Seeking Isaac Kelly, b. circa 1815, and his parents

Contact me by email if you think you're related.  See also my McMullen page. and for Kellys who were too far away from Cambria/Huntingdon Co or known not to be relatives, see Kellys in Indiana Co, and Kellys in Dauphin Co.)
New: Huntingdon County Grantee Index; Huntingdon County Orphan's Court Records

To Do:

Looking Backwards

From the point of view of proof (especially since we're still trying to puzzle it out and prove it), I like to tell the story going back in time.  Then I'll tell it again forwards for clarity:

My Kelly lines traces back to my great great grandfather Isaac Kelly, who was born about 1815 according to U.S. census records.
The death certificate of my ancestor among his children, William Harrison Kelly, lists his father as Isaac C. Kelly, and his mother as Sarah McMullen, as do those of other children, although the oldest child in the family (????), ___, lists Agnes McMullen as her mother. (This would apparently be an earlier marriage, and not a name variation, as Sarah was too young to be __'s mother.)

In 1860 and 1870 we find Isaac and family in Blacklick Township, Cambria County.  In 1860, he was listed as a cooper (barrel maker), but in all other censuses, he is simply noted as a `laborer'.  (William was a stonemason.)  In 1850, there is no Isaac Kelly in Cambria County, but there is in nearly Indiana County, Wheatfield Township, where we find Isaac, Sarah, and William. (__other kids___).  In 1840, Isaac would have been about 25, and one would expect to find him either as a young man or still living with his parents.
In fact in1840 we find an Isaac Kelly in Tell Township, Huntingdon Co: aged 20-30, with wife15-20, and son 0-4, sandwiched between Jane McMullen (50-59) and Hugh McMullen (30-39). (Jane and Hugh must be relations of Sarah-or of Agnes?-, but I don't know how yet. My latest theory - Jane is the widow of Lawrence; but Sarah's mother was Elizabeth, so this is perhaps a second wife or a woman named Elizabeth Jane; see my McMullen page for details.  Lawrence and Jane McMullen had a son named Hugh.)
How do we know this is the right Isaac Kelly?

The picture given by the censuses is unclear in some aspects. For instance, in 1860, they have only a single child, William, but in 1870 William appears again with three older sisters. In all 15 children appear, the last born about 1875. This means Sarah McMullen bore children for 31 years, from 1844 when she was about 16 until she was about 47! If this is accurate, this is the largest number of children of the same mother in my entire family tree.

Apparently Isaac married twice, and the earlier children's mother is Agnes McMullen.  See also notes on the 1860 census.

The next chronological step back was to the 1830 census. I looked for Kelly families in Huntingdon County with sons around 15 and found 6 (2 John's, Joseph, William, Thomas, Mary).  Of these some fit the known locations better than others (___).  Jenny Amrhein checked the tax lists for Huntingdon County, and found that John Kelly of Shirley Township (there was another John in Dublin Township at the
same time) listed a son Isaac who was 6 in 1824, and therefore born about 1818. This John also had a son Levi, which is a name that occurred often in the family, and other children David, Nancy, Elizabeth, and Mary according to the 1824 and 1817 tax lists.  This John Kelly is our most likely candidate as Isaac's father. (Note also the matches with Isaac's children's names, which is hard to quantify since many were common names, but seems good: William, Samuel, Isaac, John, Levi, David, Edward, M. George; Nancy, Sophia, Elizabeth, Sarah, Jane, Ellen).

This John Kelly appears in the 1830 census where he's 50-59, so he would be born 1771-1780.  In the 1820 census, he would be born 1775 or later. If both were accurate (perhaps unlikely in the early census), he would be born 1775-1780.  I couldn't find him in the 1810 census?

My conclusion: either:

Second John in Shirley Twp

A second John Kelly is listed in the 1830 census, in the next younger age category than our John (40-49), who would be born 1781-1790.  This means that it's very difficult to distinguish the two.

Looking Forwards

Here's how the story looks told chronologically, assuming that John Kelly is the right father.

John Kelly of Shirley Township

John Kelly was born around 1775-1780 (in the 1830 census, he's in age group 50-59; in 1820, he's 26-45; the overlap gives a birth 1775-1780).  We don't yet know if he was born in the area.  He first shows up in the tax records around 1817, when he was about 40, and appears there to the end of the records we checked in 1830. He appears in the census in 1820 and 1830 Census in Shirley Township, Huntingdon Co. (Don't confuse him with John Kelly of Dublin Township, who lived at the same time.) There are some J. Kellys in the 1810 census, but they don't match well. (If unmarried, he might have been listed with his parents, although he certainly started to have children around this time.)  In 1830, his son Levy is listed below him. As he does not appear in the 1840 census, he may have died between 1830 and 1840 at an age of 50-70.  In John's household are:
John's Children: There is an Orphan's Court record for John Kelly, deceased, in Docket E, which covers 1836-1843.  The notation is something like "Administrator account confirmed", so I'm not sure how much information will be in the record.  I will eventually have to order the microfilm.  I held off to get a chance to look up John Kelly of Dublin Township, whose info I'm not interested in.  But this can't be him, as he died in 1869 (hmm, not so sure).  So maybe this is the John of the Shirley Twp tax records - also interesting because that John disappears from the census after 1830.

Here's an analysis of the census records: (___ redo in style of Thomas Kelly)
1820 Census, Shirley Twp, Huntingdon Co. - John Kelly may be 40-45
Males Females
3 age 26-45: John
Bro/Son A
Bro/Son B
1 Male 16-26 = b. 1794-1804
Son C = likely to be John Kelly, Jr.
2 Males 10-16
Son D = Levy?
Son E = David?
1 Male 0-10
Son F = Isaac?

I've looked for possible information about him elsewhere:

Isaac Kelly

Born 1815 or 1818 in Shirley Township, Huntingdon County.
First child, Nancy, b. 1844 by Agnes McMullen.
Hugh, b. 1839, said to be stepson by earlier marriage of Sarah McMullen
Later children by Sarah McMullen:

Isaac Kelly researchers

The people I am (or have been) in touch with who are Isaac Kelly descendants:

Candidates for Isaac's Father

I've outlined the John Kelly theory above.  Other possible fathers based on the 1830 census records:

Thomas Kelly

Jan favors Cromwell Township Kellys as our relations since Sarah Kelly Wilson was born at Black Log Valley, which is in Cromwell Township.  Thomas is the only Cromwell Township Kelly who has a son of Isaac Kelly' s age in the 1830 census.  Below is an attempt to gather all info I can on Thomas Kelly and speculate whether a son Isaac would fit in.

According to the 1850 census, when Thomas was 72 years old, he would have been born about 1778.  His wife Mary is 66 then, so born about 1784.  (The 1850 census also lists Thomas as born in Maryland!  His wife and children are marked born in Pa.)  He can be found with near certainty in the 1830-1850 census in Huntingdon County.  In 1820 when Thomas and Mary would have been 42 and 36 years old, there is a Thomas Kelly (only one in the county) who is of the right age (26-45), but that range is so broad to be nearly meaningless.  Adding some uncertainty, there are not only children of 0-9, 10-16, which matches the 1830 census, but also a son and daughter of 16-26, which is pushing things, and 2 additional males of age 26-45.  These can well be other relations, but it's difficult to draw conclusions with only the ages to go on.  This Thomas. Kelly is listed in Henderson Twp, not in Springfield as Thomas is in 1830.  This entry is thus somewhat uncertain.  In 1810, the picture is even less clear.  There is only a T. Kelly, this time in Huntingdon Twp.  He and his wife are both 26-45 (which fits), and they have 4 children of ages 0-10 and 10-16.  Again, the older child is problematic: if she is exactly 10, she would have been born in 1800, when Mary should have been 16, which was quite young for having children even then.  There are many explanations: Thomas could have married twice, which was common given the high chances of a woman's dying in childbirth; it could be a niece; or this could be a different family.

If Isaac is Thomas's son and born in 1815, and Thomas was born in Maryland, then Thomas moved to Huntingdon Co no later than 1814.  Another Thomas Kelly listed very near the elder Thomas in 18__ may well be Thomas, Jr.   He is also listed as being born in Pa.

There is a mention of some Kelly girls, Sarah (b. 1763) and Mary (b. 1774-1784), marrying Corbins from Carroll (then Baltimore) Co, who moved to and died in Huntingdon Co - it's not clear if the Kelly girls moved from Maryland or were already in Pa.  (See the Cassville section below for details.  According to the web page, Micija Corbin already in 1800, and in 1820 was in Henderson Twp, along with Thomas Kelly.  According to the census data for Elijah Corbins' children, those born up to 1799 were born in Maryland; one born in 1807 was born in Pa.  Furthermore the one born in 1807 was named "William Kelly Corbin".).  It would be worth looking for Kellys in the Carroll/Baltimore Co area for Thomas' family.  (In 1800, there were 3 Baltimore Co Kelly's, John, another John, and Benjamin.  In 1790 there were 3 female Kellys listed, plus Edward, Matthew, Michael, Thos and William.  William is listed on roll M637_3, Patapsco Lower Hundred, page 30.)

I'll try a table as the Corbin researcher did to organize this stuff.
According to the 1850 census, Thomas is born ~1778, wife Mary is born ~1784.  Caleb Kelly age 44 in 1850 is thus b. ~1806 (See query that lists "Caleb Kelly b. 11-25-1806 in PA d. 11-27-1865 Cromwell Township, Huntingdon County (bured Kelly Farm Cemetary) m. Margaret Moore b. 5-13-1808 d. 3-10-1880.").  Another Thomas Kelly next to Caleb Kelly in 1850 is b. ~1814, but he is difficult to explain since there is also a younger Thomas (b ~1838) living with Thomas and Mary in 1850.  Isaac is b ~1815.
 
Census Year No & Sex Age Range Therefore Born Individuals Inferred (Named >= 1850)
1810 1 Male 0-10 1800-1810 Son B = Caleb? (Note: identity of T. Kelly of 1810 with Thomas is speculative)
1810 2 Females 0-10 1800-1810 Dau A and B
1810 1 Male 10-16 1794-1800 Son A (if born 1800 could be son of Mary, else son of a first wife, or a cousin)
1820 2 Males  0-10 1810-1820 Isaac? and Son C=Thomas Jr?
1820 1 Female 0-10 1810-1820 Dau C
1820 1 Male 10-16 1804-1810 Son B = Caleb?
1820 1 Male 16-26 1794-1804 Son A
1820 1 Female 16-26 1794-1804 Dau A or B?  Has one died?
1820 2 Males 26-45 1775-1794 Son A (if b. 1794 and not age 16-26 above), more likely 2 relations/boarders?
1830 1 Male 0-4 1826-1830 Andrew J. (William could have been born after the census taking.)
1830 1 Female 5-10 1820-1825 Dau C (if born exactly 1820), more likely Dau D.
1830 1 Male 5-10 1820-1825 Son D
1830 1 Female 10-15 1815-1820 Dau C or mystery girl D (no extra daughter left in 1820 census)
1830 1 Male 10-15 1815-1820 Isaac?  (Caleb is on his own in 1830, listed as age 20-30 in Springfield Twp.)
1830 1 Female 15-20 1810-1815 Dau C or mystery girl D (no extra daughter left in 1820 census)
1830 1 Male 15-20 1810-1815 Son C=Thomas?
1830 1 Female 20-25 1805-1810 Dau A or B?
1840 1 Male 10-15 1825-1830 Andrew J. - but then where is William?
1840 2 Males 15-20 1820-1825 Son D matches one. They might well appear on their own in the 1850 census. Isaac is. 
1850 M 22 ~1828 Andrew J.
1850 M 12 ~1838 Thomas L. - where is he in 1840?
1850 M 20 ~1830 William

Andrew Jackson Kelly, son of Thomas

I keep running into him, so let's keep track:
Actually, this could eve be an A.J. Jr., since Elizabeth was born when A.J. was around 50?
Andrew Jackson Kelly, m. Margaret Enyeart Sources:

Candidates for John Kelly's father

James Kelly

According to census records, should be born <= 1755 (age 45+ in 1800) (redundantly <= 1765 b/c 45+  in 1810).
He's probably the James Kelly "yeoman" who granted a mortgage to Gilbert M. Lloyd of Shirleysburg "gentleman" on 7 April 1817 (Book Q, No. 1, Page 29) in the amount of $1260.
He died about 1818, when his will was probated.  Sons Moses and Joshua are mentioned.
According to the census records he had the following children:
1790: 5 sons and 1 daughter: 3 sons 16 and over = b. <= 1774, 2 sons 15 or less = b. >= 1775; one daughter of unknown age
1800: one son 10-16=b. 1784-1790; 2 sons 16-25 = b. 1775-1784, he himself and wife b <= 1755. (Thus 2 sons may have left home; possibly Charles, also of Huntingdon Twp, and Joshua of Union Twp, known to be a son?)
1810: one son at home 26-45 = b. 1765-1784 (2 more sons have left home: )
Moses: There's an M. Kelly b. 1785-1794 in the 1810 census, but Moses Kelly 1820 is age 45+ = b. <= 1775; __
Willliam: candidate for son based on being in Huntingdon Twp and having a Wm mentioned as bro of Charles P.; b. 1765-1784 re 1810 census; there's a William in Union Twp in 1800 born <= 1755, so doesn't match; but in 1820 in __ Twp, William is likely b. 1775-1782.  The bro of Charles P.  died circa 1849, Scott County, Illinios
Stephen Kelly could be one of sons A-C based on being in Huntingdon Twp in 1820 (b. <= 1775), but he's neither living at home nor elsewhere in Huntingdon Twp in 1810?
Children: If James Kelly was in a position to grant a mortgage of $1260, it would be odd that his son John was listed as poor in the tax lists.  Of course, there could have been bad blood between them, for instance. Only 2 of the 5 sons are listed in James' will.

The Hunt

Some tactics I've tried, am trying, or will try.

The Details

John Kelly of Dublin Twp, Huntingdon Co

There were John Kellys at the same time in Shirley and Dublin Townships in Huntingdon Co.  In fact, both had sons John, I believe, and in the 1833 tax lists, three John Kellys are mentioned.  Here are some details on the Dublin Twp John(s) to help keep him/them separate: Possible children of John Kelly of Dublin Twp

Land Records

Land Warrants
For background information on Pa. Land Warrants, see this site.  For land purchased from the original state of Pa., 5 steps were necessary: Application for a warrant; warrant; survey; application for a patent; and finally the patent.

The following were taken from an excerpt of an article by William Henry Egle in the Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd Series, Vol. 25, listing the oldest warrantees of land in Huntingdon County:

Huntingdon County Grantee Index

I've examined the Huntingdon County Grantee Index for Kellys prior to 1820, all John Kellys, and a few others.  Here's what I found.  There were no entries for Isaac or Levi/Levy, whic I had hoped to find.

Other Land Records

In my notes, I find the following land records:
For Armstrong Co, Pa:
p. 101, John Kelly, 19 May 1795, (of?) White Deer Twp, Northumberland Co. (eastern Pa) - witnesses include William Kelly
sold to James Buckanan
John Kelly sold to Patrick Moore, 14 Oct 1795.  (William Kelly of Bald Eagle married a Moore?  Check connection.)
Both the above recorded 10 May 1836, Armstrong Co.

Joseph Kelly, 29 Oct 1839 Clarion Twp, Armstrong Co (no details), p. 79, 93.  P. 207 another mention of a Joseph Kelly

Joseph and Margaret Kelly, 27 Oct 1843, borough of Clarion, Clarion Co, PA, sold to Michael Turney

Huntingdon County Wills

From Huntingdon County Wills abstracts, by Hoenstine, Kellys summarized by Jen Amrhein: From other sources:

Huntingdon County Orphan's Court Records

The Orphan's Court Records did not turn up as much as I had hoped, and we already know that there are not many early Kelly wills.  Here's what I found.  The dates are those of the earliest record, usually the death year but not necessarily: For more background on records in Huntingdon Co Courthouse, see http://www.rootsweb.com/~pahuntin/courthouse_info.html

Juniata Co, Lack Twp

The upper(?) end of Black Log Valley is in Lack Township, Juniata County.  There were Kellys there:

Kellys mentioned on Huntingdon Co Message Board

See e.g. this query.  I checked all 24 matches found on 26 Jan 2002.  The interesting ones (I omitted 20th c references) are quoted below:

Census Data (Other Than Huntingdon Co.)

Huntingdon County census data is listed in a separate section below.
Isaac is listed in the Indiana and Clearfield census records from 1850--1880. The 1870 census lists his parents as being from Pennsylvania. This cannot be relied on 100\%, but is a good working theory in the absence of other evidence.
 

1850

1860

In the 1860 census, 18 year old Hugh Kelly lives with the family, but he is too old to be a child of Sarah's, and did not appear with them in 1850.

1870

1880

1890

1900

Kellys in Huntingdon County

Wimmen

1790 Census

The entries are free males 16 and up (notice older first, unlike all later censuses), free males < 16, free females, all other free persons, slaves
Charles Kelly
Roll: M637_9
Page:  124
  Image: 0320
Note: line underneath James Kelly!
Ages: 1-0-2-0-0 = age >= 16
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James Kelly
Roll: M637_9
Page:  124
  Image: 0320
(the Ancestry link takes you to Mifflin instead of Huntingdon, where a Matthew Kelly is listed on p. 130; this was image 8 of 12 in Huntingdon Co):
Ages: 4-2-2-0-0
Note: line above Charles Kelly
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James, Junier Kelly
Roll: M637_9
Page:  9-0321
  Image: 0321
Note: next entry after Charles Kelly, at top of new page; 3 below is Rachel Kelly
Ages: 1-0-1 = childless couple, possibly early 20's given other children of James Kelly, b. <= 1774
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John Kelly
Roll: M637_8
Page:  122
  Image: 0314
Ages 2-3-2 = couple with 6 children ages above and below 16
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Joseph Kelly
Roll: M637_9
Page:  125
  Image: 0321
Ages: 1-0-1 = childless couple, possibly in 20's
Note: same page as Rachel, James Jr, Joshua, next column
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Joshua Kelly
Roll: M637_9
Page:  124
  Image: 0321
Ages: 1-4-2 = couple with children perhaps 0-18
Note: same page as Rachel, James Jr, but good bit further down
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Patrick Kelly
Roll: M637_8
Page:  122
  Image: 0316
Ages: 1-1-1 = young couple with 1 child, therefore probably in 20's.
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Rachel Kelly
Roll: M637_9
Page:  124
  Image: 0321
Ages: 1-1-6-0-0 = widow plus children average age ca. 16.
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Susana Kelly
Roll: M637_9
Page:  124
  Image: 0320
Ages: 0-2-1-0-0
Note: she apparently widowed with young children at home
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William Kelly
Roll: M637_8
Page:  123
  Image: 0317
Ages: 2-1-2 = couple w 3 children, ages above and below 16
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William Kelly
Roll: M637_9
Page:  125
Image: 0323
Ages: 1-1-3-0-0 = couple w 4 children ages above and below 16.

Thomas Kelly should be in Maryland, age 12.  There are 44 Kelly families listed in Maryland.

1800 Census


Kelly, John
Roll:  M32_40
  Township: Dublin, p.:  140
Males: __
Females: __
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Kelly, William
Roll:  M32_40
  Township: Dublin, p.:  142
Males: __
Females: __
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Kelly, Patrick
Roll:  M32_40
  Township: Frankstown, p.:  120
Males: __
Females: __
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Kelly, James (could he be James the tavernkeeper?)
Roll:  M32_40
  Township: Huntingdon, p.:  160
Image 1
Males: 0-1-2-0-1
Females: 0-0-0-0-1
Notes: therefore one son 10-16=b. 1784-1790; 2 sons 16-25 = b. 1775-1784, he himself and wife b <= 1755.
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Kelly, Charles
Roll:  M32_40
  Township: Huntingdon, p.:  161
Males: 5-0-0-1-0
Females: 0-1-0-1-0
Note: he age 26-45 = b. 1754-1774

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Kelly, Joshua (and I think there's a Presb. marriage record in Carlisle at Ancestry.com)
Roll:  M32_40
  Township: Union, p.:  146
Males: 1-0-0-1-0 = age 26-45, probably 26-30?
Females: 1-0-1-0-0 = wife age 16-26

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Kelly, Susanna
Roll:  M32_40
Township: Union, p.:  146
Males: 0-0-1-0-0
Females: 0-0-0-0-1 = she age 45+ = b. <= 1755

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Kelly, William
Roll:  M32_40
Township: Union, p.:  147
Males: 0-1-0-0-1
Females: 1-0-1-0-1
Note: he born <= 1755

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Kelly, William
Roll:  M32_40
Township: Warriorsmark, p.:  130
Males: __
Females: __

Thomas should be 22.
No Thomas.  His entry in the 1850 census says from Maryland, so he might be one of the 26 Kelly families there.

In Maryland:

1810 Census


Kelly, J.
Roll:  M252_51
Township: Barree Twp, p.:  26
Image: 49
Note: Baree is in the north, bordering Centre Co.  He's on image 4 of Barree.  Page 17.
Males: 1-1-0-1-0
Females: 3-2-0-1-0
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Kelly, J.
Roll:  M252_51
Township: Dublin Twp, p.:  11
Image: 19
Note: should be John K of Dublin Twp.  Also another Kelly same page (L. Kelly below).   Letter unclear, possibly because the township extended into its space - could be L or J, but let's assume J.
Males:    2-2-3-0-1
Females: 0-2-0-1-0
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Kelly, L.
Roll:  M252_51
Township: Dublin Twp, p.:  11
Image: 19
Note: does not appear before or after this census.  Same page as J. K. above.
Males: 2-0-0-1-0
Females: 2-2-1-1-0
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Kelly, C.
Roll:  M252_51
Township: Huntingdon Twp, p.:  24
Image: 45
Note: may be Charles see in 1800 __ Twp, but not 1820.  J., C., Wm. and M. are grouped together.  The list is not alphabetic. Really Huntingdon.
Males: 4-2-2-1-0
Females: 0-1-0-1-1
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Kelly, J.
Roll:  M252_51
Township: Huntingdon Twp, p.:  24
Image: 45
Note: may be James see in 1800 Huntingdon Twp, not shown in 1820 census. Really Huntingdon.  Hoenstine refers to a will for James, father of Moses and Joshua, probated 1818.  Son age 26-45 = b. 1765-1784
Males: 0-0-0-1-1
Females: 0-0-0-0-1
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Kelly, M.
Roll:  M252_51
Township: Huntingdon Twp, p.:  24
Image: 45
Note: Probably Moses, also in 1820.  Really Huntingdon.
Males: 0-0-1-0-0
Females: 0-0-1-0-0
Note: age 16-25 = b. 1785-1794
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Kelly, Wm = William
Roll:  M252_51
Township: Huntingdon Twp, p.:  24  Really Huntingdon.
Image: 45
Note: Probably the Wm bro of Charles P. Kelly mentioned in a Hunt. Co. will. William died circa 1849, Scott County, Illinios,
Males: 3-0-0-1-0
Females: 0-0-0-1-0
Note: age 26-45 = b. 1765-1784
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Kelly, T.
Roll:  M252_51
Township: Huntingdon Twp, p.:  25
Image: 47
Males: 1-0-0-1-0
Females: 2-1-0-1-0
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Kelly, J.
Roll:  M252_51
Township: West Twp, p.:  27
Image: 52
Males: 2-0-0-1-0
Females: 3-0-0-1-0

Printed T. Kelly.

(Mifflin Co, Lack Twp borders on Shirley Twp:
Indexed as in Lack, but found in Derry Twp, entry 93, image 5 of 5 under Derry and Wayne at Ancestry.com
Moses Kelly, Males: 0-0-0-1-0
Females: 1-0-1-1-0

and supposedly a John Kelly, 1820 in Lack Twp, but I can't find him!  Oh no!
Ah, image 1 of Lewistown and Lack Twp!  Along with countless McMullins!
Males: 5-1-0-0-1 = too old at 45+ and has too many kids.!?!?
Females: 2-1-0-1-0
He does not appear in 1820, so I thought he might have moved to Huntingdon Co.  Maybe he died.

Mifflin Co, Milford & Wayne
John Kelly
Males: 0-2-2-0-1 too old
Females: 3-1-0-0-1
Other: 1
 

1810 - John Kelly in nearby counties

Franklin Co, Washington and Peters Twp, image 11 of 14, p. 143 - township not clear!  (Peters Township is in the west, Washington in the southeast - see http://www.rootsweb.com/~pafrankl/township.jpg )
Males: 1-0-0-1-0
Females: 0-0-1-0-0 - wife = 16-26; check wife's age in later censuses?  In 1830, she's 50-59, which would make her 30-39 in 1810; in 1820, she's 26-45, which would mean 40-45 if both 1820 and 1830 were correct, and therefore 30-35 in 1810.  So not the perfect match :-(
Note: in 1820, there's only one John in Franklin Co, in Metal Twp. - which borders Huntingdon Co.  It's sorted alphabetically, so he's next to a Samuel Kelly.
Males: 2-0-0-0-1-0, Females: 2-1-0-1-0-0.  He's therefore 26-45.  He could well be the same guy who was in Peters Twp in 1810, if indeed it was Peters.  We'll see.

Franklin, Lurgan and Southampton Twp (but really Lurgan)
John Kelly name listed, but next to him are the page totals instead of individual data!
)

1810 John Kellys who disappear in 1820

In 1810, there are 25 John Kellys and 7 John Kelleys in Pa.  In 1820, there are 45 John Kellys and _ John Kelleys, but of course some of the John Kellys are no longer in their original locations.  These are candidates for our John.

1810 John Kellys in Maryland who disappear in 1820

In 1810, there are 6 John Kellys and __ John Kelleys.  In 1820 there are 6 John Kellys and __ John Kelleys.
In 1810, the counties are Baltimore (Eastern, Pipe Creek and North), Kent, 2x Montgomery, Somerset (Monrigh)
In Montgomery, we find M 0-0-1-0-0 F 0-1-0-0-1 and M 2-1-0-0-1 F 5-2-0-1-0
In 1820, the counties are Baltimore (Election District 1 and 7),  Dorchester, Kent, Montgomery, Somerset

1820 Census

Printed Thomas Kelly.
William, John and James McMullen on same page.

NOTE: Township Henderson is wrong in most cases due to a bug in Ancestry's software:
Kelly, John
Roll:  M33_104
Township: Dublin, p. 16
Image: 23
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Kelly, John
Roll:
Township: Dublin Twp, p. 16
Image:
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Kelly, Thomas
Roll:  M33_104
Township: Henderson, p. 68
Image: 75
Males: 2-1-1-3-0-1
Females: 0-1-1-0-1-0
Other: 3
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Kelly, Moses
Roll:  M33_104
Township: Henderson, p. 69
Image: 76
Males: 1-0-0-1-0-1
Females: 2-0-0-1-0-0
Other: 1
Note: age 45+ = b. <= 1775; possible married child at home = age 16-26 w spouses and 3 kids; unless the older male were not listed as head of the household, in which case this would better match M. Kelly of the 1800 census (but still not really well)
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Kelly, Stephen
Roll:  M33_104
Township: Henderson, p. 69
Image: 76
Males: 1-1-{0-0-}-0-1 = 45 years+ = b. <= 1775
Females: 2-0-{2-1}-0-0= no wife
Other: 2
Note: same page as Moses and William, but not seen in previous census. Previous census did show male 26-45 living with James, but not with children.
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Kelly, William
Roll:  M33_104
Township: Henderson, p. 69
Image: 76
Males: 2-1-{1-1}-1-0
Females: 1-0-{0-1}-0-0
Other: 3
Note: age 26-45 = b. 1775-1794; has son 16-18, dau > 18, therefore himself likely to be 38+ = b. <= 1782
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Kelly, John
County: Huntingdon Roll:
Township: Shirley Twp Page:  24
Image:
Males: 1-2-1-3-0-1
Females: 3-1-0-0-1-0
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Kelly, Thomas
County: Huntingdon Roll:  M33_104
Township: Springfield Page:  7
Image: 14
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Kelly, Thomas
County: Huntingdon Roll:
Township: Springfield Twp Page:  7
Image:
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Kelly, Jame
Roll:  M33_104
Township: West Page:  100
Image: 107
Males:    1-0-{1-1}-1-0 = 26-45, therefore not James of Henderson Twp 1810, who probably died 1819.
Females: 2-2-{0-1}-0-0
Other: 2

1830 Census

Isaac is born in 1815 according to later census records, which means he would probably be listed as 15-20, but possibly as 10-15.  The families marked in bold have a son of suitable age.  Dublin Township is where Lawrence McMullen lived in 18__.  Tell Township is where most of the McMullens lived.  Shirley Township is where Black Log Valley is located. (NOTE: most of these entries are incorrectly listed as Henderson Township when you do a lookup of Kelly in 1830 in Huntingdon Co via Ancestry.com)
 
Head of Family Township, Page Age Age of Other Residents Comments
George (possible son of John, see below, refs to wills, etc.) Dublin 30-39
(check my tran- scription)
John Dublin 70-79 Males 15-19, 29-29, 30-39.
Females 20-29, 60-69.		 Born 1751-1760. (Apparently the father of Nathaniel, etc.)
John Shirley 40-49 Born 1781-1790.
Joseph Shirley 70-79 Males ... 10-14 ... Born 1751-1760.
John Shirley 50-59 Males ... 15-19 Born 1771-1780.  Likely father of Isaac.  Listed next to Levy.  Males: himself age 50-59, 1 15-19, 4 20-29, 1 30-39. Females, 1 50-59=spouse, 2 15-19, 1 20-30
Levy Shirley 20-29 Born 1801-1800. Levy is a less common name than most of the others on this page, and does occur in Isaac Kellys' family.  Could be a cousin or older brother. (Probably son of John.)
Mary Shirley 50-59 Males ... 15-19 Born 1771-1780.
William Shirley 40-49 Males ... 10-14 Born 1781-1790. In 1840, there are 2 William Kellys in Henderson Twp - haven't checked details yet - so I assume that this is not the William Kelly who lived in Indiana Co, Wheatfield Twp in 1840.
Andrew Shirley ?
Patrick Huntingdon 20-29 Born 1801-1810.
Bernard Morris 30-39 Born 1791-1800.
Samuel Springfield 20-29 Born 1801-1810.
Caleb Springfield 20-29 Born 1801-1810.
Thomas Springfield 50-59 Males ... 10-14, 15-19 ... Born 1771-1780.

1840 Census

Cromwell Township was newly formed in 1836 from Shirley and Springfield townships

There's an Isaac Kelly in Tell Township, Huntingdon Co, 20-30, with wife 15-20, and son 0-4, sandwiched between Jane McMullen (50-59) and Hugh McMullen (30-39).  This seems to be our man, especially after seeing Barbara Haney' reference to Sophia Kelly being born in Huntingdon in 1845.  Then our Isaac would be in Huntingdon and not Indiana County.  See image in appendix.

John Kellys in Huntingdon Co in 1840 (our John Kelly candidate would be 60-69 if still living): 1 each in Dublin Twp, Cromwell Twp (age 15-20?), and Blair Twp; also 1 in Juniata, in Lack Twp (age 40-50).  Also a Nancy Kelly in Juniata, in Lack Twp, age 60-69, right age to be a widow of John - and Lack Twp also contains part of the Black Log Valley, I think.  (In 1850, there are no Kellys in Lack Twp.)

There are 23 total Kelly families in Huntingdon Co in 1840.  Double-check Townships, they're sometimes wrong in Ancestry's search.

Kelly, John
County: Huntingdon Roll:
Township: Shirley Twp Page:  24
Image:
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Kelly, Thomas
County: Huntingdon Roll:  M33_104
Township: Springfield Page:  7
Image: 14
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Kelly, Thomas
County: Huntingdon Roll:
Township: Springfield Twp Page:  7
Image:
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Kelly, Jame
Roll:  M33_104
Township: West Page:  100
Image: 107
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Kelly, Jame
Roll:
Township: West Twp Page:  100
Image:
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Kelly, Mary
Roll:  M704_462
Township: Dublin Page:  183
Image: 79
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Kelly, Isaac
Roll:  M704_462
Township: Fell Page:  249
Image: 213
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Kelly, Mary
Roll:  M704_462
Township: Henderson Page:  208
Image: 129
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Kelly, William W.
Roll:  M704_462
Township: Henderson Page:  209
Image: 131
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Mc Kelly, William
Roll:  M704_462
Township: Henderson Page:  209
Image: 131
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Kelly, Absolem
Roll:  M704_462
Township: Henderson Page:  210
Image: 133
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Kelly, James
Roll:  M704_462
Township: Henderson Page:  210
Image: 133
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Kelly, Michael
Roll:  M704_462
Township: Hollidaysburg Page:  219
Image: 153
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Kelly, Joshua
Roll:  M704_462
Township: Hollidaysburg Page:  222
Image: 159
Males: 1-0-0-0-1 (elder 20-30)
Females: 0-0-0-0-1 (20-30)
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Kelly, Hugh
Roll:  M704_462
Township: Hollidaysburg Page:  231
Image: 177
Males:    1-2-0-0-0-1 (father age 30-40)
Females: 2-0-1-0-0-1 (mother age 30-40)
Note: entry below Joshua Kelly (see below)
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Kelly, Joshua
Roll:  M704_462
Township: Hollidaysburg Page:  231
Image: 177
Males: age 70-80 = b. 1760-1770
Females: age 60-70 = b. 1770-1780
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Kelly, Peter
Roll:  M704_462
Township: Morris Page:  387
Image: 491
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Kelly, Thomas
Roll:  M704_462
Township: Woodberry Page:  156
Image: 25
 
 
Head of Family Township, Page Age Age of Other Residents Comments
Males ... 
Males ... 
Males ...   
Caleb
Thomas

1850 Census

Clay township was newly formed in 1845 from Springfield township.

There were 27 Kelly families in Huntingdon Co in 1850.  Three of them were named Thomas, in Cromwell, __, and __ townships.  The one in Cromwell Twp is listed next to Caleb Kelly.  This Thomas Kelly, born Maryland, etc.

Jenny Amrhein lists the following household numbers in Cromwell Twp:
209/209 Thomas Kelly     36 yrs b. ca 1814
             Rebecca           29
             Susanna             7
             John                   5
             Margaret             8
             Isaac                  2
210/210  Caleb Kelly        44 yrs b. ca 1806
              Margaret           42
              John                 18
              Martha A           16
             Thomas              14
             Rebecca             11
             Alfred                    9
            Eleanor                  8
             David                      5
             Nancy J                  2
             Margaret                 2/12
188/188 Thomas Kelly          72 yr b. ca 1778 MD, laborer
             Mary                      66   PA
             Andrew J.               12 (I read 22), laborer
             Thomas L.               12 (Jenny omitted him)
             William                   20, laborer
             David Houghenbery  25  laborer
 
1850 Huntingdon Co
Head of Family, Township, Page		 Age Age of Other Residents Comments
Kelly, Eliza W. 
Roll: M432_784 
Township: Cass Twp 
Page: 205 
Image: 407 		      
Kelly, Asher 
Roll: M432_784 
Township: Cass Twp 
Page: 208 
Image: 413 		      
Kelly, Margaret A. 
Roll: M432_784 
Township: Cass Twp 
Page: 208 
Image: 413 		      
Kelly, Samuel 
Roll: M432_784 
Township: Cromwell Twp 
Page: 268 
Image: 527 		      
Kelly, Htomas (Thomas)
Roll: M432_784 
Township: Cromwell Twp 
Page: 280 
Image: 551 		      
Kelly, Caleb 
Roll: M432_784 
Township: Cromwell Twp 
Page: 282 
Image: 555 		      
Kelly, Thomas 
Roll: M432_784 
Township: Cromwell Twp 
Page: 282 
Image: 555 		      
Kelly, George 
Roll: M432_784 
Township: Dublin Twp 
Page: 251 
Image: 495 		      
Kelly, John 
Roll: M432_784 
Township: Dublin Twp 
Page: 251 
Image: 495 		  56 wife Elizabeth 41,
John 16,
Mary C 14
Samuel G 11
Ann 8
Margaret I(?) 7
John E. 5
James C. 2		 Ann 8 could be Anna Elizabeth Kelly b 1842,
m. David Wible?
Kelly, Dennis 
Roll: M432_784 
Township: Franklin Twp 
Page: 107 
Image: 212 		      
Kelly, Aaron 
Roll: M432_784 
Township: Henderson Twp 
Page: 67 
Image: 135 		      
Kelly, Elizabeth 
Roll: M432_784 
Township: Henderson Twp 
Page: 68 
Image: 137 		      
Kelly, Elijah 
Roll: M432_784 
Township: Hopewell Twp 
Page: 303 
Image: 596 		      
Kelly, Alexander 
Roll: M432_784 
Township: Huntingdon Borough 
Page: 42 
Image: 86 		      
Kelly, Johannah 
Roll: M432_784 
Township: Huntingdon Bouough 
Page: 47 
Image: 96 		      
Kelly, Jacob A. 
Roll: M432_784 
Township: Jackson Twp 
Page: 145 
Image: 288 		      
Kelly, James 
Roll: M432_784 
Township: Morris Twp 
Page: 97 
Image: 192 		      
Kelly, Barney 
Roll: M432_784 
Township: Morris Twp 
Page: 100 
Image: 198 		      
Kelly, Thomas 
Roll: M432_784 
Township: Morris Twp 
Page: 101 
Image: 200 		      
Kelly, James 
Roll: M432_784 
Township: Shirley Twp 
Page: 176 
Image: 350 
Page: 1 2 
Page: 1 		  Age 34 Wife Mary age 27 
No children		 Merchant, property 9500 
Kelly, Mary C. 
Roll: M432_784 
Township: Shirley Twp 
Page: 190 
Image: 378 		      
Kelly, John 
Roll: M432_784 
Township: Shirley Twp 
Page: 194 
Image: 386 		 Age 53
Labourer		 Wife Margaret 36
John 11
Levi 9
Nancy 6
Peter 4
Christiana 2		  
Kelly, Samuel 
Roll: M432_784 
Township: Shirley Twp 
Page: 194 
Image: 386 		 Age 49
Labourer		 Wife Polly 45(?)
Nancy 36 (sister?)
Susan Buchanan 17		 Next to 2 John Gifford families 
Kelly, Eliza 
Roll: M432_784 
Township: Tell Twp 
Page: 256 
Image: 505 		      
Kelly, Margaret 
Roll: M432_784 
Township: Tell Twp 
Page: 256 
Image: 505 		      
Kelly, Thomas 
Roll: M432_784 
Township: Todd Twp 
Page: 316 
Image: 621 		      
Kelly, James 
Roll: M432_784 
Township: Union Twp 
Page: 200 
Image: 397 
Page: 1 		      

1860 Census

Huntingdon County isn't indexed :-(

Sarah McMullen / Lawrence McMullen in the Census

More info on my McMullen page.
No Lawrence McMullen  with exact spelling or Soundex in 1850 census.
1840: no Lawrence McMullen in Pa either with or without space after Mc, with or without Soundex.  There are 9 matches in Huntingdon Co, but none in Dublin Twp.
1830: found Lawrence in Dublin Twp, Huntingdon Co, Pa.  Has a daughter 0-4, meaning he matches B. Haney's records.  His age is 60-69, he has male residents (sons?) of age 15-20, and 20-30, so the 0-4 year old may well be a granddaughter of Larwence.  Dublin Twp is where Burnt Cabins (Peggy Jo Bradnick kidnapping?) and Shade Grove are located.  There are at least 6 Kellys shown on the 1873 map from __ atlas (see bllklly/gene/PA/Huntingdon Co)

Isaac C. Kelly, m. Mary Josephine Kelly

There was another Isaac Kelly in Huntingdon County, who did not stay there.
An obituary from 1922 lists Mrs. I.C. Kelly as dying in Latrobe (Ohio?) at the age of 66 years, 8 months and 7 days, meaning she was born in 1856.  She was the eldest daughter of the late Robert G. and Nancy GILLILAND GIFFORD, of Shirley Township. I haven't yet seen listed who Isaac's father was - but possible a Thomas Kelly, b. 1814, whose son Isaac was born ca. 1848 according to the 1850 census?

Cassville

A pair of brothers, Elijah and Mycajah married sisters, Sarah and Mary Kelly, and lived in Cassville, Huntingdon County.

Cemeteries in Huntingdon Co

I checked all the cemetery records online at the Huntingdon Archives section of rootsweb.

Military Records

Miscellaneous

Correlated Individuals in Huntingdon Co

This tries to summarize who was in Huntingdon Co at various times:

G0 (generation 0), born <= 1760

G1, born 1761-1780

The 1830 census says our John Kelly would be born 1771-1780.  In the 1820 census, he would be born 1775 or later.

G2, born 1781-1810

G3, born >= 1811

Kellys in nearby counties

Bedford County

Juniata County

Info from History of that part of the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys embraced in the counties of Mifflin, Juniata, Prery, Union & Snyder in the ommonwealth of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Everts, Peck & Richards, 1886:

Mifflin Co

Union Co

From web page "OHIO VALLEY GENEALOGIES": "2. Elizabeth, b. about 1773; m. about 1797, her cousin, James Kelly, b. 1776, son of Col. John and Sarah Polk Kelly, of Buffalo Valley, Union county, Pa. (had issue: i. Eliza, m. John Bates; removed to Perrysburg, Wood county, Ohio; ii. John-Robinson, d. young; iii. Robert-H., d. unm; iv. James-Andrew, d. unm.; v. Susan-Robinson, d. without issue; vi. Jane, d. unm; vii. Maria (or Margaret) m. _____Hutchison, and settled in Huntingdon county, near Altoona, Penn.); "

Miscellaneous

The Centre County Library & Historical Museum has a copy of the publication by Bell, Raymond Martin, Eight Central Pennsylvania Families of the Tyrone Region: Buck, Crocker, Gates, Kelly, Laird, McFarland, Weston, Woodring (Washington, Pa., 1981).  I haven't seen it personally.

Kellys in Maryland

Thomas Kelly of Huntingdon County is known to have come from Maryland.  So who are the Maryland Kellys?

Misc References

Maryland Kellys in 1790 Census

Thomas Kelly should be in Maryland, age 12.  There are 44 Kelly families listed in Maryland.

Maryland Kellys in 1800 Census

Thomas should be 22. His entry in the 1850 census says from Maryland, so he might be one of the 26 Kelly families there.

In Maryland:

Queries from Others

Over the years I've gotten many queries from other people seeking McMullens, and have usually noted them for the case that they do turn out to be related, or I come across information on them during my own search.  Here are a few.  I won't included e-mail addresses, since they tend to get sucked up into spam databases, and I don't want do that to anyone.

Huntingdon County Townships

There's a map plus full list of the current townships with names of the major towns at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/maps/pa/county/hunting/usgs/ These are the ones I'm mostly concerned with.  Text is partly from the USGenWeb Huntingdon County pages.

Maps


Research Log and To Do

Census Formats

Kelly

Samuel Kelly

Was a very early settler in Indiana County, when it was still Indian territory.  I speculated he could be an ancestor, but it didn't pan out.
Notes started Feb 2002 re Ancestry.com Search
Search Record
Ancestry.com
  Isaac Kelly - 2 Feb 2002
    Birth, Marriage, Death - none in PA
    Military - Maine only
    Land and Probate - Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois only

  Father of Isaac Kelly
    Census @ Ancestry.com
    Searching in 1840 census for possible father of Isaac. Isaac = 25 yrs old
    Starting with names of his sons: William, Samuel, Isaac, John, Levi, David, Edward, M. George
    (Note: in 1850 there is a Samuel)

 Isaac Kelly

Kellys in Franklin Co