Suffield March 30, 1727, Abigail Seymour, daughter of Zacharia" Seymour (Richard'). Mrs. King died June 1796, leaving, it is said, one hundred and eighty lineal descendants surviving her. Ebenezer King held several important offices in Suffield and was Tithingman there from 1737 to 1748. He was the owner of the ferry on the Connecticut river above King's Island before 1749 and certainly later than 1759, as appears from his petition to the Connecticut General Assembly in the latter year. The children of Ebenezer King were born in Suffield. His will, made about two months before his death, mentions his wife and names his children. It is as follows:: WILL OF EBENEZER KING This my last will and testament witness that I Ebenezer King of Suffield in view of Death and approaching Judgment find myself Bound to discharge the social duties of life especially the setting my house in order by disposing of my Real and personal Estate, I being in perfect disposing mind and memory I commit my body to the dust from whence it came and my spirit to God who gave it hopeing in the free grace of my Redeemer to Rise in the first Resurrection of the just, that my body after death shall have a decent burial and the funeral Charges paid out of my Estate the Rest to be disposed of in manner following (viz) To my wife the Improvement of one third part of my lands during her Remaining my Widow and the one third part of my Moveables during her natural life further I give her the Use of my Riding Horse and the use of Two Cows out of those two (sic.) she Calls hers also the one third of my Dwelling House during her Remaining my Widow. Further I give to my Son Dan all my lands I own and are (sic.) possessed of in the Township of Suffield to him and his heirs forever with all the privelidges and appurtenances thereon & thereunto belonging the said Dan paying to the other of my children the legacies I shall hereafter order (viz.) to my son Ebenezer fifty pounds lawfull Money it being over and above the Notes I have in my Hands against him, the said Ebenezer which I discharge him as part of his portion which were Fifty pounds. To my Son Amos I give as part of his portion one Certain note given from him to me March 25th 1768 at this time due the sume of thirty three pounds eleven shillings & eight pence at this Date amounting to just sum of fifty-four pounds eighteen shillings further that my son Dan shall pay unto his son Amos, alias, my grandson Amos forty five pounds two shillings when him the said Amos shall arrive at the age of Twenty and one, if the said grandson should die before then to pay unto his surviving Brothers and Sisters-further to pay to my daughter Lucy (alias) Lucy Ball seventy five pounds over and above what I have before lett her have she the said Lucy to receive the same for her own private use or the benefit of the heirs of Her body. Further to my daughter Abigail (alias) Abigail Pomeroy twenty-five pounds over and above what I have before given her-Further to my daughter Elizabeth (alias) Elizabeth Pomeroy twenty five pounds, over and above what I have given her the personal use of herself or the heirs of her body-Further to my daughter Mary (alias) Mary Pomeroy twenty five pounds over and above that I have already given her— Further my will is that my son Dan shall make the above payments at the end of two years after my decease if not done before in money or neat Cattle at money price Except ordered otherwise before further I ordain my sons Ebenezer and Dan King Executors on this my last Will and Testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal and pronounse & declare this to be my last Will & Testament this 24th day of April 1781. Ebenezer King, (seal) In presence of Elijah Easton James Butler Daniel Austin 73 ii. 74* iii. 75* iv. 76* V. 77* EBENEZER," b. Feb. 22, 1728; d. April 10, 1810; m. ; m. Mr. Ball. ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 11, 1738; d. Oct. 17, 1823; m. Sept. 16, 1756, Nathaniel Pomeroy. DAN, b. Oct. 11, 1741; d. Sept. 1, 1833; m (1) AмOS, b. Sept. 28, 1743; d. March, 1794; m. Mary vi. ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 29, 1746; d., 1831; m. (1) 78* vii. MARY, b. Dec. 7, 1748; d. Feb. 22, 1820; m. Dec. 15, 1771, Asa Pomeroy. 18 JOSEPH KING, (James, James, William1), born in Suffield, Conn., Aug. 13, 1709; died in Suffield June 4, 1772; married in Suffield,, 1736, Eunice Seymour, born in 1717, daughter of Jonathan Seymour. She died Nov. 13, 1813. He lived with his father until the latter's death and in the same house until his own death. He received a large part of his father's estate. He was a farmer. His will, dated June 2, 1772, is still on file at Hartford. His sons, Alexander King and Gideon King, are named therein as the executors thereof. In his will he mentions his wife, Eunice, and children, Alexander, Jonathan, Gideon and Eunice Burbank. To his daughter he left 56 acres of land in the district of Southwick and 10 acres on Skitterhawk plain; to his wife, his house and household furniture; the rest of his estate to be divided among all his children, the sons each to have two parts and his daughter one part. Children born in Suffield. ISSUE: 79* i. ALEXANDER,5 b. Oct. 26, 1737; d. Oct. 12, 1802; m. Jany 31, 1765, Experience Hitchcock. 80* ii. 81* 82 iii. JONATHAN, b. Feb. 28, 1742; m. Suf. Sept. 22, 1762, GIDEON, b. March 4, 1747; d. Aug. 5, 1798; m. (1) iv. EUNICE, b. April 20, 1750; m. Mr. Burbank (before June, 1772, as she is mentioned in her father's will dated June 2, 1772, as Eunice Burbank. 19 2 NATHANIEL KING, (James, James, William1), born in Suffield, Conn., Feb. 2, 1712; died in Suffield March 15, 1802; married in Suffield (1) April 20, 1731, Anne Trumbull; (2) Mary Talmar, who died in Suffield May 8, 1799. He was a farmer. Children born in Suffield. ISSUE: 83 84 ii. 85 iii. 86* iv. 87* 88 vi. 88a vii. i. ANNE, b. Nov. 10, 1732. NATHANIEL, b. Jany 5, 1734; d. Suf. March 28, 1744. DAN, b. Feb. 8, 1739; d. July 21, 1816; m. (1) Re- ASHER, b. Nov. 1, 1741; d. Aug. 27, 1824; m. PHILLIS, b. Sept. 16, 1744. NATHANIEL, b. Oct. 22, 1746; d. Suf. Feb. 5, 1754. 20 AMOS KING, M. D., (James, James, William1), born in Suffield, Conn., May 6, 1715; died in Suffield Oct. 23, 1745. He was educated as a physician. He was very fond of athletic sports and was considered a champion wrestler. In a contest with a competitor he received a severe injury from the results. of which he languished two years and died. 21 SARAH KING, (James,3 James, William1), born in Suffield, Conn., Aug. 20, 1720; died in Suffield May 12, 1815; married in Suffield Nov. 15, 1737, Elijah Sheldon (Capt. Jonathan,2 Isaac1 of Windsor, Conn., 1680), born in Northampton, Mass., Nov. 2, 1719; died in Suffield June 1, 1785. Children born in Suffield. ISSUE: i. ELIJAH SHELDON, b. Sept. 1, 1738; d. Suf. 1812; m. Suf., Rachel Hanchet, d. 1799. ISSUE: I ELIJAH SHELDON. b. 1762; d. 1841; m. Sally, widow of Asaph Sheldon. ELI SHELDON, b. 1773 6 RACHEL SHELDON, b. 1775; m. Capt. Daniel Sheldon. 7 SARAH SHELDON, b. 1778; m. Elisha Atwell. ii. ELIZABETH SHELDON, b. Aug. 22, 1740; d. Sept. 23, 1751. iii. SILENCE SHELDON, b. Oct. 5, 1743; d. 1778; m. Suf., Abel Rising of Suffield. ISSUE: I ELIJAH RISING, b. 1762. 2 SILENCE RISING, b. 1764; m. Abijah Remington. 3 ABEL RISING, b. 1767. 4 JOEL RISING, b. 1770. 5 SARAH RISING, b. 1772; m. D. W. Winchell. 6 AARON RISING, b. 1775; m. Miss Doans. iv. IRENE SHELDON, b. April 2, 1746; m. Amos Curtis; (said to have had four children; have record only of one). V. ISSUE: I AMOS CURTIS, b. 1766. MOSES SHELDON, b. Aug. 29, 1749; d. Sept. 15, 1751. vi. MIRIAM SHELDON, (twin) b. Aug. 29, 1749; d. Sept. 5, 1749. vii. MOSES SHELDON, (again) b. Oct. 24, 1752; m. Eunice Curtis. ISSUE: I EUNICE SHELDON, b. 1783; m. Samuel Moses, War wick, Mass. 2 MOSES SHELDON, b. 1784. 3 AARON SHELDON, b. 1786. 4 ABRAHAM C. SHELDON, b. 1788. 5 ISAAC SHELDON, b. 1790. 6 LOUISA SHELDON, b. 1792; m. Pliny Allen. 7 OTIS P. SHELDON, b. 1796. 8 ABIGAIL SHELDON, b. 1799. 9 HORACE SHELDON, b. 1802; d. 1805. viii. ELIZABETH SHELDON, b. Dec. 5, 1753; m. John Risdon; (have no record of any issue). ix. SARAH SHELDON, b. Jany 21, 1757; d. Jany 31, 1761. MARTIN SHELDON, b. Feb. 1, 1762; d. Sept. 4, 1848; m. Jany 1, 1784, Abigail Gillett. X. ISSUE: I ABIGAIL SHELDON, b. 1784; d. 1789. 2 MARTIN SHELDON, b. 1786. 3 HORACE SHELDON, b. 1789; d. 1793. 4 JULIUS SHELDON, b. Dec. 12, 1791; d. Dec. 5, 1873; m. Sept. 30, 1819, Mindwell Spencer, daughter of Hezekiah Spencer. ISSUE: I HEZEKIAH SPENCER SHELDON, b. June 23, 1820; d. 1903. He was author of "Documentary History of Suffield," was president of Suffield National Bank and member of Assembly. |