Frances Rebecca Key

Brief Life History of Frances Rebecca

When Frances Rebecca Key was born on 6 May 1751, in King George, Virginia, British Colonial America, her father, Capt. Richard Ward Key, was 27 and her mother, Rebecca Hammond, was 26. She married Edward Dobyns on 19 January 1770, in King George, Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 29 January 1821, in Mason, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 69.

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Family Time Line

Edward Dobyns
1747–1794
Frances Rebecca Key
1751–1821
Marriage: 19 January 1770
James Dobyns
1772–1834
William Dobyns
1774–1782
Edward Dobyns Junior
1776–1831
Elizabeth Keye Dobyns
1776–1852
Thomas Dobyns
1776–
Catherine Dobyns
1779–1785
Charles Dobyns
1781–1828
Enoch Dobyns
1783–1855
Mary Dobyns
1785–1839
Benjamin Dobyns
1788–1814
Berry Dobyns
1791–1837
Baldwin Dobyns
1793–1793

Sources (10)

  • Frances Dobyns, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Frances Dobyns in entry for Thomas Parry and Mary Dobyns, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Frances Dobyns, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

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World Events (6)

1775

"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1788 · The First Presidential Election

The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.

Name Meaning

English, Irish, and German: variant of Kay .

Dutch: variant, archaic or Americanized, of Keij, from the personal name Kei(je), possibly a vernacular form of Cornelius , Nicolas or Gerrit (see Gerrits ). Compare De Kay .

Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 祁, see Qi 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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