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John Key 1648 – 1719 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1648

Birth Location: Thaxted, Essex, England

Death Date: Aug 1719

Death Location: Thaxted, Essex, England

Father: Thomas Key

Mother: Sara Tayler

Spouse(s): Mary Hawkins

Children(s): Elizabeth KEY

John Key was born in 1648 in Thaxted, Essex, England, the child of Thomas Key and Sara Tayler. John Key married Mary Hawkins, and had children including Elizabeth KEY. John Key passed away in 1719 in Thaxted, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • John Key was born in 1648 in Thaxted, Essex, England, the child of Thomas Key and Sara Tayler.
  • John Key married Mary Hawkins, and had children including Elizabeth KEY.
  • John Key passed away in 1719 in Thaxted, Essex, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Key's Ancestors

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John Key
1648 – 1719
Birth Place: Thaxted, Essex, England
Parents
Thomas Key
1624 – 1651
Essex, England
Sara Tayler
1617 – 1657
Thaxted, Essex, England
Grandparents
Thomas Key
1595 – 1645
Thaxted, Essex, England
Maria Overall
1595 – 1625
Thaxted, Essex, England
Thomas (Moore) Tayler
1581 – 1645
Thaxted, Essex, England, UK
Elizabethe Wale
1584 – 1637
Thaxted, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
William Overall
1570 – 1668
Anne
1570 – 1607
Thomas TAYLER
1581 – 1645
Elizabethe Wale
1584 – 1637
John Wale
1550 – 1594
Johanna Godfrey
1555 – 1603
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wale
1550 – 1594
Johanna Godfrey
1555 – 1603
John Wale
1520 –
John Godfrey
1530 –
Bright
1530 –

John Key's Descendants

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John Key (1648 – Aug 1719) m. Mary Hawkins (Sep 1649 – Jul 1730)
  1. 1. Elizabeth KEY (07 Oct 1696 – May 1753) m. John Crowe (Abt. 1667 – Feb 1761)
    1. 1. Martha Crow (20 Jan 1725 – ) m. John BYATT (24 May 1702 – 14 Mar 1763)
      1. 1. Martha (18 Sep 1751 – 1797) m. John (Barrat \ Barrett \) Barratt (27 Sep 1747 – 10 May 1784)
        1. 1. John Barrett (1774 – 21 Apr 1856) m. Hannah Taylor (1772 – 26 Jan 1841)

John Key's Timeline

3 Records

1648
1648
Birth of John Key in Thaxted, Essex, England
Thaxted, Essex, England
1680
ABT 1680
Age 32
John Key was married
None
1719
Aug 1719
Age 71
Death of John Key in Thaxted, Essex, England
Thaxted, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1648
    Event Place: Thaxted, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1680

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1719
    Event Place: Thaxted, Essex, England

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