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1. GEORGE¹ KEITH was born Bet. 1625 - 1626 in Scotland, and died Bet. 1735 - 1737 in Charles County, Maryland. He married DOROTHY 1646. She was born 1629.

Notes for GEORGE KEITH:

Transported to Charles County, Maryland 1666-1670 (prob. 1666). George alive in 1721. He was said to have lived to age 110.

Researched by: John Phillips
8105 MacArthur Blvd
Cabin John, MD 20818

Children of GEORGE KEITH and DOROTHY are: 

i. SARAH² KEITH.

2. ii. GEORGE KEITH, b. Abt. 1667, Scotland; d. 1705, St. Marys County, Maryland.

2. GEORGE² KEITH (GEORGE¹) was born Abt. 1667 in Scotland, and died 1705 in St. Marys County, Maryland. He married ANNE 1687. She was born 1651 in St. Marys County, Maryland.

Children of GEORGE KEITH and ANNE are:

3. i. GEORGE³ KEITH, b. Abt. 1695, Charles County or St. Marys County, Maryland; d. Aft. 1762, Charles County or St. Marys County, Maryland.

ii. UNKNOWN KEITH, b. 1697.

iii. UNKNOWN KEITH, b. 1699.

3. GEORGE³ KEITH (GEORGE², GEORGE¹) was born Abt. 1695 in Charles County or St. Marys County, Maryland, and died Aft. 1762 in Charles County or St. Marys County, Maryland. He married ELIZABETH CONTEE 1715, daughter of JOHN CONTEE and MARGARET. She was born 1699 in Charles County, Maryland.

Notes for GEORGE KEITH:

Resided at Charles County, Maryland

Children of GEORGE KEITH and ELIZABETH CONTEE are:

i. JOHN⁴ KEITH.

Notes for JOHN KEITH:

Land-Tax Records: With brother George he sold land in Charles County, Maryland in 1756. Moved to Prince George County, Maryland. He appears on tax list in Bourbon County, Kentucky in 1796 but disappears soon after that date.

No known information on wife or children

4. ii. GEORGE KEITH, b. Bet. 1725 - 1726, Charles County, Maryland; d. March 16, 1806, Bourbon County, Kentucky.

4. GEORGE⁴ KEITH (GEORGE³, GEORGE², GEORGE¹) was born Bet. 1725 - 1726 in Charles County, Maryland, and died March 16, 1806 in Bourbon County, Kentucky. He married MONICA PIDGEON March 1751/52 in Maryland. She was born Abt. 1727 in Maryland, and died 1806 in Bourbon County, Kentucky.

Notes for GEORGE KEITH:

Resided at Prince George County, MD; Washington County, MD; and Bourbon County, KY. Will dated March 16, 1806. Court Record: Orderly Kentucky Court & Other Records, Bourbon County Estates. Keith, George - c, 89: Sons - Richard, Garrett, Edward, George James(deceased); daughters - Elizabeth Green, Mary Robinson, Joanna Kerico (Carrico) Monica Dougherty. March 16, 1806 - April 1806. Witness - John Hand and James Brown

Census Records: Moved to Prince George County, MD in 1756. Still there in 1776 Census. He was age 51 and she was 49. They had 7 male slaves and 12 female slaves. 1790 was in Washington County, MD. Bought land in Bourbon County, KY and paid taxes there from 1793.

Notes for MONICA PIDGEON:

Catholic

Monica was in 1790 Census but evidently died before her husband as she is not mentioned in his will dated March 6, 1806.

Children of GEORGE KEITH and MONICA PIDGEON are:

i. JAMES⁵ KEITH, b. Bet. 1754 - 1755, Maryland; d. Bef. 1805; m. UNKNOWN, Bef. 1776.

Notes for JAMES KEITH:

Resided in Maryland in 1800

Had several children

Maryland Gazette: James Keith took oath of allegiance to Maryland in Prince George County on February 5, 1777. Another James Keith took the oath in Ann Arundle County.

ii. RICHARD KEITH, b. 1756, Charles or Prince George County, Maryland; d. January 1836, Pike County, Maryland; m. SARAH MASON, February 16, 1784, Prince George County, Maryland; b. July 17, 1763, Maryland; d. January 15, 1847, Boone, Missouri.

Notes for RICHARD KEITH:

Buried on his farm near Bowling Green, Missouri

Had nine children

Notes for SARAH MASON:

Anti-Catholic - one will disinherits any child who marries a Catholic

iii. ELIZABETH KEITH, b. 1759, Maryland; m. GREEN; b. 1759, Maryland.

Notes for ELIZABETH KEITH:

Elizabeth is the grandmother of James Stephen Green, U. S. Senator from Missouri and Martin Green, Confederate General killed at Vicksburg.

iv. GERRARD KEITH, b. 1759, Prince George County, Maryland; d. 1830, Harrison, Kentucky; m. ELEANOR LUSBY, December 27, 1782, Prince George County, Maryland; b. 1759, Prince George County, Maryland; d. Aft. 1830, Harrison County, Kentucky.

Notes for GERRARD KEITH:

Marriage record from Maryland Gazette; Buried Kentucky

Sources: Naomi Keith Sexton research, E E Craig pedigree by Joan Gioe & E A Miller family group sheet.

Have seen his name spelled several different ways: Gerard, Garrett and Garred. It is felt he was named after Thomas Gerrard.

v. MARY KEITH, b. 1761, Maryland; d. 1808, Pendleton County, Kentucky; m. (1) SMITH; m. (2) ZACHARIAH ROBINSON.

vi. JOANNAH KEITH, b. 1764, Prince George County, Maryland; d. Abt. 1849; m. JAMES T CARRICO, 1789; d. 1814, Washington County, Kentucky.

Notes for JOANNAH KEITH:

Catholic

Notes for JAMES T CARRICO:

Resided in Bourbon County, Kentucky but soon moved to Washington County where James died.

vii. EDWARD KEITH, b. October 22, 1767, Prince George County, Maryland; d. December 22, 1862, Columbia, Boone County, Missouri; m. ANNE LUSBY, February 09, 1793, Prince George County, Maryland; b. 1767, Prince George County, Maryland.

Notes for EDWARD KEITH:

Marriage record from Maryland Gazette

Notes for ANNE LUSBY:

Maryland Gazette: Lusby's took oath of allegiance to Maryland in Ann Arundel County.

viii. GEORGE KEITH, b. 1769, Prince George County, Maryland; d. 1856, Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri; m. (1) ELIZABETH FERRELL; b. 1769, Franklin, Kentucky; m. (2) ELIZABETH LYNCH, December 20, 1806; b. 1769, Maryland.

Notes for GEORGE KEITH:

A grandson is Dr. Clayton Keith, Physician and Historian of Pike County, Missouri

Notes for ELIZABETH FERRELL:

Catholic

ix. REBECCA KEITH, b. 1770, Prince George County, Maryland; d. 1802, Prince George County, Maryland; m. ALEXANDER GIBBONS, October 08, 1792, Prince George County, Maryland; b. 1771, Maryland.

Notes for ALEXANDER GIBBONS:

From Maryland Gazette: Licence issued October 2, 1792.

x. MONICA KEITH, b. 1774, Prince George County, Maryland; d. March 10, 1848, Maryland; m. JAMES DOUGHERTY, July 18, 1794, Washington County, Kentucky; b. 1774, Wahington county, Maryland.

Notes for MONICA KEITH:

Catholic

Notes for JAMES DOUGHERTY:

Lived in Scott County, Indiana