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Subject: A Kelley line....
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 19:30:56 EDT

Here is a brief history of a Kelley family of SW PA. It was sent to me by
Helen S. Durbin. I cannot connect to this family yet, but may through the
Samuel Force Kelley line. Hope this helps someone else.

Clair John 'ill' Thompson, Sr.
Lincoln Park, MI
http://www.fuggit.com

According to tradition five
Kelley brothers, Scotch and
Protestants, came from Ireland. Two
of them went west and we do not know
what became of them. They are known
as the lost Kelleys. So much for
tradition. Our Kelleys came from New
Jersey to this vicinity before or
during the Revolutionary War. In the
cemetery for the Hewitt Presbyterian
(originally Cumberland Presbyterian)
Church of Rices Landing, is a large
tombstone with this discription:
In memory of William Kelley,
Sr. who departed this life July 14,
1841 in the 82nd year of his age. He
lived in credit and died lamented by
all who know him. He wa a believer
in the divinity of Jesus Christ and
an honest man and this stone is
erected to his memory by John
Walters.
By this tombstone is another
which reads as follows:
Elisabeth, Wife of William
Kelley Died Oct. 15, 1856, aged 79
years, 6m., 21 days.
* * * * *
For further information about
Father William you might read, or
re-read, Kelley Clan Magazine No. 4
William and Elisabeth lived on a
farm at the edge of Rices Landing.
Mrs. Belle Christopher of
Rices Landing had the old Kelley
record. A similar record (probably a
copy) was at the home of Emma Kelley
at Halleck, West Va. The first entry
in this record is:
Sarah Freeman was born April
the fifth day, 1731. In the Archives
of New Jersey is the following
marriage record, Samuel Force
(Woodbridge) married SarahFreeman
(Woodbridge) July 4, 1754.
They could have had a daughter
Elisabeth, who could have been the
Elisabeth, who married William
Kelley, Sr. and have a son Samuel
Force Kelley. This is almost
certainly the case for I have
learned that the maiden name of
Samuel Force Kelley's mother was
Force. She was a member of a rich
family in New Brunswickm N.J. (close
to Woodbridge, M.J.) A plausible
summary of this is that Sarah
Freeman married Samuel Force. Their
daughter Elisabeth Force married
William Kelley, Sr. One of the ten
children was named Samuel Force
Kelley.
Now we come to the record of
the ten children of William and
Elisabeth. Most of the birthdates
are copied from the old Kelley
record. Other information is from
family Bibles, tombstones, etc.
(1) Sarah Kelley, b. July 14, 1800
on Monday, d. Oct. 21, 1840, m.
Charles Crago 3 s. 4g.
(2) Eliza b. Wednesday at 8 o'clock
in the morning, May 19th, 1802. d.
Feb. 4, 1834. m. James Neel 3 s. 3
g.
(3) William Kelley, Jr. b. Jan. 13,
1804, Tuesday. Married Elizabeth
Ewart. 4 s. 4 g. (According to the
200 year calendar Jan. 13 was on
Friday.
(4) James Kelley b. Friday at twelve
o'clock December 18, 1805. d. April
6, 1896. m. Elizabeth Hewitt b.
March 14, 1807. d. April 14, 1861. 3
s 5 g. (According to the 200 year
calendar Dec. 18 was Wed.)
(5) Samuel Force Kelley was born on
the Sabbeth at the rising of the sun
April 10th in the year of Our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and
eight. d. Dec. 12, 1880. m. Ailse
(later called Alice) Carter of
Millsboro b. Aug. 14, 1817 d. March
3, 1893. 8 s. 3 g. The birthdate of
1810 on Samuel's tombstone must be
wrong.
(6) Freeman Kelley b. in 1810. One
record says April 12, and another
record says April 21. m. Mary Ailes
b. May 8, 1809. 7 s. 5 g.
(7) Harriet Kelley b. Oct. 19, 1812.
(One record says 1813) m. John
Walters. Several children.
(8) Charlotte Kelley b. 1814. No
further information.
(9) Rachel Kelley b. 1818 d. April
7, 1891, aged 73 year. m. Daniel
McCullough b. 1815 d. Feb. 14, 1891
aged 76 years? 5 s. 5 g.
(10) Morris Kelley, mentioned in the
will of William Kelley, Sr.
Evidently he died before his father
for the will says that his son
Morris's children are to draw his
share. No more information about
Morris.

THE KELLEY CLAN MAGAZINE
SEPTEMBER 1, 1968Historian-- Lloyd M. Kelley
Washington ParkR.D.6, Box III, Washintgon, Pa. 15301

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