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John Peter Kersey The Elder 1650 – 1728 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1650

Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 May 1728

Death Location: Talbot, Maryland, United States

Father: John ELDER)

Mother: Mary Perwich

Spouse(s): Elizabeth PRIESTNALL

Children(s): John Keirsey

The story of John Peter Kersey The Elder began in 1650 in Ayrshire, Scotland. John Peter Kersey The Elder married Elizabeth PRIESTNALL, and had children including John Edmond Keirsey. John Peter Kersey The Elder passed away in 1728 in Talbot, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John Peter Kersey The Elder began in 1650 in Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • John Peter Kersey The Elder married Elizabeth PRIESTNALL, and had children including John Edmond Keirsey.
  • John Peter Kersey The Elder passed away in 1728 in Talbot, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John ELDER)
1616 – 1690
Birth Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
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Mary Perwich
1628 – 1701
Birth Location: Aldermanbury, London, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth PRIESTNALL
1674 – 1728
Birth Location: Dartford, Kent Co., England
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Children(s)

John Keirsey
1700 – 1787
Birth Location: Cromwell Parish, Charlotte, Virginia, United States
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John Elder's Ancestors

Self
John Elder
1650 – 1728
Birth Place: Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
John Kersey (THE ELDER)
1616 – 1690
Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Mary Perwich
1628 – 1701
Aldermanbury, London, England
Grandparents
Anthony (Kersey) (Carsaye)
1590 – 1636
BANBRURY, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Alice Fenimore
1582 –
Newton Purcell, Oxford, England
ROBERT (Perwich
1600 – 1676
aldemanbury,london,england
Great-Grandparents
John (Carsaye)
1570 – 1618
Juliana Kersey
1572 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Kearse
1550 – 1578
Anna Kersey
1550 –

John Elder's Descendants

1.
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John (Peter Kersey The) Elder (1650 – 14 May 1728) m. Elizabeth PRIESTNALL (1674 – 1728)
  1. 1. John (Edmond) Keirsey (Abt. 1700 – 17 May 1787) m. Ursula Vaughn (1705 – Oct 1791)
    1. 1. Thomas Keirsey (1725 – 1790) m. Lucy
      1. 1. Mary Kersey (1745 – 7 November 1832)
      2. 2. John Kersey (April 1757 – 1 December 1845) m. Frances (H) Kersey (1762 – 1836)
        1. 1. John Keirsey (20 October 1786 – 1 November 1848)
        2. 2. Henry (M.) Kersey (1798 – 1848)
        3. 3. Hiram Kersey (1800 – January 1843) m. Margaret Kersey (31 May 1816 – 1876)

John Elder's Timeline

3 Records

1650
1650
Birth of John Peter Kersey The Elder in Ayrshire, Scotland
Ayrshire, Scotland
1692
02 Jun 1692
Age 42
John Peter Kersey The Elder was married in Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia
Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia
1728
14 May 1728
Age 78
Death of John Peter Kersey The Elder in Talbot, Maryland, United States
Talbot, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 02 Jun 1692
    Event Place: Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Missouri

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1728
    Event Place: Talbot, Maryland, United States
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