Ancestors and Anecdotes: Kelly genealogy

Finally broke through the KELLY dead end.
This the the ancestral line of Agnes Kelly who married Dwight Putman. The parents of 'Put', Aunt Kip & Cary as they are known to us. I have posted up to Agnes. Also note that her father was reffered to as 'Law', short for Lawrence (as sighted on birth certificate and census online). However James Kelly, born 1784 in Derry Ireland marries a 'Law' who is female. Just an interesting use of a 'family name'.
Of course I need to do more research and fill in gaps. I also lost a good deal of info when my hard drive crashed.

Many thanks to Michael Kelly- Cataldi for posting this info at ancestry.com

1.Unknown Kelly

Children:

John Kelly b. ? d. 1756 -killed by Indians in Pennsylvania on 12 April 1756

James Kelly B 1725-d1802 died 17 March 1802 Connoquenssing, Butler, PA

2. James Kelly born in Derry County, Ireland
Residence in 1763 - Letterkenny Township, Cumberland, PA
owned 200 acres, 20 cleared, 2 horses, 3 cows, 4 sheep

Married to Jane Hamilton b. abt 1724 in Path Valley, Franklin Township, PA Died 177
Had seven children:

Polly Kelly

John Kelly 1749-1784

Patrick Kelly 1752-

Margaret Kelly 1755-1830

William Kelly 1755 - 1840

James Kelly 1757 - 1840

Samuel Kelly 1759 - 1838

Tracing Your Ancestors in South-Central Pennsylvania by Raymond Martin Bell
To determine the father of William Kelly, whose Revolutionary War pension application (W3692) shows that he was born near Shippensburg, Pa., Feb. 28, 1755, went to Path Valley and then (in 1786) to Centre Co., where he died in 1837.
His pension applicationnamed a brother, Samuel. Samuel's pension application (S2686) says that Samuel enlisted in Letterkenny Township, then Cumberland Co., where his father lived. He names a brother John. (The oldest sons of William and Samuel were named James.)
The Letterkenney tax records show only one Kelly -- James Kelly, who appears in 1763 with 200 acres, 20 cleared, 2 horses, 3 cows, 4 sheep. His name appears each year until 1784, when his land became a part of Franklin Co. The land records show his warrent June 7, 1763, and survey Dec. 30, 1765. The warrant shows "the land having been settled upwards of 12 years." So James settled about 1750. The name of his survey, "Londonderry", may give a clue as to his origin. James sold the farm to George Anspach May 23, 1786, and moved to Indiana Co., Pa., where he died soon after 1800. Anspach had the land patented March 12, 1806 (a patent date was often long after the warrent date).
The Pennsylvania Gazette, Philadelphia, reported March 29, 1764, that on March 19 among the houses burned by the Indians near Shippensburg was that of James Kelly. James' brother, John, had been killed by the Indians in 1756.

3. William Kelly b 28 Feb 1755 Letterkenny Twnshp, Franklin, PA

Died 15 Oct 1837 in Worthe Centre, PA

Revolutionary War Pvt., in Capt McCoy's Co., Col. Bull's Reg't., of Penn'a Line Cumberland County

In July, 1776, he joined a one-hundred-man company of volunteer Riflemen command by Capt. McConnel, Lieut. McClure and Sergeant Leathers. William enlisted at Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., Penn. William made the declaration in order to qualify for a pension passed by an act of Congress on 7 June 1832.WILLIAM KELLY stated on his military pension application #25704, the following:" . . . We marched in the said month of July, 1776, by the way of Lancaster to Philadelphia. Our company was then placed under the command of Colonel Watt. Immediately we were taken by water in a 'Row Galley,' as it was called, to Trenton. We remained there one night. From thence to Princeton, Elizabethtown to Amboy. We remained there 2 or 3 weeks and were then marched to a place called Bergen Point. There we were stationed a month or more. From thence we were marched to Fort Lee and if I recollect right, it was under the command of Col. Bull. Our company was not taken within the garrison, but was stationed a small distance from it. We sheltered ourselves in little huts covered with Brush. We marched from Fort Lee immediately after the taking of Fort Washington in the middle of November, 1776, where my brother, SAMUEL KELLY, was taken prisoner. All the garrison of Fort Lee abandoned it also."The company to which I belonged then formed a part of the army on their retreat, under Gen'l WASHINGTON, which marched to Trenton and crossed the Delaware. Our company remained with the army under the command of Col. WATT until the day after Christmas when the whole army was divided into three divisions to attack the Hessians on the opposite side at Trenton. The division to which our company belonged, did not succeed in getting across on account of the great freezing during the night. The captive Hessians were brought over the next day and Captain McCONNEL's company, to which I belonged, guarded part of them to Philadelphia. We then returned under Col. Watt to Trenton, having remained only one night in Philadelphia. At Trenton I remained until January, when I returned home. I received no written discharge. My officers returned as well as the men."In the month of April, 1778, I was drafted in the militia. I then resided in Cumberland County. My Captain's name was ROBERT McCOY. Only one company marched. We joined the Battalion at the Crooked Billet, sixteen miles from Philadelphia, then in possession of the British. One of the Battalions [was] commanded by Col. WATT, the other by Col. SMITH. Our company had arrived on the first day of April and on the morning of the 12 of May, the enemy attacked us. All the troops were dispersed and I was wounded with a sabre on the forehead, which fractured my scull [and] also the . . . arms."I was taken to Philadelphia and placed in the Hospital, where my wounds were examined by the Surgeons -- one of whom was Dr. WILFORD. He dressed the wound on my head and took from it a part of the Scull. This wound can be yet seen. When the British evacuated Philadelphia, I with other, was left, and as soon as I sufficiently recovered, I returned home to Cumberland County. (The inference to be drawn from this statement of Kelly's, is, that after being wounded, he fell into the hands of the enemy, the British, by whom he was carried a prisoner to Philadelphia, where his wounds were dressed by the British surgeons as noted. W.F.W.) The wound I received on my head was from a Horse man. The name of one of the prisoners I can recollect is ABRAHAM SMITH, also ROBERT LEATHERS, JAME CALHOON, WM. W. GRIFFOLK, DAVID WILLS, they were in the Hospital with me."[The Court then asked WILLIAM KELLY several Questions.]* Where and in what year were you born? "In Cumberland Co'y on the 28, Feb'y, 1755.”* Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it? "I have a record. It is now in my possession."* Where were you living when called into service? Where have you lived since the Revolutionary War? And were do you now live? "I lived in Cumberland County. I have lived for forty-six years in Centre County, where I now live."* How were you called into service, were you drafted or did you volunteer? "My first service was as a volunteer. My second service drafted as a militia man."* State the names of some of the Regular officers, who were with the troops where you served, such Continental and Militia Reg'ts as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service? "I can recollect Gen'l WASHINGTON, Gen'l PUTNAM, Col. BULL, but our company being a Rifle company, we had not a very good opportunity of becoming acquainted in any way with the officers of the Regular army. We were never paraded with the main body until we were retreating through the Jerseys. Then we were generally in front or the rear and whatever orders Col. WATT received, were obeyed. These are the reasons why I cannot now recollect more of the names of the officers of the Regular army. Capt. M'COY, under whom I marched when drafted, was killed at the Crooked Billet."WILLIAM KELLY was granted his Revolutionary War pension on 19 Dec 1833 and "inscribed on the Roll of Penn'a at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831."

William Kelly applied for his pension in 1833 at Centre County, PA. At the time that he died, he and Jane had 6 children, but only their two sons, William & Robert were name under the pension.

Married Jane Moore in 1783 In Path Valley, PA.

Had four children:

James Kelly 1784-1815

Mary Sarah Polly Kelly 1786-1846

William Moore Kelly 1794-1863

Robert A Kelly 1797 - 1868

4. James Kelly born 1784 and died 1815.

Married 'Law' in 1804

They had six children:

Ann Kelly 1805 -

William W Kelly 1807-1879

Jane Kelly 1809-