1635 - 1693 (58 years)
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Name |
Thomas Cheney |
Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
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Birth |
Before 1635 |
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts [1] |
Married |
11 Jan 1655 (Age 21) |
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] |
Jane Atkinson. She was born before 1640. As a widow she lived in Cambridge with her children. She signed a business statement 13 July 1724, but was referred in the probate papers of her son Benjamin as dead 29 July 1724.
Issue:
1. Margaret Cheney (1656-____)
2. Thomas Cheney (1656-____)
3. Mehitabel Cheney (1656-____)
4. John Cheney (1656-____)
5. William Cheney (1656-____)
6. Mary Cheney (1656-____)
7. Jane Cheney (1656-____)
8. Joseph Cheney (1656-____)
9. Hannah Cheney (1656-____)
10. Benjamin Cheney (1656-____)
11. Ebenezer Cheney (1656-____) |
Offices Held |
29 Jan 1654/55 (Age 21) |
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts [5] |
He was appointed a member of a committee to inspect the bounds between Roxbury and Dorchester. |
Offices Held |
1659 (Age 25) |
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [3] |
He was appointed a Constable. |
Land/House |
26 Apr 1659 (Age 25) |
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [5] |
He purchased a house and land in Cambridge from Richard and Ann Dana. He purchase another lot 20 December 1665, and a third 16 February 1665/66. |
Offices Held |
1662 (Age 28) |
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [5] |
He was appointed the Surveyor of Highways. |
Freeman |
23 May 1666 (Age 32) |
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [5] |
Moved to |
1667 (Age 33) |
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts [5] |
He removed to Roxbury to take care of his sick mother after his father's death where he remained. |
Will |
23 Oct 1693 (Age 59) |
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [1, 5] |
He mentions his wife, Jane, and his children: Benjamin, Joseph, Thomas, William, Jane, and Hannah. |
Death |
After 23 Oct 1693 |
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [1] |
Inventory |
04 Mar 1694/95 |
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [5] |
Thomas' estate was inventoried and valued at £1064. |
Siblings |
7 Siblings |
| 1. Ellen Cheney, b. Abt 1626, England d. 28 Sep 1678, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Age 52 years) | | 2. Margaret Cheney, b. 20 Nov 1628, England | | 3. Thomas Cheney, b. Abt 1631, England d. young | | 4. Thomas Cheney, b. Before 1635, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. After 23 Oct 1693, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 58 years) | + | 5. William Cheney, b. 1636/37, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 22 Sep 1681, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 44 years) ▻ Deborah Wiswel, m. say 1657 ; Sarah Daniels | | 6. John Cheney, b. 29 Sep 1639, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 12 Oct 1671, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 32 years) | | 7. Mehitabel Cheney, b. 1 Jun 1643, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 1693/94, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 50 years) | | 8. Joseph Cheney, b. 6 Jun 1647, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 16 Sep 1704, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 57 years) | |
Person ID |
I19557 |
Last Modified |
19 May 2019 |
Father |
William Cheney, c. 5 Feb 1598/99, Benington, Hertfordshire, England d. 30 Jun 1667, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 68 years) |
Mother |
Margaret Cule, b. Before 1612, England d. 2 Jul 1686, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 74 years) |
Marriage |
Abt 1626 |
England |
Age at Marriage |
He : ~ 26 years and 10 months - She : ~ 14 years. |
Family ID |
F159 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - Before 1635 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Married - 11 Jan 1655 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Offices Held - 29 Jan 1654/55 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Offices Held - 1659 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Land/House - 26 Apr 1659 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Offices Held - 1662 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Freeman - 23 May 1666 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Moved to - 1667 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Will - 23 Oct 1693 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Death - After 23 Oct 1693 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Inventory - 04 Mar 1694/95 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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Pin Legend |
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: Location
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Sources |
- [S1061] Lawson, Stephen M. Ancestry of Stephen Lawson - Hastings-Cheney, (Online http://sml.simplenet.com/smlawson/hastings.htm. Printout dated 12 March 1998).
- [S88] Paige, Lucius R. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register , (Boston: H. O. Houghton and Company, 1877).
- [S86] Gozzaldi, Mary Isabella. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register - Supplement and Index Reprint of 1930 edition, (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1986).
- [S899] Trask, William B. "Early Records of Boston" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XI, 1857).
- [S467] Pope, Charles H. The Cheney Genealogy, (Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1897).
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