About us
This is the DNA Project of Our O'Kelley Family aka the Black O'Kelleys
Our matriarch, Ellen Johnson-Mathews-Fisher was born enslaved in 1843. She resided on the O'Kelley plantation in Woodville (Wilkinson County) Mississippi.
Ellen's three O'Kelley sons were fathered by the sons (James & John) of John Frances Marion Kelly/Kelley/O'Kelly, and grandsons to David Kelly born in 1763 of Darlington, South Carolina.
Our Y-DNA results have confirmed that we descend from the same line of David Kelly. The members of this DNA Project are researching connections to Ellen Fisher's descendants:
Additional information can be found at:
Our matriarch, Ellen Johnson-Mathews-Fisher was born enslaved in 1843. She resided on the O'Kelley plantation in Woodville (Wilkinson County) Mississippi.
Ellen's three O'Kelley sons were fathered by the sons (James & John) of John Frances Marion Kelly/Kelley/O'Kelly, and grandsons to David Kelly born in 1763 of Darlington, South Carolina.
Our Y-DNA results have confirmed that we descend from the same line of David Kelly. The members of this DNA Project are researching connections to Ellen Fisher's descendants:
- Daniel Smith O'Kelley b. 1862
- Will Dock O'Kelley b. 1867
- Charles Edward O'Kelley b. 1871
- Virginia Johnson-Brooks, Cordelia Johnson, Lewis Johnson, John Archie Hilliard/Hillery, Amos Mathews, Theresa Fisher-O'Neal/O'Neil
Additional information can be found at: