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    Thomas Kea

    1792 – 1835 • Hebron United Methodist Church Cemetery

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    Birth
    26 Jul 1792
    Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
    Death
    5 Oct 1835 (aged 43)
    Darlington County, South Carolina, USA
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    Hebron United Methodist Church Cemetery
    Bishopville, Lee County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
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    Curtis Kea and Kinchen Mozingo appointed Administrators of the Estate of Thomas Kea, Deceased, on Tuesday, October 20, 1835. Darlington County Probate Records.


    Curtis Kea named Guardian ad Litem for the minor children of Thomas Kea, Deceased; Nancy, Delilah, James, Zachariah, John, William, Margaret, and Thomas; on Friday, March 4, 1836. Darlington County Probate Records

    NOTE: Two days later, on Sunday, March 6, 1836, William Travis, Jim Bowie, and Davy Crockett, among others, were killed at the Alamo. The battle between Texas and Mexico began on Tuesday, February 23, and lasted thirteen days.


    The Thomas Kea family is (yDNA I-BY183896, Anglo-Saxon) related to the families of:


    RW Charles Kea 1750 Va Mem# 167953297 (yDNA I-BY183896)

    John Kee 1749 Va Mem# 169208681 (son Owen Key below) (yDNA I-BY183896)

    John Kee 1740 NC Mem# (yDNA I-BY183896)

    Thomas Kee 1766 NC Mem# 99782241 (yDNA I-BY183896)

    Nathan Key 1769 NC - 1850 Bahamas

    Holloway Kee 1772 NC Mem# 137283232 (yDNA I-FT53537)

    Owen Key 1776 Va Mem# 167972076 (yDNA I-Y414255)

    James Kea 1778 Va Mem# 41339419 (yDNA I-BY183896)

    Warren Key 1784 NC Mem# 66208710 (yDNA I-BY183896)

    Elias Key 1831 Il Mem# 169180678 (yDNA I-FT53537)

    Thomas Key 1867 Tn Mem# 168000361


    Rhoda Key Holland Mem# 42735134

    (Rhoda was sister of Mem# 99782241)


    Thomas Kea; Esther Kea (Benjamin, Jr.,) Skinner-Mem# 168790312; and Warren Key-Mem# 66208710; were likely siblings.


    All of the above families share one common yDNA ancestor: Robert Kæ, Jr (1648-1704) Isle of Wight, Va. REF: FTDNA and YFULL analysis

    Curtis Kea and Kinchen Mozingo appointed Administrators of the Estate of Thomas Kea, Deceased, on Tuesday, October 20, 1835. Darlington County Probate Records.


    Curtis Kea named Guardian ad Litem for the minor children of Thomas Kea, Deceased; Nancy, Delilah, James, Zachariah, John, William, Margaret, and Thomas; on Friday, March 4, 1836. Darlington County Probate Records

    NOTE: Two days later, on Sunday, March 6, 1836, William Travis, Jim Bowie, and Davy Crockett, among others, were killed at the Alamo. The battle between Texas and Mexico began on Tuesday, February 23, and lasted thirteen days.


    The Thomas Kea family is (yDNA I-BY183896, Anglo-Saxon) related to the families of:


    RW Charles Kea 1750 Va Mem# 167953297 (yDNA I-BY183896)

    John Kee 1749 Va Mem# 169208681 (son Owen Key below) (yDNA I-BY183896)

    John Kee 1740 NC Mem# (yDNA I-BY183896)

    Thomas Kee 1766 NC Mem# 99782241 (yDNA I-BY183896)

    Nathan Key 1769 NC - 1850 Bahamas

    Holloway Kee 1772 NC Mem# 137283232 (yDNA I-FT53537)

    Owen Key 1776 Va Mem# 167972076 (yDNA I-Y414255)

    James Kea 1778 Va Mem# 41339419 (yDNA I-BY183896)

    Warren Key 1784 NC Mem# 66208710 (yDNA I-BY183896)

    Elias Key 1831 Il Mem# 169180678 (yDNA I-FT53537)

    Thomas Key 1867 Tn Mem# 168000361


    Rhoda Key Holland Mem# 42735134

    (Rhoda was sister of Mem# 99782241)


    Thomas Kea; Esther Kea (Benjamin, Jr.,) Skinner-Mem# 168790312; and Warren Key-Mem# 66208710; were likely siblings.


    All of the above families share one common yDNA ancestor: Robert Kæ, Jr (1648-1704) Isle of Wight, Va. REF: FTDNA and YFULL analysis

    Gravesite Details

    Buried Adjacent to Hebron Grave Yard

    Family Members

    Parents

    • Charles Kea

      1750–1821

    Spouse

    • Lenore "Lanie" Johnson Kea

      1794–1851 (m. 1812)

    Siblings

    • James Kea

      1774–1854

    • Rev Warren William Key Sr

      1784–1843

    • Esther Kea Skinner

      1784–1865

    Children

    • Curtis Ivey Kea

      1812–1896

    • Mary Ann Kea Monzingo

      1814–1891

    • Winniford "Winnie" Kea Hicks

      1817–1888

    • Nancy Kea Barnes

      1818–1865

    • Delilah Alexandra Kea Alexander

      1819–1851

    • James Kea

      1820–1901

    • Corp Zachariah Robert Kea

      1825–1908

    • John Wesley Key

      1828–1900

    • William M "Bill" Key

      1830–1909

    • Margaret Eleby Key Evans

      1833–1912

    • Thomas Jefferson Key

      1835–1918

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