FATHER

possibly John Challis

MOTHER

possibly Elizabeth Watson

WIFE

Mary Sargent

CHILDREN

1. Elizabeth Challis b. 09 Jul 1653

2. John Challis b. 25 Jun 1655

3. Philip Watson Challis b. 19 Dec 1658

4. William Challis b. 28 May 1663

5. Lydia Challis b. 31 May 1665

6. Mary Challis b. 27 Aug 1668

7. Thomas Challis b. 22 Jun 1673

8. Hannah Challis b. 20 Sep 1675

9. John Challis b. Abt 1677

"THE OLD FAMILIES OF SALISBURY AND AMESBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, by David W. Hoyt, pages 89 through 91.
Of Salisbury and Amesbury, "planter," b. abt 1617; received land in the 'first division", in 1640 and '44; was earlier in Ipswich, where he had house lot in 1637. His name is on most of the early Salisbury and Amesbury lists; rep. in 1662. An original settler of Amesbury, where he recd. land in 1654, '58, '59 and later, "children's land: for his son in 1659, and a "township" for one of his sons in 1660; but he seems to have been a member of the Salisbury church in 1677, as was his wid. in 1687. He m. abt 1652 Mary Sargent (William-1); d. in Amesbury abt 1681; inv. est. presented April 22, 1691. Wid. Mary d. Sept 27, 1716 in Amesbury, MA.

He was chosen Lieut. of the foot company of Salisbury, in 1658, as certified by Serg. Hoyt and Serg. Stephens, in document in Mass. Archives. In June, 1680, he was discharged from the "foot company" of Salisbury, and ap. "leftenant to the military company at Amesbury."
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