Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Benjamin King
1683 - 1733 (50 years)1. Benjamin King was born on 20 Nov 1683 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut (son of James King and Elizabeth Fuller); died between 20 Nov 1733 and 29 Nov 1733 in Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut; was buried in Old Center Cemetery, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: Bef 20 Nov 1733
Benjamin married Remember Hall on 24 Apr 1712 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut. Remember (daughter of Samuel Hall and Elizabeth Bourne) was born on 15 Feb 1689 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Joseph King was born on 22 Dec 1724 in Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut; died in 1810 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut.
2. James King was born before 7 Nov 1647; was christened on 7 Nov 1647 in Ugborough, Devon, England (son of William King and Agnes Elwill); died on 13 May 1722 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut. James married Elizabeth Fuller on 23 Mar 1674 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of John Fuller and Elizabeth Emerson) was born on 31 May 1652 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 30 Jun 1715 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Elizabeth Fuller was born on 31 May 1652 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts (daughter of John Fuller and Elizabeth Emerson); died on 30 Jun 1715 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut. Children:
- 1. Benjamin King was born on 20 Nov 1683 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut; died between 20 Nov 1733 and 29 Nov 1733 in Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut; was buried in Old Center Cemetery, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut.
Generation: 3
4. William King was born about 1622. Notes:
He appears to have never actually settled in New England, but was involved in fisheries off the North American coast, and drowned off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland at an unknown date, probably before 1678.
William married Agnes Elwill on 16 Oct 1642 in Ugborough, Devon, England. Agnes died before 7 Apr 1662; was buried on 7 Apr 1662 in Ugborough, Devon, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Agnes Elwill died before 7 Apr 1662; was buried on 7 Apr 1662 in Ugborough, Devon, England. Children:
- 2. James King was born before 7 Nov 1647; was christened on 7 Nov 1647 in Ugborough, Devon, England; died on 13 May 1722 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut.
6. John Fuller was born before 19 May 1617; was christened on 19 May 1617 in Chelmsford, Essex, England (son of William Fuller alias Lockyer and Sarah); died on 4 Jun 1666 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts. John married Elizabeth Emerson about 1644. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Emerson and Elizabeth Brewster) was born before 14 Jun 1623; was christened on 14 Jun 1623 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Elizabeth Emerson was born before 14 Jun 1623; was christened on 14 Jun 1623 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England (daughter of Thomas Emerson and Elizabeth Brewster). Children:
- 3. Elizabeth Fuller was born on 31 May 1652 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 30 Jun 1715 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut.
Generation: 4
12. William Fuller alias Lockyer was born before 20 Jun 1582; was christened on 20 Jun 1582 in Chelmsford, Essex, England (son of William Fuller alias Lockyer); died between 12 May 1638 and 8 Jan 1639. William married Sarah before 1609. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Sarah Children:
- 6. John Fuller was born before 19 May 1617; was christened on 19 May 1617 in Chelmsford, Essex, England; died on 4 Jun 1666 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.
14. Thomas Emerson was born before 31 Jul 1584; was christened on 31 Jul 1584 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England (son of Robert Emerson and Susan Crabbe); died on 1 May 1666 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts. Notes:
He came to Ipswich in 1638. He is probably the Thomas Emerson, baker, who in 1650 sold land granted him by the town of Ipswich to Joseph Jewett of Rowley. Stone-Gregg Genealogy drily notes that "authors at the turn of the century were reluctant to believe that Ralph Waldo Emerson was descended from a lowly baker but did not supply documentation proving the existence of two concurrent Thomas Emersons in Ipswich."
Thomas married Elizabeth Brewster on 1 Jul 1611 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. Elizabeth died after 25 Sep 1666. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Elizabeth Brewster died after 25 Sep 1666. Notes:
She was the executor of her husband's will. She last appears on record on 25 Sep 1666, when she attested to the accuracy of the estate's inventory. Her parentage is unknown.
Children:
- Rev. Joseph Emerson was born before 25 Jun 1620; was christened on 25 Jun 1620 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England; died on 3 Jan 1680 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
- 7. Elizabeth Emerson was born before 14 Jun 1623; was christened on 14 Jun 1623 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.
- Nathaniel Emerson was born about 1631 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 29 Dec 1712 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.
Generation: 5
24. William Fuller alias Lockyer was born about 1541. Notes:
"He was probably the person of that name who was buried [at Chelmsford] on 24 July 1585." [Leslie Mahler, citation details below]
The alias Lockyer, also speller Lockier, may have been related to the profession of locksmith, practiced by some of this family.Children:
- 12. William Fuller alias Lockyer was born before 20 Jun 1582; was christened on 20 Jun 1582 in Chelmsford, Essex, England; died between 12 May 1638 and 8 Jan 1639.
28. Robert Emerson was born before 23 Oct 1552; was christened on 23 Oct 1552 in Great Dunmow, Essex, England (son of Thomas Emerson and Agnes); died before 6 Jan 1621; was buried on 6 Jan 1621 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. Notes:
He was a courier of the posts. His estate included fourteen acres of freehold pasture for horses, and he had freehold and leasehold lands in Bishop's Stortford and Thorley.
Robert married Susan Crabbe on 24 Nov 1578 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. Susan (daughter of John Crabbe) was born about 1556; died on 20 Nov 1626 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
29. Susan Crabbe was born about 1556 (daughter of John Crabbe); died on 20 Nov 1626 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. Children:
- 14. Thomas Emerson was born before 31 Jul 1584; was christened on 31 Jul 1584 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England; died on 1 May 1666 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.
Generation: 6
56. Thomas Emerson died in 1570; was buried in 1570 in Great Dunmow, Essex, England. Thomas married Agnes. Agnes died in 1568; was buried in 1568 in Great Dunmow, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
57. Agnes died in 1568; was buried in 1568 in Great Dunmow, Essex, England. Notes:
Second wife of Thomas Emerson, she was the widow of John Savill. That her first name was Agnes is not entirely proved.
Children:
- 28. Robert Emerson was born before 23 Oct 1552; was christened on 23 Oct 1552 in Great Dunmow, Essex, England; died before 6 Jan 1621; was buried on 6 Jan 1621 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.
58. John Crabbe Notes:
Stone-Gregg Genealogy states that the Crabbe family were "Lords of Pieots Manor", a place we have been unable to identify.
Children:
- 29. Susan Crabbe was born about 1556; died on 20 Nov 1626 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.