Third Generation (Continued)
Family of Mehitable Kemp (5) & Moses Keyes

17. Moses Keyes. Born on 24 Nov 1696 in Chelmsford, Mass.

On 4 Jul 1718 when Moses was 21, he married Susanna Stratton, daughter of Samuel Stratton (1658-1726) & Ruth Goble (1663-), in Concord, Mass. Born on 6 Jun 1696 in Concord, Mass.

They had the following children:
i. Susanna. Born on 28 May 1719 in Chelmsford, Mass.
ii. Mary. Born on 12 Dec 1720 in Chelmsford, Mass.
iii. Samuel. Born on 17 Feb 1723 in Chelmsford, Mass.
63 iv. David (1724-1796)
v. Hannah. Born on 11 Jan 1726 in Chelmsford, Mass.
vi. Elizabeth. Born on 3 Jan 1728 in Chelmsford, Mass.
vii. Ruth. Born on 9 Dec 1729 in Chelmsford, Mass.
64 viii. Daniel (1731-1814)
ix. Phebe. Born on 23 Apr 1734 in Chelmsford, Mass. Phebe died on 28 Apr 1734 in Chelmsford, Mass.
x. Abigail. Born on 18 May 1736 in Chelmsford, Mass. Abigail died on 20 Jun 1736 in Chelmsford, Mass.
xi. Tabitha. Born on 27 May 1738 in Chelmsford, Mass. Tabitha died on 28 May 1738 in Chelmsford, Mass.
65 xii. Sarah (1740-1767)

18. Ezekiel Keyes. Born on 19 Mar 1699 in Chelmsford, Mass. Ezekiel died in Chelmsford, Mass on 5 Dec 1742; he was 43.

Member of Snowshoe Company from Chelmsford, under the command of Captain Robert Richardson, 1724. In Dummer's War, or Lovewell's War, snowshoe companies were raised in all the towns on or near the Merrimac River. These companies were minute men, equipped with snowshoes and firearms, holding themselves in readiness to go on scouting parties in pursuit of the Indians. Page 150

On 30 Sep 1722 when Ezekiel was 23, he married Abigail Barrett, daughter of Joseph Barrett & Abigail Hildreth, in Chelmsford, Mass. Born on 11 Oct 1697 in Chelmsford, Mass.

They had the following children:
66 i. Jonas (~1734-)
ii. Sarah. Born on 1 Jan 1723/1724 in Chelmsford, Mass.
67 iii. Ephraim (1727-1802)
68 iv. Abigail (1731-)
69 v. Abner (1738-ca1819)

19. Elizabeth Keyes. Born on 14 Mar 1701/1702 in Chelmsford, Mass. Elizabeth died in Groton, Mass on 23 Nov 1772; she was 71.

On 1 Mar 1723/1724 when Elizabeth was 21, she married David Sawtell, son of Zachariah Sawtell (ca1668-1737) & Mercy ??, in Chelmsford, Mass. Born on 30 Mar 1702 in Groton, Mass. David died in Townsend, Mass on 10 Jul 1784; he was 82.

They had the following children:
70 i. Hannah (1725-)
71 ii. David (1726-<1781)
72 iii. Samuel (1729->1790)
73 iv. Moses (1731-1814)
74 v. Jonas (1734->1790)
vi. Elizabeth. Born on 12 Jul 1737 in Groton, Mass.

On 15 Apr 1762 when Elizabeth was 24, she married John Whitney, in Groton, Mass. Born on 20 Mar 1725 in Groton, Mass.
vii. Abel. Born on 23 Jan 1739/1740 in Groton, Mass. Abel died in Lake George, NY on 20 Jul 1758; he was 19.
75 viii. John (1743->1790)

20. Zachariah Keyes. Born on 18 Feb 1713/1714 in Chelmsford, Mass. Zachariah died in Chelmsford, Mass on 21 Dec 1759; he was 46.

"One of ye rangers in Reduction of Quebeck"

Zachariah married Dinah ??.

They had the following children:
i. Abigail. Born in 1736 in Chelmsford, Mass.
ii. Sibel. Born on 23 Jul 1737 in Chelmsford, Mass.
76 iii. Olive (1739-)
iv. Lydia. Born on 31 May 1741 in Chelmsford, Mass.
77 v. Abel (1743-)
vi. Zebulon. Born on 9 Jun 1745 in Chelmsford, Mass. Zebulon died in Chelmsford, Mass on 26 Feb 1752; he was 6.
78 vii. Isaacer (1747-1820)
79 viii. Uriah (1750-)
ix. Thankful. Born on 23 Sep 1752 in Chelmsford, Mass.

On 17 Jun 1777 when Thankful was 24, she married William Gammel, in Chelmsford, Mass. Born in Concord, Mass.
x. Rhoda. Born in 1754 in Chelmsford, Mass.
80 xi. Joanna (1755-)
xii. Agnes. Born on 26 Dec 1757 in Chelmsford, Mass. Agnes died in Chelmsford, Mass on 11 Jul 1768; she was 10.

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