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Dorothy Cheney 1570–1620 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1570

Birth Location: Drainton, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 1620

Death Location: Earls Colne, Essex, England

Father: Sir Chesney

Mother: FRANCES BROUGHTON

Spouse(s): Thomas I

Children(s): Dorothy (Lady), Mabel Harlakenden, William Harlakenden, Roger Harlakenden, Anne Harlakenden, Katherine Harlakenden, Thomas Harlakenden, Richard Harlakenden, Agnes Harlakenden, Dorothia Harlakender, Thomas Harlakenden, Mehetable Harlakenden

Dorothy Cheney was born in 1570 in Drainton, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of Sir William John De Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney And Frances Agnes Broughton. Dorothy Cheney married Thomas Harlakenden I, and had children including Agnes Harlakenden, Anne Harlakenden, Dorothia Harlakender, Dorothy Harlakenden Lady, Katherine Harlakenden, Mabel Harlakenden, Mehetable Harlakenden, Richard Harlakenden, Roger Harlakenden, Thomas Harlakenden, William Harlakenden. Dorothy Cheney passed away in 1620 in Earls Colne, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Cheney was born in 1570 in Drainton, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of Sir William John De Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney And Frances Agnes Broughton.
  • Dorothy Cheney married Thomas Harlakenden I, and had children including Agnes Harlakenden, Anne Harlakenden, Dorothia Harlakender, Dorothy Harlakenden Lady, Katherine Harlakenden, Mabel Harlakenden, Mehetable Harlakenden, Richard Harlakenden, Roger Harlakenden, Thomas Harlakenden, William Harlakenden.
  • Dorothy Cheney passed away in 1620 in Earls Colne, Essex, England.

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Dorothy Cheney's Ancestors

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Dorothy Cheney
1570–1620
Birth Place: Drainton, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
Sir william John de Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney
1540–1574
Bennington, Berkshire, England
FRANCES (AGNES) BROUGHTON
1542–1604
Lambourn, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Anne Broughton
1518–1562
Toddington, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Broughton
1490–
Anne Sapcote
1493–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Cheney's Descendants

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Dorothy Cheney (1570–1620) m. Thomas (Harlakenden) I (22 Jul 1568–27 Mar 1648)
  1. 1. Dorothy (Harlakenden) (Lady) 1596–1636 m. William (Henry) Symonds 1571–1635 m. Samuel (George Symons) Symonds 1595–1678
    1. 1. William Simonds 1612–1672
    2. 2. James Symonds 1633–1714
    3. 3. Samuel SYMONDS 1623–1623
    4. 4. Jane Simons 1621–1637
    5. 5. Samuel SIMONDS 1612–1654
    6. 6. Richard Simons 1618–1637
    7. 7. Robert (Symonds) *** 1623–1629
    8. 8. Dorothy Symonds 1619–1659
    9. 9. Harlakinden Simons 1627–1697
    10. 10. Anne Simons 1622–1634
    11. 11. Roger Symons 1633–1634
    12. 12. Governor (John) Symonds 1615–1671
    13. 13. Elizabeth Symons 1617–1678
    14. 14. Priscilla Symonds 1620–1688
  2. 2. Mabel Harlakenden 1601–1655
  3. 3. William Harlakenden 1595–1641
  4. 4. Roger Harlakenden 1594–1609
  5. 5. Anne Harlakenden 1595–
  6. 6. Katherine Harlakenden 1601–1630
  7. 7. Thomas Harlakenden 1599–1652
  8. 8. Richard Harlakenden 1602–1674
  9. 9. Agnes Harlakenden 1600–1627
  10. 10. Dorothia Harlakender 1590–1636 m. GEORGE (SAMUEL) SYMONDS 1595–1678
    1. 1. JOHN SYMONDS 1615–1671
    2. 2. Roger Symonds 1633–1634
    3. 3. Robert Symonds 1629–1630
    4. 4. Priscilla Symonds 1624–1634
    5. 5. Elizabeth Symonds 1624–1685
    6. 6. Samuel Symonds 1623–1623
    7. 7. Anne Symonds 1622–1634
    8. 8. Dorothy Symonds 1619–1659
    9. 9. Martha Simonds 1619–1655
    10. 10. Richard Symonds 1618–1671
    11. 11. Samuel Symonds 1612–1654
    12. 12. William Symonds 1632–1679
    13. 13. Harlakenden (Lack) Symonds 1627–1697
    14. 14. John Symonds 1627–1654
    15. 15. William Simonds 1612–1672
    16. 16. Chewte Symonds 1625–1681
    17. 17. Jane Simons 1621–1634
  11. 11. Thomas Harlakenden 1602–1652
  12. 12. Mehetable Harlakenden 1607–

Dorothy Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1570
1570
Birth of Dorothy Cheney in Drainton, Buckinghamshire, England
Drainton, Buckinghamshire, England
1620
1620
Age 50
Death of Dorothy Cheney in Earls Colne, Essex, England
Earls Colne, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Drainton, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Earls Colne, Essex, England

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