Captain Adam Keeling

Adam Keeling was born to Lt. Col Thomas Keeling aka: Ensign Keeling and his wife Anne (Thorowgood) Keeling c. 1637 in Lower Norfolk County, Virginia (Age based upon being named for and being an heir of Capt. Adam Thorowgood). He died there in 1683.

Adam was a Captain in the Virginia Militia for Lower Norfolk.

Family

130. Ann5 Martin (Joel4, Ann3 Keeling, Ann2 (Thorowgood), William1 Thorowgood) birth date unknown.

She married twice. She married Adam Keeling (Capt.) before 1683. Adam was born about 1639. Adam was the son of Thomas Keeling(Lt.) and Ann (Thorowgood). Adam died 1683 in Lower Norfolk Co., VA, at 44 years of age. Will probate December 17, 1683. He named sister, Elizabeth and brothers Edward, Alexander, Thomas and Thorowgood.

He made a will in Lower Norfolk Co., VA, April 25, 1683. Adam named his father-in-law John Martin, brother Alexander and brotherh-in-law Lt. Col. Anthony Lawson. (Charles McIntosh, Ages of Lower Norfolk County People, William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. XXV, #1, July, 1916; Charles Fleming McIntosh, L. Norfolk Co. & Norfolk Co. Wills 1637-1710, Colonial Dames of America, 1914)

She married John Richason before December 18, 1683.

Adam Keeling(Capt.) and Ann Martin had the following children:

• 53 i. Adam4 Keeling (Jr.). On November 13, 1693, Adam Keeling sold land formerly belonging to John Martin which went to Martin's oldest son, John Martin, Jr., who died intestate, so it went to "my mother Ann, widow of Capt. Adam Keeling, now wife of John Richason, who gave it to son Adam Keeling, who now sells it to uncle Alexander Keeling. (Anne E. Maling, Princess Anne Co., VA Land & Probate Records, Deed Books 1-7, 1691-1755, Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 1992)
• 54 ii. John Keeling.
• 55 iii. Elizabeth Keeling.
• 56 iv. Ann Keeling.
• 57 v. Thomas Keeling was born January 6, 1674. Thomas died about 1715 in Lower Norfolk Co., VA. He married Elizabeth Lovett before October, 1700. (Chart by John Harvie Creecy, 1971; DB3-116 Norfolk Co.)

Will

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Keeling-165

Will of Adam Keeling dated 25 Apr 1683 [11] [12]

• To my loving wife Ann Keeling that plantation I now live and inhabit upon for life and after unto my son Thomas Keeling ... timber --- from London bridge land for his use---
• --Unto my son John Keeling that plantation or tract of land he now lives on being about 1,400 acres, formerly belonging unto my father-in-law John Martin, when he attains ye age of 21 years provided (he) give for deed in law made out unto his brother Adam Keeling for all that dividend or tract of land being about 2,000 acres lately patented in the name and to the use of my said son John Keeling being that land that now my mother lives on and called London bridge.
• --Unto my above mentioned son Thomas Keeling that parcel of land commonly known by ye name of Dudlies (and joining upon that belonging to my Brother Alexander Keeling) being near 1,400 acres.
• --Unto my daughter Elizabeth Keeling a parcel of land about 300 or 400 acres by me entered with rights towards ye southward near Matchepongo and do desire ye same be surveyed and patented in my said daughter Elizabeth's name.
• --Unto my daughter Ann Keeling a certain tract of land joining unto Rudee, commonly known by ye name of Black Walnut Ridge and lately bought of Anthony Lawson being about 1,200 acres.
• --To my son Adam Keeling..... (unreadable)
• .... my above named children as they attain each of them to ye age of 21years, daughters at ye age of 16 years or day of marriage....
• ... one whole years schooling Edward Bouring a cow when he comes of age of 21 years.
• My wife Ann Keeling my whole and sole Executrix...
• ... my brother-in-law Lt. Col. Anthony Lawson and my friend Malachy Thruston overseers ... unto each ... 25 shilling Sterling to buy each of them a ring to wear in remembrance of me ---
• Signed Adam Keeling. Witnesses John Ferebee, John Sandford, Francis Sayer and Thomas Hodges

Notes

From http://www.virginiabeachhistory.org/keelinghouse.html

The Adam Keeling house, also known as "Ye Dudlies" was built possibly as early as the 1680's. Thomas Keeling acquired a land grant in 1635 in the area now known as Great Neck Point. His son, Adam Keeling, is credited with building the house. The Keeling family became one of the leading families in Princess Anne County and the house remained in the family through the latter part of the 19th Century.

References

• Adam Keeling in Stanard's "Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents" The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 4. edited by Philip Alexander Bruce, William Glover Stanard. Page 200.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Keeling_House
• https://archive.org/details/sixgenerationsof00unse/mode/1up?q=Sir+j...

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