In 1701 Solomon Keyes wrote his will and in it he left his trade and loom to his son Moses who is my 1st cousin 8x removed. Moses Keyes was born in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts on 21 March 1671. He is child 9 out of 12 children and the third son. Solomon also gave Moses a pair of oxen, a cow and calf and all his wearing apparel except for two garments his brother John gets his choice of.
On 27 June 1693 Moses marries Mehitable Kemp and in 1694 their first child Jane is born. She is followed by:
Moses Jr.
Ezekiel
Elizabeth
Rachel
Zechariah
In 1705 Moses is town Surveyor. This is a prestigious title and his responsibilities included making sure there were small farm plots available close to the town center, space for commerce, space for churches and those communities that would surround the churches, parks, communal property that gave access to small garden plots or areas for grazing a goat and plots that gave everyone who wanted access to water transportation options. He was well known to all and many asked him to witness wills, land and other legal documents.
Moses death is recorded as 14 January 1747 in Chelmsford. There is no burial site for him or other members of his family in Chelmsford. Their graves lost, on private land, or misplaced.
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