RESEARCH SUMMARY JAMES KING (son of James King and Grandson of Robert King) of Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
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James King was the son of James King and his wife December, 1797 in Campbell County, Virginia. She was the daughter of John Brown and Nancy Cannifax of Campbell County, Virginia. John Brown had land holdings on both sides of the Staunton River a short distance upstream from the Straitstone Cr. watershed. His known children are:
Nancy King married William West, 22 March, 1821. Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Daughter of James King, bondsman. John B. King was the other bondsman. Susannah Chick. The younger James was born after the death of his father. He was raised by his maternal grandfather William Chick. James King married Mary Brown 16 John B. King married Mary W. Hall, 3 November, 1822, Madison County, Georgia. Elizabeth King married Edmund Templeton, 31 December, 1824. Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Daughter of James King, bondsman. She later married Thomas Arthur and appears in Cabell County, West Virginia. Cason King married Sarah Lester, 17 November, 1823. Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Thomas Lester, bondsman and John Lester (?). Cason was named for his grandmother Mary Cason who married Robert King. Cason King Initially Stayed in Virginia but Later Joined His Older Brother John B. King in Madison County, Georgia. James King Lucy Ann King married ____ Bell. Their children were James Bell and John Bell. She later married ____ Roberts. Their children were Marian J. Roberts, Daniel Roberts and Mary Jane Roberts, Mary King married Edward Bybe Jesse King Wiley J. King Richard King Susannah W. King married Henry Ashworth Joanna married ________Blake. Sarah King, never married and predeceased her parents. |
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VA Pittsylvania DB 08.251 |
20 Dec 1787 |
George Allen |
James King, son and heir of James King, deceased |
80 |
Straitstone Cr. |
6£ paid by William Chick, guardian for the said James King. Adjacent Thomas Davis, James King'S former line, and William Battiston. Witnesses: Joshua Stone, Cornelius Mchaney, John West and Harden Chick. Recorded 16 June, 1788. |
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VA Pittsylvania |
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28 Mar 1790. William Chick made his will, which was proved on 17 May, 1790. He named sons, William Chick, Richard Chick, Hardin Chick, and Anderson Chick, grandsons James King and Dudley Chick, and wife Susannah Chick. He did not name any daughters. Executors were his wife Susannah Chick and sons William Chick and Hardin Chick. Witnesses were Ben Lankford and John West. See Thomas P. Hughes, Jr. and Jewel B. Standefer, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Abstracts of Wills, 1768 - 1800, page 11. |
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VA Pittsylvania DB 12.112 |
25 Mar 1800 |
James King and his wife Mary King, Mary West and her husband John West and Nancy Templeton and her husband Martin Templeton |
James Mitchell |
380 |
Straitstone Cr. |
£100. Adjacent William Batterton, and James King’s former line. Witnesses: Nathaniel Lovelace, W. C. Mitchell, John Johnson and Isham Johnson. Recorded 19 October, 1801. Note: Martin Templeton married Nancy King 19 March, 1792 in Pittsylvania County; and John West married Mary West King 16 February, 1789 in Pittsylvania County. |
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15 Feb 1802. The court appointed Benjamin Lankford and Joshua Stone to examine Mary King, wife of James King, Mary West, wife of John West and Nancey Templeton, wife of Martin Templeton to determine that they voluntarily released their dower rights in sale of 380 acres to James Mitchell on 5 March 1801. They were questioned on 27 March, 1802 and Certificate of Execution was filed on 19 April, 1802. Pittsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book 13, Page 285. |
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VA Pittsylvania DB 15.159 |
3 Apr 1805 |
Joseph Scott, Marshall |
William Irby |
10 |
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Part of 80 acres on Staunton R. for back taxes. This was the foreclosure of lands of James King for failure to pay the Federal Direct Tax. Recorded 18 January, 1806. |
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VA Pittsylvania DB 24.569 |
17 Aug 1822 |
James Pitts |
James King |
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Mortgaged personal property to secure a loan for $553.00 made by John Brown, Sr. Witnesses: John Pitts and William West. Recorded 19 August, 1822. |
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VA Pittsylvania DB 41.212 |
15 Nov 1837 |
Nicholas Dillard |
James King |
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Nicholas Dillard borrowed money from James Doss and gave a deed to James King to secure a loan. Witnesses: William B. S. Vaughan, William Vaughan and Locky Vaughan. Recorded 21 November, 1837. Pittsylvania |
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WV Kanawha DB L.071 |
1839 |
Marshall Bowman |
James King |
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Not Yet Abstracted |
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VA Pittsylvania DB 44.083 |
22 Feb 1840 |
Mildred East, the wife of Thomas East, of Pittsylvania County and James King and his wife Mary King, of Kanawha County, [now West Virginia] |
Sterling J. Monroe |
270 |
Stanton R. |
$1,150. Witnesses: none. Recorded 17 August, 1840. Note: This Deed Is a Little Bit Strange in That There Is No Deed to James King or Mary King for this property. Thomas East and his wife Mildred East both sold and mortgaged property to John Brown, father of Mary Brown. This tract was probably a combination of two or more tracts owned by both parties, or it was owned by John King and Mary King with Mildred East joining in the deed for the purpose of correcting a legal title problem to the property. |
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WV Kanawha DB M.289 |
24 Dec 1841 |
James King and his wife Mary King, of Cabell County |
Wiley King |
20 |
Coal R. |
$700. Land purchased from Marshall Bowman and Zachariah Bowman. Witnesses: none. Recorded 24 December, 1841. |
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WV Cabell DB 08.238 |
25 Apr 1842 |
James King |
Edward Bybe and his wife Mary Bybe |
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$1. Personal Property - horse, cattle, sheep, etc. He also conveyed property to Sarah King, with the condition that Edward Bybe pay $100 to Sarah King; $100 to Joanna Blake; and $100 to Lucy Roberts’ children James and John Bell ($50 to each). |
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Witnesses: none. Recorded 25 April, 1842. Note: Deed also mentions James King’s wife Mary King. |
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WV Cabell DB 08.239 |
25 Apr 1842 |
James King |
Henry Ashworth and his wife Susan Ashworth |
25 |
Mud R. |
$1. Adjacent land Griffin sold to Asher. Deed is subject to J. W. Griffin deeding it to James King. Witnesses: none. Recorded 25 April, 1842. |
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WV Cabell DB 08.239 |
25 Apr 1842 |
James King |
Jesse King |
30 |
Mud R. |
$1. Deed is subject to J. W. Griffin deeding it to James King. Witnesses: none. Recorded 25 April, 1842. |
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WV Cabell DB 08.240 |
25 Apr 1842 |
James King |
Edward Bybe |
125 |
Mud R. |
$1. Adjacent land sold to Jess King, Barrett, Buffington. Deed is subject to J. W. Griffin deeding it to James King. Witnesses: none. Recorded 25 April, 1842. |
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WV Cabell DB 08.450 |
11 May 1842 |
John W. Griffin and his Wife Elizabeth Griffin |
James King |
500 |
Mud R. |
$1,500. Adjacent land George Zirkle purchased of Griffin, Buffington and Barrett. Deed references a contract dated 25 September, 1840 and suit in Chancery Court. Acknowledged before Abra Rice and Isaac Ashworth. Recorded 27 November, 1843. |
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WV Kanawha DB N.403 |
1843 |
James King |
John Bowman |
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Not Yet Abstracted |
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WV Cabell DB 10.280 |
20 May 1850 |
Adolphin Newly |
Franklin Curry |
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Personal property to secure a debt of $175 owed by Adolphin Newly to Jesse King. Witnesses: Nancy Pine and John Ingraim. Recorded 26 August, 1850. |
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WV Cabell DB 10.178 |
20 Sep 1850 |
Jesse King |
Creed Wysong |
30 |
[Mud R.] |
And other property to secure a debt of $500 owed by Jesse King to James King. Witnesses: none. |
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WV Cabell DB 10.494 |
1 Dec 1851 |
James King |
Hiram Curry, David Porter, Jesse King, Franklin Curry and B. B. Wilkinson, trustees for a school house to be built |
1.5 |
Mud R. near Buffalo Cr. |
$1. Adjacent Mayberry Curry. Witnesses: none. Recorded 29 March, 1852. |
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WV Cabell DB 12.004 |
8 Sep 1855 |
James King |
Susannah W. Ashworth, wife of Henry Ashworth and daughter of James King |
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Mud R. and Buffalo Cr. |
$1. For her life and then to her living children. Adjacent Hiram Curry, J. S. Wilkinson and B. B. Wilkinson. Witnesses: none. Recorded 29 November, 1855. |
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WV Cabell DB 12.109 |
14 Jun 1856 |
James King and his wife Mary King |
Benjamin B. Wilkinson |
62.5 |
Buffalo Cr. a west branch of Mud R. |
$62.50. Witnesses: none. Recorded 23 June, 1856. |
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16 Feb 1857. James King made his will naming wife Mary King and children: Nancy West, John B. King, Elizabeth Arthur, Chasin [Cason] King, deceased, James King, Lucy Ann Roberts (and her children James Bell, John Bell, Marian J. Roberts, Daniel Roberts and Mary Jane Roberts), Mary Bybe, Jesse King, Wiley King, Richard King, Susannah W. Ashworth, and Joanna Blake. The Executor was Wiley J. King. Witnesses: John S. Wilkinson, Hiram Curry, Barbara Curry and Henry Roberts. Proved 3 August, 1857 and again on 7 September, 1857. Cabell County West Virginia Will Book 2, Page 284. Other estate records are as follows:
InventoryWill Book 2, Page 315. SaleWill Book 2, Page 316. SettlementWill Book 2, Page 596 While interesting, these later records have no relationships proved therein. |
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David H. Robertson, 159 Hickory Street, Roswell, GA 30075, davidhr@hushmail.com |
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