The Families & Individuals listed here are the assembled ancestors and Allied  Kinfolk of my children Sarah Elizabeth & Joseph Matthew King.  Evidence  indicates direct ancestors include George Soule, Mayflower passenger & signer  of the Mayflower Compact (1620); Thomas Greene, founder of St. Mary`s Colonie  (1634) & 2nd Provincial Governor of Maryland (1650); several Revolutionary War  & War Between the States Veterans; & an 1880 champion cyclist, Henry W.  Higham, Sr.  A 1st cousin, John Hanson, was the 1st elected President of the  US under Articles of the Confederation (1781).  Many more colorful settlers,  pioneers & other characters are present as well.

Families are concentrated in Counties of Albemarle, Alexandria City, Fluvanna,  & Fairfax, VA; Chautauqua Co./Jamestown area of NY; St. Mary`s & Prince  George`s Co. in MD. Our transient nature has moved our DNA all over the  country. Geographically listed by earliest appearance, some surnames contained  herein are:

VIRGINIA (1700s - present):  King, Higham (via UK ca 1884), Monroe, O`Brien,  Preddy, Failes (via AL 1865), McLain, Yancey, Flannagan, Wright, Manley, Pace,  Wood, Clarity, Anderson, Hackley

DC, MARYLAND (1600`s - present):  Greene, Hanson, Hurdle, Prather (from VA, to  MD, NC, SC, IN, back to DC, VA), Wheeler

NEW YORK, VERMONT, RI: (1600`s - present) Phillips, Reichmann (aka Richman via  Deutschland 1886), Soule

The file was compiled assembling data collected over the past several decades.  It draws from family interviews, official records at various repositories, &  trees posted on the web.  Therefore, the disclaimer applies: use this as a  starting point as all entries cannot be guaranteed 100% accurate, although,  many can.  Before treking to a distant courthouse, I`ll be glad to return your  email regarding the confidence level of specific entries.

Many thanks to the following researchers and contributors, & to plenty not  listed here:

Frederick Bachmann, Alexandria, VA 
 John W. Boring, (web posts/sites), Charlottesville, VA 
 Margaret Jane Clarity, Charlottesville, VA 
 Guy W. Dotson, (web posts/sites), Valley Mills, Republic of Texas  Gail & Myrt Haden, Front Royal, VA
 David E. & Anna Mary Harr Morgan, FL
 Diane King Burgess, Franconia, VA
 Jamie Pettry Wood, (web posts/sites), Richmond, VA 
 Carol Phillips Rieker, Provo, UT
 Elbert Warner Phillips, NY
 Nancy Phillips King, Franconia, VA
 Sherie Phillips Burchell, Santa Rosa, CA
 Robert S. Pace, Jr., Troy, VA
 Catherine Wallen Guy, Alexandria, VA
 William Monroe Wood, Sumter, SC
 John Joseph Woods, Jr., Richmond, VA 
 Dennis Yancey, (web posts/sites), FL

Thanks to Dorothy Anderson Higham, Bessie Pace Failes, Ada O`Brien & Emma  R. Phillips for striking the flint of our imagination of times gone by...

Jos. E. King
 Nov 2002