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James Keith (1696 - 1770)

James Keith
Born in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Husband of — married 17 May 1722 (to 16 Nov 1770) in Uxbridge, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
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Died at age 74 in Uxbridge, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
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Biography

James Keith was born on 6 November 1696, in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony. His parents were James and Mary (Thayer) Keith.[1][2]

James and Comfort Thayer, daughter of Isaac and Mercy (Rockwood) Thayer, were married on 17 May 1722, in Uxbridge, Suffolk (Worcester after 1731), Massachusetts Bay Colony.[3][4]

James and Comfort had children, all born in Uxbridge except Noah, who was born in Mendon:[5]

  1. Noah (1723 -1800)[6], married Deborah Taft
  2. Susanna (1727)[7], married Nathaniel Fish
  3. Rachel (1), (1728-1740)[8]
  4. Abigail (1730)[9], married John Bolster
  5. Kezia (1731-1740)[10]
  6. James (1) (1733/4-1735)[11]
  7. Silance (1734/5-1740)[12]
  8. Nathan (1737)[13], married Abigail Albee, then Phebe (White) Wheelock
  9. James (2) (1740)[14], married Lydia Brown
  10. Comfort (1742/3)[15], married Deborah Nelson
  11. Rachel (2), (1745/6) [16], married Joseph Rist

Rachel, Kezia, and Silance died within weeks of one another, so the Keith home must have suffered a wave of sickness in April-May 1740.

James died on 16 November 1770, in Uxbridge. His widow Comfort died there on 22 August 1775.[17]

James died testate. His probate inventory indicates that he was a farmer. In his will he gives the homestead to his wife, and bequeaths to sons Noah, Nathan, and James; to his grandson Ephraim Taft; to granddaughters Elizabeth Thomson, Comfort Fish, and Abigail Fish; to daughters Abigail Bolster and Rachel Rift.[18]

  • Note: The parents of granddaughter Elizabeth Tompson have not been identified.

Sources

  1. ↑ Source: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NH-1K6 :
  2. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 Bridgewater (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). NEHGS member site
  3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHSM-DQ8 : 13 July 2016), James Keith and Comfort Thayer, 17 May 1722; citing Marriage, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 758,485.
  4. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 Uxbridge (marriages) Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). NEHGS member site
  5. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 Uxbridge (births) (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016 NEHGS member site
  6. ↑ Source: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ2L-Y4X :
  7. ↑ Source" "Massachusetts Births and Christenings]] 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ2L-M57 :
  8. ↑ Source: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ2L-D5Z :
  9. ↑ Source: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ22-VFV :
  10. ↑ Source: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ2L-S5J :
  11. ↑ Source: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ2G-P8G :
  12. ↑ Source: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ22-RPD :
  13. ↑ Source: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ2P-CBK :
  14. ↑ Source: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ2G-P8R :
  15. ↑ Source: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ22-BXV :
  16. ↑ Source: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ2L-D56 :
  17. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). NEHGS member site
  18. ↑ Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) NEHGS member site

Acknowledgements

  • This person was created through the import of Latest Sheldon Hart.GED on 30 August 2010.
  • This person was created through the import of Savage.ged on 21 February 2011.




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Raber-23 Lynden (Raber) Rodriguez OCDS
I have no clue as to where “Francis” and Edward” came from. I found as many sources as I could, and neither of these names showed up.
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M Cole
What's the source of Edward and Francis are listed as middle, alternate names?
posted by M Cole
Jones-26015 Rev Daniel Washburn Jones
Shown with his brother as father.

I will correct this.

posted by Rev Daniel Washburn Jones
Fiscus-32 Julie (Fiscus) Ricketts
Hi, Lynden!

It looks like the profile that is connected as his father may be a duplicate. They have the same birthday, but the date and place of death are not the same. Any ideas??

Thanks!

Julie

posted by Julie (Fiscus) Ricketts

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