Person:Philip Keister (1)

Watchers
Philip Keister, Sr., of Montgomery Co., VA
m. Abt 1750
  1. Philip Keister, Jr.1753 - 1835
  2. Peter Keister, of Montgomery Co., VA1765 - Abt 1840
  3. Rebeckah Keister1770 -
  4. Mary "Polly" Keister1770 -
  5. John KeisterBef 1773 -
Facts and Events
Name Philip Keister, Sr., of Montgomery Co., VA
Alt Name John Philip Keister
Gender Male
Birth[1] 7 Jun 1730 Strasbourgh, Germany
Marriage Abt 1750 to Maria Katherine _____
Will? 5 Sep 1814 Montgomery County, Virginia{Will Dated]
Death[1] Nov 1814 Montgomery County, Virginia

Will Abstract

Kester [Keister], Philip. Will probated Nov. 1814.
Names children Philip, John, Polly Bumgardner, and Rebeckah Dedrecks and Peter.
[A Brief of Wills and Marriages of Montgomery and Fincastle Counties, Virginia, 1773-1831 by Anne Lowry Worrell, pg. 50].
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).
  2.   Roseberry, Greg E. The Charles E. Roseberry -- Betty Jean Keister family of Montgomery and Pulaski Counties, Virginia: including the Angstadt, Beck, Burk, Carper, Daux, Filenger, Foster, Glasgow, Godbey, Gunn, Keister, King, Long, Patterson, Patton, Rankin, Roseberry, Shell, Shufflebarger, Songer, Sutton, Whitt and Wysor families. (Lincoln, Nebraska: Writers Club Press, c2002)
    pg. 362.

    1. John Philip Keister Sr. of Hamburg, Germany was born circa 1730. He married Marie Catherine (---?---) circa 1750 probably in Rockingham Co., VA. He married Elizabeth Shonk in 1795. He died circa 1814 in Montgomery County, VA. He was also known as John Philip Keister Sr.

    Philip immigrated on September 16, 1751 from Germany to Philadelphia, PA on the ship "Edinburgh", James Russell, Master. He was a farmer before 1800 in Rockingham Co., VA.
    He is found in Montgomery Co., VA land records:
    "1800, Philip Keister from John McCall and Margaret, 65 acres on small branch of Tom's Creek."