The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-08

King family began to come to America
In 1885 William Hinge, with his wife,
Dorothy, an English Puritan, and their
five children. settled in Salem, Mass.
They came from Dorsetshire. Immi-
grants from Devonshire were James and
William King. Devonshire was the
seat Of large family of Kings. Many
also lived in Oxfordshire. IN Scotland
and Ireland, too, the Kings aourished.
Elder Thomas King came from Eng
land to the Plymouth colony in the shin
Blessing about fifteen wears after
the landing Of the " Mayflower. Sam.
uel Hinge was another immigrant an
cestor. His daughter Mary married
manor of Gardiner Island. Among
Kings of an early day who were men Of
affairs, may be mentioned William
King and William Rufus King. Tho
former was the first governor Of Maine:
his statue may be seen in the capitol At
Washington. During Pierce's admins
tration William Rufus King was vice
president of the United States. Samuel
Ward King was governor Of Rhode ISL
and. He was surgeon on board the
Lawrence wounds when the commo-
dore spoke his last words, "Don Il give
up the ship.' -
Representatives. Of the family were in
the French and Indian wars and in the
war for independence.
Lieutenant James King was at Lex
ington and Bunker Hill. Benjamin
King Of Massachusetts, member Of the
committee of safety, gave five sons to
the Continental army. Rufus King,
ton, was minister for two terms to the
Court Of st. James. His wife, Mary
Alsop. was one of the beauties Of the
republican court. Thru Betty Wash
ington Steele, wife of. David King, re-
lationship may be claimed with Wash
ington, for Betty was the great grand.
daughter of Washington g only sister.
It would, perhaps, require close math.
ematical calculation to determine the
exact relationship which the Kings of
David g line bear to the father of thei,
In this family history the Christian
names of the colonial period charm by
their quaintness- Content
Peace, Patience, Desire, Constant, De
liverance. Then there were Abigails
Rhodas, Keturahs and Abbey AIMS
with their brothers Pardon and Fearnot
and Amaziah and. Ambrose, calico
Brosy'' for short. One unacquaintec
its derivation, once asked els it a name
in itself, or does it come under thu
heading Spet9' Was he perhaps twin
and his twin sister was Rosy"
A good story is told Of Charles King
president Of Columbia college in thu
early part Of the nineteenth century
It was the day when fancy dress balls
were popular functions. At one give1
by one Of the ".400,' in the then fash
ionable quarter of New York city
Bowling Green, Mr., King went in ane
out three times, each time returning il
a different costume, which he had hasti
ly donned at the house Of a friend liv
ing near. At his last entrance thu
band played "God Save the King ..
! Burke s Armory blazons thirty:eigh
King, and fifteen Hinge arms The ont
Reproduced nlsable, a. lion rampant, be
tween three crosses on. Crest, lions
gamb or foreleg, erased and erect sable
grasping cross ftchee.1a Motto, pamal
sans esperance-never without hope
The cross ftchee, that is, sharpened a
} the base, points to q crusader ancestor
, for this was the style Of cross carried
By pilgrims, and then set up whe,
, lprayers were offered. - .-.~.-. 80,