Genealogy Report: Ancestors of John King
Ancestors of John King
1.John King, born 1792 in Knox Co. TN; died July 1860 in Knox Co. TN.He was the son of 2. Unknown KING.He married (1) Judith Ford June 19, 1812 in Knox Co. TN.She was born September 27, 1791 in Buckingham Co. VA, and died August 24, 1891 in Knox Co. TN.She was the daughter of Joseph Ford and Mary Ann Maxey.
Notes for John King:
John King served as a soldier during the War of 1812. His widow received a pension for the rest of her life after his death. She died at the age of almost 100 years.
JOHN KING
The last Will and Testament of John King having been duly proven and admitted to record at the present term of this Court for probate, of which see minutes of the Court, which Will is in the words and figures following, to wit —
I, John King of the County of Knox and State of Tennessee, being of sound mind and disposing memory but weak in health and knowing the uncertainty of life do make this my last Will and Testament in the name of God. Amen.
1st I wish all my lawful debts paid as soon after my death as possible, to be paid out of any money or dues to me after first paying my funeral expenses. If they should not be a sufficiency or dues to pay and satisfy the above mentioned expenses then I wish personal property of anything that my wife thinks she can best spare, to be sold.
2nd I do hereby will and bequeath unto my beloved wife Judith King all the residue of my estate either real or personal during her natural life time, but I wish my daughter Mary King and her two children to live together with her as one family until the death of my said wife Judith. Then, at her death or as soon after as convenient I wish all the property of every description, either real of personal, to be sold and the proceeds to be equally divided among each and every one of my lawful heirs. Should they be more debts owing by me at my death than can be paid out of the personal property than can be spared without inconvenience, and, if my wife wish it, then in that case I wish my Executors to sell a portion of my land that can be best spared by my wife, the said land to be sold at the option mysaid wife without any decree of any court whatever. As for my interment — I wish to (be) interred in the most plain manner but I wish to be buried in the Grave Yard in Anne Anderson's field, and I wish a small building erected, about eight foot square, to be covered with good heart pine shingles, and lastly, I hereby appoint Joseph L. King, my son, my Executor, and having full faith and confidence in his fidelity, I do hereby exonerate and release him from the liability of going security for the execution of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all wills heretofore made by me. In testimony I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 6th day of March 1854.
Attest: Andrew McCall John King — Seal
Jesse Simpson
State Of Tennessee, Knox County —
To all persons: Greeting : Whereas, at our County Court held for the County of Knox, at the Court House in Knoxville, on the First Monday of August 1860 it appeared to the Court that John King, late of said County, had died, having first made his last Will and Testament, in which Joseph L. King is appointed Executor, and the said will having been proved and admitted to record, and the said Joseph L. King qualified as Executor. It was ordered that Letters Testamentary (unknown word) . We therefore empower the said Joseph L. King to take into his possession, all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits, of the said Testator, wheresoever the same may be found, and all just debts of said Testator, and all the legacies specified in said will, well and timely to pay, so far as the said goods and chattels, rights and credits may extend, and in all things to administer said goods and chattels, rights and credits, according to the terms of said will and the law of the land.
Witness: Wm. Craig, Clerk of said Court at office in Knoxville, the first Monday of August 1860.
/s/Wm. Craig, Clerk
John King, Dec'd
1 Yearling Calf 3.10 By the Widow
1 Milk Cow 13.00 "Richard Griffin
1 Gray Horse 75.00 "James Berry
1 Yearling Colt 22.00 "J. W. King
1 Gray Mare 30.50 "Wm. C. Doyle
1 Cross-Cut Saw 4.50 "J. W. King
1 Calf 2.00 "Wm. Dunlap
1 Lot of Cutlery .50 "Jefferson Griffin
1 Calf .75 "Alexander Houser
This is to certify that the foregoing is a true list of the property of John King, Dec'd, Sold on the 25th day of August 1860.
Clerks: T. D. Edington
[Ford Family.FTW]
Information regarding family members and birth dates of the children of John King and Judith Ford was given to Mrs. Elizabeth Baker Fowler by Arthur Beard King, the son of Samuel Beard King, one of the children.
Notes for Judith Ford:
The first record of Judith Ford is recorded in the 1938-1941 publication of "The Huguenot" which details the Tennessee Fords of Huguenot Decent beginning on page 92.She was born in Buckingham County, VA and moved to Knox County, TN in about 1810.Later census also show that Judith Ford as well as her father and mother were born in Virginia.The first record for John King and Judith Ford together is the census of 1840 when they were living in Knox County with 7 children.The 1840 census listed the number of children and their age range but gave no names; therefore later census data was used to guess which child matched the age and gender given in the 1840 census.
The children living with John and Judith were 2 males 5 to 10 years old (presumed to be Samuel, age 5 and Boge [Boze], age 8), 2 males 10 to 15 years old (one of the boys is presumed to be Joseph Lee, age 13 but the other is unknown - this may be the John M King mentioned in the Civil War records of Joseph) one male 15 to 20 years old (presumed to be William, age 15), 2 females 5 to 10 years old (presumed to be Elizabeth, age 5 and Sarah, age 11).
More data was given in the Seventh Census of the United States.This was the first census which gave the names of all those living in a dwelling along with their age and occupation.John King was recorded in the 1850 census as a 58 year old farmer who was born in Tennessee with real estate holdings valued at $1000.The six children who were living with John and Judith were Mary - age 32 (Mary was not living with her parents in 1840 and may have been married although there are no known records to support this assumption), Joseph L - age 23, Sarah - age 21, Boge (or Boze - difficult to read the census) - age18, Samuel - age 15 and Elizabeth - age 15 (Samuel and Elizabeth may have been twins).
The 1860 census recorded that John and Judith's son William King was living next door (he was living farther away in 1850) with his wife, Elisa and their 6 children.Their son Joseph L - age 33 was still living with his parents along with 3 other adults and 2 children whose relationship is not clear.Rusel (assumed to be Russell) - age 22, Mar sail (assumed to be Marshall) - age 19 and Martha - age 19 were the adults.The children were Joseph Burnett - 3 and Sarah King - age 1. The children were probably Joseph's because they were living with Mother Judith, Joseph L and his wife Sarah in 1870.
John King apparently died between the 1860 census and 1870.He was not living with Judith in 1870 and no other records are known.By 1870 Judith was the head of the household and had son Joseph, his wife Sarah and their son Edward M. living with her.Also living with them were 13 year old Joseph B and 11 year old Sarah who may have been from a previous marriage.By 1880 Joseph B (Burnett) was married to wife Nancy J and had 3 children.They were living next door to Grandmother Judith and Granddaughter Sarah was living with Judith.Living 4 doors away was Judith's Son-In-Law Thomas J Burnett with his wife, children and other relatives and next door to him lived Joseph L King with his wife Sarah E Burnett King and 6 children.
After a long life of 99 years and 11 months Judith Ford King was laid to rest in the Cemetery at Vestal Methodist Church(Formerly known as Jones Chapel.) on Ogle Street in Knoxville, TN. She died lacking one month and three days of her 100th birthday. She received a Pension payment after her Husband death, earned by his service in the War of 1812.[Ford Family.FTW]
This information was given by W. B. Ford, July 14, 1904