAM JOHNSON and THANKFUL WHITESIDE are:
i. MARY THANKFUL8 JOHNSON, d. February 22, 1881140.
ii. ANDERSON MALONE JOHNSON, d. Unknown.
iii. JAMES WHITESIDE JOHNSON, b. October 07, 1861140; d. Unknown; m. SUE CLEAGE, January 06, 1886140; d. Unknown.
iv. FANNY AMANDA JOHNSON, b. July 10, 1864; d. Unknown; m. DOUGLAS EVERETT, April 01, 1884140; d. Unknown.
v. HELEN REBECCA JOHNSON, b. October 20, 1866; d. Unknown; m. ROBERT N. PHILIPS, December 30, 1890140; d. Unknown.
vi. ANNA MIRANDA JOHNSON, b. March 21, 1870; d. Unknown; m. JOHN S. BETTS, May 01, 1891140; d. Unknown.
vii. EPHRIAM FOSTER JOHNSON, b. December 17, 1879; d. Unknown.

(above from http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/f/r/a/Emery-L-Francis/GENE6-0007.html#ENDNOTEREF80; Descendants of Dennis Stell, Emery Louis Francis, 1204 Roberta Ann Dr., Sherwood, AR 72120, 501 834-3482, efrancis@flash.net )

Notes for STEPHEN TILLY:
[Br�derbund WFT Vol. 5, Ed. 1, Tree #0080, Date of Import: Sep 19, 1998]

Prospect Methodist Church was organized in 1826. It is now The First Methodist
Church Of Chamblee.

Shown in the Cross Keys District in the 1850 DeKalb County, GGA Census Records (Ebenezar Tilly, John W. P. Tilly, Stephen Tilly) (http://home.earthlink.net/~msaffold/dekcen50.htm)
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Tilly, Stephen NC WILKES CO. 273 1810 (http://www4.familytreemaker.com/cgi-bin/glchit.pl?file=%2F_glc_%2F6090%2F6090_804.html&query=stephen%20tilly%20#HIT1)
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Tilly, Stephen NC WAYNE CO. 534 1820 (http://www4.familytreemaker.com/cgi-bin/glchit.pl?file=%2F_glc_%2F6117%2F6117_777.html&query=stephen%20tilly%20#REC63691)
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Tilly, Stephen SC PENDLETON DIST. 167 1820 200010-30020 (http://www4.familytreemaker.com/cgi-bin/glchit.pl?file=%2F_glc_%2F6125%2F6125_294.html&query=stephen%20tilly%20#REC24098)
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Tilly, Stephen NC ORANGE CO. NORTHERN DIVISION 204 1840 (http://www4.familytreemaker.com/cgi-bin/glchit.pl?file=%2F_glc_%2F6184%2F6184_779.html&query=stephen%20tilly%20#REC63809)
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1850 Census Roll 639, Page 253, Tilly, Stephen NC Orange First District 1850 639 253 (http://www.familytreemaker.com/cgi-bin/showimage.cgi?yr=1850&st=NC&rl=0639&pg=0253a)

1561 1561 Elizabeth King 53 F
Eliza 30 F
Martha 27 F

1562 1562 Stephen Tilly 68 M Farmer
Caty Tilly 50 F
Seymore 15 M
Silas 13 M
Hoskins 9 M
Ann 14 F
William 5 M
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Tilly, Stephen GA DE KALB CO. CROSS KEYS DISTRICT 109 1850 (http://www4.familytreemaker.com/cgi-bin/glchit.pl?file=%2F_glc_%2F6205%2F6205_396.html&query=stephen%20tilly%20#REC32456)
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Tilly, Stephen AR WASHINGTON CO. ILLINOIS TWP 608 1860 (http://www4.familytreemaker.com/cgi-bin/glchit.pl?file=%2F_glc_%2F6238%2F6238_1400.html&query=stephen%20tilly%20#REC114757)
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More About STEPHEN TILLY:
Fact 2: Prospect M.C., DeKalb, Georgia^37,^38,³⁹

More About STEPHEN TILLY and REBECCA KING:
Marriage: Abt. 1812, Anderson, Pendleton, South Carolina ⁴⁰

iv.

BETSY KING^40,^41,⁴² ^43,^44,⁴⁵ ^46,^47,⁴⁸, m. MR. HARRIS⁴⁹ ^49,^50,⁵¹; b. ^52,^53,⁵⁴; d. ^55,^56,⁵⁷.

More About MR. HARRIS and BETSY KING:
Marriage: ^58,^59,⁶⁰

CATHERINE KING⁶¹ ^61,^62,⁶³ ^64,^65,⁶⁶, m. HOPE WATTS⁶⁷ ^67,^68,⁶⁹; b. ^70,^71,⁷²; d. ^73,^74,⁷⁵.

More About HOPE WATTS and CATHERINE KING:
Marriage: ^76,^77,⁷⁸

vi.

JACK KING⁷⁹ ^79,^80,⁸¹ ^82,^83,⁸⁴, m. HENRIETTA BROWN⁸⁵ ^85,^86,⁸⁷; b. ^88,^89,⁹⁰; d. ^91,^92,⁹³.

Notes for HENRIETTA BROWN:
[Br�derbund WFT Vol. 5, Ed. 1, Tree #0080, Date of Import: Sep 19, 1998]

They had 7 children. (Johnson)

More About JACK KING and HENRIETTA BROWN:
Marriage: ^94,^95,⁹⁶

vii.

WILLIAM KING.

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