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Anna MEAD was born in 1763 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT. She was bap t i z e d o n 21 Jul 1763 in St. John's Episcopal Church, Stamford, Ct. She d i e d a f t er 1850 in Lake Co., IL. In the 1850 census of Lake Co., IL., s h e w a s 8 7 y ears old and living with her son, Nathaniel.
Parents: Jeremiah Mead and Abigail Lockwood.
She was married to Nathaniel KING Sr (son of Barzillai KING Sr and Lydi a H I N C K LEY) in 1781 in Frederickstown, NY. Nathaniel KING Sr was born i n 1 7 6 0 i n S outheast Precinct, Dutchess Co., NY. He died in 1840 in Lak e C o . , I L . He died at the home of his son, Nathaniel Jr. The Southeas t P r e c i nct was later named Frederickstown and he was listed there in th e 1 7 9 0 c e nsus. He served as a private during the Rev. War, in Capt. Jos ep h D y k e rman's 3rd Regt. Dutchess Co. Militia. In the latter part of 17 9 3 N a t h aniel accompanied by his brothers, Reuben and Barzillai traveled o v e r l a nd from Frederickstown to Lot Eighty Seven located in the Military T o w n s h ip of Ovid, NY. The six hundred acres had a mile of lake frontage a n d e x t e nded a mile back in the southeast corner of the military tract. H e p u r c h ased Lot Eighty Seven from Benjamin Pelton and his wife, Jane on 2 3 J a n . 1 7 96 for six hundred and sixty pounds($3,300.00). Nathaniel and h i s b r o t hers cleared some of the land and built a couple of log cabins. H e t r a v e led to Dutchess County and returned to the new land with his wif e, A n n a a n d their six children, who were Ebenezer, Jeremiah, Ann, Sabra , R a c h a el and Lockwood. The children that were born on this wilderness l a n d w e r e Phoebe, Philip and Nathaniel Jr. He sold one hundred and fifty a c r e s o f l and to his father, Barzillai and fifty acres to his brother, B a r z i l lai in 1802. Lot Eighty Seven became known as Kingtown, and Nathan i e l w a s a ctive in land deals in and around Kingtown with much interest i n t h e e v e ryday life of the community. The first frame houses were built o n w h a t i s n ow Kingtown Road and eventually about thirteen families of K in g s w e r e living within the square mile. The first school house stood n e a r t h e f rame houses in about the center of the original lot and was al s o u s e d f or church services, and many of the Kings are mentioned in the f o u n d i ng of the Covert Baptist Church in early 1803. The first religious s e r v i c e was held at the home of Barzillai King Sr. in 1793/4. Barzillai J r . s e t t h e tunes in public worship, and John King was licensed to preac h t h e g o s pel 23 Sept. 1803. In 1812 Barzillai King was chosen as a cand id a t e f o r deacon, but declined the nomination Dec. 1813. Barzillai Jr. w a s l i c e nsed to preach the gospel 14 Jan. 1814, and was afterwards ordai n e d a s p a stor at Mecklenburg.
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1763 - 1840 (76 years)
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