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John Cheney 1600–1666 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1600

Birth Location: Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 28 Jul 1666

Death Location: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Sir Cheney

Mother: Lady Burbage

Spouse(s): Martha Parrat

Children(s): Daniel Cheney

The story of John Cheney began in 1600 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland. John Cheney married Martha Parrat, and had children including Daniel Cheney. John Cheney passed away in 1666 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Cheney began in 1600 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
  • John Cheney married Martha Parrat, and had children including Daniel Cheney.
  • John Cheney passed away in 1666 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Cheney's Ancestors

Self
John Cheney
1600–1666
Birth Place: Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Robert Cheney
1568–1623
Boston, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Burbage
1575–1614
Benington, Boston Borough, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
William Cheney
1538–1566
Bennington, Berkshire, England
Philippa Hinckstead
1535–1594
Hickstead, Sussex, England
John (Burbage ,) III
1550–1599
Sherrington, Wiltshire, England
Joane Hood
1535–1578
Keevil, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hynxstend
1502–1545
Agnes Henman
1510–1584
John II
1510–1558
Ellen Goddard
1510–1578
Robert Hode\Hood
1515–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Godard Henman
1490–
Henman
1500–
John Burbage
1490–1558
Margret
1485–1578
Sir Upham
1465–1545
Lady Beringer
1489–1534

John Cheney's Descendants

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John Cheney (1600–28 Jul 1666) m. Martha Parrat (1605–20 Apr 1663)
  1. 1. Daniel Cheney 1634–1694 m. Sarah Bailey 1645–1714
    1. 1. Eleanor Cheney 1679–1724 m. Thomas Safford 1672–1753

John Cheney's Timeline

18 Records

1599
5 Sep 1599
John Cheney was baptized in Essex, England
Essex, England
1600
About 1600
Birth of John Cheney in Bennington, Lincolnshire, England
Bennington, Lincolnshire, England
1600
1600
Birth of John Cheney in England
England
1600
1600
Birth of John Cheney in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1605
30 Jun 1605
Age 5
Birth of John Cheney in Bennington, Lincolnshire, England
Bennington, Lincolnshire, England
1605
30 Jun 1605
Age 5
Birth of John Cheney in Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1605
30 Jun 1605
Age 5
Birth of John Cheney in Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1605
30 Jun 1605
Age 5
Birth of John Cheney in Roxburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland
Roxburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland
1605
30 Jun 1605
Age 5
Birth of John Cheney in Newbury, Massachusetts
Newbury, Massachusetts
1605
30 Jun 1605
Age 5
Birth of John Cheney in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1605
30 Jun 1605
Age 5
John Cheney was baptized in Benington,Lincoln,England
Benington,Lincoln,England
1609
9 Nov 1609
Age 9
John Cheney was baptized in Benington,Lincoln,England
Benington,Lincoln,England
1621
13 Jun 1621
Age 21
John Cheney was baptized in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1625
1625
Age 25
John Cheney was married in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
1636
1636
Age 36
John Cheney resided here in Newbury
Newbury
1637
1637
Age 37
John Cheney resided here in Freeman 17 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
Freeman 17 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
1666
28 Jul 1666
Age 66
Death of John Cheney in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1666
Sep 1666
Age 66
John Cheney - Probate in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, British America
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, British America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1605
    Event Place: Bennington, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1605
    Event Place: Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1605
    Event Place: Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1605
    Event Place: Roxburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1605
    Event Place: Newbury, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1600
    Event Place: Bennington, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1605
    Event Place: Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1599
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1605
    Event Place: Benington,Lincoln,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1609
    Event Place: Benington,Lincoln,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1621
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 62

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Newbury
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Freeman 17 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Applications of Freemen, 1630-1691

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, British America
    Record Source: Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Cheney genealogy

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1666
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: Sep 1666
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, British America
    Record Source: Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Records Supplement, 1644 - 1691, The Essex Institute, 1911-1975; Salem, MA, USA; Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts, Volumes 1-9; Volume: III; Page: 362

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