KEEP: John Keep of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, 1660-1676, & his descendants. 1899By F. E. Best John Keep of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, 1660 1676, and his descendants. The name Keep, or Keepe, and Kepe is found among the early records of Northamptonshire, Devonshire, Berkshire and London. A description of the name, the coat of arms, a look at some who served in America's wars, and the genealogy of John Keep. He was granted five acres of land in Longmeadow in 1660, what is now Enfield, Connecticut. (263p., Illus, Index, 1899)