Christopher KING
Ora Flanningan
Christopher was baptised 17 February, 1733 at Christ Church, Philidelphia when he was seven days old. He is buried in the Jersey Churchyard near Ursina, Somerset Co., PA.
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Following notes are from the Turkeyfoot, Somerset Co., website: Christopher and his brothers, Michael, Philip and possibly David, removed to York Co., PA. By 1785 he had moved to Bedford (now Somerset) County where he is taxed in Milford twp. On May 1791, his brother Philip conveyed to Christopher a 250 acre tract on Pound Lick Run, Milford Twp., Somerset Co. known as Kingstone. In 1793, Christopher erected a grist mill on a 159 acre tract situated on the North branch of the Laurel Hill Creek, Upper Turkeyfoot Twp. His son David later inherited this property which became known as "King's Mills." The History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties say a Christopher King of Lower Turkeyfoot Twp. married Elizabeth Hanna, lived on a farm known as Stone House Property, and was the father of John C. and Thomas King. There is no evidence that he married Elizabeth Hanna. The 1850 census for Upper Turkeyfoot Twp. lists another Christopher King of about the same generation.
From Ora Flannigam
David was on the tax list of Turkeyfoot Twp. 1793 and in the census of 1800 as over age 45. His father bequeathed to David the 159 acre tract on the North Fork of Laurel Hill Creek "on which my Mill stands and I reside and also my set of Smith tools to my son David King." David and Lydia are buried at Jersey Church Cemetery, Somerset Co., PA. His will was proved 3 July, 1851.
From Ora Flannigam
Notes on Moses King's descendants from "King Family Records, Eber Cockley, 1962." Christopher King's second son. He lived three miles south of Metzler's Mill on Laurel Mill creek. He was on the tax list of Turkeyfoot Twp. in 1800 and 1820 in the age group 26 to 45 (born 1775-1794). He was bequeathed a 275 acre tract of land in Upper Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., PA.
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Children Samuel, Elizabeth, Polly and Charles from Turkeyfoot genealogical website.
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His estate administration was dated 11/7/1840 (RLH)
From Ora Flannigam
Thomas was bequeathed the old part of the tract known as homestead which had been surveyed 23 Jan 1799. He was Judge Thomas King, one of the first judges in Ohio. His will was dated 2 Jan 1839 in Perry Co., OH. He & his wife had two adopted children William Harrison Skinner (b. 1814) and Martha Skinner (b. 1815), orphaned children, kin of his wife. They also raised 11 orphans, mostly of his wife's Skinner family.
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They are buried at Hopewell Baptist Church north of Somerset, Perry Co., OH.
John was bequeathed one part of two tracts on which the homestead stands. They had 8 children. Both John C. King and Highly Rush are buried in the Jersey Churchyard near Ursina, Somerset Co., PA.
Both Rachel and Samuel Ream are buried at Hopewell Baptist Cemetery, Perry Co., OH.
He married Rachel Leech 3 Mar 1763 . Rachel Leech was born at Abt 28 Feb 1741 daughter of Thomas Leech and Sarah Boyd .
They were the parents of 7
children:
David King
born 5 Nov 1764.
Moses King
born 1766.
Mary Catherine King
born 1770.
Thomas King
born 15 Jan 1774.
John Christopher King
born 15 Jan 1774.
Jane King
born 1778.
Rachel King
born 1781.
Christopher King died 24 Apr 1811 at Perry, Ohio .
Rachel Leech died Aft 1815 at Perry, Ohio .