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John Cheney 1423–1489 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1423

Birth Location: Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 21 Jul 1489

Death Location: Warbleton, Wealden District, East Sussex, England

Father: Lawrence Cheney

Mother: Elizabeth Cokayne

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Rempston

Children(s): Thomas Cheney, Elizabeth Cheney, John Cheney, William Cheney, Johanna Cheney

John Cheney was born in 1423 in Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of Lawrence Nicholas De Cheney And Elizabeth Cokayne. John Cheney married Elizabeth Rempston, and had children including Elizabeth Cheney, Johanna Cheney, John Cheney, Thomas Cheney, William Cheney. John Cheney passed away in 1489 in Warbleton, Wealden District, East Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • John Cheney was born in 1423 in Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of Lawrence Nicholas De Cheney And Elizabeth Cokayne.
  • John Cheney married Elizabeth Rempston, and had children including Elizabeth Cheney, Johanna Cheney, John Cheney, Thomas Cheney, William Cheney.
  • John Cheney passed away in 1489 in Warbleton, Wealden District, East Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Cheney's Ancestors

Self
John Cheney
1423–1489
Birth Place: Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
Lawrence Nicholas de Cheney
1397–1461
Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
Elizabeth Cokayne
1392–1473
Denbighshire, Wales
Grandparents
Willem Cheney
1365–1399
Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
Catherine Pabenham
1372–1436
Norfolk, England
John Cokayne
1370–1429
Cockayne Hatley, Bedfordshire, England
Ida (de) Grey
1368–1426
Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
John Cheney
1340–1369
Joan Muschet
1342–1373
Lawrence Pabenham
1334–1399
Elizabeth Engaine
1352–1387
John Cockayne
1325–1373
Cecilia Vernon
1330–1376
Reynold Grey
1323–1388
Alianore Strange
1328–1396
2nd-Great-Grandparents
HENRY CHENEY
1320–
George Muschet
1324–1377
Agnes
1321–
Thomas Pabenham
1318–1344
Alice Ufford
1314–1335
John Engaine
1302–1358
Joan Peverell
1300–1358
John COCKAYNE
1300–1332
Lettice KNIVETON
1305–
William VERNON
1313–1339
Margaret Stockport
1314–1372
Roger Grey
1290–1353
Elizabeth Hastings
1295–1352
John Strange
1306–1349
Ankaret Boteler
1306–1361

John Cheney's Descendants

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John Cheney (1423–21 Jul 1489) m. Elizabeth Rempston (1423–)
  1. 1. Thomas Cheney 1455–1513 m. Anne Parr 1476–1513 m. Elizabeth Huddleston 1446–1502
    1. 1. Elizabeth Cheney 1504–1556 m. Thomas Vaux 1509–1556
      1. 1. William (De) Vaux 1524–1595 m. Elizabeth Beaumont 1528–1562 m. Mary Tresham 1542–1597
        1. 1. Ellen (Vaux) Brokesby 1560–1625 m. Edward Brokesby 1551–1584
        2. 2. Henry Vaux 1559–1587
        3. 3. Elizabeth Vaux 1561–
      2. 2. Anne Vaux 1562–
      3. 3. John Vaux 1523– m. John Vaux 1523–
      4. 4. Thomas (Vaux- Le) Strange 1530–1581
      5. 5. Nicolas Vaux 1535–1564
      6. 6. Elizabeth Vaux 1535– m. Henry Bowyer 1528–1589
      7. 7. Katherine Vaux 1535–
      8. 8. William Vaux 1535–1595
      9. 9. Nicholas Vaux 1537–1537
      10. 10. Maud Vaux 1539–1581 m. Anthony Burrows 1535–
      11. 11. Joanne Vaux 1539–1610 m. Thomas Whatlock 1520–1609
      12. 12. Mary Vaux 1540–1619
      13. 13. Catherine Vaux 1544–
      14. 14. Catherine Vaux 1550–1581
      15. 15. Nicholas Vaux 1552– m. Joan 1539–
      16. 16. Anne Vaux 1556–1619 m. Reginald Bray 1555–1583
    2. 2. Thomas Cheney 1485–1558
    3. 3. William Cheney 1487–1546
    4. 4. Robert Cheney 1495–1545
    5. 5. John Cheney 1495–1547 m. Elizabeth Cheney 1485–
  2. 2. Elizabeth Cheney 1446–1477 m. John Haselden 1448–1499
  3. 3. John Cheney 1451–
  4. 4. William Cheney 1453–
  5. 5. Johanna Cheney 1460–1496 m. William Sayer 1454–1529

John Cheney's Timeline

3 Records

1423
1423
Birth of John Cheney in Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
1489
14 Jul 1489
Age 66
Death of John Cheney in Irchester, Northamptonshire, England
Irchester, Northamptonshire, England
1489
21 Jul 1489
Age 66
Burial of John Cheney in Warbleton, Wealden District, East Sussex, England
Warbleton, Wealden District, East Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1423
    Event Place: Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for John Cheney, person ID LYLX-4K4.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1489
    Event Place: Irchester, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for John Cheney, person ID LYLX-4K4.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1489
    Event Place: Warbleton, Wealden District, East Sussex, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for John Cheney, person ID LYLX-4K4.

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