James Kelly

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Husband James Kelly ^{1 2}

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Children

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1 M James Kelly ^{3 4 5 6}

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         Spouse: Sarah Meek (      -1803) 3 4

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2 M John Kelly ^{5 7}

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3 M Samuel Kelly ^{5 7 8}

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           Born: 27 Nov 1759 - Pequea, Lancaster Co, PA 7
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         Spouse: Elizabeth Hemphill (      -      ) 5 7

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4 M Alexander Kelly ^{2 7}

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         Spouse: [Unk] Morrison (      -      ) 5

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General Notes: Husband - James Kelly

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He was born in Ireland, of Scotch-Irish extraction, and came to America from the North of Ireland, settling in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in 1750.

He came to America previous to 1750 and settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and later moved to Franklin County, then a part of Cumberland County. [HWC 1906 iii, 346]

He was one of the first or probably the first white man to settle within the limits of what is now Indiana County, Pennsylvania, formerly a portion of Westmoreland County. He emigrated to America from Ireland (Scotch-Irish) prior to 1750, settling in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, later removing to Cumberland County. Previous to 1770 he came with his family to Indiana County and took up a tract of land of four hundred acres lying on both sides of the Conemaugh river, at what is now the village of Tunnelton. They lived on the Indiana County side of the river. According to the family traditions they endured the usual hardships of the pioneers of those days. On account of the hostilities of the Indians they were compelled to flee to Fort Wallace, in Derry township, wading the Conemaugh river at night in the depth of winter. The Indians continuing hostile and having captured some of the neighboring settlers, the band of refugees continued their flight over the mountain, returning to Cumberland County. At the close of the war of the revolution, in which his four sons all took an active part, the Kellys returned to their lands in Indiana County. James Kelly again settled on his land on the Conemaugh river.

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 265, 346.

2 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 395, 698.

3 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 413.

4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 265.

5 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 698.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 566.

7 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 266.

8 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 480.