Atkinson, George King (1730-1788)
- Name:
- Atkinson, George King (1730-1788)
- Title:
- Member, N.H. Governor's Council, 1777-1781
Speaker of the House, 1784
N.H. Senator, 1785-1788
Candidate for Governor of New Hampshire - Other Names:
- King, George / Hon.
- Born:
- 1730-4
- Birthplace:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Died:
- 02/--/1788
- Death Location:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Residence:
- Portsmouth, NH -- resided at the mansion house of Hon. Theodore Atkinson.
- Occupation:
- Lawyer
- Father:
- King, William (Capt.) (1698/9-1753)
- Mother:
- King, Abigail Atkinson Osborne (1702-)
- Relations:
- First cousin, once removed: Theodore Atkinson (1697-1779); George King inhereted most of his cousin's fortune with the proviso that he change his name to Atkinson.
Siblings:
King, William (m. Mary Wendell; son, William King, changed his name to William King Atkinson and was the next heir to the property of Hon. Theodore Atkinson)
King, Abigail (m. John Sparhawk, sister of Susannah Sparhawk)
King, James Platus (m. E. Waldron of Boston)
Nephew: William King Atkinson, formerly William King, changed his surname to Atkinson upon the death of his uncle George, 1788. Inhereted Atkinson property and heirlooms upon the death of his aunt, Susannah Sparhawk Atkinson.
Father-in-law: Rev. John Sparhawk (1713-1755).
Grandparents: Abigail Atkinson & Dr. James Osborne; Mary Vaughan of Portsmouth & Capt. Daniel King, of Wales; both Mary and Daniel King died young, so their only child, William King, was raised by his Vaughan family in Portsmouth and inherited the Vaughan family fortune. - Spouse:
- Sparhawk, Susannah (1750-1796)
- Children:
- (none)
- Notes:
- MARRIAGE: M. Susannah Sparhawk (1750-1796), 1771, Kittery, ME. Susannah was the daughter of Jane Porter (1720-1777) & Rev. John Sparhawk (1713-1755) of Salem, Mass.
BURIAL: buried Portsmouth, NH, First Congregational Church (a.k.a. North Church)
SEE ALSO (spouse): Atkinson, Susanna Sparhawk
SEE ALSO (second cousin): Atkinson, Theodore (Jr)
SEE ALSO (first cousin, once removed): Atkinson, Theodore (IV)
SEE ALSO (nephew): Atkinson, William King
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