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Elizabeth Chesley (Thomas)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Dover, Strafford, Province of New Hampshire
Death: June 23, 1701 (50-59)
Durham, Strafford County, Province of New Hampshire
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Poss Rise Thomas and Elizabeth Avis Barrett
Wife of Captain Thomas Chesley, Sr.
Mother of Thomas Chesley; Mary Jones; Elizabeth Davis; George Chesley, I; Joseph Chesley and 2 others
Half sister of Martha Thomas; James Thomas and Sarah Hawkins Whipple

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About Elizabeth Chesley

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Thomas-3329

Elizabeth Thomas was born in 1646 at Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, and passed away in in 1701 at Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire. Daughter of Rise Thomas and Unknown Barrett

Elizabeth married Thomas Chesley on August 22, 1663.[1][2]

Children of Thomas Chesley and Elizabeth Thomas

Thomas and Elizabeth had at least seven children:[1][2]

  1. Thomas Chesley, b. Jun. 4, 1664, d. bef. 1700, m. Ann Huntress, daughter of George Huntress and Mary Natt.
  2. George Chesley, b. 1671, d. Jun. 8, 1710 (killed by indians), m. Deliverance Rice (c1721-c1765).
  3. Joseph Chesley, m. Hannah Buss (d. 1717), daughter of John Buss and Mary Hill.
  4. Susanna Chesley, b. 1678, d. Mar. 24, 1746, m. Jun. 17, 1694 in Dover, N.H. to John Smith (1669-1744).
  5. Sarah Chesley, bp. Feb. 17, 1716, m. c1690 to Abraham Bennett (b. c1672).
  6. Mary Chesley, d. Jul. 26, 1696 (killed by indians), m. William Jones, son of Stephen Jones and Elizabeth Field.
  7. Elizabeth Chesley, b. 1669, d. Mar. 28, 1749, m. Oct. 1, 1688 to James Davis (1662-1751).

Thomas Chesley was killed by Indians near Johnson's Creek, Durham, New Hampshire on November 15, 1697.[1][2]

Sources

  • https://newhampshiregenealogy.com/strafford/genealogy-of-the-chesle...
  • Everett Schermerhorn Stackpole, History of the town of Durham, New Hampshire : (Oyster River Plantation) with genealogical notes, p. 51-52.
  • Portsmouth Athenaeum Chesley, Thomas, 1644-1697 link
  • Otis, Horatio. The Otis Genealogy, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1851) Vol. 5, Page 205
  • American Marriages Before 1699 about Thomas Chesley Name: Thomas Chesley Spouse: Elizabeth Thomas Marriage Date: 22 Aug 1663 Marriage Place: Dover, N.H. Archive.Org
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Elizabeth Chesley's Timeline

1646
1646
Dover, Strafford, Province of New Hampshire
1664
June 4, 1664
Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
1669
1669
Durham, Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States
1669
Oyster River, Strafford, New Hampshire Colony
1671
1671
Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, British Colonial America
1674
1674
Durham, Strafford Co., New Hampshire
1677
1677
Oyster River, Durham, Strafford County, New Hampshire, Colonial America
1679
1679
Durham, NH
1701
June 23, 1701
Age 55
Durham, Strafford County, Province of New Hampshire