King Cousin Connection

Just received a nice note from a cousin, Leon, who connects with me on the King line.  His ancestor was Thomas King (1817-1864) and his second wife, Martha E. (Haggerty) King (1830-1912) through their daughter Elizabeth.  His Thomas was the brother of my maternal 3rd-great grandfather, Daniel King (1820-1876).  The family lived in Madison County, Indiana.

Elizabeth was married to James Franklin Fink.  Hopefully, he can share some more detail on his line and I can add more cousins to my database.  Prior to his email, I only had Elizabeth's date of birth and no information on a marriage.

It appears that neither of us have discovered the origins in North Carolina of Thomas and Daniel's father, William King (c1790-1869).

On This Day : September 12

1637 - Abigail WOODBURY born.  Abigail was the daughter of John WOODBURY and Agnes NAPPER.

1669 - Zechariah FIELD born.  Zechariah was the son of Zechariah FIELD and Sarah WEBB.

1678 - Sarah PRICE born.  Sarah was the daughter of Robert PRICE and Sarah WEBB.

1707 - Elias KOUWENHOVEN born in New Jersey.  Elias was the son of Pieter Williamse VAN KOUWENHOVEN and Patience DAWS.

1731 - Judith MAXSON born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Judith was the daughter of John MAXSON and Hannah MAXSON.

1737 - Joseph CRANDALL died in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Joseph was the son of John CRANDALL.  He was my 8x-great grandfather.

1740 - John ALLEN married Phebe SCARLETT in London Grove, Chester County, Pennsylvania.  John was the son of John ALLEN and Amy COX.  They were my 8x-great grandparents.

1744 - Seth PIERCE born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Seth was the son of Seth PIERCE and Elizabeth NYE.  Seth was my 6x-great grandfather.

1765 - Ephraim DAVIS born.  Ephraim was the son of Joseph DAVIS and Mary BABCOCK.

1771 - Bennett PIERCE born.  Bennett was the son of Seth PIERCE and Bethiah FIELD.

1771 - Judith MAXSON married David ROGERS.  Judith was the daughter of John MAXSON and Hannah MAXSON.

1781 - Rogers TAYLOR born.  Rogers was the son of Richard TAYLOR and Catherine DAVIS.

1788 - Elizabeth PIERCE born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Seth PIERCE and Bethiah FIELD.

1790 - Aaron BALES born in Knox County, Tennessee.  Aaron was the son of William BEALS and Rachel GREEN.

1806 - Elisabeth DAVIS married Cornelius SUTTON in Harrison County, Virginia.  Elisabeth was the daughter of Thomas William DAVIS and Tacy CRANDALL.  Elisabeth was my 5x-great grandmother.

1814 - Mary BRATTAIN died in Wayne County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of William MILLIKAN and Jane WHITE.

1833 - Eliza NETCOTT born in England.  Eliza was Corinne's 4x-great grandmother.

1833 - John Harlan PEFLEY born in Virginia.  John was the son of Solomon PEFLEY and Frances ROOF.

1838 - William CARTER married Mary Wilson HODSON.  William was the son of John CARTER and Sarah BEALS.

1850 - Sarah BEALS married Daniel S. ALBRIGHT in Howard County, Indiana.  Sarah was the daughter of Nathan C. BEALS and Elizabeth CHEW.

1853 - Chester MAXSON born in Iowa.  Chester was the son of William MAXSON and Hannah KIESLER.

1853 - Wilbur I. PATTERSON born in Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.  Wilbur was the son of James C. PATTERSON and Amanda Cassandra MAXON.

1879 - Hannah BEE died in Ritchie County, West Virginia.  Hannah was the daughter of Zebulon MAXSON and Mary DAVIS.

1891 - Harry H. KIRK born.  Harry was the son of William Frank KIRK and Mary A. WRIGHT.

1891 - Isaac C. CHIVLARE married Florence FOLLOWAY in Warrick County, Indiana.  Isaac was the son of Miles CHEVALIER and Louisa Jane BOYER.

1897 - John SHAW died in Madison County, Indiana.  John was the son of William SHAW and Mary HECK.

1899 - Rosa Ellen SWAFFORD married Elias Jasper SETTLE in Ray County, Missouri.  Rosa was the daughter of James Calvin SWAFFORD and Louisa Catherine LEE.

1900 - William Bennett LEE died in Elizabethtown, Denton County, Texas.  William was the son of T. Aron LEE.

1902 - Lillian PIERCE born in Madison County, Indiana.  Lillian was the daughter of William Francis PIERCE and Clara PENISTEN.

1908 - Clara L. METZNER born in Jay County, Indiana.  Clara was the daughter of Arthur Augustus METZNER and Laura D. REID.

On This Day : May 27

1696 - Timothy PIERCE married Lydia SPAULDING.  Timothy was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Eliza ________.

1698 - Moses HUTCHINSON married Mary CLARY in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  Moses was the son of Ralph HUTCHINSON and Alice ________.

1769 - Elisabeth KALTREIDER born.  Elisabeth was the daughter of Duvald KALTREIDER and Elizabeth Catherine ________.

1811 - Rebecca CAMPBELL born.  Rebecca was the daughter of William CAMPBELL and Elizabeth McPHEETERS.

1813 - Bowater SUMNER married Lettice WALKER.  Bowater was the son of Thomas SUMNER and Hannah HIATT.

1847 - Matilda JACOBS married George COOK in Wayne County, Ohio.  Matilda was the daughter of David JACOBS and Barbara BYERS.

1860 - John PETRY born in Jay County, Indiana.  John was the son of Charles PETRY and Susannah WEHRLY. 

1864 - Reuben TAYLOR died.  Reuben was the son of James TAYLOR and Ann HUBBARD.

1867 - Luman Cooper LeMASTERS born in Jay County, Indiana.  Luman was the son of Luman Walker LEMASTERS Jr. and Mary Keziah CHEW.  Luman was my great-grandfather.

1868 - Robert P. PIERCE born.  Robert was the son of Albert Orlando PIERCE and Elizabeth Williams PIKE.

1886 - Ethel Gertrude CHALFANT born in West Virginia.  Ethel was the daughter of Solomon Elija CHALFANT and Matilda Gregg MAXON.

1910 - Mary A. KIRK died in Madison County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Joseph W. WRIGHT and Rebecca Ann HEATON.

On This Day : February 7

1679 - Sarah WITTER born.  Sarah was the daughter of Josiah WITTER and Sarah CRANDALL.


1710 - Mary PHILLIPS born.  Mary was the daughter of Bartholomew PHILLIPS and Mary CRANDALL.


1715 - Esther PIERCE born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Esther was the daughter of Samuel PIERCE and Abigail JOHNSON.


1724 - Benjamin HURLBUT born in Woodbury, Connecticut.  Benjamin was the son of Joseph HURLBUT and Mary CASTLE.


1760 - Oliver BURDICK born in South Kingston, Rhode Island.  Oliver was the son of Oliver BURDICK and Lydia ELDERTON.


1765 - Mary Ann BYERS born in York County, Pennsylvania.  Mary was the daughter of Charles BYERS and Elizabeth ________.


1769 - Thomas FESSENDEN married Elizabeth KENDALL.  Thomas was the son of William FESSENDEN and Martha BROWN.


1776 - Ann ALLEN married Amos COMER. Ann was the daughter of John ALLEN and Phebe SCARLETT.


1781 - Joseph MILLS married Hannah MARIS in North Carolina.  Joseph was the son of John MILLS and Mary BEALS.


1802 - Ruth BOND born in Surry County, North Carolina.  Ruth was the daughter of Samuel BOND and Elizabeth BEALS.


1805 - Eliza PIERCE born.  Eliza was the daughter of Samuel PIERCE and Persis BARROWS.


1813 - Hannah WOOLSTON died in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Hannah was the daughter of Robert HAINES and Rachel VENICOMB.  Hannah was my 5x great-grandmother.


1819 - William WARDLAW died in Brownsburg, Virginia.  William was the son of William WARDLAW and Jane HARPER.


1823 - Jackson Conrad CROCKETT born in Owen County, Indiana.  Jackson was the son of David CROCKETT and Mary Ann NOSLER.


1831 - James H. PEFLEY born in Virginia.  James was the son of Solomon PEFLEY and Frances ROOF.


1833 - David RINEHART married Rebecca ADNEY in Preble County, Ohio.  David was the son of Peter RINEHART and Margaret MINGA.


1837 - Nancy PETRY born in Eldorado, Preble County, Ohio.  Nancy was the daughter of Stephen PETRY.


1845 - Sarah EARLY died.  Sarah was the daughter of Rev. Jesse CHEW and Mary RICHARDS.


1861 - Sarah Mahala CROCKETT born.  Sarah was the daughter of Joseph CROCKETT and Elizabeth JAMES.


1882 - Clara LeMASTERS married Frank Carlos BUTLER in Jasper County, Missouri.  Clara was the daughter of Isaac LEMASTERS and Sarah Ann HESTON.


1895 - James Harvey BRADLEY born.  James was the son of Isaac M. BRADLEY and Manerva Louisa SWAFFORD.


1897 - Edna Muriel PIERCE born in Madison County, Indiana.  Edna was the daughter of William Francis PIERCE and Clara PENISTEN.  Edna was my great-grandmother.


1899 - Rosa Ellen SWAFFORD married Elias Jasper SETTLE in Ray County, Missouri.  Rosa was the daughter of James Calvin SWAFFORD and Louisa Catherine LEE.


1903 - Thomas Harmon SWAFFORD married Emma Jane DIXON.  Thomas was the son of John Marshall SWAFFORD and Mary Elizabeth LEE.


1911 - Mary Wilhelmina MEINHOLTZ born.  Mary was the daughter of Henry MEINHOLTZ and Edith Mabel LeMASTERS.


1916 - Harry H. KIRK married Lucy M. HARDEN in Madison County, Indiana.  Harry was the son of William Frank KIRK and Mary WRIGHT.


2005 - Mary Isabelle HUMMEL died in Union City, Ohio.  Mary was the daughter of Clarence Harrison LeMASTER and Ferry Mae BICKEL.

On This Day : February 5

1778: Rebecca MILLS married Joseph THORNBURGH.  Rebecca was the daughter of Thomas MILLS and Elizabeth HARROLD.


1783: Catherine TAYLOR born.  Catherine was the daughter of Richard TAYLOR and Catherine DAVIS.


1798: James BINGHAM died.  James was the son of William BINGHAM and Mary HAMPER.


1801: Elijah PIERCE married Patty MOULTON.  Elijah was the son of Seth PIERCE and Bethiah FIELD.


1811: Lewis Sutton DAVIS born in West Union, Doddridge County, Virginia.  Lewis was the son of Nathan DAVIS and Jane SUTTON.


1816: Joshua MENDENHALL died in East Caln, Pennsylvania.  Joshua was the son of Benjamin MENDENHALL and Lydia ROBERTS.


1816: Portman SWAFFORD born in Tennessee.  Portman was the son of Abraham SWAFFORD and Jane HOWARD.


1826: Belinda ANTONIDES married John C. BERGEN.  Belinda was the daughter of  Cornelius ANTONIDES and Marie VAN SICKLEN.


1836: Lucius G.C. PIERCE born.  Lucius was the son of Austin PIERCE and Mary Ann STERLING.


1836: Jesse H. HODGKINS married Mary McCONNELL in Brown County, Ohio.  Jesse was the son of James HODGKINS and Hannah ALFORD.


1869: Hester Ann LEE born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Hester was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin LEE and Mary Isabella THURMAN.


1882: Charles Thomas SHERRICK born in Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio.  Charles was the son of Abraham Leander SHERRICK and Ruth M. THOMAS.


1884: Jesse Earl KIRK born Nebraska.  Jesse was the son of William Frank KIRK and Mary A. WRIGHT.


1899: Michael GROENENDYKE died.  Michael was the son of James GROENENDYKE and Joannah ANTONIDES.


1932: John Aaron SWAFFORD died in Rossville, Georgia.  John was the son of Aaron SWAFFORD and Sarah SWAFFORD.


1954: Martin Nimrod WEHRLY died.  Martin was the daughter of William P. WEHRLY and Olive Jane SMITH.


1973: Guy Elsworth LeMASTERS died in St. Joseph County, Missouri.  Guy was the son of Phillip Elsworth LeMASTERS and Laura Alice VOILES.


1998: Garth Luman LeMASTER died in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.  Garth was the son of Clarence Harrison LeMASTER and Ferry Mae BICKEL.

Family Milestones: January 4th

My maternal 2nd-great granduncle, Bert Sigler LAMBERTSON, married on this date in 1908 in Hamilton County, Indiana to Marie WILLIAMS.  Bert was the son of Carey W. and Clara (COOK) LAMBERTSON, and the younger brother of my Charles LAMBERTSON.  Bert was born August 29, 1886 in Tipton County, Indiana.  Marie was born circa 1887 in Indiana, the daughter of George B. and Louis (________) WILLIAMS.  They later divorced.  They were the parents of 2 children.  Bert died June 4, 1971 in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.

My maternal 6th-great granduncle, Bostin NOSLER, married on this date in 1802 in Montgomery County, Virginia to Sarah KIRK.  Bostin was the son of Bostin and Sophia (________) NOSLER, and the older brother of my Conrad NOSLER.  Bostin was born 1764 in Virginia.  I do not know when or where Sarah was born, but she was the daughter of John KIRK.  They had 4 children.  Bostin died after 1850, probably in Hendricks County, Indiana.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My paternal great-grandaunt, Carrie Mae HALEY, was born on this date in Seneca County, Ohio.  Carrie was the daughter of George Washington and Mary Jane (SHERRICK) HALEY, and the younger sister of my Eli Weldon HALEY.  Carried married February 23, 1895 in Jay County, Indiana to Arthur E. GRAVES.  Arthur was born August 1871 in Indiana.  They had at least 1 child.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My paternal 4th-great granduncle, Hurlbut MOULTON, was born on this date in 1808.  Hurlbut was the son John and Avis (HURLBUT) MOULTON, and the younger brother of my Selah MOULTON.  Hurlbut married Amy ________.  Hurlbut died in 1889.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My maternal 3rd-great grandaunt, Sarah BEALS, was born on this date in 1854 in Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Sarah was the daughter of John T. and Mary (DAVIS) BEALS, and the older sister of my Nathan Thomas BEALS.  Sarah married August 10, 1872 in Hamilton County, Indiana to Joel Thornburgh HILL.  Joel was born July 6, 1850 in Rush County, Indiana.  They had 7 children.  Joel died June 3, 1933 in Indiana.  Sarah died 1929 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.

Tombstone Tuesday: Joseph W. and Rebecca Ann (Heaton) Wright

My maternal 3rd-great grandparents, Joseph W. and Rebecca Ann (HEATON) WRIGHT, are buried in the I.O.O.F. cemetery in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.

Joseph was born April 1838 in Brown County, Ohio, the son of John and Anna (WARDLOW) WRIGHT.

Rebecca was born 1841 in Brown County, Ohio, the daughter of James R. and Elizabeth (JACOBS) HEATON.

Joseph and Rebecca were married November 1, 1857 in Schuyler County, Missouri. There was a mass migration of several related families out of Brown County, Ohio to Schuyler County, Missouri in the late 1850s. Joseph and Rebecca soon returned to Brown County, as they were enumerated in the 1860 census there.

Joseph and his family moved to Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana in the mid-1860s where they were engaged in farming.

Rebecca died on March 25, 1890 in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana. After her death, Joseph remarried to Dorothy PALMER on April 11, 1891 in Madison County, Indiana. Joseph died on September 16, 1919 in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana.

Children of Joseph and Rebecca Ann (HEATON) WRIGHT are:

• Mary A. WRIGHT (1858-1910); married William Frank KIRK; 3 children
• John William WRIGHT (1860-1945); married Ellen KING; 4 children
• Elizabeth WRIGHT (1863-1882); married William Alpha JONES; 1 child
• Anna L. WRIGHT (1864-1914); married Albert Morris VINSON; 1 child
• James WRIGHT (1868-1936); married Clara B. HICKS; 4 children
• Charles Riggs WRIGHT (1870-1967); married Bertha C. LEONARD; 4 children
• Daisy L. WRIGHT (1873-aft1930); married Thomas A. FOX: 4 children
• Edward E. WRIGHT (1875-1960); married Martha Jane STARR; 3 children
• Jesse WRIGHT (1878-1919); married Hazel O'BRYANT
  

No Will? No Problem...if you can find a deed

While researching at the Madison County, Indiana Recorder's office, I came across this deed book record that took place shortly after my maternal 3rd great-grandfather, Joseph WRIGHT died in 1919.

I had previously attempted to obtain a copy of his will in Madison County and was told that he did not leave a will. Knowing when he died, I began searching the deed books for the time period shortly after his death and bingo! There was a deed from his widow listing all of his heirs, transferring land to one heir.



Madison County, Indiana Deed Book 21, page 378

THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH That Dorothy Wright, an unmarried woman, she being the widow of Joseph Wright, deceased; John W. Wright, an unmarried man, he being a widower; Charles R. Wright and Bertha Wright, his wife; Daisy Fox and Thomas A. Fox, her husband; Edward E. Wright and Martha J. Wright, his wife; Ethel L. Kirk, an unmarried woman; Earl J. Kirk, an unmarried man; Harry H. Kirk and Lucille M. Kirk, his wife; Myrtle M. Day and Virgil S. Day, her husband, each of said grantors being over the age of 21 years, all being of Madison County, State of Indiana, other than said Edward E. Wright and Martha J. Wright, they being of Whitley County, State of Indiana, these grantors together with the grantee herein including all the heirs at law of said Joseph Wright, deceased, late of Madison County, State of Indiana, CONVEY AND WARRANT TO James Wright, of Madison County, State of Indiana, for and in consideration of one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars, the following described real estate in Madison County, State of Indiana, to-wit: The undivided one-fourth (1/4) of the north west quarter of the south west quarter of section 25, township 21 north, range 7 east.

This conveyance is made and accepted subject to the 1919 (payable 1920) taxes assessed on and against said real estate.

IN WITNESS Whereof the said Dorothy Wright, widow of said Joseph Wright, deceased; John W. Wright, widower and unmarried man; Charles R. Wright and Bertha Wright his wife; Daisy Fox and Thomas A. Fox, her husband; Edward E. Wright and Martha J. Wright, his wife; Ethel L. Kirk, an unmarried woman; Earl J. Kirk, an unmarried man; Harry H. Kirk and Lucille M. Kirk, his wife; Myrtle M. Day and Virgil S. Day her husband, they being the grantors in the annexed deed, have hereunto set their hands and seals this 4th day of October 1919.

Dorothy Wright Seal
John W. Wright Seal
Charles R. Wright Seal
Bertha Wright Seal
Daisy Fox Seal
Thomas A. Fox Seal
Edward E. Wright Seal
Martha J. Wright Seal
Ethel L. Kirk Seal
Earl J. Kirk Seal
Harry H. Kirk Seal
Lucille H. Kirk Seal
Myrtle M. Day Seal
Virgil S. Day Seal

All by Virgil S. Day, Attorney-in-fact

STATE OF INDIANA, COUNTY OF MADISON, SS:

Before me, the undersigned, Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared the grantors in the annexed deed, said Dorothy Wright, an unmarried woman, she being the widow of Joseph Wright, deceased; John W. Wright, widower and unmarried man; Charles R. Wright and Bertha Wright, his wife; Daisy Fox and Thomas A. Fox, her husband; Edward E. Wright and Martha J. Wright, his wife; Ethel L. Kirk, an unmarried woman; Earl J. Kirk an unmarried man; Harry H. Kirk and Lucille M. Kirk, his wife; Myrtle M. Day and Virgil S. Day, her husband, each being over the age of 21 years they and the grantee being the sole and only heirs at law of said Joseph Wright, deceased, by Virgil S. Day their Attorney in Fact, and acknowledged the execution of the annexed Deed.

Witness my hand and Notarial seal this 4th day of October 1919. James A. May, Notary Public

My commission expires November 26, 1921.


Joseph WRIGHT had no children with his second wife, Dorothy PALMER, whom he married on April 11, 1891 in Madison County, Indiana. By his first wife, Rebecca HEATON, whom he married November 1, 1857 in Schuyler County, Missouri, he had the following children:

i. Mary WRIGHT (1858-1910) married Frank KIRK; children Ethel, Earl and Harry are listed as heirs
ii. John WRIGHT (1860-1945) married Ellen KING; widower whose wife had died in 1913, listed as heir
ii. Elizabeth WRIGHT (1863-1882) married Wiliiam Alpha JONES; their daughter Myrtle listed as heir
iii. Anna WRIGHT (1864-1914) married Albert VINSON; left no surviving heirs
iv. James WRIGHT (1868-1936) married Clara HICKS; was the grantee in the deed
v. Charles WRIGHT (1870-1967) married Bertha LEONARD; listed as heir
vi. Daisy WRIGHT (1873-aft1930) married Thomas FOX; listed as heir
vii. Edward WRIGHT (1875-1960) married Martha STARR; listed as heir
viii. Jesse WRIGHT (1878-1919) married Hazel O'BRYANT; left no surviving heirs

Though I knew the names of Joseph's children, it was interesting to find his grandchildren listed as heirs and to know that they were still living in Madison County, at least in 1919. Joseph's son Edward had moved to Whitley County, a fact I knew and which was confirmed by the 1920 census.

Although it was several years since I had originally written to the courthouse asking for a copy of the will, I'm glad that I was finally able to find some records that recorded the settlement of Joseph's estate.

William F. Kirk family - Gage Co., NE & Madison Co., IN

The William F. Kirk family was enumerated in the 1900 census of Gage Co., NE and in the 1910 census of Madison Co., IN. William was married to my 2nd-great grandaunt, Mary Wright.

William's occupation in 1900 was that of a farmer, but by 1910 he was working at the paper mill in Alexandria. William was born in Indiana with his father being from Kentucky and his mother from Virginia. William and Mary had been married for 20 years in the 1900 census, and their children were born in Nebraska, so that is where I should look for them in the 1880 census.

The names of the children were spelled in various ways : sometimes going by their middle names or reversing the order (i.e., Earl J. or Jessie E.)

William Frank KIRK b. December 1855 Indiana, d. after 1910 census, m. circa. 1880 to Mary A. WRIGHT, daughter of Joseph W. and Rebecca Ann (HEATON) WRIGHT. Mary b. August 1858 Schuyler Co., MO., d. May 27, 1910 Madison Co., IN.

Known children of William Frank and Mary A. (WRIGHT) KIRK are as follows :
i. Ethel B. Kirk b. November 1880 Nebraska, d. after 1910 census
ii. Jessie Earl Kirk b. February 1884 Nebraska, d. after 1910 census
iii. Tillis Harry Kirk b. September 1893 Nebraska, d. after 1910 census