Sir Henry Cheney

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: say 1570; Jane Wentworth, the daughter of Thomas, Lord Wentworth.
• History: 1572; Sir Henry was summoned to parliament as the Baron Cheney of Toddington from 8 May 1572 to 15 October 1586. He was one of the peers at the trial of Mary, Queen of Scots. Sir Henry built a great mansion at Toddington, where he lived out his life. After his death, the barony became extinct.

Other Events and Attributes:

• History: Sir Thomas was the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, treasurer of the King's household and a knight of the garter. At the meeting of Henry VIII and Frances I, Sir Thomas was one of the challengers against all gentlemen. The contests took place over a span of thirty days. When Edward VI died, Sir Thomas espoused the interests of Mary I. He was summoned to the privy council in the first year of Elizabeth I, and died 8 December that year.

Thomas married Frideswide FrowykeEngland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
Father: Sir Thomas Frowyke, the Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas