U.S. Heraldic Registry
Registration of contemporary and historical American heraldry
John Robert Jackson Keahey
Registration number 20081018G
This certifies that the heraldic arms of John Robert Jackson Keahey which are offered in memoriam and conveyed to his descendants are registered and described by the blazon below
Biographical information
A farmer b. 17 Aug 1817 Wayne Co., MS d. 26 Jan 1895 Rockwall, TX The Keaheys left Scotland because of religious persecution; resided briefly in northern Ireland; then came to Lancaster Co., PA. The family name in the 1790 Census (Richmond Co., NC) appeared as MacKeachie and in 1813 and 1817 as Keachey and Keahey, about the time John Robert's ancestors moved to Mississippi. The family was originally a sept of the Clan Donald.
Design rationale
Some elements of these arms are taken from those of MACDONALD, LORD OF THE ISLES, of which the MacKeacheys, or MacKeachies, the former variation of Keahey, are a sept. The crest of MacDonald of the Isles is used as a charge while the red eagle displayed on the MacDonald shield becomes a crest for the Keahey arms.
Registered by
Larry Meadows Broadfoot
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