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- James Knight lists Dec 5, 1891 as date of death which JET disputes
"The Heritage of Rutherford County North Carolina." Vol. 1
"Benjamin King (1777-1841) m. 1799, Buncombe Co. NC Rebecca Shipman (1777-1845) NC. Lived Rutherford Co. Buncombe Co. Henderson Co,m N. Carolina. Baptist minister. Buried King Cemetery, Finley cove road, Hendersonville, N. Carolina..[lists children]
"A Brief Biographical Sketch of Johathan King of North Carolina," by Caleb King, his 10th son
"...As you will note, I have only referred briefly to my father's three brothers, Joseph, Samuel and Benjamin. They reared large families and became prosperous, in fact wealthy. Joseph like my father never attached himself to any church. Samuel was a member of the Baptist Church for many years, but when a vigorous temperance wave swept over the country in which he resided, and his brethren informed him that he must stop distilling even his own grains and fruits, or be turned out of the church, he indignantly resigned his membership and refused reinstatement ever afterwards. The third brother Benjamin, and all his family except Elisha, were members of the Baptist Church.
Signed: Caleb King"
Gladston Jackson of Flat Rock, NC has spearheaded a drive to restore the King Family Cemetery; he writes:
"...Also resting in the Samuel King cemetery is his son, Reverend Benjamin King, Sr., (1777-1841), and his wife Rebecca Shipman King (1777-1845), with some 40--50 others.
"Reverend Benjamin King Sr. served as pastor in some of the first Baptist Churches in what is now Henderson County NC:
French Broad River Baptist Church 1812 and 1815
Cathy's Creek Baptist Church 1813 and 1841 (now Transylvania Co.)
Mud Creek Baptist Church 1822 and 1841
Mt Moriah Edneyville Baptist church 1839-1841
"On October 8th, 1844 at a meeting called for the purpose the following elders led in the
constitution of the First Baptist Church, Hendersonville, NC: Thomas Strady, Jehu Chasteen, Merritt Rickman, William Hayes, Jonathan King (1800-1883) and Joseph Evans (1790-1869). It is interesting to note that seven of the fourteen charter members were from Benjamin King's Family...."
"Heritage of Henderson Co. N. C."
"The Reverend Benjamin King was born 1777 in Virginia and died in 1841 in Henderson County North Carolina. He was the son of Samuel King, Senior, and Elizabeth Underwood Davenport King/ Samuel was a Revolutionary War Soldier of Virginia and North Carolina. The Reverend Benjamin was married to Rebecca Shipman, 177-1845 before 1800. She was a charter member of the First Baptist Church of Hendersonville when it was organized 8 October 1844. The Reverend Benjamin and Rebecca are buried in the King Cemetery, Finley Cove Road, Henderson County, North Carolina.
"The Reverend Benjamin King and his brother-in-law Jeremiah Taylor, were members of the French Broad and Salem Baptist Associations. They established several churches in Buncombe, Henderson, Transylvania, and other surrounding counties of North Carolina. He was ordained 1800 at the French Broad Baptist Church. He served at Mud Creek until his death in 1841. He was a zealous Ambassador of The Lord Jesus Christ for thirty-eight years.
"Benjamin and Rebecca's children were Samuel 1801, who married first Frances Shuford and second, Eunice Wilcox; Christena 1803-1835, who married Caleb Taylor the son of the Reverend Jeremiah Taylor; Elizabeth, 1805 who Married Presley T. Moore; Elijah 1809-1880, who married first Jane E. McCarson and second Eliza McCarson; Elisha 1809, who married first Mary Reese and second Martha; Daniel 1811-1873 who married Malena Lynch, John 1813-1832, who married first Eliazbeth Edwards and second Mary Ann Strickland; Joseph H. 1815-1891 who married Mary Amanda Lynch; The Reverend Benjamin Jr. 1817-1870, who married Mary Ann Shuford; Mary Ann 1819, who married Jacob L. Lawrence; and David.
Samuel and Christena moved to Missouri. Joseph H., Rebecca and Benjamin Jr. moved to Georgia, Elija and John moved to Texas." -- Mrs. Omega Smith Scott
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Taylor Family Genealogy
1777 - 1841 (64 years)