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- "A Brief Biographical Sketch of Johathan King of North Carolina," by Caleb King, his 10th son
"...John Davenport, half-brother to Jonathan King, Sr., and father of Fanny, wife of Elias Lynch, settled in Hickory Nut Gap on Broad River in North Carolina where he attained the ripe old age of 95 years. His wife [Rebecca Taylor] was my mother's half-sister. His father (or his uncle, I forget which) had served one or more terms in the U.S. Congress as a member from Virginia. His sister and my father's half-sister married a man by the name of Underwood and settled in Buncombe County, North Carolina, and from that branch of the family descended the late Judge W.H. Underwood of Rome, Georgia, famous wit, gentleman, and jurist...."
"Rutherford County N.C. April Court, 1792
"Know all men by these presents that I, John Devanport of North Carolina Planter for divers good causes and considerations have hereunto by these presence constituted, appointed and made my trusty and well beloved father Saml. King Sen of Rutherford County of North Carolina my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to act upo(n) everything and all things touching and consearning parcel of land granted to me under the grant seal signed and surveyed by ___________________ lying in Virginia Bedford County County [sic] both sides of maggotty Creek and on both sides of Black warter River which said parcel of land said Samuel King lived on and I do hereby impower my said attorney to him the said Saml. King a good and lawful deed of conveyance to and for the said tract of land with all and every tract or parcel in fee simple without any manner of condition or incumbrance him the said king paying the balance that may due and him the said Samuel king to settle with Davenport and the said Davenport to make him ?my said to law trustee? and the said king to have full power to to [sic] act or to do all things & Evert necessary touching and concerning the premises mentioned herein me hereby ratifying all and everything that my attorney may sawful (? do ?) or cause to be done for me or in my name the same as I myself might could (? if ?) personally present in and about the said parcel of land or any other thing that may appear to be necessary in and about making a final settlement with said Samuel King and making his deed to the said parcel of land in whereof. In Witness whereof the said John Davenport has subscribe [sic] my name and affixed my sela this eleventh day of April one thousand seven nundred and Ninety one and in the fourteenth year of American Independency.
"Said seal and delivered in presence of us whose names are undersigned.
/s/ John Davenport (Seal)
/s/ Jonas Bedford
/s/ Abram Watson"
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Recorded Pages 55 and 55A of Will Book A (1782-1791) in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Rutherford County, Rutherfordton, N.C. 28139
The above was sent to JET by Omega Scott, together with a photocopy of the original document. I have tried to transcribe the original which is too difficult to read. The above transcription by Omega Scott included the "f" used in the double s in 18th century writing. I have made it a simple s as the character was not really an "f" but a character without the cross line. I have also placed [sic] by some things which are in the original but appear to be mistakes in the Scott transcription-- LKL
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Taylor Family Genealogy
1764 - Abt 1859 (95 years)
, d. Mar 1827, Buncombe Co. NC