Hello Cindy, I'm not sure how big Kilkenny is, or how large the O'Kelly clan there, but from what I've seen that is the smallest group of Kelly/Kelley in Ireland. The one hard fact I have about my Peter Kelly was he was born in Kilkenny Ireland in 1750. He came to MD in 1766 and ended up in the South. I wondered what you knew about the Kelly families in Kilkenny? Bob Jones > Subject: KELLY/KELLEY > Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 14:06:13 -0800 > From: "CindyP@hevanet.com" <cindyp@hevanet.com> > To: KELLEY-L@rootsweb.com > > Looking for info on a John and Margaret Kelley of Co. Kilkenny Ire. They > were the parents of Thomas Kelly who was born in Dec. 1812 Co. Kilkenny. All > records in the states claim his birth as Dec. 1812, however the Rothe House > in Kilkenny have only one record of a birth of a Thomas Kelly born to a John > and Margaret Kelly in August of 1816. There was one other sibling (so they > say) to this union, a Mary. > Thomas Kelly Lived in Hampshire Co. (Bloomery) W. Virginia. He Married A > Rosanna Smith and they had 4 children that lived. Thomas, Margaret, Isaac > and Edward. > I have info. on Thomas and his family. Any one with any more info. would be > greatly appreciated. > Now to find info. on Thomas Kelly/Kelley's Parents... > Regards, > Cindy Kelley... > cindyp@hevanet.com >