1176.Philip Chesley. Born ca 1606 in England. Philip died in Durham, Strafford County, New Hampshire ca 1674.
From the History of Durham:92
“Philip Chesley witnessed a deed from the Rev. Thomas Larkham to William Waldron, 13 Sept. 1642. He had a house lot of three acres and a half on ‘High Street,’ Dover Neck, which he sold to thomas Leighton. He and wife, Elizabeth, signed a deed, 7 aug. 1661. He alone sold to son, Thomas, one half of his lands, etc., 12 Aug. 1663, reserving only the room at the west end of the house. The following year he deeded the rest of his land to his youngest son, Philip, and 7 July 1763, he and his wife, Joan deeded to son, Philip, sixty acres more. He had a grant, in 1652, of 100 acres ‘at a place called the Indian graves on the west side of beech hill.’ Joan Chesley testified to an event that happened at ‘our house’ oin 1667, the loan of a canoe belonging to Thomas Chesley. She had probably befor that date become the second wife of Philip Chesley, senior.
“July 3, 1799, Mary Chesley and Hester Chesley deeded to Elizabeth Chesley, wife of Thomas, land formerly ‘our fathers’ and since ‘our brothers.’ Philip and Joan Chesley made depositions, 30 April 1685.
“The following is found in the records of Dover, Vol. II: ‘Whereas Philip Chesley Sen^r late of Dover deceased had Twenty acres of land and the meadow joining thereunto given by the Towne of Dover in the year (56) Lying and being between Louberland and Oyster River and the s^d land is given by deed of gift unto hanah Ash from her two brethren Thomas & Philip Chesley to her and her heires forever and we the subscribers being desired by benjamin Peirce the owner and surviver of s^d Land have laid it out as follows,’ etc. There is no date, and the signatures are not preserved, but it must have been after 1714.”
Philip first married Elizabeth.
Elizabeth’s surname is sometimes given as Leighton.