MEHITABLE WING
DAUGHTER OF ELISHA WING AND MEHITABLE BUTLER

Mehitable Wing (Elisha Wing, Stephen Wing, Rev. John, Matthew), born August 4, 1705 at
Rochester. Mehitable died February 3, 1767 at Rochester, Massachusetts at the age of 61.
Mehitable married Seth O'Kelly on November 2, 1726 at Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts.
Seth was born July of 1700 at Yarmouth, the son of Jeremiah O'Kelly and Sarah Chase. Seth O'Kelly
died August 13, 1758 at Yarmouth, Barnstble Co., Massachusetts at the age of 58.

Seth and his oldest brother John were Quakers, as the following extract shows;

1756, 5, 16. "We, John Kelly and Seth Kelly of Yarmouth, do certify that Matthew Gage doth visit our
meetings and own our principles. We do earnestly desire that the assessors would omit him in the
Priest's rate."

Seth O'Kelly made a will in Rochester, the inventory of his estate amounted to £751, 5s 11d and was
presented at the Plymouth Probate Court;

1758, 5, 16. Will, proved 1758, 9, 19. Exs., wife Mehitable and sons Seth and Richard. Witnesses,
Hattol Kelly, John Cash and Seth Baker. To wife Mehitable, the improvement of all his estate in lieu of
dower, and the indoor movables are to be hers to dispose of. To son Jeremiah, "six pounds, thirteen
shillings and four pence after his mother's decease, or done with it." To son Seth after his mother's
decease, the blacksmith shop and land adjoining, and 1/3 of cedar swamp and woodland. To son
Richard after mother's decease, œ33, 6s. 8d. and meadow land. To son Wing at mother's decease,
œ33, 13s. 8d. To three daughters Mehitable, Elizabeth and Sarah, œ13, 6s. 8d. each, at death of
their mother; and they are to have choice of rooms in the house to dwell in. To his two youngest sons
David and Elisha, the residue of estate at decease of their mother, they to provide bed and
entertainment for "ministers and friends of our society."

Inventory, œ751, 15s. 11d. viz. Upland and buildings œ29, 11s. 6d. Meadow, corn, rye and pork
œ156, 13s. 4d. Cattle, sheep, mare and 3 swine œ40, 10s. 8d. "Several sort of pewter and 24
chairs" œ8, 13s. 3d. Iron ware and some other small things œ9, 7s. Farming tools œ9, 9s. 2d. 1
watch, 6 silver spoons œ9, 6s. 8d.

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Mehitable Wing and Seth O'Kelly had the following children;

1. Jeremiah Kelley born December 4, 1727

2. Elisha Kelley born July 26, 1729, died February 1738/39 at the approximate age of 9.

3. Seth Kelley born January 26, 1731

4. Richard Kelley, born November 1, 1732.

5. Abigail Kelley, born September 5, 1734, died January 9, 1755 at the age of 20.

6. Wing Kelley, born September 17, 1736

7. Mehitable Kelley, born July 17, 1738

8. Elizabeth Kelley, born March 14, 1740

9. David Kelley, born May 28, 1743

10. Elisha Kelley, born December 5, 1744

11. Sarah Kelley, born August 9, 1747