John Kelley

1700 - 1777

• Name	John Kelley
  Born	1700  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Will	26 Apr 1772	Barrington, Bristol Co, Rhode Island   [1]
  	The will of John Kelley of Barrington, yeoman named his wife, Lydia; sons Joseph, Daniel, Oliver, Duncan and Edward (the last probably deceased and named as the father of the testator's grandsons, Duncan and James, both under 21, sons of Edward Kelley) daughters Lydia wife of Thomas Grant, Patience under 21, and Molley under 21. A division of land deed dated 1 May 1786, of the Rosbothams, said of the husband of John's first wife, Elizabeth Rosbotham, that he was John Kelley of Warren, yeoman, and he had at least two sons, surname Kelley: Joseph and Daniel, both shipwrights of Warren. This deed said that both John and Elizabeth Kelley were then deceased.
  Died	04 May 1777	Barrington, Bristol Co, Rhode Island
  Buried	New Meadow Neck Cemetery, Barrington, Bristol Co, Rhode Island   [1]
  	"Capt. John Kelley, aged 77"
  Notes	John took over the running of Kelley's Ferry in Barrington from his father in July 1736, when he was called a "marrener", and he continued to operate it until 1777 when he died and it was taken over by his son, Duncan. [1]
  Person ID	I47754	Bryant
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2003

  
  

  Father	Duncan Kelley,   b. 1663, Boston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts ,   d. 13 May 1742, Great Barrington, Bristol Co, Rhode Island
  Mother	Patience Miller,   b. Abt 1654, Great Barrington, Bristol Co, Rhode Island ,   d. Nov 1750, Great Barrington, Bristol Co, Rhode Island
  Married	Abt 1690
  Family ID	F3283	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Lydia Bosworth,   b. 17 Sep 1713, Swansea, Bristol Co, Massachusetts ,   d. 11 Mar 1791, Barrington, Bristol Co, Rhode Island
  Married	18 Oct 1747	Warren, Bristol Co, Rhode Island   [1]
  Family ID	F3281	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Rosbotham,   b. 07 Sep 1708, Bristol Co, Rhode Island ,   d. 01 Sep 1745, Barrington, Bristol Co, Rhode Island
  Marriage Banns	09 May 1729	Barrington, Bristol Co, Rhode Island   [1]
  Family ID	F3282	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage Banns - 09 May 1729 - Barrington, Bristol Co, Rhode Island Married - 18 Oct 1747 - Warren, Bristol Co, Rhode Island Will - 26 Apr 1772 - Barrington, Bristol Co, Rhode Island Died - 04 May 1777 - Barrington, Bristol Co, Rhode Island Buried - - New Meadow Neck Cemetery, Barrington, Bristol Co, Rhode Island  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S362] Rhode Island Genealogical Register, Editor: Beaman, Nellie M. C., (Rhode Island Families Association, Princeton, Massachusetts, 1993), 17:297-314.