Alexander Kelly^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}

1751 - 1844  (92 years)

• Name	Alexander Kelly
  Born	12 Oct 1751	Kirkmadrine, Parish of Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland   [2, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	20 Oct 1751	Kirkmadrine, Parish of Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland   [10]
  Departure	16 May 1774	Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland
  	Emigration from residence of Galloway, Scotland with other family members aboard the Gale of Whithaven
  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   [8]
  	Arrived from Stranraer, Scotland on the Gale of Whithaven and settled in Galway, New York, north of Schenectady
  Residence	1781	Schenectady, New York
  	Moved to Schenectady from Galway
  Residence	1790	Schenectady, Albany, New York   [5]
  Residence	1800	Schenectady Ward 2, Albany, New York   [4]
  Residence	1810	Schenectady Ward 2, Schenectady, New York   [3]
  Residence	1820	Schenectady Ward 2, Schenectady, New York   [1]
  Residence	1830	Schenectady, Schenectady, New York   [6]
  Residence	1840	Schenectady Ward 1, Schenectady, New York   [7]
  _FSFTID	M39W-X39
  _UID	1C2FCE7181F643F794D1913F3BD3C9266D82
  Died	31 Aug 1844	Schenectady, New York   [2, 11]
  Buried	Schenectady, Schenectady, New York   [2]
  	in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
  Person ID	I1007	Strong History
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	William Kellie,   b. Abt 1710, Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN, Kirkmadrine, Parish of Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland
  Mother	Margaret Kilpatrick,   b. Abt 1710,   d. Apr 1782, High Mye, Parish of Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Family ID	F318	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Catarina VanAllen Teller,   b. 4 Sep 1762, Schenectady Co., New York ,   d. 12 Nov 1817, Schenectady, New York  (Age 55 years)
  Married	8 Dec 1788	Schenectady, Schenectady, New York
  Children	1. Mary Kelly,   b. 1783, Schenectady Co., New York ,   d. 21 Mar 1877  (Age 94 years)   2. William Kelly,   b. 1791, Schenectady Co., New York ,   d. 18 Jun 1811  (Age 20 years)   3. Sally Kelly,   b. 1795, Schenectady Co., New York ,   d. 1817, Schenectady Co., New York  (Age 22 years)   4. Catherine Kelly,   b. Abt 1797, Schenectady Co., New York ,   d. 21 Mar 1879  (Age ~ 82 years)   5. Jane Kelly,   b. 29 Dec 1797, Schenectady Co., New York ,   d. 1822, Schenectady Co., New York  (Age 24 years)   6. John Kelly,   b. 30 Oct 1799, Schenectady Co., New York ,   d. 18 Feb 1827, Schenectady Co., New York  (Age 27 years)   7. Gersal "Grace" Kelley,   b. 1802, Schenectady Co., New York ,   d. 1886  (Age 84 years)   8. Anna Kelly,   b. 30 Sep 1804, Schenectady Co., New York ,   d. 10 Jun 1880, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan  (Age 75 years)   9. Polly Kelly,   b. Abt 1805, Schenectady Co., New York ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2020
  Family ID	F240	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Jean Adair,   b. Abt 1753, Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland ,   d. 8 Dec 1781, Schenectady, New York  (Age ~ 28 years)
  Married	Abt 1778	New York
  Children	1. Margaret Kelly,   b. Abt 1780, Schenectady Co., New York ,   d. Clinton Co., Iowa   2. Jannet Kelly,   b. Abt 1781, Schenectady Co., New York ,   d. Apr 1860, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2020
  Family ID	F241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Alexander Kelly by Samuel Hayden Sexton 1841

  
  

  Headstones » Slide Show		Alexander Kelly First Presbyterian Church Cemetery Schenectady, NY
  		Alexander Kelly First Presbyterian Church Cemetery Schenectady, NY
  		Alexander Kelly First Presbyterian Church Cemetery Schenectady, NY

  
  

• 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

  
  

• Sources

  [S56] 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Schenectady, New York; Page: 126; NARA Roll: M33_65; Image: 134. 1820 United States Federal Census [S96] Web: New York, Find A Grave Index, 1660-2012. [S79] 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Schenectady Ward 2, Schenectady, New York; Roll: 37; Page: 945; Image: 0181391; Family History Library Film: 00016. 1810 United States Federal Census [S24] 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Schenectady Ward 2, Albany, New York; Roll: 22; Page: 11; Image: 17; Family History Library Film: 193710. 1800 United States Federal Census [S71] 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Schenectady, Albany, New York; Series: M637; Roll: 6; Page: 225; Image: 127; Family History Library Film: 0568146. 1790 United States Federal Census [S25] 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830 US Census; Census Place: Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; Page: 213; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 116; Family History Film: 0017176. 1830 United States Federal Census [S43] 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Schenectady Ward 1, Schenectady, New York; Roll: 337; Page: 358; Image: 728; Family History Library Film: 0017205. 1840 United States Federal Census [S85] Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: New York, New York; Year: 1774; Page Number: . Birth date: abt 1752 Birth place: Arrival date: 1774 Arrival place: New York, New York [S83] Imprints on the sands of time : left by certain Kelly's, Lampman's, Craig's, Ferguson's, Birth. [S145] Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms, GROS Data: 898/00 0010 0026. [S83] Imprints on the sands of time : left by certain Kelly's, Lampman's, Craig's, Ferguson's, Death Date.