Tom: Here is what I have for Simeon Kelsey: From LDS site; Husband's Name: Simeon KELSEY (AFN:92S8-WN) Pedigree Born: 26 Feb 1730 Place: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut Married: 22 Aug 1754 Place: Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut Father: Matthias KELSEY (AFN:92S8-4P) Family Mother: Abigail KIRKUM (AFN:92S8-TB) Wife's Name: Nelly SACKETT (AFN:92TB-RC) Pedigree Born: Abt 1753 Place: Dover, Dutchess, New York Married: 22 Aug 1754 Place: Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut Father: ; Mother: Children 1. Sex Name M Heth KELSEY (AFN:92TB-SJ) Pedigree Born: Abt 1756 Place: Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut 2. Sex Name M Elijah KELSEY (AFN:92TB-TP) Pedigree Born: Abt 1759 Place: of Bellona, Yates, New York Died: 1809 Place: -------- From searchs of CT vital records through USGenWeb: Kent CT Marriages as found in Early Connecticut Marriages by Frederick Bailey 1741 to 1757 Reuben Sackctt & Mercy Finney of East Greenwich in Kent, Dec. 21, 1752 Simeon Kelsey & Nelly Sackett of Dover, N. Y., Aug. 22, 1754 --------- From Wendy Sacket: There does appear to be a whole line descended from Nelly Sackett of Dover, New York, who married Simeon Kelsey 22 AUG 1754 in Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut (found in _Early Connecticut Marriages: Fifth Book Kent Milford_ posted on Ancestry.com). Since Nelly's purported sons Heth (b. 1756) and Elijah (b.1759) are older than Skene himself, it seems unlikely that she could be Skene's sister. Her connection to Dover, however, does suggest a likely link to Captain Richard's line. ---------- Re: Searching for Sackett-Frisbie Connection Posted by: Cynthia Simmons (ID *****2401) Date: January 18, 2003 at 09:10:29 In Reply to: Searching for Sackett-Frisbie Connection by R.J. Message: 549 of 549 I have just found (thanks to the Dutchess County Historical Society) that Nelly Sackett (b. 1832) is most likely the Eleanor Kelsey, wife of Simeon Kelsey (b.1830). In the Spencer's Corners burial grounds, there is a Mrs. Eleanor, wife of Mr. Simeon 'Kellsy'(Kelsey); died 1793, age 61. Simeon Kelsey (d. 25 Nov 1811) is also buried there, as is his second wife (called 'consort'), Rhumah (?)Kelsey. Any thoughts that is Eleanor is Nelly? Re: Searching for Sackett-Frisbie Connection Posted by: Cynthia Simmons (ID *****2401) Date: November 06, 2003 at 16:24:44 In Reply to: Re: Searching for Sackett-Frisbie Connection by Thurmon King 594 of 595 Can I assume this 'Elenor Sackett' buried with Simeon Kelsey in Spencer Burial grounds is 'Nelly'? According to the tombstones, "Kellsy, Mrs. Elenor, wife of Mr. Simeon, d.____1, 1793, ae, 61". My source is "Burying Grounds of Sharon, Connecticut, Amenia and North East, New York", 'being an abstract of inscriptions from thirty places of burial in the above named towns'. Walsh, Griffen & Hoysradt, Printers, Armenia, NY, 1903. My ancestor is from Simeon Kelsey's second marriage to Ruhamah ??? Kelsey; she is buried in the same plot. It seems to me that 'Elenor' is indeed the 'Nelly' cited in various Kelsey literature; what do you think? Thanks... Cynthia ================= Searches of WorldConnect databases gives conflicting information for the birthplaces of the presumed children of Simeon Kelsey and Nelly Sackett. Thurmon On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 12:29:13 +0000 tsmith26@comcast.net writes: > > If only I had this post yesterday! I was at the townhall in Clinton > doing some work on vital records for the NGS Genealogy course and > was pouring over those very records. I noted that the Kelseys have > taken up several pages in the early records. They were early > settlers in Killingworth, CT. Clinton seperated from Killingworth > but the records are mixed. The Hull Genealogies you mention are held > by the Clinton Historical Society, as are several of the early > family genealogies. > Clinton is located on long Island Sound, appx. 20 miles east of New > Haven. Killingworth abuts on the north, while Kent , CT abuts the > eastern NY border in what I believe is Dutchess County. > Out of habit I did look under "S" for SACKETT but saw none. If they > don't throw me from the clerks office, I'll go back today and have a > look. > Tom Smith > > > Chris, > > > > Per your message of 17 Nov., I went back and checked the websites > on > > Nelly Sackett. None of them seem to give a reliable source for > the > > dates for Nelly, and it looks like several of them have probably > copied > > what others had. I have written to a few to see if I can get any > more > > information. One lady I did hear from said she relied heavily on > the > > Hull family website, as her great-grandmother who was a Hull > married a > > Sackett. I have not looked at that site. > > > > On one I found last night, it does not give Nelly's birth year, > but it > > says she married Simeon Kelsey, who was baptized 26 Feb.1730 in > > Killingworth, CT., on 22 Aug.1754 in Kent, CT. I could not find > > Killingworth in my atlas, but Kent is very near the New York line > on the > > eastern side. So, if Simeon was born in 1730, the 1734/35 date > for Nelly > > would seem right. She would have been about 20 years old at their > > marriage. This site gives the children of Nelly and Simeon as > Heth > > Kelsey born ca 1754 in Kent, CT., and Elijah Kelsey born ca 1759. > No > > further information on them. > > > > On the will of Richard Sackett, when we were in Poughkeepsie some > years > > ago, we checked at the courthouse thinking we could see Richard's > will. > > It was listed in the will book but could not be found by the > clerk. > > Perhaps it had been transferred to Albany or New York, but it > should have > > so stated in the records. > > > > To add to the confusion about Josiah Crego Sackett, one website > had > > Richard and Margery Sackett having a son, Josiah Crego Sackett > born ca > > 1709, and another Josiah Crego Sackett , born ca 1720. I'm > writing to > > the site to see how that came about. Hope they answer! > > > > All for now, > > Blanche McKay