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James Cheney 1700–1752 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1700

Birth Location: Cork, Cork, , Ireland

Death Date: 1752

Death Location: Prob. North Carolina

Father: Rev Cheney

Mother:

Spouse(s): Mary Johnson

Children(s): Elizabeth Cheney

James Cheney was born in 1700 in Cork, Cork, , Ireland, the child of Rev Charles Cheney And Wait Still Dexter Shaw. James Cheney married Mary Young Johnson, and had children including Elizabeth Cheney. James Cheney passed away in 1752 in Prob. North Carolina.

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Biography

  • James Cheney was born in 1700 in Cork, Cork, , Ireland, the child of Rev Charles Cheney And Wait Still Dexter Shaw.
  • James Cheney married Mary Young Johnson, and had children including Elizabeth Cheney.
  • James Cheney passed away in 1752 in Prob. North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev Cheney
1660–
Birth Location: Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Johnson
1694–1752
Birth Location: Virginia Colony
MJ

Children(s)

Elizabeth Cheney
1739–1792
Birth Location: –
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James Cheney's Ancestors

Self
James Cheney
1700–1752
Birth Place: Cork, Cork, , Ireland
Parents
Rev Charles Cheney
1660–
Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Cheney's Descendants

1.
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James Cheney (abt 1700–1752) m. Mary (Young) Johnson (1694–1752)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Cheney 1739–1792 m. Etheldread (Peters) Rev 1730–1788
    1. 1. William Peters 1750–1842 m. Polly Bruton 1764–1800
      1. 1. Mary Peters 1760–1871 m. Isaac (Thomas) Thompson 1755–1839
        1. 1. Sarah ("Sallie") Thompson 1779–1880 m. Joseph ("joe") Baker 1774–1860

James Cheney's Timeline

3 Records

1700
abt 1700
Birth of James Cheney in Cork, Cork, , Ireland
Cork, Cork, , Ireland
1731
1731
Age 31
James Cheney was married in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1752
1752
Age 52
Death of James Cheney in Prob. North Carolina
Prob. North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1700
    Event Place: Cork, Cork, , Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1731
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1752
    Event Place: Prob. North Carolina
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