Steve, Glade you are on the ball! I have some data that differs. Maybe someone on the list (s) can shed some light on what's what. Gerber 1. LT. Col John Jarboe & Mary Tattershall 2. Mary Jarboe & Maj.. William Boarman 3. Mary Boarman & John Gardiner 4. Susan Barton & Phillip Key 5. Francis Key & Ann Ross 6. John Ross Key & Ann Phoebe Dagworth Charlton 7. Francis Scott Key & < Wife Not Listed > Mary Tattershall also married Steven Gough William Borarman also married Mary Mattew, Sarah Linle Mary Jarboe also married John Saunders & James Caine Mary Boraman also married Gerald Styles John Gardiner also married Mary Jarboe, Mary Boarman Philip Key also married Theodosia Lawrence >From the Key side: Descendants of Richard Key Generation No. 1 1. RICHARD1 KEY He married MARY [KEY]. Child of RICHARD KEY and MARY [KEY] is: 2. i. PHILIP2 KEY, b. 1696, St. Paul Parish, Covent Garden, London, England; d. 1764. Generation No. 2 2. PHILIP2 KEY (RICHARD1) was born 1696 in St. Paul Parish, Covent Garden, London, England, and died 1764. He married (1) SUSNNAH GARDINER, daughter of JOHN GARDINER and SUSANNA BARTON. She was born in St Mary's Co., Md, and died Bef. 1745. He married (2) THEODOSIA LAWRENCE. Children of PHILIP KEY and SUSNNAH GARDINER are: 3. i. RICHARD WARD3 KEY, CAPT., b. Abt. 1725, St. Mary's County, MD; d. Bef. April 22, 1765, St. Mary's County, MD. ii. EDMUND KEY, b. Abt. 1727, St. Mary's County, MD; d. Bef. June 11, 1766, Anne Arundel Co., MD; m. NONE. 4. iii. JOHN KEY, MD, b. Abt. 1729, St. Mary's County, MD; d. August 1755, St. Mary's County, MD. 5. iv. FRANCIS KEY, b. Abt. 1731, St. Mary's County, MD; d. November 1770, St. Mary's County, MD. v. THOMAS KEY, b. Abt. 1733, St. Mary's County, MD; d. Bef. March 21, 1773, St. Mary's County, MD; m. JANE LLEWELLYN. vi. PHILP BARTON KEY, b. Abt. 1735, St. Mary's County, MD; d. November 1756, Chestertown, Md. vii. SUSANNA KEY, b. 1742, St. Mary's County, MD; d. 1805, MD; m. NORMAN BRUCE; d. 1811, MD. Generation No. 3 3. RICHARD WARD3 KEY, CAPT. (PHILIP2, RICHARD1) was born Abt. 1725 in St. Mary's County, MD, and died Bef. April 22, 1765 in St. Mary's County, MD. He married (1) REBECCA HAMMOND. He married (2) HANNAH CLARKE, daughter of GEORGE CLARKE. Children of RICHARD KEY and HANNAH CLARKE are: i. FRANCES REBECCA4 KEY. ii. MARY KEY. 4. JOHN3 KEY, MD (PHILIP2, RICHARD1) was born Abt. 1729 in St. Mary's County, MD, and died August 1755 in St. Mary's County, MD. He married CECILA BROWN, daughter of GUSTAVUS BROWN, MD. Children of JOHN KEY and CECILA BROWN are: i. PHILIP4 KEY, b. 1750, St. Mary's County, MD; d. 1820. ii. SUSANNA GARDINER KEY, b. 1751, St. Mary's County, MD. 5. FRANCIS3 KEY (PHILIP2, RICHARD1) was born Abt. 1731 in St. Mary's County, MD, and died November 1770 in St. Mary's County, MD. He married ANN ARNOLD ROSS, daughter of JOHN ROSS and ALICIA ARNOLD. Children of FRANCIS KEY and ANN ROSS are: 6. i. JOHN ROSS4 KEY, b. September 19, 1754, St. Mary's County, MD; d. October 13, 1821. ii. PHILIP BARATON KEY, HON.. iii. ELIZABETH SCOTT KEY, b. August 10, 1759. Generation No. 4 6. JOHN ROSS4 KEY (FRANCIS3, PHILIP2, RICHARD1) was born September 19, 1754 in St. Mary's County, MD, and died October 13, 1821. He married ANN PHOEBE DAGWORTHY CHARLTON, daughter of ARTHUR CHARLTON. Children of JOHN KEY and ANN CHARLTON are: i. FRANCIS SCOTT5 KEY, b. August 01, 1779, Frederick Co., Md; d. January 11, 1843, Baltimore, MD. ii. ANNE PHOEBE KEY, m. ROGER BROOK TANEY, CHEIF JUSTICE. A lawyer and The aurthor of the "Star Spangled Banner", the US national anthem. In September 1814, after the burning of the city of Washington by the Bristish during the War of 1812, Key was sent to the British Fleet in the Chesapeake Bay to secure the release of his friend William Beanes. who had been captured after the defeat of the US forces at Blandensburg, MD. He was detained aboard ship during the shelling of Fr. McHenry, one of the forts that successfully defended Baltimore. During the night of the bombardment, Septeber 13-14, Key's anxiety was at high pitch, and in the morning when he saw the American flag still flying over the fortress, he wrote 'The Star-Spangedl Banner." Released that day, he rewrote the poem in a Baltimore hotel. It was printed anonymously un the title :Defence of For M'Henry and on Sept. 20, was published by the Baltimore Patroit. Set to the tune of an English dringing song,"To Anacreon in Heaven," it soon becma popular throught the nation. It was later adopted by the army and navy as the national anthembut in was not until 1931 that congress officially adopted it for the nation. Welcome any additiona data or corrections Randy Dunavan Longview, Tx http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/d/u/n/James-R-Dunavan/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Everley <severley@sound.net> To: <JARBOE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 1999 1:04 PM Subject: Francis Scott Key -- is a Jarboe > Someone asked me how Francis Scott Key - The good old Star > Spangled Banner Fame -- was related to the Jarboes and I > said that I thought his Great Grandmother was a Jarboe. > Well I was wrong it goes a little farther down the tree than > that but WE <Jarboes> are in there. I found in a book > written by Bob and Mary Jarboe <A History of a Jarboe > Family --1974> the family connection and just wanted to post > it here for all to see. > > 1. Col John Jarboe & Mary Tattershall > 2. Mary Jarboe & Maj.. William Boarman > 3. Mary Boarman & John Gardiner > 4. Susannah Gardiner & Phillip Key > 5. Francis Key & Ann Ross > 6. John Ross Key & Ann Phoebe Dagworth Charlton > 7. Francis Scott Key & < Wife Not Listed > > > If this family tree record is not correct please let me know > and I'll make corrections in my references. > > Phoebe Key --- < Francis Scott Key's Sister > married Roger > Brooke Taney, U.S. Supreme Court Justice under Andrew > Jackson. > > The Keys, Gardener's, Jarboes and Boarman's all lived in > the Bretton's Bay, Md.. > and these families show up in other accounts of their family > records. > > -=Steve Everley=- Steve@pi4hire.com >