John Keyser (1769 - 1849)

Born 1769 in Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Catharine (Rhinehart) Keyser — married 25 Aug 1791 in Shenandoah Co, VA

Descendants

Died 28 Dec 1849 at about age 80 in Page, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Research Notes

DATE: DECEMBER 28, 1996. PAGE: 66. THIS INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED FROM THE MENNONITE FAMILY HISTORY, VOLUME 4, NUMBER 2, DATED APRIL 1985, ARTICLE TITLED: THE CONSPIRACY ON SHELLY'S ISLAND, BY E. ELAYNE ALEXANDER, PAGES 64-68. IN RE: HUSBAND, CHILDREN, LOCATION OF DEATH. THE FOLLOWING WAS RECORDED: FATHER WAS CHRISTIAN SHELLY, DIED MARCH 1767 IN MANHEIM TWP., LANCASTER CO., PA., MARRIED MAGDALINA ______________. MARY SHELLY, CA1730-1771, MARRIED CHARLES KEYSER, SHE DIED IN SHENANDOAH CO., VIRGINIA. THE FOLLOWING WERE THE CHILDREN OF THE MARRIAGE: 1.) CHARLES KEYSER, BORN CA 1752, DIED IN SHENANDOAH CO., VIRGINIA. 2.) JOHN KEYSER, BORN CA 1754, MARRIED AUGUST 30, 1791 TO CATHARINE RHINEHART. 3.) ANNA KEYSER, CA 1756-1833, MARRIED AUGUST 22, 1785 TO PHILLIP KOONTZ. 4.) ANDREW KEYSER, BORN DECEMBER 16, 1758, DIED NOVEMBER 23, 1833, MARRIED TO FIRST WIFE ON NOVEMBER 24, 1784 WHOM WAS SARAH RHINEHART, MARRIED A SECOND TIME ON OCTOBER 8, 1820 TO ELIZABETH STRICKLER, HE DIED IN SHENANDOAH CO., VIRGINIA. 5.) MARY KEYSER, BORN AUGUST 5, 1760, DIED AUGUST 10, 1824, WAS MARRIED FEBRUARY 1, 1782 IN VIRGINIA TO LUKE KELLY, SHE DIED IN LAWRENCE CO., OHIO. 6.) ELIZABETH KEYSER, CA 1762, DIED AUGUST 10, 1832, MARRIED JANUARY 10, 1784 TO HENRY HURST, DIED IN BREATHITT CO., KENTUCKY. 7.) ESTHER KEYSER, DIED OCTOBER 4, 1846, MARRIED MAY 9, 1797 TO GEORGE DATIN AUSTIN, DIED IN LAWRENCE CO., OHIO. 8.) CATHARINE " KATE " KEYSER, UNMARRIED. 9.) JOSEPH KEYSER, DIED CA 1816, MARRIED SUSANNA STACY, HE DIED IN RUSSEL CO., VIRGINIA.

Sources

• Shenandoah Co., VA marriages: Caty Rinehart and John Kiser married 25 Aug 1791.
• 1850 Mortality Schedule, Page Co, VA: Keyser, John, age 80, male, died Dec 1849, born VA, cause of death Rheumatism, occupation farmer. John's birth in some printed genealogies is given as 1754 when the family was in PA. The mortality schedule would indicate that he was born in 1769 when the family was in VA.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135335280/john-keyser: accessed 01 November 2022), memorial page for John Keyser (11 Nov 1769–28 Dec 1849), Find a Grave Memorial ID 135335280, ; Maintained by John W. Coffey (contributor 47365586) Burial Details Unknown.
• Gathering Roots

Record added: May 09, 2014 Find A Grave Memorial# 129492057

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Richard Ludwig for creating WikiTree profile Keyser-218 through the import of Richard Ludwig's Family.ged on Jan 18, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Richard and others.