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Jan 30, 2024 · The mistaken notion that William Kelsey's wife was a "Bethiah [?Hopkins]" can be traced to early reporting by a number of authors. In 1846, she was mis-identified by Hinman as "Bethia" the woman who married second to David Phillips.
- Stephen Kelsey
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- William Kelsey
William Kelsey was born March 23, 1654 to William Kelsey and...
- Mark Kelsey
Mark Kelsey was born about 1628 in Dorchester, Connecticut...
- John Kelsey
John Kelsey was born about 1638 in Hartford, Connecticut...
- Mary
Mary Kelsey was born about 1634 to William Kelsey and his...
- Stephen Kelsey
Sep 20, 2014 · Find a Grave Memorial ID: 136191423. Source citation. Spouse: William Kelsey Married: 1635 Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut.
William Kelsey was born about 1600 in England. While the compiler has not determined the exact location, T.C. Wilcox has found that Kelsey Families lived in Derbyshire near Wicksworth. William married in England about 1627 to Bethia Hopkins. Bethia was born about 1605; parents & place unknown.
Jan 13, 2021 · Explore genealogy for Bethia (Hopkins) Kelsey born 1605 Lancashire, England died 1680 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut including research + 3 genealogist comments + more in the free family tree community.
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In 1961, George E. McCracken gave an account of the origins of the mythical Bethiah Hopkins and, furthermore, showed that there was no Kelsey daughter named Bethiah whom the compilers of the Kelsey Genealogy had married off to David Phillips ("The Wife of William Kelsey," TAG 37 [1961]:38-42]).
William Kelsey and Bethia Hopkins married back in England. Bethia Hopkins was not the daughter of Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower. There were two Bethia Hopkins in Hartford at about the same time.
Feb 13, 2024 · The long tradition that assumes that William Kelsey's wife's name was "Bethia Hopkins" is based on Hinman's misreading the 1663 record regarding William Kelsey's daughter Bethia "Kelly", the wife, then widow, of John Kelly who later married David Phillips.
