This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Kelley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CYm.2ACIB/3108.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Karen, I don't believe that there is a connection. The reason I say that is that this branch of the Kelley's is from England. My fourth Great-Grandfather was born in England in 1844. Many of the Keley family still live there. Thank you for your interest though. John