Jeremiah Keith1

b. 15 September 1749
Father*Daniel Keith1 b. 2 May 1725
Mother*Elizabeth Conant1 b. 25 Dec 1727
Birth*15 September 1749Jeremiah Keith was born on 15 September 1749 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Keith, pages 214-224. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume I, page 186. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

John Keith1

b. circa 1688, d. 11 June 1761
Father*Reverend James Keith1
Mother*Susanna Edson1
Birth*circa 1688John Keith was born, as calculated from his recorded age at death, circa 1688.1,2 
Marriage*18 April 1711He married Hannah Washburn, daughter of Samuel Washburn and Deborah Packard, on 18 April 1711 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,3 
Death*11 June 1761He died as Ensign John Keith on 11 June 1761 in Bridgewater in his 73rd year.2 

Family

Hannah Washburn b. c 1689, d. 4 Mar 1766
Children 1.Hannah Keith+4,1 b. 7 Apr 1721
 2.Daniel Keith+1 b. 2 May 1725
 3.Zephaniah Keith+1 b. 8 Mar 1730, d. 29 Jan 1820
 4.Mary Keith1 d. 7 Nov 1764

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Keith, pages 214-224. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Deaths, Volume II, page 504. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, page 386.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume I, Births, page 184.

Jonathan Keith1

b. 6 January 1758
Father*Zephaniah Keith1 b. 8 Mar 1730, d. 29 Jan 1820
Mother*Mary Hooper1 b. 17 May 1731, d. 30 Oct 1822
Birth*6 January 1758Jonathan Keith was born on 6 January 1758.1 

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Third Generation, pages 10-19. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.

Joseph Keith1

Father*Reverend James Keith1
Mother*Susanna Edson1
Marriage*He married Elizabeth Fobes, daughter of Deacon Edward Fobes and Elizabeth Howard.2,1 

Family

Elizabeth Fobes b. 1677
Children 1.Susanna Keith3,4 b. 8 Mar 1697
 2.Joseph Keith3,5 b. 1 Jan 1699
 3.Ephraim Keith+1,6 b. 21 Mar 1707

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Keith, pages 214-224. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Fobes, pages 162-166.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Keith, pages 207-216.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume 1, page 192. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  5. [S1190] Frederick Clifton Pierce, Field Genealogy: being the record of all the Field family in America, whose ancestors were in this country prior to 1700, Volume 1, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Chicago, Illinois: Hammond Press, W.B. Conkey Company, 1901), page 172. Hereinafter cited as Field Genealogy, Volume 1.
  6. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Births, Volume I, page 183.

Joseph Keith1

b. 1 January 1699
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of John Bolton
Father*Joseph Keith1,2
Mother*Elizabeth Fobes1 b. 1677
Birth*1 January 1699Joseph Keith was born on 1 January 1699 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,3,2 
Marriage*3 October 1721He married Susanna Field, daughter of Captain John Field and Elizabeth Ames, on 3 October 1721 in Bridgewater.4,2 

Family

Susanna Field b. 25 Feb 1702

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Keith, pages 207-216. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S1190] Frederick Clifton Pierce, Field Genealogy: being the record of all the Field family in America, whose ancestors were in this country prior to 1700, Volume 1, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Chicago, Illinois: Hammond Press, W.B. Conkey Company, 1901), page 172. Hereinafter cited as Field Genealogy, Volume 1.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume I, page 187. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume 2, page 130.

Josiah Keith1

Father*Reverend James Keith1
Mother*Susanna Edson1
Marriage*6 January 1702/3He married Mary Lathrop, daughter of Samuel Lathrop and Sarah Downer, on 6 January 1702/3 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 

Family

Mary Lathrop b. 28 Oct 1683
Children 1.Josiah Keith3 b. 11 Feb 1706
 2.William Keith3 b. 11 Feb 1706

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Keith, pages 214-224. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume II, Marriages, page 214. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume I, Births, page 187.

Josiah Keith1

b. 11 February 1706
Father*Josiah Keith1
Mother*Mary Lathrop1 b. 28 Oct 1683
Birth*11 February 1706Josiah Keith was born on 11 February 1706 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 187. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Luther Keith1,2

b. 3 April 1743
Relationship4th cousin of John Bolton
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Boulton, The Immigrant
Father*Ebenezer Keith1,2 b. 25 Oct 1716, d. 12 Apr 1778
Birth*3 April 1743Luther Keith was born on 3 April 1743 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).3,4 
Marriage*23 July 1767Luther Keith married Sarah Thomson of Halifax, daughter of Joseph Thomson and Elizabeth Bolton, on 23 July 1767 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).5,1,2 

Family

Sarah Thomson b. 17 Apr 1744

Citations

  1. [S1129] Charles Hutchinson Thompson, A Genealogy of Descendants of John Thomson of Plymouth, Mass., downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Lansing, Michigan: Darius D. Thorpe, Printer and Binder, 1890), Second and Third Generations, pages 29-38. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of John Thomson of Plymouth.
  2. [S471] Anna Chesebrough Wildey, Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts (New York, New York: Press of T.A. Wright, 1903), Part I, Descendants of Samuel, pages 18-301. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Leach, pages 239-244. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 188. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  5. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, page 214.

Margaret Keith1

Father*Reverend James Keith1
Mother*Susanna Edson1

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Keith, pages 214-224. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.

Mary Keith1

d. 1760
Father*Reverend James Keith1
Mother*Susanna Edson1
Marriage*She married Ephraim Howard, son of John Howard and Martha Hayward.1,2 
(Wife) Death1750Mary became a widow when Ephraim Howard died on 1750.2 
Death*1760She died in 1760.2 

Family

Ephraim Howard d. 1750
Children 1.Jane Howard2 b. 1689
 2.Susanna Howard2 b. 1692
 3.Martha Howard2 b. 1695
 4.Ephraim Howard2 b. 1697
 5.Daniel Howard2 b. 3 Oct 1699, d. 16 Apr 1779
 6.David Howard2 b. 1703
 7.Silence Howard2 b. 1705
 8.Mary Howard+2 b. 1707, d. 12 Jun 1788

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Keith, pages 214-224. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Howard, pages 197-207.

Mary Keith1

d. 7 November 1764
Father*John Keith1 b. c 1688, d. 11 Jun 1761
Mother*Hannah Washburn1 b. c 1689, d. 4 Mar 1766
Marriage*3 December 1761She married Solomon Pratt Jr., son of Deacon Solomon Pratt and Sarah Johnson, on 3 December 1761 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3 
Death*7 November 1764She died on 7 November 1764 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).4,2 

Family

Solomon Pratt Jr. b. 20 Feb 1728/29

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Keith, pages 214-224. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Pratt, pages 288-292.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume II, Marriages, page 310. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Deaths, page 545.

Mary Keith1,2

b. 15 October 1745
Relationship4th cousin of John Bolton
Father*Ebenezer Keith1 b. 25 Oct 1716, d. 12 Apr 1778
Mother*Mary Pierce1 b. 4 Feb 1717, d. 9 Aug 1758
Birth*15 October 1745Mary Keith was born on 15 October 1745 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage*2 October 1764She married Benjamin Leach, son of Deacon Joseph Leach and Anna Harris, on 2 October 1764 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3,4 

Family

Benjamin Leach
Child 1.Joseph Leach4,3,2

Citations

  1. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 189. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Keith, pages 214-224. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Leach, pages 239-244.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, page 234.

Melatiah Keith1

b. 14 February 1774
Father*Daniel Keith1 b. 3 Apr 1747, d. 28 Apr 1803
Mother*Melatiah Hooper1 b. 1744, d. 20 Mar 1825
Birth*14 February 1774Melatiah Keith was born on 14 February 1774 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage*30 April 1795She married Daniel Washburn, son of Daniel Washburn and Experience Harlow, on 30 April 1795 in either Bridgewater or Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.3,4 

Family

Daniel Washburn b. 15 Mar 1755

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Third Generation, pages 10-19, the date stated as 20 Oct 1766. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 189, her mother's name noted as "Melatiah". Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, page 215.
  4. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, Hooper Genealogy, Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Third Generation, pages 10-19.

Melinda Keith1

b. 21 February 1771
Father*Zephaniah Keith1 b. 8 Mar 1730, d. 29 Jan 1820
Mother*Mary Hooper1 b. 17 May 1731, d. 30 Oct 1822
Birth*21 February 1771Melinda Keith was born on 21 February 1771.1 

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Third Generation, pages 10-19. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.

Melinda Keith1

b. 6 October 1785
Father*Daniel Keith1 b. 3 Apr 1747, d. 28 Apr 1803
Mother*Melatiah Hooper1 b. 1744, d. 20 Mar 1825
Birth*6 October 1785Melinda Keith was born on 6 October 1785 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).1,2 

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Third Generation, pages 10-19, the date stated as 20 Oct 1766. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 189, her mother's name noted as "Melatiah". Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Minerva Keith1

b. 12 January 1770
Father*Zephaniah Keith1 b. 8 Mar 1730, d. 29 Jan 1820
Mother*Mary Hooper1 b. 17 May 1731, d. 30 Oct 1822
Birth*12 January 1770Minerva Keith was born on 12 January 1770.1 

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Third Generation, pages 10-19. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.

Naomi Keith1

b. 6 April 1754
Father*Daniel Keith1 b. 2 May 1725
Mother*Elizabeth Conant1,2 b. 25 Dec 1727
Birth*6 April 1754Naomi Keith was born on 6 April 1754 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).3,2 

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Keith, pages 214-224. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume I, page 189, noting she was the daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Keith, pages 214-224, noting incorrectly that she was the daughter of Daniel and his second wife.

Olive Keith1

Relationship4th cousin 1 time removed of John Bolton
Father*William Keith2 b. 1746, d. 16 Feb 1824
Mother*Eunice Leach b. c 1749, d. 8 Jul 1827
Marriage*29 November 1810She married as his second wife Bernice Leach, son of Jedediah Leach and Phebe Keith, on 29 November 1810 in Bridgewater.1 

Family

Bernice Leach b. 8 Apr 1771

Citations

  1. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume II, Marriages, page 233. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Keith, pages 214-224. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.

Phebe Keith1

b. 28 September 1744, d. 25 October 1811
Relationship4th cousin of John Bolton
Father*Robert Keith1 b. 19 Oct 1718
Mother*Tabatha Leach1 b. c 1717
Birth*28 September 1744Phebe Keith was born on 28 September 1744 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage*3 October 1765She married Jedediah Leach, son of Benjamin Leach and Hannah Keith, on 3 October 1765 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).3,4 
Death*25 October 1811She died on 25 October 1811 in Bridgewater at age 67.5 

Family

Jedediah Leach d. 8 Mar 1813
Children 1.Parnel Leach3,6 d. 3 Sep 1853
 2.Wealthy Leach3,6 b. 18 Oct 1767
 3.Bernice Leach7,8 b. 8 Apr 1771

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Keith, pages 214-224. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 190. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Leach, pages 239-244.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, page 236.
  5. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Deaths, Volume II, page 516.
  6. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume I, Births, page 212.
  7. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Fourth Generation, pages 19-32. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  8. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Births, Volume I, page 206.

Robert Keith1

b. 19 October 1718
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of John Bolton
Father*Samuel Keith1
Mother*Bethia Fobes1 b. 1683
Birth*19 October 1718Robert Keith was born on 19 October 1718 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage*4 March 1740He married Tabatha Leach on 4 March 1740 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,3 

Family

Tabatha Leach b. c 1717
Children 1.Robert Keith1 b. 18 Oct 1742
 2.Phebe Keith+1 b. 28 Sep 1744, d. 25 Oct 1811
 3.Hazadiah Keith1 b. 1 Nov 1746
 4.Tabitha Keith1 b. 20 Aug 1748
 5.Sarah Keith1 b. 10 Mar 1749
 6.Constant Keith1 b. 6 Jan 1752
 7.Wealthy Keith1 b. 20 Apr 1754
 8.Eliab Keith1 b. 29 Jul 1756
 9.Asa Keith1 b. 4 Nov 1758

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Keith, pages 214-224. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 190. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, page 216.

Robert Keith1

b. 18 October 1742
Relationship4th cousin of John Bolton
Father*Robert Keith1 b. 19 Oct 1718
Mother*Tabatha Leach1 b. c 1717
Birth*18 October 1742Robert Keith was born on 18 October 1742 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Keith, pages 214-224. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 190. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Rowena Keith1

b. 25 December 1765
Father*Zephaniah Keith1 b. 8 Mar 1730, d. 29 Jan 1820
Mother*Mary Hooper1 b. 17 May 1731, d. 30 Oct 1822
Birth*25 December 1765Rowena Keith was born on 25 December 1765.1 

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Third Generation, pages 10-19. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.

Ruel Keith1

b. 13 January 1756
Father*Zephaniah Keith1 b. 8 Mar 1730, d. 29 Jan 1820
Mother*Mary Hooper1 b. 17 May 1731, d. 30 Oct 1822
Birth*13 January 1756Ruel Keith was born on 13 January 1756.1 

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Third Generation, pages 10-19. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.

Rufus Keith1

b. 12 February 1783
Father*Daniel Keith1 b. 3 Apr 1747, d. 28 Apr 1803
Mother*Melatiah Hooper1 b. 1744, d. 20 Mar 1825
Birth*12 February 1783Rufus Keith was born on 12 February 1783 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).1,2 

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Third Generation, pages 10-19, the date stated as 20 Oct 1766. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 190, his mother's name noted as "Melatiah". Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Rufus Keith1

b. 3 September 1769, d. 2 June 1771
Father*Daniel Keith1 b. 3 Apr 1747, d. 28 Apr 1803
Mother*Melatiah Hooper1 b. 1744, d. 20 Mar 1825
Birth*3 September 1769Rufus Keith was born on 3 September 1769 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,1 
Death*2 June 1771He died on 2 June 1771 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England), at age 1.3 

Citations

  1. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 190, his mother's name noted as "Melatiah". Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  2. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Third Generation, pages 10-19, the date stated as 20 Oct 1766. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Deaths, page 505, his mother's name noted as "Melatiah."

Salmon Keith1

b. 11 March 1760
Father*Daniel Keith1 b. 2 May 1725
Mother*Lydia Keyzer1,2 d. 1762
Birth*11 March 1760Salmon Keith was born on 11 March 1760 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage*after 27 February 1779He married Chloe Wilbor probably shortly after 27 February 1779 when their Intention of Marriage was recorded in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).1,3 

Family

Chloe Wilbor
Child 1.Zephaniah Keith1 b. 26 Sep 1779

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Keith, pages 214-224. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume I, page 191. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 217, her surname spelled "Wilbar."

Samuel Keith1

Father*Reverend James Keith1
Mother*Susanna Edson1
Marriage*20 January 1702/3He married Bethia Fobes, daughter of Deacon Edward Fobes and Elizabeth Howard, on 20 January 1702/3 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 

Family

Bethia Fobes b. 1683
Children 1.Constant Keith+1 b. 22 Feb 1703
 2.Amos Keith1 b. 1 May 1705
 3.Samuel Keith+1 b. 1707
 4.Bethia Keith1 b. 29 Dec 1710, d. 21 Feb 1770
 5.Susanna Keith1 b. 2 Sep 1714
 6.Ebenezer Keith+1,3,4 b. 25 Oct 1716, d. 12 Apr 1778
 7.Robert Keith+1 b. 19 Oct 1718
 8.Jane Keith1 b. 4 Dec 1720
 9.Benjamin Keith1 b. 19 Apr 1723

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Keith, pages 214-224. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, page 217. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Fobes, pages 162-166.
  4. [S470] Collected by Harvey Cushman Pierce, Seven Pierce Families, a record of births, deaths and marriages of the first seven generations of Pierces in America, including a record of the descendants of Abial Peirce to the present (Strasburg, Virginia and Washington DC: originally printed by Shenandoah Publishing House and reprinted by Higginson Book Company, 1936), Section 4, The Descendants of Michael Pierce of Scituate, Massachusetts, pages 145-214. Hereinafter cited as Seven Pierce Families.

Samuel Keith1

b. 1707
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of John Bolton
Father*Samuel Keith1
Mother*Bethia Fobes1 b. 1683
Birth*1707Samuel Keith was born in 1707.1 
Marriage*20 February 1733/34He married Hannah Ames, daughter of William Ames and Mary Hayward, on 20 February 1733/34 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,1,3 

Family

Hannah Ames b. 21 Sep 1710
Child 1.Bethia Keith+1 b. 24 Oct 1736

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Keith, pages 214-224. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Ames, pages 98-104.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, page 217. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Sarah Keith1

b. 24 May 1775
Father*Zephaniah Keith1 b. 8 Mar 1730, d. 29 Jan 1820
Mother*Mary Hooper1 b. 17 May 1731, d. 30 Oct 1822
Birth*24 May 1775Sarah Keith was born on 24 May 1775.1 
Marriage*She married Abel Drury.1 

Family

Abel Drury

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Third Generation, pages 10-19. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.

Sarah Keith1

b. 10 March 1749
Relationship4th cousin of John Bolton
Father*Robert Keith1 b. 19 Oct 1718
Mother*Tabatha Leach1 b. c 1717
Birth*10 March 1749Sarah Keith was born on 10 March 1749 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Keith, pages 214-224. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 191. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.