William Hugh Lothian KING

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Narrative written by Bertha L Carvey, Converse Indiana 46919
Court Records found by Jean Tombaugh, 700 Pontiac St Rochester, Indiana
William Lothian King
There were many pressures and much unrest in Europe at the beginning of
the 19th Century.   We who have enjoyed the last fifty years of life in
America can not appreciate the hardships and unstable life of our
ancestors.
So William Lothian chafed against the laws of primgenture and looked
toward anew home.  His place in the Lothian family was low as his mother
Janet Thompson Lothian born 1790 was the second wife.  The eldest son
John Lothian inherited the bulk of the estate and title to the Lothian
Clan. (Jean Tombaugh 700Pontiac has a picture of Lord Lothian)
William took his part of the Lothian estate and with his mother came to
America in company of Robert Sharp, about the year 1842.  Sharp persuaded
the mother (Janet Thompson Lothian) to marry him.  The pair never lived
as husband and wife but Sharp came in possession ofher estate.  Among
the antiques brought from Scotland was a tall clock.  (The daughter Mary
Margaret Carvey could not tell what happened to this clock.)
William, Robert Sharp, and Janet came to Peru, Indiana.  William changed
hisname to King and was known as William King or William Lothian King.
In Peru, William met young Angeline Clifford, a beautiful dark haired
lass of sixteen years.  She was born on November 22, 1829, in South Hero,
Vermont, and cameto LaPorte, Indiana with her parents who died in a few
weeks.  She then lived with her half brother John Davisson in Peru.
William married Angeline in Peru, Indiana, on January 26, 1845 (Miama
Co., Ind Records.)  and the pair journeyed to Scotland as a wedding
trip.  Angeline recalled that the people of Glasgow stared at the
sunbonnet she wore walking along the streets.
Two children were born to them, Bryon Whitney King, born 1846, and Mary
Margaret King, born 1848.  William could not settle down and became
enamored with the hired girl, Nancy Biggs.
Angeline sued for a divorce, which was granted.  She had custody of her
two small children and a one dollar settlement.  There at nineteen years
of age, Angeline was left with two children and no money.  William
divorced March 3, 1848, and hurried into marriage with Nancy Biggs on
April 2, 1850.  A daughter, Elizabeth was born 1859.
William Lothian King cared little for his first family.  His daughter,
Mary Margaret King (Carvey) told aboutone visit he paid her.  He came on
horseback and gathered her up in his armsand kissed her.  Mary Margaret
was a beautiful child with dark curls and brown eyes.  King brough some
plaid for a dress on this trip.  She never saw himagain.
William Lothian King died June 3, 1859, and was burie at Mt Hope
Cemetary, Peru Co., Indiana.  His will dated May 30, 1859, proven June 7,
1859;Miami Co., Indiana; leaves the following; "Land in Miami County and
all his personal estate after payment of debts to his second wife, Nancy
Biggs King, and land to my two children Byron W King and Mary L King the
sum of one hundred dollars each to be paid out of that portion of my
Estate, devised to my wife Nancy, said money to be paid at the end of
three years after my decease tomy friend, James Sharp in trust for said
Byron L and Mary L King until they attain the age of twenty-one years"
According to the Marriage Records for MiamiCounty, Nancy married Ansel
Hulbert on May 6, 1860
Relatives have searchedfor the grave of William Lothian King but it is
unmarked in Mt Hope Cemetary.
Angeline Clifford married Avery Palmer Carvey, a young attorney of Peru.
To this union five children were born:  William "Young Bill", Jennie
married William Belt, Avery Palmer Jr Carvey, Anna married Silas Belt,
Emma married Isaac Grisso
All these children favored the Carveys in features, coloring, and build.
Mary Margaret King (Carvey) was the only