Mary KEY b. 12 May 1695 St Stephen's Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 27 Jan 1755 Powhatan, Richmond, Virginia, British Colonial America: Our Family History

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Name	Mary KEY [1]
Christened	12 Jan 1695	Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America [2]
Born	12 May 1695	St Stephen's Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America [1, 2]
Gender	Female
FamilySearch ID	LZZ2-ZY2
_UID	ABED427E823B4C8DA2BBD5CB159BF545D599
Buried	1755	Virginia, British Colonial America [2]
Died	27 Jan 1755	Powhatan, Richmond, Virginia, British Colonial America [1, 2]
Person ID	I3302	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
Last Modified	13 Dec 2022

Father	Richard KEY, Sr., b. 13 Apr 1646, St Paul's Cathedral, London, England, United Kingdom , d. 1755, Lancaster County, Virginia (Age 108 years)
Mother	Mary CARTWRIGHT, b. Abt 1665, d. Yes, date unknown
Alt. Marriage	9 Jun 1690	Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom [3]
Married	1695
Family ID	F1614	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 William MASON, b. Abt 1690, of Kingham, Oxfordshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown

Children

	1. John MASON, c. 18 Dec 1720, Kingham, Oxfordshire, England , bur. Bef Mar 1725 (Age ~ 4 years)
	2. William MASON, c. 24 Jun 1722, Kingham, Oxfordshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 13 Dec 2022

Family ID F536728427 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Matthias (Mathias) "Mathew" CHITWOOD, Sr., b. 1681, Hertfordshire, England , d. 27 Jan 1755, Powhatan Magisterial District, James City, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 74 years)

Married 1711 Northumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America

Children

	1. Eliner (Elizabeth) CHITWOOD, b. 12 Aug 1712, Northumberland, Virginia , d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Matthias CHITWOOD, b. 1714, Virginia , d. 1775 (Age 61 years)
	3. William CHITWOOD, b. 1716, Virginia , d. 1787 (Age 71 years)
	4. John CHITWOOD, b. 1718, Virginia , d. Dec 1798 (Age 80 years)
	5. Capt James C. CHITWOOD, Sr., b. 12 Aug 1720, Northumberland, Virginia , d. 14 Oct 1780, Executed by hanging at Kings Mountain, North Carolina (Age 60 years)
	6. Richard CHITWOOD, Sr, b. 12 Aug 1722, Powhatan, Richmond, Virginia, British Colonial America , d. 14 Oct 1785, Sunshine, Rutherford, North Carolina (Age 63 years)
	7. Patience CHEATWOOD, b. Abt 1732, Northumberland, Virginia , d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 13 Dec 2022

Family ID F1568 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

The facts concerning Mary Key, the wife of Matthias Chitwood, Sr., are sometimes confusing but have been verified from multiple sources. She was apparently born before or soon after her parents' marriage in 1695. While her place of birth is said to be Northumberland County, Virginia, at least two of her younger brothers were supposed to have been born in England. It is certain that her father, Richard Key, Sr., was born in England where he is buried in St. Paul's Covent Garden. It seems possible Mary was also born in England.
More is known about the ancestors of Richard Key, Sr. His father was John Key, born on January 23, 1623, in Wilcombe, Oxfordshire, England; he died in 1695. He married Mary Lenman on May 2, 1645.
John Key's parents were Richard Key, born February 19, 1575, in Widell, Lancashire, England, and Elizabeth Cowper. His father was Thomas Keye (note different spelling), born in 1540 in Widell, Lancashire, England; died about 1575. He married Mary Flower. As an interesting side note, Thomas had an uncle (also named Thomas) whose wife, Mary Grey-Keye, was sister to Lady Jane Grey, Queen of England.
Thomas Keye's father was Roger Keye, born 1496 in Shepelbothan, Lancashire, England, who married Elizabeth Hurst on September 11, 1539. Roger Keye's father was John Keye, born 1471 in Littlewood, Lancashire, England, who married Margaret Nadem about 1495. He died in 1571.
The earliest direct ancestor who can be verified is Nicholas Keye, the father of John Keye. He was born in 1420 in Woodsome, Lancashire, England. I have been unable to find the name of his wife or the date of his death.

Mary's brother Philip Key was the Great Grandfather of Francis Scott Keye the author of the Star Spangled Banner.

Sources

[S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 13 Dec 2022), entry for James C. Chitwood, person ID LZ46-6BZ. (Reliability: 3).
[S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 13 Dec 2022), entry for Mary KEY, person ID LZZ2-ZY2. (Reliability: 3).
[S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 13 Dec 2022), entry for Richard KEY, person ID LZXF-N1P. (Reliability: 3).