Wordless Wednesday -- December 25, 1888 Wedding Announcement

Mira Kilborn was my great-grandmother who committed suicide on the railroad tracks. If you wish to read about it, please see Not the Railroad Tracks.

Amanuensis Monday -- What a Will of Names

Amanuensis Monday was begun by John Newmark of the TransylvanianDutch blog. The term means, "a person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another." Many bloggers enjoy doing this because it allows them to freely copy something that has been written.

Below is a copy of  a  one page will by Marietta Adams and provides a wealth of information. She was married to Charles W. Adams, but I know nothing of her family or even her maiden name. Because of the names on the will, I was researching the census records and before I knew it, I had not only her surname of Sprague, but most of her entire family. Below this Amanuensis, is a descendant chart with the new names. The names in red were named in her will.


"Stafford Jan. 24th 1899
I Marietta Adams of the town of Stafford being of sound mind and memory do make and declare this to be my last will and testament


-- After paying my just debts and funeral expenses--I give to my nephew Fred Blood the Farm known as the Eddy Adams Farm. And the Balance of my property I want to have divided between my Brothers Henry and Daniel and my sister Sarah Blood; And Earl and Ora Sprague  Alvin Sprague, Frank Sprague and Alice Bradfield said nephews and nieces to have the amount divided between them that would have been their fathers if they had been living. I mean by this to divide said balance into five equal parts. My Brothers and Sister three parts--nephews and nieces mentioned above two parts. I also request that the Cemetery lot be endowed."
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"Surrogate's Court
STATE OF NEW YORK}-SS :
GENESEE COUNTY}-SS :


Be it Remembered, That on the day of the date hereof the last Will and Testament of Marietta Adams late of the town of Stafford, in the County of Genesee, deceased, being the foregoing written instrument, was upon due proof admitted to probate in the Surrogate's Court of said County, according to law as a valid Will to pass Real and Personal Property, which said last Will and Testament and the proofs and examination taken thereon, are recorded in the Surrogate's Office of said County, in Volume 26 of Wills, on pages 13 - 16 inclusive.


In Testimony Whereof, The Surrogate of the said county has caused his seal of office to be hereunto affixed.


Witness, Hon. Safford E. North, Surrogate
of said County, the 11th day
of May A. D., 1899


F. A. Lewis, Clerk Surrogate's Court"
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Descendants of Solomon Sprague

Generation No. 1

1.  SOLOMON SPRAGUE was born September 06, 1806, and died May 12, 1849 in Batavia, Genesee Co., New York.  He married MERCY HOYT, daughter of ASA HOYT and BETSEY HOYT.  She was born Abt. 1810 in Vermont.

     

Children of SOLOMON SPRAGUE and MERCY HOYT were:

2.                i.    JOEL SPRAGUE, b. Abt. 1827, New York; d. November 12, 1886.

3.               ii.    DANIEL SPRAGUE, b. May 20, 1829, New York; d. April 04, 1914.

4.              iii.    SARAH SPRAGUE, b. November 09, 1838, New York; d. July 01, 1917.

                 iv.    ELLEN SPRAGUE, b. March 07, 1841, Batavia, Genesee Co., New York; d. May 31, 1872, Batavia, Genesee Co., New York.

                  v.    CHARLES A. SPRAGUE, b. Abt. 1843, New York; d. March 25, 1887.

5.              vi.    MARIETTE (ETTIE) SPRAGUE, b. Abt. 1846, New York; d. Bet. January 24 - May 11, 1899, Batavia, Genesee Co., New York.

                vii.    HENRY SPRAGUE, b. September 03, 1848, New York; d. July 25, 1937; m. HELEN J. DE WOLFE.

Generation No. 2

2.  JOEL SPRAGUE (SOLOMON) was born Abt. 1827 in New York, and died November 12, 1886.  He married ABIGAIL ADELIA WARNER.  She was born Abt. 1828 in New York.

     

Children of JOEL SPRAGUE and ABIGAIL WARNER were:

                   i.    ALVIN SPRAGUE, b. May 14, 1852, New York.

                  ii.    FRANK SPRAGUE, b. Abt. 1863, New York.

6.              iii.    ALICE SPRAGUE, b. October 25, 1867, New York; d. November 16, 1938.

3.  DANIEL SPRAGUE (SOLOMON) was born May 20, 1829 in New York, and died April 04, 1914.  He married MARY HUNTINGTON.  She was born 1828 in New York, and died Bef. 1900.

     

Children of DANIEL SPRAGUE and MARY HUNTINGTON were:

                   i.    HOMER SPRAGUE, b. Abt. 1854, New York.

7.               ii.    CHARLES A. SPRAGUE, b. April 1867, New York.

4.  SARAH SPRAGUE (SOLOMON) was born November 09, 1838 in New York, and died July 01, 1917.  She married LUMAN BLOOD April 1858, son of NASON BLOOD and RHODA EVEREST.  He was born March 26, 1833 in Bethany, Genesee Co., New York, and died March 05, 1908 in Alexander, Genesee Co., New York.

     

Children of SARAH SPRAGUE and LUMAN BLOOD were:

                   i.    ARTHUR BLOOD, b. April 1864, New York.

8.               ii.    FRED S. BLOOD, b. Abt. 1867, New York; d. 1941, Genesee Co., New York.

                 iii.    CORA BLOOD, b. Abt. 1868, New York; m. EMERY LINCOLN.

5.  MARIETTE (ETTIE) SPRAGUE (SOLOMON) was born Abt. 1846 in New York, and died Bet. January 24 - May 11, 1899 in Batavia, Genesee Co., New York.  She married CHARLES W. ADAMS, son of HORACE ADAMS and BETSEY YARINGTON.  He was born 1844 in New York, and died 1897 in Batavia, Genesee Co., New York.

     

Child of MARIETTE SPRAGUE and CHARLES ADAMS was:

                   i.    ARTHUR T. ADAMS, b. 1881, Genesee Co., New York; d. 1882, Batavia, Genesee Co., New York.

Generation No. 3

6.  ALICE SPRAGUE (JOEL, SOLOMON) was born October 25, 1867 in New York, and died November 16, 1938.  She married FRANK BRADFIELD.  He was born June 1866 in Michigan, and died Bet. 1900 - 1910.

     

Children of ALICE SPRAGUE and FRANK BRADFIELD were:

                   i.    ROY S. BRADFIELD, b. September 1892, New York.

                  ii.    EDNA BRADFIELD, b. January 1895, New York.

                 iii.    AGNES M. BRADFIELD, b. August 1897, New York.

7.  CHARLES A. SPRAGUE (DANIEL, SOLOMON) was born April 1867 in New York.  He married ANNA? (__).  She was born January 1864 in New York.

     

Children of CHARLES SPRAGUE and ANNA? SPRAGUE were:

                   i.    GLENN SPRAGUE, b. July 1890, New York.

                  ii.    ROY SPRAGUE, b. April 1892, New York.

                 iii.    LILY SPRAGUE, b. June 1893, New York.

                 iv.    CHESTER SPRAGUE, b. November 1895, New York.

                  v.    FLOYD SPRAGUE, b. July 1898, New York.

8.  FRED S. BLOOD (SARAH SPRAGUE, SOLOMON) was born Abt. 1867 in New York, and died 1941 in Genesee Co., New York.  He married VIOLA P.  She was born Abt. 1874 in New York, and died 1953 in Genesee Co., New York.

     

Child of FRED BLOOD and VIOLA BLOOD is:

                   i.    ETHEL H. BLOOD, b. Abt. 1893, New York.

Delight Adams Benham and There is a Story

I will begin with little background. This story began with my writing about Delight Adams Benham, my 2nd great-grandaunt. Her name was sweet, and because of that I was curious about her. Armed with quite a few documents, and then a will, I decided to try and find additional information. I previously posted:
Part 1   Delight Adams Benham and is there a Story?
Part 11 Delight Adams Benham and There is a Story 
Soon I indeed discovered there was a story. It unfolds below, minutes after I saw the first newspaper article.

The headline, "Alleged Wife-Poisoning" really caught my eye, and I thought there could be a connection to my Delight Benham. At least the "murderer" and Delight shared the same surname of Benham and they lived in the same county of Genesee in New York. I hadn't come across the name of Florence Tout Benham, the poisoned wife, but I ultimately learned everything about her.

The story begins with the elopement of a orphaned 16 year old, wealthy girl, Florence Tout, and Howard C. Benham, both of Byron, New York in 1892.  Her wealthy father died years before, and left $30,000 to Florence, once she reached 16. After a honeymoon to the Thousand Islands in New York, they settled into married life. Howard was about seven years older than his bride, and had worked as a cashier and bookkeeper. Howard's father, Martin, was appointed to care for her estate. The young couple moved to Batavia, New York.  They had plenty of money and should have had a happy life. But something went terribly wrong on December 26,  1896. The young wife died after a number of days of being very ill. Some said she died of a heart failure, and then the rumors floated around that the death was due to unnatural causes. The autopsy failed to reveal a case of poisoning, but when a drug clerk claimed that Howard had purchased prussic acid twice, and that that clerk failed to record the sale, was he telling the truth? Soon, nobody could agree on the cause, including doctors. On January 9, 1897, Howard was arrested at 4:30 in the morning. The case soon created great excitement in the town, then the county and state, and details were reported in the New York Times as events occurred.


To move the story along, I'll use the New York Times captions of their almost daily recaps of the trial of Mr. Benham.
June, 21, 1897: Opening of trial (continual daily front page reports);
July 29, 1897: Sentenced to chair;
July 30, 1897: To appeal;
Sept. 11, 1897: Request for new trial denied;
May, 16, 1899: Date fixed for second trial;
June, 13, 1899: Case in High Court - whole front page;
Sept. 22, 1899: To have new trial;
Oct. 24, 1899: To be electrocuted;
Dec. 29, 1899: Gov. Roosevelt grants stay to Feb. 12; New trial approved; 
May 31, 1900: Trial now on;
June 21, 1900: Found Not Guilty!


I can only wonder how my 2nd great-grandaunt dealt with this tragic event. Delight's husband, then deceased, was a brother to Howard's grandfather. Delight was the wife of the granduncle of Howard, and I believe they met at some point, after all, they lived in the same area and shared the same surname. However, Delight died 1 1/2 years after the murder / death of Florence T. Benham. 

I'm not sure why Delight chose not to leave any of her estate to her Benham step-sons, who had moved to Colorado, many years prior. It was because of the will and her not naming the step-sons that I decided to investigate and learn why. I found a whole new story.

There is so much more to tell; such as Howard's death, his father's death, the insurance problems, the 2nd wife's problem. These may be addressed in another blog.

Sources Used:
Ruth McEvoy Collection  Pgs. 27-32  Listing of all the New York Times articles for the Benham Family. (This was an unbelievable find and proved very valuable in my research. I am unable to find any information on Ruth McEvoy.)  Note: On April 22, 2011, I was unable to open this link.

American Druggist and Pharmaceutical Record, Volume 30  Page 57 (Google Books) First sentences below. To read more, click on above link.

"Buffalo, N. Y.. Jan. 18.— The sensation in this vicinity, in drug circles as well as out, is the Batavia poisoning case. Howard C. BenhPublish Postam of that town is in jail accused of murdering his young wife with prussic acid after attempting her life with morphine."

Fulton History (For newspaper articles)

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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.