SEVENTH GENERATION

21. Francis (IV) King ^{(12) (13)} was born on 24 Jan 1800 in New Castle County, Delaware. He died on 15 Mar 1876 in Cecilton, Cecil Co, MD. He lived from 1828/31 until death in 1876 in Cecil Co., Maryland. He lived from early 1820 to 1828/31 in Appoquinimink Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware. He was buried in Maryland City Cemetery, (in 1999 called Cecilton Zion Cemetery) Cecilton, MD. .
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The following biography was copied from pages1226-1228 of the book "History of the KING FAMILY in Flanders & America 1300's - 1980 ---- The Ancestry & Descendants of Pieter de Coninck II (aka Peter King II) & his wife Anna Calet, Immigrants to New Castle County, Delaware by 1680/81. (including connecting families of Hanson, Haughey, Lamb, Laurence, McClaren, EcEwen, Skeer, Sweesy, Vandegrift, Westfall and others)" by Robert E. King and Doris R. (Van Dusen)Jones.

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CHAPTER 48 Francis King IV (1800-1876)

153,25 Francis King IV was a son of Francis King III and his 2nd wife who was a Miss Vandyke (see CHAPTER 46 for data on her). Francis King IV was born ca. 24 Jan 1800 apparently in New Castle County, Delaware and died 14 March 1876 probably in Cecil County, Maryland. He is buried by his 4th wife in the Cecilton, Maryland City Cemetery and his gravestone reports that he was "aged 76 yrs. l mo. & 21 days" old when he died. Francis King IV married 4 times and apparently had at least 18 children although the names of only 13 are known. Francis 1st married in the early 1820's to Frances Broxson, daughter of John Broxson of Appoquinimink Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware. Francis and his 1st wife had 8 children and lived in Appoquinimink Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware prior to moving into Cecil County, Maryland between November 1828 and 1831. Frances (Broxson) King then died prior to 9 Dec 1837 when Francis King IV 2nd married in Cecil County, Maryland to Deborah Mears. They had 3 children and she apparently died prior to 10 Oct 1846 when Francis King IV 3rd married in Cecil County, Maryland to Mary S. Pantry. She was born about 1815 in Maryland and died before November 1853. She and Francis had 2 children. Finally, Francis King IV 4th married 9 Nov 1853 in Cecil County, Maryland to Sarah M. Canan. She was born 29 March 1829 in Maryland and died 12 May 1889 (these dates are from her tombstone). Francis and Sarah had 5 children.
Francis King IV and his 1st wife Frances (Broxson) King are mentioned in records of New castle County, Delaware. Both are named in the will of her father John Broxson of Appoquinimink Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware which was written 31 Aug 1825. (NOTE: Frances (Broxson) King was further noted to be the daughter of John Broxson by his 1st wife whose name is not listed in a short genealogical write-up located in the Historical Society of Delaware in Wilmington, Delaware. This record is entitled: "A Historical and Biographical Sketch of the Harris Family of Appoquinimink Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware." It additionally notes that John Broxson's 2nd wife was named Temperence Harris and that they had a daughter Rachel Broxson who was born in 1810, and who married a "Sewell King" --his identity is unknown, however.)
On 20 Nov 1828 in New Castle County, Delaware, Francis King IV (listed as "Francis King Jr." as his father was still alive) and his 1st wife Frances of Appoquinimink Hundred sold to Jacob Vandyke of the same Hundred for $140 the land which Francis IV had received in the will of his grandfather Jacob Vandyke (see CHAPTER 46 for data on this will). The land involved was called "Huff's Ridge" (with the deed recorded in New Castle Co., Del. Deed Book I-4, p. 46). Following this, on 13 Aug 1831 Francis King IV and his wife Frances were noted to have been living in nearby Cecil County, Maryland. On that day they sold to Jacob Vandyke of Appoquinimink Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware their share in the farm of Frances's father John Broxson for $200 {noted in New Castle Co., Del. Deed Book N-4, p. 360). This farm included 300 acres in Appoquinimink Hundred.
On 18 Nov 1830, "Francis King Jr." (Francis King IV) gave a mortgage deed on personal properly for $300 to his brother-in-law (#153,23) John B. Price (see CHAPTER 47 for data on him). Both were noted to have been "of Cecil County, Maryland" on the deed (recorded in Cecil Co., Md. Deed Rook JS-28, p. 295). Subsequently Francis King IV is mentioned in 11 additional Cecil County, Maryland deeds mostly involving mortgages. One of the last ones, however, involved the sale of his Land. It was dated 1 March 1872 and was the sale by Francis and his 4th wife Sarah for $5,700 to Edward W. Lockwood of New Castle County, Delaware of 118 acres and 38 perches of land (noted in Cecil Co., Md. Deed Book DS-6, p. 139). This land was noted to have been part of the land formerly owned by David Davis but which was conveyed to Sarah M. (Canan) King (Francis's 4th wife) by Thomas VanDyke and his wife (#153,233) Elizabeth (Price) VanDyke on 29 Aug 1863 (Elizabeth was Francis's cousin--see CHAPTER 47).
Finally, the last record for Francis King IV and his 4th wife in Cecil County, Maryland is dated 28 March 1873. It is a sale by them of various personal property including corn and horses for $684,78 lo Edward W. Lockwood who had previously purchased their land in 1872 (noted in Cecil Co., Md. Deed Book DS-9, p. 301). Francis King IV died less than 3 years after th1s last-known record.
As noted, Francis King IV apparent had 18 children by his 4 wives. The names of only 13 are known with the other 5 being suggested only by census returns of the "1st Election District" of southern Cecil County, Maryland for 1830 and 1840. Unfortunately, these returns do not list specific names of the children of Francis King IV, but do give their sexes and approximate ages. Based on this incomplete data, the 5 "unknown" children of Franc1s King IV apparently were all by his 1st wife Frances and include 2 daughters and a son who presumably died young. The other 2 "unknown" children were sons born between 1820 and 1825 who perhaps left home (or died) prior to 1850 which is the first census year reporting the specific names of Francis King IV's children (they were then living with h1m and his 3rd wife In Cecil County, Maryland). Subsequently, Francis King IV's family is again listed in the 1860 and 1870 census returns for the "1st Election D1strict" near Cecilton 1n Cecil County, Maryland where they farmed. (Informat1on used 1n th1s wr1te-up came from cemetery records, census returns, data 1n the H1stor1cal Soc1cly of Delaware in Wi1minglon, and deeds, wills, and marriage records in the New Castle County, Delaware and Cecil County, Maryland courthouses.)
Listed below are the 13 "known" children of Francis King IV:

153,251 Hempany King (male) b. 1825/26 In Md., d. after 1850 when he was single
and farming with his father in Cecil Co., Md. (NOTE: the name "Hemphrey" was a
surname in the area at this time--possibly that was his name rather than
Hempany") Nothing further is known about him.

153,252 Elizabeth King b. l827/28 in Md., d. after 1850 when she was single and
living with her father in Cecil Co., Md. Nothing further is known about her.

153,253 Alfred King b. 1 May 1833 in Md., d. 26 Jan 1894 probably in Kent Co.,
Md. He m. Mary Elizabeth (Thompson) Burris (a widow) and had 12 children. See
PART A of this chapter for further informat1on on them and their descendants.

153,254 Enoch King b. 1837/38 in. Md., d. after 27 May 1861 when he m. to Mary
L. B, Moulton 1n Cecil Co., Md. Their fam11y, if any, is unknown.

153,255 Francis King V b. 1843/44 in Md., d. after late l860's. He 1st m. Katie
---and had 1 child. He 2nd m. Lizzie ---and had 1 child. See PART B of this
chapter for further information on them and their descendants.

153,256 Rebecca J. King b. 1845/46 in Md., d. after 1860 when she lived with her
father in Cecil Co., Md. Nothing further is known about her.

153,257 Mary Eliza King b. 8 March 1849 in Md., d. 26 Oct 1901, burled by her
husband in the Galena, Md. City Cem. She m. after 1887 lo Samuel T. Caldwell as
his 3rd wife. They had no children. Samuel's 1st wife was her cousin
(#153,23l,9) Wilhelmina Price (1840-1870). See Wilhelmina's entry on page 1205
for further details on Samuel T. Caldwell.

153,258 Lewis Patterson King; b. Oct 1851 in Md., d. 1930. He m. his cousin
(#153,231,91) Rachel Selina Caldwell and had 5 children. See PART C of this
chapter for further information on them and their descendants.

153,259 Thomas A. King b. 1856/57 in Md., d. after 1870 when he lived with his
parents in Cecil Co., Md. (NOTE: he may be the Thomas King b. Feb l857 in Md.
who in 1900 was living with his family in Baltimore, Md. at 104 S. Wolf St. His
family then included his wife Mary b. May 1867 in Md. and 3 children: Annie b.
Jan 1892 in Md., Thomas b. July 1896 in Md., and Marie b. July 1897 in Md.)
Nothing further is known about him.

153,25A David E. King b. 1858/59 in Md., d. after 1870 when he lived with his
parents in Cecil Co., Md. (NOTE: he may be the David E. King b. June 1858 in Md.
who in 1900 was living with his family in Baltimore, Md. at 302 Green St. His
family then included his wife Lizzie J. b. Apr 1863 in Md. and 2 children:
Arthur E. b. Aug 1892 in Md. And Mary E. b. Nov 1894 in Pa. Nothing further is
known about him.

153,25B Arthur V. King b. 1860/61 in Md., d. 1944, buried in the Galena, Md.
City Cem. (his gravestone apparently incorrectly lists his birthyear as "1868").
He never married and lived near Galena, Md. where for some years he lived with
his sister Ella (below).

153,25C Sarah Ella King b. 1862/63 In Md., d. 1945, burled by her husband in the
Galena, Md. City Cem. (her gravestone apparently incorrectly lists her birthyear
as "1866"). She m. after 1900 to her cousin (#153,231,94) William Thomas
Caldwell (1865-1933)--see his entry on p. 1216 for further data on him. They
lived near Galena, Md. where he farmed. They had no children.

l53,25D George E. King b. Apr l865 In Md., d. after 1900 when he was boarding
with John Gee 922 Lombard St. in Wilmington, Del. He is thought to have married
and to have lived in the Wilmington, Del. And where he held a Ph.D. in
Education. His family, if any, is not known.
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He was married to Frances Broxson (daughter of John Broxson) about 1820 in Appoquinimink Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware. Frances Broxson⁽¹⁴⁾ died before 9 Dec 1837.

He was married to Deborah Mears on 9 Dec 1837 in Cecil Co., Maryland. Deborah Mears ⁽¹⁵⁾ died before 10 Oct 1846 in Cecil Co., Maryland. Francis (IV) King and Deborah Mears had the following children:

25 i. Francis (V) King⁽¹⁾ was born in 1843/44 in Cecil Co., Maryland.⁽¹⁶⁾ The 1860 census has Francis's age at 19 yrs., which gives a date of birth of 1841/42. He died after 1865.
26 ii. Rebecca J. King⁽¹⁾ was born in 1845/46 in Cecil Co., Maryland. She was living in 1860 in Cecil Co., Maryland with father.

He was married to Mary S. Pantry on 10 Oct 1846 in Cecil Co., Maryland. Mary S. Pantry⁽¹⁷⁾ was born about 1815 in MD. She died before Nov 1853 in Cecil Co., Maryland. Francis (IV) King and Mary S. Pantry had the following children:

+27 i. Mary Eliza King.
28 ii. Lewis Patterson King⁽¹⁾ was born in Oct 1851 in Maryland.⁽¹⁸⁾

He was married to Sarah M. Canan on 9 Nov 1853 in Cecil Co., Maryland. Sarah M. Canan^{(19) (20)(21)} was born on 29 Mar 1829 in Maryland. She died on 12 May 1889 in Cecil Co., Maryland. Francis (IV) King and Sarah M. Canan had the following children:

29 i. David E. King⁽²²⁾ was born in 1858/59 in Cecil Co., Maryland.⁽²³⁾ He was living in 1860 in Cecil Co., Maryland with parents.
+30 ii. Thomas Allibone King Dr. (Minister).
31 iii. Arthur V. King was born in 1860/61 in MD. He died in 1944 in near Galena, MD. He never married. He was living in Galena, MD with his sister, Ella, for many years.
+32 iv. Sarah Ella King.
33 v. George E. King was born in Apr 1865 in MD. He died after 1900 in Welmington, DE. He received a degree in Education, Ph. D..