Andrew Keyser was the fourth of ten children born to Charles/Carl Sebastian Keyser (1726/27-1778) and his wife, whose identity is disputed but may have been Mary Shelly. (His father was a native of Möckmühl, Württemberg, Germany and arrived in Philadelphia in 1749.) Before Andrew's birth his family moved from Lancaster, PA into Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. The family farm was situated in what was originally Frederick Co, but is now Page Co. near present-day Luray.
Andrew appears to have played no active role in the early years of the Revolutionary War. However, in answer to Virginia's imposition of a draft, he enlisted in July 1780 for eighteen months. He served as a private in Capt. Conway Oldham's company in a regiment under the command of Lt. Col. Richard Campbell. According to pension records, he saw action in the Carolinas in the battles of Guilford Courthouse, Camden, Ninety-Six, and Eutaw Springs. Andrew was discharged on January 14, 1782.
Following his military service, on November 23, 1784, Andrew married Sarah Margaret Rinehart (1770-1820), daughter of Hans Michael II and Elizabeth Rinehart of Shenandoah Co.. The couple settled on a farm in Shenandoah Co. and raised fourteen children: Noah (b. 1786), George F. (b. 1789), Susannah, b. 1791), Peter (b. 1793), Mary (b. 1795), Lydia (b. 1796), Margaret (b. 1798), Sarah (b. 1800), Lydia (b.1802), Andrew Jr. (b. 1804), Charles (b. 1806), Michael (b. 1809), Abel (b. 1811), and Esther W. (b. 1816). Andrew also owned enslaved people: eight men, women and children are recorded in 1830. In his will, Andrew mentions only "old Newman" who is to be set free "if it can be dun."
After the death of Sarah Rinehart Keyser, Andrew married on October 9, 1820, Elizabeth Grove Strickler, widow of David Strickler. There were no children from this union.
According to his grandson Isaac C. Dovel, Andrew late in life "joined the Baptist church, and was Baptized in the Shenandoah River by Elder Ambrose C. Booten, October 10th 1832."
Andrew died at age 74, reportedly from dropsy, the archaic term for edema.
Andrew appears to have played no active role in the early years of the Revolutionary War. However, in answer to Virginia's imposition of a draft, he enlisted in July 1780 for eighteen months. He served as a private in Capt. Conway Oldham's company in a regiment under the command of Lt. Col. Richard Campbell. According to pension records, he saw action in the Carolinas in the battles of Guilford Courthouse, Camden, Ninety-Six, and Eutaw Springs. Andrew was discharged on January 14, 1782.
Following his military service, on November 23, 1784, Andrew married Sarah Margaret Rinehart (1770-1820), daughter of Hans Michael II and Elizabeth Rinehart of Shenandoah Co.. The couple settled on a farm in Shenandoah Co. and raised fourteen children: Noah (b. 1786), George F. (b. 1789), Susannah, b. 1791), Peter (b. 1793), Mary (b. 1795), Lydia (b. 1796), Margaret (b. 1798), Sarah (b. 1800), Lydia (b.1802), Andrew Jr. (b. 1804), Charles (b. 1806), Michael (b. 1809), Abel (b. 1811), and Esther W. (b. 1816). Andrew also owned enslaved people: eight men, women and children are recorded in 1830. In his will, Andrew mentions only "old Newman" who is to be set free "if it can be dun."
After the death of Sarah Rinehart Keyser, Andrew married on October 9, 1820, Elizabeth Grove Strickler, widow of David Strickler. There were no children from this union.
According to his grandson Isaac C. Dovel, Andrew late in life "joined the Baptist church, and was Baptized in the Shenandoah River by Elder Ambrose C. Booten, October 10th 1832."
Andrew died at age 74, reportedly from dropsy, the archaic term for edema.
Andrew Keyser was the fourth of ten children born to Charles/Carl Sebastian Keyser (1726/27-1778) and his wife, whose identity is disputed but may have been Mary Shelly. (His father was a native of Möckmühl, Württemberg, Germany and arrived in Philadelphia in 1749.) Before Andrew's birth his family moved from Lancaster, PA into Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. The family farm was situated in what was originally Frederick Co, but is now Page Co. near present-day Luray.
Andrew appears to have played no active role in the early years of the Revolutionary War. However, in answer to Virginia's imposition of a draft, he enlisted in July 1780 for eighteen months. He served as a private in Capt. Conway Oldham's company in a regiment under the command of Lt. Col. Richard Campbell. According to pension records, he saw action in the Carolinas in the battles of Guilford Courthouse, Camden, Ninety-Six, and Eutaw Springs. Andrew was discharged on January 14, 1782.
Following his military service, on November 23, 1784, Andrew married Sarah Margaret Rinehart (1770-1820), daughter of Hans Michael II and Elizabeth Rinehart of Shenandoah Co.. The couple settled on a farm in Shenandoah Co. and raised fourteen children: Noah (b. 1786), George F. (b. 1789), Susannah, b. 1791), Peter (b. 1793), Mary (b. 1795), Lydia (b. 1796), Margaret (b. 1798), Sarah (b. 1800), Lydia (b.1802), Andrew Jr. (b. 1804), Charles (b. 1806), Michael (b. 1809), Abel (b. 1811), and Esther W. (b. 1816). Andrew also owned enslaved people: eight men, women and children are recorded in 1830. In his will, Andrew mentions only "old Newman" who is to be set free "if it can be dun."
After the death of Sarah Rinehart Keyser, Andrew married on October 9, 1820, Elizabeth Grove Strickler, widow of David Strickler. There were no children from this union.
According to his grandson Isaac C. Dovel, Andrew late in life "joined the Baptist church, and was Baptized in the Shenandoah River by Elder Ambrose C. Booten, October 10th 1832."
Andrew died at age 74, reportedly from dropsy, the archaic term for edema.
Andrew appears to have played no active role in the early years of the Revolutionary War. However, in answer to Virginia's imposition of a draft, he enlisted in July 1780 for eighteen months. He served as a private in Capt. Conway Oldham's company in a regiment under the command of Lt. Col. Richard Campbell. According to pension records, he saw action in the Carolinas in the battles of Guilford Courthouse, Camden, Ninety-Six, and Eutaw Springs. Andrew was discharged on January 14, 1782.
Following his military service, on November 23, 1784, Andrew married Sarah Margaret Rinehart (1770-1820), daughter of Hans Michael II and Elizabeth Rinehart of Shenandoah Co.. The couple settled on a farm in Shenandoah Co. and raised fourteen children: Noah (b. 1786), George F. (b. 1789), Susannah, b. 1791), Peter (b. 1793), Mary (b. 1795), Lydia (b. 1796), Margaret (b. 1798), Sarah (b. 1800), Lydia (b.1802), Andrew Jr. (b. 1804), Charles (b. 1806), Michael (b. 1809), Abel (b. 1811), and Esther W. (b. 1816). Andrew also owned enslaved people: eight men, women and children are recorded in 1830. In his will, Andrew mentions only "old Newman" who is to be set free "if it can be dun."
After the death of Sarah Rinehart Keyser, Andrew married on October 9, 1820, Elizabeth Grove Strickler, widow of David Strickler. There were no children from this union.
According to his grandson Isaac C. Dovel, Andrew late in life "joined the Baptist church, and was Baptized in the Shenandoah River by Elder Ambrose C. Booten, October 10th 1832."
Andrew died at age 74, reportedly from dropsy, the archaic term for edema.
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