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Agnes Stookes Cheney 1560 – 1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jan 1560

Birth Location: Waltham Abbey, Essex, England

Death Date: 29 June 1594

Death Location: Ware, Hertfordshire, England

Father: William Cheyney\Cheney\Cheynye\Cahaignes\Cayneto\Chesney

Mother: *Joane\Jane HARRISON

Spouse(s): Sir Heath

Children(s): Margaret\MargeryScudder Heath

In 1560, Agnes Stookes Cheney entered the world in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, born to William Robert\Robart John III Heath-Hanforth-de Cheyney\Cheney\Cheynye\Cahaignes\Cayneto\Chesney and *Joane\Jane HARRISON. Agnes Stookes Cheney married Sir William A Heath, and had children including Margaret\MargeryScudder Heath. Agnes Stookes Cheney passed away in 1594 in Ware, Hertfordshire, England.

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  • In 1560, Agnes Stookes Cheney entered the world in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, born to William Robert\Robart John III Heath-Hanforth-de Cheyney\Cheney\Cheynye\Cahaignes\Cayneto\Chesney and *Joane\Jane HARRISON.
  • Agnes Stookes Cheney married Sir William A Heath, and had children including Margaret\MargeryScudder Heath.
  • Agnes Stookes Cheney passed away in 1594 in Ware, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cheyney\Cheney\Cheynye\Cahaignes\Cayneto\Chesney
1510 – 1569
Birth Location: Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
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*Joane\Jane HARRISON
1515 – 1597
Birth Location: Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Heath
1550 – 1625
Birth Location: Ware, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
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Children(s)

Margaret\MargeryScudder Heath
1594 – 1629
Birth Location: Ware, Hertfordshire, , England
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Agnes Cheney's Ancestors

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Agnes Cheney
1560 – 1594
Birth Place: Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
Parents
William Robert\Robart John III Heath-Hanforth-de Cheyney\Cheney\Cheynye\Cahaignes\Cayneto\Chesney
1510 – 1569
Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
*Joane\Jane HARRISON
1515 – 1597
Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
Grandparents
Robert Cheney
1500 – 1542
Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Maria Clara Mueller) Berkshire
1492 – 1565
Berkshire, Essex, England
Lord (John Harrison (Baron of) Longham)
1500 – 1551
Waltham Abbey, Epping Forest, Essex, England
Elizabeth ("Eliza" Agnes) Goson
1500 – 1582
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Lord Essex
1500 – 1551
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Harrison
1480 – 1551

Agnes Cheney's Descendants

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Agnes (Stookes) Cheney (14 Jan 1560 – 29 June 1594) m. Sir (William A) Heath (11 Feb 1550 – 7 Jan 1625)
  1. 1. Margaret\MargeryScudder Heath (24 March 1594 – 15 May 1629) m. Captain (John I Johnson of) Roxbury (1588 – 30 Sep 1659)
    1. 1. CPT. (Isaac (Immigrant, KILLED IN GREAT SWAMP FIGHT)) Johnson (15 Dec 1615 – 19 Dec 1675) m. Elizabeth (Rachel) PORTER (23 Dec 1617 – 13 Aug 1683)
      1. 1. Mary (Porter) Johnson (10 Apr 1642 – Jul 1705) m. Elizabeth Porter (09 January 1640 – 9 Jan 1697)
        1. 1. Andrew Bartholomew (December 11, 1670 – 10 Jun 1755) m. Hannah Frisbie (18 January 1681 – 2 Feb 1741)

Agnes Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1560
14 Jan 1560
Birth of Agnes Stookes Cheney in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
1594
29 June 1594
Age 34
Death of Agnes Stookes Cheney in Ware, Hertfordshire, England
Ware, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1560
    Event Place: Waltham Abbey, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 June 1594
    Event Place: Ware, Hertfordshire, England
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