Robert Key

Birth: 1650, England Death: unknown Pennsylvania, USA

FIRST BORN IN PENNSYLVANIA: The 1933 publication of the American Historial Society, (F149.G63) Volume 5, page 561, says that John's father was Robert and that in a list of old rights, Robert Key was granted a lot March 26, 1683 in Philadelphia. Watson, in his Annals of Philadelphia, page 494, says that he had seen the patent which was granted to John Key on account of his being the "first born" and that it was therein stated that the warrant of March 26, 1683 was intended for his use. The lot was on the south side of Sassafras (now Race) Street, between 4th and 5th Streets.

The lot in Philadelphia (which John Key received from William Penn) was initially titled in the name of Robert, as John was a minor. See: Land records on the Pennsylvania Archives website; Colonial Philadelphians, by Hannah Benner Roach, 2007, p. 26, n. 32; Pennsylvania State Archives , 2nd Series, XIX, 466, 562;PMHB, LXXX, 217.

(Steve Kay)

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 John Key (1682 - 1767)*

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Burial: Unknown

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Created by: Sue Macduff:) Record added: Jan 02, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 46242757 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=46242757