Anne (Walker) King

Anne Walker was born in 1713, the daughter and co-heir of John Walker of Hungerhill. On December 26, 1744 she married the Very Rev. James King (c.1715-1795), D.D., son of Alice Seargeantson and Thomas King (d.1727) of Skellands, Yorkshire. Her husband had a distinguished clerical career. In 1750 he became curate at Clitheroe, Lancashire, and he also served as chaplain to the House of Commons and as canon of Windsor. On October 25, 1776 he became dean of Raphoe in Ireland. Anne King's five sons also achieved distinction in diverse fields. Little is known of the sitter's own life, however. She died in 1794, a year before her husband.