Captain john ross key biography

John Ross Key was born in Redland, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA. He was the son of Francis Key (–) and Anne Arnold Ross Key (–).

Lawyer, Commissioned Officer of the Continental Army, father of Francis Scott Key. Born at Redland, Frederick County, Maryland to English parents Francis.

John Ross Key (September 19, – October 11, ) was a lawyer, a commissioned officer in the Continental Army, a judge, and the father of writer.

John Ross, the son of a minister, was born in West Galloway on 24th June , joining the ranks of the Royal Navy at the age of nine.

A Confederate sympathizer, the letters written by Charles Howard () are mostly to his wife, Elizabeth Phoebe Key, although he also penned a letter to.

John Ross Key (September 19, – October 11, ) was a lawyer, a commissioned officer in the Continental Army, a judge, and the father of writer....

John Ross Key

American judge (1754–1821)

Early life

Key was born in Redland, Maryland, to Francis Key and his wife Ann (or "Anne") Arnold Ross. Ross Key's grandfather was English settler Philip Key who resided near Leonardtown around 1726, he married Susannah Gardiner and had seven children: Richard Ward Key, Phillip Key, Thomas Key, Francis Key, Edmund Key and Susanna Gardiner Key.^[1] His mother Anne Arnold Ross was the daughter of English parents John Ross and Alicia Arnold, who married in St James's Church, Westminster.^[2]^[3]

Ann was a strong influence on her grandson Francis Scott Key when he lived with her near Annapolis when he was in school there.

Military, law career

Mustered into service at Frederick on June 21, 1775, Key