Atkinson, William King (1765-1820)

Name:

Atkinson, William King (1765-1820)

Title:

Graduate, Harvard, 1783.
Register of Probate, 1787-1819.
Solicitor, 1789-1803.
Justice, N.H. Supreme Court, 1803-1805.
Attorney General, State of N.H., 1807-1812.
President of Dover, N.H.'s first bank.

Other Names:

King, William / Hon.

Born:

01/06/1765

Birthplace:

Portsmouth, NH

Died:

09/29/1820

Death Location:

Dover, NH

Residence:

Dover, NH

Occupation:

Lawyer -- began Dover practice around 1786.

Father:

King, Mary Wendell

Mother:

King, William

Relations:

Uncle: Hon. George King Atkinson (-1788).
Father-in-law: Judge John P. Pickering (1738-1805).
Grandparents: Abigail Atkinson Osborne King (1702-) & Cpt. William King (1698/9-1753); John Wendell.
Great-grandparents: Abigail Atkinson & Dr. James Osborne; Mary Vaughan (of Portsmouth NH) & Cpt. Daniel King (of Wales); Hon. Jacob Wendell

Spouse:

Pickering, Abigail (1770-1838)

Children:

Atkinson, Charlotte (1790-1815; m. Amasa Copp; children)
Atkinson, Susan Sparhawk (1792-1821; m. Joseph Wainwright March; children)
Atkinson, Theodore King (c.1794-1822; res. Dover, NH; m. Louisa Tufts; 2 children, including Frances Ann Atkinson Appleton)
Atkinson, Frances (1797-c.1878; res. Dover, NH; m. Asa Freeman; children; inherited most of the Atkinson family heirlooms upon her father's death in 1820)
Atkinson, John Pickering (1800-1825; not married)
Atkinson, William King (1807-1837; not married)

Notes:

MARRIAGE: M. Abigail Pickering (1770-1838), 1788, Dover, N.H. Abigail was the daughter of Abigail Sheafe (1744-1805) & Judge John Pickering (1737/8-1805) of Newington and Portsmouth, NH.
INHERITENCE: Inherited Atkinson property in Dover and the Atkinson family heirlooms from his uncle and aunt, Susannah Sparhawk (1750-c.1796) & Hon. George King Atkinson (1730/34-1788), who were childless. William King changed his name to William King Atkinson either to meet the terms of, or to honor, the Atkinson bequest.
SEE ALSO (uncle): Atkinson, George King
SEE ALSO (aunt): Atkinson, Susanna Sparhawk
SEE ALSO (father-in-law): Pickering, John
SEE ALSO (son): Atkinson, Theodore King
SEE ALSO (granddaughter): Atkinson, Frances Ann
SEE ALSO (great-nephew): Lyman, John Pickering
SEE ALSO (great-granddaughter): Appleton, Lucy Frances
SEE ALSO (great-granddaughter): Appleton, Alice Atkinson
SEE ALSO (great-granddaughter): Marble, Frances Atkinson
SEE ALSO (great-granddaughter): Pike, Martha W.