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| | Chesley Cheek (1810-1864), p.3 |
 | | The use of "Chesley" as a first name seems to have originated in Virginia's Tidewater region, where it probably evolved from CHICHELEY, as in Sir Henry CHICHELEY, deputy governor of Virginia from 1678-1682. |
 | | One early example is Chicheley Corbin THACKER (c.1673-1731), a large landowner and prominent citizen of the Tidewater area, whose name was variously spelled Chickerley, Chitty, Chisley, and Chesley. |
 | | The curious relationship between the names Chicheley, Chisley, and Chesley is discussed in the article "Captain William Daniel of Middlesex" by William B. Newman, originally published in |
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