William Cheney

1666 - 1753  (86 years)

• Name	William Cheney
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	3 Aug 1666	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3]
  Religion	1695 (Age 29)  [2]
  Both William and Margaret were members of the church in Mendon. He was taxed to support the minister in Mendon, October 1695.
  Land/House	1705 (Age 39)  [2]
  William received grants of land in 1705/06 and 1706.
  History	25 Nov 1741  [2]
  	He signed a petition of the residents that lived east of the Mill River, to form a new town, which in 1780 was incorporated as Milford.
  History	1750  [2]
  	Pope (1897) says of him, "He was a man of excellent character and much esteemed by all who knew him. In 1750 a member of the Milford church was disciplined for intoxication and for 'casting vile reflections' at Mr. Cheney; and the pastor took occasion to record his opinion of Mr. Cheney as an "honourable and aged' man."
  Death	1 Jul 1753	Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [2]
  Person ID	I132	| Roy Line
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	William Cheney,   b. 1636/37, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 22 Sep 1681, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Sarah Daniels,   b. 1638, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  Marriage	N
  Family ID	F162	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret   d. 1 Apr 1740, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Marriage	say 1694	Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [2]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 27 years and 4 months - She : ??.
  Children	1. Margaret Cheney,   b. 30 Aug 1695, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts   2. Sarah Cheney,   b. 15 Feb 1698/99, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts   3. Hester Cheney,   b. 17 Jun 1701, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts + 4. William Cheney,   b. 7 Feb 1703/04, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 18 Jul 1756, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 52 years)   5. Ebenezer Cheney,   b. 20 Nov 1706, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 1740, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 33 years)   6. Abigail Cheney,   b. 21 Sep 1709, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F165	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2018

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 3 Aug 1666 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Marriage - say 1694 - Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Margaret Cheney - 30 Aug 1695 - Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Sarah Cheney - 15 Feb 1698/99 - Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Hester Cheney - 17 Jun 1701 - Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - William Cheney - 7 Feb 1703/04 - Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Ebenezer Cheney - 20 Nov 1706 - Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Abigail Cheney - 21 Sep 1709 - Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts Death - 1 Jul 1753 - Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S93] Woods, Henry Ernest. Vital Records of Medfield, Massachusetts to the year 1850, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903). [S467] Pope, Charles H. The Cheney Genealogy, (Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1897). [S1061] Lawson, Stephen M. Ancestry of Stephen Lawson - Hastings-Cheney, (Online http://sml.simplenet.com/smlawson/hastings.htm. Printout dated 12 March 1998).