FOURTH GENERATION, cont
Our ancestor Wood King (fourth generation from Henry 1) first wed Francis Duke in 1780.
Child: Bennett King Wood King m Wife #2 Hexy Childress apx. 1792. Child: Woodard P. King was born apx. 1802.Wood all together with both wives had 13 children, only the names of two boys are known. Wood King died in early 1825, his Inventory was acknowledged by widow Hexy.
Son Woodard P. King wed (6) Elizabeth Capps, Dec. 1822. A copy of their marriage bond is on file and proved to be a "key" element in linking father to son.
Woodard P. King is rumored to have spoke in "broken' English, wore long hair and carried a large knife. His mother, Hexy was probably half or more Indian, I personally suspect that Elizabeth Capps may have been part Indian as well, her mother was Mary House Capps, The House line is known to be from the Cherokee lines.
Woodard P. & wife Elizabeth moved away from Warren Co. by 1827 & were in Surry Co. for a few years then were in Wayne Co. N.C. in 1838 (they seem to have taken a round-about way to get to their final destination of Kentucky). They arrived in Harlan Co. by 1844, and are listed in the 1850 census there.
Children:
 | Son unknown bn. 1826 |
| Alva King bn. 1828 |
| Orpha R King bn. 1830 |
| RSC Butler King |
| Chockly C. King bn. 1838 New information July, 2000 |
| Emily J. bn, 1841 |
| Thomas J. Jefferson bn. 1843 |
| Elizabeth bn. 1845 |
| Allen Felix bn. 1848 died at Camp Nelson Confederate Compound Oct. 30, 1863. |
| Woodard jr. bn. 1852. |
ALL of the above information has been documented by the following records: land/tax/marriage/will/survey/printed sources and previous research by my predecessors Gayle King Blankenship (descended from David King Jr.) and Jeane King Galau (descended from John King Jr. of Orange Co.) For more info. contact conch@softcom.net
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