Kellam Family of Worcester County Maryland and Brown County Ohio

The Kellam family of Brown County, Ohio, had its origins in Accomack County, Va., Worcester and Somerset Counties, Maryland.  Some family historians believe they trace their patrimony from two brothers, John Kellam I  and Richard Kellam, who came to Northampton County Va. in 1635, sailing from the port of London on the ship Primrose under Capt. Douglas. The family are believed to have originated in Kelham, Nottinghamshire, England.  On July 27, 1635, the Primrose departed from Gravesend, England; Richard Kellam was sixteen years old at the time. Upon arrival, Richard Kellam was indentured to Nicholas Waddelowe, a Quaker farmer.

Constance E. Kellam of Valpariso, Indiana, formerly of Illinois, believed Richard Kellam was John Kellam II's uncle. Poll tax records show John Kellam II, son of John Kellam I,  lived with Richard Kellam, the original settler, in Accomack Co. Va., several years after his entry into the colony. [1a & 1b ]

Richard Kellam, the Gateway Ancestor, amassed land by transporting settlers into the Virginia Colony. He claimed 50 acres per headright. In 1651 & 1653, Richard Kellam claimed headright land in Northampton Co., Va., on the Eastern Shore. Lord Berkeley gave him a large grant of 2400 acres. Richard Kellam was friend to Col. Edmund Scarborough, aide to Va. Gov. Berkeley. Richard married Sarah Ainsley whom he had brought from England in 1651. He fathered seven children:  Edward, William,  Richard the Younger, Ann Wallis, Sarah Curle, Rachel Lingo & Rose Garrettson. [2 & Appendix Will]  In 1663, Richard Kellam traveled north to the Pocomoke River in Somerset Co, Md., which had just opened up for settlement, and purchased five hundred acres of "Kellam's Folly." [3] 

A family history regarding the identity of John Kellam I & II can be found in two sources: (1) Constance E. Kellam who wrote Richard Kellam brought over John Kellam, a nephew from England, in1664, and (2) Woodrow T. Wilson who wrote John Kellam II was son of John Kellam I of Accomack Co Va. Since the Kellam family used the same given names over decades of settlement, it is sometimes difficult to separate the family lines. Where feasible, both historians will be used to cite documents based on assumption (a) John Kellam I was brother of Richard Kellam and (b) John Kellam II was nephew of Richard Kellam and son of John Kellam I.

Edward Kellam will be introduced as son of Richard Kellam, the Gateway Ancestor. [see Edward Kellam's will in Appendix; West Chester Patent]

In 1666, John Kellam II became the manager of "Benefields," a three thousand acre tract in Pocomoke Hundred, Somerset County, Province of Maryland, owned by Col. Charles Scarborough, brother of Col. Edmund  Scarborough. Col. Edmund Scarborough invaded Maryland with the intention of claiming its southern portion for Va., but the scheme failed. The disputed Pocomoke & Annnemessex River areas remained in  Maryland.  Many Quaker & Presbyterian dissenters settled along the Annemessex in Somerset County.  Richard & John Kellam and their families had few dealings with each other, so a dispute may have affected their descendants.[4]  Richard Kellam lived to the age of eighty-four, enjoying life on his plantation and dying in 1703 [5]. Before his death, he transferred all his acreage to his children. "A colorful figure, Richard Kellam was an energetic adventurer, just the man for the hardships of colonial settlement.  He was instrumental in bringing John Kellam I to Virginia. " [6]   

John Kellam II lived in Boguerternorten Hundred, Somerset Co Md., in 1710. [7 & Appendix Calvert Rent Rolls] John Kellam II granted deeds to his two sons William & Thomas Kellam, each to receive one-half of "Wing" if they cared for father in his old age. Unfortunately, the sons died before the father. William Kellam died between 1715 and 1719 evidenced by his wife's name in the 1715 will of her father, James Truitt. Tabitha Truitt Kellam, William Kellam's widow, was named on the Inventory of her husband in April, 1719. William's "next-of-kin" were Adam Spence and John Kellam Sr. The Truitt family were Quakers who had fled to Md. from Northampton Co, Va. [8]

John Kellam II of Somerset Co Md. (c1660- c1719) was presumed by Woodrow T. Wilson to have been born in Northampton Co VA, son of John Kellam I of Accomack Co Va.  John Kellam II married a daughter of John Kirk, and moved to Somerset County, according to will dated 1719. He bequeathed to his heirs over 1000 acres of "Kellam's Choice."  John Kellam II named two sons in his will: William and John Kellam III. William Kellam's son, John Kellam IV, grandson of John Kellam II, was also named in the will. [9]

John Kellam II can be found in Maryland quit-rent & debt book records beginning 1666 to 1721. John signed an Address of Loyalty to William of Orange Nov. 28, 1689, strongly anti-Catholic in nature, along with Randal Revell & Thomas Purnell Sr.  In 1695, John Kellam II purchased three hundred acres of "Kellam's Choice" lying north of "Benefields" near the headwaters of Pocomoke River formerly owned by a Pokomoke Indian Princess. In 1696, John Kellam and his wife bought six hundred acres of "Wing." Both tracts were in Snow Hill Parish near Snow Hill Landing, now the town of Snow Hill, Worcester Co, Md.  [see Kellam Patents in Appendix "Calvert Rent Rolls"]

John Kellam II died between 1719 & 1720 when his will was probated. [ Will in Appendix]  He gave John Kellam III "Wing,"  where he was living in 1719, and 150 acres of "Kellam's Choice." The father wrote a provision "if no other children were born to his son John Kellam III, or if his son died, then the two tracts were to go to Joshua Kellam, son of John Kellam II.  This is confirmed by John Kellam III's will of 1739. [Appendix]  Also mentioned was deceased William Kellam's son John Kellam, grandson of John II, who received 150 a. of "Kellam's Choice." Constance Kellam remarked: "The deeds of 1710 had apparently been cancelled since John Kellam II still owned "Wing." [10]

John Kellam III, son of John Kellam II, was born abt. 1697 in Somerset Co Md. He died before May 21, 1744, will having been written March 3, 1737. [Appendix ]  John Kellam III married Joan Lane, daughter of Walter & Sarah Kirk Lane. No marriage record exists, but evidence indicates John & Joan Kellam were husband & wife. Walter Lane was a Quaker who settled on south side of Pocomoke River.  A deed signed by John Kirk, dated March 3, 1707, granted Joan Lane Kellam 100 a. of Dickenson's Folly in Annemessex Hundred, Somerset County. [11]  John Kellam III's will written March 2, 1737,  probated May 21, 1744,  indicated he had been married twice.  By his first wife, Joan Kellam, he had eight children: Joshua, Isaac Sr., William I, John IV,  Charity Landfort, Anne Hale, Mary & Jemima Kellam. By his second wife, Sarah Purnell Outten, widow of John Outten, he had one daughter, Sarah Kellam. [12 & Appendix "Coventry Parish Records"]

On December 15,  1774,  Isaac Kellam Sr. sold to his son William Kellam II 150 acres of Kellam's Choice, which "had fallen to me by death of my brothers  William I & Joshua Kellam. [13] Additionally in 1739, John Kellam III willed to sons William Kellam I and Joshua Kellam tract "Addition"  formerly patented in 1726 by John Kellam for 100 a. in Coulbourne district #6. [14]  On Jan 23, 1750, Joshua Kellam II, son of Joshua Kellam I, with his wife Elizabeth Kellam, sold to Isaac Kellam Sr. 50 a. of Kellam's Choice & Addition. [15]

On Jan. 23, 1750, Isaac Kellam Sr., sold 300 a. of Kellam's Choice to Thomas Martin, land  lying on n.w. side of Pokomoke River being part of John Kellam II's (the Elder) patent given by his will to his son John Kellam III, (the Younger). John Kellam III by his last will on March 2, 1739, gave to his son Isaac Kellam Sr., this same tract. Isaac Kellam Sr. sold to Thomas Martin a tract  which lay below the old road on the s.w. side of James Martin's plantation near land of Elisha Purnell. [16]  Isaac Kellam Sr.'s  will dated Feb. 7, 1776, was probated July 19, 1780 in Worcester, Co, Md., named sons William Kellam II and Isaac Kellam Jr., and daughters Rachel Caudry, Leah Payne, Charity, Nancy, Molly, Esther & Sarah Kellam. His wife, Jemima Kellam, was named executrix. [see Isaac Kellam Sr.'s Will in Appendix]

On Sept. 28, 1793, William II & Nancy Kellam and James & Betsy Jones gave deed to Shadrack Redden for "West Chester " to settle land owned by three parties. [17]  In 1802 & 1804, William II & Nancy Kellam, Ezekiel & Jemimah Kellam give bond to Shadrack Redden for 500 pounds if they do not convey 2 a. of land adjoining Redden land. [18]  William Kellam was listed on the 1800 Census for Worcester Co, Md., Pitts Creek Hundred, so he was still living in 1800. [18a] 

On April 5, 1806, Nancy Kellam, Jemima Kellam, Isaac and Betsy Kellam, John Payne of Worcester Co Md., and Ezekiel & Polly Kellam of Accomack Co Va., sold to Samuel Merrill three tracts, Westchester, Smithfield & Partnership, totally 116 a., the same amount that Thomas Kellam of Brown Co, Ohio, cited in his Power of Attorney cited below. [19] 

  Thomas Kellam of Brown County, Ohio, father of Elizabeth Kellam, wife of Daniel Dawson, was named in a deed dated Jan. 10, 1839,  in Worcester Co, Md., as follows: "I, Thomas Kellam, Brown Co., Ohio, do appoint William Schoolfield, Worcester Co Md., my attorney to act on sale of one-seventh of land in Worcester Co, Md., adjoining land of Jarbee Pilcher, Wrixham Payne, & Babel Hill, containing 120 acres formerly owned by my father, William Kellam's seven heirs." [20] 

Thomas Kellam was born Dec., 25, 1790, in Worcester Co., Md., son of William Kellam of Kellam's Choice. Thomas married Elizabeth Shinkle July 5, 1814, in Feesburg, Brown Co, Ohio. Thomas died Sept. 18, 1873; date of death  is on his tombstone in Eden ME Church Cemetery, Feesburg, Brown Co, Ohio.[21 - photo right] Thomas Kellam's family  is mentioned in two Brown County Histories (a) "Centennial of Eden Church" naming Kelllams as early members (b)  Biography of William Kellam, son of Thomas Kellam, of Brown Co, Ohio. [22 a & b] Kellum on tombstone is preferred spelling of the Ohio family, while Kellam is used in documents on the Eastern-shore.

   Thomas Kellam was the youngest of a family of seven children. He came to Ohio in his young years with an older brother, Ezekiel Kellam. He  purchased 155 a. of land near Eden Church in Feesburg. Elizabeth Shinkle, was the daughter of  Philip Jacob Shinkle who had come to Ohio about 1803 from Lancaster Co, Penn. Thomas & Elizabeth settled on a farm near Eden Church. They began to clear away the dense forest. He & his wife would reap side by side in the harvest field; they would raise, pull, break, skutch, hackle, spin & weave linen for clothing. Thomas was a Democrat & members of the Methodist Church in which faith they both died - Elizabeth Shinkle Kellam died Jan 21, 1873; Thomas Kellam died Sept 18, 1873.  Their children were Catharine, Mary, William, Barbara, John, Nancy, Julianne, Peter, Jemimah, Henry & Elizabeth Kellam. William Kellam, the third eldest child, was b. July 13, 1818 in Lewis Twp; one among the very early births of the county. He was raised amid pioneer difficulties and log huts. He devoted his time at home until March 9, 1837, when he married Mary A. Bolender, daughter of Stephen Bolender. In 1853, William & Mary Kellam moved from the old Bolender farm to a permanent residence on Taylor's Survey No. 1651. [22b]  

Catherine "Katie"  Kellam, daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth Shinkle Kellam, was born February, 1815,  in Lewis Twp., Brown Co. Ohio. She married Daniel Dawson, son of Isaac J. & Mary Dawson, on Feb. 9, 1832,  in Georgetown, Ohio, at the Brown County Courthouse. Catherine Kellam Dawson died April 13, 1898, and is buried in Pendleton Co., Kentucky. [23]

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Footnotes & Bibliography

1a. John & Nathan Kellam: Descendants of John Kellam of Md., by Constance E. Kellam, currently of Valpariso, Ind., formerly of IL, a privately printed manuscript, 1983, p. 2. 

1b. Thirty-four Families of Old Somerset Co, Md., by Woodrow T. Wilson, Balto Md.: Gateway Press, 1974, p. 127.

2. Constance Kellam, op cit, p. 3. 

3. 1663 Patents. Hall of Records, Annapolis, Md., Liber 5: folio 412, dated July 23, 1663.

4. Constance Kellam, op cit., p. 4.

5. "Wills & Adm. of Accomack Co VA, 1663-1800,"  by Stratton Nottingham, Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1990, p. 34. See Appendix of will abstract.

6. Constance Kellam, op cit,  p. 3 & p.  5.

7. Land Records of Somerset Co, Hall of Records, Annapolis, Md., CD No. 10, f. 590-94, Dec 15, 1710.                                              

8. Constance Kellam, op cit,  p. 7.

9. Woodrow T. Wilson, op cit, p. 127.

10. Constance Kellam, op cit, p. 6 & 7.; Md. Eastern Shore Vital Records, 1726-1750, F. Edw. Wright, p. 104; Md. Easter Shore Vital Records, 1751-1775, F. Edw. Wright, p. 28.

11. "Land Records of Somerset Co Md." Hall of Records, Annapolis, Md., Liber CD1, f. 108-109, Dickenson's Quarter, Mar. 9, 1707;  "Land Records of Somerset Co Md., by Ruth T. Dryden, Fam. Line Pub., 1985, p. 124-125, Dickerson's Folly. [same tract]

12. Constance Kellam, op cit, p. 8 -15; Land Records of Somerset Co Md., Hall of Records, Annapolis, Md., Liber CD #1, f. 108-109, 1707.; Wills of Somerset Co Md., Liber E.B. No. 9, folio 256. See Appendix.

13. "Land Records of Somerset Co Md.," by Ruth Dryden, op cit, " pp. 342-343 ." Kellam's Choice."

14. Dryden, Ibid., pp. 6-7. "Addition."

15. Worcester Co Md. Deeds, Book B, p. 296, dated Jan. 23, 1750. Copy  in possession of  Pat Doster.

16. Ibid, p. 7. "Addition."

17. Worcester County Md. Deed Book P, pg. 127. "West Chester" to Shadrack & Leah Redden 1793.

18. Worcesteer County Md. Deed Book W, pg. 442.

18a. Wor. Co Md. 1800 Census for William Kellam by Md. Gen. Society, Baltimore Md., publication: William Kellam Household: 1M45+, 1M 16-26, 1M 10-16, 1m -10; 1F 16-26, 2F 10-16, 1F -10; 1 slave. Research by John L. Dawson of Ky.

19 Worcester County Md. Deed Book Y, pg. 99, copy in possession of Pat Doster.

20. Worcester County Md. Deed Book GMH No. 2, pp. 365-366, dated April 13, 1839.

21.  Thomas Kellam PAF Family Group Sheet prepared by John L. Dawson, 1995.

(a) "Shinkle Genealogy," at  Brown Co. Gen. Society, Box 83, Georgetown, Ohio 45121,  gives pob "Eastern Shore of Md.;" photo of tombstone of Thomas Kellam taken by Pat Doster gives dob & dod. (b) Birthday given in DAR Records "Burial in Eden Church Cemetery, Feesburg, Brown Co, Ohio." (c) Brown Co, Ohio,   Marriage Book 1, pg. 82, Thomas Kellam to Elizabeth Shinkle on 5 July 1813.

22a. "History of Brown Co Ohio," Chicago IL: W. H. Beers Co, 1883, pp. 105; 22b. "Historical Collection of Brown Co Oh," by Carl Thompson,  Piqua, OH: Hammer Graphics, 1969, p. 1046-1047.

23. Catherine Kellam Dawson's Vital Statistics: Dob in "Shinkle Genealogy" in Brown Co. Gen Soc., Box 83, Georgetown, OH 45121. Her marriage in Brown Co OH Marriage Book D, p. 60, in Brown Co OH Courthouse. Catherine Dawson on 1860 Census of Bracken Co KY with husband Daniel Dawson, son Thomas K. Dawson, daus: Ellen & Laura U. Dawson. Place of death of Catherine Kellam Dawson was based on memory of Amy Lue Dawson French, granddaughter of Catherine Kellam Dawson. Agreement of Catherine Kellam Dawson's children to give their share of her land after her death to Eliza Jane Dawson Smith indicates that Catherine was living in Pendleton Co KY with her daughter Eliza Smith at the time of her death.

Appendix:

Kellam's Choice patented 28 May 1695 by John Kellam for 300 a. located in Coulbourne District #5, map 13 in "Land Records of Wor. Co Md., 1666-1810," by Ruth Dryden, Fam. Line Pub., 1987, pp. 342-343.

"Calvert Papers & Rent Rolls of Somerset Co, Md., 1663-1712" Ruth T. Dryden, copy in Snow Hill Library, Wor. Co. Md.

John Kellam, Annemessex Hundred 1695:

John Kellam, 300 a. "no name tract," in Annamessex Hundred, Somerset Co MD, in "Ascomonaconson Neck, actually possessed by Indians." from Ruth T. Dryden's "Calvert Papers & Rent Rolls of Som. Co Md., 1663-1723 on page 86.

John Kellam, "Wing" in Pocomoke Hundred:

July 19, 1678: William Stevens 600 a. "Wing" on north side of Pocomoke River on a neck called Ascomonoconson. Assigned to Joseph & James Gray. Possessed by John Kellam Sr.

John Kellam, "Kellam's Choice" in Pocomoke Hundred:

May 29, 1695: John Kellam tract on n.w. side Pocomoke River in Ascomonoconson Neck in possession of Indians.

John Kellam, "Chance" in Nanticoke Hundred:

April 28, 1724: John Kellam at corner of Dickerson's Folly.

Kellam's Choice: Kellam Manor in Worcester Co Md. 1695 - 1774

Patented on May 29, 1695 by John Kellam I for 300 a. in Colbourne District #6, Map #13 in "Land Recs. Wor Co Md," Dyrden.

1708: John Kellam I willed to grdson John Kellam III, s/o Wm Kellam, 150 a. with balance of tract going to son John Kellam II.

1739: John Kellam II willed tract to sons Isaac Kellam and William Kellam, with balance to son Joshua Kellam.

Mar. 7, 1737: Joshua & Eliz. Kellam sold 29 a. to Abraham Outten; 1747 Abraham Outten willed to son Abraham Outten.

Jan. 29, 1750: Joshua & Eliz. Kellam sold to Isaac Kellam 50 a. which fell to Joshua at death of brother William Kellam.            

1751: "Addition to Kellam's Choice" 136 a. to Joshua Kellam

Sept 1, 1772: Joshua Kellam, s/o John Kellam, sold to Jabez Fisher 136 a.; June 10, 1774: Jabez & Eliz. Fisher sold to John Kellam all interest.

Nov. 2, 1774: John Kellam, s/o Josiha Kellam, mortgaged to Wm. Miles 136 a.

Dec 15, 1774: Isaac Kellam Sr. sold to his son William Kellam 150 a. which fell to him by death of brothers Wm. & Joshua.

Mar. 16, 1787: John & Charity Kellam sold to John Caudry 230 a.

Nov. 3, 1797: William Kellam sold part of Kellam's Choice to Thos. Victor.

Note: Wm Kellam inherited "West Chester" in 1792 through his wife, Nancy Dubberly Kellam.

West Chester: Kellam Manor in Worcester Co Md. 1712 - 1802

Patented on Nov. 19, 1681 by John Rust for 200 acres.  In 1695, John Rust willed to Wm. & Robt. Boucher of Sussex Co Del.

Aug. 29, 1712: Edward Kellam purchased tract from the Bouchers. On Aug 29, 1723, Edward Kellam sold 200 a. to John Dubberly.

Sept. 5, 1792: William & Nancy Kellam and Leah Dubberly, daughter of Ezekiel Dubberly & wife of Shadrack Redden in 1793, agree to divided West Chester.  Sept. 5, 1792, James Jones sold to William & Nancy Kellam 65 a. to settle boundaries.

Nov. 13, 1792: William Kellam & Leah Dubberly sold part of West Chester to John Watson; while on same date Leah Dubberly & James Jones sold 15 a. to Moses Payne.

Sept. 23, 1793: William & Nancy Kellam and James & Betsy Jones agreed to divide 80 a. with Shadrack & Leah Dubberly Redden.

Feb. 27, 1802:  William Kellam sold 61 a. to Ezekiel Kellam.  Note: William Kellam was father of Thomas & Ezekiel Kellam.

May 26, 1803:  Moses Payne sold to Wrixham Payne 185 1/2 a. of West Chester, Smithfield, Farloworth, and Friends Assistance.

1804: Wm Kellam, Ezekiel Kellam, Nancy Kellam, Jemima Kellam post bond on two acres of tract of Shadrack Redden.  

Note: the Kellams in 1804 land transaction are all sons & daus. of William Kellam who have come "of age."

1807: Nancy Kellam, Jemima Kellam, Ezekiel Kellam, Isaac Kellam sold to Samuel Merrill.

1839: Thomas Kellam of Brown Co, OH, sold his 1/7 p.o. land owned by his father William Kellam Sr.

Kellam Wills :

Richard Kellam I, Gateway Ancestor, of Accomack Co VA. Will dated June 1, 1703, probated Oct. 6, 1703 : To three sons Edward, Richard the Younger & William Kellam 5 shillings each; to daughters Sarah Curle, Ann Wallis, Rachel Lingo 5 shillings each; to daughter Rose Garretson 60 a. on Burrells Branch. To Godson William Onely, son of Clement Onely; to son William Kellam 50 a. adj. his own land on Beaverdam Branch. Sarah Kellam, wife, executor. Wts: Stephen Waltham & William Sill. Source: Wills & Administrations of Accomack Co VA 1663-1800, Stratton Nottingham, Bowie, Md: Heritage Books, 1990, p. 34.     

Edward Kellam, son of Richard Kellam, of Accomack Co VA. Will dated Oct. 18, 1736, probated Aug. 2, 1737 : To son John Kellam 130 a. where he now lives as it is patented in my own name; also plantation where I now live with its land between a branch called Russells Branch & the line of Arthur Roberts land cont. 150 a. To son Richard Kellam one shilling. To son Edward Kellam. To dau. Mary Groton one shilling. To grandson Benjamin Stewart one shilling. To wife Sarah Kellam, excrtx.,  balance of estate during her widowhood; then to my 4 children John Kellam, Arthur Kellam, Scarborough Addison & Rachel Mears .Wts.:  Littleton Wyatt, Wm. Wyatt, Robert Coleburn. Source: Wills & Administrations of Accomack Co VA 1663-1800,   Stratton Nottingham, Bowie Md.: Heritage Books, 1990, p. 108.

John Kellam II of Somerset Co Md. Will dated 30 Sept. 1719, probated 15 March 1719/20 : to son John Kellam, excr., dwelling plantation of 600 a. formerly purchased from Joseph & Samuel Gray & balance of estate remainder of "Kellam's Choice," but if he has no heirs, then to grandson Joshua Kellam; to grandson John Kellam, son of my son William, 150 a. part of patent called "Kellam's Choice" on easternmost side of tract; to dau. Mary Kellam, bed, cow, clothes & dishes; to five daughters: Sarah Nicholson, Charity Johnson, Ann Coard, Elizabeth Murray, Catharine Taylor 12 pds. sterling.     Wts: John Gunby, John Bensons, & Alice? Jones. 

John Kellam III of Somerset Co Md. Will dated March 2, 1739, probated May 21, 1744 : to son Isaac Kellam, parcel from patent "Kellam's Choice" between the head of the slash & the road s.e. of slash; to son William Kellam 75 a. out of patent "Addition" and 30 a. of "Kellam's Choice" out of westernmost side; to son Joshua Kellam remaining part of "Kellam's Choice" & 30 a. of "Addition" being a corner between Kellam's Choice & Beaunasse Savannah; if Isaac, Wm, or Joshua die with no issue, their share to revert to their brothers; to son John Kellam IV 50 a. "Chance," hand mill, cider cask, old gun, and one cow; to daughter Sarah Kellam, daughter of Sarah Kellam, one bed, dishes, etc.; to wife Sary Kellam things in her possession; to three daughters: Sarah Poyntor, Charity Landfort, Ann Hall, each five shillings; what my son John Kellam IV has in his possession, he shall divide between my two daughters: Mary Kellam and Jemima Kellam; to sons Isaac & William Kellam my clothes, but William to have silver buttons and short gun. Wts: Sampson Wheatly, Henry Portor, Bell Maddus. Source: John Kellam II & III Kellam Will Research - June 30, 1994, by John L. Dawson, Park Ridge, NJ. 

Isaac Kellam Sr. of Worcester Co Md. Will dated Feb. 7, 1776, probated July 19, 1780 : to wife Jemima Kellam, excutrx., to sons Isaac & William Kellam; to daughters: Rachel Caudry, Leah Pain [sic],   Charity, Nancy, Molly, Esther, and Sarah Kellam. Wts: Comfort, Margaret, & Peter Chaille. Source: Worcester Co Md. Wills 1769-83, JW 4, f. 443 in Wor. Co Md. Will Book JW4 Abstracts by Ruth T. Dryden, San Diego, CA. 

Isaac Kellam Sr. of Worcester Co Md. witnessed Will of Edmond Hough dated Sept. 14, 1760, probated Mar. 26, 1763 in Wor. Co. Md. Will Book JW3, f. 74-75; Wts. Isaac Kellam, Wm. Shittington, James Johnson, Nathaniel Murray. Edmond Hough mentions wife Hannah Hough, dau. Sarah Hough,  grdau Elizabeth Crossland of Linley, Yorkshire, Great Britain.

William Kellam Sr.  of Wor. Co Md. Will   (brother of Isaac Kellam Sr.) dated Mar. 9, 1772, probated Apr 2, 1773, in  Wor Co Md Will Bk. JW4, f. 182-183: to son Thomas Kellam, excr.,   land. To sons William Jr., Jesse, John, Samuel, & James Kellam. Mentions first wife's children unnamed. To daus: Sary, Leah, & mar. Wts: Benjamin, Elisha, Ann Phillips.

Wills of Kellam & Redden  Allied Family :

Robert Melvin I of Wor. Co Md. Will dated Jan 12, 1745, probated Apr. 3, 1749, in Wor. Co Md. Will Bk. JW2, f. 64-65: to wife Elizabeth Melvin plantation for her use. To son Robert Melvin II plantation. To son William Melvin personalty. To dau Elizabeth Melvin Jr. To dau Sarah Melvin. To neice Rachel Melvin. To nephew Jonathan Melvin. Excrs: Robt. Melvin II and wife Eliz. Melvin. Wts: Wm. Wharton, Mary Cawlboard, Moses Mills. Source: Worcester Co Md. Wills 1742-1758 JW3 by Sharon Jones, Salisbury MD,  p. 23. 

Robert Melvin II of Wor. Co Md. Will dated Nov. 14, 1770, probated Aug 26, 1771, in Wor. Co. Md. Will Book JW4 f. 52: to wife Edith (Taylor) Melvin; to son George Melvin old plantation Cowley 50 a. To son Robert Melvin III 50 a. Cowley. To daus Elizabeth Pilcher & Leah Redden (wife of Nehemiah Redden). Wts: Solomon Webb, Elijah Burnett, Jonathon Melvin. Note: Robt. Melvin II mar. Edith Taylor, d/o John Taylor of Accomack Co VA. 11 Nov 1744. Source: MD Marriages 1634-1777, p. 121, by Robert Barnes. Source: Worcester Co Md. Wills 1769-83, JW4 by Ruth Dryden, San Diego, CA., p. 7.

Ezekiel Dubberly of Wor. Co Md. Will dated Mar. 2, 1772, probated June 12, 1772 in Wor. Co Will Bk. JW4 f. 102: to wife Jemima Dubberly; to son Thomas Dubberly 110 a. of land and dwelling plantation; to son Jehu Dubberly bal. of land 90 a. ; to daus Elizabeth Payne, Leah Dubberly [Redden], Ann Dubberly. Friend John Jones, excr. Wts: Wm. & Benjamin  Aydellotte, Jacob Payne. Source: Wor. Co Md. Wills 1769-83, JW4, Abstracts by Ruth T. Dryden, San Diego, CA, p. 13.

Moses Payne of Wor. Co Md. Will dated Oct. 19, 1792, probated May 23, 1794, in Wor Co Will Bk. JWB f. 160-161: To friend Major Jones. To nephews Moses Payne of Jacob & Major Jones money for schooling Moses Upshad Jones of Major Jones & Moses Payne of Wrixham Payne. To Jacob Payne of Jacob. Wts: Leah Dubberly,  Willaim Kellam, John Watson. Source: Wor Co Md. Wills 1790-1799, FWB by Ruth Dryden, San Diego, CA., p. 15.

Coventry Parish, Somerset Co Md., Parish & Vestry Records Vol. I, 1734-1821

Old Rehoboth Episcopal Church, built in 1682, was for more than 200 years the church of Coventry Parish. The present church was built in 1740 and served a large congregation until 1900 when it was abandoned. The church was partially restored in 1928.                                                                          

Sarah Kellam departed this life Jan. 23rd, 1744/45.

William Kellam, son of John & Anne Kellam, was born May ye 31 day 1746.

Isaac Kellam, son of John & Anne Kellam, was born Sept. ye 13th 1747.

Henry Kellam, son of John & Anne Kellam, was born March ye 25th day 1749.

Jemimah Kellam, daughter of John & Anne Kellam, was born Dec. 31, 1751.

Zebedy Kellam, son of John & Anne Kellam, was born Dec. 31, 1751.

Anne Kellam departed this life Jan. ye 15th day,  1752.

Joshua Kellam departed this life April ye 3rd day, 1761.

John Kellam & Sarah Outten married Feb. ye 24 day, 1762.

Molly Kellam, d/o John & Sarah Kellam b. July ye 18 day, 1763; James Kellam b. Aug. ye 29 day 1765; Shadrack Kellam b. Oct ye 5 day 1769; John Purnell Kellam b. Aug. ye 19 day, 1767; Joan Kellam b. Dec. ye 31 day 1771; Sarah Kellam b. July ye 25 day 1774; Eastor Kellam b. May ye 5 day 1777.

Isaac Kellam and Sarah Moore were married July ye 7th day, 1771.

Zebede Kellam, son of Isaac & Sarah Kellam, b. May 10, 1772;

William Kellam, son of Isaac & Sarah Kellam, b. Jan. 16, 1775.