Surname Saturday -- KELSEY (2 Generations) Killingworth, Connecticut

The Kelsey line is another old Connecticut line. I am beginning with the third generation, and am showing only two generations. My first ancestor below, John Kelsey, had nine children, and three are direct lines to me. My direct lines are in green.

Descendants of JOHN KELSEY

 Generation No. 1

1.  JOHN KELSEY  (WILLIAM, GEORGE) was born October 16, 1636 in Prob. Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died July 22, 1709 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.  He married HANNAH DISBOROUGH 1668 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, daughter of NICHOLAS DISBOROUGH and MARY BRONSON.  She was born January 19, 1643/44 in Hartford or Suffield, Connecticut, and died October 23, 1718 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

     

Children of JOHN KELSEY and HANNAH DISBOROUGH were:

2.                i.    HANNAH KELSEY, b. September 13, 1668, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. February 12, 1729/30, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                  ii.    WILLIAM KELSEY, b. May 11, 1670, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. Bef. 1709.

3.              iii.    JOHN KELSEY, b. October 20, 1671, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. September 19, 1750, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

4.              iv.    JOSEPH KELSEY, b. December 25, 1673, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. March 08, 1739/40, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

5.               v.    ESTHER KELSEY, b. September 14, 1675, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. Aft. August 15, 1712, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                 vi.    PHEBE KELSEY, b. March 24, 1677/78, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. November 15, 1708, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

6.             vii.    LYDIA KELSEY, b. May 26, 1680, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. April 22, 1710, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

7.            viii.    STEPHEN KELSEY, b. March 17, 1681/82, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. April 23, 1728, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

8.              ix.    JOSIAH KELSEY, b. January 26, 1687/88, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. August 17, 1753, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

Generation No. 2

2.  HANNAH KELSEY (JOHN, WILLIAM, GEORGE) was born September 13, 1668 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died February 12, 1729/30 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.  She married JOSEPH WILCOXSON February 14, 1694/95 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, son of JOSEPH WILCOXSON and ANNE WILCOXSON.  He was born October 29, 1659 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died September 29, 1747 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

     

Children of HANNAH KELSEY and JOSEPH WILCOXSON were:

                   i.    HANNAH WILCOXSON, b. January 16, 1694/95, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. GERSHOM PALMER, October 04, 1733, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                  ii.    JOSEPH WILCOXSON, b. January 17, 1694/95, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. May 03, 1774, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. (1) SARAH (__); b. Abt. 1700; d. August 31, 1775, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. (2) REBECCA HURD, August 13, 1724, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; b. October 24, 1703, Woodbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut; d. May 31, 1758, No. Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                 iii.    DAVID WILCOX, b. March 10, 1699/00, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. December 31, 1781, Suffield, Hartford Co., Connecticut; m. MARY HUTCHINSON, December 10, 1723, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                 iv.    ABEL WILCOXSON, b. October 06, 1702, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. September 27, 1784, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. MARTHA SMITH, Aft. December 17, 1726; b. Abt. 1705; d. February 24, 1776, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                  v.    ELISHA WILCOXSON, b. January 12, 1703/04, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. Abt. 1788, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut; m. MARY BEACH, November 08, 1733, Killingworth,  Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                 vi.    STEPHEN WILCOXSON, b. July 12, 1706, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. December 22, 1781, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. MARY PIERSON, May 10, 1733, Killingworth,  Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. December 13, 1791.

                vii.    LYDIA / SEDIAH WILCOXSON, b. July 28, 1713, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. March 15, 1795; m. SAMUEL BUEL, January 01, 1733/34, Killingworth,  Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

3.  JOHN KELSEY (JOHN, WILLIAM, GEORGE) was born October 20, 1671 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died September 19, 1750 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.  He married (1) PHEBE CRANE June 22, 1697 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, daughter of HENRY CRANE and CONCURRENCE MEIGS.  She was born December 24, 1672 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died October 26, 1728 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut.  He married (2) ESTHER EDWARDS February 18, 1729/30 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 

     

Children of JOHN KELSEY and PHEBE CRANE were:

                   i.    DANIEL KELSEY, b. March 22, 1697/98, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. May 22, 1751, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. ABIGAIL HURD, March 21, 1727/28, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; b. October 05, 1705, Woodbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.

                  ii.    ISAAC KELSEY, b. November 17, 1699, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. October 10, 1751, No. Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. JANE CRANE, April 21, 1723, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; b. February 10, 1700/01, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                 iii.    BETHIA KELSEY, b. May 22, 1701, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. July 25, 1779, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. NATHANIEL PARMELEE, March 17, 1724/25, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                 iv.    NATHAN KELSEY, b. August 28, 1702, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. August 16, 1751, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. HANNAH STEEVENS, November 24, 1725, Killingworth,  Middlesex Co., Connecticut; b. January 21, 1702/03, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                  v.    JERUSHA KELSEY, b. November 01, 1705, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. LEBATIA WARD, December 30, 1725, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                 vi.    JOHN KELSEY, b. March 07, 1706/07, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. August 27, 1751, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. THANKFUL ROSSETTER, March 14, 1745/46, Killingworth,  Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                vii.    PHEBE KELSEY, b. November 15, 1708, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. October 19, 1728, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut.

               viii.    LYDIA KELSEY, b. November 27, 1710, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. ISRAEL STEEVENS, November 30, 1732, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; b. September 14, 1708, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. Abt. October 28, 1779.

                 ix.    MARTHA KELSEY, b. May 01, 1712, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. CORNELIUS CHATFIELD, October 31, 1735, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                  x.    SOLOMON KELSEY, b. June 17, 1714, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. September 18, 1753, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. MARY MATHER, November 26, 1736, Killingworth,  Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                 xi.    HANNAH KELSEY, b. March 17, 1716/17, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. June 08, 1797, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. JOSEPH NETTLETON, October 21, 1736, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; b. Abt. 1683; d. October 20, 1767, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

4.  JOSEPH KELSEY (JOHN, WILLIAM, GEORGE) was born December 25, 1673 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died March 08, 1739/40 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.  He married (1) HANNAH HAYDEN March 23, 1698/99 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, daughter of NATHANIEL HAYTON and SARAH FRENCH.  She was born February 09, 1679/80 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died Bet. October 20 - November 16, 1736 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.  He married (2) ABIGAIL (__) (DUNSILL) MACK July 14, 1737 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 

     

Children of JOSEPH KELSEY and HANNAH HAYDEN were:

                   i.    EUNICE KELSEY, b. December 22, 1699, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. NATHANIEL CRANE, May 02, 1723, Killingworth,  Middlesex Co., Connecticut; b. January 18, 1700/01, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                  ii.    JEMIMA KELSEY, b. March 22, 1700/01, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. September 28, 1775, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. EPHRAIM KELSEY, November 07, 1723, Killingworth,  Middlesex Co., Connecticut; b. September 17, 1701, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. February 09, 1780.

                 iii.    MARGARET KELSEY, b. October 08, 1702, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. September 17, 1752, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. SAMUEL KELSEY, November 09, 1727, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; b. January 14, 1701/02, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. August 12, 1787.

                 iv.    KEZIAH KELSEY, b. March 08, 1704/05, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. JOSIAH WILLCOCKS, March 03, 1730/31, Killingworth,  Middlesex Co., Connecticut; b. April 04, 1706.

                  v.    HANNAH KELSEY, b. February 17, 1705/06, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. DANIEL KELSEY, December 14, 1738, Killingworth,  Middlesex Co., Connecticut; b. January 28, 1709/10, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. Bef. July 13, 1764, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                 vi.    JOSEPH KELSEY, b. October 10, 1708, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                vii.    DAMARIS KELSEY, b. April 13, 1711, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. EBENEZER HULL, November 02, 1737, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; b. December 10, 1705, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. January 07, 1753, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

               viii.    SILAS KELSEY, b. February 11, 1713/14, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. March 18, 1713/14, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                 ix.    ABIGAIL KELSEY, b. May 20, 1715, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. DANIEL GRAY, September 05, 1743, Killingworth,  Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                  x.    GIDEON KELSEY, b. April 01, 1718, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. March 05, 1764, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. ESTHER CHATTFIELD, April 18, 1744, Killingworth,  Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                 xi.    JOSIAH KELSEY, b. September 01, 1721, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. 1758; m. DEBORAH KELSEY; b. 1727; d. 1761.

                xii.    ABNER KELSEY, b. August 10, 1724, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

5.  ESTHER KELSEY (JOHN, WILLIAM, GEORGE) was born September 14, 1675 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died Aft. August 15, 1712 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.  She married NATHANIEL PARMELEE 1696 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, son of NATHANIEL PARMELEE and SARAH FRENCH.  He was born March 22, 1671/72 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died January 26, 1717/18 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

     

Children of ESTHER KELSEY and NATHANIEL PARMELEE were:

                   i.    NATHANIEL PARMELEE, b. May 10, 1697, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. October 15, 1752.

                  ii.    ESTHER PARMELEE, b. October 06, 1698, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                 iii.    HIEL PARMELEE, b. January 02, 1701/02, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. December 24, 1779.

                 iv.    LEMUEL PARMELEE, b. December 03, 1704, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. June 02, 1774, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. SARAH KELSEY, December 19, 1728, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; b. December 23, 1708, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. Aft. 1764, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                  v.    LYDIA / LEDIA PARMELEE, b. September 05, 1707, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                 vi.    NEHEMIAH PARMELEE, b. September 15, 1710, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. May 25, 1790, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. HANNAH HULL, April 03, 1734, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; b. September 15, 1714, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. January 16, 1783, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                vii.    HANNAH PARMELEE, b. September 21, 1712, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

               viii.    EZRA(H) PARMELEE, b. April 28, 1714, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                 ix.    ABNER PARMELEE, b. March 11, 1715/16, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. September 1734.

                  x.    JOSIAH PARMELEE, b. September 11, 1700, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. April 1780.

                 xi.    SARAH PARMELEE, b. March 01, 1717/18, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. May 02, 1784.

6.  LYDIA KELSEY (JOHN, WILLIAM, GEORGE) was born May 26, 1680 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died April 22, 1710 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.  She married JOHN LANE December 31, 1700 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, son of ROBERT LANE and SARAH PICKETT.  He was born July 12, 1674 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.

     

Children of LYDIA KELSEY and JOHN LANE were:

                   i.    SARAH LANE, b. September 17, 1701, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                  ii.    JOSEPH LANE, b. Abt. 1702, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. March 25, 1718, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                 iii.    ROBERT LANE, b. July 01, 1704, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. September 07, 1709, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                 iv.    LYDIA LANE, b. June 09, 1706, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                  v.    JOHN LANE, b. April 20, 1708, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. May 05, 1755.

                 vi.    DANIEL LANE, b. April 11, 1710, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. 1794, Wolcott, Waterbury Co., Connecticut; m. JEMIMA CRANE, January 08, 1735/36, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; b. April 23, 1713, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

7.  STEPHEN KELSEY (JOHN, WILLIAM, GEORGE) was born March 17, 1681/82 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died April 23, 1728 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.  He married CONCURRENCE HAYTON January 12, 1704/05 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, daughter of NATHANIEL HAYTON and SARAH FRENCH.  She was born October 1685 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died Abt. 1753.

     

Children of STEPHEN KELSEY and CONCURRENCE HAYTON were:

                   i.    STEPHEN KELSEY, b. April 28, 1706, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. January 13, 1754, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. LYDIA NOBLE, April 30, 1734, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; b. December 07, 1704, Westfield, Massachusetts; d. April 1769.

                  ii.    OBADIAH KELSEY, b. November 20, 1708, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. MARY.

                 iii.    BENJAMIN KELSEY, b. January 20, 1710/11, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. Abt. December 15, 1752; m. RUTH WILCOX, April 29, 1741, No. Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; b. June 19, 1711, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                 iv.    JOSEPH KELSEY, b. January 20, 1710/11, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. December 23, 1797, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. (1) ABIGAIL GRISWOLD, January 16, 1745/46, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; b. April 12, 1717, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. August 05, 1751, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. (2) TEMPERANCE HAND, September 16, 1752, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; b. July 17, 1725; d. Abt. 1809.

                  v.    HIEL KELSEY, b. September 18, 1713, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. October 11, 1753, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. MARGARET WILCOX, May 10, 1737, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. August 06, 1752, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                 vi.    EBENEZER KELSEY, b. March 08, 1715/16, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. July 26, 1752, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. SARAH WILCOCK, April 12, 1747, Killingworth,  Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                vii.    CONCURRENCE KELSEY, b. December 26, 1718, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. CHRISTOPHER TOOLEY, March 16, 1756, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

               viii.    NATHANIEL KELSEY, b. January 04, 1722/23, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. 1808; m. MARTHA TURNER, June 20, 1746, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; b. January 21, 1723/24, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. Abt. 1812, Connecticut.

8.  JOSIAH KELSEY (JOHN, WILLIAM, GEORGE) was born January 26, 1687/88 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died August 17, 1753 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.  He married ELIZABETH JARVIS November 17, 1731 in Killingworth,  Middlesex Co., Connecticut, daughter of WILLIAM JARVIS.  She was born Abt. 1710.

     

Children of JOSIAH KELSEY and ELIZABETH JARVIS were:

                   i.    JOSIAH KELSEY, b. September 12, 1732, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. November 1807.

                  ii.    ELIZABETH KELSEY, b. January 1733/34, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. September 12, 1776.

                 iii.    PETER KELSEY, b. July 04, 1735, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. Bef. 1802.

                 iv.    JOSHUA KELSEY, b. February 06, 1736/37, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. Bef. July 05, 1768.

                  v.    HANNAH KELSEY, b. March 17, 1739/40, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                 vi.    ABEL KELSEY, b. January 1741/42, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. Bef. July 05, 1768.

                vii.    ELISHA KELSEY, b. July 17, 1744, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. June 21, 1823; m. ABIGAIL CARTER.

               viii.    SARAH KELSEY, b. Abt. 1746, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. PHILIP STEVENS.

Advent Calendar : The Best Christmas Gift (DAR and Genealogy related, of course)

It was in December, and I had only been working at the DAR for about a month, but when she walked in, I was soon in shock. I was presented a large white box about 20" x 14" and tied up in a big red bow. What could it possibly be? It was as light as a feather, and when I shook it, there was a rustling noise inside. With my few quizzical looks at her big smile, I realized it was indeed for me. A quick pull on the ribbon and pushing apart the tissue paper revealed a mass of papers. Some not the least familiar to me. She had done generations of research on my family! A few weeks earlier, I had provided her with a six generation ancestry chart, done by who knows whom in my family, which showed most names and years, but there were also lots of blanks. It was all she needed.

My very new friend had spent a lot of time doing my census look-ups, not on Ancestry.com mind you or a computer, but by the old fashioned method. She made some actual copies of the censuses and a timeline of censuses for a good many ancestors. Some I never heard of! I can't remember how many sheets she did, but I am showing an example below. I am so glad I saved a few of her original work. I hadn't even gotten to that point yet in my research, so she had to explain the timelines. Where we worked, all the censuses for New England were housed in one room, so she didn't have to leave the building. Except for the 1920 for Evanston, Illinois, which showed my father at age 1, that she made a special trip to the NARA in Washington, DC. I was indeed blessed to have this genealogist friend do this for me.

In addition, there was a 27 1/2" x 24" ancestry chart, for nine generations filled in with all the information she found; names, dates and locations! There were no genealogy software programs back then. Looking back, I marvel at her dedication and all the time it took to do this. Almost immediately, I made copies of each section of the huge chart, constantly reducing the size, and then taped it together. Eventually, I got the chart to a 8 1/2 x 10 size, which I carried with me for years, as my point of reference, copy is above.

For many years, I kept the box, but three years ago, it just fell apart. However, I have her original chart, my small reduced one, and several copies of her timeline of census records.

It is indeed the best gift ever, something totally from the heart, and didn't cost much, except for her hours, and hours and hours of time. Thank you Ann.

In the past 21 years, I have run into her at a national genealogy conference and at least three times at the NEHGS library in Boston. I am sure she has never forgotten that gift to me either.

 

Originally posted December 10, 2009

Congratulations on the Birth of Newell

From:  Our Jenkins Heritage by John F. Jenkins  (Greenfield, NH: 50 copies Privately Printed, 1980).  Page 81.


"Among the letters written by Newell Sill Jenkins one dated June 20, 1917 was sent to Hildreth (Smith) and William Robinson Brown upon the occasion of the birth of their son, Newell Brown, my contemporary:


'With all our hearts we rejoice in your happiness that unto you a son is born. May be be worthy of his ancestry!


'The name you have chosen for him has come through five generations to reach him. Dr. Mark Newell was the great grandfather of Rob's Mother (Emily Hart Jenkins). Her Mother Phebe Bishop was left an orphan in her early childhood, and her two grandfathers, Dr. Mark Newell and the Rev. Elijah Sill, two well known personages in Connecticut in Colonial and Revolutionary times, adopted her and cared for her education, and brought her up in the nature and admonition of the Lord. In gratitude and reverence my Mother gave me the names of her honored grand parents and so one of them has come to your precious gift of God.


'May his blessing abide with the child and his parents for evermore.


Your affectionate
Uncle Newell'"
__________________________
Newell Brown was my fourth cousin, once removed. We share ancestry with two individuals listed above: Elijah Sill and Dr. Mark Newell.


With a little investigating, I located an obituary in the New York Times. I believe he lived up to his name!


"Newell Brown, 82, a Labor Aide In Eisenhower's Administration
By Wolfgang Saxon  Published: May 01, 2000 in The New York Times.


Newell Brown, a labor official in the Eisenhower administration and an aide to Gov. Sherman Adams of New Hampshire before that, died on April 14 at his home in Keene, N.H. He was 82 and had moved there from Dublin, N.H., weeks ago.


The cause was congestive heart failure, his family said.
From 1963 until he retired in 1980, Mr. Brown worked at Princeton University, where he established and then directed its career and counseling services. In that period he published two nonfiction books, ''After College, What?'' and ''To Call It a Day in Good Season.''

Born in Berlin, N.H., he graduated from Princeton in 1939. In World War II he was an Army lieutenant colonel in the Office of Strategic Services, commanding a guerrilla force of Kachin tribesmen operating behind Japanese lines in central Burma toward the end of the war."

Rice University Helped Me

Just two years ago, I had a haphazard email correspondence with somebody who wasn't the least interested in my genealogy, but she was interested in Sam Houston of Texas. As I reread our emails, I was amazed that I continued writing for several weeks, because none of what she said made sense, and she mentioned a Grace Spaulding. But, it was a good thing, because, during that time, I decided to google the name Grace Spaulding, who had a connection to Sam Houston, the surname "John," and the name "ADAMS," since that was the line I was working on with. To clarify, I googled "Grace Spaulding", "John" and "Adams". I almost fell off my chair with all the hits. Grace's 2nd husband, Alfred John was a great-grandson of Gen. Sam Houston. What else did I discover from my Google search with the Spaulding and Adams names?


The Guide to the Grace Spaulding John Papers, 1890-1977 appeared as a google hit, it is a collection at Rice University. What? Why? I was confused until I scrolled down and saw all the Adams information. It was one of those times you could almost cry.  Box 12, folders 8-12 looked very interesting.  I had to get my hands on this information, so a quick email, a mailed check to Rice and some waiting. Within 10 days I had copies of the contents of folder 8. There were 18 pages all for $7.50! Now I had all sorts of documents from my 2nd cousin once removed, Don Hugo Adams Jr. and he was into genealogy! Don was the grandson of John Anderson Adams of the Vanilla Story movie. 


That was the only time I had ever contacted a University to inquire about their holding. Actually, I didn't even have to call, it was now all online! I soon found out about the Houston connection, Grace Spaulding's husband was a direct descendant of Sam Houston. The majority of the papers, however, appear to be related to her impressive art career.


What did I receive? For starters, a fan chart, a 13 page typed genealogy manuscript of the Adams family, including information about my Anderson line and Spaulding / Spalding family, and a two-page Bibliography and References list. Two weeks ago, I contacted them again about some of the other folders, a day later a reply came. But with the statement, "If you wish to have the staff make copies for you, there is a flat $25.00 fee for staff time, plus an additional fee of $0.25 per page for photocopies, which can be mailed to you for an additional fee. Alternatively, we can create pdfs for $0.50 per page and email the files to you upon completion." I wanted way over 50 copies, just because I was curious of the stuff. However, because of the much higher fees, I decided that the genealogy information was all I really needed.


This method of requesting the information is yet another way of adding sources to your genealogy. It also was one of the simplest ways, because I didn't have to go to a library or historical society or subscribe to a database. Finding the information was free and the cost minimal.