Hester Keyser (1779 - 1847)

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This information is from The Keyser Family the Bicentnnial Reunion of the Keyser Family 1688 - 1888, Descendants of Dirck Keyser of Amsterdam, Compiled by Charles S. Keyser, Philadelphia, 1889, pages 144 and 145.

Born: March 16, 1779, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: December 25, 1847
Married: John Fox, March 21, 1799, St. Michael's and Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Parents of John Fox:

Father: Johann Michael Fuchs (Fox)
Mother: Sarah "Salome" Lybrand

Parents of Hester Keyser:

Father: Benjamin Keyser, b. unknown, d. unknown, m. Ann Nice prior to 1776.
Mother: Ann Nice

Children of John Fox and Hester Keyser:

1. William Lybrand Fox, m. Marian Holahan

2. Benjamin Fox, m. Louisa Batson

3. Ann Fox, b. 1808; d. July 22, 1856, m. Cephas G. Childs

4. Edward John Fox, m. Martha Chew Johnson
Children of Edward John Fox and Martha Chew Johnson: 1.) William Lybrand Fox; 2.) Thomas Rabb Fox; 3.) Esther Fox; 4.) Edward Wayne Fox; 5.) John Michael Fox b. October 25, 1832, m. Mary J. Simpson February 9, 1859.

Miscellaneous information about Hester Keyser:

John Fox Will Abstract, Philadelphia
Posted on Rootsweb: 10 Jan 2001 12:00PM GMT

Classification: Will
Surnames: Fox
John Fox; not dated; mentioned wife Esther Fox and children; youngest son Edward; properties in Philadelphia, some held in connection with Michael Fox; witnesses Michael Fox, Samuel Fox, Michael Lybrand; Administrations to Michael Fox and Samuel Fox, November 13, 1811

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History: 1813: Genealogical Data contained in the Statutes at Large, Commonwealth of PA
File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Vi. P. Limric

LAWS OF PENNSYLVANIA GENEALOGICAL DATA
Copyright Vi P. Limric 1999

Source: The Statues at Large of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg PA, 1911
LAWS PASSED SESSION 1812/13 -- HARRISBURG, PA.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In General Assembly met and is hereby enacted by the Authority of the Same.

9. An act authorizing MICHAEL FOX and SAMUEL FOX, administrators with the will annexed, of JOHN FOX, late of the city of Philadelphia, brickmaker, dec., to grant and convey real estate. That it shall be lawful for the administrators to grant and convey the real estate, of John Fox dec., as if they had been nominated and appointed executors of the will.
22 Dec 1812.

Sarah Salome Lybrand (about 1745 - unknown)

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Born: about 1745
Died: unknown
Married: Johann Michael Fuchs (Fox), May 25, 1762, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Parents of Sarah Salome Lybrand*:
*Information provided from the Stammbaum der Familien website for Leibbrandt - Leibbrand - Leibrand - Leibrandt - Leipprand; in USA also spelled as: Lybrand - Leibrant; in UK also spelled as: Liebbrandt. http://www.leibbrandt.com/stamm.htm

Father: Johann Konrad Leibbrand, b. 15 July 1701, Leonberg, d. 1753 at sea returning to Germany on the ship "Rhine".
Mother: Regina Salome Weiss, b. abt. 1730 in Leonberg, Württemberg
Emigrated to America: 1751 Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on the ship "Duke of Württemberg".

Children of Johann Konrad Lybrand and Regina Salome Weiss:
1. George Heinrich Lybrand, b. 14 NOV 1734 in Leonberg, Württemberg, d. 23 SEP 1776 in Berks County, Pennsylvania

2. Conrad Lybrand, b. Germany, d. 1792 Philadelphia

3. Johann Christian Lybrand, b. 1744 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, d. 26 NOV 1826 in Philadelphia

4. Sarah "Salome" Lybrand, b. abt 1745

5. Dorothy Lybrand

6. Christina Catherine Lybrand, b. 9 JAN 1754 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Children of Johann Michael Fox and Sarah Salome Lybrand

1. John George Fox
b. February 8, 1763, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


2. Joseph Fox
b. February 29, 1764, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; d. October 30, 1764, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


3.Mary Dorothea Fox
b. June 11, 1765, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; d. July 16, 1842, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; m. Johann Frederick Forepaugh, July 9, 1786, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


4. Salome (Hannah) Fox
b. February 22, 1767, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, d. May 12, 1769 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


5. John Conrad Fox
b. April 28, 1770, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


6. Samuel Fox
b. July 6, 1777; d. August 15, 1870, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; m. Elizabeth Wehling, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania