Other Events:

• Cause of Death: Drowned (possible suicide)

Notes:

d/o Robert KEYES & Sarah
9 children:
i. Sarah b. 1 Mar 1663
ii. Mary b. 1663-27 Sep 1730
iii. Phoebe b. 8 May 1667-25 Apr 1718
iv. Richard b. 18 Aug 1675 Topsfield, Essex, MA-13 Mar 1757
v. Hepzibah b. 9 Aug 1768
vi. Martha
vii. John b. 26 Aug 1671-30 Apr 1730
viii. Lidiah b. 17 May 1674-
ix. Patience 23 Aug 1681

John & Pheobe were members of the Old Church in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts.

2 entries for her death are recorded according to the book, Essex Institute Historical Collections.
"John French his wife drown herself May 13, 1701."
"Phebe French dyed on ye 14th of May 1701." [probably the date she was buried]

Phoebe married John FRENCH about 1660 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts. John (son of Thomas FRENCH and Mary SCUDAMORE) was born in Feb 1635 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 15 Mar 1706 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts; was buried in 1706 in unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mary FRENCH was born on 27 Feb 1659 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 27 Sep 1730 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts; was buried in unknown.
2. Phebe FRENCH was born on 8 May 1667 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 25 Apr 1718 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts; was buried in 1718 in unknown.

Other Events:

• Immigrant?: Y
• Migration: Abt 1633

Notes:

 The middle English for quay and key was "key(e)", or "kay". Thus, a likely meaning for Keyes (and other variations; Kay, Kaye, Key, Keys, etc) is from residence near or employment at a wharf or quay; key-bearer is a possible meaning for all variations (A Dictionary of British Surnames, by P. H. Reaney , 1958).}

Robert married Sarah MNU about 1631. Sarah was born in in England; died on 7 Jul 1681 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Immigrant?: Y
• Migration: Abt 1633

Notes:

Robert Keyes married by 1633 (and probably by 1631) Sarah _____ (she is named in the records of all children born at Watertown). They came to Massachusetts Bay in 1633. First settled in Watertown; moved to Newbury in 1644.
They had 8 children: Solomon, Sarah Buswell, (probably) Peter, Rebecca Smith, Mary/Phebe French, Mary, Elias, & Mary Gage. 
She married (2) at Ipswich 7 November 1658 JOHN GAGE and died at Newbury 7 July 1681. She had no children of this 2nd marriage.
Source: Anderson's Winthrop Fleet.