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Descendants of David Keas

Generation No. 1

1. DAVID¹ KEAS was born Abt. 1720, and died Abt. 1788 in Fauquier County, Virginia. He married MARGARET.

Notes for DAVID KEAS:
Fauquier County, Virginia Court Records 1776-1782

March Court, 1776 (25 March)
Present:      Jeremiah Darnall, James Bell, John Blackwell, Martin Pickett, Gent's.

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Lease. George Washington, Esq. to David Keas.
      Witness: Isaac Milner, Robert Ashby
Bargain & Sell: John Dyer to Ezekiel Phillips.
Witness: David Keas, Isaac Milner, and Robert Ashby.

June Court, 1779 (28 June)
Present: Joseph Blackwell, Armistead Churchill, William Edmonds, James Bell, John Blackwell, Thomas Keith, Edward Digges, Thomas Bronaugh & Thomas Digges, Gentlemen

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David Keas, Plaintiff against Ephraim Burr, Defendant All matters in this are referred to the determination of John Moffett and Hezekiah Turner, Gentlemen

June Court, 1779 (25 August, 1779)
Present: Armistead Churchill, John Blackwell, Charles Chilton, William Edmonds, William Pickett, Edward Digges, Thomas Digges, Gentlemen

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Bryant McCarty, Plaintiff against David Keasy, William Thomson, Defendants. In debt. Jury: John Keith, John Ashby, John Austin, James Davis, Ephraim Hubbard, William Moore, John Thomas Chunn, James Kamper, James Dowdall, John Rust, Joshua Singleton and John Norriss. The jury found that the debt had not been paid and they do assess the Plaintiff damages by occasion thereof to one penny besides his Costs, the Plaintiff to recover from the Defendant The sum of Ł24 Current money of Virginia, but the judgment to be discharged by the payment of Ł4.15s.7d. with int. from 25 Dec. 1772 'til paid.

July Court, 1780 (24 July)
Present: William Grant, Thomas Keith, Edward Digges and Thomas Digges, Gentlemen

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John Oliphant, Plaintiff against David Keas, Defendant in Trespass. All differences to be determined by Hezekiah Turner and John Edmonds, Gentlemen and their decision to be the judgment of the Court.

Fauquier County, Virginia Deeds 1759-1778

Deed Book 5
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Pages 504-506. 22 September 1773. Bargain & Sale. Between John Thompson and Richard Watts of Loudoun County. Whereas George Washington of Fairfax County by lease, 17 March 1769, to George Russell of Loudoun County, parcel in Loudoun & Fauquier Counties .. 106a. .. George Russell for Ł30 to John Thompson, Witness by David Keays, Thomas West, Edward Wisely, .. Thompson to Watts for Ł30 .. and rents to George Washington .. Signed: John Thompson. Witnesses: William Thompson, David Kease, Joseph (X) Thompson. Recorded: 28 March 1774, acknowledged by John Thompson.

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Pages 506-508. 26 November 1773. Bargain & Sale. Between John Dyer of Loudoun County and George Heald of Christiana Hundred, New-Castle County, Pa. .. Whereas George Washington of Fairfax County, by lease, 17 March 1769, to John Dyer, tract in Fauquier & Loudoun Counties .. 227a .. for Ł50 Dyer to Heald .. lott adjacent to Col. Fitzhugh's and Thomas West's lott & the Great Road .. 100a .. part of the 227a. Signed: John Dyers. Witnesses: Lewis Lemert, Thomas West, Daniel Jones, David Keas. Recorded: 28 March 1774, acknowledged by John Dyer.

Deed Book 6
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Pages 87-91. 15 March 1774. Lease. Bet. George Washington of Mt. Vernon, Fairfax County, Esq. and William Thompson, Farmer .. for his natural life and lives of Sarah, his wife and Hannah, daughter .. 115a. near the lost mountains .. being a part of Springfield .. corner to Lot No. 6 leased to James Wood, now in possession of David Keas .. yearly rent of Ł4 to be paid to said Washington at his house in Fairfax County on 25 December each year .. Signed: G. Washington, Wm. Thompson. Witnesses: James Dearmont, Isaac Milner, Peter Romine. Recorded: 24 Oct. 1774, proved by oath of witnesses

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Pages 268-270. 25 December 1775. Bargain & Sale. Between John Dyer and Ezekiel Phillips of Loudoun County .. parcel from George Washington, Esq. to Dyer, partly in Fauquier & partly in Loudoun .. 227a. .. to said Dyer & his 2 sons Wm. and Abraham Dyer on the longer liver of them .. for Ł80 one moiety of said lott .. 127a. .. on lower side of the great road leading from Ashby's Gap to Alexandria .. Signed: John Dyer. Witnesses: David Keas, Isaac Milner, Robert (R) Ashby. Recorded: 25 March 1776, acknowledged by oath of witnesses

Fauquier Families 1759-1799
Keas/Keys, David.       81EA-86. M 6-101, 1783. Sued by John Oliphant. Page 268. M 9-20, 1788. His executrix, Margaret Keys against William Dulin..


Children of DAVID KEAS and MARGARET are:

2.	i.	DAVID² KEAS, b. Abt. 1765, Fauquier County, Virginia; d. Bet. 1817 - 1818, Rutherford County, Tennessee.
3.	ii.	ISAAC KEAS, b. Abt. 1767, Fauquier County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1823, Clark County, Kentucky.
4.	iii.	JOHN KEAS, b. Abt. 1771, Fauquier County, Virginia.
5.	iv.	JAMES D. KEAS, b. Abt. 1776, Fauquier County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1844, Powell County, Kentucky.
6.	v.	ANN KEAS, b. Abt. 1769, Fauquier County, Virginia; d. Bef. 1795, Fauquier County, Virginia.
	vi.	NAOMI KEAS, b. Abt. 1775, Fauquier County, Virginia; m. LEVI CUMMINGS, January 11, 1798, Fauquier County, Virginia.

Notes for LEVI CUMMINGS:
Fauquier Families 1759-1799

Cummins/Cummings, Levi. (98E-99E. MB 1/11/1798* to Naomi Keys, daughter of Margaret Cochran +, witnessed James Kees, witness/bondsman Stephen Cochran.

Marriage Notes for NAOMI KEAS and LEVI CUMMINGS:
Fauquier County, Virginia
Marriage Bonds: 1759-1854
And
Marriage Returns: 1785-1848

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Cummins, Levi & Naomia Keyes, Jan. 11, 1798 - Bondsman: daughter of Margret Cockran; MR John Monroe (Baptist) (bride Naomi Keys, date of MR Jan 18, 1798)

More About LEVI CUMMINGS and NAOMI KEAS:
Marriage: January 11, 1798, Fauquier County, Virginia

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