George Washington King

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	1797-1800	Mecklenburg Co. NC
Marriage	12 Jun 1821		To Mary "Polly" Hipp
Death	1847, after 21 Mar.	Mecklenburg Co. NC	Will was signed 21 Mar 1847; indexed in 1847

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 5                 Generation 6                 Generation 7
 
                                                     +-- John King
                                                     |   (????-????)             
                        +-- George Washington King --+
                        |   (d.>1847)                |
 William John A. King --+                            +-- Elizabeth Unknown (McCormick)
 (1840-1867)            |                                (????-????)
                        +-- Mary "Polly" Hipp
                            (????-????)

Children

(all children with Mary "Polly" Hipp)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Margaret King	F	1825-1830	NC
William Julius A. King	M	~1837	NC	Elizabeth Freeman
William John A. King	M	15 Jan 1840	NC	Sarah Jane Plummer	Direct line

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Mecklenburg County, NC	1847

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1800 United States Federal Census, Salsbury Twp., Mecklenburg Co. NC. (from Ancestry.com pg. 1). Household of John King: 3 males under age 10; 1 male 10-15; 1 male 26-55; 1 female 26-44; 2 blacks.
2	1810 United States Federal Census, Mecklenburg Co., NC. (from Ancestry.com pg.3) Household of Jno. King: 1 male under 10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 26-55, 1 female 26-44, 5 blacks.
3	1820 United States Federal Census, Mecklenburg Co. NC, pg 8, undated. Household of Elizabeth King with 3 male aged 16-25 (including 1 male 16-18), and 1 female >45. On the previous line is the family of John W. King: 1 male 26-44, 1 female <10 and 1 female 26-44.
4	1830 United States Federal Census, Mecklenburg Co., NC, Nat. Archives Roll 122 Pg 338; Ancestry.com pg. 53. Geo. W. King age 30-40; 1 male age 20-30; 2 females under age 5; 1 female age 30-40. This indicates that one daughter did not survive to the time of his will, 1847. The male age 20-30 is possibly George's brother Arguile, since Arguile does not seem to appear in the 1830 census, whereas his brother Colin C. King does.
5	1840 United States Federal Census, Mecklenburg Co., NC, Nat. Archives Roll 365 Pg 302; Ancestry.com pg. 87. George W. King age 40-50 yrs; children: 1 male under 5 yrs; 1 male 5-10 yrs; 1 female 10-15 yrs.
6	Will of George W. King from Mecklenburg Co., NC Will Book I, p. 102 (Signed 21 Mar. 1847). Names 3 children: Margaret, William Julius, & John. Gold mining interest left to "William Julius, my 2nd child". Appoints brother Colin C. King as guardian of "my two youngest sons" (ie. they are minors). Balance of property divided among "my three children". Executors Collin C. King & Stephen Wilson. Witnesses John W. Neel & Cynthia A. King. Per researcher Murphy Whisnant, this will was indexed into the willbook in the same year it was signed, signifying the death of George W. King in 1847. Wills were not always formally probated at that time.	(Full transcription)
7	Will of John I. King from Mecklenburg Co., NC Will Book J, p. 42 (signed 23 Feb. 1857). Names mother Synthia D. King; brothers William J. A. King, Pinkney A. King, Geo. W. King, & Collin C. King Jr.; his father, C. C. King, as executor. Witnesses James L. Todd & R. H. Lafferty.	(Full transcription)
8	Interview of Henrietta KingDeV. Rotunno Sunday 8 Aug. 1993, Charlotte, NC, by Murphy Whisnant. "This afternoon we took some family history over to Herietta and during converstion she was telling about her father, Alphonso W. King, and his telling her that her great grandfather was George Washington. Being proud of it she told her school friends and at home one day she also told a visiting friend that her great grandfather was George Washington. Alfonso King heard part of the conversation and asked her what she had said. He corrected her as meaning her great grandfather was George Washington King." Note: This interview establishes the line of Alfonso King as descending from George Washington King.
9	Marriages of Mecklenburg County, NC 1783-1868, by Brent H. Holcomb, Baltimore, MD; from Ancestry.com. Also from Records GR 9 929.3 Public Library of Charlotte, NC. King, George & Polly Hipp; Date of bond: 12 June 1821; Bondsman William H. McLeary; witness: Isaac Alexander.
10	Research of Murphy & Robbie King Whisnant, correspondence & interviews of Murphy Whisnant by E. W. Williams, 1990-ongoing.

Source Notes

• No George W. King, Arguile King, nor Colin C. King ( or name variants) found in the 1820 census. Their father John King not found. John W. King found in 1820, but by 1830 his age brackets rule him out as a match (1820 age brackets too broad to judge).
• The 1840 census Mecklenburg County indicates that George W. King's wife is already dead by 1840. His will is dated 1847, so very likely he also may be dead by 1850.
• No census has been found listing the two minor sons of George W. King in 1850, 1860 or 1870, living with any King family including guardian Colin C. King, nor with Hipp grandparents.

Research Notes

• The 1850 census from Cherokee County has not been linked explicitly to our direct-line Kings; a lot of the names matched up so I included it here, even though Cherokee County is quite a ways away from Charlotte.

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
R1	1850 United States Federal Census, (township not listed), Cherokee Co., NC, page 109, lines 32-42, and page 110, lines 1-9 list several King families living adjacaent to one another. RELATIONSHIP NOT ESTABLISHED. Name similarities are of interest; location is unexpected. In the fist house there is a John King, 49, married to an Elizabeth King, 47. They live with seven children: son James M. King, 27; son Degall[?] P. King, 20; son Daniel G.[?] King, 18; daughter Lucinda King,14; daughter Hannah E. King, 12; son Andrew M. King, 9; and daughter [unknown] M. King, 6. John, James, Degall, and Daniel are farmers. Everyone was born in NC. The next house on the list belongs to George W. King, 26, an his wife Mary A. King, 23. They live with two children: son John V.[?] King, 3, and son Zacariah T.[?] King, age 3 months. George is a farmer. They were all born in NC. The next house on the list belongs to William King, 28, and his wife Elizabeth King, 26. They live with five children: son George W. King, 7; son John F. King, 5; son James W. King, 4; daughter Susan L. King, 2; and daughter Martha P. King, age one month. William is a farmer. Everyone was born in NC except for Elizabeth, who was born in TN. Elizabeth is illiterate. George and John attended school within the census year. This census is dated 1 Jun 1850.