 William Kelsey, son of George Kelsey and Elizabeth Hammond.Born ± 1600 at Chelmsford, Essex, England, died 1680 at Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, approximately 80 years, buried at Indian River Cemetery, Clinton, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Record about William Kelsey Name: William Kelsey Year: 1632 Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts Source Publication Code: 3815.4.95 Primary Immigrant: Kelsey, William Annotation: Date of arrival with intended destination. Occupation, name of ship, and other information provided. Source Bibliography: KING, CAROL TYLER. Our Second Boat Ship List. In Second Boat (Downeast Ancestry, Machias, ME), vol. 16:4 (Fall 1996), pp. 14-20. Page: 16 Other immigration records list the year of immigration as 1633 or 1635. (Website: www.ancestry.com) Married ± 1627 at ,, , United States (approximately 53 years married) to:  Bethia HopkinsBorn 1605/1610 at Newton,, England, died 1680 at Hartford, Hartford, Connectiuct, United States, approximately 75 years Birthplace: Newton, , England The IGI lists the shire as Hereford, Middlesex or York. It most probably is Middlesex since other family members were born in that shire also. Birth date and place: 13 Mar 1604, Hursley, Hampshire, England (IGI (International Genealogical Index)) Death date: died before husband (Family History Library archive record (family group sheet)) Alternate death date: abt 1680 (IGI (International Genealogical Index)) Posted by: James Gibbs Date: March 27, 1999 at 07:09:54 In Reply to: Re: Bethia Hopkins/1610, Newton, Essex, Eng. by Sandy McDougall of 4667 It has been disproven that Bethia Hopkins was the daughter of Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower (it has also been disproven that Constance Dudley was a wife of that Stephen). I am not aware of anyone however who has found the parents of the Bethia Hopkins who married William Kelsey. There was a John Hopkins in Hartford at the same time as Kelsey's Bethia, but Bethia married back in England, so there is no reason to necessarily connect John and Bethia. However, the Hartford John Hopkins named his own daugher Bethia, but that Bethia is NOT the same person as the Bethia who married William Kelsey. The commonality of names makes me think that John Hopkins and Kelsey's Bethia Hopkins might be siblings, but that is only speculation For "proof" that Bethia was not the daughter of the Mayflower Stephen Hopkins, see article on Stephen Hopkins by Caleb Johnson in "The American Genealogist", July 1998, 73:161-171. Bethia and Stephen HOPKINS are the children of John HOPKINS of Cambridge. Re: Bethia Hopkins/1610, Newton, Essex, Eng. Posted by: Kay Date: November 28, 1998 at 07:03:37 In Reply to: Bethia Hopkins/1610, Newton, Essex, Eng. by Marlene Breti of 4667 Pat. Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower did not have a daughter named Bethia Hopkins (ref. Mayflower - Hopkins). Possibly you mean John Hopkins of Cambridge, Ma. prop/frm. 1634 who moved to Hartford, Ct. in 1636 and d 1654. He had two children Stephen and Bethiah. His wid. Jane m2 Nathaniel Ward of Hadley, Ct. John Hopkins 'Mr., a merchant of London, of fair estate, great esteem for religion and wisdom in outward affairs'. (Pope's Pioneers) Hope this helps. According to "The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-33". " Several false leads regarding the identity of the wife of William Kelsey have been carefully examined and discarded by George E. McCracken and Gale Ion Harris. Based on onomastic evidence Harris suggests that her given name was Hester." "Marriage: By 1634_ _ , who was born about 1613 and living at Hartford in December 1666 Be careful as there were two different Bethia Hopkins in Hartford at about the same time. The older of the two was the one who married William Kelsey and settled in Hartford. That Bethia was a contemporary of a John Hopkins also of Hartford, and to make things confusing, that John named his own daughter Bethia. I have speculated that because of the commonality of names John Hopkins and Kelsey's Bethia Hopkins might be siblings (making the two Bethias aunt & niece), but that is only speculation on my part. If Kelsey's Bethia were indeed the daughter of a John Hopkins, then we have two different Johns as well -- I think however, that the two Bethias have been mistakenly merged, and that we really do not know who Kelsey's Bethia's parents were. William Kelsey and Bethia Hopkins married back in England so there is no reason to believe she had any relatives who accompanied her to New England. I am decended from William and Bethia Kelsey through Stephen. I have done a lot of searching on the Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower and I believe he is not the father of Bethia. I believe there are 2 Stephens, both born in or around the same place, one in 1578 and one in 1581. The Stephen from the Mayflower did not marry Constance Dudley and did not have a child named Bethia. I think ours is the one born in 1581. Maybe they were cousins? Both married app. the same time in London. I think this is confusing people to the point where they are merging the two families together, which makes it hard to figure out which family is which. I think they often leave out Bethia because her birth date collides with Giles' birth date, which is proven. Unless Stephen was a polygamist? Posted by: James Gibbs Date: March 27, 1999 at 07:53:44 In Reply to: Stephen Hopkins - of the Mayflower by S. Bennett of 4667 Caleb Johnson's work should prove once and for all that the Bethia Hopkins who married William Kelsey back in England before coming to Hartford, CT, was NOT the Mayflower Stephen's daughter. Indeed, there is no reason that I know of to believe that any of Bethia's relatives accompanied her to New England. One of William & Bethia (Hopkins) Kelsey's contemporaries in 17th century Hartford was named John Hopkins, and that John named his own daughter Bethia -- this makes me speculate that this John Hopkins and Kelsey's Bethia Hopkins might have been siblings (& thus the two Bethias aunt & niece), but that remains only speculation on my part. Unless we have yet another John Hopkins, Kelsey's Bethia is NOT the daughter of John Hopkins as I have seen posted. Marriage date: 1625/1628 (Family History Library archive record (family group sheet) with William Kelsey as a child) Alternate marriage places: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; , Middlesex, Massachusetts (IGI (International Genealogical Index)) Children: 1. Mark KelseyBorn 1628 at Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, died Feb 27, 1722 at Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 93 or 94 years, buried at Indian River Cemetery, Clinton, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States Death date: 27 Feb 1722/1723 2. Bethia KelseyBorn ± 1630 at Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, died Feb 27, 1722 at Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, approximately 92 years 3. Priscilla KelseyBorn ± 1632 at Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, died Jun 2, 1711 at Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, approximately 79 years Alternate death dates: 2 Jun 1710, aft 2 Jun 1711 (IGI (International Genealogical Index)) Death date may be 2 Jun 1710/1711. 4. Mary KelseyBorn ± 1633 at Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, died Apr 18, 1676 at Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, approximately 43 years, buried Apr 18, 1676 at Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Given names: Anna Mary (Family Data Collection - Individual Records, www.ancestry.com) 5. Lieutenant John KelseyBorn Oct 16, 1636 at Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, died Jul 22, 1709 at Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 72 years, buried Jul 1709 at Indian River Cemetery, Clinton, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States Alternate death place: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut (Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), www.ancestry.com) 6. Abigail KelseyBorn Apr 19, 1645 at Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, baptized Apr 19, 1645 at Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, died May 12, 1717 at Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, 72 years, buried at Plainfield Cemetery, Plainfield, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States 7. Stephen KelseyBorn Nov 7, 1647 at Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, baptized Nov 17, 1647 at Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, died Nov 30, 1710 at Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 63 years, buried at Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States 8. Lieutenant Daniel KelseyBorn Jul 6, 1650 at Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, died Jun 5, 1727 at Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, 76 years 9. William KelseyBorn Mar 23, 1654 at Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Death date: died young | |||
| 2nd marriage William Kelsey, son of George Kelsey and Elizabeth Hammond.Married after 1654 at of Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (at most 26 years married) to: Mrs. William KelseyBorn ± 1604 at of Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Possible names: Hester, Margaret Birdseye (IGI (International Genealogical Index)) | |||