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William KEENE 1642–1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 March 1642

Birth Location: Kent Island, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States of America

Death Date: 8 Feb 1684

Death Location: Lewisetta, Northumberland County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Thomas KEENE

Mother: Mary (Broughton)

Spouse(s): Elizabeth (Keene)

Children(s): Elizabeth (Samford), Hannah KEENE

William KEENE was born in 1642 in Kent Island, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States of America, the child of Thomas Keene And Mary Thornley Keene Raynor Broughton. William KEENE married Elizabeth Rogers Keene, and had children including Elizabeth Keene Samford, Hannah Keene. William KEENE passed away in 1684 in Lewisetta, Northumberland County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William KEENE was born in 1642 in Kent Island, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States of America, the child of Thomas Keene And Mary Thornley Keene Raynor Broughton.
  • William KEENE married Elizabeth Rogers Keene, and had children including Elizabeth Keene Samford, Hannah Keene.
  • William KEENE passed away in 1684 in Lewisetta, Northumberland County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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William KEENE's Ancestors

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William KEENE
1642–1684
Birth Place: Kent Island, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States of America
Parents
Thomas KEENE
1593–1652
England
Mary (THORNLEY (Keene) (Raynor)) (Broughton)
–1662
Grandparents
Edward THORNLEY
1590–1678
Mary HUNTER
1595–1662
Worcestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William KEENE's Descendants

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William KEENE (10 March 1642–8 Feb 1684) m. Elizabeth (ROGERS) (Keene) (1643–15 March 1722)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (KEENE) (Samford) 1669–1707 m. Samuel SAMFORD 1671–1736
    1. 1. Giles SAMFORD –1727
    2. 2. Thomas SAMFORD 1687–1762 m. Francis (Samford) 1700–1750
      1. 1. Mary (SAMFORD) (Chilton) 1739–1771 m. John (Stewart) CHILTON 1736–1786
      2. 2. Thomas SAMFORD 1741–1764
      3. 3. Elizabeth (SAMFORD) (McCalley) 1743–1806 m. John (McCALLEY) Capt. 1740–1783
        1. 1. Archibald (McCALLEY McCauley (name from John McCALLEY 1740-1783) will) 1872–
        2. 2. Charles (McCALLEY McCauley (name from John McCALLEY 1740-1783) will) 1768–1845 m. Martha (Patsy) Mckenney 1804–1839
        3. 3. James (McCALLEY McCauley (name from John McCALLEY 1740-1783) will) 1775–1852
        4. 4. Ann (McCALLEY McCauley (name from John McCALLEY 1740-1783) will) 1870–
        5. 5. Elizabeth (McCALLEY McCauley (Susong) (name from John McCALLEY 1740-1783) will) 1766–1851 m. Nicholas SUSONG 1764–1824
        6. 6. Mary (\ Margaret McCALLEY McCauley (name from John McCALLEY 1740-1783) will) 1767–1820
      4. 4. John (Ames) SAMFORD 1746– m. Betty LIGHTFOOT 1750–1772
  2. 2. Hannah KEENE 1676–1739

William KEENE's Timeline

2 Records

1642
10 March 1642
Birth of William KEENE in Kent Island, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States of America
Kent Island, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States of America
1684
8 Feb 1684
Age 42
Death of William KEENE in Northumberland County, Virginia, United States of America
Northumberland County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 March 1642
    Event Place: Kent Island, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0629
    [4] Virginia, Extracted Vital Records, Virginia Vital Records; Indexed by: Judith McGhan

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1684
    Event Place: Northumberland County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0629
    [4] Virginia, Extracted Vital Records, Virginia Vital Records; Indexed by: Judith McGhan

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lewisetta, Northumberland County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Virginia, Extracted Vital Records, Virginia Vital Records; Indexed by: Judith McGhan

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