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KING, Benajah, son of Benjamin, was b. ca 1788 Northampton Co., N. C., d. Fayette Co., Ga. 1827. Richmond Co., Ga. deed 10/14/1805 between Mark Wilks of Richmond Co. to Benajah King of Richmond Co., recorded in Morgan Co. concerning 202 1/2 acres in Baldwin Co., Ga. Benajah was Justice of Peace in Morgan Co. 278th Dist. in 1813. Benajah m. Sarah, b. 1788 N. C. who d. 1850-1863 in Fayette Co., Ga. Deed dtd 10/14/180), Morgan Co., Ga. Deed Bk A, p. 28-9, between Mary Wilks of Richmond Co. to Benajah King of Richmond Co., land in 4th Dist. of Baldwin Co. Deed, Morgan Co. Deed Bk D, p. 356-7, 3/9/1815, Richard Burkes of Richmond Co. to Benajah King of Morgan Co., 202-1/2 acres, Land Lot 299, in Morgan Co. The LWT of Madison King names parents, specifying that their graves be taken care of, tombstones erected with dates at County Line Church in Fayette Co. Issue: George Clinton; Madison b. 1820 Ga. m. Elizabeth Longino ca 1851; Elizabeth b. 1827 Ga. Fayette Co., Ga. Gdns, Vol. A, p. 11, Tandy D. King and Charles Collins, secs. on bond for gdnship of Tandy D. King of person and property of George Clinton King and Elizabeth King, orphans of Benajah King, 3/5/1827.
KING, Benjamin was b. 1768 in Va., listed on 1850 Fayette Co., Ga. Census. Also listed on 1800 Northampton Co., N. C. Census. Issue: (1) Benajah. (2) Thomas W. b. 1787 Northampton Co.., N. C., listed 1830 Henry Co. and 1840 Fayette Co., Ga. Census, m. Sinthia, b. 1787 in N. C. (listed 1850 Fayette Co. Census with her son, Thomas, b. 1822 N. C.) (3) Tandy Dix b. 1794 tlorthalnpton Co., No C., listed 1830-1870 Fayette Co., Ga. Census m. Rachel Phillips, b. 1796, dau. of Zachariah Phillips who d. Coweta Co., Ga. 1832 and his wife, Mary. Tandy was Pvt. in William Patrick's Co., 29th Reg., Morgan Co. 1814. He attended Fayette Co. Convention in 1833 and was Senator from Fayette 1835- 1836, and Justice of Inferior Court 1836-1841. (4) Henry S. b. 1801 Northampton Co., N. C., formerly of tlorgan Co., m. 12/1817 Sarah Zachary, Morgan Co., Ga. Jasper Co., Ga. deed dtd 8/8/1818, Edmund Bland to Benjamin King 202 1/2 acres, Lot 177 in 13th Dist. of Jasper Co. Wit: James Phillips.
KING, William Henry "b. Oct. 8, 1817; came to Cass county in 1838 from South Carolina with his wife, Clarky Carolina Holland, b. 1822. They settled at Pine Log and lived there until their deaths. He died April 22, 1888. ...."History of Bartow Co. (Cass by Josephine Cunyus.
KNIGHTON, Samuel Ewing, son of Samuel M. (b. 1786 S. C.) was b. 10/11/1825 d. 12/28/1901 Randolph Co., Ga. m. 10/30/1851 Clementine Lewis, dau. of William Lewis and Ascenith Stevenson, b. 1/24/1836 Stewart Co., Ga. d. 7/30/1914 Randolph Co., Ga. Issue of Samuel: Georgia b. 3/20/1866 Randolph Co., Ga. d. 12/20/1958 Lumpkin, Ga. m. 5/30/1897 Samuel Jackson Robinson, son of Samuel (b. 17117 d. 10/1&6& Favette Co., Ga.) and Marv A. was b. 5/31/1863 Ga. d. 5/5/1905 Fayette Co., Ga. Ref: Mrs. Annie R. Perkins, Lumpkin, Ga. (1912)