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| http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Village/4612/page2.htm \ JOHN2 KEYSER (Charles1) was born 1754. in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania He married CATHERINE "CATY" RINEHART in Shenandoah Co, Va, 30 August 1791. Catherine was born 13 Mar 1776. Catherine was the daughter of Mathias Rinehart and Daughter Trumbo. The following exerpt is taken from a letter written by CHARLES KEYSER URNER, 306 D. St., N.W., Washington, D.C., October 21, 1916 as printed in Mead Relations page 214: "John Trumbo, a son of Jacob (whose sister married MATHIAS RINEHART and two of their daughters married JOHN and ANDREW KEYSER), lived in Pendleton Co., Va (Now West Virginia). He married Esther Davis and they had nine children. Their third child, Sarah, married Hiram Taylor of Grant County. They had a child, Milton Taylor, who married Caroline Keyser, a grand-daughter of John Keyser and his wife Katherine Rhinehart. John Keyser and Catherine "Caty" Rinehart had the following family: 10 i. ALEXANDER3 was born before 25 Aug 1844, the first event for which there is a recorded date 11 ii. ELIZABETH was born 12 Dec 1792 12 iii. CHRISTOPHER was born 19 Mar 1799 -------------------------------------------- The Keyser Family [http://www.rootsweb.com/~vagspc/keyser.htm] The following article is taken from the microfilm files of the Page News and Courier April 29, 1897, it is not known whether all documented information is correct and it is being reproduced as written by columnist "JUMBO." The Keyser family whose ancestors were among the first white settlers of this Valley. Charles Keyser, from whom all the Keysers in the Valley of Virginia descended, came from Germany as a soldier in the service of Great Britain, to fight against the French and Indians. He participated in a battle near Pittsburg July 9th, 1755. He afterwards served in the Quartermaster's department of Braddock's army. He married a Miss Shelley in Philadelphia, and came to what is now the Page Valley, and settled on Mill Creek. He subsequently bought property near the mouth of the Hawksbill, on the opposite side of the River, where he in 1765 built the old house on the farm now owned by Mrs. Dolly Brubaker, and occupied by W.W. Wood, Esq., where he died in 1777, aged about 70 years. He raised three sons, Charles, Andrew, and John. Charles lived and died on the old homestead. His two only sons, David and John went West, and settled in Ohio. Andrew entered the American army under General Green as a private in February, 1781, and for gallantry on the fields of Guilford Court House and Eutaw Springs was promoted to Major. After the war of the Revolution he married Sarah Rinehart, who died in 1820. His children were: Noah, who married Anna Roads; George married Esther Hershberger; Peter's wife was Mary Ortz, of Shenandoah County, and his second wife Nancy Fray, of Madison County, Andrew married as his first wife Polly Brubaker, his second wife was Julia Cox; Charles married Amanda Haun, who is still living, though now past her four score years. Andrew Keyser died in Nov. 1833, aged 75 years. A few years before his death he was baptized into the fellowship of the Big Spring Church (five miles northwest of Luray) and lived an exemplary Christian life. In politics, Mr. Keyser was a Democrat of the old Jeffersonian school. Of his children Noah was the oldest, and married Anna Roads; of his seven sons, Jacob went west and settled; Joseph, better known to our people as "Captain Joe," died on his farm near Hope Mills (three miles north of Luray), a few years ago; he was unmarried. John also died having never married. Andrew married Miss Lucy Roads, who with her son, Rev. William H. Keyser of Luray, survive him, he having died in 1891, on his fine farm at Hope Mills. William married Mary Shenk; he owned the old homestead at Sandy Hook, near Hope Mills. He was the father of Mrs. R.T. Brumback and Edward T. Keyser, Esq., of this county. He died some years ago, leaving a very interesting family. Edward married a Miss Williams, and lives in Rappahannock. His son Hubert, is at present deputy sheriff of that county. George's family consisted of two sons and two daughters. John H. Keyser, the oldest of the boys owned a fine farm near Compton, where he died in April 1871. Isaac A. Keyser owned a good farm on the River west of Rileyville. The farm is now owned by his son, George W. Keyser, Esq., with whom Mr. Keyser now makes his home. Rachael married Wesley Bell, an account of whose tragic death appeared in the columns of The Courier not long since. Anna married Isaac Koontz, Sr.; she with her husband died at their home near Newport, in the upper end of the county. Colonel Andrew Keyser, who was named for his father, inherited a portion of the old home place, where he died in 1876. Andrew H. Keyser was twice married; his first wife was Polly Brubaker a sister of the later Peter Brubaker, of Massanutton, and Jacob Brubaker, of the Hawksbill section, also long since deceased. She was the mother of six children--four sons and two daughters. Of the sons, John W., better known as John Will, is a prominent merchant in Missouri. He was for some years a member of the wholesale dry goods firm of J.H. Ware and Co., St. Louis. Thomas J. lives in California. At the beginning of the late war he was a member of Co. D, 7th Regiment, VA Cavalry. He subsequently made up a company and was Captain of Co. G., 3rd Batallion, Va. Cavalry, (of which Co. your scribe was a member). Joseph (Rola Joe) was a gallant Confederate soldier, a member of Co. K, 10th Regiment, Va. Infantry. He was a jolly, good fellow. He married a Miss Williams after the war and emigrated to Missouri, where he died several years ago from consumption. Peter B. went to California during the gold excitement of 1849. Peter B. Keyser returned to Virginia after the war, remained a few years and went to Texas, where he married and now resides. Of the girls, Bettie married R.T. Brumback, Esq., of this community, and died in May, 1886. She was a most estimable woman, and of precious memory to many yet living. Pamily A. married a Mr. Huddle and settled in Texas. Of the children by the second wife Sallie married Mr. Joseph Nalle, a wealthy lumberman of Austin, Texas. Euphemia married a Mr. Richardson, also of Texas. Emma married a Mr. Thompson, and lives in Effingham, Illinois. Henry the youngest child, lives in Texas. Charles Keyser, the younger son of Major Andrew Keyser, as stated elsewhere in this letter, married Amanda Haun. Their only child, Miss Belle, married Dr. J.C. Brubaker, and now occupies a part of the old homestead. Mr. Keyser died in October, 1891, aged 82 years, in the house built by his grandfather in the year 1765--now one hundred and thirty two years ago! Continued with Issue 13 May 1897: We omited to state in our last that Col. Andrew Keyser represented Page County in the Legislature two sessions--1859 and 1861. Peter Keyser, son of Maj. Andrew Keyser, was born on the farm now owned by G.T. Long, Esq., April 12, 1793, and died near Rileyville on 7 November 1870, in the 78th year of his age. The writer knew him intimately, and had the honor of being one of the pall bearers at his funeral. He was an excellent citizen and by industry and economy he amassed quite a fortune for those days. He was twice married: by his first wife he had two sons--B.F. Keyser, who died in September 1884, on his farm, at Rileyville. Mr. Keyser at the time of his death and for several years prior thereto was a Justice of the Peace for this (Springfield) District. He married Lydia Keyser, daughter of Alexander Keyser. Their only daughter, Miss Mary, married Mr. V.S. Finnell, and they now reside on the Old Homestead. Henry Keyser, second son of Peter Keyser, was for several years Constable for the Springfield district prior to the late war. He went to California, where he married; he visited Virginia in 1886, and died soon after returning home. By his second wife Mr. Keyser raised eight children--five sons and three daughters. Ephraim married Miss Caroline Shenk. He was an excellent citizen. He raised a large family of children, and has been making his home with them since the death of his wife, which occurred several years ago. He inherited a portion of his father's large estate which he sold to Mr. A.B. Fleming, several years since. Charles Madison, the second son, married Miss Martha Carpenter, of Madison County. He owns a fine farm near Compton. He has been a Justice of the Peace for Springfield District for fourteen years, and is one among our oldest and best citizens. He has a large and interesting family. John W., the third son, entered the Confederate army at the beginning of the war as a member of the Dixie Artillery (Capt. John K. Booton's Company) and fell in defense of the Lost Cause in June, 1862, during the seven days' fight around Richmond. He was a most excellent young man. His remains were removed from the battlefield a few years after his death and interred in the family graveyard. Joseph W., the fourth son, well known through Page County, inherited a portion of the old homestead, where he spent his entire life. His sad and sudden death, which took place April 30, 1896, a full account of which appeared in the columns of The Courier at that time, is well remembered by our people. He married Miss Sallie, daughter of Alexander Keyser, who still survives him. Peter J., the fifth and youngest son, owns the mansion house of his father. He is basking n the sunshine of single blessedness, and is one of our best citizens. During the latter years of "the late unpleasantness" he was 2nd Lieutenant of Co. G., 3rd Battallion, Va. Cavalry. Of the daughters, Miss Martha married A.B. Fleming, Esq., who owns a fine farm near Rileyville, a portion of the original Peter Keyser homestead. Miss Sallie married Mr. George Strother, of Faquier county, where she now resides. Miss Hester Ann married Capt. Jacob Carvell, a brother of Govenour Carvell, of Prince Edwards' Island. They also own and reside on a portion of the old Keyser homestead. Of Major Andrew Keyser's daughters--Miss Sallie and Mary, (Polly) married brothers--Henry and John Cullers. Polly was the mother of our countryman, Harvey Cullers, Esq., of Sandy Hook, this county, and grandmother of Mr. R.M. Cullers of Big Spring. John Keyser, son of Charles Keyser, and brother of Major Andrew Keyser of Revolutionary War, was known as "Country Line John," he having lived near the line between Rockingham and Shenandoah counties before the formation of Page County. Two of his sons--Christopher and Alexander--lived and died in the upper end of Page County. Christopher was a minister of the Old School Baptist Church and father of Dr. H.M. Keyser, of Honeyville, this county, who is so well and favorably known to the people throughout the county. He has for many years become a leading physician in his section of the county, and has represented Page in the State Legistlature several times. He was for some years the efficient Superintendent of public schools for the county, but owing to declining health he has been compelled to retire from active business life. Alexander Keyser, at one time a prominent farmer of the county, lived and died on his farm near Honeyville. Of his sons, John and Danield went West, John locating in Hancock Couonty, Illinois, and Danield settling in Johnson County, Missouri. Harvey lives near the old home place in this county. Hamilton owns the old homestead. He is at present a member of the county Board of Supervisors from Shenandoah Iron Works district. William, the youngest son, was a Confederate soldier, and received a wound from which he died several years after the close of the war. Of the girls, Miss Lydia married B.F. Keyser, Esq., as before stated, She died a few years since at her home near Rileyville. Miss Sallie married Mr. Joseph W. Keyser, now deceased. She still survives him on her farm west of the River, near Rileyville. -------------------------------------------------- On 8 July 1860, the widowed Eve [Keyser] Kite, d/o John and Margaret "Peggy" [Null] Kiser, married the widower George Shuler (b:25 Dec 1794 Rockingham Co., VA d:28 April 1878), son of John and Mary Shuler. EveÕs father, John Kiser was s/o Michael and Anna Maria "Mary" [Lingel] Kiser. (See Dovel Family File; D1B for continuation of this lineage.) GeorgeÕs first wife was Talatha B. Dovel b:19 Sept 1795 d:18 June 1857 d/o David and Keziah [Short] Dovel, Jr. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- CHARLES KAYSER Ê The information I am going to share on this family has not been verified by me personally.Ê The information I have is from a book by Judge Elihu Jasper "EJ" Sutherland called "Some Descendants of John Counts of Glade Hollow (Southwest Virginia)Ê 1722-1977.Ê I also obtained information from a book written by Esther Kiser titled "Sandy RidgeÊÊÊ Kiser-Powers Kin".Ê This is a family book written by my cousin.Ê I have also used my grandmothers family bible, which I have in my possession for information on my immediate ancestors.Ê The information on these pages are for your enjoyment and are not free of error.Ê Any leads you get from this information needs to be verified. My great, great, great, great grandfather, Charles "Karl" Kayser came to America aboard a ship named the Patience.Ê He arrived in Pennsylvania 19 September 1749 from Germany.Ê He lived in Pennsylvania for several years before moving to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.Ê He purchased 198 acres near the mouth of Hawksbill Creek (Frederick County Deed Book Shenandoah Co 1-265) on 6 April 1765.Ê Charles died about 1778 at the home place. Charles married while in Pennsylvania.Ê No positive identification has been made of who he married.Ê Some reports indicate he married a Miss Shelly who's father was a doctor from Philadelphia.Ê Other reports indicate that he married Elizabeth Groseclose. No documentation ofÊ his marriage has been found to date that I am aware of. The list of children below is incomplete.Ê I find different names from different sources.Ê Once I have documentation of this information this page will be updated immediately. Ê Ê Ê Ê ÊCharles Keyser (Jr)Ê b.1752Ê d.1796Ê m. Elizabeth Ê Joseph Kenton KeyserÊ b. 1756Ê d. 1816 ÊSusannah Stacy Ê Andrew KeyserÊ b. 16 December 1758Ê d. 23 November 1833Ê m. 23/11/1784 Sarah Rhinehart m. 8/10/1820 Elizabeth Grover Mary KeyserÊ b. 5 August 1760Ê Êd. 10 August 1824 Êm. Luke Kelly 1 February 1782Ê Anna KeyserÊ Ê Ê m. Phillip Counts 22 August 1785Ê John Keyser Ê Ê Êm. Catherine Rhinehart 25 August 1791Ê Katie Keyser Ê Ê Ê Ê Elizabeth KeyserÊ Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê It is believed that Charles had two brothers who also came to America.Ê Jacob Keyser arrived in Philadelphia on 16 September 1751 aboard the Edinburgh from Rotterdam Holland.Ê Andreas Keyser arrived in Philadelphia 29 September 1753 on the British ship Brothers. | ||||||||||
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