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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Charles Keyser immigrated, Sept. 19, 1749 and landed in Philadelphia, Pa on 9-19-1749, aboard the ship "Patience". He took the Oath of Allegiance to Pennsylvania on the same day. He bought property in Frederick Co., Va. 4-6-1765. By deed of 6 April 1765, recorded in Frederick Co., Va., Deed Book No. 10, page 248. Lewis Rhinehart and Mathias Rhinehart of Frederick Co., Va., conveyed unto Charles Keyser, of the same place, a parcel of land on the South Fork of the Shenandoah, being the lower end of two tracts of land granted to Mathias Rhinehart by deed of 8 Feb., 1764, from the Proprietor's Office of the Northern neck of Virginia.
Charles's will was probated in Shenandoah Co., Va., Will book A-179, 28 August 1778. Inventory 509 pounds, 15 shillings) 10 children, 50 pounds, 19 shillings, 6 pence each.
Charles died 1778 in Shenandoah Co., Virginia and his body was interred 1778 in Shenandoah Co., Va. on his farm.
Several books have been written on "Kisers", "Hursts in Shenandoah county virginia", author Mrs. June Hurst Childers, 949 Mason Headley, Lexington, Ky., 40504, cost $50 in 1998; "Forerunners" by Strickler; "Mead Relations" by A.M. Prichard, published by The McClure CO., Printers, Staunton, Va. in 1933; Kiser Family Descendants by Charles S. Kiser. The most information was provided by E. J. Sutherland, Judge in Dickenson County, Va., in his book,"Some descendants of John Counts of Glade Hollow(Southwest Virginia) 1722-1977" (E.J. was a great-great-grandson of Abednego Kiser).
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/i/l/Bill-Wilson-WA/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0119.html
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