I'm looking for family members related to LAURENCE KELLY and or MARTHA SMITH. Supposedly both LAURENCE KELLY and MARTHA SMITH were born in Southeastern Pennsylvania. LAURENCE KELLY was born about 1740 and MARTHA SMITH was born about 1742. They were married on April 8, 1767 in Pennsylvania most likely in Cumberland or Lancaster County. The exact location is not known. This marriage was performed and recorded by Rev. John Conrad Bucher. It is believed that Rev. Bucher first lived in Carlisle, Cumberland Co., PA. then moved to Lebanon, Lancaster Co., PA. around 1768. (He also may have owned land in Northumberland Co.) From the Annals of Buffaloe Valley, PA., LAURENCE and MARTHA KELLY are listed in tax records as living in White Deer or Buffalo Township, Northumberland County, PA. in 1775-1778. This is near Milton & Lewisburg PA. (also near KELLY POINT and KELLY CROSSROADS in Northumberland County for those dates.) In 1813 this area of Northumberland Co. became Union County. 1778-1800 they lived on the east side of the Susquehanna River in either Turbutt or Chillesquaque Twp. During the Revolutionary War LAURENCE KELLY was a private in Captain John Forster's Company. This was the 1st Company in the 1st Battalion known as the Northumberland Rangers. In command of the 1st Battalion was COLONEL JOHN KELLY. It is very possible that LAURENCE KELLY and COLONEL JOHN KELLY are in someway related. How is not known. Perhaps first cousins or maybe even brothers. COLONEL JOHN KELLY was born in 1744 on (JOHN KELLY Sr.) his father's farm near Marietta, Lancaster Co., PA. The towns of KELLY POINT and KELLY CROSSROADS are named after COLONEL JOHN KELLY. LAURENCE KELLY and COLONEL JOHN KELLY both came to same area of Northumberland County around the same dates. In 1800 LAURENCE & MARTHA KELLY along with their children with their families moved west to western Pennsylvania and onto Ohio and Indiana. They were in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio from 1802-1809 (est.) Staying there only for a few years. Then about 1810-1813 LAURENCE and MARTHA KELLY along with their Sons and Daughters (Hugh, John, Abraham, Martha, Elizabeth, William, Davis) arrived in Blue lick, Monroe Township, Clark County, Indiana. Where LAURENCE & MARTHA KELLY both died and are buried. MARTHA (SMITH) KELLY died September 22 and LAURENCE KELLY died two days later on September 24, 1823 and they are buried at Mountain Grove Cemetery in Blue Lick, Monroe Twp., Clark Co., Indiana. For more information visit this web site. www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/5881/bluelickcem.html Anyone who has knowledge about these KELLY or SMITH Families in Southeastern Pennsylvania during the mid to late 1700's or anyone who feels they maybe related to Lawrence and Martha Kelly please contact me. Tom Kelly 10725 Corning Drive St. Louis, MO. 63123 email: tpkelly@swbell.net