From book "Descendants of James Stanclift of Middletown, Connecticut and Allied Families", By Robert C. and Sherry [Smith] Stancliff
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STEPHEN KELSEY FAMILY
(17) MARY STANCLIFT married SAMUEL KELSEY
STEPHEN3 KELSEY (Stephen2, William1)(1)
Son of Stephen and Hannah [Ingersoll] Kelsey born Hartford, Hartford County, CT Sept. 20, 1677, died New Hartford, Litchfield County, CT Apr. 2, 1745, buried New Hartford Cemetery and the gravestone was carved by James Stanclift, son of James. He married Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT Jan. 11, 1700 DOROTHY BROUNSON daughter of John and Sarah [Vendois] Bronson of Wethersfield, born Wethersfield, Harford County, CT 1675, died New Hartford, Litchfield County, CT 1746(2), her stone beside that of her husband is badly shaled or defaced.
CHILDREN: Stephen and Dorothy [Brounson] Kelsey(3)
1. STEPHEN KELSEY born Oct. 18, 1700, died Alford, Berkshire County, MA May 30, 1781, married at Waterbury, New Haven County, CT ESTHER HICKOX.
2. JONATHAN KELSEY born Oct. 7, 1702, died Torrington, Litchfield County, CT Apr. 13, 1792, married Wethersfield, CT RUTH SCOTT lived Woodbury, Litchfield County, CT in 1744 and Torrington, Litchfield County, CT by 1753. He had a son named Nathan Kelsey born Waterbury, New Haven County, CT Oct. 29, 1729, died Nov. 20, 1812, married Sarah Judd of Farmington. They moved at the same date as the John Stanclift family to Whitestown, NY. His son Nathan Kelsey Jr born Torrington, CT Feb. 19, 1762, died Sept. 7, 1844, married Thankfull Batchelder also lived Whitestown, NY.
3. DOROTHY KELSEY born Feb. 28, 1703/4 married _____ PERSONS.
4. EBENEZER KELSEY born Mar. 3, 1706, married May 11, 1739 HANNAH HUBBARD(4)
5. ESTHER KELSEY born Aug. 10, 1707, married _____ SHEPPARD.
6. DANIEL KELSEY born May 10, 1709, died Nov. 12, 1752, unmarried.
7. SARAH KELSEY born Feb. 20, 1711, died 1756, unmarried. Lived Farmington, Hartford County, CT.
8. EUNICE KELSEY born Sept. 20, 1712, died after 1758, married New Hartford, Litchfield County, CT Dec. 1, 1743(5) DANIEL CHURCH.
9. ABIGAIL KELSEY born Sept. 8, 1714, died Oct. 1745, unmarried. Lived Farmington, Hartford County, CT.
10. TIMOTHY KELSEY born July 7, 1716, died Aug. 15, 1745, married July 30, 1741 EUNICE BARNES
11. SAMUEL KELSEY born July 8, 1718, died about 1775, as Land Records indicate a distribution of his estate that year, married New Hartford, Litchfield County, CT Jan. 26, 1742/3(6) MARY STANCLIFT daughter of James and Abigail [Bevin] Stanclift of Middletown, CT. The family lived New Hartford, Litchfield County, CT but church records show they transferred to the East Torringford Society on Aug. 5, 1754(7).
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Footnotes:
1. .GENEALOGY of the DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM KELSEY by Edward A. Claypool and Azalea Clizbee 1928
2. .HISTORY OF LITCHFIELD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT page 394
3. .Children born Wethersfield, CT
4. .Marriage in New Hartford Vital Record Vol.1, page 28, three of his children who are buried in New Hartford have stones made by Stanclift carvers.
5. .New Hartford Vital Records Vol. 1, page 28
6. .The New Hartford Vital Records indicate that she married Jonathan Kelsey this date and not Samuel, but all other records prove she was the wife of Samuel.
7. .New Hartford Congregational Church Records, Vol.1, page 36
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