Maybe you are talking of my grandmother,Ruie Ely Brown's people. Her Benjamin Ely shows 1781 at the privateer port of Port Republic,Galloway Twnsp, old Gloucester Co,NJ. [NW Atlantic City]. His Samuel m there in 1804 Rachel Leeds,and,1805,had son,Benjamin,and 1806,with colony,to 30 miles east of Cincinnati,with a colony. Benjamin ran the Bantam,Oh store,and had John F.M.Ely, who died in this house in 1907,and who sired Ruie,or Ruhama. Tradition said Benjamin had a son who went to Va-I had been guessing Lee Co,VERY SW Va. On Wed, 2 Aug 2000 20:06:40 -0700 Mary Nell Turner <turnermn@arkansas.net> writes: > Posted on: Hampshire County, WV Query Forum > Board URL: > http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Hampshire?read=1297 > > Surname: > ------------------------- > > Your query about the Ely family in Hampshire County West Virginia > was answered > by Ron Leake who has all my information and more. Sarah Ely did > marry Conrad > See according to my information. I really do not know anything about > the > See family. I am at a brick wall on the immigrant Isaac Ely who > reportedly > came to America about 1750 with one child Benjamin. I wish I knew > more. > Good luck in your search. MNT >