Warren William (Kea) Key Sr. (1784 - 1843)

Born 1784 in Sampson, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Beasley) Key — married May 1809 in Darlington, South Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died 10 May 1843 at about age 59 in Statesboro, Bulloch, Georgia, United States

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Warren (Kea) Key Sr. was born in North Carolina.

Biography

Name

Rev. Warren Kea Sr^[1]

Birth

1784 North Carolina, USA 1789 Surry, Virginia, USA

Death

1843 Statesboro, Adrian, GA 10 MAY 1843 Statesboro, Bulloch, Georgia, USA

Burial

11 MAY 1843 Statesboro, Adrian, Georgia (Kea's Methodist Church))

Medical Entry

yDNA = Owen Key of South Carolina

Notes

All of the following I1a appear to be a perfect DNA match except unexplained tester 61106 mutation.See note.

These FTDNA Kits that match as of Jan. 19, 2008.

Kit#69163 Tester Rev. Daniel J. Key

27194 Ricky G. Kee

11526 Elisa Key 1830-1890, IL. MO.

26508 Thomas Kea, 1780 NC

40080 John Kee, abt. 1749 VA., m. Mary Owin b. 1752 Dale W. Key

71300

33389 John Kee, abt. 1749 VA., m. Mary Owin b. 1752 Jimmie Key

mut39361106 Warren Key, b. 1784, d. 1843

Thomas Scott Key

61106 note:Dear Dale, I don't know why Scott has the #393 mutation from his own cousin and the rest of the group, but since he matches you on 36 out of 37 markers with the same surname and matches his known Key surnamed cousin (Danny) on all markers except for #393, the mutation must have occurred with either Scott or his father or grandfather - mutations do occur in a direct line from some examples that I have seen.

Warren Key Sr.'s birthdate is listed as 1784 in the published Kea/Key and Related Families:1820-1995 vol. p.155. Larry has a copy of these genealogies, so it must be an error on his part when he typed it.

I hope that your eyes feel better! Julie Key (Mrs. T. Scott)

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Birth: 1784

Edgecombe County

North Carolina, USA

Death: May 10, 1843

Statesborough

Bulloch County

Georgia, USA

Born ca. 1784 in South Carolina, Warren was the son of James (Jr.?) and Elizabeth Barnes. He married Nancy Ann Beasley in 1808 in Darlington County, South Carolina and they had 13 known children. About 1821, the family moved to Emanuel County, Georgia, where he established the Keas Methodist Church, his son Burrell building a flour mill nearby in 1850^[2].

In 1840, he lived in Emanuel County, Georgia near his sons Burrell and Sion^[3].

"Warren Key served in the 3rd Regiment (Alston's) South Carolina Militia during the War of 1812 as a private. He enlisted for six months and was on the company Muster Roll from Sept 24 to Nov 26, 1814. He was discharged Nov 25, 1814, as unfit for service. This was probably a medical discharge. This record is found at the National Archives in Washington,D.C."

"Warren Key was a Methodist minister and was the founder of Key's Churchin Emanual County, Georgia around 1920.

"Mrs. Ruby Thompson King writes of his death:

I suppose you know the details relating to Rev. Warren's death. If not, here they are: About 1843 Rev. Warren Key and Burrell went by wagon to the coast-around Brunswick. Their purpose was to "boil down" enough saltwater to get their supply of salt for the plantation. After weeks of open fire boiling, they packed the salt and headed home. Near Statesboro, Rev. Warren died. Poor Burrell asked people nearby what to do. They helped him roll the body in the sheets they had been using. Then young Burrell drove home (to Kea's Church site) and told his mother. The burial was in the old section of the cemetery, up the dirt road. For years there were only cedar shingles marking the site of Rev. Warren Key's grave."

from Key/Kea and related Families 1820-1995, vol 1 1996, page 15 byWillie Lou Sumner Hutchinson

Buried in the Old Section with wife Nancy Ann "Pollie".

Spouse:

Nancy Ann Beasley Key (1791 - ____)

Children:

Burrell Curtis Kea (1810 - 1894)*

Sion Heath Key (1812 - 1882)*

Warren Key/Kea (1814 - 1861)*

Wesley Key (1816 - 1892)*

Spencer Key (1817 - 1857)*

F. Wiley Kea (1821 - 1878)*

Wyley Key (1821 - 1873)*

Nancy Key (1825 - 1900)*

Mary H. Key (1827 - 1901)*

Mary H. Kea Spivey (1827 - 1901)*

Delila Key (1844 - 1895)*

Nancy Elizabeth Key (1848 - 1937)*

Burial:

Keas Methodist Church Cemetery

Adrian

Emanuel County

Georgia, USA

Warren William Key Sr (1784 to May 10th, 1843) My 7th Great Grandfather Perry Side. He was born in Edgecombe County, North Carolina to his father James Warren Key and an unknown mother. He was born in the newly Independent America which yet had a President and he passed away at 58/59 during the Presidency of John Tyler the 10th POTUS. He is the father of Burrell Curtis Kea Sr Personal Details Born: 1784 Edgecombe County, North Carolina Died: May 10th, 1843 Statesboro, Georgia Spouses: Nancy Ann Beasley (m.?) Children: 13 Education: Occupation: Soldier, Methodist Minister Military Service Branch/Service: South Carolina Militia Years of Service: 1814 Highest Rank: Private Unit: 3rd Regiment South Carolina Militia Battles/Wars: The War of 1812 Military Awards: NA Military Service He enlisted for a 6 month term on September 24th, 1814 at 29/30 into Alston’s Regiment (3rd South Carolina Militia Regiment) but was Discharged on November 26th, 1814 at 29/30 due to a Medical Discharge Later Life He was a Methodist Minister and founded Key’s Methodist Church in 1820

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S3190
2. ↑ Macon Telegraph Sunday, May 20, 1934 Macon, GA Page: 11
3. ↑ [Warren Key, United States Census, 1840]

• Find A Grave: Memorial #66208710
• Source: S3190 Title: Robert Kea b. 1648 Descendants from Larry Kea's Family Tree
• United States Census, 1840, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBN-S7T : 24 August 2015), Warren Key, District 53, Emanuel, Georgia, United States; citing p. 190, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 41; FHL microfilm 7,043.