Mary (Palmer) Key (abt. 1653 - abt. 1670)

Born about 1653 in England

Ancestors

Wife of John Key II — married [date unknown] in New Kent County, Virginia

Descendants

Died about 1670 at about age 17 in New Kent County, Virginia Colony

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Biography

Mary (Palmer) Key was a Virginia colonist.

Joseph Croshaw of York County was given a tract of land in New Kent in 1653, Mary's parents Martin and Mary Elizabeth (Mallory) Palmer were listed as being included in the transported. No mention of Mary is listed in the transport, so it is inferred she was born shortly after their arrival

"Mary Palmer was the daughter of Major Martin Palmer and his wife, Mary. One known sibling of Mary is Martin Palmer Jr. born about 1660. Martin Palmer and his family came to America in 1653. Captain/Major Palmer is known to have married at least three more women after his first wife, Mary, died. It appears John Jr and his wife, Mary, may have died a few years after they were married, as they had only one son, and no further mention of them is found. Further, their son, Martin Key, was given land by his grandfather when he was only 7 years old. John Jr. acquired 370 acres of land in New Kent Co. on 8 Apr 1674 located on the NE side of the Mataponie River adjacent to Major Wyatt and John Haines. Edmund Key was a witness. The description of this land was important in the connection to descendents of John Jr. for three generations. The area was later made a part of King William County, and is in Spotsylvania County today. ^[1]

Research

It is stated that Mary's father Martin might have had up to three wives. My DNA does not match Mallory but I do match Beaches.

Sources

1. ↑ SOURCE: CAVALIERS & PIONEERS Pat. Bk 6 pp 35, 145, 146, 147, 164, Pat. Bk 3 pp 249, 369, 377, 394, 475, 541, Bk 8 p. 342.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #37310256

• Palmer Family

• Bradley - Key Bettina Pearson Higdon Gregath Company, 1985 - Southern States - 308 *pages: page 190, 191, 213