Brief Life History of George
When George Kelsey was born about 1750, in County Antrim, Ireland, his father, Samuel Kelsey, was 29 and his mother, Susannah Mills, was 30. He married Elizabeth Carr about 1781, in South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in York, South Carolina, United States in 1800. He died on 2 December 1802, in Chester, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Fishing Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States.
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- George Kelsey, "United States Census, 1800"
- George Kelsey, "Find A Grave Index"
- A Compilation of the Original Lists of Protestant Immigrants to South Carolina, 1763-1773
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · Battle of Sullivan's Island
On June 28, 1776, the Battle of Sullivan's Island takes place on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. Since it is so close to Charelston, the battle is sometimes referred to as the First Siege of Charleston. This is the first time that the Americans had a victory against a land and sea attack by the British.
1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from North or South Kelsey in Lincolnshire, so named from an uncertain initial element (perhaps an Old English personal name with genitive -es) + Old English ēg ‘island’.
Possibly also an Americanized form of German Gelzer.
History: William Kelsey was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, in 1635 (coming from Cambridge, MA with Thomas Hooker).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Samuel Kelso (Kelsey) and Susannah Mills
This history was typed from a book compiled and published by Laura Everton Wagstaff in 1985. Samuel Kelso (Kelsey) Sr. (ca 1720-1796) and his wife, Susannah Mills (ca 1721-1804), our immigrant ances …
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