TODD MORGAN KELLEY is a native born son of
Chatham whose ancestors came to Cape Cod in the
1650's.

David O'Killia "The Irishman" was an orphan of
Cromwell's war in Ireland.

Being exiled from his ancestral land he made passage to
Cape Cod. Upon arriving at Cape Cod he had somehow
met Jane Powell, a Welsh orphan girl who went on as a  
bond servant to the Swift Family at Sandwich and David
as a  bond servant to the Sturgis Family at Yarmouth.
But the commonality of their plight could not keep them
apart as David made great efforts to somehow find
Jane. When their servitude was fulfilled they married
and settled near the head of Bass River (now Dennis)
establishing the Kelley farm.

The Kelley farm was a hub of activity contributing to the
formation of the Yarmouth Friends as well as lending
the family name to Kelley's Bay at Follin's Pond and
Bass River. The Yarmouth Friends built their
meetinghouse in 1714 on, or at the edge of the Kelley
farm. The original pews of this meetinghouse are
currently in the Kelley Chapel at Yarmouthport       
(built in 1873).

                                                                             











                              

  KELLEY TRAILBLAZER          
                               About Us

  KELLEY TRAILBLAZER  is an opportunity to               
  consider Nature's Way teachings through Cape Cod's       
     natural history, First People's Anthropology and          
 unique natural beauty.

   OUR MISSION  is to promote cultural and                    
  environmental awareness, stewardship and preservation     
 through educational programs, naturalist led walks.

   OUR SERVICE  is to provide the optimum selection       
  of trail sites throughout Cape Cod to experience and        
 explore. And our walks are custom tailored to our        
Clients specific interests and itinerary.

    TAKE A MOMENT TO BE MINDFUL OF CAPE COD'S SACRED LANDS

KELLEY
CHAPEL
In 1807-1809 the then Dennis Meeting relocated to
South Yarmouth (known then as Friends Village) and
built their new meetinghouse on land donated by David
Kelley. The name O'Killia (O'Gillior) became O'Killey,
O'Kelley, then Kelley. And the large Kelley Family has
been a part of  Cape Cod history for fourteen
generations.