John Kelly and Mary Ayers of Big Flats, ChemungCo, NY USA circa 1870

We are also researching Ayers, adjacent to your Booterstown, in Donnybrook.

How did you make your connection to Booterstown, and are you familiar with the Ayers families of the areas circa 1800?

Pleased to hear from you.

The link I have to Booterstown is through my Connor/s and Keirans link through my maternal GM, Agnes Connor Kelly born in Glasthule in 1884. Her parents were Patrick Connor and Ellen Theresa Keirans. On their marriage cert. the name of the groom's father is listed as Andrew Connor, a farmer of Rochestown. The name of the bride's father is listed as Thomas Kearns, a gardener of Beechwood.The witnesses were Peter Keiran and Anne Keiran and the celebrant was John Harold, PP. They were married on 24 August 1865 at the Chapel at Ballybrack. The spelling of Cairns also appears on the marriage cert.

Agnes Connor Kelly immigrated to the USA (with her mother Ellen Keirans Connor as a widow) to Waterbury, CT with her brother James to her siblings: Sarah, Briget, Maria, Patrick, Ellen, Mary Anne 'Annie' and brother James. Her brother Andrew Connor m. Maria Nolan who remained in Ireland and lived in Newbridge, Kildare with possibly brother Patrick and sister Catherine also remaining in Ireland.

My Ayers/Ayres connection is not to Booterstown. I know little more than my paternal GM was Mary Ayres/Ayers, the daughter of Thomas Ayres and Mary Walsh. She married a John Kelly in Ireland and then immigrated to the USA finishing up in Elmira, NY.

Would love to know more.

ctyank

ctyank, I have KELLY Elmira,NY,& Tioga co PA(Tioga PA, borders chemung co NY)

1870 Geddes, Onondaga co,NY census

Edward Kelly b-1840 Ire, wife Catherine b- 1840 Ire,children Ann, Edward,b-1877 NY, Winifred b- 1880 NY, margaret A b- 1873,NY & son Patrick kelly b- 1856 RC Ire, lived in Tioga co PA, married Catherine Mason. d/o Charles Edward Mason & Ellen Torpy/Griffin b- 1836 Ire

Catherine Kelly maiden name may have been (Norton?), husband # 2 was Thomas Lennon, they had several children in Elmira,NY 1900 census daug Catherine b- 1881 NY married Wm J Kennedy b- 1883 Ire.

Catherine Kelly Lennon img. abt 1870

I have to think these( Elmira, NY) Kellys are all related?

MasonGriffin - these Kellys have driven me mad for years. I have had some research done in Ireland and the closest I come  to a definitive answer is that my Kelly/Ayres comes from County Clare and the area of Kilrush.

With this info we now believe our John Kelly (DOB circa 1830) is the son of either a Patrick Kelly or a John Kelly and he married Mary Ayers in Carrowcalla, Kilrush, County Clare in 1859 and later living in Leadmore Kilrush.

My Mary Ayers is the daughter of Thomas Ayers and Ellen Quinn also of Kilrush. Maybe some of this makes a link/

I have a compiled a spread sheet of Kellys in Elmira and their cemetery burials. Perhaps this might help. I have visited Elmira with some limited success with my brother (my Genie partner in crime). Perhaps this spreadsheet you might like to have a look at. Send me an email to this address and I will forward it to you. My email is "kelly-kiss_familytree AT iinet.net.au"

Perhaps it will help establish a link!

Cheers ctyank

I believe your posts have been about my relatives in Elmira, NY.  I am Robert Kelly.  I believe Simon and Bridget Kelly were my great grandparents.  They are buried in St. Peter's and Paul Cemetary in Elmira.  William (my grandfather) and Martin were sons of their's.  William's wife was Margaret (my grandmother) and her maiden name was Larkin.  My father, also named William died in 2010 at age 89.  My aunt Catherine will turn 92 this February 14th.  She lives in Warwick, NY and she is as sharp as you can imagine and would be a wealth of knowledge into the Kelly's.  I do know that our family originates from County Clare.  This is very interesting to me and I just happened to stumble upon this as I did a Google search of Simon Kelly. 

Robert Kelly

Hi Robert,

I have been trying to track the kellys in Elmira FOREVER. I think there must be a link but could never establish a link. Your email has me looking back at info so I can share what I know. I have created some spreadsheets from a visit to Elmira and the St Peter & Paul cemetery. Would love to share some of this info and see if we can find a connect.

Have been away from genealogy for a bit so need to gather info to share on the Kelly Klan from Elmira. But some of what I have:

John Kelly b. Ireland, death believed before 1890 but date unknown. John Kelly predeceases his wife.

Mary Ayres Kelly, b. Ireland, d. 26 Jan 1914 and buried in St Patrick’s, lot 22aBE with Simon and Mathew Kelly. Burials in this lot were removed to EK17.

Children:

Delia Kelly, b. 1861, buried 13 Sep 1900, St Patrick’s Cemetery.

Ellen Kelly , b. circa 1862, later became Mrs James McManus and Mrs John Conroy, buried 6 Nov 1920, St Peter Paul Cemetery.

Margaret Kelly, b, circa 1864, Ireland – no other info after 1870 census.

Bridget Kelly, b. Circa 1865, Ireland – no other info after 1870 & 1880 census.

Mary Kelly, b. June 1867, Ireland, married James Lynch – maybe in Elmira, circa 1882.

Simon Kelly, b circa 1869, NY, buried,  5 Aug 1891, St Peter and Paul’s Cemetery - Parish Big Flats. Born Elmira, Plot ae 28 D Big Flats 5/8/1891 Rec'd sacrament.

Mathew Kelly, b Big Flats, circa 1869, died, 20 Oct 1892, buried 20 Nov 1892 - Parish St. Peter & Paul's,  Born Big Flats, plot ae 22 d Elmira Rec'd sacrament

Michael Kelly, b. 16 Feb 1871, baptism St Mary’s Church, Corning, residence 7 Nov 1920 Baldwinsville, NY – no other information.

Patrick Kelly, b. 17 Mar 1872, baptism St Mary’s Church, Corning – no other information.

John Joseph Kelly, b. 10 May 1873, baptism St Mary’s Church, Corning, married Clara Grant, circa 1902 and Effie Miles, 22 August 1913, Syracuse, NY, died 31 Jan 1939, Addison, NY.

Thomas Joseph Kelly, b. 16 April 1875, baptism 25 April, 1875, St Mary’s, Corning, married Agnes Connor/s, 6 May 1909, died 7 March 1936, Hartford, CT, buried 10 March 1936 Mt St Benedict, Bloomfield, CT

Hope to hear from you. My email is kkiss at iinet.net.au

ctyank