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Author: Judith_Schreiber
Surnames: Carley, Jellett, Conger
Classification: queries
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I have this as a continuation from the previous source -
My early information is that Elijah had married a daughter of Joseph Gellett/Jellett/etc
of Hillsdale? who was probably his first wife - there were other connections, not
necessarily marriages, etc, to the Sherwood family, and my own Carley connections come
from a John Carley who married the daughter of David and Sarah Meeker Sherwood of
Fairfield Co. CT -- The Sherwood Loyalists are connected to the Sherwoods of CT earlier.
"Elijah Carley (Augusta) married Hannnah, daughter of John Snider 22nd December
1797; 22nd December 1797 Hannah Carley--praying for lands as the daughter of a U..
Loyalist. Ordered 200 acres. Apparently she died after they had a son, John Carley* and
as a widower he married Mary Conger below. I imagine she died in Schnectady but maybe it
was in Elizabethtown (now what we call Brockville) There was another son born-- Elijah
Wolsley who died as an infant and is buried in Prince Edward County. The union of Elijah
and Mary produced one son, William Edward Fletcher Dela Carley and he married an Elizabeth
Blakely daughter of James Blakely who was also a Loyalaist. As far as I know Elijah was
born in Schnectady, New York about 1759 to 1761 and had brothers Bartholomew (as shown
above) and Ezekiel, Ebenezer, Beulah and a sister (do not know her name) and about three
others. I imagine Abraham was one of the three. There is no mention of a John in any
records that I have. !
Apparently Elijah visited Schnectady three times, once to be installed in the Morton
Lodge as a Mason. I have a copy of his certificate. So he could have been married to
Hannah Snider then but likely was a widower. I will check the certificate. He came to
Canada with his older brother Bartholomew.
Elijah Carley, Sophiasburgh
Mary Conger, Hallowell----------January 11, 1819."
I believe that later descendants of Elijah were later in Indiana - My interest in this
part of the Carley family lies in the Joseph, father of these brothers -- so I think you
have all that I can offer at this time -- good luck - Judy
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