PHILIP KING came from Braintree to that part of Taunton which
is now Raynham, in 1680, and bough land, the ded of which is
recorded in the Tauntton records, bearing date 1680. He m. JUDITH,
dau. of Rev. WILLIAM WHITMAN. They had one son and six daugh-
ters. JOHN, b. about 1681, m. about 1700, ALICE DEAN of Taunton,
and had:
PHILIP, JOHN, JOSIAH, DAVID, JONATHAN, BENJAMIN, HANNA and ABIGAIL.

BENJAMIN, above named, m. Abiah, dau. of Deacon Samuel
Leonard, and had :
GEORGE, WILLIAM, ASA, GAIUS, ANNA and HAZADIAH.
He m. 2d, DELIVERANCE EDDY, by whom he had six children.He Repre-
sented the town in the General Court in 1774, and was a delegate to the
Provincial Congress.

GEORGE, son of BENJAMIN, was a man of athletic power, court-
ageous and patriotic. On the first call for soldiers, Sergeant KING
rode through the town, calling at every house, with the proclama-
tion : "Rally! The British are shooting our Massachusetts men,
Rally! and drive them out of the country!" He m. BETSEY SHAW.
Children, all born in Raynham :
I SAMUEL, b. May 18, 1771, m. SALLY HALL.
II GEORGE, b. 1778, M. POLLY HALL.
III BETSEY, m. ENOCH SHAW.
BETSEY SHAW KING m. 2d, EDWARD KEITH, and 3d, ASA PERRY; she died
and is buried beside EDWARD KEITH in the Durell cemetery.

CAPTAIN SAMUEL KING,son of Sergeant GEORGE, came to Paris
with his uncle, JAIRUS SHAW, settled first on High Street, and after-
ward exchanged farms with ASA BARROWS, now the homestead of
WILLIAM O. KING. He was a carpenter and builder. The accom-
panying engraving is a specimen of his handiwork, and was his
residence for many years. He m. SALLY, dau. of JONATHAN HALL.
Children :
I SAMUEL, b. Feb. 4, 1798, m. ELIZA SHAW, S. Portland.
II ALONZO, b. Feb. 3, 1801, m. MIRANDA PRENTISS.
III SALLY HALL, b. Dec. 26, 1802, m. CHARLES DURELL, s. Oxford.
IV POLLY, b Feb. 20, 1805, m. IRA BRETT, s. Portland.
V JOSEPH HAVEN, b. March 17, 1807, m. CHARLOTTE CUSHMAN, 2d, LUCY
CLIFFORD.
VI BETSEY SHAW, b. Aug. 7, 1809, d. May 20, 1810.
VII HORATIO, b. June 21, 1811, m. ANN COLLINS, s. Washington, D.C.
VIII MARIA M., b. Sept. 27, 1813, m. THOMAS H. BROWN, M.D.
IX JAIRUS KEITH, b. Feb. 3, 1816, m. L. JANE SHAW, s. Portland.
X CYRUS S., b. Sept. 23, 1818, m. DORCAS PURLEY, s. Portland.
XI WILLIAM OTIS, b. Aug. 6, 1820, m. MARY ANN CLIFFORD.
The father d. April 29, 1856. The mother d. Dec. 9. 1862.

CAPTAIN GEORGE KING, brother of the preceding, m. POLLY, dau.
of JONATHAN HALL, and settled at South Paris Village. He was also
a carpenter and builder, most of his work still remaining in this and
adjoining towns. Children :
I MIRANDA, b. Jan. 29, 1806, m. Deacon ELISHA MORSE.
II AUGUSTUS G., b. Oct. 2, 1808, m. LOUISA BOLSTER.
III ERASTUS, b. April 21, 1812, m. HARRIET STOWELL.
IV OCTAVIUS, b July 21, 1816, m. ARVILLA STURTEVANT. (See Paris News-
paper men.)
V WILLIAM ARVIDUS, b. July 3, 1820. Joined the Mormans at one time,
and was one of the committee that went to Salt Lake to select a
location for the Saints.
VI CYRENUS, b. Sept. 30, 1824, m. ELIZABETH BUCK, s. Fon-du-lac.
The father d. Sept., 1854. The mother d. 1857.

ALONZO KING, son of Captain SAMUEL, m. MIRANDA, dau. of
Deacon CALEB PRENTISS. Settled in Oxford and engaged in trade.
Returned to Paris and settled on the Prentiss homestead, and after-
ward moved to the farm, now the homestead of SAMUEL M. KING.
Children :
I ISABELLE, b. 1827, d. 1827.
II JULIUS ALONZO, b.July 20, 1829, m. CLARA H. RICKER.
III SARAH HALL, b. 1831, m. M. J. BATCHELOR, s. Brookfield, Mass.
IV GEORGE M. P., b. Dec. 1833, m. MARY SMITH of Turner. He grad-
uated at Colby University, and is now Principal of Wayland Sem-
nary, Washington, d. C. ERNEST, graduate, of Colby, and is a
physician at Washington, D. C.; HARRY.
V SAMUEL M., born July 6, 1837, m. EMILY A. BARROWS.
VI JOSEPH ADDISON, b. sept. 14, 1840, m. IRENE GLADDING, s. Portland.
ELIZABETH, b. March 14, 1873; FREDERIC ALONZO, b. Sept. 10, 1876.
VII ARTHUR C., b. March 25, 1845, m. ALICE WOODRUFF, resides in Detroit,
Mich. BELLE, ARTHUR W.
The mother d. Sept. 2, 1881.

JOSEPH H. KING, brother of the preceeding, m. CHARLOTTE, dau. of
CALEB CUSHMAN of Hebron, Feb. 9, 1832. She d. Oct. 27, 1832;
m. 2d, LUCY, dau. of DAVID CLIFFORD. He was a carpenter and
builder. Settle on Paris Hill, moved to Portland and afterward
returned to South Paris. Children :
FRANCES MARIA, b. Oct. 11, 1834, m. LEONARD F. VERRILL.
ABEL C. THOMAS, b. Sept. 19, 1836, m. MARY E. MORTON.
JOSEPH EMERSON, b. July 12, 1839, d. Jan. 6, 1842.
WILLIAM HORATIO, b. Feb. 3, 1845, m. ELIZA HAMLIN of Sweden, Me., s.
Concord, N.H.
MARCELLUS HENRY,b. Sept. 21, 1852, d. Feb. 16, 1863.
SARAH ANGELIA, b. Aug. 19, 1854, m. ROSCOE R. FLANDERS of Auburn.
The father did Nov. 9, 1875.

WILLIAM OTIS KING, brother of the preceeding, m. MARY ANN,
dau. of DAVID CLIFFORD, and settled on the homestead. Children :
I WILLIAM HERBERT, b. Dec. 7, 1842, d. Jan. 15, 1849.
II CYRUS E. , b. Jan. 25, 1845, d. Jan. 15, 1849.
III JAIRUS FERDINAND