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William Cheney

Male 1599 - 1667  (~ 68 years)


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  • Name William Cheney 
    Relationshipwith Robert Alan Roy
    Christening 5 Feb 1598/99  Benington, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Land/House 1640  Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    History 1645  [2
    William was one of the subscribers and one of only a few who guaranteed the yearly payment for a public school 
    Offices Held 21 Feb 1648  Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Offices Held 1654/55  Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Offices Held 19 Jan 1656/57  Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Offices Held 1663  [2
    Religion 05 Mar 1664/65  Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Freeman 23 May 1666  Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Will 30 Apr 1667  Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5, 6
    Death 30 Jun 1667  Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 6
    Burial 2 Jul 1667  Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    • His burial date was recorded as "1667. Moneth 5 day 2."
    Inventory 10 Jul 1667  Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5
    Probate/Proved 30 Jul 1667  Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 6
    Person ID I128  | Roy Line
    Last Modified 19 May 2019 

    Father John Cheney of Bennington,   b. Abt 1568, Boston, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. 16 Mar 1623/24, Benington, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 56 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth   d. Jun 1614 to Nov 1614, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F160  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Cule,   b. Before 1612, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jul 1686, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1626  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 26 years and 10 months - She : ~ 14 years
    Children 
     1. Ellen Cheney,   b. Abt 1626, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Sep 1678, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
     2. Margaret Cheney,   b. 20 Nov 1628, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Thomas Cheney,   b. Abt 1631, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. young
     4. Thomas Cheney,   b. Before 1635, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. After 23 Oct 1693, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    +5. William Cheney,   b. 1636/37, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1681, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
     6. John Cheney,   b. 29 Sep 1639, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Oct 1671, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years)
     7. Mehitabel Cheney,   b. 1 Jun 1643, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1693/94, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
     8. Joseph Cheney,   b. 6 Jun 1647, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 1704, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
    Family ID F159  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 May 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 5 Feb 1598/99 - Benington, Hertfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1626 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Ellen Cheney - Abt 1626 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Margaret Cheney - 20 Nov 1628 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Thomas Cheney - Abt 1631 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Thomas Cheney - Before 1635 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - William Cheney - 1636/37 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - John Cheney - 29 Sep 1639 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand/House - 1640 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Mehitabel Cheney - 1 Jun 1643 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Joseph Cheney - 6 Jun 1647 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOffices Held - 21 Feb 1648 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOffices Held - 1654/55 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOffices Held - 19 Jan 1656/57 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsReligion - 05 Mar 1664/65 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFreeman - 23 May 1666 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - 30 Apr 1667 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 30 Jun 1667 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 2 Jul 1667 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsInventory - 10 Jul 1667 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate/Proved - 30 Jul 1667 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S977] Rixford, Elizabeth Mary Leach. Families Directly Descended from All the Royal Families in Europe (495-1932) and Mayflower Descendants, (Burlington, Vermont: Free Press Printing Co., 1932).

    2. [S467] Pope, Charles H. The Cheney Genealogy, (Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1897).

    3. [S72] Pope, Charles Henry. The Pioneers of Massachusetts , (Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1900).

    4. [S82] Tilden, William S. History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts 1650-1886 , (Boston: George H. Ellis, Printers, 1887).

    5. [S1060] Trask, William B. "Abstracts from the Earliest Wills on Record and on the Files in the County of Suffolk, Mass." , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XVI, 1862).

    6. [S1061] Lawson, Stephen M. Ancestry of Stephen Lawson - Hastings-Cheney, (Online http://sml.simplenet.com/smlawson/hastings.htm. Printout dated 12 March 1998).