Judge Peter KELLY

1799 - 1856  (57 years)

• Name	Peter KELLY
  Prefix	Judge
  Birth	18 Mar 1799	Augusta County, Virginia. United States   [1, 2, 3]
  	"Peter Kelly Son to Peter Kelly and Mary his wife was Born Maarch [sic] 18d 1799 near Stanton [sic] Va."
  Gender	Male
  Misc	24 May 1841	Monroe Township, Logan, Ohio, United States   [4]
  	On 24 May 1841, Peter Kelly was granted letters of administration to the estate of John Smith of Monroe township, Logan county, Ohio; Harriet Smith, the widow of the deceased, having relinquished her right to the administration. [Logan co., OH Administrator's Dockets, C: 287, FHL film #545,336].
  Misc	5 Jun 1841	Logan County, Ohio, United States   [5]
  	Filed suit against heirs of John Smith
  Residence	1850	Monroe Township, Logan, Ohio, United States   [1]
  	Orvis Parrish was the first presiding judge to hold court in Logan county, the time being 1818, immediately following its organization, and the place the house or tavern of Edwin Mathers at Belleville. During Judge Parrish’s incumbency the county seat of justice was established at Bellefontaine, and all the details provided for the court and administration of the law. Beginning with judge Parrish, all the judges who sat upon the county bench until 1851, when the new constitution went into effect, were non-resident in Logan. The law, however, provided for "associate judges" for the dispatch of land cases (rarely for criminal cases), and these dignitaries, appointed by the presiding judge, were chosen from the responsible member of local society, and during thirty years included many of the best known citizens of Logan, who thereafter bore the title of "Judge," although their names do not appear in the roster of the bench proper. James Mcllvain, Levi Garwood, James McPherson, Abraham Elder, Joshua Robb, Gabriel Slaughter, William Hoge, Noah Z. McColloch, W. H. McKinnon and Peter Kelly were among the list of associates, none of whom were appointed until after Judge Parrish's term closed.
  Will	12 May 1854	Logan County, Ohio, United States   [6]
  	The will of Peter Kelly, dated 12 May 1854, and proved 6 January 1857, mentioned his two eldest sons Jeremiah Kelly and Henry Kelly, son John Kelly, wife and daughters (unnamed) [Logan co.,OH Will Book A: 302-4, FHL film #534,847]
  Death	10 Dec 1856	West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States   [2]
  	Cause: Lung fever
  	At West Liberty on the 10th inst., of lung fever, Judge Peter Kelly. He was a native of Augusta Co., Va. and had served as Associate Judge of the Common Pleas Court. Source: “Bellefontaine Republican”, Bellefontaine, Ohio, 12 Dec 1856
  Burial	12 Dec 1856	West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States   [2, 7]
  	Address: Fairview Cemetery
  Will_prob	6 Jan 1857	Logan County, Ohio, United States   [6, 7]
  	Will mentioned his two eldest sons Jeremiah Kelly and Henry Kelly; son John Kelly, wife and daughters (unnamed)
  Person ID	I3449	Watkins
  Last Modified	25 Nov 2018

  
  

  Father	Peter KELLY,   b. 1749, Bergen County, New Jersey, British America d. 25 Dec 1825, Logan County, Ohio, United States (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Mary MOLE,   b. 1760, Virginia, British America d. 9 Jan 1830, Logan County, Ohio, United States (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	27 Nov 1788	Augusta County, Virginia. United States   [8, 9, 10, 11]
  	Notes: This marriage record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley. Remarks: Bride was a widow.
  Residence	Aug 1820	Jefferson Township, Champaign, Ohio, United States   [12]
  Family ID	F4335	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah "Sallie" SMITH,   b. 1802, Bath County, Virginia, United States d. 22 Aug 1866, West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States (Age 64 years)
  Marriage License	5 Jun 1822	Logan County, Ohio, United States
  Marriage	6 Jun 1822	Logan County, Ohio, United States   [13]
  	"Peter Kelly and Sarah / Smith was married / on 6th day of June /1822."
  Residence	1830	Monroe Township, Logan, Ohio, United States   [14]
  Children	1. Mary Katherine KELLY,   b. 27 Jan 1823, Monroe Township, Logan, Ohio, United States d. 19 Apr 1903, West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States (Age 80 years)   2. Rev. Jeremiah M. KELLY,   b. 27 Oct 1824, West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States d. 26 Feb 1905, Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States (Age 80 years)   3. Henry KELLY,   b. 15 Oct 1826, Mt Pisgah, Logan, Ohio, United States d. 24 May 1899, West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States (Age 72 years)   4. Elizabeth KELLY,   b. Sep 1828, Logan County, Ohio, United States d. 28 May 1906, Ada, Hardin, Ohio, United States (Age ~ 77 years)   5. Rebecca KELLY,   b. 1831, Logan County, Ohio, United States d. 1831, Logan County, Ohio, United States (Age 0 years)   6. John A. KELLY,   b. 27 Feb 1832, Logan County, Ohio, United States d. 22 Aug 1860, Logan County, Ohio, United States (Age 28 years)   7. Charles P. KELLY,   b. 31 Jul 1834, Logan County, Ohio, United States d. 25 Dec 1838, Monroe Township, Logan, Ohio, United States (Age 4 years)   8. Sarah KELLY,   b. 13 Mar 1837, Logan County, Ohio, United States d. 22 Feb 1908, Springboro, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 70 years)   9. Martha Ann KELLY,   b. 9 Sep 1839, West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States d. 4 May 1931, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States (Age 91 years)   10. Margaret KELLY,   b. Dec 1841, Logan County, Ohio, United States d. 5 Nov 1923, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States (Age ~ 81 years)   11. Anna Katherine KELLY,   b. Feb 1845, Logan County, Ohio, United States d. 4 Apr 1929, Logan County, Ohio, United States (Age ~ 84 years)   12. Isabel Jane KELLY,   b. 1848, Logan County, Ohio, United States d. 1872, West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States (Age 24 years)
  Family ID	F448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage License - 5 Jun 1822 - Logan County, Ohio, United States Marriage - 6 Jun 1822 - Logan County, Ohio, United States Residence - 1830 - Monroe Township, Logan, Ohio, United States Misc - 24 May 1841 - Monroe Township, Logan, Ohio, United States Misc - Filed suit against heirs of John Smith - 5 Jun 1841 - Logan County, Ohio, United States Residence - 1850 - Monroe Township, Logan, Ohio, United States Will - 12 May 1854 - Logan County, Ohio, United States Death - Cause: Lung fever - 10 Dec 1856 - West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States Burial - Address: Fairview Cemetery - 12 Dec 1856 - West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States Will_prob - 6 Jan 1857 - Logan County, Ohio, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Map of Logan County, Ohio showing township boundaries
  		The Will of Peter Kelly, Sr. Born 1749, Virginia Died 25 Dec. 1825 Logan County, Ohio

  
  

  Headstones		Family of Judge Peter and Sarah Smith Kelly
  		Judge Peter Kelly (1799 - 1856) Husband of Sarah 'Sallie' Smith Kelly

  
  

  Albums

  Kelly Family Album (16) Contains photographs of various descendants of Peter Kelly and his wife Sarah Smith Kelly.

  
  

• Sources

  [S409] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S91] Gravestone, Fairview Cemetery, West Liberty, Logan, OH. [S203] Kelly Bible. [S24] Miscellaneous, http://sbaldw.home.mindspring.com/families/smi_jo02.htm. [S24] Miscellaneous, http://sbaldw.home.mindspring.com. [S24] Miscellaneous, [Logan co., OH Will Book A: 302-4, FHL film #534,847]. [S331] Find-A-Grave, MEMORIAL ID: 16643664. [S86] ua, Family Tree provided by Martha Gerdeman with DNA results. [S9] 1930 United States Census, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR73-5YL : 11 February 2018), Peter Kelly and Mary Rigby, 26 Nov 1788; citing Augusta, Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 30,415. [S409] 1850 United States Federal Census, Salem Twn, Champaign, Ohio, Ancestry Pg 18 of 41, Dwelling 108. [S473] Genealogy Trails, http://genealogytrails.com/vir/augusta/marriages.html (tanscribed from Mormon's Vital Records Index, Genealogy Trails. [S128] 1820 United States Federal Census, Census transposed to a different form with everyone listed alphabetically. [S470] Henry Kelly and his Descendants. "This was a subscription Bible with the names of all subscribers printed on two pages bound into the front of the Bible. Both Thomas and Peter Kelly are listed." "Immediately before the family record pages is an inserted printed page entitled, "The Births and Deaths of the Family of Henry Kelly." [S129] 1830 United States Federal Census, Monroe Township, Logan County, Ohio. Census shows: One female of twenty and under thirty: Sarah (28) One female of five and under ten: Mary Katherine (7) One female under five: Elizabeth (2) One male of thirty and under forty: Peter (31) One male of fifteen and under twenty: ? Two males of five and under ten: ? One male under five: Henry (4)