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RICHARD WARD KEY 1646 – 1700 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Apr 1646

Birth Location: St Paul's Cathedral, London, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1700

Death Location: Northumberland, Virginia, United States

Father: John Key

Mother: Mary Lenman

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Mary Key

The story of RICHARD WARD KEY began in 1646 in St Paul's Cathedral, London, England, United Kingdom. RICHARD WARD KEY had children including Mary (Chitwood) Key. RICHARD WARD KEY passed away in 1700 in Northumberland, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of RICHARD WARD KEY began in 1646 in St Paul's Cathedral, London, England, United Kingdom.
  • RICHARD WARD KEY had children including Mary (Chitwood) Key.
  • RICHARD WARD KEY passed away in 1700 in Northumberland, Virginia, United States.

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RICHARD KEY's Ancestors

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RICHARD KEY
1646 – 1700
Birth Place: St Paul's Cathedral, London, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Robert Key
1623 – 1695
Milcombe, Cherwell District, Oxfordshire, England
Mary Lenman
1625 – 1646
Oxford, Oxfordshire, , England
Grandparents
richard Key
1575 – 1641
Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas (Key)
1540 – 1575
mary flower
1540 – 1640
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Flower
1520 – 1540
Sara H
1522 – 1570

RICHARD KEY's Descendants

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RICHARD (WARD) KEY (13 Apr 1646 – 1700)
  1. 1. Mary ((Chitwood)) Key (12 May 1695 – 27 January 1755) m. Matthias Cheatwood (Abt. 1681 – 27 January 1755)
    1. 1. William Chitwood\Cheatwood (1716 – 1787) m. Jean (Jane (Chitwood)) Flournoy (1713 – 10 Oct 1808)
      1. 1. Rachel Cheatwood (1758 – Aft. 26 Mar 1826) m. Thomas Turpin (1747 – 27 Mar 1826)
        1. 1. Elisha (Elijah) Turpin (1782 – 1823) m. Mary (E "Polly") Bayless (1784 – 1851-1860)

RICHARD KEY's Timeline

2 Records

1646
13 Apr 1646
Birth of RICHARD WARD KEY in St Paul's Cathedral, London, England, United Kingdom
St Paul's Cathedral, London, England, United Kingdom
1700
1700
Age 54
Death of RICHARD WARD KEY in Northumberland, Virginia, United States
Northumberland, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1646
    Event Place: St Paul's Cathedral, London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Northumberland, Virginia, United States

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