Brief Life History of Sarah
Sarah Checkley was born in 1730, in South Carolina, United States as the daughter of Mary Checkley. She married John Adams in 1749, in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Sarah in entry for Sarah Adams, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Sarah in entry for Christian Adams, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Spouse and Children
1725– Male
1730– Female
Children (5)
1750– Male
1755– Male
1758– Male
1765– Male
1769–1827 Male
Parents and Siblings
World Events (6)
1776
Age 46
1776 · Battle of Sullivan's Island
Age 46
1791
Age 61
Name Meaning
English (Midlands and Oxfordshire): habitational name from any of various places called Checkley, in Cheshire, Herefordshire, and Staffordshire. The first is named from an Old English personal name Ceaddica + lēah ‘woodland clearing’; the other two have the same second element, combined with an Old English personal name Ceacca or Old English ceacce ‘hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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