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Long before I was born the identity of our first ancestor to come to America was disputed.  Book authors have tried to aid our understanding but absent official documents no one really knows conclusively.  The purpose of this website is to give descendants the most common held views as to the identity of our ancestors and in a side by side comparison; of James O'Kelley and Anna Dean. Thomas O'Kelley and Elizabeth Dean, and William Kelley and Elizabeth Dean and to share the limited documentation that exist, and encourage others to contact me and aid in correcting bad information.  From the testing of my DNA it is certain that our male ancestor originated from Ui Maine Ireland and his ancestors lived there for more than a thousand years sometimes ruling over a vast area near Galway.  More research has to be completed but I believe that most of our family mystery will be solved.  Please click on the Email Us link to aid our discovery.  I hope you enjoy your visit.  Click on our family Coat of Arms to begin your journey back in time.  Rick O'Kelley, Webmaster


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Rick O'Kelley
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Chief Investigator   Much of the information found on this web site was provided to me by my Aunt Kathleen O’Kelley and originates from her independent research.  Some has it's source in the 1966 book by J Fred O'Kelly, titled "Some Descendants and Ancestral Kin of James Stamps O'Kelley and Lucy Woodruff England"; the 1969 book by Alethea Jane Macon, Four O’Kelley Sons and Some of their Descendants – Allied Families; Harold O'Kelley's 1985 book "Four Families Through Georgia", some came from Ancestry.com, Footnote.com, on line books, US Census records, or other independent sources.   James O’Kelley and Anna Dean source documentation originates from five pages alleged to have been created by Dr. Thomas Katlet O’Kelley, and the contents of some of those pages has been kindly shared by his great-great granddaughter, Judith (Knowles) Ries.  Judi is a published author of the book Ed O’Kelley: The Man Who Murdered Jesse James’ Murderer and A Patchwork of Memories, a Knowles/O’Kelley genealogy.  If you use any of Dr. O’Kelley’s data, please credit Judith Ries.  You may use any photograph or scan found on this website for non commercial purposes. 

 

This website has ran continuously on the Internet since 1 May 1997.  It is perhaps the oldest and most conclusive O'Kelley source on the net.   Last updated 1 Jan 2012
This site is dedicated to my children who would never have lived or would be who they are today if not for our ancestors.

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