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  1. James Harvey King: Birth: 31 OCT 1784 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee. Death: 4 NOV 1869 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee

  2. Julia Annis King: Birth: 4 JUN 1786 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee. Death: 15 APR 1865 in Buffalo Prairie, Rock Island, Illinois

  3. Elizabeth King: Birth: ABT 1788 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.

  4. Mary King: Birth: ABT 1790 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee. Death: AFT 1883

  5. Ellener King: Birth: 12 DEC 1792 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee. Death: 12 FEB 1888 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee

  6. Llewallen King: Birth: ABT 1795 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee. Death: ABT 1869

  7. William I. King: Birth: ABT 1796 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee. Death: ABT 1868

  8. Lavinia King: Birth: 21 JAN 1799 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee. Death: 10 JUN 1852 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee


Notes
a. Note:   KING-SHARP FAMILY A copy of the Revolutionary War Pension Record, No. S 45 883 of our Revoluntionary War patriot and ancestor, Thomas King, supplied by the National Archives, by the Washington, D. C., gives his Service Record as follows: "The Veteran stated that he enlisted in PAXTON TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania in August 1776, served 4 1/2 months as a Private in Capt. Crouch's and James Morrow's Companies, Colonel Thomas Morrow's Regiment. He enlisted August 1778 and served one month as Private in John Duncan's North Carolina Company; he then enlisted and served two weeks as Private in Captain James Colvan's North Carolina Company; he served five months in 1779 in Kentucky and aided in building a ford -names of officers not stated. He enlisted in 1780 and served two months as a Private in Captain Andrew Cowan's Company, Colonel Arthur Campbell's North Carolina Regiment and was in skirmishes with the Cherokee Indians and burned their town; he enlisted in 1781 and served two months as a Private in Captain Thomas Wallace's Company, Colonel Isaac Shelby's North Carolina Regiment. " "In 1777, he moved to what was later Sullivan County, Tennessee. In 1832, he lived in Sullivan County, Tennessee. Thomas King's pension, issued February 18, 1833, was allowed on Certificate No. 5,930, the rate being $50.00 per annum, Act of June 7,1832, Jonesboro, Tennessee. (He was 78 years of age at that time). The oldest Washington County Tax List, 1787, in the East Tennessee Historical Society Publication, Vol. 35, No. 129, pp. 107-117, gives this data: Thomas King, 200 a. The War Record of Thomas King, son of Edward .King was recorded in 1888 by his great grandson, the Rev. Elisha Sterling Price King, 1862-1915, son of Dr. John Harvey and Margaret Ann (Martin) King, as follows: "He volunteered into the army of Pennsylvania at the very opening of the Revoluntionary War. He was under General Washington in the war in New York and in New Jersey and suffered the hardships and privations of the winter in Valley Forge. On the night of 25th of December 1776, he crossed the Delaware River with the patriotic Army and helped to capture the Hessians at Trenton. His hatred and contempt for the odious Hessian Troops knew no bounds. In his old days, when he wished to leave a stigma of shame and disgrace on anything, he would call it an "Old Hessian." He was in General Sullivan's famous expedition against the Westem Indians and went with Major Clarke down the Ohio River to its mouth. He was stationed for six months where Lexington, Kentucky now stands and afterwards received a grant for a quarter section of land in the vicinity of the above named city, but never claimed it. After he returned from the West, he went with his regiment to the South, arriving in December 1780. The condition of the South at this time was critical, indeed. In Georgia the British authority had been restored., while in South Carolina, Cornwallis was at the head of a large, victorious- army. The triumph of the British was marked by cruelty and oppresion. Cornwallis visited the patriots with merciless severity and the ruined State crouched at the feet of the conqueror' �Only Marion and his troopers remained to harass the victorious enemy . The only check which the cruel and merciless invaders had received since their victory at Camden was at King's Mountain. Here, the gallant Riflemen from the Watauga and the Holston Country rained down their leaden hail on the vaunting insolent Ferguson, killing him and capturing his entire command - eleven hundred in all. Cornwallis was preparing to invade North Carolina and there was but a mere shadow of- an army, the wreck of the defeat at Camden, to oppose him. General Greene was sent South to take charge of the campaign. Thomas King was very enthusiastic in his admiration for this officer. He pronounced him the best, except Washington, under whom he ever served. General Greene began to re-organize his army with his characteristic energy. He divided it into two divisions, Eastern and Western. The Pennsylvanian Regulars, Thomas King being one of them, were placed in the western Division and the renowned Morgan of Stillwater was made their commander. They moved Southward to the Cowpens in Spartenburg district of South Carolina. Here on the 17th of January 1781, they met the "Invincible" Tarleton, who no longer proved invincible. The militia gave way, but the Regulars had seen duty before and stood firm. Tarleton was hurled back and totally defeated, and one more laure1 was added to the fame of Morgan and the Regulars, who fought under him. In reciting the incidents of this battle, Thomas King would glow with enthusiasm for it was the grandest victory in which he ever participated. After the victory came the memorable retreat. General Greene, knowing that Cornwallis would hasten to retaliate his loss, came at once to his victorious western Division and began the retreat. Never did the genius of Greene shine brighter than in conducting this retreat. He made it virtually a triumph. He soon re-inforced his army and confronted the British at Guilford Court House, North Carolina. Here, as at the Cowpens the Regulars were deserted by the Militia, but they fought bravely and baffled the efforts of Cornwallis, who turned like an angry tide which had struck a solid barrier, and left the State. The his patriotic army marched to South Carolina. Thomas King was detached and sent with a company under Colonel Lee to join General Marion. They at once concerted a plan to capture Georgetown, which they successfully executed by sur- prising the enemy by night. They next captured Fort Watson and cut off many other outposts and detachments of the enemy Thus, Thomas King had the pleasure of fighting by the side of "The Swamp Fox," Marion and sharing the honors of the "Ragged Regiment." He did not get back from Fort Watson in time to engage in the battle of Hobkirk's Hill, but he joined the main army and fought at Eutaw Springs and helped to dog the British to the gates of Charleston. After eight years of soldier life in which he had shown his patriotism and valor on many a battlefield and in may a county, he was mustered out of the regular service in 1783 and made his way to his people in the "Holston Country "In 1786, when hostilities opened with the Cherokee Indians, his martial spirit was again lit up by the flame of war and he joined General Sevier's conmand and did good service at Boy's Creek, Sevier County, Tennessee. He is supposed to have been in several other of Sevier's expeditions against the Indians. We are certain that he crossed the Cumberland Mountain with Major Ore and was in his expedition against the Lower Town of the Cherokees, Hickajack and Running Water, on the 12th of September 1794. This ended his war service.. In 1944, by the Daughters of the- American Revolution, a 95 foot stone Memorial Bell Tower was erected beside the Washington Memorial Chapel on a knoll overlooking the rolling hill of Valley Forge Park, Pennsylvania. From this tower a great carrillon peals forth its message. In 1944, Mrs. Vivian King Bullock, a great, great granddaughter of Thomas King, placed a bronze plaque with the name of Thomas King, Pa. and N. C.', inscribed on it in the rotunda of the Bell Tower, which may be seen directly in front of the entrance, and on a marble ; pillar the name of her only son, Arthur Raymond Bullock, Jr., W.W. II, is inscribed on the Honor Roll with other patriots of our country. . , "'lhomas King to John King Deed of Conveyance. Sulllivan County February sessions 1799. The execution of the within deed is acknowledged by Thomas King party thereto at the number within registered. Witt.. Matthew Rhoade. February 25th day 1799. Then registered in the Registers office on Page 489. Ck. Stephen Major, C.S.R." ; "This Indenture made and Concluded this Eighteenth Day of February in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Ninetynine Between Thomas King of the County of Sullivan and State of Tennessee of the one part, and John King of County and State afsd. of the other part, Witnesseth that the sd. Thomas King for and in Consideration of one hundred dollars, to him in hand; paid by the sd. John King, the Receipt whereof him the sd. Thomas King, doth . hereby Acknowledge, Bath given, Granted, Bargained and Sold, Aliened, Enfeoffed, and Confirmed, and by these presents Doth give, Grant, bargain and sell, A lien, Enfeoff and Confim, unto the Sd. John King, his Heirs or Assigns, a Certain parcel of Land, lying and being in the County afsd. on the North side : of Watoga River, being part of the Tract whereof Sd. Thomas King now lives, beginning at a stake in the lane Between the afsd. Thomas King and Jom King, Running thence North forty nine Degrees west one hundred poles to a walnut and Elm, thence North Eighty degrees East Seventy poles to a stake, then a straight line to the beginning, Containing Seventeen acres and forty poles, Together with all Woods, Waters, Mines and Minerals, to the only proper Use and behoof of him the Sd. John King, his Heirs and Assigns To Have and to Hold the aforesaid Land and premises, together with all Rights, Titles, Interests, "- Hereditaments and Appurtenances to the same belonging or any wise Appertaining, to the afsd. John King his Heirs and assigns forever, and the afsd. Thomas King for himself his Heirs Exrs. Adms. and every of them, Doth Covenant and Agree to and with Sd. John King his Heirs and assigns forever, the aforesaid Land and premises from and against, himself his heirs and every other person or persons laying any just or Lawful Claim thereunto, to Warrant and forever defend. In Testimony whereof him the Sd. 'lhomas King hath hereunto set his and affixed his Seal the day- and year first above Written. (Signed) (The above is a precious treasure shared by Eldridge Claude King of Erwin, Tn., a great, great grandson of Thomas and Susan Ann (Sharp) King. It was ' copied verbatim and the signature carefully traced by Annabelle S. Rogers, a great, great granddaughter of the same couple. The writing on the outside : of the well-worn folded paper and the entire indenture is written in the same handwriting as the signature).


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