FIRST GENERATION

1. THOMAS KYNGE was born about 1523 in Ugborough Devonshire, England.

He died in England. His RELATION is 10^th G Grandfather of William M Worth.

It is unnecessary to quote here from the Ugborough Parish Registers any entries other than those, which it is believed exhibit the direct line of ancestry of the King Family of Suffield, CT.

Thomas Kynge was born before the opening of the parish records in 1538.

His Daughter Joanna was buried there at Ugborough in 1579. William Kinge

[His son] and his wife Margaret named their eldest son Thomas and one of their Daughters Joanna; therefor I infer that Thomas Kynge was the Father of this William Kinge.

He was married to MRS THOMAS KYNGE.

MRS THOMAS KYNGE was born about 1532.

Her RELATION is 10th G Grandmother of William M Worth.

THOMAS KYNGE and MRS THOMAS KYNGE had the following children:

+2 i. WILLIAM KINGE

3 ii. Joanna KYNGE was born in 1552 in Ugborough, Devonshire, England.

She died in 1579 in Ugborough, Devonshire, England.

She was buried in Ugborough Devonshire, England.

SECOND GENERATION

2. WILLIAM KINGE was born in 1550 in Ugborough, Devonshire, England.

He died in 1620 in Ugborough, Devonshire, England.

His RELATION is 9th G Grandfather of William M Worth.

The parish register does not show the baptism of a William. Nor any other child after Robert in 1584, yet it is probable that such a child named William was so born to William and Margaret Kinge, because in the year 1621 a William Kinge was married to Christina [Christa] Lapp

He was married to MRS MARGARET KINGE about 1575 in Devonshire, England.

MRS MARGARET KINGE was born about 1550 in England.

She died in England.

Her RELATION is 9th G Grandmother of William M Worth.

WILLIAM KINGE and MRS MARGARET KINGE had the following children:

4 i. Alica KINGE [twin] was born in 1577 in Ugborough, Devonshire, England.

She was baptized in 1577 in Ugborough Devonshire, England.

5 ii. Joanna KINGE [twin] was born in 1577 in Ugborough, Devonshire, England.

She was baptized in 1577 in Ugborough Devonshire, England.

6 iii. Thomas KINGE was born in 1581 in Ugborough, Devonshire, England.

He was baptized in 1581 in Ugborough Devonshire, England.

7 iv. Robert KINGE was born in 1584 in Ugborough, Devonshire, England.

He was baptized in 1584 in Ugborough Devonshire, England.

+8 v. WILLIAM KINGE.

 THIRD GENERATION

8. WILLIAM KINGE was born on 27 Mar 1584 in Ugborough, Devonshire, England.

He was christened on 27 Mar 1584 in Ugborough, Devonshire, England.

He died on 28 May 1664 in Ugborough, Devonshire, England.

His RELATION is 8th G Grandfather of William M Worth.

William and Christina [Christia Lapp] Kinge. The record from Ugborough Parish Registers relating to them is as follows.

"1621--- Willus Kinge et Christia Lapp nupti erant 27 Septembris" [A. D. 1621William Kinge and Christina Lapp were married 27th of September]

AUTHOR

"From the meagerness of the records, we have been compelled to rely on probabilities but from this point on the records are complete and we shall deal only in certainties supported by the Parish registers. Before leaving these prior generations however we must note the persistence of the Christian name, William, in the Kinge family, and its transmission from father to son. It was the usual custom in England from about A.D.1550 [the period of the Reformation] and especially thereafter among the Puritans both in England and America to Christen the eldest son with his Father's Christian name. James King's eldest brother was named William and even in America James King of Suffield and his descendants followed this rule of giving their eldest, or some other, son the name of his father. This recognized custom strengthens the probability of the descent of a William from one of the same name."

The parishes register dose not show the baptism of a William Kinge nor any other child after Robert, baptized in 1584. Yet it is probable that such a child named William was so born to William and Margaret Kinge. Because in the year 1621, a William Kinge, was married to Christina [Christia] Lapp. While there appears from the Parish Registers, to have been no other family of Kinge at Ugborough, except William Kinge and Margaret his wife, who could have had a child of sufficient age to marry at that time in 1621 It may be that he was baptized, if at all, in a neighboring parish, where perhaps the parents of Margaret resided. Or possibly in London, to which William and Margaret King may have gone about 1587-8. For in these years the inhabitants of this part of Devonshire were expecting a hostile invasion of their coast by the Spaniards. In 1587-8 the British Navy was concentrated at Plymouth to repel the great [and is claimed the invincible] Spanish Armada. In Plymouth Harbor lay 120 English ships awaiting the approach of the Spaniards and the port of Plymouth alone supplied seven of those ships, manned with sailors recruited from the neighborhood. This was the fleet that sailed under Drake and Hawkins, both of whom were Devonshire men, to that memorable victory [1588] over the Spanish foe. It is probable; therefore that William and Margaret Kinge were the great grandparents of James King of Suffield CT. and it may be that the records of some neighboring parish or some parish of London will hereafter make this certain.

He was married to CHRISTINA [Christia] LAPP (daughter of Willi LAPP and Johae [Johanna] CROCKER) on 27 Sep 1621 in Parish Church Ugborough, Devonshire, England.

CHRISTINA [Christia] LAPP was born on 28 Jun 1594 in Ugborough, Devonshire, England.

She died in England.

Her RELATION is 8th G Grandmother of William M Worth.

Ugborough Parish Records

Marriage " 1621 Will'us Kinge et Christina Lapp Nupti erant 27 Septembris"

WILLIAM KINGE and CHRISTINA [Christia] LAPP had the following children:

+9 i. WILLIAM KINGE.

FOURTH GENERATION

9. WILLIAM KINGE was born in 1621/22 in Ugborough, Devonshire, England.

He died about 1667 in Drowned of the Banks of Newfoundland.

His RELATION is 7th G Grandfather of William M Worth.

William and Agnes [Elwill] Kinge. These were the parents of our immigrant ancestor James King, Founder of the King Family of Suffield, CT.

William King married in Ugborough, Devonshire, England, October 16, 1642, Agnes Elwill, who died in Ugborough, April 7, 1662.

They had two children William Baptized in Ugborough Dec. 31, 1643 and James, baptized Nov. 7, 1647.

Marriage Record

" 1642--Willimus Kinge et Agnete Elwill nupti erant 16 Octobris" [A.D. 1642]

William King and Agnes Elwill were married 16th of October]

William was a fishing boat Captain from England and MAY have had a home in Ipswich, Mass. From Edmund Janes Cleveland Book

"From the year 1634, or an earlier date immigrants by the name of King have continued to arrive in America; a large number, evidently, in addition to the considerable list given by Savage, and those mentioned in the forgoing Volumes of the REGISTER, and also named in other publications." " William King lived in Ugborough, Devonshire, England; a fisherman. While on his last Voyage, upon his business, he was cast away and drowned upon the banks of Newfoundland. This statement [made in 1796 by Alexander King from whose genealogical notes much of the following is taken] may have been tradition, for Savage mentions; William King of the Isle of Shoals [New Hampshire and Maine, inhabited chiefly by fishermen], died May 28, 1664, leaving William." William King according to the above narrative had two sons who both came to America, William and James.

Devonshire, England was the seat of a large King family. Burkes general Armory blazons 38 King and 15 Kinge arms. King Devonshire and Towcaster, Northampton} Sable, a lion rampant between three crosses corselet or, ducally crowned argent

From the Author

William King born in Ugborough, Devonshire England. There is no evidence that he ever abandoned his home there, or acquired one in America. But as he lost his life on the American coast and was at that time interested in American fisheries, he may perhaps not inappropriately be placed as the first in the King line of our American Ancestry. And thus form a connecting link between our American and English Lines. It is probable that soon after the death of his wife, William Kinge brought or sent his two sons to America. Neither the date of his nor their arrival in New England can be fixed with certainty .He had become interested in the fisheries on the coast and we know that he was engaged in that business at the time of his death. Dr. Alexander King in his genealogical notes says that "while upon his last voyage he was cast away and drowned on the banks of Newfoundland, but he has omitted to give the date when it occurred. Dr King was Born at Suffield and was close to 4 of the children of James King, son of William Kinge and certainly must have been well informed as to the manner and time of the death of William Kinge. It probably occurred while James King was at Ipswich, Mass., and before he went to Suffield in 1678. In connection with the circumstance, that William Kinge was interested in fisheries on the American coast, and "while on his last voyage in that business was cast away and drowned on the banks of Newfoundland". And in view of his social standing and position shown by his right to bear a coat of arms, it is of interest to note the importance at that time of the Newfoundland fisheries. The fact that a great number of the gentry and even nobility of England were attracted to and were interested in that lucrative business. Especially was this the case with those in Devonshire and the west of England. Newfoundland was the oldest of England's colonies, having been discovered by John Cabot in 1497. In 1500 Gaspard Cortereal, a Portuguese of noble family, sailed from Lisbon, Portugal and established the first regular fisheries in Newfoundland and in 1517 there were 40 Portuguese, French and Spanish vessels engaged in these cod fisheries. Hakluyt's Chronicles inform us that in 1578 the number of vessels had increased to 400, of which only 50 were English. The very great importance of the industry seemed finally to dawn upon the English. Letters patent were issued by Queen Elizabeth to Sir Humphrey Gilbert, of Devonshire, [half brother of Sir Walter Raleigh, who was also interested with him in the enterprise], to found a colony in Newfoundland. In August 1583, he landed at St. Johns and took formal possession of the country in the Queen's name. The next month however he was cast away and drowned on the coast which for a time ended the attempt at colonizing. In 1615 Capt. Richard Whiteborn of Exmouth, Devonshire, was dispatched to Newfoundland by the British Admiralty to examine into the fishing industry and to report thereon. On his return to England in 1622 he wrote a " Discourse and Discovery of Newfoundland Trade" which King James by an order in council, caused to be distributed, among the parishes of the kingdom. "For the encouragement of Adventurers unto plantations there" Many of the Gentry disposed of property in order to engage in fishing enterprises there. Sir George Calvert, afterwards Lord Baltimore, obtained a patent covering fishing rites in the surrounding waters and established a settlement near the southern end of the peninsula in Newfoundland, building a handsome mansion there, where he resided with his family for years. As early as 1626 more than 150 vessels were annually dispatched from Devonshire alone. These left early in the summer. The fish caught were salted and dried on the Newfoundland shores and on the approach of winter those engaged in the fisheries returned to England with the products of their enterprise. [ Hakluyt's Chronicles; Pedley's History Newfoundland; Encyc. Brit. " Newfoundland" Vessels engaged in the Newfoundland trade sometimes went to the Isle of Shoals and New England ports and it is possible that this was the way by which William Kinge brought or sent his son James to Ipswich, Mass. "The period between the marriage of William Kinge to Agnes Elwill [1642] and the birth of James King [1647] was that of the great Puritan Revolution in England. Both Exeter and Plymouth between which cities lay Ugborough, were besieged and the whole neighborhood was The scene of severe conflicts between the Puritan and Royalist forces. Actual hostilities continued from 1642 to 1649 when King Charles was brought to the scaffold and the Commonwealth with Oliver Cromwell at its head was established.

Thus our ancestor JAMES KING was ushered into the world in the midst of a great revolution, wherein a King lost his head, a monarchy was temporarily overthrown and a great Commonwealth inaugurated. 125 years later, [1775-1776]. The descendants of this same JAMES KING in America, among whom were, LT. ELIPHALET KING, Ichabod, Joseph, Thaddeus, Dan King and others of the family, assisted at Bunker Hill and in the war of the Revolution to crush out forever the tyranny of Monarchy in our American colonies and laid the foundation of our present great republic. Again nearly a century rolls by [1861-1864] and the descendants of those Revolutionary Patriots are found shedding their blood and giving up their lives to perpetuate the Government which their ancestors helped to establish. Major Barnabas King, falls at Shiloh, and on the battlefield of Chicamauga on September 20,1863, the brave and gallant Col. Edward Augustine King, a grandson of Revolutionary patriot Lt. ELIPHALET KING, and Col. of the 6th U.S. infantry, while commanding the 2nd Brigade, Reynolds Division, 14th Army Corps, laid down his life in the holy cause of liberty and for the preservation of the union. Still another generation succeeded the civil war veterans and 1898 brought on a war with Spain in the sacred interest of humanity and to free the bleeding Cuba from a tyrant's intolerable oppression. Again descendants of the old King Family of Suffield are found battling for their country. George Cameron King, [Great Great Grandson of Lt. ELIPHALET KING,] enlisted with the famous Roosevelt Rough Riders [1st U.S. V. Cavalry] and won Honor and distinction for his brave and meritorious conduct as a soldier at Las Guasimas, the great charge up San Juan Hill, the battle before Santiago and in every battle fought in Cuba in which the Rough Riders participated in. Who can say that love of liberty and patriotism are not inheritable qualities note since this book has been published WW1-Clinton Clive King, U.S. Army, 1918-3rd G grandson of ELIPHALET KING and WW11, William M Worth U S Maritime service, and Korea, U.S. Marine Corps, How Co. 3rd Bat. 7^th Reg. 4^th G Grandson of Eliphalet King and many more.

He was married to AGNES ELWILL (daughter of John ELWILL) on 16 Oct 1642 in Parish Church Ugborough, Devonshire, England. AGNES ELWILL was born about 1625 in England. She died on 7 Apr 1662 in Ugborough, Devonshire, England.

She was buried on 7 Apr 1662 in The Parish Church Ugborough, Devonshire, England.

Her RELATION is 7th G Grandmother of William M Worth.

Ugborough, Devonshire Parish Records

Marriages " 1642 Willimus Kinge et Agneta Elwill Nupti Erant 16 Octobris"

Burials "1662 Agneta uxor Gulielmi Kinge sepulta fuit septimo die Aprilis"

1662 Agnes Wife of William Kinge was buried the seventh day of April

WILLIAM KINGE and AGNES ELWILL had the following children:

+10 i. William KING 4th.

+11 ii. JAMES [JACOBUS] KING.

FIFTH GENERATION

 10. William KING 4th was born on 31 Dec 1643 in Ugborough, Devonshire, England.

He was baptized on 31 Dec 1643 in Ugborough Parish Devonshire, England.

He came with his brother James and his Father, He settled in one of the Southern States but of him nothing else is Know

Baptized 31 Dec. 1643 Ugborough, Devonshire, England

" Willimus fil. Willimi Kinge et A'gnetac, ux. bap. fuit ultimo die Decemb"

[A.D. 1643--William son of William Kinge and of Agnes, wife, was baptized the last day of December]

11. JAMES [ JACOBUS ] KING was born on 7 Nov 1647 in Ugborough, Devonshire, England.

He was baptized on 7 Nov 1647 in Ugborough Parish, Devonshire, England.

He died on 13 May 1722 in Suffield, Hartford, CT. USA.

He was buried on 14 May 1722 in Suffield, Hartford, CT. USA.

His RELATION in 6th G Grandfather of William M Worth.

Baptized Ugborough, Parish Records]

" Jacobus, fil. Willi Kinge et Agnetae uxor eius Bapt. 7 die Novembris"

[A.D. 1647--- James, son of William Kinge and of Agnes his wife, baptized 7th day of November.

Jacobus is the latinized form of James [see Names and their meaning, by Wagner, page 254]. The statutes of King James 1 of England [1566-1625] are called Statutes " Jacobi." The Greek form of James in the New Testament is Jacobus. The coins of the time of King James 1 A.D. 1603-1625] and of King James 11 [1685- 1689] are inscribed " Jacobus, DeI Gratia, REX. The period between the marriage of William Kinge to Agnes Elwill [1642] and the birth of James King [1647] was that of the great Puritan Revolution in England.

From the Cleveland book

" James was born in England; Came to America with his brother William and Father; settled in Ipswich prior to 1672; about 1678 he came with his family to Suffield, CT. Of which town he was one of the original proprietors, his name being the 58th on the list 100 of the first grantees, in the order of their grants. The first grant of land made to him was in October 1678, and it consisted of 60 acres on High St. which lot was laid out south of the school lot, and upon which he built and lived. He dug a well that was still used in 1803. Suffield [previously called Stoney River and Southfield] was a part of Hampshire Co. Mass. until 1749. Among the names of the localities in Suffield found upon early records is King's hill. He was by trade a cooper. He died at Suffield in 1722, leaving a large landed estate." The arms displayed on the signet used during his lifetime by James King of Suffield, CT. The immigrant ancestor and founder of our family in America and which thereafter from the time of his death in 1722 have been continuously and customarily used by his descendants for nearly two centuries and down to the present time, .Are blazoned as follows, " Sable, on a chevron or, between three crosses-crossletof the last three escallops of the first." Surmounting the shield on this signet is an esquire's helmet with a wreath and a mantling flowing gracefully down in scrollwork on either side and tastefully enveloping the arms in a simple but ornate design.

It is likely that immediately on his arrival in America he was placed at Ipswich [age 15] to be taught the trade of cooper in accordance with the custom among the early pioneers that every person, no mater how gentle his birth, should take up some useful occupation. It is not to be expected that during his youth, and while he was learning a trade we should find any public record relating to James King of Ipswich, Mass. This is well expressed by the late U.S. Senator George F. Hoar in his "Autobiography of Seventy Years" [Vol. 1 page 41}. In speaking of these early settlers of New England, Senator Hoar says; " They were of good English stock. Many of them were of gentle blood and entitled to bear coat of armor at home. It is interesting also to observe how little the character of the gentleman or gentlewoman in our New England people is affected by the pursuit for generations of humble occupations, which in other countries are deemed degrading. Our ancestors during nearly two centuries of poverty, which followed the first settlement, turned their hands to the humblest ways of getting a livelihood became shoemakers, or blacksmiths, or tailors, or did the hardest and most menial and rudest work on the farm, shoveled gravel, or chopped wood, without any of the effect on their character which would be likely to be felt from permanent pursuit of such an occupation in old England or Germany. It was like a fishing party or a hunting party in the woods. When the necessity was over, and the man or boy in any generation got a college education, or was called to take part in public affairs he rose at once and easily to the demands of an exalted station." Very many of those whose families bore coats of arms in the old country did, as James King did, applied themselves to trades or manual labor. Thus we see the son of Thomas Emerson, an undoubted armiger, applying himself to the trade of baker. The first public record of him at Ipswich consists of a deposition made by him there on April 21,1670 which is on file in the office of the clerk of Courts, Salem, Mass. Vol.XV; 124, " the deposition of James Kinge being above 18 years of age" This deponent saith that he heard Elizabeth Roper say to goodwife hunt, that she should not need to be in such hast to fetch a warrant, and goodwife hunt replied, she could say with a safe conscience, she had not been forgave" taken upon oath 21st of April 1670 It is only the heading, title or preamble of the disposition that the age of James Kinge is stated to be " about" 18 years. It does not appear that he said his age was about 18 years. It was probably intended to say that he was above 18 years of age and the statement is made simply to show that the witness had attained years of discretion sufficient to enable him to understand the nature of an oath and with no purpose to fix his age. The title of the case in which the above disposition was made is " Samuel Hunt and wife vs. Sarah Roper" in which Mrs. Hunt accuses Mrs. Roper of stealing a bodkin from her at church.

The records of the town transfers of real estate show that in 1673 James King bought from Obadiah Wood a house and lot in Ipswich, and that on May 21, 1679,he sold the same to Andrew Dymond, having in the meantime married and removed with his family to Suffield, CT. He settled first In Ipswich, Mass, where he married, and in which place his eldest son was born, And then To Suffield, CT. About 1678 he came to Suffield of which town He was one of the original Settlers his name being the 58th in the list of the first 100 in the order of their Grants. And where all his other children were born The first grant of land to him was in Oct, 1678.It consisted of 60 acres on High St. "next south of the school lot" Other grants were thereafter made to him.

He lived in Suffield for nearly 45 years. Suffield Previously called Stony River and Southfield, was part of Hampshire CO. Mass. until 1749. In Suffield his wife and children and many of their descendants lived and died. In 1695 James King was a Selectman in Suffield, CT. The voting list for the town in 1904 contains the names of 11 of his descendants. Bearing the surname King . The first town meeting was held March 9,1682, at which there were only 34 qualified voters of which James King was one. The town books for recording births and deaths are of interest. The first of these is a small folio and its entries indicate that it was in use from the time of the town's organization in 1682 to 1740. About 30 pages have been lost. A second book containing records from 1740 to 1762 is not to be found. A 3rd book from 1762 to 1799 was transcribed [by Dr. Alexander King the town Clerk], along with all the other records found into one book This was completed by 1802. This book is now styled "Suffield Records, Births, Marriages and Deaths, Vol. 1" The first Town Meeting was held March 9, 1682, At the town meeting March 3,1685,for the election of town officers, James King was chosen "Tithingman" . Tithman were first chosen in Suffield in 1684. There Duties were various and it was deemed a very important office. They were to inspect all licensed houses of entertainment and to inform of all disorders or misdemeanors committed in them to present and inform of all idle and disorderly persons, profane swearers or cursers, Sabbath breakers and the like offenders. They were public prosecutors and called informers and were much reverenced by law abiding and much feared by the transgressor. Their insignia of office was a black staff two feet long, tipet at one end with brass about three inches; as a badge of their office to be provided by the selectman at the charge of the town. [Sheldon's History of Suffield] On March 5,1695, James King was elected a selectman of the town. In 1695; and in 1701, chosen "surveyor of highways" On March 16,1702, he was chosen by "clear vote" one of a committee of three "to take care of and to manage the whole business of erecting and finishing ye School House according to ye Town Vote" March 14,1709 he was chosen Clerk. March 13,1710 he was chosen "Searcher and Sealer of Weights and Measures and Guager of Casks" He was re-elected yearly thereafter to the same office which he held until the year 1715,when his wife Elizabeth Died and he retired from office. March 25,1697 there was granted to James King homestead or house lot for his Son. On March 3,1691 he was granted to use a 40 acre lot on the School lot for 5 shillings a year rent, This lease appears to have been renewed from year to year until his death in 1722, and his son William for 10 years after. James King had a large landed estate, most of which he disposed of to his children before his death leaving little to be left in his will. His will of 10 May 1722 was probated at Northampton, Hampshire, Mass. on August 30, 1722, where it still remains on file. It mentions all his surviving children. A copy of his Will and deeds are printed in the King book on pages 74 through 80 parts of the will are

I give and bequeath to my eldest son James King my 10 acres of land that lyeth on skitter Hawk plain, All my cooper tools; cooper stuff and hoops; my cupboard and best chest and my great brass kittle and my trunk, one of my cows that is my son William King's hands and also a bar of iron of about 19 shillings value. Also all debt's due from him to me weather by book bond note under hand or any other way.

I give to my son Benjamin a yoke of oxen and a horse and 5 sheep out of my stock of cattle that is in my son William King's hands, and all debts from him to me.

I give to my son Joseph King a cow of mine and also a cow of mine, which Joseph Fuller has in keeping and all debts due to me from him. Also to Joseph 5 of the 22 sheep that are in my son William's hands and also a fifth part of the money both silver and bills of credit.

I give to my two daughters, Agnis and Mary to each of them a cow and 6 sheep apiece out of my stock

I give to my daughter Agnis a fifth part of my money not otherwise in my will disposed of and all debts due me from her husband John Austin

I give to my daughter Mary a fifth part of my money and also all the debts due me from her husband Victory Sikes to me.

I give to my son William my weaver loom and tackling

I give to my two sons James and Benjamin the remainder of my money together with all other of my estate

I give to four of my children James, Benjamin, Mary and Agnis to be equally divided between them all money due me by bond The seal after James King name seems to have been stamped by a circular signet, but the wax is now broken and only small fragments remain

He was married to ELIZABETH FULLER (daughter of JOHN FULLER and ELIZABETH EMERSON) on

23 Mar 1674 in Ipswich, Essex, Mass 1st Wife.

ELIZABETH FULLER was born on 31 May 1652 in Ipswich, Essex, Mass. USA.

She died on 30 Jun 1715 in Suffield, Hartford, CT.

She was buried on 1 Jul 1715 in Suffield, Hartford, CT.

Her RELATION in 6th G Grandmother of William M Worth.

The Edmund Cleveland Book Says "James King married Elizabeth Emerson 1st but is in error as he married the daughter of Elizabeth Emerson who was Elizabeth Fuller. She reared her daughters in habits of industry, and making of lace. Her Mother, was by Queen Elizabeth presented a piece of linens, afterwards a carefully preserved heirloom, and given to her daughter Agnes. She died Jan.30, 1715"

Elizabeth Fuller born at Ipswich Mass., and died at Suffield, CT. She married James King the founder of the King family in America, and was therefore the first maternal ancestor of that family born in America.

The marriage of James King to Elizabeth Fuller was celebrated at Ipswich, Mass. March 23, 1674, and is recorded in the town records.

Elizabeth Fuller was the daughter of John Fuller who came from England and settled in Ipswich, Mass., in 1635, and died there May.1st, 1666, and there has been controversy as to his ancestry. Professor Homer W. Brainard of Hartford, CT. in his genealogy of the family of Edward Fuller, brother of the historic Dr. Samuel Fuller [N.Y. Hist. and Biography, record, Vol.33, p.172, July, 1902.] says; " it is highly probable that John Fuller of Ipswich, 1635, and William Fuller of Hampton, N.H. .His brother, Thomas Fuller of Dedham; Giles Fuller of Hampton, N.H. and Mathew Fuller, of Barnstable, were all relatives of Dr. Samuel and Edward Fuller. John Fuller was descended from a very old family which had lived at Redenhall, County Norfolk, England, from a period certainly earlier than the year 1482. From this family also came DR. Samuel Fuller and his Brother Edward of the Mayflower The will of John Fuller probated Sept. 25, 1666, and still on file at the office of the clerk of probate at Salem, Mass. mentions his daughters Susanna and Elizabeth and provides as follows, " To my daughters Susanna and Elisabeth I give 10 shillings appease at the day of their marryage or when they are twenty yeares of age: to whome also I give no more because their Grandfather has lately given them portions" The Grandfather in the Will was Thomas Emerson, whose will is still on file at Salem was probated at Salem May 10 1666, Thomas Emerson's will mention's his Granddaughter Elizabeth Fuller [afterwards wife of James Kinge] as follows; " Also in refrens to the twenty-fifth line of this my wil it is to be understood that what ther is mentioned as to my daughter at ye age of twenty yers or at day of mariadg; Susanna and Elizabeth".

The mother of Elizabeth [Fuller] King wife of James King was Elizabeth Emerson {Fuller] daughter of Thomas Emerson the first ancestor in America of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Thomas Emerson was baptized at Bishops Stortford, Herts, England July 26, 1584, married there Elizabeth Brewster, the daughter of William Brewster, the postmaster at Scooby and the famous elder of the Pilgrims in 1620, July 1st 1611, and his daughter Elizabeth, who became the wife of John Fuller, was baptized at Bishops Stortford June 14, 1623. Thomas Emerson [Robert of Bishops Stortford, Thomas of Great Dunmow, Essex, Ralf of Foxton] was a descendant of Ralf Emerson of Foxton, Bishopric of Durham, who in the reign of Henry V111 A.D. 1535 was granted arms; "Per feses indented, vert and or, a bend engrailed, arg, charged with three lions passant of the first, bexante; crest, a demi-lion rampant, vert, bezante, grasping a battle axe, gules, headed arg" Thomas Emerson settled at Ipswich, Mass. as early as 1638 and left a very considerable estate there at his death on May 1 1666.

Elizabeth Fuller [Wife of James King] was born at Ipswich, Mass. May 31, 1652. Her Grandmother Emerson, was presented by Queen Elizabeth with certain household goods and particularly a piece of fine linen which, descending to Elizabeth Fuller King was carefully preserved as an heirloom and in turn given to Agnes King who married John Austin.

Their first child James was born in Ipswich [Town Records] all the rest were born in Suffield, CT.

JAMES [ JACOBUS ] KING and ELIZABETH FULLER had the following children:

+12 i. James KING JR.

13 ii. William KING was born on 4 Jan 1679 in Suffield, Hartford, CT.

He died on 30 Sep 1680 in Suffield, Hartford, CT.

He was buried on 1 Oct 1680 in Suffield, Hartford, CT.

+14 iii. Agnes KING.

+15 iv. Benjamin KING.

16 v. Benoni KING was born on 5 Dec 1685 in Suffield, Hartford, CT.

He was christened on 5 Dec 1685 in Suffield, Hartford, CT.

He was buried in 1686 in Suffield, Hartford, CT.

He died on 17 Jun 1686 in Suffield, Hartford, CT.

17 vi. Joseph KING was born on 15 Jun 1687 in Suffield, Hartford, CT.

He was christened on 15 Jun 1687 in Suffield, Hartford, CT.

He died on 23 Jan 1688 in Suffield, Hartford, CT.

He was buried on 24 Jan 1688 in Suffield, Hartford, CT.

+18 vii. CAPT. JOSEPH KING.

+19 viii. Mary KING.

+20 ix. LT. William KING.

James King was married to Hannah HANCHETT (daughter of Thomas HANCHETT and Deliverance LANGTON) on 27 Feb 1716 in Westfield Mass. This was the 2nd Marriage for both and they had NO ISSUE

Hannah HANCHETT was born in 1658 in New London, New London, CT.

She died in Aug 1720 in Suffield, Hartford, CT.

The Edmund Cleveland book says James King married 2nd Hannah Loomis but is in error as he married 2nd Hannah Hanchet.

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William Worth