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Giles Kelley 1770–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1770

Birth Location: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1827

Death Location: Wolf Creek, Clark, Arkansas, United States

Father: Giles Sr.

Mother: Sarah Lightfoot

Spouse(s): Martha DeJarnatt

Children(s): John Kelley

In 1770, Giles Kelley entered the world in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA, born to Giles Kelley Sr And Sarah Lightfoot. Giles Kelley married Martha Ford Dejarnatt, and had children including John William Kelley. Giles Kelley passed away in 1827 in Wolf Creek, Clark, Arkansas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1770, Giles Kelley entered the world in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA, born to Giles Kelley Sr And Sarah Lightfoot.
  • Giles Kelley married Martha Ford Dejarnatt, and had children including John William Kelley.
  • Giles Kelley passed away in 1827 in Wolf Creek, Clark, Arkansas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Giles Sr.
1754–1786
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Lightfoot
1750–
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Martha DeJarnatt
1774–1816
Birth Location: Cumberland Parish, Luenenberg Co, VA
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Children(s)

John Kelley
1816–1899
Birth Location: Barren County, Kentucky, USA
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Giles Kelley's Ancestors

Self
Giles Kelley
1770–1827
Birth Place: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Giles Kelley Sr.
1754–1786
Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Sarah Lightfoot
1750–
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Giles Kelley's Descendants

1.
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Giles Kelley (1770–1827) m. Martha (Ford) DeJarnatt (24 June 1774–1816)
  1. 1. John (William) Kelley 1816–1899 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Fourth 1820–1900
    1. 1. Eliza (Jane Catherine) Kelley 1855–1895 m. Thomas (Stephens) Britt 1851–1928
      1. 1. Lola (Maud) Britt 1888–1956 m. Robert (Franklin) Jordan 1878–1961
        1. 1. Orval Jordan 1925–
        2. 2. Preston (Howard Jordan) Sr. 1921–1989 m. Kathleen Carter 1926–1981
      2. 2. Purnie (Watson) BRITT 1877–1950
      3. 3. Docia (Paige) BRITT 1880–
      4. 4. Walter (Thomas) BRITT 1882–1959 m. Mary Britt 1905–1997
      5. 5. Lester (Kelley) BRITT 1891–1973

Giles Kelley's Timeline

3 Records

1770
1770
Birth of Giles Kelley in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
1796
13 Feb 1796
Age 26
Giles Kelley was married in Kentucky
Kentucky
1827
1827
Age 57
Death of Giles Kelley in Wolf Creek, Clark, Arkansas, United States
Wolf Creek, Clark, Arkansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1796
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1827
    Event Place: Wolf Creek, Clark, Arkansas, United States
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