An American Family History

Thomas King was born March 17, 1754, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

He married Susan Ann Sharp. She was the daughter of John Sharp and Jane Hamilton. She was born March 22, 1756 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Their children included:
James Harvey King (1784, married Jane Gregg),
Julia Annis King (1786, maried John Gregg, Sr.),
William A. King (1787),
Elizabeth King (1788, married Edward Hunter),
Mary King (1790, married Alexander Dyer),
Ellener King Berry (1792 married Thomas Berry),
Llewallen King (1795, Susan Crouch, daughter of Jesse Crouch),
Lavinia King (1799).

Thomas entered the service in Paxton Township, Lancaster County, in August, 1776, and served under Captains James Cranch and James Morrow, and Colonel Thomas Morrow.

In 1777 moved his family to what later became Sullivan County, Tennessee, where he enlisted in August, 1778 and served in Captain John Duncan's North Carolina company.

Thomas King signed the 1777 petition of men living on the north Holston River complaining about the division of Fincastle County. They felt the line was not equitable and the court house was too far away.

In 1779 he served in Kentucky building a fort. In 1780 he served two months in Captain Andrew Cowan's company, Colonel Arthur Campbell's North Carolina regiment. He was in a skirmish with Cherokee and burned their towns. In 1781 he served two months as a substitute for William King in Captain Thomas Wallace's company, regiment of Colonel Isaac Shelby.

In 1784 and 1788 Thomas received warrants for land in Sullivan County, Tennessee. At that time it was in North Carolina.

In 1793, James was in James Gregg's Company of the Sullivan County Militia.

Susan King died on April 3, 1822.

Thomas King died on June 18, 1857. They were buried at New Bethel Cemetery in Piney Flats.