GENERAL JOHN Edward KinG. General John Edward King, who commanded the Third Brigade, was born at Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia, on the 21st of December, 1757, and died in Burksville, Cumberland County, Kentucky, May 13, 1828. He moved from Virginia to Cumberland County, Kentucky, in 1797. He was admitted as a member of the Frankfort bar shortly after his arrival in the State, and was appointed county and circuit clerk of Cumberland County when it was organized in 1798. He had been active in the militia service of the State. He owned a tract of land two miles north of Burksville on the road to Columbia, known as Melmont. He was married twice and had a large family. His son, Milton King, succeeded him as circuit and county clerk, and held the position until the adoption of the Constitution of 1850. General King was buried at his home, Melmont, and over his grave is a slab with the following inscription : "In memory of Major-General John Edward King. Born, December 21, 1757; died, May 13, 1828." General King was a man of imposing presence and courtly manners, and exercised great influence in the section in which he lived. A large number of his descend |