Abigail Keith1

b. 18 August 1737
Family
Father*Jacob Keith1 d. 30 Oct 1782
Mother*Abigail Leach1 b. 15 Sep 1714, d. b 19 Oct 1802
Baptism31 July 1737 and was baptized on 31 July 1737 in west Bridgewater.2 
Birth*18 August 1737Abigail Keith was born on 18 August 1737 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 179. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  2. [S854] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, Vital Records of West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society at the charge of the Eddy Town Record Fund, 1911), Births, page 70. Hereinafter cited as West Bridgewater Vital Records to 1850.

Alfred Keith1

b. 25 November 1767
Family
Father*Zephaniah Keith1 b. 8 Mar 1730, d. 29 Jan 1820
Mother*Mary Hooper1 b. 17 May 1731, d. 30 Oct 1822
Birth*25 November 1767Alfred Keith was born on 25 November 1767.1 

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.

Amos Keith1

b. 1 May 1705
Family
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of John Bolton
Father*Samuel Keith1
Mother*Bethia Fobes1 b. 1683
Birth*1 May 1705Amos Keith was born on 1 May 1705 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 180. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Asa Keith1

b. 4 November 1758
Family
Relationship4th cousin of John Bolton
Father*Robert Keith1 b. 19 Oct 1718
Mother*Tabatha Leach1 b. c 1717
Birth*4 November 1758Asa Keith was born on 4 November 1758 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 181. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Benjamin Keith1

b. 19 April 1723
Family
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of John Bolton
Father*Samuel Keith1
Mother*Bethia Fobes1 b. 1683
Birth*19 April 1723Benjamin Keith was born on 19 April 1723 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 181. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Bethia Keith1

b. 29 December 1710, d. 21 February 1770
Family
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of John Bolton
Father*Samuel Keith1
Mother*Bethia Fobes1 b. 1683
Birth*29 December 1710Bethia Keith was born on 29 December 1710 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage*12 January 1737/38She married Lieutenant John Washburn, son of John Washburn and Margaret Packard, on 12 January 1737/38 in Bridgewater.3,1,4 
Death*21 February 1770She died on 21 February 1770 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England), at age 59.3,5 

Family

 Lieutenant John Washburn b. 9 Jul 1711, d. 3 Jun 1797

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 181. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Washburn, pages 338-350.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, page 388.
  5. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Deaths, page 570.

Bethia Keith1

b. 24 October 1736
Family
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of John Bolton
Father*Samuel Keith2 b. 1707
Mother*Hannah Ames2 b. 21 Sep 1710
Birth*24 October 1736Bethia Keith was born on 24 October 1736 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3 
Marriage*31 January 1760She married Daniel Leach, son of Ebenezer Leach and Joanna Washburn, on 31 January 1760 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,4 

Family

 Daniel Leach b. 9 Dec 1735
Children 1.Joanna Leach5,6 b. 20 Feb 1761, d. 17 Oct 1841
 2.Ebenezer Leach5 b. 16 Sep 1768
 3.Susanna Leach7 b. 6 Jun 1778, d. 11 Feb 1866

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, Fourth Generation, pages 19-32 with date of birth noted as 25 Mar 1771. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  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. [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 181. 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 II, page 234.
  5. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Leach, pages 239-244.
  6. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Births, Volume I, page 209.
  7. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, Hooper Genealogy, Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Fourth Generation, pages 19-32.

Betty Keith1

Family
Father*Daniel Keith1 b. 2 May 1725
Mother*Lydia Keyzer1,2 d. 1762
Birth*Betty Keith was born.1 

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.

Constant Keith1

b. 22 February 1703
Family
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of John Bolton
Father*Samuel Keith1
Mother*Bethia Fobes1 b. 1683
Birth*22 February 1703Constant Keith was born on 22 February 1703 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage*She married Thomas Hayward of Titicut, son of Joseph Hayward and Mehitabel Dunham.1,3 
Residence*Constant and Thomas Hayward lived in Titicut, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).3 

Family

 Thomas Hayward b. 23 Sep 1702
Child 1.Robert Hayward+3 b. 1737

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 182. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Hayward, pages 181-190.

Constant Keith1

b. 6 January 1752
Family
Relationship4th cousin of John Bolton
Father*Robert Keith1 b. 19 Oct 1718
Mother*Tabatha Leach1 b. c 1717
Birth*6 January 1752Constant Keith was born on 6 January 1752 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 182. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Cyrus Keith1

b. 13 January 1755
Family
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 1755Cyrus Keith was born on 13 January 1755.1 

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.

Daniel Keith1

b. 3 April 1747, d. 28 April 1803
Family
Father*Daniel Keith2 b. 2 May 1725
Mother*Elizabeth Conant2 b. 25 Dec 1727
Birth*3 April 1747Daniel Keith was born on 3 April 1747 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3 
Marriage*30 October 1766He married Millicent Hooper, daughter of Nathaniel Hooper and Elizabeth Tinkham, on 30 October 1766 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,4,5 
Death*28 April 1803He died on 28 April 1803 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, at age 56.2,6,7 

Family

 Melatiah Hooper b. 1744, d. 20 Mar 1825
Children 1.Susannah Keith2 b. 18 Jun 1767
 2.Rufus Keith8 b. 3 Sep 1769, d. 2 Jun 1771
 3.Zephaniah Keith2 b. 11 Oct 1771
 4.Melatiah Keith2 b. 14 Feb 1774
 5.Howe Keith2 b. 4 Nov 1779
 6.Rufus Keith2 b. 12 Feb 1783
 7.Melinda Keith2 b. 6 Oct 1785
 8.David Keith2

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.
  2. [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, the date stated as 20 Oct 1766.
  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 I, Births, page 182. 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, Marriages, page 187.
  5. [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, Millicent's name noted as "Melatiah". Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  6. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Deaths, page 502, although the record is confusing because it indicates he was "father" and between the ages of 77 and 79 which is how old his father Daniel would have been. According to Mitchell's Bridgewater History, his father's estate was settled in 1775.
  7. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Keith, pages 214-224.
  8. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume I, Births, page 190, his mother's name noted as "Melatiah."

Daniel Keith1

b. 2 May 1725
Family
Father*John Keith2 b. c 1688, d. 11 Jun 1761
Mother*Hannah Washburn2 b. c 1689, d. 4 Mar 1766
Birth*2 May 1725Daniel Keith was born on 2 May 1725 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3 
Marriage*14 June 1744He married first Elizabeth Conant, daughter of Nathaniel Conant and Elizabeth Hains, on 14 June 1744 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,4 
(Husband) DeathDaniel became a widower when Elizabeth Keith died sometime between the birth of their daughter Naomi on 6 Apr 1754 and Daniel's second marriage on 21 Oct 1756. Elizabeth would have been only in her middle 20s when she died.2,5,6 
Marriage*21 October 1756He married second Lydia Keyzer of Easton on 21 October 1756 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,6 
(Husband) Death1762Daniel became a widower for the second time when Lydia Keith died in 1762.2 

Family 1

 Elizabeth Conant b. 25 Dec 1727
Children 1.Isaiah Keith2 b. 22 Mar 1745
 2.Daniel Keith+1 b. 3 Apr 1747, d. 28 Apr 1803
 3.Jeremiah Keith2 b. 15 Sep 1749
 4.Naomi Keith2 b. 6 Apr 1754

Family 2

 Lydia Keyzer d. 1762
Children 1.Seth Keith2 b. 4 Jun 1757
 2.Salmon Keith+2 b. 11 Mar 1760
 3.Betty Keith2

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. [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. [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 182. 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, Marriages, page 210.
  5. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Births, Volume I, page 189, noting she was the daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth.
  6. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 210.

Daphne Keith1

b. 12 August 1773
Family
Father*Zephaniah Keith1 b. 8 Mar 1730, d. 29 Jan 1820
Mother*Mary Hooper1 b. 17 May 1731, d. 30 Oct 1822
Birth*12 August 1773Daphne Keith was born on 12 August 1773.1 

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.

David Keith1

Family
Father*Daniel Keith1 b. 3 Apr 1747, d. 28 Apr 1803
Mother*Melatiah Hooper1 b. 1744, d. 20 Mar 1825
Birth*David Keith was born.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, the date stated as 20 Oct 1766. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.

Ebenezer Keith1

b. 25 October 1716, d. 12 April 1778
Family
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of John Bolton
Father*Samuel Keith2,3,1
Mother*Bethia Fobes2,3,1 b. 1683
Birth*25 October 1716Ebenezer Keith was born on 25 October 1716 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,4 
Marriage*18 March 1741He married first Mary Pierce of Scituate, daughter of Benjamin Pierce and Mary Cowing, on 18 March 1741 in First Parish Church, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,5 
(Husband) Death9 August 1758Ebenezer became a widower when Mary Keith died on 9 August 1758.6 
Marriage*6 November 1759He married, as her second husband, Hepzibah (Perkins) Carver, daughter of Thomas Perkins and Mary Washburn, on 6 November 1759 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,7 
Death*12 April 1778He died small pox on 12 April 1778 in Bridgewater at age 611,8 
Burial* and was buried in the Old Graveyard, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress). His gravestone marked his death in his 62nd year.8 

Family 1

 Mary Pierce b. 4 Feb 1717, d. 9 Aug 1758
Child 1.Mary Keith+9 b. 15 Oct 1745

Family 2
Child 1.Luther Keith10,11 b. 3 Apr 1743

Family 3

 Hepzibah Perkins b. 15 Feb 1719/20, d. 12 Apr 1800

Citations

  1. [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.
  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, Fobes, pages 162-166.
  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 I, page 183. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  5. [S853] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Volume 1. Births and Volume 2. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society at the charge of the Eddy Town Record Fund, 1909), Volume II, Marriages, page 237, referencing C.R.1: citing a church record, First Parish, and records from Rev. John Lothrop’s original manuscript. Hereinafter cited as Scituate Vital Records to 1850.
  6. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Deaths, Volume II, page 504, referencing G.R.6: citing a gravestone record at Scotland Graveyard in Bridgewater.
  7. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 210.
  8. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Deaths, Volume II, page 502, referencing G.R.7: citing a gravestone record at the Old Graveyard in Bridgewater.
  9. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume I, Births, page 189.
  10. [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.
  11. [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.

Eliab Keith1

b. 29 July 1756
Family
Relationship4th cousin of John Bolton
Father*Robert Keith1 b. 19 Oct 1718
Mother*Tabatha Leach1 b. c 1717
Birth*29 July 1756Eliab Keith was born on 29 July 1756 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 183. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Ephraim Keith1

b. 21 March 1707
Family
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of John Bolton
Father*Joseph Keith1,2
Mother*Elizabeth Fobes1,2 b. 1677
Birth*21 March 1707Ephraim Keith was born on 21 March 1707 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage*21 September 1732He married Sarah Washburn, daughter of Israel Washburn and Waitstil Sumner, on 21 September 1732 at First Church, Bridgewater, Plymouth County.1,3 

Family

 Sarah Washburn b. 14 Aug 1709
Child 1.William Keith+1 b. 1746, d. 16 Feb 1824

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 183. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S854] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, Vital Records of West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society at the charge of the Eddy Town Record Fund, 1911), Marriages, page 151. Hereinafter cited as West Bridgewater Vital Records to 1850.

Hannah Keith1

Family
Marriage*28 September 1768She married her 3rd Cousin Robert Hayward, son of Thomas Hayward and Constant Keith, on 28 September 1768 possibly in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 

Family

 Robert Hayward b. 1737
Child 1.Reverend Oliver Hayward1 b. 10 Apr 1781, d. 26 Sep 1831

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), Hayward, pages 181-190. 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 211, location noted as "? Middleborough". Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Hannah Keith1

b. 7 April 1721
Family
Father*John Keith2,3 b. c 1688, d. 11 Jun 1761
Mother*Hannah Washburn3,2 b. c 1689, d. 4 Mar 1766
Birth*7 April 1721Hannah Keith was born on 7 April 1721 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).3,1,2 
Marriage*10 January 1739/40She married Benjamin Leach, son of Benjamin Leach and Hepzibah Washburn, on 10 January 1739/40 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).3,1,4 

Family

 Benjamin Leach b. 14 Sep 1713
Child 1.Jedediah Leach+1 d. 8 Mar 1813

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), Leach, pages 239-244. 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 184. 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.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, page 233.

Hazadiah Keith1

b. 1 November 1746
Family
Relationship4th cousin of John Bolton
Father*Robert Keith1 b. 19 Oct 1718
Mother*Tabatha Leach1 b. c 1717
Birth*1 November 1746Hazadiah Keith was born on 1 November 1746 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 185, her name recorded as "Hasadia". Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Howe Keith1

b. 10 April 1762
Family
Father*Zephaniah Keith1 b. 8 Mar 1730, d. 29 Jan 1820
Mother*Mary Hooper1 b. 17 May 1731, d. 30 Oct 1822
Birth*10 April 1762Howe Keith was born on 10 April 1762.1 

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.

Howe Keith1

b. 4 November 1779
Family
Father*Daniel Keith1 b. 3 Apr 1747, d. 28 Apr 1803
Mother*Melatiah Hooper1 b. 1744, d. 20 Mar 1825
Birth*4 November 1779Howe Keith was born on 4 November 1779 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 185, his mother's name noted as "Melatiah". Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Isaiah Keith1

b. 22 March 1745
Family
Father*Daniel Keith1 b. 2 May 1725
Mother*Elizabeth Conant1 b. 25 Dec 1727
Birth*22 March 1745Isaiah Keith was born on 22 March 1745 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 185. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Israel Keith1

b. 25 August 1750
Family
Father*Zephaniah Keith1 b. 8 Mar 1730, d. 29 Jan 1820
Mother*Mary Hooper1 b. 17 May 1731, d. 30 Oct 1822
Birth*25 August 1750Israel Keith was born on 25 August 1750 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Education*1771He graduated from Harvard University, Boston, in 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.

Jacob Keith1

d. 30 October 1782
Family
Marriage*7 November 1734He was probably of Easton and married Abigail Leach, daughter of David Leach and Hannah __?__, on 7 November 1734 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Death*30 October 1782He died on 30 October 1782 in Bridgewater.3 
(Brother-in-Law) Estate and Land19 February 1799When probate was reopened on the estate of Ephraim Leach, Jacob's wife's brother, on 19 February 1799 in Plymouth County before Judge Joshua Thomas, the judge issued a warrant to Daniel Tolman, Ephraim Fobes and Daniel Fobes, empowering and directing them to take a view of the homestead farm that Ephraim, late of Bridgewater, had died seized of and to divide it into four equal parts or shares, first giving timely notice to all persons interested to be present if they saw cause. The men were further directed to assign and set off one share to the heirs of Ephraim's deceased sister Mehitable Leach, one share to the heirs of Ephraim's deceased sister Mercy Peterson, one share to the heirs of Ephraim's brother David Leach, also deceased, and one share to Ephraim’s sister Abigail (Leach) Keith, the wife of Jacob Keith, all in accordance with the directions in Ephraim's 1767 will. The committee was instructed by the judge to divide the shares by metes and bounds, considering quantity and quality, so that the heirs may hold their shares separately, forever. The judge ordered the men to make a return of the warrant with their doings and signatures, under oath, as soon as conveniently possible.4,5 

Family

 Abigail Leach b. 15 Sep 1714, d. b 19 Oct 1802
Children 1.Abigail Keith6 b. 18 Aug 1737
 2.Seth Keith6 b. 13 Feb 1739, d. 4 Feb 1752
 3.Jacob Keith6 b. 18 Jun 1744, d. 29 Jan 1752

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 213. 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, Deaths, page 503.
  4. [S624] Probate records, 1686-1903; with index and docket, 1685-1967, Massachusetts Probate Court (Plymouth County), microfilm of originals at Plymouth, Massachusetts on 157 microfilm reels filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1968. Includes Index. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, FHL Film# 549785, Index and Docket Hed-Lit 1685-1881, Case number 12432; FHL Film# 5507705, Index to probates 1686-1820; FHL Film# 550712, Probates 1771-1778, Volume 21, pages 24-25 and FHL Film# 550901 Probates 1805-1818, Volume 40, pages 215-217. Hereinafter cited as Plymouth County Massachusetts Probate (Index) 1686-1903.
  5. [S1130] Ephraim Leach, Probate (1771 and 1805 Bridgewater, Plymouth County) Case number 12432, Box 107212 on FHL Film# 2426889. Probate file papers 1686-1881, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; microfilm of records at Supreme Judicial Court, Boston, on 246 microfilm reels. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Probate of Ephraim Leach (1771 and 1805 Bridgewater).
  6. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume I, Births, page 179.

Jacob Keith1

b. 18 June 1744, d. 29 January 1752
Family
Father*Jacob Keith2 d. 30 Oct 1782
Mother*Abigail Leach2 b. 15 Sep 1714, d. b 19 Oct 1802
Birth*18 June 1744Jacob Keith was born on 18 June 1744 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England),1 
Baptism26 August 1744 and was baptized on 26 August 1744 in west Bridgewater.3 
Death*29 January 1752He died on 29 January 1752 in Bridgewater at age 7.4 

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 186. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume I, Births, page 179.
  3. [S854] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, Vital Records of West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society at the charge of the Eddy Town Record Fund, 1911), Births, page 70. Hereinafter cited as West Bridgewater Vital Records to 1850.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Deaths, page 503.

James Keith1

Family
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.

Reverend James Keith1

Family
(Added Proprietor) Land Grant1656Reverend James Keith was one of two men added later to the initial list of fifty-four original proprietors for the development of the town that would become Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony). The original list of men, most if not all from Duxbury, included John Willis, Solomon Leonard, Francis West, John Ames, John Howard, Thomas Hayward, Philip Delano, George Soule, Moses Simmons, John Alden, Christopher Wadsworth and James Lindall and was approved in 1645. When the town of Bridgewater was actually incorporated in 1656 the two new proprietors had been added and there were a total of fifty-six. Of these proprietors, only eighteen, about one-third, actually relocated and became residents of the new plantation. Reverend James Keith was granted his share and became a late addition original proprietor in 1664 when he became Bridgewater's first minister at the age of 21.

The area known as the Bridgewaters was originally inhabited by Wampanoag who called it Saughtuchquett (Satucket). In 1642 when the township of Marshfield was separated from Duxbury and became its own distinct entity, Duxbury petitioned the court for additional land “to the westward” in compensation.

The General Court granted their petition in 1645 and six trustees, Captain Myles Standish, John Alden, George Soule, Constant Southworth, John Rogers, and William Brett were appointed to divide the land. The action by the General Court was primarily an authority to purchase land, and Captain Standish, Samuel Nash, and Constant Southworth were appointed to make the purchase. The deed was signed on 23 Mar 1649.

The Bridgewater lands were divided among the inhabitants “by an agreement among themselves”. Unfortunately, there is no record to tell us how the town proceeded to agree to their division, or how, by whom, or when it was determined what residence or other circumstance should entitle anyone to a share. To view the complete list of Bridgewater's Original Proprietors, click on the PDF icon; the photo icons lead to four early maps of the Bridgewater settlement.2,3,4,5,6
Biographical Info*Reverend James Keith was a Scotchman, educated at Aberdeen, Scotland and was the first minister of Bridgewater. He arrived in Plymouth Colony around 1662 at about 18 years of age and was ordained in February 1664.1 
Marriage*He married Susanna Edson, daughter of Deacon Samuel Edson and Susanna Orcutt.1 

Family

 Susanna Edson
Children 1.James Keith1
 2.Joseph Keith+1
 3.Mary Keith+1 d. 1760
 4.Samuel Keith+1
 5.Timothy Keith1
 6.Josiah Keith+1
 7.Margaret Keith1
 8.Susanna Keith1
 9.John Keith+1 b. c 1688, d. 11 Jun 1761

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.
  3. [S913] Author unidentified, A map identifying the lands of the Original Proprietors of the Bridgewater Settlement, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, c1645-1656, Old Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts: (Hand drawn, not published, creation date unidentified). Hereinafter cited as Bridgewater Original Proprietors Map, c1645-1656.
  4. [S888] Author unidentified (although probably a descendant of David Perkins), A map of Old Bridgewater identifying the lands of the Perkins Family and their neighbors, 1680-1730, Old Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts: (Hand drawn, not published, creation date unidentified), size: 17.995 x 15.555 inches. Hereinafter cited as A map of Old Bridgewater, 1680-1730.
  5. [S889] Author unidentified, A map of the Second Precinct of Bridgewater incorporated June 1, 1716 and called the South Parish, indicating the early highways and paths and the dwelling places of the settlers, at the date of incorporation of the Precinct and before the Census of 1746, Second Precinct, South Parish, Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts: (Hand drawn, not published, creation date unidentified), size: 22.48 x 17.51 inches. Hereinafter cited as A map of the Second Precinct of Bridgewater, 1716-1746.
  6. [S890] Author unidentified, A map of the East Parish of Bridgewater founded from Old Bridgewater December 14, 1723, the Meeting House raised March 14, 1720 and officially incorporated in 1823; the map also includes West Bridgewater, first settled in 1651 from Old Bridgewater and officially incorporated in 1822. The dwelling houses of some of the landowners are identified, c1723, East & West Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts: (Hand drawn, not published, creation date unidentified), size: 22.215 x 17.12 inches. Hereinafter cited as A map of the East and West Parishes of Bridgewater, c1730.

Jane Keith1

b. 4 December 1720
Family
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of John Bolton
Father*Samuel Keith1
Mother*Bethia Fobes1 b. 1683
Birth*4 December 1720Jane Keith was born on 4 December 1720 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 186. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.