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From: "Donald Kelley" dkelley@internetcds.com
To: "Dave Kelley" a0009792@airmail.net
Subject: Elijah Kelley
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 21:49:20 -0700
Hi Dave
I am having a little problem with your Family Group Record 0010. What I
need is for you to set me straight on the two Marriages.
Married Abt 1841 TO WHICH PERSON Elizabeth (Fitzgerald) Humphries
(Humphreys) or Elizabeth Sherfield (Sheffield-Shurfield) Place: Pike
County, Ark.
Married Abt 1819 TO WHOM ? Place: Hempstead County, Ark. I see two spouse
listed. One is Elizabeth (Fitzgerald) and the other is Brinley.
I have been looking for Giles Kelley and I see you have been to some of the
same Genealogy Sites i have. It looks as if Giles may of been in Virginia
and had some brothers and sisters as I see where a person that could of
been his father was in Virginia.
Don Kelley
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From: "Dave Kelley" a0009792@airmail.net
To: "Donald Kelley" dkelley@internetcds.com
Subject: Elijah Kelley
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 02:59:00 CDT
Hi Don
On the family group records the first marriage entry is for the husband
and wife of that group record. Any other marriages listed afterwards
with the husband are his additional marriages and any marriages listed
with the wife are her additional marriages.
Elijah Kelley married first Elizabeth Fitzgerald about or in 1819 in
Hempstead County, Arkansas. Elizabeth's husband John Humphries went into
Texas-Mexico in 1818 but died not long afterward. His estate was
administered in Hempstead County, Arkansas by Nathaniel Robbins. His heirs
were later receivers of land from the Texas Land Commission provisioned
through John Humphries' headright. Your great grandfather's brothers and
sisters had an interest because of their mother Elizabeth as the former
wife of John Humphries.
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Wesley Kelley et. al. to A.J. Ward
Power of Attorney
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State of Arkansas,
County of Pike,
Know All Men By These Presents:
That, whereas we Wesley Kelley, Jno. C. McLaughlin and Polly his wife, Wm.
F. McLaughlin and Emily his wife, Elijah Kelley, Abner H. Kelley and
Amanda Kelley, all of Pike County, State of Arkansas, are seized in fee of
a certain amount of land in common with Milas Bagwell and Margret his wife
of Red River County, State of Texas, Martin G. Miller and Rebecca his wife,
and A.J. Ward and Nancy his wife of Titus County, Texas. All the above
parties having an equal interest in and unto an undivided half of a league
and labor of land surveyed by virtue of the headright certificate of John
Humphries deceased, a portion of said Survey, to wit: twelve hundred and
twelve acres "1212" lying and situated in the County of Cass and the
balance in the County of Titus. Now, know ye, that we Wesley Kelley, Jno.
C. McLaughlin and Polly his wife, Wm. F. McLaughlin and Emily his wife,
Elijah Kelley, Abner H. Kelley and Amanda Kelley have made, constituted and
appointed, and by these presents do make, constitute and appoint A.J. Ward
of the County of Titus and State of Texas our true and lawful attorney for
us and in our name to sell, grant, convey the same absolutely and in fee
simple for such price or sum of money and to such person or persons as he
shall think fit and convenient and also in our name to sell as much and
deliver such deeds, conveyances, bargains and sales for the absolute sale
and disposition thereof or any part thereof, with such claims, covenants
and agreements, to be therein contained as our said attorney shall think
fit and expedient, hereby ratifying and confirming all such deeds,
conveyances, bargains or sales, which shall at any time hereafter be sealed
and executed by our said attorney, touching or concerning the premises.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals, using scrawls
for seals, this the 3rd day of March A.D. 1852.
Wesley Kelley
John C. McLaughlin
Mary (her x mark) McLaughlin
Wm. F. (his x mark) McLaughlin
Emily (her x mark) McLaughlin
Elijah Kelley
Abner Kelley
Amanda Kelley
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State of Arkansas,
County of Pike,
Personally appeared before Isaac White, Judge of the County Court of the
County and State aforesaid, Wesley Kelley, Jno. C. McLaughlin, Mary
McLaughlin, Emily McLaughlin, Elijah Kelley Jr., Abner Kelley and Amanda
Kelley, all signed the above and foregoing instrument and acknowledged the
same to be their act and deed.
Given under my hand this the 3rd day of March A.D. 1852.
Isaac White, Judge.
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The State of Arkansas,
County of Pike,
I, Thomas K. Dossey, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Exofficio Recorder in
and for the County of Pike, do hereby certify that Isaac White is now and
was Judge of the County Court at the time of the above and foregoing
instrument was assigned.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand as such clerk and affixed
the seal of said court, this the 8th day of March A.D. 1852.
Thomas K. Dossey, Clerk.
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Filed for Record on the 22nd May 1856 at 12 o'clock noon.
Thos. R. Hill, Co. Clk.
Recorded 23rd May 1856 at 8 o'clock a. m.
Thos. R. Hill, Co. Clk.
(Red River County, Texas)
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Milas Bagwell et. al. to John Robbins et. al.
Deed of Conveyance
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Know All Men By These Presents:
That we, Milas Bagwell and Margret his wife, formerly Margret Kelley of the
County of Red River and State of Texas, and A.J. Ward and Nancy his wife,
formerly Nancy Kelley of the County of Titus and State of Texas, and A.J.
Ward as agent and attorney in fact for Wesley Kelley, Jno. C. McLaughlin
and Mary his wife, formerly Mary Kelley, William F. McLaughlin and Emily
his wife, formerly Emily Kelley, Elijah Kelley Jr., Abner H. Kelley and
Amanda Kelley of the County of Pike and State of Arkansas, heirs at law of
Elizabeth Kelley formerly Elizabeth Humphries, the widow of John Humphries
deceased, for and in consideration of the sum of Nine hundred and twenty
five Dollars and various other considerations, have this day bargained and
sold, conveyed and confirmed and by these presents do hereby sell, release,
convey and confirm unto John Robbins and his wife Cynthia, formerly Cynthia
Humphries, and Martin G. Miller and his wife Rebecca Miller, formerly
Rebecca Humphries, and William Humphries of the Counties of Red River and
Titus, all our right, title, interest and claim, both legal and equitable,
unto 1 league and labor of land located and Surveyed upon the headright
certificate of John Humphries as by the BLC of Red (River) County No. 212
for one league and labor of land "1212" acres, of which has been located
and surveyed in the County of Cass and the remaining portion of said
certificate has been surveyed in the County of Titus on the waters of
Ripley's creek, together with all and singular, the rights, members,
hereditaments and appurtenances to the same, belonging or in any wise
incident or appartaining. To have and to hold all and singular the above
described tracts or parcels of land therein mentioned, unto the said John
Robbins and Cynthia Robbins his wife, and Martin G. Miller and Rebecca his
wife, and William Humphries, their heirs and assigns forever; hereby quit
claiming and relinquishing unto the said Robbins and his wife, Miller and
his wife, and William Humphries, their heirs and assigns, forever, all our
right, title, claim and interest in and to the land above described,
located and surveyed as aforesaid, and we do hereby bind ourselves, our
heirs and legal representatives, all others claiming by, through, or under
us.
In witness, whereof, we have hereto set our hands and affixed our seals,
using scrawls for seals, this the 6th day of October A.D. 1852.
Milas Bagwell
Margret Bagwell
A.J. Ward, agent and attorney.
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State of Texas,
County of Red River,
Be it remembered, that on this day personally before me, George F. Lawton,
Clerk of the County aforesaid, appeared Milas Bagwell and his wife Margret
Bagwell, with each of whom I am well acquainted and whose names appear to
the annexed and foregoing deed to Jno. Robbins and Cynthia Robbins, Martin
G. Miller and Rebecca Miller, and William Humphries, for all the right,
title, claim and interest in and to, two certain tracts or parcels of land
surveyed upon the headright Certificate of John Humphries deceased, and
therein described, and signed their names in my presence and acknowledged
that they had executed the same for the considerations, uses and purposes
therein contained and expressed, and the said Margret, being examined by me
privily and apart from her husband and having said deed fully explained to
her, she, the said Margret, acknowledged the same to be her act and deed
and declared that she had willingly signed, sealed and delivered the same
and that she wished not to retract it.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my offical signature and seal of
office in Clarksville, this 6th day of October, A.D. 1852.
George F. Lawton, Clerk Co. Court, Red River County.
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The State of Texas,
County of Titus,
Before me, James Cowan, Notary Public, in and for said County, personally
appeared A.J. Ward and Nancy Ward his wife, with each of whom I am
personally acquainted and whose names appear to the foregoing deed, which &
date(d) on the 6th day of October, A.D. 1852 and hereto annexed, and
acknowledged the same to be their act and deed, and that (they) had signed,
sealed and delivered said deed for the considerations, uses and purposes,
therein stated. Mrs. Nancy Ward, wife of A.J. Ward, made the foregoing
acknowledgement before me, separate and apart from her husband, she further
acknowledged that she had signed, sealed and delivered said deed of her own
free will and accord and wished not to retract it.
To certify which, I hereunto sign my name and affix my official seal, this
the 19th day of October A.D. 1852.
James Cowan, Notary Public.
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Franklin County, Texas Deed Book, Volume 1, page 447-448.
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Elijah Kelley's second wife Elizabeth Sherfield was previously married
to a Brinley according to Sarah Jane (Kelley) Lamb in her 1937 letter. It
is possible she was married to a Mathias Brinley whose name appears on the
early Pike County, Arkansas tax lists but disappears after 1839. He is not
enumerated as a head of family in the 1840 Pike County census.
Our connection to the Brunswick County, Virginia Kelley's of St. Andrews
Parish is not established. The best scenario is this: Giles Kelley, Sr.
of Brunswick County, Virginia; his son James Kelley wife Rebecca; their
son Giles Kelley. There are deed records in Chatham County, North Carolina
1781-1792 of a Giles Kelley, and James & Rebecca Kelley "of Brunswick
County, Virginia". There is a Giles Kelley appearing in Jefferson County,
Tennessee 1796-1797. Giles Kelley of Chatham County, North Carolina sold
his land in 1792 and the timing is excellent for his moving and the
appearance of the Giles Kelley of Jefferson County and our Giles Kelley in
Tennessee. A realistic possibility this is one and the same Giles Kelley
and our ancestor.
Our Giles Kelley is in Tennessee in 1794 where his son William Kelley is
born and in Jackson County, Tennessee where Elijah Kelley is born then to
Illinois in 1804 and Arkansas 1815.
It has been a challenge to reach a breakthrough on our Kelley family
genealogy. There must be records some place that would provide the link to
take our line of family from Giles Kelley and beyond. It amazes me with the
large number of children of William and Elijah Kelley, their descendants,
that more information has not come to light. Perhaps with some of the new
Kelley researchers like you discoveries will be made.
David
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Update 03.28.01 David Kelley 2000 EM-00007.HTM