James Keister
James was born in 1756 in
Virginia
. James' father was
Frederick Keister
and his mother was
Hannah Dyer
. His maternal grandparents were
Roger Sr. Dyer
and
Hannah Smith
. He had two brothers and four sisters, named
Frederick
,
George
,
Ester
,
Mary
,
Sarah
and
Hannah
. He is the oldest of the seven children.
Ancestor Pedigree Chart
Frederick Keister
- b.1730 in Germany d.> 1777
James Keister
- b.1756 in Virginia
Roger Sr. Dyer
- b.1699 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania or England d.28 Apr 1758 in Fort Seybert Massacre, Augusta or Pendleton County, Virginia
Hannah Dyer
- b.1734 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania d.1820
Peregrine Smith
*
- b.~ 1625 in Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England d.> 1652 in Jamestown, Virginia
William Smith
- b.< 1670 in England d.20 May 1710 in Cecil County, Maryland
UNKNOWN Mary
- b.~ 1617 in England d.> 1652
William Smith
- b.< 1694 d.~ 1750
Grace Jermin
- b.~ 1650 in England d.> 1677
Hannah Smith
- b.1706 d.1780 in Fort Seymore/Seybert, Virginia
*
There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
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