Leonard Kelly (bef. 1775 - 1832)

Born before 1775 in Province of Pennsylvania, British America

Descendants

Died Feb 1832 after age 57 in Licking, Ohio, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Kelly Name Study.

Leonard Kelly was born between 1770-1775 in Penn.

Here is my "Work In Progress" timeline for Leonard Kelly:

Timeline of information repaired by J. R. Banta, descendant of Leonard Kelly

• 1770-1775 - Leonard Kelly, birth, Pennsylvania (inferred from census documents)
• abt 1786 - Barbara Kelly, birth, Pennsylvania
• abt 1806 - Eliza Kelly, birth, Pennsylvania
• abt 1808 - William Kelly, birth, Ohio
• 1810 - Leonard Kelly, tax list, Licking Twp, Licking, Ohio - Index
• 1 Sep 1810 - Jonathan Kelly, birth (no source)
• 9 May 1811 - Leonard Kelly, land purchase, Newark, Licking, Ohio
• 15 Aug 1811 - Leonard+Barbara Kelly, land sale, Newark, Licking, Ohio
• 13 Mar 1813 - Jacob Kelly, birth (no source)
• 31 Jul 1813 - Leonard Kelly, military service, War of 1812, 1 Regiment Ohio Militia, Licking County
• 5 Sep 1813 - ^^ Military service ends
• 28 Mar 1815 - James M Kelly, birth (no source)
• abt 1817 - Sarah Ann Kelly, birth
• 1820 - Leonard Kelly, census, Washington Twp, Licking, Ohio
• 1 May 1825 - Jemima Kelly, birth (no source)
• 25 Oct 1826 - Leonard Kelly, mortgagor, Utica, Licking, Ohio (Land deed was never executed by William Stanbery and thus doesn't exist according to Supreme Court case)
• 10 Nov 1827 - William Stanbery to Henry Hilbrant. Leonard Kelly's mortgage notes assigned to Hilbrant.
• 1830 - Leonard Kelly, census, Washington Twp, Licking, Ohio
• Feb 1832 - Leonard Kelly, death, Licking, Ohio (Source: Supreme Court case)
• 28 Sep 1832 - William Stanbery to Howell Phillips, land sale, Utica, Ohio (the land the Kelly family was living on)
• 5 Nov 1832 - Barbara, William, and Jonathan Kelly, land purchase, Milford Twp, Knox, Ohio
• 14 Dec 1832 - Leonard Kelly, probate. Executrix/Administrator Barbara Kelly. Also listed: James Campbell, William Coad. Index.
• Mar 1833 - The Kelly family moves off of the land that they no longer own in Licking County (according to court case)
• 8 Jun 1833 - Leonard Kelly, probate. Barbara removed as administrator, William Coad made administrator. Also listed: Israel Dille, James Campbell. Index.

(Also exist guardianship papers for Jonathan Kelly and James M. Kelly. Index. Have not procured these documents yet.)

• 1834 - Jonathan + William Kelly, tax list, Milford Twp, Knox, Ohio
• 13 Feb 1834 - Sarah Ann Kelly and John Stults, marriage, Knox, Ohio
• 11 Sep 1834 - William Kelly and Mary Smith, marriage, Knox, Ohio
• 16 Dec 1834 - Barbara Kelly, land sale, Milford Twp, Knox, Ohio (5 acres of 100-acre plot)
• 1835 - Barbara Kelly, tax list, Milford Twp, Knox, Ohio
• 19 Feb 1835 - Barbara, William, Mary, and Jonathan Kelly, land sale, Milford Twp, Knox, Ohio (50 acres of 100-acre plot)
• 11 Jun 1836 - Barbara, William, and Jonathan Kelly, mortgagees, Milford Twp, Knox, Ohio, sell remaining 45 acres of 100-acre plot
• 20 Sep 1836 - Jacob Kelly and Christiana Hunt, marriage, Knox, Ohio
• 19 Mar 1837 - James M Kelly and Caroline R Lockwood, marriage, Knox, Ohio
• 4 Oct 1838 - Barbara Kelly et al, bill filed against William Stanbery and Howell Phillips to title the land that was sold from under them in 1832
• Oct 1839 - Barbara Kelly et al, Licking Court of Common Pleas, first hearing of case (don't have any docs from this)
• 1840 - Barbara Kelly, census, Mount Vernon, Clinton Twp, Knox, Ohio
• 1840 - William Kelly, census, Pleasant Twp, Knox, Ohio
• 1840 - Jonathan Kelly, census, Wayne Twp, Knox, Ohio
• 1840 - Jacob Kelly, census, Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio
• 1840 - James M Kelly, census, Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio
• 1842 - Barbara Kelly et al, Licking, hearing of appeal of case (don't have any docs from this)
• 1843 - Barbara Kelly et al, 3rd hearing of case (don't have any docs from this)
• 5 Feb 1843 - Jemima Kelly and Stephen Ulrey, marriage, Knox, Ohio
• Dec 1844 - Barbara Kelly et al, Ohio State Supreme Court, final decree awarding title to the Kellys after repaying H Philllips for his purchase

...etc... it keeps going but this is the time period I'm working on right now.

Timeline of information prepared by J. R. Banta

DNA

A triangulated group has been discovered that shares Leonard Kelly and Barbara (Hatfield) Vernon as most-recent common ancestors. They share a 21.4 cM segment on chromosome 3.

• Duane Kelly is a descendant of William Kelly
• LL is a descendant of Jemima Kelly
• MSM is a descendant of Jonathan Kelly

Sources

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBS-942R?cc=1803958&wc=35YC-ZLJ%3A1588481803%2C1588484209%2C1588471409 : 14 August 2015), Ohio > Licking > Washington > image 3 of 17; citing NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).