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William Keyser's handwritten note documenting his children's birth dates.

Polly Keyser was born on Jan 26 1782 in Hanover County, Virginia.  Polly married Robert Silfer (sic?) on December 3, 1800.  Robert was born about 1782 in Hanover County, Virginia, and died before 1869.

 

John "Jack" Keyser was born on Oct. 10, 1784 in Hanover County, Virginia, and died on Oct. 4, 1847 in Wayne County, Virginia.  Jack married Elizabeth Jane Hill in 1808 in Cabell County, Virginia.  Elizabeth was born on Oct. 15, 1789 in Botetourt County, Virginia, and died on Mar. 10, 1842 in Cabell County, Virginia. 

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William Keyser, Jr. was born on Nov. 20, 1785  in Hanover County, Virginia and died on May 20, 1869 in Bath County, Virginia.  William, Jr. participated in the war of 1812 and may have participated in the "Battle of New Orleans" in 1815. William Jr. married Rebeckah Stowers on Feb. 9, 1827.  Rebeckah was born around 1794 in Peckinpaw, Virginia.

 

Elizabeth "Bettie" or "Betsy" Keyser was born on Oct 13, 1787 in Hanover County, Virginia and died in Bath County, Virginia on June 19, 1858.  Bettie married Robert Brinkley on Dec. 2, 1805.  Robert was born around 1780 in Bath County, Virginia and died sometime before 1876.

 

Christopher Columbus "Kit" Keyser was born on May 30, 1789 in Hanover County, Virginia and died in 1865 in Wayne County, West Virginia.  Kit married Frances Jones on March 26, 1812 in Bath County, Virginia.  They had one son together - Henry.  Frances died around 1815 in Virginia.  Kit married Margaret "Peggy" Bloss on Jun. 28, 1816 in Cabell County, Virginia.  Kit had four children with Peggy - James, Mary, Catherine, and Lucinda.

 

Catherine "Kate" Keyser was born on Jan 26, 1792, Hanover County, Virginia and died on Dec 14, 1857 in Lawrence County, Kentucky.  Kate married Rowland Tiernan Burns on Dec. 22, 1813.  Rowland was born on Jan 25, 1796 in Bath County, Virginia and died on August 19, 1833.

 

Fleming Keyser was born on Jan. 26, 1794 in Hanover County, Virginia and died on Dec. 4, 1865.  Fleming married Nancy Morris on Oct. 15, 1819.  Nancy was born in 1802 and died on April 20, 1863.  Fleming was the executor of his father's estate.

 

David Keyser was born on Jul, 30 1796 in Bath County, Virginia and died in Mar. of 1825 in Allegheny County, Virginia.  David married Margaret [Margret] Morris on May 12, 1819 in Bath County, Virginia.  Margaret was born on April 5, 1802 and died on Jan. 4, 1878.

 

James Keyser was born in 1799 in Bath County, Virginia and died around 1880 in Kanawha, West Virginia.  James married Lucinda [Gillispie - ?] on Jan. 2, 1821.  Lucinda was born around 1800 in Virginia and died Oct. 28, 1853 in Kanawha, West Virginia.

 

Sarah "Sally" Keyser was born on Sep. 13, 1801 in Bath County, Virginia and died around 1860 in Alleghany, Virginia.  Sally married Jacob Clark Karnes on Oct. 4, 1821.  Jacob was born around 1797 in Botetourt, Virginia and died around 1882 in Bath County, Virginia.

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