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John Keyes 1585 – 1679 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Dec 1585

Birth Location: Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: Apr 1679

Death Location: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Robert Keyes

Mother: Lady Barnes

Spouse(s): Susan Muse

Children(s): Robert Keyes

The story of John Keyes began in 1585 in Massachusetts, USA. John Keyes married Susan Muse, and had children including Robert Keyes. John Keyes passed away in 1679 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John Keyes began in 1585 in Massachusetts, USA.
  • John Keyes married Susan Muse, and had children including Robert Keyes.
  • John Keyes passed away in 1679 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Keyes
1551 – 1641
Birth Location: England
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Lady Barnes
1563 – 1642
Birth Location: Woburn, England
LB

Spouses(s)

Susan Muse
1584 – 1632
Birth Location: Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
SM

Children(s)

Robert Keyes
1602 – 1647
Birth Location: Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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John Keyes's Ancestors

Self
John Keyes
1585 – 1679
Birth Place: Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Robert Peter Keyes
1551 – 1641
England
Lady (Beatrice) Barnes
1563 – 1642
Woburn, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas) Barnes
1524 – 1574
Barking, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Dorothy, le) Bigod
1529 – 1573
Mulgrave, Sandsend-Whitby, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Barnes
1500 – 1571
Lady Hansard
1496 – 1548
Lord Bigod
1507 – 1537
Lady Conyers
1510 – 1566
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Wollrlose Barnes
1464 – 1501
Eleanor Wolrose
1460 – 1574
Anthony Hansard
1467 – 1520
Agnes Lovell
1470 –
Lord Bigod,
1475 – 1513
Joan Strangeways
1479 – 1515
Lord Conyers
1468 – 1524

John Keyes's Descendants

1.
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John Keyes (9 Dec 1585 – Apr 1679) m. Susan Muse (Abt 1584 – April 1632)
  1. 1. Robert Keyes (1602 – 16 Jul 1647) m. Sarah Blanford (1611 – 7 Jul 1681)
    1. 1. Sergeant (Solomon) Keyes (1630 – 28 November 1702) m. Frances Grant (12 Jun 1634 – 28 March 1702)
      1. 1. Hannah Keyes (9 July 1706 – 11 April 1717) m. Gershom Flagg (1668 – 24 Aug 1755)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Flagg (25 Jul 1701 – Oct 1788) m. Job Brooks (16 Apr 1698 – 1697)
        2. 2. Ebenzer Flagg (1704 – 14 August 1757)

John Keyes's Timeline

9 Records

1581
1581
Birth of John Keyes in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1581
1581
Birth of John Keyes in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1582
20 January 1582
Birth of John Keyes in Settrington, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England
Settrington, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England
1585
9 Dec 1585
Birth of John Keyes in Woburn, Bedfordshire, England
Woburn, Bedfordshire, England
1585
9 Dec 1585
Birth of John Keyes in Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts, USA
1618
22 Mar 1618
Age 33
John Keyes was baptized in Herstmonceaux, Sussex, England
Herstmonceaux, Sussex, England
1641
1641
Age 56
Death of John Keyes in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1679
Apr 1679
Age 94
Death of John Keyes in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1679
Apr 1679
Age 94
Death of John Keyes in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1585
    Event Place: Woburn, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1581
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1581
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 January 1582
    Event Place: Settrington, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1585
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 95

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1618
    Event Place: Herstmonceaux, Sussex, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1641
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1679
    Event Place: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1679
    Event Place: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Settrington, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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