Person:James Key (6)

Watchers
Browse
James Key, of Carteret County, NC
b.Est 1720 Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
d.6 Oct 1766 Carteret, North Carolina, United States
Parents and Siblings
(edit)
  1. James Key, of Carteret County, NC
  2. Jonathan Key, of Onslow County, NC
Spouse and Children
(edit)
m. abt. 1750
  1. Jonathan Key
Add another spouse & children
Facts and Events
Name James Key, of Carteret County, NC
Gender Male
Birth[1] Est 1720 Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
Marriage abt. 1750 to Mary Kellum
Death[1] 6 Oct 1766 Carteret, North Carolina, United States
[edit]

Will Abstract

James Key died in 1766 leaving a wife Mary and four children: Jonathan Key, Joseph Key, Elizabeth Key, and Vennelah Key. Will was proven in Carteret County, NC on October 6, 1766.
[1]


[edit]

Land Records

James Key, a blacksmith, recorded a land grant in 1751 in the southwest corner of Carteret Co., NC on White Oak River and Houston Creek in what is now the Croatian National Forest. Land Grant is dated November 16, 1751. He is thought to have immigrated from Cardiff, South Wales to the New England states in 1748.
[2]
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

    http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/2075643/person/615045981
    Note: this Ancestry member tree has birthdate listed in 1733, but with a probable marriage date in 1750 of earlier, his birthdate was more likely abt. 1720-1725. More research needed.

Retrieved from "https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:James_Key_%286%29"