This all started when I got the death certificate for William S. King. It says he was born in Estill Co.
and
parents were Steve King and Mary Lilly. I thought his father was Robert Stephen King. I haven�t found any
Steve or
Stephen married to any Lilly. I haven�t found Steve or William S in the 1850 census. There is a John Lilly
that
married a Lucy Lilly.
I have now identified all the Stephen that married and are found in the census of Clark and Estill. None of
them
could be the father of William S King. I do know that Stephen �Francis� King born ~1827, who married
Elizabeth
Potts is a brother. I wonder about the John King who married Lucy Lilly in 1827.
I am not sure if Robert S KING is related to those Kings found in Estill. I think it a very good
possibility. R.S.
King was from Bourbon Co. before his marriage to Sarah Crutchfield. In 1845 Clark (A later (1880�s) record I
found
says that my William S and his son Samuel F were of Bourbon Co.
KING, STEVE, Born 1807? in KY
SP LILLY, MARY, Born 1807? in KY?
1 KING, STEPHEN FRANCIS, Born 1827?
SP POTTS, ELIZABETH
1 KING, CRITTENDAR, Died in IN,PUTMAN,GREENCASTLE
SP KING, MARY ELIZABETH (BETTY), Born 1858 in C-1850, Died in BY 1900 (first Cousin)
2 KING, WILLIAM SANFORD ?SAMUEL, Born 28 Jan 1832 in KY,ESTILL, Died 26 Oct 1914 in KY,CLARK; WHERE IS
WILLIAM S IN 1850C THERE IS A ROBERT J KING IN CLARKE CO KY BORN 1787 PA THAT HAS TWIN SONS SAMUEL AND
FRANCIS
A ROBERT IS BURIED IN OWENS CEMT
SP BRADLEY, SARAH, Born Dec 1836 in KY,CLARKE, Married 8 May 1855 in CLARK CO KY (FROM IGI), Died in
KY,CLARKE
PRE 1914
1 KING, SAMUEL FRANCIS, Born 1 Apr 1856 in KY,CLARK, Died 20 Oct 1946 in KY,CLARK,WINCHESTER; ON
FATHER
CENUS BORN 1854/5 HE WAS IRISH CATHOLIC
SP OWEN, PEARL W, Born Nov 1872 in KY,CLARK CO, Married 19 Apr 1899 in CLARK CO KY, Died 12 Sep 1952
in
KY,CLARK, WINCHESTER CEMETERY
1 KING, SALLY LEE, Born Feb 1900, Died in OWEN GRAVEYARD-CHILD
2 KING, RICHARD SIMPSON (DICK), Born 14 Jan 1903 in KY,CLARKE, Died Apr 1983 in
OHIO,BUTLER,MIDDLETON
SP KIRK, LEONA
3 KING, ROY FRANCIS SR, Born 10 Jan 1910 in KY,CLARKE,WINCHESTER, Died 6 Jul 1963 in ABOARD SHIP,
NAVY;
DIED ABOARD SHIP, BURIED IN HAMPTON RD NAT CEMT , ALSO HAS A FARM W/ SAMUEL KING, MOVED TO AUGUSTA
KY
SP BROWNING, ALLENE ROTH / ALLEAN, Born 27 Jan 1911 in AUGUSTA,BRACKEN CO KY, Married 15 Oct 1930,
Died 27
Apr 1990 in OAKWOOD C WACO TX; ALLENE WAS ADOPTED BY EDGAR MURPHY FEB 24 1948
SP HARDY, LORA, Born 9 Nov 1910 in ASBURY , WAUKEGAN ILL, Married 14 Apr 1950, Died 1988
1 KING, BETTY PEARL, Born 1931 in KY, Died 6 Nov 1931 in KY,BRACKEN
2 KING, Living
3 KING, Living
4 KING, BESSIE NELL, Born 23 Jan 1912 in KY, DIED AGE 1, Died 22 Jan 1913 in OWEN GRAVEYARD - CHILD
5 KING, BUELAH CHRISTINE, Born 9 Nov 1913 in KY
SP STEWART, ROY / RICHARD
2 KING, MARY ELIZABETH (BETTY) (See prior reference on page 1 line 13)
3 KING, JIM - JAMES H, Born 1859, Died 16 Sep 1923 in KY,CLARK,WINCHESTER CE; JIM FOUGHT IN THE CIVIL
WAR
FOR SOUTH MARRIED
HIS WIFE WHILE GONE FROM HOME
SP , KATE (KITTY), Born 1869, Died 1950 in KY,CLARK,WINCHESTER C
4 KING, MARTHA ANN, Born 1861 in C-1861, Died in BY 1900
SP ROBINSON, HUBBARD TAYLOR, Born 1869, Married 28 Aug 1889 in KY,CLARK, Died 1950
5 KING,, Born 1863?
King family update
DNA is a funny thing.... It doesn't lie, but it does it
always follow the paper trail (or the path we thought it should) or what we
have been told that was our family. After 8 long years of wait and
wondering, maybe I understand the result of my King DNA. First let me say
that my father�s Y- DNA should be from William Sanford King born 1832 but
this does not match the Y-DNA of Stephen Francis King as I thought it should
have based on my assumption of the paper trail. There is still one King
family from the Clark/Estill area without DNA and this is Robert Stephen
King who married second in 1845 to a Crutchfield. Robert and my William
have several connections through their wives.
My father's DNA, because I have no proof how far this issue goes up my tree
and where my father DNA might have been confused or even if it was. My
questions seem to be changing daily as well as my answers.
Where to start.... 8 years ago... I sent my father DNA sample to family
tree. There is one "KING" sample from Estill County KY King family that I
hoped to match since I been stuck at William Sanford King born 1832 all my
researching years. (He is not in the 1850 census, Death Cert. says father
Steve King and mother Mary Lilly) I don't match, booo hooo, I wasted 20
year researching the wrong family. Less than 2 years after my test was
posted a Dan Griggs contacted me
and said we match DNA, ok his Griggs was in NC. I don't see a
connection. Then another set of King from Estill and Clark area get
tested, still not a match there. There is still Robert Stephen King born
1787 that married Crutchfield in 1845. Was my Wm Stanford King a
grandson? I look for a volunteer for DNA, but can't find one. In the mean
time I look for Brain King from Stephen Francis King (who married
Potts) thinking he is the brother of my Wm S. King, until DNA show me it
was not so. I do know that SFKing had son Crittendar King married Mary
King, the daughter of my Wm S. King. The 1880 census list Crittendar King
in both households, but when listed in WmS's (Bourbon County) he is list as
nephew and not son in law, Mary and Crittendar marry April
1881. That was when I began to question my own non paternal event.
SFKing did matched that line I researched for 20 years.
So I wait and watch for some clues and another match. Last year I was
contacted by Christopher Smith
who was researching a known non-paternal event that happen in 1960's.
Still no clues there. They also are stuck as I am.
Still there is no RSKing DNA, but on June 18, 2012 a new sample was posted
that matched mine again. And this time it is a near perfect match. This
sample is from John Milton Ware born 1821-4 (he left Clark County are round
1842 after a big court case dated 1839-41. John Milton Ware was the
youngest son of Lydia Ware and unknown father. She had 3 sons and a
daughter between 1814-1824. Only one child stayed in Clark County after
that 1840 court case. This was Harvey Ware who married a Crutchfield. That
seems simple, but this story continues as of June 22. The researcher on
the Ware family, Marianne, sent me a copy of the first record of Lydia Ware
in Clark County. It is a 1813 record where Lydia is called as a witness in
Johnson vs Jones. Also called as a witness is a Wiley Griggs.
Wow that got my attention, because my first match was to a Griggs. I did
a little checking and there is Eliah E Johnson that married in 1823
in Clark KY to Lavina Griggs. I am sure there are more connection
between these families and the Griggs and with a little time we will find
them. I went back to Family Tree and called up my y-dna matches. There
are now 3 Griggs with DNA.
Paternal Clement Griggs; b. 1770, VA
Paternal James Griggs, b 1750- -d unknown
Paternal Lewis Griggs born 1806 Anson, NC
Then I find Clement Griggs, his father.....
Minus Griggs died in 1816 in Clark County KY.
So I email my old friend Dan Griggs who question me so long ago. He told me
yes he knew who Wiley and Clement and he would help me sort this out. This
is where we are currently..... Trying to figure out how King and Ware
family can have Griggs DNA. (Griggs has 3 samples that closely match, making
theirs much more reliable as the true family surname or the Ware or my King)