John Kelsay (abt. 1708 - abt. 1771)

Born about 1708 in Ireland

Descendants

Died about 1771 at about age 63 in Lancaster County, Colonial Pennsylvania

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Biography

John was born in about 1718.

When John was about 31 he married Margaret Campbell before 1739. The couple had 8 children: William Kelsay, Moses Kelsay, Samuel Kelsay, Margaret Kelsay, #2 John Kelsay, Mary Kelsay, David Kelsay and Ann Kelsay.

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Note: Two men, supposed brothers, left North Ireland and came to America in the 1720's or 1730's. These were John and Robert Kelsay. Robert became a Baptist minister and resided most of his years in New Jersey. John was a farmer and resided by 1729 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, at which time he signed a petition as John Kellsy for the formation of a new county. As a result, Lancaster County was formed that year and John became a resident of this new county. John married a woman named Margaret (maiden name possibly Campbell, said by some to be the daughter of John Campbell, son of Duncan Campbell of North Ireland), but as another John Kelsey living at this time in the same county married Margaret Wilson it is possible to confuse these two men in the early records. This other John Kelsey later moved with his family to South Carolina. It is believed that it is our ancestor who is listed as John Kelso who warranted 200 acres of land in Lancaster County on September 4, 1744. On August 19, 1749, Lancaster County was divided and John's land became a portion of York County, Pennsyl-vania. In 1762, John and his two eldest sons (William and Moses) were listed on a tax list as residents of Manallen Township, York County. In the latter 1760's, John and his family moved to Botetourt County, Virginia (which portion became Rockbridge County in 1778) and both John and Margaret are presumed to have died there. In 1771 a John Kelsoe is listed there on a tax list, but it is not known if this was the father or his 26 year old son. John and Margaret had eight children. As both he and his brother Robert named their eldest son William, it is thought their father may be of that name as it was a custom in those days to name their first son after the paternal grandfather.

This, and the succeeding Kelsay generational material was given to me by Tom Goldrup unless otherwise noted or cited. --Carol

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