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#1 Marcus Floyd Keep

USA

                            3241

John Keep of Longmeadow, Mass.

d Mar 26, 1676, Killed by Indians in Longmeadow

Appeared in Long-meadow in 1660

Wife:  Sarah Leonard

b Dec 13, 1645, d Mar 26, 1676

Killed by Indians in L'meadow

Probably born in Long-meadow/Springfield

   Remarks: Evidence provided by this DNA Project indicates that the ancestor of John Keep of Longmeadow, and therefore of Marcus Keep, lies in the ancestral line of Walter Kep of Estwode (Astwood), Buckinghamshire, England, b 1230.

#2 Charles Russell

Keep, Jr USA

                             2431

John Keep of Longmeadow, Mass.

d Mar 26, 1676, Killed by Indians in Longmeadow

Appeared in Long-meadow in 1660

Wife:  Sarah Leonard

b Dec 13, 1645, d Mar 26, 1676

Killed by Indians in L'meadow

Probably born in Long-meadow/Springfield

   Remarks: Evidence provided by this DNA Project indicates that the ancestor of John Keep of Longmeadow, and therefore of Charles Keep, lies in the ancestral line of Walter Kep of Estwode (Astwood), Buckinghamshire, England, b 1230.

#3 John L. Keep

England

Walter Kep of Estwode (Astwood), Buckingham-

shire, England

ca 1230, Astwood

John is the 23d gener-

ation descendant of

Walter Kep.

Wife unknown

   Remarks:  DNA evidence in this Project places John Keep of Longmeadow in the 800-year John L. Keep - Walter Kep family line.  Ancestors in this line are known and are found on the DNA Results page.

#4 Peter Ronald Keep

USA

                             J4

Walter Keep of England

b 1782, England; d Sept 6, 1852 Islington, Middlesex, Eng

Wife unknown

   Remarks: Peter Keep's English ancestral line back to Walter Keep is known.

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#5 Donald  Bruce Keep   USA

                             3195

John Keep of Longmeadow, Mass.

d Mar 26, 1676, Killed by Indians in Longmeadow

Appeared in Long-meadow in 1660

Wife:  Sarah Leonard

b Dec 13, 1645, d Mar 26, 1676

Killed by Indians in L'meadow

Probably born in Long-meadow/Springfield

  Remarks:  Evidence provided by this DNA Project indicates that the ancestor of John Keep of Longmeadow, and therefore of Donald  Bruce Keep, lies in the ancestral line of Walter Kep of Estwode (Astwood), Buckinghamshire, England, b 1230.

#6  Paul Eugene Keep

USA

                            6992

John Keep of Longmeadow, Mass.

d Mar 26, 1676, Killed by Indians in Longmeadow

Appeared in Long-meadow in 1660

Wife:  Sarah Leonard

b Dec 13, 1645, d Mar 26, 1676

Killed by Indians in L'meadow

Probably born in Long-meadow/Springfield

   Remarks: Evidence provided by this DNA Project indicates that the ancestor of John Keep of Longmeadow, and therefore of Paul Keep, lies in the ancestral line of Walter Kep of Estwode (Astwood), Buckinghamshire, England, b 1230.

#7 Nicholas Robert

John Keep, England

John Kepe of West Hendred, Oxfordshire, England

b ca 1519 West Hendred

d  1579, West Hendred

Wife:  Jane _______

d 1582, West Hendred

   Remarks:   Evidence provided by this DNA Project shows that Nicholas Keep #7, David Keep #8, and Simon Keep #15 share an oldest known Keep ancestor, and traditional research indicates it is John Kepe of West Hendred, listed above. Alan Ernest Keep #18, William Keep #10, George Edward Keep #11, and Frederick James Keep #19 belong to this family, and John William Keep #17 quite probably belongs to this family.   

#8 David Alan Keep

USA/Netherlands

John Kepe of West Hendred, Oxfordshire, England

b ca 1519 West Hendred

d  1579, West Hendred

Wife:  Jane ________

d 1582, West Hendred

   Remarks:   Evidence provided by this DNA Project shows that Nicholas Keep #7, David Keep #8, and Simon Keep #15 share an oldest known Keep ancestor, and traditional research indicates it is John Kepe of West Hendred, listed above.  Alan Ernest Keep #18, William Keep #10, George Edward Keep #11, and Frederick James Keep #19 belong to this family, and John William Keep #17 quite probably belongs to this family.   

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#9 Allen Keep

England

Richard Keep of Enfield, Middlesex, England

b 1757 Enfield

d 23 Dec 1819

m1: Mary Brickett

Buried 2 Aug 1810, age 50

m 1 April 1783 St. An-drews Church, Enfield.

m2: Sarah Rainbird nee Crouch, widower

Bap 18 Mar 1779 St Andrews Church, Enfield, Middx; d 5 Mar 1849 age 77, buried St Andrews Ch

m 18 Sept 1812 All Saints Church, Edmonton, Middlesex, England

   Remarks:  Allen is descended from Sarah, his ggg/grandmother.

#10 William A. Keep

USA

                             A163

Richard Keep

b Jun 5, 1694, Shiplake, Oxforshire England. d 1786 Shiplake

Married Jul 30, 1721, Shiplake

 Wife:  Ann Thorpe

d 1780

   Remarks:  William A. Keep #10 and George Edward Keep share the oldest known ancestor listed above. DNA evidence shows that they are in the same family as Nicholas #7, David #8, Simon #15, Alan Ernest Keep #18, and Frederick James Keep #19; and quite probably John William Keep #17.

#11 George Edward Keep USA

                            A161

Richard Keep

b Jun 5, 1694, Shiplake, Oxforshire England. d 1786 Shiplake

Married Jul 30, 1721, Shiplake

Wife:  Ann Thorpe

d 1780

  Remarks:   William A. Keep #10 and George Edward Keep #11 share the oldest known ancestor listed above. DNA evidence shows that they are in the same family as Nicholas #7, David #8, Simon #15, Alan Ernest Keep #18, and Frederick James Keep #19; and quite probably John William Keep #17.

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#12 Philip Richard Keep USA

                             2462

John Keep of Longmeadow

d Mar 26, 1676, Killed by Indians in Longmeadow

Appeared in Long-meadow in 1660

Wife:  Sarah Leonard

b Dec 13, 1645, d Mar 26, 1676

Killed by Indians in L'meadow

Probably born in Long-meadow/Springfield

  Remarks:  Evidence provided by this DNA Project indicates that the ancestor of John Keep of Longmeadow, and therefore of Philip Richard Keep lies in the ancestral line of Walter Kep of Estwode (Astwood), Buckinghamshire, England, b 1230.

#13 Scott Keep USA

                           3155

John Keep of Longmeadow

d Mar 26, 1676, Killed by Indians in Longmeadow

Appeared in Long-meadow in 1660

Wife:  Sarah Leonard

b Dec 13, 1645, d Mar 26, 1676

Killed by Indians in L'meadow

Probably born in Long-meadow/Springfield

  Remarks:  Evidence provided by this DNA Project indicates that the ancestor of John Keep of Longmeadow, and therefore of Scott Keep lies in the ancestral line of Walter Kep of Estwode (Astwood), Buckinghamshire,

England, b 1230.

#14 Jonathan Davis Keep USA

                           3241

John Keep of Longmeadow

d Mar 26, 1676, Killed by Indians in Longmeadow

Appeared in Long-meadow in 1660

Wife:  Sarah Leonard

b Dec 13, 1645, d Mar 26, 1676

Killed by Indians in L'meadow

Probably born in Long-meadow/Springfield

  Remarks:  Evidence provided by this DNA Project indicates that the ancestor of John Keep of Longmeadow, and therefore of Jonathan Keep lies in the ancestral line of Walter Kep of Estwode (Astwood), Buckinghamshire,

#15 Simon John Keep

England

John Kepe of West Hendred, Oxfordshire, England

b ca 1519 West Hendred

d  1579, West Hendred

Wife:  Jane ________

d 1582, West Hendred

  Remarks:  Evidence provided by this DNA Project shows that Nicholas Keep #7, David Keep #8, and Simon Keep #15 share an oldest known Keep ancestor, and traditional research indicates it is John Kepe of West Hendred, listed above.  Alan Ernest Keep #18, William Keep #10, George Edward Keep #11, and Frederick James Keep #19 belong to this Keep family, and John William Keep #17 quite probably belongs to this family.   

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#16 Rowan Keep Tasmania, Australia

Stephen Keep of Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, England

Baptized Marston Moretain, Bedfordshire, England, Feb 3, 1771

Rowan lives in Tasmania, Australia

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  Remarks:  The family of Stephen Keep of Marston Moretaine is a new Keep line.

#17 Rev John William Keep USA

I-12

John William Keep of Newbury, Berkshire, England

b Apr 5, 1863, Newbury, Berkshire, England

Immigrated to Brooklyn, New York

Wife:  Anna Allsoph,

b 1862, England

Son, John William Keep,       b June 8, 1887

  Remarks:  John, who lives in Virgina, is a Berkshire Keep.  DNA evidence shows that quite probably he is in the same Keep family as Nicholas #7, David #8, and Simon #15, William #10, George #11 and Alan Ernest Keep #18.  DNA results show that Rev. John Keep has a strong connection to Frederick James Keep #19.

#18 Alan Ernest Keep

England   

Robert Kepe

Berkshire, England

 b ca 1570

  Remarks:   DNA evidence indicates that Alan Ernest Keep #18, David Keep #8, Nicholas Keep #7, Simon Keep #15, William Keep #10, George Edward Keep #11, and Frederick James Keep #19 belong to the same Keep family; and John William Keep #17 quite probably belongs to this family.   

#19 Frederick James Keep Canada

John Keepe of Wantage, Berkshire

England

 b  1520

 Son, John Keepe

Wife:  Alice (unknown)

 Remarks:   DNA evidence indicates that Frederick James Keep #19, Alan Ernest Keep #18, David Keep #8, Nicholas Keep #7, Simon Keep #15, William Keep #10, and George Edward Keep #11 belong to the same Keep family; DNA results of Frederick show a strong connection to John William Keep #17, who quite probably belongs to this family.