Elizabeth (Leighton) Chesley (1622 - 1661)

Born 1622 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire

Wife of Philip Chesley — married before 1642 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire

Descendants

Died 1661 at about age 39 in Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire

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Biography

In History of the town of Durham, New Hampshire : (Oyster River Plantation) with genealogical notes it says "[Philip Chesley] and wife, Elizabeth, signed a deed, 7 Aug 1661." ^[1] Philip had another wife, Joan, by 1667. ^[1]

Her last name may be Leighton but no source has been found to prove this. She is not the same as the Elizabeth (Leighton) Cromwell who was the daughter of Thomas and Joanna Leighton, even though one source says her second husband was Philip Chesley. If Elizabeth (Leighton) Cromwell did marry a Philip Chesley, it wasn't the Philip Chesley b. abt. 1606.

Name

Elizabeth Leighton

Birth

1622 Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

Residence

Strafford, New Hampshire

Arrival

1640 New Hampshire

Marriage

1640 Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire

Husband: Philip Chesley

Child: Thomas Chesley

Child: Mary Chesley

Child: Esther Chesley

Child: Esther Hester Chesley

Child: Hannah Chesley

Death

1661 Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Everett Schermerhorn Stackpole, History of the town of Durham, New Hampshire : (Oyster River Plantation) with genealogical notes, p. 51.

• Otis, Horatio. The Otis Genealogy, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1851) Vol. 5, Page 205
• Ancestry Family Trees (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, USA) Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Profile