Sarah King

Descendant of Mayflower passenger Francis Cooke.

Family

ancestry

She was the daughter of William Reed (1639 - 1706) & Esther (Tomson) Reed (1652 - 1705).

Sarah's mother Esther Tomson was the daughter of Mary Cooke & John Thomson.

Mary Cooke (1626-1714) was the daughter of "Mayflower" Passenger Francis Cooke (c 1583-1663) by his wife Hester le Mahieu.

marriage

1. She married "Deacon" Hezekiah King on 14 May 1712 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA; he was born Abt. 1690 in Weymouth, Norfolk, MA, and died 18 Oct 1740 in Armenia, Dutchess, NY. He was the son of Samuel King & Experience Phillips. Sarah survived him and is named as executor of his will, along with their son Samuel and the "help and assistance of Capt. Jonathan Dunham of Sharon."

descent

They had 11 children:

1. HEZEKIAH5 KING, b. 04 Apr 1715, Mansfield, Tolland, CT; d. 11 Sep 1777, Bolton, Tolland, CT. Married 1) Abigail Adams 2) Anna Thrall.
2. SARAH KING, b. 05 May 1717, Tolland, CT; d. 17 May 1750, Norway, Herkimer, NY; m. CHARLES                       KING, 05 Sep 1739, Bolton, Tolland, CT; b. 03 Jan 1715/16, North Hampton, Hampshire, MA; d. 07 Apr                        1790, Vernon, CT.
3. SAMUEL KING, b. 24 May 1719, Mansfield, Tolland, CT; d. 17 May 1784, Amenia, Dutchess Co., NY.
4. ESTHER KING, b. 23 May 1721, Tolland, CT; m. DANIEL PORTER, JR., 05 Dec 1739, Coventry, Tolland,                   CT; b. Abt. 1717, Bolton, Tolland, CT.
5. MARY KING, b. 05 Apr 1723, Tolland Co., CT; d. 10 Dec 1805, Coventry, Tolland Co., CT; m. PAUL                          SMITH, 02 Oct 1746; b. Abt. 1726, East Lyme, New London, CT; d. Abt. 1804.
6. MARCY KING, b. 29 Apr 1725, Bolton, Tolland, CT; d. 29 Jun 1725, Bolton, Tolland, CT.
7. BATHSHEBA KING, b. 05 Sep 1726, Bolton, Tolland, CT; m. JOSUHA MEAD; b. Abt. 1727.
8. WILLIAM KING, b. 28 Nov 1727, Tolland, CT; d. Abt. 1815.
9. JOHN KING, b. 11 Sep 1730, Bolton, Tolland, CT; d. 01 May 1808, Mt. Washington, Berkshire Co., MA;                      m. ELIZABETH FENNER, 15 Dec 1752, Syabrook, CT; b. Abt. 1735, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; d. 29                        Oct 1808, Mt. Washington, Berkshire Co., MA.
10. MARCY KING, b. 12 Sep 1732, Bolton, Tolland, CT; d. 28 Aug 1812, Amenia, Dutchess Co., NY; m.                           JOB   MEAD, 13 Jan 1764, Amenia, Dutchess Co., NY; b. 19 Dec 1734, Greenwich, fairfield, CT; d. 23 Apr                  1818, Amenia, Dutchess Co., NY.
11. ALICE KING, b. 18 Feb 1733/34, Bolton, Tolland, CT; m. ISAAC MEAD, Abt. 1754, Bolton, Tolland,                        CT; b. Abt. 1729, Bolton, Tolland, CT.

From Genealogical Records: Pilgrim Genealogies and Histories, 1600s-1900s Mayflower Planters, Cape Code Series Vol. I, Francis Cooke, Page 159, Excerpt:

• Gen  3.   Esther Thompson, m. William Reed.
• Gen  4.   Sarah Reed, m. Hezekiah King.
• Gen  5.   Capt. Hezekiah King, m. Abigail Adams.
• Gen  6.   Elijah King, m. Mary Baker ...

Note: The above line may be found in the D.A.R. Lineage Book, Vol. 117 (1915), p. 237, No. 116,759, and in the Mayflower Descendants Index, 1932, Vol. 1, p. 442,  No. 20595; also, Dau. Am. Colonists Lin. Bk.,  Vol 3., pg 15, No. 2047.

Citations

• Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. Vital records of Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1910), 1:251. "Reed, Sarah, ch. William and Easther, [born] Mar. 21, 1694."
• The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1847-2002. Year 1867, Vol  21, Page  227 Early Marriages in Bridgewater. "Hezekiah King and Sarah Read, May 14, 1712."
• NEGHS: Early Connecticut Probate Records. Volume 3, Page 299 Page 293. "Will of Deacon Hezekiah King". "King, Deacon Hezekiah, of Dutchess County, New York, and estate in Sharon, Conn., £703-03-08. Inventory taken 19 December, 1740, by Jabez Cripen and James Smith, appointed and chosen by Samuel King, son of sd. deceased and executor. Estate in Tolland, Bolton, and at Hockanum, £231-17-06. Taken 19 November, 1740, by Nathaniel Allis and Benjamin Talcott, being appointed and chosen by Samuel King, son of sd. deceased, male executor of his last will. Will dated 8 October, 1740. "I, Hezekiah King, of Dutchess County, in the Province of New York: I will that my wife Sarah, with my son Samuel, with the help and assistance of Capt. Jonathan Dunham of Sharon, shall be executors. I give to my wife Sarah all my household goods, a yoke of oxen and three cows forever; also the improvement of my land in Bolton ..."

Sources

1. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1847-2002, Vol. 4, Publication 1850. Early Records of Weymouth (pg 171)
2. Genealogical Records: Pilgrim Genealogies and Histories, 1600s-1900s Mayflower Planters, Cape Code Series Vol. I, Francis Cooke, Page 159

Links

• Find A Grave Memorial# 22408055
• http://starlight921.homestead.com/ReedSarahofWilliam.html

Comments

• source conflict: gravestone suggests a birthdate of 1679 but other sources indicate 21 March 1693. In Geni we are choosing the latter as being more in keeping with her husband's birth date and the recorded birth dates of her children. Please raise a discussion if there is a compelling reason to revert.
• conflict on death and burial locations
• Her great-grandparents were Francis Cooke and Hester Mahieu, Mayflower Pilgrims.
• Gravestone Inscription: wife of Hezekiah King ae 71 {"rest obliterated" - 1903 survey)