William Challis

1663 - Abt 1726  (62 years)

• Name	William Challis
  Birth	18 May 1663	Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3]
  His birth date was recorded as 18 (10) 1663.
  Military	1680 (16 years)	Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3]
  He was listed as a member of the training band.
  Married	2 Jan 1699 (35 years)	Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3, 4]
  Margaret Fowler, the daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Jordan) Fowler. She was born on 1 September 1673 in Amesbury, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Sarah Challis (1699-____) 2. Elizabeth Challis (1702-____) 3. Lydia Challis (1704-____) 4. Joseph Challis (1707-1737) 5. William Challis (1710-1710) 6. William Challis (1711-____)
  Will	16 Jan 1724/25 (61 years)  [3]
  Death	Abt 1726	Newton, Rockingham County. New Hampshire   [2, 3]
  Probate/Proved	2 May 1726 (62 years)  [3]
  Siblings	7 brothers and 4 sisters
  1. John Challis,   b. 9 Jul 1653, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. young, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   2. John Challis,   b. 26 Jun 1655, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Before 1677  (Age 21 years)   3. William Challis,   b. 19 Dec 1657, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 19 Dec 1657, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 0 years)   4. Philip Watson Challis,   b. 19 Dec 1657, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. young, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. > 5. Elizabeth Challis,   b. —, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. ▻ John Hoyt,  m. Abt 1685 ;   John Blaisdell,  m. 6 Jan 1692/93   6. William Challis,   b. 18 May 1663, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Abt 1726, Newton, Rockingham County. New Hampshire  (Age 62 years)   7. Lydia Challis,   b. 31 May 1665, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   8. Mary Challis,   b. 27 Aug 1668, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 25 May 1687, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 18 years)   9. Philip Watson Challis,   b. Abt 1670, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1681 to 1693, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 11 years) + 10. Thomas Challis,   b. 22 Jun 1673, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. ▻ Mary Colby,  m. Before 3 Sep 1696 ;   Sarah Weed,  m. 22 Sep 1727   11. Hannah Challis,   b. 20 Sep 1675, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   12. John Challis,   b. Abt 1677, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1742  (Age 65 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Challis,   b. Before 1584, Cambridgeshire, England   (Grandfather)  Isabel Bailey,   b. 1555, Hillmorton, Rugby, Warwickshire, England   (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I18582
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Lt. Philip Watson Challis,   b. Abt 1617, England
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Sargent   d. 27 Sep 1716, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F688	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1William Challis(1663 – Abt 1726) 2Lt. Philip Watson Challis(Abt 1617 – ) 4John Challis(1584 – ) 8 16 17 9 18 19 5Elizabeth Watson(1584 – ) 10John Watson(Abt 1556 – ) 20 21 11Alice Halls 22 23 3Mary Sargent( – 1716) 6William Sargent(Abt 1601 – Abt 1675) 12 24 25 13 26 27 7Elizabeth Perkins(1615 – 1670) 14John Perkins(1583 – 1654) 28Henry Perkins( – 1608) 29Elizabeth Sawbridge( – 1603) 15Judith Gater(1588 – ) 30Michael Gater(1551 – ) 31Isabel Bailey(1555 – )

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 May 1663 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Military - 1680 - Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 2 Jan 1699 - Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - Abt 1726 - Newton, Rockingham County. New Hampshire  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S944] Brown, Asa W. "Early Settlers of Salisbury, Mass., Arranged into Families" 1853, (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume VII, 1853). [S227] Burrell, Alyce Adams. A Genealogy of Sherwin-Shedd and Allied Families in America , (Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc., 1990). [S621] Hoyt, David W., The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts, with some Related Families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton volume I, (Providence, Rhode Island: Snow & Farnham, 1897). [S845] Brown, Asa W., "Early Settlers of Salisbury, Mass., Arranged into Families" 1854, (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume VIII, 1854).