Anne King (c. 1688/9 – 1 July 1767)[1] was a Welsh aristocrat and philanthropist.
Anne was the daughter of Richard Seys (or Seyes) of Boverton Court, Glamorgan, Wales.[2] Her dowry was estimated to be at least £4000 (and some sources thought as much as £10,000) on the occasion of her marriage.[1][3]
She married Peter King, a lawyer and politician who would later be made 1st Baron King, in September 1704.[1] The couple had six children, and four of their sons acceded to their father's barony:
- Hon. Elizabeth King
- Hon. Ann King
- John King, 2nd Lord King, Baron of Ockham (13 Jan 1706 - 10 Feb 1740)
- Peter King, 3rd Lord King, Baron of Ockham (13 Mar 1708/9 - 22 Mar 1754)
- William King, 4th Lord King, Baron of Ockham (15 Apr 1711 - 16 Apr 1767)
- Thomas King, 5th Lord King, Baron of Ockham (19 Mar 1712 - 4 Apr 1779)
The family home was at Ockham, Surrey, where Anne's husband was buried after his death on 22 July 1734, the result of a series of strokes.[1]
She was one of the aristocratic female signatories to Thomas Coram's petition to King George II to establish the Foundling Hospital. She signed on 21 January 1735.[4]
She died on 1 July 1767.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Lemmings, D. (2008, January 03). King, Peter, first Baron King (1669–1734), lord chancellor. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Ed. Retrieved 24 Nov. 2018, from http://0-www.oxforddnb.com.catalogue.wellcomelibrary.org/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-15582.
- ^ a b Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, p. 2416.
- ^ 'Ladies of Quality and Distinction' Exhibition Catalogue. London: Foundling Museum. 2018. p. 13. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Wagner, Gillian (2004). Thomas Coram, Gent., 1668-1751. Woodbridge, Suffolk: The Boydell Press. p. 199. ISBN 1843830574. OCLC 53361054.