In progress is the last of the chapters in my Ackley lineage that will be publicly available. The Frank Ackley chapter is massive, including not only his family and children, but also the extended families of his wife Mary Wessels Ackley. Her father is the descendant of Dutch immigrants who settled near Albany, NY in the mid-1600s. His grandfather, Luke Wessels, fought in the War of 1812 in Sacketts Harbor, NY and remained in the area, settling initially in Orwell, NY. Mary’s mother left Ireland as a child with her parents, Dennis and Priscilla Donovan, arriving in Kingston, Canada in 1847 and migrating across the St. Lawrence to New Centreville, NY in about 1865. Tracking both those families has been an adventure!

Please feel free to contact me with questions about this Ackley line. I will do my best to be helpful.