The history and antiquities of Boston .. . * That by which he is best known, is entitledhis Life and Errors, first printed in 1705,12mo, again in 1818, in 2 vols. 8vo. f John Duntons father was twice married,1st to Lydia Carter, who was the mother ofour John, and died the same year he was 2d wife was Mary Lake, by whom he had 4children. John was an only child by thefirst wife. He was likewise twice married, butdied, without issue, at the age of 73. J This engraving of the Arms of Checkley iscopied from that engraved upon the tomb-stone of Kobert Checkley, in the Granaryburying-ground.
The history and antiquities of Boston .. . * That by which he is best known, is entitledhis Life and Errors, first printed in 1705,12mo, again in 1818, in 2 vols. 8vo. f John Duntons father was twice married,1st to Lydia Carter, who was the mother ofour John, and died the same year he was 2d wife was Mary Lake, by whom he had 4children. John was an only child by thefirst wife. He was likewise twice married, butdied, without issue, at the age of 73. J This engraving of the Arms of Checkley iscopied from that engraved upon the tomb-stone of Kobert Checkley, in the Granaryburying-ground. The Checkleys of Bostonwere immediately from Preston Capes in North-amptonshire. John and William were broth-ers. John came to Boston in or before 1G48 ;was a merchant, and agent for Robert Taynterof London, 1059. He married Anne, daughter. of Simon Eyres, or Eires, a surgeon, 5 Mar.,1652, and died 1 Jan., 1684-5, a. 76, leavingissue. She died 14 Nov., 1714, and was buriedin Scituate. William was living at Preston Capes in 1636. By Elizabeth he was the father of Anthony, bapt. at Preston C,31 July, 1636. Anthony came to Boston inor before 1659, was in the employ of his uncle,John Checkley, before named, and was thefirst Attorney General of Massachusetts, underthe new Charter. He died 18 Oct., 1708, He married Hannah, daughter of Wheelwright, by whom he had severalchildren. His daughter Hannah marriedCapt. John Adams of Boston, grandson ofHenry A., of Braintree. Samuel Checkley,bapt. at Preston Capes, 18 Nov., 1653, waahalf brother to Anthony, being son of William by a 2d wife, Rebecca . This Samuel was the father of the Rev. Samuel C,of the New South Church, Boston.—From English Records procured by myfriend, Samuel Ames, Esq., of Provi-dence, R. I., and other sources. Seealso N. E. Hist. Gen. Reg., ii. 3
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