George ELY & Susannah FARLEY

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Col. George ELY
Susannah FARLEY

Husband: George ELY
Birth: Apr 1745, probably in Solebury, Bucks Co., PA
Death: 21 Jul 1820, Shamokin Twp., Northumberland Co., PA
Military: Revolutionary War: Colonel
Father: George ELY
Mother: Mary PROUT

Marriage: 27 Apr 1768, Amwell, Hunterdon Co., NJ
Migration: bef. 16 Nov 1788, moved to Shamokin

Wife: Susannah / Susanna FARLEY
Birth: 1746, Amwell, Hunterdon Co., NJ
Death: 30 Nov 1821, Shamokin Twp., Northumberland Co., PA
Father: Caleb FARLEY

Children:

— born in Amwell, Hunterdon Co., NJ:
1. Catherine ELY, b. 1769; d. bef. 21 Jul 1820; m. William RITTENHOUSE
2. John ELY, b. ca. 1770; d.s.p. 1800, Ft. Wayne, IN; served in the Indian War following the Revolution
3. Joseph ELY, b. 6 Jan 1772; d. 20 Sep 1846; m. Martha WILLIAMS (d. 11 Feb 1853)
4. George ELY, b. 12 June 1776
5. Caleb ELY, b. 1776/7
6. Hester ELY, b. 1779; m. John BIRD
7. Nancy ELY, b. ca. 1780; d. Clarke Co., OH; m. Israel THURSTON
8. Samuel ELY, b. 1782

— born in NJ or PA:
9? (Daughter A) ELY, b. 1784-90
10? (Daughter B) ELY, b. 1784-90

— born in Shamokin Twp., Northumberland Co., PA:
11. Asher ELY, b. 26 Nov 1788

Sources:

1. Family Quest Archives: Pennsylvania Federal Census 1790: Montgomery, Westmoreland (part), Allegheny, Washington, Bedford, Franklin, York, Northumberland, Mifflin (part), and Philadelphia Counties. Heritage Quest CD M637-9: There are no ELYs (or var.) in Northumberland Co. — the Northumberland census is not organized by township, so I checked every entry for the entire county. There is a George EAGLE, but that's the closest I found.

2a. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1800 (Broderbund CD-312). Please see my WARNING regarding use of this database — the numerical data have the genders switched. See also George ELY of Earl Township as an example.

1800 Ely, George, Sr. PA Northumberland Co. p. 670 02001-0111100

2b. 1800 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #2 of 6; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1800 PA Northumberland Co. p. 670 Ely George Senr 01111-02001-00

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 10-15 1784-1790 = Asher (b. 1788)

1 male 16-25 1774-1784 = Samuel (b. 1782)

1 male 26-44 1755-1774 = John? (b. ca. 1770)

1 male 45 or over in or bef. 1755 = George (b. 1745)

2 females 10-15 1784-1790 = Daughter? B
= Daughter? A

1 female 45 or over in or bef. 1755 = Susannah (b. 1746)

Most of the older children were married at this point. The younger girls may not be their children. Is the older male really John? He is said to have died in Indiana in 1800. Also in Northumberland Co.: sons George ELY, Jr. and Caleb ELY.

3a. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1810 (Broderbund CD-313):

1810 Ely, George Northumberland Co. Shamokin Twp. p. 265

Also in Northumberland Co.: sons George ELY, Jr. and Caleb ELY — and a Jacob ELY, in East Buffalo Twp. (who is he?).

3b. Family Quest Archives: Pennsylvania Federal Census 1810: Northumberland, Potter, Somerset, Venango, and Warren Counties. Heritage Quest CD M252-53.

1810 PA Northumberland Co. Shamokin Twp. p. 265 Ely George Far[mer] 00111-00011-00

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 16-25 1784-1794 = Asher (b. 1788)

1 male 26-44 1765-1784 = Samuel (b. 1782)

1 male 45 or over in or bef. 1765 = George (b. 1745)

1 female 26-44 1765-1784 = ?

1 female 45 or over in or bef. 1765 = Susannah (b. 1746)

If the younger female was one of their widowed daughters, we would expect some children in the household. Could she be Samuel's wife, with no children yet because they are newly married?

4. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1820 (Broderbund CD-314): only one George found, who is presumably the son of our subject. Susanna is living with her son, Asher.

5. Reuben P. Ely, Warren S. Ely, and Daniel B. Ely. 1910. An Historical Narrative of the Ely, Revell, and Stacye Families. Fleming H. Revell, Co., New York
(online at GenealogyLibrary.com). Biographical sketch of Col. George ELY.

6. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org).

7. Messages in thr Ely Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com).

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