Nancy Adams KING (Tennison)

Female 1794 - 1870  (76 years)


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  • Name Nancy Adams KING (Tennison) 
    Born ca 1794  Edgecombe Co, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died Mar 1870  Iron Co, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I313  Dennis/Tennison Families | Abosolam, son of John Jr
    Last Modified 25 Aug 2019 

    Father 1760 Hiram Abraham TENNISON     (B: ca 1760    St. Mary`s Co, MD)    (D: 1831 [1825]    Rutherford Co, TN) 
    Mother Jane TENNISON (Adams)     (B: 1760    St. Mary`s Co, MD)    (D:     Unk) 
    Married ca. 1785 
    Family ID F71  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James KING     (B: ca 1800    Rutherford Co, NC)    (D:     Unk) 
    Married ca 1820 
    Notes 
    • James believed to have died before 1840 Madison Co., MO. Nancy shows up as a widow in 1850 census
    Children                
     1. Henry KINGB: ca 1823Tennessee
     2. Nancy Jane KINGB: ca 1827Tennessee
     3. Rebecca Emmeline KINGB: 20 Sept 1828Tennessee
     4. Solomon Franklin KINGB: 1829Tennessee
     5. Samuel Marion KINGB: 1832Missouri
     6. Elizabeth KING
     7. Martha KING
    Last Modified 22 Sep 2017 
    Family ID F112  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Spouse James King witness her father's will. The family moved with her brothers to Missour after 1831 according to birthplace of children.
      1840 census she is head of household in Wayne Co., MO In 1843 , a nephew , Hiram Carnahan visits and writes letter back to his uncle and aunt in Rutherford Co., TN

      In 1850 census she lived in Madison Co., MO in household number #612. In household, #611 in Henry King , who may be a son (b. ca 1823) with wife Lucinda and son, Henry King, age 1. Four of Nancy and James remaining children were listed in her household. The missing two were Solomon b.1829 and Nancy Jane.

      Letter from Hiram Carnahan to Jame Carnahan, March 10 (or 16th), 1832;
      To James Carnhan and wife at Bradelville, Cannon County, Tennessee from nephew Hiram Carnahan in Old Mines, Washington County, Missouri. Mentions his mother, Aunt Nancy King, Uncle Solomon and Uncle Edmond Tennison (brothers of Nancy Tennison King) Uncle Arch, sisters Jane, and May and brother John and Uncle Hiram.