KING, JOHN [SSNE 1628]

Surname
KING
First name
JOHN
Title/rank
Nationality
SCOT
Region
ORKNEY
Social status
NOBILITY
Education
Religion

Text source

John King was the son of David King of Vesterbotter in Shetland and Maria Senescalli, daughter of James V's bastard son [the prior of Perth], Adam. He was called to Sweden by his brother [some sources say uncle], General James King [SSNE 2814] with his wife and child. In November 1641, John married Margaret Buchan, daughter of James Buchan of Auchmacoy. His sons James [SSNE 2816] and Henry [SSNE 4789] were both born in Scotland and were raised the Swedish nobility in the 1670s.

Old-Lore Miscellany of Orkney, Shetland, Caithness and Sutherland, vol. 5, pp.164-166; Svenska Adelns Attartavlor, vol. 4, p.126; H. Marryat, One Year in Sweden, including a visit to the isle of Gotland (London, 1862); Otto Donner, A brief sketch of the Scottish families in Finland and Sweden (Helsinfors, 1884), p.31.

Service record

SWEDEN,
Arrived 1670-01-01
Departed 1670-12-31
Capacity UNKNOWN, purpose MISC