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Capt Humphrey Keyes 1721–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Aug 1721

Birth Location: Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 19 Apr 1793

Death Location: Keyes Ferry, Frederick, Virginia, USA

Father: Gershom Keyes

Mother: Sarah Eager

Spouse(s): Sarah Hall

Children(s): Humphrey Keyes

Capt Humphrey Keyes was born in 1721 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Gershom Keyes And Sarah Eager. Capt Humphrey Keyes married Sarah Hall, and had children including Humphrey Keyes. Capt Humphrey Keyes passed away in 1793 in Keyes Ferry, Frederick, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Capt Humphrey Keyes was born in 1721 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Gershom Keyes And Sarah Eager.
  • Capt Humphrey Keyes married Sarah Hall, and had children including Humphrey Keyes.
  • Capt Humphrey Keyes passed away in 1793 in Keyes Ferry, Frederick, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gershom Keyes
1697–1764
Birth Location: Marlboro, Massachusetts, United States
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Sarah Eager
1699–1730
Birth Location: Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Hall
1745–1822
Birth Location: Keyes Ferry, West Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Humphrey Keyes
1763–1833
Birth Location: Keyes Ferry Acres, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
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Capt Keyes's Ancestors

Self
Capt Keyes
1721–1793
Birth Place: Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Gershom Keyes
1697–1764
Marlboro, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah Eager
1699–1730
Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt Keyes's Descendants

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Capt (Humphrey) Keyes (29 Aug 1721–19 Apr 1793) m. Sarah Hall (1745–31 December 1822)
  1. 1. Humphrey Keyes 1763–1833 m. Sarah Handley 1776–1846
    1. 1. Elizabeth KEYES 1816–1832
    2. 2. Robert (Caddon) KEYES 1818–1865
    3. 3. Gershom (H.) KEYES 1804–1886
    4. 4. Margaret (Willson) Keyes 1814–1861 m. Lloyd Backenstone 1811–1834 m. James (Frazier) Reed 1800–1874
      1. 1. Charles (Cadden) Reed 1848–1927 m. Mary (Imogene) Bergler 1853–1926
        1. 1. Frazier (Orvis) Reed 1882–1969
        2. 2. Imogene (M) Reed 1890–1972
        3. 3. Nellie (G.) Reed 1878–1925
        4. 4. Charles (Cadden Reed) Jr 1874–1929
      2. 2. Thomas (Keyes) Reed 1843–1915
      3. 3. Martha (Jane "Patty") Reed 1838–1923 m. Francis ("Frank") Lewis 1828–1876
        1. 1. Martha (Jane "Mattie') Lewis 1864–1944
        2. 2. Baby Lewis 1888–1888
        3. 3. Frank (Reed) Lewis 1862–1926 m. Jessie Finlayson 1864–
        4. 4. Margaret (Ballard) Lewis 1860–1917
        5. 5. Kate (L.) Lewis 1857–1908
        6. 6. Caroline ("Carrie" Elizabeth) Lewis 1870–1924
        7. 7. Susan (Augusta) Lewis 1873–1929 m. James (M) Andrews 1871–
        8. 8. James (Frazier) Lewis 1866–1943 m. Carrie (L) Lewis 1874–
        9. 9. Infant Lewis 1868–1868
      4. 4. Virginia (Elizabeth) Backenstoe 1833–1921 m. John (Marion Murphy) Sr 1824–1892
        1. 1. John (Marion Murphy) Jr 1858–1895
        2. 2. Virginia (R.) Murphy 1860–1914
        3. 3. Julia (Ada) Murphy 1865–1947
        4. 4. Stanley (Thaddeus) Murphy 1874–1898
        5. 5. Daniel (Reed) Murphy 1868–1910
        6. 6. Mattie (H.) Murphy 1856–1857
        7. 7. Mary (Mollie) Murphy 1851–1931
        8. 8. Lloyd (M) Murphy 1852–1860
      5. 5. James (Frazier Reed) Jr 1841–1901 m. Sarah (J.) Adams 1849–1891 m. Mary Reed 1846–
        1. 1. Eduard Foster 1872–
        2. 2. Mary (L) Reed 1864–
      6. 6. Willianoski (Yount) Reed 1850–1860
      7. 7. Gershom (Francis) Reed 1844–1845
    5. 5. JAMES (W) KEYES 1805–1888 m. Lydia Spickard 1807–1887
      1. 1. Susan (Francis Keyes) Hickox 1841–1930
      2. 2. Margaret ("Maggie" Elizabeth Keyes) Day 1846–1930
      3. 3. Charles (Aunspaugh) Keyes 1831–1909
      4. 4. Edward (Livingston) Keyes 1836–1912
      5. 5. Martha (Jane "Jennie") Keyes 1848–1926 m. Douglas Hickox 1846–1888
        1. 1. Florence (May) Hickox 1869–1951
        2. 2. George (Lawman) Hickox 1875–1962
        3. 3. Henrietta (Marie) Hickox 1873–1960
        4. 4. Reed (Keyes) Hickox 1871–1960 m. Theresa (M) Broderick 1880–1905 m. Nellie (Ellen G) McGinty 1872–1955
        5. 5. Mary (Stuart) Hickox 1885–1984
        6. 6. Charles (Douglas) Hickox 1878–1878
      6. 6. Thomas (R) Keyes 1840–1898 m. Sarah (Robert) Hirschle 1862–1920
        1. 1. Lydia (Exeveria Keyes) Ping 1890–
      7. 7. Mary (Catherine Keyes) VanDoren 1833–1911
      8. 8. Henrietta (Maria Keyes) Robinson 1839–1900
    6. 6. Alexander Keyes 1811–1831
    7. 7. Elizabeth Keyes 1788–1794
    8. 8. Alexander Keyes 1788–1795
    9. 9. Issac Keyes 1795–1831 m. Inggabo (Byrd "Ingy" Spangler - Keys - McCullogh) (1*) 1793–1870
      1. 1. Emily (E Keyes - Chrisman) (1*) 1824–1857
      2. 2. Lucretia (J Keyes - Hendricks -) Yount 1832–1911
      3. 3. Elizabeth Keyes 1825–1893
      4. 4. Marcellus (S) Keyes 1828–1897
      5. 5. Fawcett (H. "Foster") Keyes 1818–1893
      6. 6. Dr. (Cuthbert F. Keyes) (1*) 1822–1885
    10. 10. Alexander Keyes 1788–1795
    11. 11. Logan Keyes 1800–1866

Capt Keyes's Timeline

2 Records

1721
29 Aug 1721
Birth of Capt Humphrey Keyes in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1793
19 Apr 1793
Age 72
Death of Capt Humphrey Keyes in Keyes Ferry, Frederick, Virginia, USA
Keyes Ferry, Frederick, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1721
    Event Place: Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1793
    Event Place: Keyes Ferry, Frederick, Virginia, USA
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