The King Family History

Author : Lucy Dubois Akerly
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781332148486
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (484 download)

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Download or read book The King Family of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, 1595-1901 written by Lucy Dubois Akerly and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The King Family of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, 1595-1901: Compiled From Public Records, Family Papers and the Manuscript King Genealogy of Mr. Rufus King of Yonkers, N. Y In the quiet and picturesque old town of Southold, on the eastern end of Long Island, a little book has been drifting around from one resting place to another, for more than two hundred years, and is now, in an excellent state of preservation, in the possession of a descendant of the family whose record it contains. The book is about seven inches long and three inches wide, bound in black leather and had originally two brass clasps; the handwriting is clear and very legible. On the first page is the inscription: Samuel King Owner of this Book, 1674. The records following relate to the descendants of this Samuel King who was born in England about 1633, and died in Southold 29 Nov., 1721;he was the second son of William Kinge, born about 1595, who with his wife Dorothy and five children sailed from Weymouth, Dorsetshire, England, 20 March, 1635, and settled at Salem, Mass., the same year. Samuel King just mentioned was at Southold as early as 1650; the account of his posterity is given in the book in quaint and characteristic style and is herein repeated verbatim et literatim. In reading these records, it should be remembered that, previous to 1752, the legal year began on 25 March, which was called the first month, April the second month, etc., January the eleventh month, and February the twelfth month. Therefore, before 1752 an entry reading, say March 12, 1636 or 1636-7would mean March 12, 1637, and so on of any date between January 1 and March 25. The Record begins: Samuel King his booke written in the 10 mon Ano 1674 On the next page is a cure for the gout and then follow these entries: Samuell King married about the 27 yeare of his age, October thelo Ano Dom.1660. My first childe William was borne ye 10 of January 1661. My second childe Dorothy borne ye eleventh of July 1664. My third childe Hanah borne ye 26th of January 1666. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.