Born in Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Ackley Sr.
and Elizabeth (Comedy) Ackley
Sister of
James Ackley Jr., Nicholas Ackley, Desire Ackley, Nathaniel Ackley, Desiah Ackley, Gideon Ackley, Elizabeth Ackley and Benajah Ackley
Wife of
Aquilla Calkins
— married
27 May 1741 in East Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut Colony
Descendants 
Mother of
Abigail (Calkins) Spencer, Nathaniel Calkins Sr., James Calkins, Desire (Calkins) Wright, Hannah Calkins, Hannah Calkins, Molly (Calkins) Wright and Lucy (Calkins) Beebe
Died after
after age 69
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Nov 2014
This page has been accessed 215 times.
Biography
Desire was born in 1716. Desire Ackley ... She passed away after 1788. [1]
___ Ackle b. 24 Feb 1718 East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, Father's Name: James Ackle, Mother's Name: Elizabeth[2]
On 27 May 1741 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, "Aeguillah Cobkins" married Desiah Ackley[3].
Children Include:
- Abigail Calkin b. 7 Jan 1742 Tolland, Connecticut[4]
- Nathaniell Calkin b. 9 Feb 1743 Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut[5]
- Hannah Calkins b. 19 Aug 1754 Colchester, Hartford, Connecticut, died 13 Nov 1754[6]
- Molly Calkin b. 19 Jun 1759 East Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut[7]
- Lucy Calkins b. 1 May 1762 East Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut[8]
Sources
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Thomas Calkins, Thursday, November 13, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
- ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77D-2J1 : 7 January 2020), Ackle, 1718.
- ↑ "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F75S-69D : 11 January 2020), Aeguillah Cobkins, 1741.
- ↑ "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F73L-3TG : 11 June 2020), Aquillah in entry for Abigail Calkin, 1742.
- ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74K-5Y4 : 7 January 2020), Aquilla Calkin in entry for Nathaniell Calkin, 1743.
- ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WX-B2K : 7 January 2020), Aquilla Calkins in entry for Hannah Calkins, 1754.
- ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WX-TXL : 7 January 2020), Aquilia Calkin in entry for Molly Calkin, 1759.
- ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WX-T2T : 7 January 2020), Aquilla Calkins in entry for Lucy Calkins, 1762.
See also:
- Add sources here.
Is Desire your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
the profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Desire by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Desire:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Desire by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Desire:
-
~0.78%
Gene Ackley
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A590546 [compare], Ancestry member EA
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Featured Female Poet connections: Desire is 10 degrees from Anne Bradstreet, 18 degrees from Ruth Niland, 21 degrees from Karin Boye, 21 degrees from 照 松平, 15 degrees from Anne Barnard, 33 degrees from Lola Rodríguez de Tió, 23 degrees from Christina Rossetti, 9 degrees from Emily Dickinson, 28 degrees from Nikki Giovanni, 15 degrees from Isabella Crawford, 17 degrees from Mary Gilmore and 12 degrees from Elizabeth MacDonald on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.