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Notes for Thomas KING

Thomas King and his wife, Mary, arrived in what became named Charles
Towne, with the first band of settlers on March 15, 1670.

A fleet of three ships sailed from Gravesend England in August, 1699,
destination the New World, to a place described as the Colony of
Carolina. After a couple of stops and a few hardships along the way only
one out of the three lowered it's anchor off the Carolina coastline.

The ship "Carolina", arrived in See Wee Bay and proceeded to anchor at
the north end of Bull's Island on March 15, 1670. (Thomas King and his
wife, Mary, his mother Leah King, and a sister who was also named Leah,
were passengers on the ship "Carolina"). The first settlers established
their settlement at Albemarle Point, which was located on the west bank
of the Ashley River (across the river from its current site). They chose
to name their settlement Charles Towne, in honor of King Charles, II of
England.

By 1672, Charles Towne was reported to consist of thirty (30) houses and
some 200-300 settlers. In 1690, Charles Towne was officially moved to
its current site on the penunsula. Population in 1690 was estimated to
be about 1200.

Source: Sam Rabon.

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