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Participant

 

Oldest Known Ancestor

 

 

Birth/Death

 

 

Information

 

 

#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 1762, England; d Sept 6, 1862 Islington, Middlesex, Eng

 

Wife unknown

 

 

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

 

 

Participant

Oldest Known Ancestor

 

Birth/Death

Information

 

#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

 

Richard Keep of England

 

b 1535, Oxfordshire

d. Mar 17, 1613, West Hendred

Oxfordshire, England

Place of birth still being investigated

Wife: Margaret Coldre

d Jul 13, 1606, West Hendred, Oxfordshire, England

 

   Remarks:  Evidence provided by this DNA Project indicates that #7 Nicholas Keep, #8 David Keep share a common Keep ancestor, name yet to be found.  Participants #10 and #11 may also be in this family.

 

 

#8 David Alan Keep

USA/Netherlands

 

Richard Keep of

England

b 1757

d  14 Sep 1805 Aldermaston,Berkshire, England

 

Wife: Elizabeth Webb

b 1769  d 1836

m Dec 10, 1789

    Remarks:  Evidence provided by this DNA Project indicates that #7 Nicholas Keep, #8 David Keep share a common Keep ancestor, name yet to be found.  Participants #10 and #11 may also be in this family.

 

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Oldest Known Ancestor

 

Birth/Death

Information

 

#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

___Keepe

b ca 1640 

 

__Keepe is the father of John b ca 1661

 Wife:  Ann

buried 31 Mar 1684, Wellingborough,England

 

   Remarks:  Evidence provided by this DNA Project indicates that William A. Keep #10, and George Edw. Keep #11 share a common Keep ancestor.  Possibly the same family as David and Nicolas Keep, #7 & #8.

 

 

#11 George Edward Keep USA

                            A161

___Keepe

b ca 1640 

 

__Keepe is the father of John b ca 1661

Wife:  Ann

buried 31 Mar 1684, Wellingborough, England

 

Remarks: Evidence provided by this DNA Project indicates that #10 William A. Keep, and #11 George Edw. Keep share a common Keep ancestor. Possibly the same family as David and Nicolas Keep, #7 & #8.

 

Participant

Oldest Known Ancestor

 

Birth/Death

Information

 

#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.

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Oldest Known Ancestor

 

Birth/Death

Information

 

#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.