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Mary KEY
1695 - 1755 (59 years)-
Name Mary KEY [1] Christening 12 Jan 1695 Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America 
[2] Birth 12 May 1695 St Stephen's Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America [1, 2] Gender Female FamilySearch ID LZZ2-ZY2 _UID ABED427E823B4C8DA2BBD5CB159BF545D599 Burial 1755 Virginia, British Colonial America [2] Death 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 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, [3] Marriage 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 unknownFamily ID F536728427 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 13 Dec 2022
Family 2 Matthias (Mathias) "Mathew" CHITWOOD, Sr., b. 1684, Hertfordshire, England d. 27 Jan 1755, Powhatan Magisterial District, James City, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 71 years) Marriage 1711 Northumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America Children 1. Eliner (Elizabeth) CHITWOOD, b. 12 Aug 1712, Northumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America d. Bef 1752, Virginia (Age 39 years)2. Matthias CHITWOOD, b. Abt 1714, Cumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America d. Abt 1775, Chesterfield, Virginia. British Colonial America (Age ~ 61 years)3. William CHITWOOD, b. 1716, Northumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 17 Aug 1787, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States (Age 71 years)4. John CHITWOOD, b. 1718, Cumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America d. Dec 1798, Franklin City, Accomack, Virginia, United States (Age 80 years)5. Capt James C. CHITWOOD, Sr., b. 12 Aug 1720, Northumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America 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 unknownFamily ID F1568 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 13 Dec 2022
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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.
- 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.
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Sources - [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 13 Dec 2022), entry for James C. Chitwood, person ID LZ46-6BZ. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 13 Dec 2022), entry for Mary KEY, person ID LZZ2-ZY2. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 13 Dec 2022), entry for Richard KEY, person ID LZXF-N1P. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 13 Dec 2022), entry for James C. Chitwood, person ID LZ46-6BZ. (Reliability: 3).