EXHIBIT 23.1




         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
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     We hereby consent to the reference to our firm under the caption
"Experts" in First Keystone Corporation's Registration Statement on
Form S-3, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the
related prospectus of First Keystone Corporation, for the
registration of 100,000 shares of common stock.  We also consent to
the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated January
10, 2001, with respect to First Keystone Corporation's consolidated
financial statements, which report is included in First Keystone
Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



                              /s/ J. H. Williams & Co., LLP
                              J. H. Williams & Co., LLP



Kingston, Pennsylvania
July 24, 2001