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• Education: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
• _AMTID: 162485322727:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: K4BK-6YK
• _UID: D5E1953AA55649309A7BB9F23AAA4BC4AC0C
• Immigration: 1662, Scotland, United Kingdom
• Residence: 1676, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Notes:

From the First Church Records of Plymouth:
[recorded exactly from the transcript]
"Before I passe on to the Contract matters ymediatey Relateing to the Church of Christ att Plymouth, lett mee Crau[v]e leau[v]e a little to digresse; and briefley to memorise something Concerning that worthy Church of Christ att Bridgwater who in a second Respect alsoe sprange out of the Church of Plymouth being first of duxburrow; and seated themselves att about 20 miles from thence att the place where they now are and doe Carry on in a way of peace holiness and Good Gospell order soe as is exemplary to the saints and Churches Round about them being Garnished with Comly ornaments of able Grau[v]e and faithfull officers and liu[v]ely holy and well Improu[v]ed members hau[v]eing for theire Pastour mr James Keith who Came by the wise disposing hand of God out of Scotland whom the said Church Chose to be theire Pastour being acompanied with a fellow healper in the Eldershipp named mr William Brett a G[r]au[v]e and Godly man; and hau[v]eing A goodman and one that hath approu[v]ed himself faitht[f]ull in the office of a deacon; Named John Willis; who Nothwithstanding some Interuption that befell some smale time before the pening heerof yett goe on in peace and with Comfort; with some mixture of sadness as fearing the effect of theire belou[v]ed Pastour forenamed; his being in weaknes of body; wherby hee is disabled in his publick adminnestrations for prsent;"

Died:
James Keith - "First minister in Bridgewater, and educated in Aberdeen, Scotland, and labored in the ministry in this town for 56 years."

James married Susanna Edson on 3 May 1668 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Susanna (daughter of Deacon Samuel Edson and Susanna Bickley) was born in 1638 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; died on 16 Oct 1705 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; was buried in West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Samuel Keith was born on 20 Dec 1673 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; died on 3 Feb 1759 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; was buried in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485323463:1030:191555462
• _UID: B89630F27F754BB9BD8F19F00854631793AE

Notes:

He is a direct descendant of KING JOHN (Lackland)PLANTAGENET, KING OF ENGLAND on FAG #1953 , found here: KING JOHN and found here @ FAG # 91818151: KING JOHN
Correction from Alexander to Robert KEITH:
circa 1612
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Immediate Family:
Son of George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal and Margaret Keith
Husband of Christina Kempf
Father of Rev. James Keith
Brother of William Keith, 5th Earl Marischal; Anne Keith; Margaret Keith; Mary Keith; John Keith; Robert Keith and Jean Keith « less
Half brother of James Keith of Benholm; Gilbert Keith and George Keith

Parents: Son of George KEITH, 4th Earl Marischal ( and later 5th Earl of Marischal, 2nd Lord of Altrie), & Margaret HOME,... not Margaret OGILVY/OGILVIE, (daughter of James Ogilvy, 5th Lord Ogilvy of Arlie and Jean FORBES.[4]
He married Christina KEMP/KEMPF.

Father of Rev. James Keith (FAG # 21757139): Rev. James KEITH

Brother of William Keith, 5th Earl Marischal; Anne Keith; Margaret Keith; John Keith; Lady Mary Campbell (Keith); Robert Keith and Jean Keith « less
Half brother of James Keith of Benholm; Gilbert Keith and George Keith (the Complete Peerage)

His lines go back to the great granddaughter of JOHN ALDEN, here:
Abigail Byram to: her mother, Anna Alden, to her father, Lt. Joseph Keith, to his father Rev. James Keith, to his father, Alexander Keith , to his father , George Keith, 4th Earl Marischal , to his mother ,Elizabeth Hay to her mother, Margaret Robertson of Struan, to her mother, Lady Elizabeth Stewart , to her father, John Stewart , to his mother, Joan Beaufort, QUEEN OF SCOTS , to her mother, Margaret Holland , to her father, Thomas Holland , to his mother, Joan, Countess of Kent , to her father, Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent , to his father, Edward I "Longshanks", KING OF ENGLAND , to his father, Henry III of England , to his father, John LACKLAND/PLANTAGENET, KING OF ENGLAND .