Person:Moses Kelsay (1)

Information on Moses Kelsay

From Genforum.com post:

2. MOSES2 KELSAY (JOHN1) was born October 29, 1740 in Lancaster Co. Pennsylvania, and died December 30, 1812 in Barren Co. Kentucky. He married JANET SMITH February 29, 1764 in Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania. She was born Abt. 1746 in Unknown, and died Bef. 1810 in Barren Co. Kentucky.

Notes for MOSES KELSAY: Moses Kelsay, born October 29, 1740 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania On February 29, 1784, Moses married in Hanover York County, Pennsylvania to Janet Smith - By 1771 they were residents on the north side of Buffalo Creek in Botetourt County, Virginia.

Moses and his brothers (John, David and Samuel) raised hemp to be sold for the making of rope. On January 12, 1773 he purchased seventy acres on a dry branch called Dry Run in the Forks of the James River and remained there until he sold this land on June 5, 1779. We lose any record of Moses and his family until he appears on a tax list in 1787 in Washington County, Northwest Territory of North Carolina (later to become Tennessee). On January 27, 1792 Moses purchased 200 acres in neighboring Greene County, Tennessee, on the waters of Lick and Plum Creeks. By 1800 Moses and his family have moved westward to Barren County Kentucky, where he had acquired a Tellico Land Grant of 150 acres on Glovers Creek, Jane, as his wife was called, died before 1810, and Moses died in Barren County on December 30, 1812. Of their seven known children, some remained in Kentucky while others moved on to Missouri and Illinois.

Children of MOSES KELSAY and JANET SMITH are: 9. i. JAMES3 KELSAY, b. Abt. 1770, Botetourt Co. Va.; d. March 24, 1849, Morgan Co. Missouri.

      ii.       MARGARET KELSAY, b. WFT Est. 1759-1778; d. Bef. 1821, Allen County Kentucky; m. HUGH BROWN, December 1790, Green Co. North Carolina; b. Abt. 1766, Botetourt Co., Virginia; d. Bef. June 1821.
      iii.       JEANETTE KELSAY, b. Abt. 1772, Botetourt Co., Virginia; d. Bef. June 1821, Barren Co. Kentucky; m. SAMUEL ANDERSON, February 25, 1800, Green County Tennessee; b. Abt. 1768; d. WFT Est. 1805-1867.
      iv.       SAMUEL KELSAY, b. Abt. 1774, Botetourt Co., Virginia; d. WFT Est. 1809-1871; m. SALLY WILLIAMS, October 10, 1804, Barren County, Kentucky; b. Abt. 1784; d. WFT Est. 1809-1877.

10. v. JOHN KELSAY, b. Abt. 1770, Botetourt Co., Virginia; d. December 09, 1834, Sangamon County, Illinois.

      vi.       ELIZABETH KELSAY, b. Abt. 1778, Botetourt County, VA; d. WFT Est. 1814-1880; m. JOHN WILSON, August 23, 1809, Barren Co. Kentucky; b. Abt. 1774; d. WFT Est. 1814-1876.
      vii.       ANNA M. KELSAY, b. Abt. 1780, Botetourt Co., Virginia; d. WFT Est. 1767-1872; m. JOHNSON KING, 1821; b. WFT Est. 1752-1789; d. WFT Est. 1763-1867.
      viii.       MARY KELSAY, b. Abt. 1782; m. WILLIAM ALEXANDER ANDERSON, January 05, 1797, Green County, Tennessee; b. Abt. 1774.

From "My Southern Family" on Rootsweb:

Moses KELSAY 29 Oct 1741 - 30 Dec 1812 ID Number: I66300

RESIDENCE: Lancaster Co. PA; Botetourt Co. VA; Greene Co. TN; Barren Co. KY

BIRTH: 29 Oct 1741, Lancaster Co. Pennsylvania DEATH: 30 Dec 1812, Barren Co. Kentucky RESOURCES: See: [S2502] Father: John KELSAY Sr. "the Immigrant" Mother: Margaret CAMPBELL

Family 1 : Jeannette (Jannet)(Jane) SMITH MARRIAGE: 29 Feb 1764, Hanover, York County, PA +John KELSAY

James KELSAY 

Notes

By 1771, Moses Kelsay and his wife were residents on the north side of Buffalo Creek in Botetourt County VA. Moses and his brothers (John, David and Samuel) raised hemp to be sold for the making of rope. On Jan. 12, 1773, he purchased seventy acres on a dry branch called Dry Run in the Forks of the James River and remained there until he sold this land on June 5, 1779. We lose any record of Moses and his family until he appears on a tax list in 1787 in Washington County, Northwest Territory of North Carolina (later to become TN). On Jan. 27, 1792, Moses purchased 200 acres in neighboring Greene County TN on the waters of Lick and Plum Creeks. By 1800 Moses and his famly have moved westward to Barren County KY, where he had acquired a Tellico Land Grant of 150 acres on Glovers Creek. Of Moses' seven known children, some remained in KY while others moved on to MO and IL. (info from Tom Goldrup's Kelsay Family website) 2 James KELSAY b: 1770 d: 24 Mar 1849 + Jane Hamilton HURSHA b: 1770 d: abt 1813 + Jane ? d: 3 Mar 1856 2 Margaret KELSAY b: abt 1759/1778 d: bef 26 Jun 1821 + Hugh BROWN 2 Jeanette KELSAY d: bef 26 Jun 1821 + Samuel ANDERSON 2 Samuel KELSAY + Sally WILLIAMS 2 John KELSAY b: 1769 d: 1834 + Julia Ann WILSON b: 27 Dec 1793 d: 5 Apr 1878 2 Elizabeth "Betsy" KELSAY + John WILSON 2 Anna M. "Anny" KELSAY + Johnson KING 2 Mary KELSAY by 1782 m. William Alexander Anderson b. 1775 m. 5 jan 1797 Green Co. TN.

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