Keesee Timeline

1619 – Charles City Co, VA founded

1634 – York Co, VA founded.  Formerly known as Charles River Co, VA.

1648 – Northumberland Co, VA created

1651 – Lancaster Co, VA established from Northumberland and York Counties, VA

1653 – Westmoreland Co, VA established from Northumberland Co, VA

1654 – New Kent Co, VA was established from York Co, VA

1656 – Rappahannock Co, VA formed from part of Lancaster Co, VA.  Became extinct in 1692.

1691 – King and Queen Co, VA was established from New Kent Co, VA

1692 – Essex Co, VA was established from the old Rappahannock Co, VA

1692 – Richmond Co, VA founded

1700 – George Keesey arrived in Virginia

1702 – King William Co, VA was formed out of King & Queen Co, VA

1703 – Prince George Co, VA formed from Charles City Co, VA

1720 – King George Co, VA from Richmond Co, VA

1720 – Brunswick Co, VA from Prince George Co, VA

1720 – Richard Keesee born in Westmoreland Co, VA

1721 – George Keesey inherits 50 acres in Westmoreland Co, VA from Susannah Baker (a source indicates that this was later located in King George Co, VA)

1721 – Spotsylvania Co, VA was established from Essex, King and Queen and King William Counties, VA

1734 – Amelia Co, VA created from Prince George & Brunswick Co, VA

1734 – Orange Co, VA created from Spotsylvania Co, VA

1738 – Augusta Co, VA formed from Orange Co, VA

1741 – George Keesey died in King George Co, VA.

1746 – Lunenburg Co, VA formed from Brunswick Co, VA

1750 - Richard & Ann Keesee receive land patent for 280 acres in Amelia Co, VA (sold the last of it in 1754).

1750 – Jesse Keesee was born in either King George or Amelia Co, VA.

1752 – Halifax Co, VA formed from Lunenburg Co, VA

1765 - Richard & Ann Keesee received the first of many land grants in Halifax Co, VA.

1767 – Pittsylvania Co, VA formed from Halifax Co, VA

1770 – Richard Keesee (II) was born in Pittsylvania Co, VA

1770 – Botetourt Co, VA formed from Augusta Co, VA

1772 – Fincastle Co, VA formed from Botetourt Co, VA

1776 – Kentucky Co, VA was created from Fincastle Co, VA.

1780 – Fayette Co, KY was created from Kentucky Co, VA.

1785 – Bourbon Co, VA was created from Fayette Co, KY (then in VA).

1789 – Mason Co, KY was established

1792 – State of Kentucky separated from Virginia.

1793 – Richard Keesee died in Pittsylvania Co, VA

1793 – Clark Co, KY founded.  Previously known as Bourbon Co, VA.

1796 – Montgomery Co, KY was established from Clark Co, KY

1798 – Fleming Co, KY was established from Mason Co, KY.

1799 – Richard Keesee (II) married Judith Morris

1799 – Floyd Co, KY was made from parts of Fleming, Montgomery, and Mason Co, KY

1819 – Booker T Keesee (Sr) born in Logan Co, VA.

1821 – Pike Co, KY was founded from Floyd Co, KY

1829 – Jesse Keesee died in Pittsylvania Co, VA.

1840 - Booker Keesee married Mary Lowe in Pike Co, KY.

1848 – Richard Keesee (II) died in Pike Co, KY

1850 – Booker & Mary Keesee listed in Pike Co, KY Federal Census

1860 – Booker & Mary Keesee listed in Dist #1, Pike Co, KY Federal Census

1864 – Booker T Keesee (Jr) born Road Fork Pond Creek, Pike Co, KY

1865 – Booker Keesee died in Pike Co, KY.

1870 – Mary Keesee listed in Mouth Pond Creek, Pike Co, KY Federal Census

1880 – Mary Keesee listed in Voting Precinct #10 Big Creek, Pike Co, KY Federal Census

1884 – Booker Keesee (Jr) married Caroline Evie Maynard in Pike Co, KY

1887 – George Wilby Keesee born in Piso, Pike Co, KY

1900 – Booker & Caroline Keesee listed in Magisterial Dist #7 in Pike Co, KY Federal Census

1907 – George Keesee married Rosa Zettie Bevins in Meta, Pike Co, KY

1910 – Booker Keesee listed in Agate Precinct, Lewis Co, WA Federal Census

1910 – George & Zettie Keesee listed in Pike Co, KY Federal Census

1914 – E B Keesee born in Sidney, Pike Co, KY

1920 – Booker Keesee listed in Agate Precinct, Lewis Co, WA Federal Census.

1920 – George & Zettie Keesee listed in Kamilche Precinct, Mason Co, WA Federal Census

1932 – E B Keesee married Fern Reynoldson in Chehalis, Lewis Co, WA (no documented proof)

1938 – Joycelyn Bea Keesee born in Glenoma, Lewis Co, WA

1939 – Booker Keesee (Jr) died in Glenoma, Lewis Co, WA.

1957 – Joycelyn Keesee married William Edward Kludt in Rochester, Thurston Co, WA [see Kludt Timeline]

1964 – George W Keesee died in Centralia, Lewis Co, WA

1985 – E B Keesee died in Woodland, Cowlitz Co, WA