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Elizabeth Cheney 1422–1473 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1422

Birth Location: Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 25 September 1473

Death Location: Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Laurens Cheney

Mother: Elizabeth Cokayne

Spouse(s): Sir Say

Children(s): Anne Despencer, Thomas Say

In 1422, Elizabeth Cheney entered the world in Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England, born to Laurens Cheney And Elizabeth Cokayne. Elizabeth Cheney married Sir John Iii Chancellor Of Lancaster Say, and had children including Anne Despencer Lady Anne De Say Baroness Despencer, Thomas Say. Elizabeth Cheney passed away in 1473 in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1422, Elizabeth Cheney entered the world in Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England, born to Laurens Cheney And Elizabeth Cokayne.
  • Elizabeth Cheney married Sir John Iii Chancellor Of Lancaster Say, and had children including Anne Despencer Lady Anne De Say Baroness Despencer, Thomas Say.
  • Elizabeth Cheney passed away in 1473 in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Laurens Cheney
1401–1430
Birth Location: Westbury on Trim, Wiltshire, England
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Elizabeth Cokayne
1394–1422
Birth Location: Bury Hatley, Bedfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Say
1415–1478
Birth Location: Podington, Bedfordshire, England
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Children(s)

Anne Despencer
1448–1494
Birth Location: Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England
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Thomas Say
1450–1480
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Cheney's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Cheney
1422–1473
Birth Place: Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
Laurens Cheney
1401–1430
Westbury on Trim, Wiltshire, England
Elizabeth Cokayne
1394–1422
Bury Hatley, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
John (Cokayne Sir John. Cokayne Chief Baron of the Exchequer, Justice of the Common) Pleas
1358–1429
Cockayne Hatley, Bedfordshire or Ashbourne, Hately, Derby
Ida Grey
1374–1426
Ruthin Castle, Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Reynold Grey
1319–1388
Eleanor Strange
1331–1396
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Grey
1300–1353
Elizabeth Hastings
1300–

Elizabeth Cheney's Descendants

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Elizabeth Cheney (Apr 1422–25 September 1473) m. Sir (John III "Chancellor of Lancaster") Say (1415–12 April 1478)
  1. 1. Anne (Despencer Lady Anne de Say, Baroness) Despencer 1448–1494 m. Henry (Wentworth (Sir Henry Wentworth II Knight of the Bath; de jure 4th Lord le) Despenser) 1448–1499
    1. 1. Marjery Wentworth 1478–1550 m. John (Seymour Sir "1st Duke of Somerset, 1st Earl) Bedford" 1474–1536
      1. 1. Edward (Seymour Earl of Hertford, Duke of) Somerset 1506–1552 m. Anne Stanhope 1509–1587
        1. 1. Edward (Seymour (1st Earl of Hertford, Baron) Beauchamp) 1539–1621 m. Catherine Grey 1540–1568
        2. 2. John (Seymour) Sir 1527–1552
        3. 3. Henry Seymour 1532–1605 m. Dyzory Porter 1550–1605
        4. 4. Henry Seymour 1540–1588
        5. 5. Margaret Seymour 1527–1602 m. William Askew 1523–
        6. 6. Jane Seymour 1541–1561
        7. 7. Elizabeth Seymour 1552–1602 m. Richard (Knightley) Sir 1532–1615
        8. 8. Anne Seymour 1538–1588 m. Edward Unton 1535–1582
        9. 9. Mary Seymour 1552–1570 m. Andrew Rogers 1543–1620
      2. 2. Dorothy Seymour 1493–1561 m. Clement (Smith Smythe) Sir 1530–1562
        1. 1. Dorothy Smythe 1537–1612 m. Edmund Parker 1546–1635
      3. 3. Thomas Seymour 1508–1549 m. Lady (Catherine "Queen Consort of England" "Queen of Ireland" Parr Last Wife of Henry) VIII 1512–1548
        1. 1. Lady (Catherine) Seymore 1548–1625
        2. 2. Jane Seymour 1538–1611 m. Lyonell Maddison 1530–1624
      4. 4. Henry (Seymour Sir) Knight 1514–1578 m. Barbara Morgan 1518–1580
        1. 1. John Seymour 1540–1579 m. Dyzery Porter 1558–1613
        2. 2. Jane Seymour 1542–1634 m. Sir (John) Rodney 1549–1612
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Seymour Lady Elizabeth Ughtred Paulet Seymour Marchioness of Winchester, Baroness Cromwell of) Oakman 1518–1563 m. Gregory (Cromwell Lord Gregory Williams Cromwell, 2nd Baron van Oakman, 1st Baron of Cromwell, 2nd Baron of Wimbelon, Knight of Bath, Shire for) Ke 1515–1551
        1. 1. Henry (William Cromwell Sir Henry (Golden Knight)) Cromwell 1538–1604
        2. 2. Frances Cromwell 1532–1562 m. Sir (William) Strode 1528–1579
        3. 3. Thomas (Cromwell (Parliamentary) diarist) 1552–1649 m. Katherine Gardner 1554–1616
        4. 4. Edward (Cromwell) Hon. 1560–1592
        5. 5. Catherine Cromwell 1546–1635 m. John Strode 1524–1581
        6. 6. Edward Cromwell 1537–1592
      6. 6. Jane (Seymour) Queen 1508–1537 m. King (Henry VIII) Tutor 1491–1547
        1. 1. King (Edward VI) Tudor 1537–1553
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Wentworth) Lady 1474–1540 m. Sir (Knight Robert III Lord Darcy of Little) Malden 1478–1508 m. Thomas Wyndham 1472–1523
      1. 1. Lord (Thomas Darcy 1st Baron of Chiche, Knight of the Order of the) Garter 1506–1558
      2. 2. Thomas Wyndham 1510–1553
    3. 3. Sir (Richard Wentworth; High Sheriff of Yorkshire; 5th Baron) Despencer 1475–1528
    4. 4. Edward Wentworth 1470–1499
    5. 5. Jane Wentworth 1478–1499
    6. 6. Dorothy (Wentworth) Lady 1481–1506 m. Robert Broughton 1466–1506
      1. 1. John Broughton 1491–1518
      2. 2. Margaret Broughton –1524
    7. 7. Giles Wentworth 1476–1528
    8. 8. Alice Wentworth 1480–1545 m. Robert Usher 1460–
      1. 1. Robert (Howell Craster) Usher 1515–1586
      2. 2. Margaret Usher 1496–
      3. 3. Isabel Usher 1505–
      4. 4. Thomas Usher 1506–1558
      5. 5. Herbert (Neville) Usher 1515–1586
    9. 9. Nicholas Wentworth 1479–1557
  2. 2. Thomas Say 1450–1480 m. Johanna Cheney 1460–
    1. 1. Anna Say 1480–1522

Elizabeth Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1422
Apr 1422
Birth of Elizabeth Cheney in Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
1473
25 September 1473
Age 51
Death of Elizabeth Cheney in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England
Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1422
    Event Place: Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 September 1473
    Event Place: Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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