John KelseyAge: 71 years1638–1709

Name
John Kelsey
Given names
John
Surname
Kelsey
Birth about 1638 38 33
Hartford, Hartford, CT

Birth of a sisterPriscilla Kelsey
about 1640 (Age 2 years)
Hartford, Hartford, CT

Birth of a sisterMary Kelsey
about 1644 (Age 6 years)
Hartford, Hartford, CT

Birth of a sisterAbigail Kelsey
April 16, 1645 (Age 7 years)
Hartford, Hartford, CT

Birth of a brotherStephen Kelsey
November 7, 1647 (Age 9 years)
Hartford, Hartford, CT

Birth of a brotherDaniel Kelsey
July 6, 1650 (Age 12 years)
Hartford, Hartford, CT

Birth of a brotherWilliam Kelsey
March 23, 1654 (Age 16 years)
Hartford, Hartford, CT

Death of a brotherWilliam Kelsey
1655 (Age 17 years)

MarriageHannah Disbrough — View this family
1668 (Age 30 years)
Hartford, Hartford, CT

Birth of a daughter
#1		Hannah Kelsey
September 13, 1668 (Age 30 years)
Killingworth, Middlesex, CT

Birth of a son
#2		William Kelsey
May 11, 1670 (Age 32 years)
Killingworth, Middlesex, CT

Birth of a son
#3		John Kelsey
October 20, 1671 (Age 33 years)
Killingworth, Middlesex, CT

Death of a sonWilliam Kelsey
1671 (Age 33 years)
Killingworth, Middlesex, CT

Birth of a son
#4		Joseph Kelsey
December 25, 1673 (Age 35 years)
Killingworth, Middlesex, CT

Birth of a daughter
#5		Esther Kelsey
September 14, 1675 (Age 37 years)
Killingworth, Middlesex, CT

Death of a sisterMary Kelsey
April 18, 1676 (Age 38 years)
Windsor, Hartford, CT

Birth of a daughter
#6		Phebe Kelsey
March 24, 1678 (Age 40 years)
Killingworth, Middlesex, CT

Birth of a daughter
#7		Lydia Kelsey
May 26, 1680 (Age 42 years)
Killingworth, Middlesex, CT

Death of a fatherWilliam Kelsey
about 1680 (Age 42 years)
Killingworth, Middlesex, CT

Birth of a son
#8		Stephen Kelsey
March 17, 1682 (Age 44 years)
Killingworth, Middlesex, CT

Birth of a son
#9		Josiah Kelsey
January 26, 1688 (Age 50 years)
Killingworth, Middlesex, CT

Marriage of a childJoseph Wilcox — Hannah Kelsey — View this family
February 14, 1694 (Age 56 years)
Killingworth, Middlesex, CT

Marriage of a childNathaniel Parmelee — Esther Kelsey — View this family
1696 (Age 58 years)
Killingworth, Middlesex, CT

Marriage of a childJohn Kelsey — Phebe Crane — View this family
June 27, 1697 (Age 59 years)
Killingworth, Middlesex, CT

Marriage of a childJoseph Kelsey — Hannah Hayden — View this family
March 23, 1699 (Age 61 years)
Killingworth, Middlesex, CT

Marriage of a childStephen Kelsey — Concurrence Hayden — View this family
January 12, 1705 (Age 67 years)
Killingworth, Middlesex, CT

Death of a daughterPhebe Kelsey
before 1709 (Age 71 years)
Killingworth, Middlesex, CT

Death July 22, 1709 (Age 71 years)
Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
Family with parents - View this family
father
William Kelsey
Birth: about 1600 28 25 — Chelmsford, Essex, Eng.
Death: about 1680 — Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
mother
Bethia Hopkins
Birth: about 1605 — Newton, Eng.
Death: about 1636 — Hartford, Hartford, CT
Marriage: between 1625 and 1628 — Eng.
10 years
elder brother
Mark Kelsey
Birth: about 1634 34 29 — Cambridge, Middlesex, MA
Death: before February 27, 1722 — Windsor, Hartford, CT
3 years
elder sister
Hester Kelsey
Birth: 1636 36 31 — Hartford, Hartford, CT
Death: July 10, 1720 — Windsor, Hartford, CT
3 years
himself
John Kelsey
Birth: about 1638 38 33 — Hartford, Hartford, CT
Death: July 22, 1709 — Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
3 years
younger sister
Priscilla Kelsey
Birth: about 1640 40 35 — Hartford, Hartford, CT
Death: January 7, 1723 — Windsor, Hartford, CT
5 years
younger sister
Mary Kelsey
Birth: about 1644 44 39 — Hartford, Hartford, CT
Death: April 18, 1676 — Windsor, Hartford, CT
15 months
younger sister
Abigail Kelsey
Birth: April 16, 1645 45 40 — Hartford, Hartford, CT
Death: May 12, 1717 — Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
3 years
younger brother
Stephen Kelsey
Birth: November 7, 1647 47 42 — Hartford, Hartford, CT
Death: November 30, 1710 — Hartford, Hartford, CT
3 years
younger brother
Daniel Kelsey
Birth: July 6, 1650 50 45 — Hartford, Hartford, CT
Death: June 5, 1727 — Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
4 years
younger brother
William Kelsey
Birth: March 23, 1654 54 49 — Hartford, Hartford, CT
Death: 1655
Family with Hannah Disbrough - View this family
himself
John Kelsey
Birth: about 1638 38 33 — Hartford, Hartford, CT
Death: July 22, 1709 — Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
wife
Hannah Disbrough
Birth: January 19, 1645 25 21 — Suffield, Hartford, CT
Death: October 23, 1718 — Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
Marriage: 1668 — Hartford, Hartford, CT
8 months
daughter
Hannah Kelsey
Birth: September 13, 1668 30 23 — Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
Death: February 2, 1729 — Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
20 months
son
William Kelsey
Birth: May 11, 1670 32 25 — Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
Death: 1671 — Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
17 months
son
John Kelsey
Birth: October 20, 1671 33 26 — Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
Death: September 19, 1750 — Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
2 years
son
Joseph Kelsey
Birth: December 25, 1673 35 28 — Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
Death: March 8, 1740 — Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
21 months
daughter
Esther Kelsey
Birth: September 14, 1675 37 30 — Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
Death: after March 1, 1718 — Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
3 years
daughter
Phebe Kelsey
Birth: March 24, 1678 40 33 — Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
Death: before 1709 — Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
2 years
daughter
Lydia Kelsey
Birth: May 26, 1680 42 35 — Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
Death: April 22, 1710 — Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
22 months
son
Stephen Kelsey
Birth: March 17, 1682 44 37 — Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
Death: April 23, 1716 — Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
6 years
son
Josiah Kelsey
Birth: January 26, 1688 50 43 — Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
Death: August 17, 1753 — Killingworth, Middlesex, CT

  1. Generation 1

    1. John Kelsey, son of William Kelsey and Bethia Hopkins, was born about 1638 in Hartford, Hartford, CT and died on July 22, 1709 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. He married Hannah Disbrough, daughter of Nicholas Disbrough and Mary Bronson, in 1668 in Hartford, Hartford, CT. She was born on January 19, 1645 in Suffield, Hartford, CT and died on October 23, 1718 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 73.

      Children of John Kelsey and Hannah Disbrough:

      1. Hannah Kelsey (1668–1729)
      2. William Kelsey (1670–1671)
      3. John Kelsey (1671–1750)
      4. Joseph Kelsey (1673–1740)
      5. Esther Kelsey (1675–1718)
      6. Phebe Kelsey (1678–1709)
      7. Lydia Kelsey (1680–1710)
      8. Stephen Kelsey (1682–1716)
      9. Josiah Kelsey (1688–1753)
  2. Generation 2back to top

    1. Hannah Kelsey, daughter of John Kelsey and Hannah Disbrough, was born on September 13, 1668 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died on February 2, 1729 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 60. She married Joseph Wilcox, son of Joseph Wilcox and Anna Mitchell, on February 14, 1694 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. He was born on October 29, 1659 in Stratford, Fairfield, CT and died on September 29, 1747 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 87.

      Children of Hannah Kelsey and Joseph Wilcox:

      1. Hannah Wilcox (1695–1696)
      2. Joseph Wilcox (1696–1774)
      3. David Wilcox (1701–1702)
      4. Abel Wilcox (1702–1784)
      5. Elisha Or Elijah Wilcox (1705–1706)
      6. Stephen Wilcox (1706–1758)
      7. Lydia Wilcox (1713–1714)

    2. John Kelsey, son of John Kelsey and Hannah Disbrough, was born on October 20, 1671 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died on September 19, 1750 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 78. He married Phebe Crane, daughter of Henry Crane and Concurrence Meigs, on June 27, 1697 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. She was born on December 24, 1672 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died on October 19, 1728 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 55.

      Children of John Kelsey and Phebe Crane:

      1. Daniel Kelsey (1698–1751)
      2. Isaac Kelsey (1699–1751)
      3. Bethiah Kelsey (1701–1779)
      4. Nathan Kelsey (1702–1751)
      5. Jerusha Kelsey (1705–1706)
      6. John Kelsey (1707–1751)
      7. Phebe Kelsey (1708–1728)
      8. Lydia Kelsey (1710–1711)
      9. Martha Kelsey (1712–1713)
      10. Solomon Kelsey (1714–1753)
      11. Hannah Kelsey (1717–1797)

    3. Joseph Kelsey, son of John Kelsey and Hannah Disbrough, was born on December 25, 1673 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died on March 8, 1740 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 66. He married Hannah Hayden, daughter of Nathaniel Hayden and Sarah French, on March 23, 1699 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. She was born on February 9, 1680 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died in 1714 in CT at the age of 33.

      Children of Joseph Kelsey and Hannah Hayden:

      1. Damaris Kelsey (1711–1755)

    4. Esther Kelsey, daughter of John Kelsey and Hannah Disbrough, was born on September 14, 1675 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died after March 1, 1718 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. She married Nathaniel Parmelee, son of Nathaniel Parmelee and Sarah French, in 1696 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. He was born on March 22, 1672 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died on January 26, 1718 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 45.

      Children of Esther Kelsey and Nathaniel Parmelee:

      1. Nathaniel Parmelee (1697–1752)
      2. Esther Parmelee (1698–1699)
      3. Josiah Parmelee (1700–1780)
      4. Hiel Parmelee (1702–1779)
      5. Lemuel Parmelee (1704–1774)
      6. Lydia Parmelee (1707–1745)
      7. Nehemiah Parmelee (1710–1780)
      8. Hannah Parmelee (1712–1754)
      9. Ezrah Parmelee (1714–1715)
      10. Abner Parmelee (1716–1734)
      11. Sarah Parmelee (1718–1784)

    5. Stephen Kelsey, son of John Kelsey and Hannah Disbrough, was born on March 17, 1682 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died on April 23, 1716 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 34. He married Concurrence Hayden, daughter of Nathaniel Hayden and Sarah French, on January 12, 1705 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. She was born about 1685 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died in 1753 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT.

      Children of Stephen Kelsey and Concurrence Hayden:

      1. Stephen Kelsey (1706–1754)
      2. Obadiah Kelsey (1708–1721)
      3. Joseph Kelsey (1711–1797)
      4. Benjamin Kelsey (1711–1752)
      5. Hiel Kelsey (1713–1753)
      6. Ebenezer Kelsey (1716–1752)
      7. Concurrence Kelsey (1718–1719)
      8. Nathaniel Kelsey (1723–1752)
  3. Generation 3back to top

    1. Daniel Kelsey, son of John Kelsey and Phebe Crane, was born on March 22, 1698 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died in 1751 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 52. He married Abigail Hurd, daughter of Ebenezer Hurd and Sarah Lane, on March 21, 1728 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. She was born on October 5, 1705 in Woodbury, Litchfield, CT and died in 1750 at the age of 44.

      Children of Daniel Kelsey and Abigail Hurd:

      1. Daniel Kelsey (1728–1819)
      2. Ira Kelsey (1730–1731)
      3. Amos Kelsey (1733–1804)
      4. Abigail Kelsey (1734–1735)
      5. Sarah Kelsey (1736–1737)
      6. Zadock Kelsey (1738–1742)
      7. John Kelsey (1740–1742)
      8. Jerusha Kelsey (1742–1786)
      9. Lydia Kelsey (1745–1746)
      10. Zadock Kelsey (1748–1751)

    2. Bethiah Kelsey, daughter of John Kelsey and Phebe Crane, was born on May 22, 1701 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died on July 25, 1779 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 78. She married Nathaniel Parmelee, son of Nathaniel Parmelee and Esther Kelsey, on March 17, 1725 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. He was born on May 10, 1697 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died on October 15, 1752 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 55.

      Children of Bethiah Kelsey and Nathaniel Parmelee:

      1. Sibyl Parmelee (1725–1815)
      2. Bani Parmelee (1727–1747)
      3. Phebe Parmelee (1729–1774)
      4. Eliab Parmelee (1731–1799)
      5. Jemima Parmelee (1732–1742)
      6. Dina H. Parmelee (1734–1812)
      7. Mabel Parmelee (1736–1804)
      8. Bethia Parmelee (1738–1738)
      9. Nathaniel Parmelee (1738–1742)
      10. Elihu Parmelee (1740–1741)
      11. Ozias Parmelee (1742–1743)
      12. Nathaniel Parmelee (1744–1761)

    3. Damaris Kelsey, daughter of Joseph Kelsey and Hannah Hayden, was born on April 13, 1711 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died in 1755 at the age of 43. She married Ebenezer Hull, son of Thomas Hull and Hannah Sheather, on November 2, 1737 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. He was born on December 10, 1705 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died on January 5, 1753 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 47.

      Children of Damaris Kelsey and Ebenezer Hull:

      1. Ebenezer Hull (1738–1739)
      2. Abner Hull (1742–1743)
      3. Lois Hull (1745–1746)
      4. Damares Hull (1748–1749)
      5. Nathaniel Hull (1753–1754)

    4. Nathaniel Parmelee, son of Nathaniel Parmelee and Esther Kelsey, was born on May 10, 1697 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died on October 15, 1752 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 55. He married 2 times. The first time he married Anna Post on September 5, 1722 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. She was born in 1682 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died on September 10, 1723 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 41. The second time he married Bethiah Kelsey, daughter of John Kelsey and Phebe Crane, on March 17, 1725 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. She was born on May 22, 1701 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died on July 25, 1779 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 78.

      Children of Nathaniel Parmelee and Anna Post:

      1. Anna Parmelee (1723–1724)

      Children of Nathaniel Parmelee and Bethiah Kelsey:

      1. Sibyl Parmelee (1725–1815)
      2. Bani Parmelee (1727–1747)
      3. Phebe Parmelee (1729–1774)
      4. Eliab Parmelee (1731–1799)
      5. Jemima Parmelee (1732–1742)
      6. Dina H. Parmelee (1734–1812)
      7. Mabel Parmelee (1736–1804)
      8. Bethia Parmelee (1738–1738)
      9. Nathaniel Parmelee (1738–1742)
      10. Elihu Parmelee (1740–1741)
      11. Ozias Parmelee (1742–1743)
      12. Nathaniel Parmelee (1744–1761)

    5. Josiah Parmelee, son of Nathaniel Parmelee and Esther Kelsey, was born on September 11, 1700 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died in April 1780 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 79. He married Mercy Hull, daughter of Thomas Hull and Hannah Sheather, on June 27, 1723 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. She was born on January 5, 1703 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died on July 11, 1744 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 41.

    6. Lydia Parmelee, daughter of Nathaniel Parmelee and Esther Kelsey, was born on September 5, 1707 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died in 1745 at the age of 37. She married Ira Ward on October 23, 1725 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. He was born on August 30, 1704 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died in 1745 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 40.

      Children of Lydia Parmelee and Ira Ward:

      1. Esther Ward (1726–1727)
      2. Lydia Ward (1727–1728)
      3. James Ward (1729–1804)
      4. Tryal Ward (1730–1762)
      5. Sarah Ward (1732–1733)
      6. Merab Ward (1733–1734)
      7. Mattaniah Ward (1739–1740)
      8. Mary Ward (1742–1743)

    7. Nehemiah Parmelee, son of Nathaniel Parmelee and Esther Kelsey, was born on September 15, 1710 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died in 1780 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 69. He married 2 times. The first time he married Elizabeth Nettleton in 1727 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. She was born in 1706 and died in 1727 at the age of 21. The second time he married Hannah Hull, daughter of Thomas Hull and Hannah Sheather, on April 3, 1734 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. She was born on September 15, 1714 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died about 1763 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT.

      Children of Nehemiah Parmelee and Hannah Hull:

      1. Abner Parmelee (1734–1735)
      2. Esther Parmelee (1736–1794)
      3. Lois Parmelee (1737–1738)
      4. Roswell Parmelee (1739–1771)
      5. Nehemiah Parmelee (1741–1742)
      6. Hannah Parmelee (1743–1744)
      7. Adin Parmelee (1746–1747)
      8. Joel Parmelee (1748–1749)
      9. Amos Parmelee (1750–1824)
      10. Solomon Parmelee (1751–1752)
      11. Siba Parmelee (1755–1756)

    8. Sarah Parmelee, daughter of Nathaniel Parmelee and Esther Kelsey, was born on March 1, 1718 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died on May 2, 1784 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 66. She married Michael Griswold, son of Michael Griswold and Elizabeth Hull, on July 3, 1740 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. He was born on October 5, 1714 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died on November 12, 1776 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 62.

      Children of Sarah Parmelee and Michael Griswold:

      1. Mary Griswold (1742–1789)
      2. Esther Griswold (1744–1775)
      3. Moses Griswold (1745–1822)
      4. Jerusha Griswold (1747–1776)
      5. Sarah Griswold (1749–1780)
      6. Abigail Griswold (1751–1752)
      7. Michael Griswold (1754–1771)
      8. Ebenezer Griswold (1756–1785)
      9. Nathaniel Griswold (1759–1839)

    9. Obadiah Kelsey, son of Stephen Kelsey and Concurrence Hayden, was born on November 20, 1708 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died in 1721 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 12. He married Mary Wilcoxson, daughter of Samuel Wilcoxon and Ruth Westcott, in 1721 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. She was born between 1712 and 1713 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died in 1724 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT.

    10. Hiel Kelsey, son of Stephen Kelsey and Concurrence Hayden, was born on September 18, 1713 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died on October 11, 1753 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 40. He married Margaret Wilcox, daughter of John Wilcox and Hannah Sheather, on May 10, 1737 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. She was born on April 20, 1712 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died on August 6, 1752 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 40.

      Children of Hiel Kelsey and Margaret Wilcox:

      1. Submit Kelsey (1738–1753)
      2. Hiel Kelsey (1739–1740)
      3. Mary Kelsey (1741–1742)
      4. Dinah Kelsey (1744–1806)
      5. Abijah Kelsey (1745–1752)
      6. Gershom Kelsey (1747–1752)
      7. Experience Kelsey (1749–1752)

    11. Nathaniel Kelsey, son of Stephen Kelsey and Concurrence Hayden, was born on January 4, 1723 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died in 1752 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT at the age of 28. He married Martha Turner, daughter of Benjamin Turner and Martha Chapman, on June 19, 1746 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. She was born on January 21, 1724 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died in 1752 in CT at the age of 27.

Shared note

Source: Families of Early Hartford, Conn. by Lucius Barnes Barbour pg. 351-54; Hartford Town Records; !1/2/91, LDS Computer, Disk A:/PAF/KELSEY; may have died and buried at Hartford.

!1/28/1994, The American Genealogist, Vol. 68, No. 4;

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