John Keep

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John Keep

Born 1640 [location unknown]

Son of John Keep and [mother unknown]

[sibling%28s%29 unknown]

Husband of Sarah (Leonard) Keep — married 31 Dec 1663 (to 26 Mar 1676) [location unknown]

Father of Sarah (Keep) Parsons, Elizabeth Keep, Samuel Keep, Hannah (Keep) Miller and Jabez Keep

Died 26 Mar 1676 in Longmeadow, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America [uncertain]

Profile last modified 17 Jan 2017 | Created 13 May 2016

Biography

John was born in 1640. John Keep ... He passed away in 1676.

Marriage

Spouse: Sarah Leonard. [1] 1663 - [2], [1]

Death

26 March 1676 - [1] Note: John, his wife Sarah, and son Jabez were killed by Indians on 20 May 1676. [2] Note: The Keep reference, by Best, cites a DOD of 26 March 1676, which was a Sunday, using Julian "Old Style" - Year begins March 25th. The family members were going to church in Springfield. The Burt reference cites a DOD of 20 May 1676, which was a Saturday, using Julian "Old Style" - Year begins March 25th. Further evidence that the date of death occurred in March rather than May is cited in History of Hadley, ..., by Sylvester Judd, where he cites A letter from Major Savage [to the Governor's Council], dated at Hadley, March 28, 1676, gives the following account: [1], [3]

Burial

~27 March 1676. Springfield Cemetery Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA. Find A Grave Memorial #112541185. [4] Note: John Keep, his wife Sarah and the son Jabez were buried in the old cemetery at Springfield. [5]

Research Notes

Sources

Burt, Henry. The First Century of the History of Springfield (Henry M. Burt, Springfield, Mass., 1898). Page numbers in PDF higher than page numbers in book. Judd, Sylvester & Boltwood, Lucius Manlius. History of Hadley (Metcalf, Amherst, Mass., 1863) . Best, Frank E. John Keep of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, 1660-1676, and his descendants. (Chicago, Ill., F. E. Best, 1899).

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Best: Page 10. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Burt: Vol. 2, Page 595/608. ↑ Judd & Boltwood: Page 157. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGQ-3KH2 : 13 December 2015), John Keep, ; Burial, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States of America, Springfield Cemetery; citing record ID 112541185. ↑ Best: Page 11.

GEDCOM Note

Possible Parents:
Richard Keep (1617–1698)
Elizabeth Norman (1619–)</line><line /><line>12/8/20</line><line /><line>***Update***
OR</line><line /><line>John Keep 1618–1676 LZSQ-HD7​​
Marriage: ABT 1637 England
Sarah Unknown 1620–? MGQJ-SKY

• **Supported by WT, FS, and Geni***</line><line /><line>2/4/22</line><line />