Pvt. John King, Revolutionary Soldier - John King's Wife

Started by John King on Friday, July 31, 2020
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Family Stories say that his wife was Sarah Addair. Yet some have claimed a second marriage to Peggy Anderson
I have been doing additional research on John King and that research almost certainly shows that he had only
one wife and she was Sarah Addair. This research into John King 1759-1843 encompasses at least 100 pages and many supporting documents. Interestingly, the record on this site shows his birth place as White Plain, Charles County Maryland. We have yet to be able to confirm his place of birth, but we have determined that his father's name was likely also John King and we have narrowed down candidates for his father to several John King's in Maryland. Family Records do not show a son of John King, Jr. His children were
Hendry D King, Elizabeth King who married Jacob Schilling, Rosanna King, Massa King who married Samuel Wimmer, Nancy King who married Stephen Burnett, Mahala King who married Isaac Wimmer, and Catherine King who married Joseph L King

I did some research and agree with you that his birth place is unknown. I corrected his profile.
There is a source on his profile showing the marriage of John King to Peggy Anderson on June 6, 1803 in Montgomery county, Virginia. There is another source showing his marriage to Sarah Addair on Dec. 4, 1799 in Montgomery county, Virginia.

The same two marriages are also shown on WikiTree.
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/King-8243

Are these two John King's the same person? John is such a common name in the King families, and add the loss of so many records from that time period to fires make this King family a nightmare to trace.

Does anyone have any leads on this John King and his marriages?

Thanks,

David

Given the background information on John King's residence, his children and his household composition over the years, it is likely that John King only married once; His sole marriage was to Sarah Addair on December 4, 1799.

Peggy Anderson: Peggy Anderson was the daughter of Jacob and Christiania Anderson. Jacob Anderson was a Revolutionary War pensioner He devised his will on Sept 20, 1833. At that time his will bequeathed $50 to his daughter, Peggy King to be paid two years after he deceased. Peggy was still living at the time he devised his will The will was recorded and proved on April 7 1842.

Christiana Anderson, the widow of Jacob Anderson and mother to Peggy applied to continue to receive her late husband's Revolutionary War pension.. Her effort was lengthy and ultimately failed; however, her final will was included in the documents associated with her effort to obtain a widow's pension. She devised her will on April 10, 1846. At that time her daughter's name was Peggy Gray, not Peggy King. Peggy was still living in 1846. Census records show that John King's 1759-1843 wife was no longer listed in the household after the 1810 Census. Furthermore, John King did not mention or provide for a surviving spouse. He further noted in his pension application that he had to hire the services of his son, Henry, to care for him in about 1820---indicating he had already become frail at that time. Finally, he made special provisions in his will to his daughter Caty as his caretaker---further indicating that there was no surviving spouse. Therefore, Peggy (Anderson) King Gray was married to a different John King than John King 1759-1843.

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