EIGHTH GENERATION

184. John KEITHLY (2) was born on 1 Jan 1755 in Germany near Danish border. Some family data gives 1850 as birth year. He died on 28 Jul 1835. "being 80 years old, 6 months." "He came to America about 1775 at the age of 20, locating in North Carolina he was a powerful man physically, well educated, could speak seven languages, wrote a good hand, was a Revolutionary soldier being a commissary officer, was with Gen. Washington at Valley Forge In going through Pennsylvania Dutch settlement with supplies for the army he became aquainted with Mary Ann Riblin who afterward became his wife..." "In later life he was a companion of noted Peter Cartdright (sic)." (This latter statement about Cartdright is also found in reference to John's son James.)
He was married to Mary Ann or Am RIBLIN.

185. Mary Ann or Am RIBLIN died "aged 90". "She died at the age of 90 living to see her forth generation, they had twelve children, all lived to be grown and married..." Children were:

child i. Catherne KEITHLY was born on 15 Jan 1783. She married Zebulen Brinson.
child ii. Elizabeth KEITHLY was born on 25 Aug 1784. "married a Mr. Harmon, she lived to see five generations"
child iii. Ann or Am KEITHLY was born on 19 Jul 1786. One family paper gives her birth date as 10 Jul 1786. She married Elizah Boylu, Boyleau or Boylen. They had 7 children all girls, one married Peter Secrest, another married a lawyer in Cincinatti named Townley.
child iv. John KEITHLY was born on 3 Jan 1788. Tony Kurtz data has birth date of 1 Jan 1788. He died on 28 Sep 1830. Married Phebe McCollum.
child v. Polly KEITHLY was born on 6 May 1789. She married Samuel Smith, they had two sons, James and Joseph..
child vi. Sarah KEITHLY was born on 13 Feb 1791. She married Mr. Foley.
child vii. Rachel KEITHLY was born on 28 May 1793. She married Mr. Nelson
child92 viii. James Montgomery KEITHLY.
child ix. Joseph KEITHLY was born on 8 Jul 1799.
child x. Susanna KEITHLY was born on 27 Feb 1801. "she married John Waltz, 2 of their sons were noted ministers." "Their youngest son was quite a noted preacher in the North Indiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, another grand son was a preacher in the Southern Californian Conference."
child xi. John William KEITHLY was born on 12 Sep 1803. Was thrown from a horse when young and was always a cripple.
child xii. Jacob KEITHLY was born on 24 Nov 1805. Was the father of 12 boys and 2 girls.

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