Just noticed that Simeon had a brother Heth born Jan. 21, 1746, died May 9, 1746.Tom > > From: Index of Births Marriages Deaths > 1665-1838, Possession of Clinton Town Clerk > > "Birth-Kelcey-Simeon-1731-Feb.-26, Vol K-2, pg 156, Father- Mattius, Mother- > Abigail Kirkum" > > K-2 refers to the Killingworth Land Records, Vol 2, a copy of which are at the > Clinton Clerks office, as Clinton was at one time part of Killingworth. > The Kelsey Genealogy is at the Clinton Historical Society and may have more > information on the Simeon/Nelly union. > I did make a photocopy of the record in the K-2 Vol. if anyone is interested. > Tom > > 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 > > > > > > ==== SACKETT Mailing List ==== > > If you haven't already, please send in your introduction to the list. > > For examples, visit http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sidersn/sackett > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== SACKETT Mailing List ==== > RootsWeb blocks HTML formatting in email messages. Be sure to set your > email software to text only before posting a message to the list. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >