Frances Rebecca Keye

Female6 May 1751–29 January 1821

Brief Life History of Frances Rebecca

When Frances Rebecca Keye was born on 6 May 1751, in King George, Virginia, United States, her father, Capt Richard Ward Key, was 27 and her mother, Rebeckah Hammond, was 26. She married Edward Dobyns on 19 January 1770, in King George, Virginia, United States. 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 Keye
1751–1821
Marriage: 19 January 1770
Thomas Dobyns
1770–1829
James Dobyns
1772–1834
William Dobyns
1774–1782
Edward Dobyns Junior
1776–1831
Elizabeth Keye Dobyns
1777–1852
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 (8)

  • 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"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    19 January 1770King George, Virginia, United States
  • Children (12)

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    Siblings (3)

    World Events (7)

    1758 · Mount Vernon

    Age 7

    Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.

    1776

    Age 25

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

    1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital

    Age 29

    On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.

    Name Meaning

    English (Cheshire and Lancashire), Irish (Kildare), and North German: variant of Kaye .

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

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