Resign was born to Hezekiah Tomlin and Martha Maynard. She married John Kelley Jr (of Hopkinton) on 18 Apr 1766 in Hopkinton, MA.
Resign's Father, Hezekiah Tomlin, died when she was less than 2 months old. Hezekiah Tomlin, as the oldest surviving son and Heir of Isaac Tomlin (or Tomblin as some records show), he inherited the Tomlin family homestead on Tomblin Hill, which is located in Northborough, MA. Upon her marriage to John Kelley, as the only Heir of her Father, it appears that Resign took possession of the family homestead. Written accounts indicate that after they married, she and John resided there for around 10 years until they sold the property to Elizabeth Grey, of Boston. (Elizabeth Grey then, a few years later, sold the property to Isaac Davis, of Northborough, although information indicates that this property was in the possession of one Stephen Maynard BEFORE the property was sold to Isaac Davis. It's a bit confusing as to when this property changed hands from Elizabeth Grey to Stephen Maynard). When the American Revolution was beginning, records show that John Kelley was a Minute Man for the town of Northborough and that he and his Company marched at the first alarm in Lexington. It appears at some point during all of this, the Kelley family removed to nearby Barre, MA. John Kelley is also found in Revolutionary War service records for the Town of Barre.
She and John had several children together, however only their first 2 children's birth dates were recorded in town records (Anne Kelley 1768 and Hezekiah Tomlin Kelley 1770, both born in Northborough). Luckily, who are thought to be Resign's other children with John Kelley, their baptism dates (only showing their Father's name John Kelley) were recorded in the First Church of Barre, showing that 3 of their daughters (Patty, Hannah and Resign Kelley) were all baptized on the same date in 1782, and 2 children being baptized in 1784 (Grace Kelley) and 1786 (Joel Kelley). My only guess as to why their children's actual birth dates do not show up in town records is because at that time, the American Revolution was beginning and I suppose people had more pressing matters to concern themselves with, and things such as record keeping may have fallen by the wayside..just a theory.. this could be why we don't know exactly when Resign died.
It is possible that Resign and John had another son together as the 1790 Census record in Barre, MA for John Kelley shows 2 additional males 16 and older as residing with him (1 of them is probably his son, Hezekiah, the other I cannot account for via records). If this additional male was a son of John's, then he had to have been born between 1772-1774. However, neither the Town records for Northborough, nor First Church of Barre baptismal records show an additional son for this John Kelley. The alternative is that this was a male relative of John, or a visitor, rather than a son.
No Death Record for Resign can be found despite exhaustive searches. It is very likely that she died right after, or in the year following son Joel's birth in 1785/1786. I surmise this because Barre town records show that John Kelley then married Sarah Amsden on 31 Oct 1787. This correlates with the 10 year gap shown in records between son Joel's baptism in 1786 and the next baptismal date in 1797 for 3 daughters (Polly, Betsy and Relief) of John Kelley. Later, Barre baptismal records show 2 more children of John Kelley, Isaac Amsden Kelley in 1799 and Clarissa Kelley in 1801.
Like most of his children with Resign, the children John appears to have had with Sarah Amsden all followed the pattern of also being baptized in the First Church of Barre (again, 3 daughters all being baptized on the same date), as well as the absence of actual birth dates for any of them. Furthering this theory is the 1790 and 1800 US Census records for John Kelley that shows him residing in Barre with just about the right amount of children when comparing it to the number of children that the First Church of Barre baptismal records show as children of John Kelley.
Resign's Father, Hezekiah Tomlin, died when she was less than 2 months old. Hezekiah Tomlin, as the oldest surviving son and Heir of Isaac Tomlin (or Tomblin as some records show), he inherited the Tomlin family homestead on Tomblin Hill, which is located in Northborough, MA. Upon her marriage to John Kelley, as the only Heir of her Father, it appears that Resign took possession of the family homestead. Written accounts indicate that after they married, she and John resided there for around 10 years until they sold the property to Elizabeth Grey, of Boston. (Elizabeth Grey then, a few years later, sold the property to Isaac Davis, of Northborough, although information indicates that this property was in the possession of one Stephen Maynard BEFORE the property was sold to Isaac Davis. It's a bit confusing as to when this property changed hands from Elizabeth Grey to Stephen Maynard). When the American Revolution was beginning, records show that John Kelley was a Minute Man for the town of Northborough and that he and his Company marched at the first alarm in Lexington. It appears at some point during all of this, the Kelley family removed to nearby Barre, MA. John Kelley is also found in Revolutionary War service records for the Town of Barre.
She and John had several children together, however only their first 2 children's birth dates were recorded in town records (Anne Kelley 1768 and Hezekiah Tomlin Kelley 1770, both born in Northborough). Luckily, who are thought to be Resign's other children with John Kelley, their baptism dates (only showing their Father's name John Kelley) were recorded in the First Church of Barre, showing that 3 of their daughters (Patty, Hannah and Resign Kelley) were all baptized on the same date in 1782, and 2 children being baptized in 1784 (Grace Kelley) and 1786 (Joel Kelley). My only guess as to why their children's actual birth dates do not show up in town records is because at that time, the American Revolution was beginning and I suppose people had more pressing matters to concern themselves with, and things such as record keeping may have fallen by the wayside..just a theory.. this could be why we don't know exactly when Resign died.
It is possible that Resign and John had another son together as the 1790 Census record in Barre, MA for John Kelley shows 2 additional males 16 and older as residing with him (1 of them is probably his son, Hezekiah, the other I cannot account for via records). If this additional male was a son of John's, then he had to have been born between 1772-1774. However, neither the Town records for Northborough, nor First Church of Barre baptismal records show an additional son for this John Kelley. The alternative is that this was a male relative of John, or a visitor, rather than a son.
No Death Record for Resign can be found despite exhaustive searches. It is very likely that she died right after, or in the year following son Joel's birth in 1785/1786. I surmise this because Barre town records show that John Kelley then married Sarah Amsden on 31 Oct 1787. This correlates with the 10 year gap shown in records between son Joel's baptism in 1786 and the next baptismal date in 1797 for 3 daughters (Polly, Betsy and Relief) of John Kelley. Later, Barre baptismal records show 2 more children of John Kelley, Isaac Amsden Kelley in 1799 and Clarissa Kelley in 1801.
Like most of his children with Resign, the children John appears to have had with Sarah Amsden all followed the pattern of also being baptized in the First Church of Barre (again, 3 daughters all being baptized on the same date), as well as the absence of actual birth dates for any of them. Furthering this theory is the 1790 and 1800 US Census records for John Kelley that shows him residing in Barre with just about the right amount of children when comparing it to the number of children that the First Church of Barre baptismal records show as children of John Kelley.
Resign was born to Hezekiah Tomlin and Martha Maynard. She married John Kelley Jr (of Hopkinton) on 18 Apr 1766 in Hopkinton, MA.
Resign's Father, Hezekiah Tomlin, died when she was less than 2 months old. Hezekiah Tomlin, as the oldest surviving son and Heir of Isaac Tomlin (or Tomblin as some records show), he inherited the Tomlin family homestead on Tomblin Hill, which is located in Northborough, MA. Upon her marriage to John Kelley, as the only Heir of her Father, it appears that Resign took possession of the family homestead. Written accounts indicate that after they married, she and John resided there for around 10 years until they sold the property to Elizabeth Grey, of Boston. (Elizabeth Grey then, a few years later, sold the property to Isaac Davis, of Northborough, although information indicates that this property was in the possession of one Stephen Maynard BEFORE the property was sold to Isaac Davis. It's a bit confusing as to when this property changed hands from Elizabeth Grey to Stephen Maynard). When the American Revolution was beginning, records show that John Kelley was a Minute Man for the town of Northborough and that he and his Company marched at the first alarm in Lexington. It appears at some point during all of this, the Kelley family removed to nearby Barre, MA. John Kelley is also found in Revolutionary War service records for the Town of Barre.
She and John had several children together, however only their first 2 children's birth dates were recorded in town records (Anne Kelley 1768 and Hezekiah Tomlin Kelley 1770, both born in Northborough). Luckily, who are thought to be Resign's other children with John Kelley, their baptism dates (only showing their Father's name John Kelley) were recorded in the First Church of Barre, showing that 3 of their daughters (Patty, Hannah and Resign Kelley) were all baptized on the same date in 1782, and 2 children being baptized in 1784 (Grace Kelley) and 1786 (Joel Kelley). My only guess as to why their children's actual birth dates do not show up in town records is because at that time, the American Revolution was beginning and I suppose people had more pressing matters to concern themselves with, and things such as record keeping may have fallen by the wayside..just a theory.. this could be why we don't know exactly when Resign died.
It is possible that Resign and John had another son together as the 1790 Census record in Barre, MA for John Kelley shows 2 additional males 16 and older as residing with him (1 of them is probably his son, Hezekiah, the other I cannot account for via records). If this additional male was a son of John's, then he had to have been born between 1772-1774. However, neither the Town records for Northborough, nor First Church of Barre baptismal records show an additional son for this John Kelley. The alternative is that this was a male relative of John, or a visitor, rather than a son.
No Death Record for Resign can be found despite exhaustive searches. It is very likely that she died right after, or in the year following son Joel's birth in 1785/1786. I surmise this because Barre town records show that John Kelley then married Sarah Amsden on 31 Oct 1787. This correlates with the 10 year gap shown in records between son Joel's baptism in 1786 and the next baptismal date in 1797 for 3 daughters (Polly, Betsy and Relief) of John Kelley. Later, Barre baptismal records show 2 more children of John Kelley, Isaac Amsden Kelley in 1799 and Clarissa Kelley in 1801.
Like most of his children with Resign, the children John appears to have had with Sarah Amsden all followed the pattern of also being baptized in the First Church of Barre (again, 3 daughters all being baptized on the same date), as well as the absence of actual birth dates for any of them. Furthering this theory is the 1790 and 1800 US Census records for John Kelley that shows him residing in Barre with just about the right amount of children when comparing it to the number of children that the First Church of Barre baptismal records show as children of John Kelley.
Resign's Father, Hezekiah Tomlin, died when she was less than 2 months old. Hezekiah Tomlin, as the oldest surviving son and Heir of Isaac Tomlin (or Tomblin as some records show), he inherited the Tomlin family homestead on Tomblin Hill, which is located in Northborough, MA. Upon her marriage to John Kelley, as the only Heir of her Father, it appears that Resign took possession of the family homestead. Written accounts indicate that after they married, she and John resided there for around 10 years until they sold the property to Elizabeth Grey, of Boston. (Elizabeth Grey then, a few years later, sold the property to Isaac Davis, of Northborough, although information indicates that this property was in the possession of one Stephen Maynard BEFORE the property was sold to Isaac Davis. It's a bit confusing as to when this property changed hands from Elizabeth Grey to Stephen Maynard). When the American Revolution was beginning, records show that John Kelley was a Minute Man for the town of Northborough and that he and his Company marched at the first alarm in Lexington. It appears at some point during all of this, the Kelley family removed to nearby Barre, MA. John Kelley is also found in Revolutionary War service records for the Town of Barre.
She and John had several children together, however only their first 2 children's birth dates were recorded in town records (Anne Kelley 1768 and Hezekiah Tomlin Kelley 1770, both born in Northborough). Luckily, who are thought to be Resign's other children with John Kelley, their baptism dates (only showing their Father's name John Kelley) were recorded in the First Church of Barre, showing that 3 of their daughters (Patty, Hannah and Resign Kelley) were all baptized on the same date in 1782, and 2 children being baptized in 1784 (Grace Kelley) and 1786 (Joel Kelley). My only guess as to why their children's actual birth dates do not show up in town records is because at that time, the American Revolution was beginning and I suppose people had more pressing matters to concern themselves with, and things such as record keeping may have fallen by the wayside..just a theory.. this could be why we don't know exactly when Resign died.
It is possible that Resign and John had another son together as the 1790 Census record in Barre, MA for John Kelley shows 2 additional males 16 and older as residing with him (1 of them is probably his son, Hezekiah, the other I cannot account for via records). If this additional male was a son of John's, then he had to have been born between 1772-1774. However, neither the Town records for Northborough, nor First Church of Barre baptismal records show an additional son for this John Kelley. The alternative is that this was a male relative of John, or a visitor, rather than a son.
No Death Record for Resign can be found despite exhaustive searches. It is very likely that she died right after, or in the year following son Joel's birth in 1785/1786. I surmise this because Barre town records show that John Kelley then married Sarah Amsden on 31 Oct 1787. This correlates with the 10 year gap shown in records between son Joel's baptism in 1786 and the next baptismal date in 1797 for 3 daughters (Polly, Betsy and Relief) of John Kelley. Later, Barre baptismal records show 2 more children of John Kelley, Isaac Amsden Kelley in 1799 and Clarissa Kelley in 1801.
Like most of his children with Resign, the children John appears to have had with Sarah Amsden all followed the pattern of also being baptized in the First Church of Barre (again, 3 daughters all being baptized on the same date), as well as the absence of actual birth dates for any of them. Furthering this theory is the 1790 and 1800 US Census records for John Kelley that shows him residing in Barre with just about the right amount of children when comparing it to the number of children that the First Church of Barre baptismal records show as children of John Kelley.
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