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Captain Thomas Randolph Keith

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Hamilton Parish, Prince William, Virginia
Death: 1805 (68-69)
Evans, Columbia, Georgia
Place of Burial: Blackwell, Kay County, Oklahoma, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Rev. James Keith and Mary Isham Keith
Husband of Judith V. Keith
Father of Harriet Ann Skinker; Susan Grant Tarleton James; Isham Keith, Sr.; Tarleton Fleming Keith; Mary Isham Randolph Payne and 3 others
Brother of Capt. James W. Keith; Lt. John Keith; Mary Randolph Marshall; Judith Key; Lt. Isham Keith and 2 others
Half brother of Capt. Isham Browder

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About Captain Thomas Randolph Keith

A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA with the rank of CAPTAIN. DAR Ancestor # A064223

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107758032/thomas-randolph-keith

Married Judith Blackwell, daughter of Joseph (Col.) Blackwell Sr. and Lucy Steptoe, on 25 May 1775 Fauquier County, VA Sec. V, Ch 33, Chief Justice John Marshall officiating.

He was Gent. Justice of Peace. Military service in 1778 Record 5119, Lt. of Fauquier Co., later Capt. received Bounty Warrant. Inherited on 8 Sep 1778 "Huntly" see Gott p 205 Deed Book 6 for description. Property on 3 Sep 1787 Granted 20,626 acres in Fayette County on the Ohio by Beverly Randolph. He was on Tax List in 1790; Fauquier Personal Tax C, 1 free tithable, 12 negroes over 16, 1 negro 12-16, 9 horses and mares. On 12 Jun 1794 purchased 31 acres with Peter Conway along Deep Run. Estate Appraisal on 25 May 1807 Fauquier, WB 4, p 370. Estate Account on 12 Oct 1810 distribution made.

It is in some records that Thomas and Judith are buried in the Blackwell Family Cemetery in Fauquier County, VA.



Thomas Keith was the son of Rev James Keith. James Keith emigrated to Virginia after the Jacobite War between Scotland and England. He settled in Fauquier County Va. as an Episcopal pastor. He married Mary Isham Randolph. She had previously run away with a plantation overseer,and had a child. The Randolph family hunted her down and killed the baby and overseer. She was said to have suffered a nervous breakdown. Subsequently she married Rev. James Keith and had 6 children, Isham, Thomas, John Mashall, James Peter and Harriet.

Thomas served as a Captain during the Revolutionary War. He married Judith Blackwell. He was granted land in Columbia County Ga., and while on a trip to Georgia he died. His son John Marshall had accompanied him on the trip and later took over running the Ga. plantation.

Married Judith Blackwell, daughter of Joseph (Col.) Blackwell Sr. and Lucy Steptoe, on 25 May 1775 Fauquier County, VA Sec. V, Ch 33, Chief Justice John Marshall officiating.

He was Gent. Justice of Peace. Military service in 1778 Record 5119, Lt. of Fauquier Co., later Capt. received Bounty Warrant. Inherited on 8 Sep 1778 "Huntly" see Gott p 205 Deed Book 6 for description. Property on 3 Sep 1787 Granted 20,626 acres in Fayette County on the Ohio by Beverly Randolph. He was on Tax List in 1790; Fauquier Personal Tax C, 1 free tithable, 12 negroes over 16, 1 negro 12-16, 9 horses and mares. On 12 Jun 1794 purchased 31 acres with Peter Conway along Deep Run. Estate Appraisal on 25 May 1807 Fauquier, WB 4, p 370. Estate Account on 12 Oct 1810 distribution made.

It is in some records that Thomas and Judith are buried in the Blackwell Family Cemetery in Fauquier County, VA.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Sep 20 2020, 2:43:59 UTC

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Captain Thomas Randolph Keith's Timeline

1736
March 14, 1736
Hamilton Parish, Prince William, Virginia
1782
April 5, 1782
Fauquier County, Virginia
1784
1784
Fauquier, VA, United States
1789
June 19, 1789
1797
September 30, 1797
Fauquier, Virginia
1801
April 11, 1801
1805
1805
Age 68
Evans, Columbia, Georgia
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