Anthony Checkley, Esq

Anthony Checkley was involved in the Salem Witch Trials

Anthony Checkley was baptized on 31 July 1636 in Preston-Capes, Northamptonshire, England, the son of William and Elizabeth Checkley.[1]

In 1664, he married Hannah Wheelwright[2]

He married Lydia Scottow, widow of Benjamin Gibbs, after 1676 and before 1702.[3]

He was buried on 18 Oct 1702 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Children of Anthony Checkley and Lydia (Scottow) Gibbs

John Checkley, b. 30 Dec 166??
Sarah Checkley, b. 18 Jun 1668
Elizabeth Checkley, b. 8 May 1672
Mary Checkley, b. 14 Oct 1673; m. 11 Dec 1693, Dr. John Perkins, b. 28 Aug 1676, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Hannah Checkley, b. 19 Dec 1674; m. bef. 1714, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, John Adams, b. 3 Dec 1661, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Anthony Checkley (abt. 1636 - 1702)

Anthony Checkley

Born about 1636 in Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling%28s%29 unknown]

husband of Lydia (Scottow) Gibbs — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

husband of Hannah (Wheelwright) Checkley — married 1664 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Father of Mary Checkley and Hannah (Checkley) Adams

Died 18 Oct 1702 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Profile last modified 7 May 2021 | Created 28 Oct 2018

Salem Witch Trials

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Anthony Checkley was involved in the Salem Witch Trials
As Attorney-General for the Province of Massachusetts[4], he prosecuted most of the witchcraft cases in Salem in 1692. He and Thomas Newton were active "behind the scenes" during the Salem Witchcraft Trials. [5][6]

Sources

↑ Early New England Families, 1641-1700. (Original Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2013. (By Alicia Crane Williams, Lead Genealogist.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB501/i/32107/6/800243535
↑ New England Marriages Prior to 1700 by Clarence A Torrey https://books.google.ca/books?id=mOgK8dM9qqUC&pg=PA760&lpg=PA760&dq...
↑ "Heavenly Merchandize : How Religion Shaped Commerce in Puritan America : Valeri, Mark R : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming." Internet Archive. January 01, 1970. Accessed July 06, 2020. https://archive.org/details/heavenlymerchand0000vale/page/180/mode/....
↑ "Checkley, Anthony, - 1702." Accessed July 06, 2020. https://nativenortheastportal.com/bio/bibliography/checkley-anthony....
↑ https://ecommons.cornell.edu/bitstream/handle/1813/28679/Powell-Sal...
↑ Wikipedia: Salem witch trials

http://books.google.com/books?id=E7lMAAAAMAAJ&lpg=PA48&ots=SiwYlCFK...

CAPTAIN ANTHONY CHECKLEY the great grandfather of Sarah Ingraham wife of Captain John Frazier of Boston was a son of William and Elizabeth Checkley of Preston Capes Northamptonshire England and was baptized there 31 July 1636 The family surname has been written with several variations among which are Chichele Chicheley Chichley Chickley and Checkley The armorial bearings of Captain Checkley resemble those of the family of Henry Chichely the eminent prelate of the reigns of Henry IV V and VI Archbishop of Canterbury who was born in Northamptonshire in 1362 and it is believed that Captain Checkley was of this family The Archbishop's brother Sir Robert Chicheley or Chichley was high sheriff of London in 1401 2 and lord mayor of that city in 1411 and 1421 while William another brother was high sheriff of London 1407 9

• Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via daughter Hannah Adams (born Checkley) by SmartCopy: Dec 29 2014, 6:41:55 UTC