Andrew Keyser

1759 - 1835  (75 years)

• Name	Andrew Keyser  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	15 Oct 1759	Washington Co, PA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	16 October 1759	Washington Co, PA   [3]
  Birth	16 Oct 1759	Washington Co, PA   [1]
  Death	27 May 1835	Mead, Bellaire, Belmont, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Death	22 August 1835	Mead, Bellaire, Belmont, Ohio, USA   [3]
  Burial	Belmont County, Ohio, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I406	Parlett-Stancliff
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	William Keyser,   b. Abt 1734, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. 2 Sep 1786, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Salome Unverzagt,   b. Abt 1739   d. Abt 1800 (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	8 Nov 1758	St Michael's Church, Germantown, Philadelphia Co, PA
  Family ID	F561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Palmer,   b. 10 Apr 1760, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States of America d. 12 Jun 1844, Wegee, Mead Twp, Belmont Co, OH (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	27 Dec 1778	PA   [1]
  Children	1. Sarah Keyser,   b. 24 Jan 1780, Ohio, USA d. 9 Feb 1850, Belmont County, Ohio, USA (Age 70 years)   2. Hannah Keyser,   b. 7 Nov 1781, PA bur. Belmont County, Ohio, USA   3. William Keyser,   b. 15 Jan 1783, PA   4. William Keyser,   b. 27 May 1784, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. 17 Nov 1856, Belmont County, Ohio, USA (Age 72 years)   5. Andrew Keyser,   b. 28 Sep 1786, PA d. 1820 (Age 33 years)   6. Jesse Keyser,   b. 16 Jan 1788, Washington Co, PA d. 14 Jun 1825, Mead, Bellaire, Belmont, Ohio, USA (Age 37 years)   7. Mary Ann Keyser,   b. 8 Mar 1792, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States of America d. 6 Sep 1885, Belmont County, Ohio, USA (Age 93 years)   8. Thomas Keyser,   b. 4 Oct 1794, PA d. 29 Jul 1882, Mead, Bellaire, Belmont, Ohio, USA (Age 87 years)   9. Jane Keyser,   b. 2 Aug 1797, Washington Co, PA d. 18 Sep 1876, Warren, Salamonie Twp, Huntington Co, IN (Age 79 years)   10. Isaac Keyser,   b. 25 Apr 1800, Pennsylvania, USA d. 14 Feb 1868, Mead, Bellaire, Belmont, Ohio, USA (Age 67 years)   11. Jacob Keyser,   b. 25 Apr 1800, Washington Co, PA d. 15 Aug 1871, Mead, Bellaire, Belmont, Ohio, USA (Age 71 years)   12. Elizabeth Keyser,   b. 2 Jul 1802, Belmont County, Ohio, USA d. Aft 1870 (Age > 69 years)   13. Henry Palmer Keyser,   b. 23 Nov 1805, Pultney, Belmont, Ohio, USA d. 16 Jan 1883, Pultney, Belmont, Ohio, USA (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F570	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2023

  
  

• Notes

  My 4th great-grandparents, Andrew and Mary Palmer Keyser, were among the earliest settlers here in Belmont County and they had 13 children. So far we have identified 94 grandchildren and hundreds of other descendants.Questions, comments, corrections and additions are always welcomed. Feel free to contact me anytime at jmagyar2@comcast.net ==BIOGRAPHY== Mennonite ANDREW KEYSER m. MARY PALMER http://catorfamilies.com/genealogy/keyser.html ANDREW KEYSER, believed to be descended from Dirck Keyser, was born October 15, 1759, (most likely in Germantown, Philadelphia, PA) and died May 1835 in Belmont County, OH. Andrew married Henry Palmer’s daughter MARY PALMER on December 27, 1778, likely in Washington County PA. Mary was born April 22, 1760 and she died on the 12th of June 1844. They migrated to Belmont County sometime around 1800, settling in Mead Township and farming there. '''1786 Chicester Septenial Census listing William and Andrew Keyser:''' {{Image|file=Keyser-20-2.jpg|caption=Chichester Septennial census for 1786 listing Andrew Keyser and William Keyser }} Andrew is buried in a cemetery along Ramsey Road (Old Dixon Myers farm) in Section 14, Belmont County, Mead Township (Keyser Cemetery in findagrave). Mary is buried alongside her husband. '''Marriage and Children, as Mennonites:''' {{Image|file=Palmer-212-2.jpg |caption=Mennonite Andrew Keyser and Mary Palmer Keyser Record }} {{Image|file=Palmer-212-3.jpg|caption=Mennonite Card of the Andrew and Mary Palmer Keyser Family; page 2 (backside of card) }} {{Image|file=Palmer-212-4.jpg|caption=Mennonite Card of the Andrew and Mary Palmer Keyser Family; page 3 }} Andrew and Mary became the parents of 13 children: 1. SARAH KEYSER, born January 2 1780, Pennsylvania; died 1850 Belmont County, OH. (Married Christopher Hinkle). One daughter Margaret married Samuel Wise. Engravings of gravestones in High Ridge Cemetery, Pultney Township, Belmont County, OH Christopher Hinkle Died Apr. 1, 1861 In his 84 yr.Sarah, Wife of Christopher Hinkle, Died Feb. 8, 1850, Aged 70 yrs 16 dys. 2. HANNAH KEYSER, born 1781, Pennsylvania; died young. NOTE: Possible, per the Mennonite records above, that Hannah married a Thomas Kirkland, possibly in Pennsylvania. 3. WILLIAM KEYSER, born 1783; died young. 4. WILLIAM KEYSER II, born May 27, 1784, Pennsylvania; died 1856 Belmont County OH. Married Margaret Workman and had 10 children together. 5. ANDREW KEYSER, JR., born Sept. 28, 1786; died 1814; married NANCY WILLIAMS on March 14, 1811. 6. JESSE KEYSER, born Jan. 16, 1788; died June 14, 1825. Married Nancy Dunfee on Dec. 4, 1807. They had 11 children. 7. MARY "Polly" KEYSER, born March 8, 1792; died 1885; m. JOSHUA SHAHAN Nov. 30, 1809, Belmont Co, OH 8. THOMAS KEYSER, born Oct. 4, 1794; died July 29, 1882; m. Susanna Allender. Had 12 children. "Thomas Keyser, Died July 29, 1882, Aged 87 yrs 9 mos 25 days". This grave is located on the farm that Thomas and his wife Susanna Allender Keyser owned. 9. JANE KEYSER, born August 2, 1797; married GEORGE O. BLAIR. 10 and 11. Twins born April 25, 1800 in Pennsylvania: ISAAC KEYSER, d. 1868 Ohio; m. (1) MARY ANN AMBLER; m. (2) REBECCA STEENROD; Isaac died Valentine's Day, 1868. Mary and Isaac had 8 children, and Rebecca and Isaac had 8 more children!! JACOB KEYSER, d. 1871; m. (1) HESTER; (2) MARGARET (nee DUNFEE) MYERS. Jacob died 1871. 12. ELIZABETH KEYSER, born July 1802; married JOHN SCOTT, 1822, Belmont Co, OH. 9 children. 13. [[Keyser-18|HENRY PALMER KEYSER]], born November 23, 1805; died. June 16, 1883; m. [[Bell-347|EMMELINE "AMY" BELL]] 1825 (said to be 1/2 Native American). Henry and Amy operated a farm near Wegee, Belmont County, OH, and had nine children. Henry died on January 16, 1883 and is buried in the Keyser Cemetery Belmont County, OH on the old Dixon Myers farm in Sec. 14, Mead Township. One of their daughters was Nancy J. Keyser, born March 22, 1844 and died young on December 24, 1850. '''Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014''' Name: Mary Palmer Relationship: Mother Jesse Keyser Head Andrew Keyser Father Mary Palmer Mother Nancy Dunfee Spouse Andrew was born in 1759. Andrew Keyser ... He passed away in 1835. ==SOURCES== <references/> *Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014 *Ohio, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 *Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 *U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 *U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

  
  

• Sources

  [S1849247649] Ancestry.com, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S1849619731] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Source number: 8198.008; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 9. [S1848508435] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).