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• Residence: 1850, Schenectady Ward 1, Schenectady, New York
• Residence: 1855, Schenectady City, Ward 1, Schenectady, New York
• Residence: 1860, Schenectady Ward 1, Schenectady, New York
• Residence: 1870, Schenectady Ward 1, Schenectady, New York

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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

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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]

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• Baptism: 12 Sep 1762, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York

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Gravestone Inscription transcribed by Nathan Van Patten in 1905 - Sacred to the Memory of Catherine Van Allen Teller: consort of Alexander Kelly who departed this life Nov. 12th 1817 aged 52 years, 2 months, 8 days.

Buried:
in The First Presbyterian Church Yard

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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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• Baptism: 30 May 1731, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York

Johannes married Jannetje Dellemont on 8 Oct 1761 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York. Jannetje (daughter of Jan Delamont and Eva Brouwer) was born on 26 Feb 1737 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; died on 19 Sep 1823 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York. [Group Sheet]

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• Baptism: 4 Oct 1695, Albany, Albany, New York

Willem married Catharina Van Allen on 5 Mar 1731 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York. Catharina was born about 1705 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; died on 25 Apr 1732 in New York; was buried in Albany, Albany, New York. [Group Sheet]

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Buried:
Albany Rural Cemetery

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Jan married Eva Brouwer on 20 Mar 1722 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York. Eva was born on 24 Mar 1702 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; died on 2 Oct 1747 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York. [Group Sheet]

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• Residence: 1690, Schenectady, New York

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In the Schenectady Massacre in 1690, Johannes was carried away captive by the French and Indians to Montreal. After several months he was ransomed and returned. His father, William, in consideration of the heavy losses sustained, gave Johannes his bouwery and farm in Schenectady.
Name: Johannes Teller Gender: M (Male) Remarks: "Johannes Teller and his negroe". State: New York Town: Schenectady Residence Year:1690 Household Remarks:"LYST OF Ye PERSONES WHICH Ye FRENCH AND THERE INDIANS HAVE TAKEN PRISONERS ATT SKINNECHTADY AND CARIED TO CANIDA Ye 9th DAY OF FEBRUARY 1689/90."
Johannes Teller was born in 1659. He was the youngest child of the marriage of New Netherland pioneers Willem and Margarita Donchesen Teller. His mother died while he was a young boy and his father re-married. By that time, his father had become a patentee of Schenectady - although may not have lived there. Willem Teller did retain his Albany properties and was listed as an Albany resident for many years.
In August 1686, Johannes wed Susanna Wendell at the Albany Dutch church. Both marriage partners were identified as living in Albany at that time. However, their first child was not baptized in Albany until February 1691 - a year after the raid on Schenectady in which Johannes reportedly was taken prisoner! By 1698, however, three more children had been christened in the Albany church.
During the 1690s, Johannes Teller was an Albany mainstay. He was a constable and high constable in 1694 and '95. In 1699, he joined other Albany residents in swearing allegiance to the king of England. Traditional sources imply that he was a resident of Schenectady. At the same time, he was included on Albany survey documents. As late as 1709, his Albany property in the first ward was valued on city tax rolls.
After 1700, Johannes Teller began receiving land at Schenectady from his father - reportedly to help offset losses sustained in the raid of 1690. Johannes probabaly lived there until May 1725 when he made his will. He died in Schenectady at the end of June. - Johannes Teller by Stefan Bielinski
Johannes Teller, son of Willem and the settler of Schenectady, was born in 1659 and married Sussanna, daughter of Capt. Johannes Wendel of Albany, in 1686. At the time of the Schenectady massacre of 1690, his house was burned and he was made a captive by the French and carried to Canada. In 1700 Willem Teller conveyed his two Schenectady bouweries to his son Johannes "in consideration that he was much reduced in property in 1690, at the burning of Schenectady by the French." Johannes Teller had three sons, Johannes, Willem and Jacobus, among whom his property was divided at his death in 1725. - History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925, Chapter 22: Settlers at Schenectady, 1661-4

In the Schenectady Massacre in 1690, Johannes was carried away captive by the French and Indians to Montreal. After several months he was ransomed and returned. His father, William, in consideration of the heavy losses sustained, gave Johannes his bouwery and farm in Schenectady.

Name: Johannes Teller Gender: M (Male) Remarks: "Johannes Teller and his negroe". State: New York Town: Schenectady Residence Year:1690 Household Remarks:"LYST OF Ye PERSONES WHICH Ye FRENCH AND THERE INDIANS HAVE TAKEN PRISONERS ATT SKINNECHTADY AND CARIED TO CANIDA Ye 9th DAY OF FEBRUARY 1689/90."

Johannes married Susanna Wendel on 18 Aug 1686 in Albany, Albany, New York. Susanna (daughter of Evert Janse Wendell and Marytje Abrahamse Van Deursen Mingael) was born in 1663 in Albany, New York; died on 20 Jan 1707 in Albany, New York. [Group Sheet]

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