Person:Anthony Checkley (1)

Captain Anthony Checkley
Facts and Events
Name[1] Captain Anthony Checkley
Gender Male
Christening[1] 31 Jul 1636 Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England
Marriage Bef 1664 Estimate based on date of birth of eldest known child (John).
to Hannah Wheelwright
Death[1][2] 18 Oct 1708 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Anthony Checkley, in Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862)
    1:369.

    "Checkley, Anthony, Boston, merch. s. of William of a small parish, call. Preston capes, a. 7 ms. from Daventry, in the W. of Northamptonsh. bapt. 31 July 1636, was capt. of ar. co. m. Hannah, d. of Rev. John Wheelwright, had John, b. 30 Dec. 1664; Sarah, 18 June 1668; Eliz. 8 May 1672; Mary, 14 Oct. 1673; and Hannah, 19 Dec. 1674; m. sec. w. 1678, Lydia, wid. of Benjamin Gibbs, d. of Joshua Scottow, by wh. he had no ch. was chos. 1689, atty.gen. but happi. supersed. bef. the witchcraft infatua. and d. 18 Oct. 1708. His wid. m. 6 Mar. 1712, William Colman; and his d. Hannah m. capt. John Adams."

  2. Dunkle, Robert J., and Ann S. (Ann Smith) Lainhart. Deaths in Boston 1700 to 1799. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, c1999)
    6905.

    "Anthony, Capt. Checkly … Location Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States …
    Age 72y Date of Death 18 Oct 1708"