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• Baptism: 20 Oct 1751, Kirkmadrine, Parish of Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland
• Departure: 16 May 1774, Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland
• Departure: 16 May 1774, Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland; from Galloway region of Scotland with other family members aboard the Gale of Whithaven
• Arrival: 20 Jul 1774, New York, New York
• Residence: 1781, Schenectady, New York; Moved to Schenectady from Galway
• Residence: 1790, Schenectady, Albany, New York
• Residence: 1800, Schenectady Ward 2, Albany, New York
• Residence: 1810, Schenectady Ward 2, Schenectady, New York
• Residence: 1820, Schenectady Ward 2, Schenectady, New York
• Residence: 1830, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York
• Residence: 1840, Schenectady Ward 1, Schenectady, New York

Notes:

Among the notables laid to rest in the burial plots is Alexander Kelly who was born in Schenectady in 1751 and served in the capacity of elder in the Presbyterian church from 1775 to 1844, a period of 69 years. It is he who is credited with journeying to Philadelphia in 1789 on horseback to attend the first general Presbyterian assembly. The saddle that he used on the trip is now on exhibit in a Philadelphia museum. - fultonhistory.com, online newspaper article, Schenectady Gazette, “Excavators Find Bones Near Old Church In City: Presbyterian Burying Ground Thought to Have Extended Further Long Ago”, January 17, 1925, Pg. 11
Alexander Kelly lived in Schenectady and was a merchant on State Street. He served as an Elder of the First Presbyterian church from 1775 to 1844 and in 1789 rode on horseback to Philadelphia to attend the First General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America. - Imprints on the sands of time left by certain Kelly's, Lampman's, Craig's, Ferguson's
"During those years the building was used more or less by the Presbyterians, who had none of their own. (394-1) I have before me a curious statement on this point, said to have been found among the papers of a Mr. Alexander Kelly, a member of that body. He says: 'Betwext 1760 and 1770, the Episcopalians and presbyterians agreed & build a Church Betwext them, The Former to goe in at the west Door the Later at the South Door when the Church was Finesht John Brown Belonig to the English Church went to New York & get it Consecrated under the Bishop unknown to the presbyterians, The presbyterians highly ofended at this John Duncan James Wilson James Shuter Andrew & Hugh Michel Andrew McFarland & Wm. White & Alexander Merser purchest a lot From a Gentelm in New York Colected money in varies places To Build a Church. The Dutch Inhabitants Seing How they were Served advanct very Liberal in money Boards plank Nails Hinges & paint The Church was built about the year 1770.'
"Mr. Kelly's representation of the case must be as faulty as his orthography. To prove this, it is enough to state two facts - one, that there was no bishop in this country till 1784, thirty years, after this alleged transaction; and the other, that the church was never 'consecrated' till nearly one hundred years later, by Bishop Potter, in 1859. The long and short of the whole story is, that the Presbyterian party was disappointed in not getting permanent possession of the building, to which they had no claim except that they had kindly contributed to its erection.
"As connected with this part of the ecclesiastical history of Schenectady, I take the liberty of quoting from a note on the subject, received from my esteemed friend, the Rev. Dr. Darling: 'One of the oldest members of my church (Presbyterian), when I came here, informed me that the south door was walled up after the Presbyterian exodus, 'and the Lord put a curse on the mortar, so that it would not stick;' though, as she had no prophetic credentials, you may prefer to account for it in some other way.'
"It was to matters of this kind, I suppose, that Dr. Darling's predecessor, the venerable Dr. Backus, referred in his historical sermon, preached in 1869, when he said: 'Ritualism and evangelicism long contended here for the mastery.' One of the champions in that contest was this same Mr. Kelly - Sandy Kelly, generally called - who, when a pitch-pipe was introduced into the Presbyterian worship, rushed down the aisle and out of the door, crying, 'Awa' with your box o' whistles!' What would he have said and done, had his evangelic ears been shocked by the noble organ which now vies with that of St. George's in improving the ritual of God's house? - A History of the Schenectady Patent in the Dutch and English Times; being contributions toward a history of the lower Mohawk Valley by Jonathan Pearson, A. M. and others, edited by J. W. MacMurray, 1883, p.394

Departure:
Emigration from residence of Galloway, Scotland with other family members aboard the Gale of Whithaven

Arrival:
Arrived from Stranraer, Scotland on the Gale of Whithaven and settled in Galway, New York, north of Schenectady

Buried:
in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery

Alexander married Catarina VanAllen Teller on 8 Dec 1788 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York. Catarina (daughter of Johannes Teller and Jannetje Dellemont) was born on 4 Sep 1762 in Schenectady Co., New York; died on 12 Nov 1817 in Schenectady, New York; was buried in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York. [Group Sheet]

1. Mary Kelly was born in 1783 in Schenectady Co., New York; died on 21 Mar 1877.
2. William Kelly was born in 1791 in Schenectady Co., New York; died on 18 Jun 1811.
3. Sally Kelly was born in 1795 in Schenectady Co., New York; died in 1817 in Schenectady Co., New York.
4. Catherine Kelly was born about 1797 in Schenectady Co., New York; died on 21 Mar 1879.
5. Jane Kelly was born on 29 Dec 1797 in Schenectady Co., New York; died in 1822 in Schenectady Co., New York.
6. John Kelly was born on 30 Oct 1799 in Schenectady Co., New York; died on 18 Feb 1827 in Schenectady Co., New York.
7. Gersal "Grace" Kelley was born in 1802 in Schenectady Co., New York; died in 1886; was buried in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.
8. Anna Kelly was born on 30 Sep 1804 in Schenectady Co., New York; died on 10 Jun 1880 in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan; was buried in 1880 in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan.
9. Polly Kelly was born about 1805 in Schenectady Co., New York; and died.

Alexander married Jean Adair about 1778 in New York. Jean (daughter of Patrick Adair) was born about 1753 in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland; died on 8 Dec 1781 in Schenectady, New York; was buried in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York,. [Group Sheet]

1. Margaret Kelly was born about 1780 in Schenectady Co., New York; died in in Clinton Co., Iowa.
2. Jannet Kelly was born about 1781 in Schenectady Co., New York; died in Apr 1860 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.

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William married Margaret Kilpatrick. Margaret was born about 1710; died in Apr 1782 in High Mye, Parish of Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet]

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